Mike and Ginger React to The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

Mike and Ginger get moody with Echo and the Bunnymen, thanks to their classic, The Killing Moon.
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[@stevenanderson7461]

There's a documentary about Eric's club in Liverpool where the new wave from Liverpool came from bands like Echo and bunnymen , Pete wylie, Pete Burns, OMD and the others great Liverpool bands from the time as well.

[@AlanMuldawer]

When perfection is recorded. This it what it sounds like.

[@keithkoenig5320]

Nailed it! 👏

[@skaboy-ro1gm]

In the UK this style of music was known as Indie, see also The Smiths, Orange Juice, The Icicle Works and The Fall among others.

[@craigcassidy6078]

It's not indie music

[@superhans4697]

Feels more goth than indie. Beautiful tune

[@diy_lothar4422]

Was there really a band called orange juice? Lol

[@skaboy-ro1gm]

@@diy_lothar4422 Yes, they are a brilliant Scottish band. Their biggest hit and probably best known song is called ‘Rip It Up’

[@maryburke5423]

@@superhans4697 Bunnymen are not goth. Was known as neo psychaedelia at the time

[@keithevans9544]

The lead singers of the bunnymen,teardrop explodes,and wah heat,all Liverpool bands ,were in a legendary unrecorded band called The Crucial three,together with Pink military and orchestral manoeuvres in the dark,this Liverpool "scene" was wonderful.

[@stevenanderson7461]

And all formed from Eric's club from Liverpool in to young to remember Eric's but watch a few Documentaries on Erics

[@ianstopher9111]

Let's not forget The Teardrop Explodes and Big in Japan. So many famous names in those bands....

[@quinndavis]

A masterpiece.

[@diogenesagogo]

One of the many superb tracks on Donnie Darko.

[@benhalford5612]

Head over heels too!

[@NickJewlachow-of3yh]

Still sends shivers down my spine

[@jaycee7594]

1980's Liverpool is what it is! 👍

[@thecentralscrutinizer5730]

They do an awesome cover of Strange Days or People Are Strange by The Doors. Ray Manzerick plays the keyboards on the cover as well. It's on the Lost Boys soundtrack

[@vangel74]

Amazing song and amazing group! brings back so many memories! Fun fact the chords of the song were based on David Bowie's "Space Oddity", played backwards

[@docsavage8640]

Now I have to check...

[@kadathsmith]

You guys cover the best music.

[@bnsyphotography2104]

Even though there are a lot of well known, brilliant songs from America from the 70s, 80s, 90s etc.; but a lot of the majority of good music from those times came from England.

[@finlybenyunes8385]

The UK, not just England!

[@TheLeocure92]

This and All My Colors are my fav songs by them

[@isabeljimenez6067]

Love Echo!!!!!

[@docsavage8640]

Such a great song. Great gibberish lyrics.

[@julieb.5860]

aaaahhhh. love that voice.

[@rsccostarica]

My favorite Time of course. We are the same kind.

[@thecentralscrutinizer5730]

Just subscribed! Love your channel 👍🏼 this brings back childhood memories not just Stranger Things on Netflix lol

[@MikeandGinger]

Thank you Louie! And welcome 🙏🏻 - G

[@Jimbridge74]

Holy **** guys this tune is one of the 80s greatest... and still sounds fresh today absolutely outstanding... in fact i think this song is only eclipsed by one other from 80s which is of course Kayleigh by Marillion (not sure if you guys would know them i don't think they caused much of a stir across the pond, but in Europe they were massive!) In fact the misplaced childhood tour was the first gig I went to, my mum took me i was 10! She had a massive crush on the lead singer (Fish).... keep smashing the greats, you guys are quickly becoming my favourite people in the world!

[@MikeandGinger]

Thank you, James. I haven't heard of Marillion before, but we'll have to check them out. Keep rockin! -G

[@MikeandGinger]

Hi James, that's high praise indeed! Thank you. I've heard OF Marillion, but I don't know if I've ever heard them. We'll have to hunt Kayleigh down! -M

[@Jimbridge74]

Play It Again with Mike and Ginger :) make sure it’s the 80s marillion led by Fish there are two camps 1981-1988 the Fish years 1989- still going Hogarth years...

[@Jimbridge74]

Play It Again with Mike and Ginger I have been strongly advised to add a slight edit to the above... “ you guys are quickly becoming my favourite people in the world next to my Wife and two daughters without whom I would be nothing”.... Thank you...

[@MikeandGinger]

That seems fair. :) -M

[@loudandclear2518]

That drawing in the background though😃

[@MrHws5mp]

Oh yeah - I remember that one well from back in the day. Cheers guys.

[@MikeandGinger]

Cheers Harold! -M

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

Great song and another track by these is ‘`Seven Seas’.

[@juliogarcia2340]

The best song ever made

[@davidwoolbright2416]

Incredible times. I remember that music so fondly!! What about moving to 1989 and hit up Elvis Costello Veronica!

[@supermellowman4069]

Check out , "Holy Grail" by the bunnymen but they went under the name Electrafixon at the time. There's a great vid on KZbin to accompany it. Thanks.

[@maryburke5423]

It’s just Mac and Will with 2 other guy, fantastic full album…on Spotify

[@morryswigs2005]

Liverpool produced some amazing new wave bands in the 80s, the Bunnymen being one of them. One band that goes under the radar from that era is The Wild Swans. I suggest you review their song "Bringing Home the Ashes"

[@russellnewton6660]

Great band live, unfortunately we’re all getting old.

[@nigeltrotter2886]

I don't care who you are that "The Killing Mooooon" is gonna make you feel something. That and the "You give Yourself to Hiiiiiiiiiim"

[@paulkasiola4041]

Wow bringing back those nights spent at Manray and Axis. All that black. Thanks.

[@maxheadroom3000]

Invest in some really good headphones and you’ll get a great reaction like these two folks

[@Populiervogel]

Love the 80s music, was a huge fan of Yazoo, (Yaz in the USA), let them 80s songs coming!

[@MikeandGinger]

Oh, they'll keep coming. Did you see we reacted to Yazoo? -M kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3nHm2iGoclrlck

[@EduardoLeivaMatta]

@@MikeandGinger or The Human League maybe 🍺

[@msmrsro]

“New Romantics” I think is what they call this genre from this time.

[@robhaunui3343]

Not "New Romantic" - Echo and The Bunnymen were part of the post punk scene of the late 70s early 80s

[@msmrsro]

@@robhaunui3343 True. New Romantic were more of the punk dandies. There was definitely a romanticism about the music and dreamy, kind of androgynous look of the hair and makeup and styles of Echo and the bands like them of that era.

[@robhaunui3343]

@@msmrsro yep,I will admit though,Echo and The Bunnymen (in particular Ian McCulloch) did have that New Romantic look around this time,and "The Killing Moon" was more akin to that New Romantic sound,than their earlier more brash and edgy post punk material.

[@maryburke5423]

lol. Not even remotely. Sorry

[@MisterJ56]

Nice song, didn't know this one. Echo and the Bunnymen weren't popular (or didn't break through) in the Netherlands. The only song of them that reached the other side of the pond was *_Bring on the Dancing Horses_* . The style of music sounds like *OMD* . (some will say NOT 😉)

[@Supersweetguy]

+Mister J56: You should see their videos, Lips Like Sugar, and the song People Are Strange, a cover and from the movie, Lost Boys, etc.

[@cudgean]

The covers of their first four albums were shot by the famous Dutch photographer Anton Corbjin; who went on to direct the movie ''Control' about Ian Curtiss and Joy Division.

[@handlebyrespublika]

Bowie has been inspired this brain of the band... Love Bunnymen Love Bowie

[@mrdead4793]

Song worked well in donnie darko. 👍👀🤘

[@SunOfTheSun]

The girl next door too

[@ThirstyTunaTaco]

Why Ginger NEVER reacted to the JINJER _ Pisces song?

[@padraigsisk4057]

Try Wonderland from Big Country

[@SunOfTheSun]

Great song for The Girl Next Door and Donnie Darko

[@thoru4367]

Please please I beg you to react to The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

[@MikeandGinger]

Great song, but video is lacking. For the Smiths, we may well do it anyway! -M

[@thegirlinquestion]

the Smiths have so many more fantastic songs. that one is a bit dreary.

[@jeffjdt]

Its funny, I actually HATED the 80's New Wave music until NOW. I missed out on a lot. Time to catch up

[@MikeandGinger]

Well, you’re on the right channel then! It’s Mike’s favorite! - G

[@WokeBegone]

A lovely song, but what on earth is the point of reacting to songs you've already heard?