Prefab Sprout - Nightingales (12" Version)

[@StonefieldJim4]

The greatest number 1 that never was. Cole Porter, Gershwin and Sondheim would've been proud to've written and arranged this. Masterpiece... Oh, and it's Stevie Wonder on the harmonica, for those who didn't know.

[@jean-erictateia3273]

TOTALLY,friend,of course.

[@davecoalwood9487]

Superb Comment James/ Jimbo, completely agree. Have a nice Weekend Mucker.

[@mariaazzilonna2357]

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[@reubenfinklestein4496]

I thought they had the wrong name on that comment James, so close is it to my own feelings. I once asked Paddy about g getting Steviue aboard and he said it was easier than pie and quite the most disarmingly sweet and unexpected experience he'd had in the music biz he so wisely keeps his distance from these days.

[@davidroussel2227]

Je me lasse pas d'écouter Prefab depuis 30 ans sans modération , le bonheur musical.

[@silvanoverdolini4697]

Meraviglioso arrangiamento !! Melodie 🎵 stupende !

[@erictateia5089]

Simply a MASTERPIECE, nothing less... We adore!

[@jean-erictateia3273]

By listenning ,YOU instantly penetrate into a world of infinite musical sweetness sublimated by the MAGNIFICENT VOICES OF THE BAND , a WAKING DREAM ... This composition is one of the most beautiful that I have been given to listen to and appreciate among the most beautiful , to the world, all musical styles combined.I will give a dozen OSCARS and GRAMMY AWARDS to PREFAB SPROUT, if I had the power for their IMMENSE TALENT and the INCREDIBLE PLEASURE they give Us every time they rock US with their SUBLIME BALLADS and SONGS ... THANKS TO YOU A BILLION TIMES ...

[@d1scobandit]

This is a killer remix! Wow, just found this. It's like bathing in golden honey.

[@christalcotton30]

are floating on fluffy plush clouds

[@d1scobandit]

A little testament to how great this song is. I forgot about it and just found it again. Reading the first comment and thinking "Yes! Exactly! 100%". I myself never write anything on KZbin. Just realised that this comment was written by... me... 7 years ago.

[@pulchralutetia]

Wow wow wow beautiful. Everything this guy does is gold.

[@jean-erictateia3273]

ABSOLUTELY! it's the mark of GENIUS . You don't have no doubt about this...

[@jean-erictateia3273]

I have just listened for a few hours to some songs from the 80s, 90s, I listen to a little of everything but I especially listen to everything I like, I am a music lover and very critical, I know how to analyze a song perfectly and according to my main criteria: I like what is original, romantic, melodious, creativity, beauty, genius, in any case, anything that is not trivial and that awakens our senses and our interest (our heart, our sensitivity) from the first notes.I got a little lost listening to various well-known songs, especially regulars at Clubs (I'm not one), for many years, with numbers on KZbin's counter order of 35, 44 million views and very quickly, it started to get drunk, these are repetitive sounds on which we put 3 vocalizations that are also repeated, a loop. This is not bad for those who like to be squirm on a track and get drunk on the throbbing rhythms of the sound universe of this type of song but it is restrictive and we get tired of it very quickly so I headed for an oasis of relaxation, high class, melodious sounds and pure talent, I went to find PREFAB SPROUT to fully appreciate what the GENIE touch is and a beautiful original musical composition ( this one "NIGHTINGALES" is a PURE MUSICAL JEWEL , a NICE and GREAT MASTERPIECE ) which has absolutely nothing to do with the vast majority of what we produce, especially today and which is of a confusing poverty and banality. As I have already said, the number of views of the meter is in total disagreement with the reality of TALENT present, in comparison to what I have listened to before. So, I'm going to give them TEN OF MILLIONS VIEWS on my own, because that's what their REAL TALENT deserves. We love PREFAB SPROUT, this GREAT BAND.

[@maximiliansousa4299]

You're right. And i believe you'll also like Joe Jackson music. 19 forever, fools in love etc

[@jean-erictateia3273]

@@maximiliansousa4299 Good morning ! Even if his songs are not as sweet and great as those of PREFAB SPROUT, I like Joe Jackson, especially his hit "Steppin' Out" which I must have listened to hundreds of times and still do. , it's one of my favorite songs from this rich and prodigious Decade, the 80s, the most beautiful Musical Years for me... And this song by JOE JACKSON is, in my opinion, in terms of sounds and rhythm, one of the most beautiful that we have ever composed on the Big City and its power of seduction on beings, at night when the day has given way to lights and neon lights...

[@silvanoverdolini4697]

Sono perfettamente d’accordo con te !! Questi non sono stati ne apprezzati ne capiti a sufficienza!! Vere melodie raffinate e arrangiamenti da grandi musicisti!! Musica sempre fluida e mai noiosa!! Gioiello su gioiello!!

[@jean-erictateia3273]

Wonderful! Fantastic! Beautiful! and above all,Incredible Version of this Dream Song proves once again, if it is necessary, all the talent of Paddy MAC ALOON and this absolutely brilliant band ... which we really miss a lot, in the musical universe of today.Nobody can never replace them ...

[@jean-erictateia3273]

When you listen to one of the many PREFAB SPROUT TUBES, it's like a waking dream, an invitation to discover another world, a wonderful world of amazing sounds and fabulous melodies. Who, today, on the air, has this talent, I can tell you without being mistaken: NOBODY! You only have to listen to the radio channels, specialists in Programming intended for the young generation and the greatest number and even on television channels. TALENT AND GENIUS are extremely rare commodities.

[@Eldudereno1]

Talk about making a great song even greater! Dolby + Paddy = Genius

[@Wolkori44]

1988 war für mich in meinem Leben ein sehr bedeutendes, schönes, anstrengendes, nervöses, stressiges Jahr und dieses Lied hat mich immer wieder dabei begleitet. Es ist eines der Musikstücke, die ich am meisten mit sehr vielem in meinem Leben in Verbindung bringe.

[@lawrenceodonnell7484]

Wow...one of my favourite Sprout songs...didn't know this version even existed!! Thank You!!

[@damienbrowne1413]

One of my favourite singer songwriter and band of all time what a song to listen too when your feeling a little down.

[@qwj68boots]

Wow, shocked at a beloved Sprout remix never heard until now!!! Heavenly!

[@torsteindyrnes1452]

I never really felt "Nightingales" until I heard this 12" version. Then I was sold!

[@reubenfinklestein4496]

Agree up to a point. It's like hearing a 2D version then cranking up to 4D, though Steve's harmonica and Paddy's hauntingly breathy vocals remain the passport.

[@jonnysl6560]

Paddy and the Gang Hello , I am a fan from the beginning and this is a Masterpiece , but you already know that , Thanks for the Life of Memories and the joy , Love Forever , jonny

[@GerardOkeeffe-b9y]

Absolutely fantastic it makes me happy to hear this

[@jean-erictateia3273]

Another GREAT LISTENNING to this MAJOR WONDER , undisputable MASTERPIECE of A TALENTUOUS and LOVED BAND ,FOREVER in Our Hearts...

[@oscarrosalesneira863]

Too touching. There's no way to resist it. A Christmas air that connects with childhood and an evocative tone (accentuated by the presence of the harmonica) that makes you feel nostalgic. In a very personal vision, more than a romantic composition, I interpret a gesture of compassion towards our small mortal condition: it makes no sense to live questioning the nature of our condition, since beyond the "fairy tales" and a supposed sense of transcendence sustained in "biblical fear", our condition simply consists in living ("Then livin' is our song")

[@StonefieldJim4]

Great post - you sound like an existential psychotherapist (which is a compliment, by the way).

[@reubenfinklestein4496]

I hear you, and applaud heartily, but the phrase "do something true" suggests Paddy believes we can determine our own path if we are prepared to commit. There's a bittersweet tone that always makes me think Paddy was thinking about a fleeting love affair he can't quite erase, because although the object of his affections wasn't prepared to do "something true", he felt they had potential. I know that feeling all too well. Reminds me of that song by the other last great British band of the 80s and 90s, World Party, All the Love That's Wasted.

[@normanday7675]

the best melodic song i,ve ever heard.

[@rayleroads4884]

You know that game - name the 1 song you wish you'd written? Every song I think to name is a Paddy song!

[@jean-erictateia3273]

IT'S A FACT.

[@Rockwars10]

I already loved the song, and this version has made me even enjoy it more! Thanks for uploading it, I'm definitely downloading it right now.

[@JordanIndiePop]

This is hauntingly gorgeous!! Damn...

[@Eldudereno1]

There's a word I'm searching for...ah yes, GENIUS. How can you improve on the unbeatable? By making it longer and richer. The art of the 12-inch single has never been more brilliantly captured than it was here by Tommy D and Paddy Mac. Gawd bless 'em.

[@frankbougrasse8047]

This one is awesome I don't know why I love it so much

[@jean-erictateia3273]

How in 2023, the Majority of those who like to listen to Beautiful Songs cannot (or no longer) make the Difference between a Banal and Ordinary Song like those commonly heard on the Airwaves in the French Audiovisual landscape or even European (to a certain extent) and all those WONDERS, those MUSICAL JEWELS that can be heard from some Great Anglo-Saxon groups from the Decades before the 2000s until today. PREFAB SPROUT is part of the top of the basket, here The Words are of an Accuracy and the Voices of a bewitching Sweetness and the Musical Composition absolutely FANTASTIC. To discover absolutely for those who don't know at all and they will be able to make the difference and make a judgment if they feel the need to do so...

[@raphaelcharroux8798]

perfect remix of a masterpiece song.

[@channi58]

WHAT A BANGER!!! HOW THE H DID MISS THIS ONE WHEN IT CAME OUT? I loved there songs like king of rock and roll appetite etc. Thanks KZbin for something.

[@FreeWeho]

Prefab is so underrated. Paddy is part of my conversion to Christ

[@mcquilm]

An absolute masterpiece from start to finish.

[@terryhoward7487]

Great song😢can't stop crying

[@willmcguigan4725]

What joy is this song.

[@TAXXPAYERMONEY]

god damn this is beautiful

[@moop_fogo]

Wow, I love this version. thanks for uploading this.

[@12stringsteve56]

Almost Cole Porter's grasp of complex melody made to sound simple. I do miss the days of intricate songwriting and arrangement - and no doubt so do the musicians who could get hired and paid for their contributions back then

[@napndash]

Helllllllllll yeah. Thought I heard everything.

[@johnstith6458]

Stevie Wonder on the Harmonica! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Langley_Park_to_Memphis

[@jean-erictateia3273]

STEVIE WONDER is a MASTER with an Harmonica and often he brings a lot to a musical composition but when it comes to TALENT Artists like PREFAB SPROUT, the composition becomes masterful, a little gem.

[@TheFoward68]

Beautiful.

[@izasakd]

Speech less...

[@pengp8876]

Beautiful, thank you.

[@unturnthisstone]

So perfect.

[@GerardOkeeffe-b9y]

80s the best music nothing compares to the 80s

[@alfredoma]

Awesome as always!

[@jean-erictateia3273]

To maximiliansousa4299 ,I answer : Good morning ! Even if his songs are not as sweet and great as those of PREFAB SPROUT, I like Joe Jackson, especially his hit "Steppin' Out" which I must have listened to hundreds of times and still do. , it's one of my favorite songs from this rich and prodigious Decade, the 80s, the most beautiful Musical Years for me... And this song by JOE JACKSON is, in my opinion, in terms of sounds and rhythm, one of the most beautiful that we have ever composed on the Big City and its power of seduction on beings, at night when the day has given way to lights and neon lights...

[@jean-erictateia3273]

DIVINE ! From the Beginning to the End ,until the last second and this moment, this harmonica play, a pure marvel, GENIE, pure PADDY Mc ALOON ... This song, this composition is one of the GREATEST MUSICAL MASTERPIECE that I have heard, to this day ...

[@simonhickey9621]

Majestic brilliance from Paddy

[@ivanvelasquez7514]

paddy, simplemente lo mas grande🥲

[@jean-erictateia3273]

I'm listenning to,again,this morning,that wonderful and incredible song,a musical marvel and the counter is always fixed.It's a shame and a monster fake.

[@FM_MARCIANO]

THANK YOU

[@simonespitoni3959]

Don't know why, but I cry every time I listen to this

[@andreasthomas9154]

If you wanna know, how it feels to fly, try this song!

[@enriqueorihuela4368]

Qué buen grupo!!

[@mrgefactory]

fabulous

[@matthewjose-williams8980]

Tell me do, something true, true of you and me That we're too busy living through, too busy to see. What is it that we do makes us what we are If we sing are we nightingales, shine are we stars? Who are we? what we got? are we a firework show? Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone, I find it hard right now to name you one Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales. If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales Who are we? what we got? are we a firework show? Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone, I find it hard right now to name you one Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales. If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales God's a proud thundercloud we are cartoon cats With a fear that is biblical under our hats Who are we? what we got? are we a firework show? Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone, I find it hard right now to name you one Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales. If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales

[@DrBryanCronin]

STEVIE WONDER on harmonica. That should be a good intro to the magic included herein...

[@jean-erictateia3273]

Divine ! so Perfect ...What could we say more ?

[@fernandodrusetick8025]

Hermosa cancion nunca la habia escuchado

[@ldognz]

nice:)actually beautiful:):)

[@randyleclair7828]

Wonderful! Do you have the other side (the "demo tapes") uploaded somewhere?

[@matiguri]

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[@Miguel-rf8nm]

Paddy McAloon is one of the greatest song writers and music composers of all times

[@NorgesJam]

Oh man, Oh man !! Paddy !!!

[@jean-erictateia3273]

YES,always! the mark of a GENIUS , a GREAT ARTIST.

[@Sunshinepati]

✨Stranger thing have been…Stranger thing have gone … Tell me do something true, and drop the fairytales…✨ ✨Tell me do, something true, true of you and me That we're too busy living through, too busy to see.✨ ✨What is it that we do makes us what we are If we sing are we nightingales, shine are we stars?✨ ✨Who are we? what we got? are we a firework show? Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago✨ ✨Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone, I find it hard right now to name you one✨ Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales.✨ ✨If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice✨ Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales✨ ✨Who are we? what we got? are we a firework show?✨ ✨Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago✨ ✨Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone, I find it hard right now to name you one✨ Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales.✨ ✨If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice✨ Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales✨ ✨God’s a proud thundercloud we are cartoon cats With a fear that is biblical under our hats✨ ✨ Who are we? what we got? are we a firework show? Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago✨ ✨Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone, I find it hard right now to name you one✨ ✨Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales.✨ ✨If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice✨ Best agree you and me we're only nightingales✨

[@jobmarquesdasilva]

Que coisa linda !

[@dagostinoification]

GOOD !

[@manuelgomessamuel]

Hey folks, isn't this the best tune ever (especially this remix) that came out of Prefab Sprout? Am I wrong? Maybe it's not. Maybe it's Blue Roses or Earth the Story so Far...or even Prisoner of the Past. I don't know, I am confused...

[@stephane9261]

Cover art si good

[@GerardOkeeffe-b9y]

A joy to listen to j

[@terryhoward7487]

My mate introduced to this song and I fell in love with it it means so much to me thanks Mark 😢

[@quiquebuxeda6044]

La mejor banda de todos los tiempos. Menospreciaada y poco valorada

[@jean-erictateia3273]

One listen more,this afternoon,KZbin.Please,take in count my demand and change your FAKE COUNTER by a NEW ONE that shows exactly the numbers of each new viewing of song for all KZbinURS on your site.THANK YOU!

[@briangleason7064]

I want you to piano to your next

[@jean-erictateia3273]

The number of views is absolutely ridiculous, it's a joke. Of course, KZbinurs music fan are crazy, many of them are definitely unaware of the existence of PREFAB SPROUT and it is a pity for them and for them. artists.I was recently seeing a TV show on the song of the year.My God, when we see the quality of the songs presented and the "singers" in the presence, I'm sorry but it's NULL and scary platitude. Apart from one or two artists who stand out a little, everything else is uninteresting and we are very far from the quality of all these great groups that have made English POP culture.

[@Harriet-Jesamine]

Learn this song on BASS & Piano...it would develop anyone's musicianship.

[@briangleason7064]

You can do it

[@Harriet-Jesamine]

This song is about us Jewish People!

[@mattiasfransson8429]

No one in the world has written as many great songs as Paddy McAloon has, and that's a fact

[@TomWardleMusic]

Beginning of this is killer! Not as good as Paddy's piano version though sadly.

[@Eldudereno1]

I respectfully disagree.

[@eamonnquigley2125]

didnt know there was a piano version out there.....................is it available on you tube...thanks

[@auricularciclo3005]

pal pico esta wea :c