Shelleyan Orphan - Anatomy of Love (The Tube 1987)

Shelleyan Orphan live on The Tube in 1987.

[@drumgold23]

So sad to have just heard of the passing of the wonderful Caroline Crawley. There will always be a walled and secret garden in my heart that is Shelleyan Orphan.

[@slydoll7877]

That's so beautiful.

[@TheHifiEnvelope]

Caroline was dreamy and amazing, but I am always impressed with Jem's voice, too. I wish I could sing like that.

[@benjamingoldmanmoshiachben5388]

I saw these guys backing up the Cure back in 1989...It was during the Cure's "Prayer Tour" (promoting their newly released "Disintegration" album). I will never forget Robert Smith's humble and riveting introduction of A Shelleyan Orphan as "our personal favourite band" (right after a Shelleyan Orphan had given a dazzling opening performance. I was 24 and now at 54 I listen to both bands regularly.

[@crushthyflowerss]

Absolutely beautiful and divine. I'm so jealous of whoever lived these golden times.

[@cuttlefisch]

I had one of their albums on cassette once, can't remember which one though.

[@jealouslovers00]

absolute beauty. Rest in peace, Caroline.

[@lat-roc9733]

Severely underrated - a real lost classic

[@EQuinn-cr9oc]

I can’t believe I hadn’t fallen in love with this band sooner! I’d always heard the name but forgot to look them up. What a mistake! I’m utterly awestruck.

[@markchristopher2signal2]

I saw them open up for the Cure in 1989

[@flywheeldk]

So did I

[@davidpate3859]

Blew me away with their first two albums, so saddened Caroline has left us so early :-(

[@samfallow18]

It was watching this clip on the Tube all those years ago that first got me interested in Shelleyan Orphan. Beautiful music, beautiful voice. So sad. Still have Helleborine on vinyl and it is much treasured.

[@jonzun69]

Fantastic music! RIP Caroline xxx

[@westhamutd80]

Saw them under the arches by Charing Cross station gosh it must have been summer of '86 or '87, and then again off the Charing Cross road. They covered Taste of Honeys Booogie Oooogie Oooogie which was simply amazing.

[@wunderdoggy]

One of the most beautiful voices ever.

[@grovegreener]

love the smile at 1:43, for just a moment she sheds the shoegaze pout. love them still!

[@MogadonFog]

R.I.P Caroline. Incredibly sad news.

[@brianlucas9472]

Deliriously beautiful, pastoral....RIP

[@Thegreenroomgroup]

never heard of them... just triped accross it now... very good

[@underpants1965]

Exceptionally exceptional!

[@tdoesntmatter]

@mpresev Beautiful. I saw them open for the Cure as well in 1989. Love and Rockets were supposed to open as well, but they didn't make it. Either way, it was a brilliant night that I will NEVER forget.

[@cuttlefisch]

Gorgeous, and very unusual, song.

[@justin.morgan71]

Exquisite!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Caroline and Jem look beautiful...and so wonderful the song was fully live too.

[@sachacauvin2966]

A gem of a track :)

[@giomakyo]

Ah! can it be We have lived our lives in a land of dreams! How sad it seems. Sweet, there is nothing left to say But this, that love is never lost,

[@GRosa]

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust... Now you're with the stars again, dear Caroline.

[@MrReded69]

Perfectly lovely!

[@blackcreativefilms]

R.I.P what a voice what a presence. Timeblind will be played loud tonight

[@looper1121]

rip. sweet siren.

[@grovegreener]

love the ending!

[@Lowpta]

Very nice! So chilled and elegant.

[@wayne44ful]

totally shocked, RIP Caroline

[@FabienGYT]

Thanks for uploading this, I love them!

[@jaumegost]

RIP Caroline :-(

[@tdoesntmatter]

@mpresev Nitzer Ebb was the shit at the clubs back in the good ole days! I stopped after Showtime though. I'm glad I got to see the DM and Cure shows at a smaller venue than Dodger Stadium. The Cure show was beyond brilliant and DM was fun for a lackluster album IMO. I miss those days! Black clothes, ratted up hair and eyeliner!

[@tdoesntmatter]

@mpresev Lucky you! Except of course for the venue. I HATE stadium shows. But, I would have loved to have been there for this one. I adore all of the bands.

[@markchristopher2signal2]

@tdoesntmatter I saw them at Dodger Stadium where they opened up for the Cure 's Prayer Tour.. Pixies was the second band that opened followed by Love and Rockets. It was a great show.. All of them..

[@tdoesntmatter]

@mpresev Good Grief. I saw DM and NE that year too. They played the same venue as the Cure, but for two nights. Electronic wasn't there. I guess DM didn't need anymore help selling out two nights at Starplex. My first concert was Madonna (don't hate, I love her to this day) DM in 88 was my second.

[@cecilfortesquesmyth3587]

RIP Caroline

[@markchristopher2signal2]

@tdoesntmatter that was my first concert ever . i was 15 then.. But the following year was even better because it was Depeche Mode, Electronic and Nitzer Ebb at Dodger Stadium...

[@cbotsis1]

ye, it's like a teeny tiny microscopic smile

[@nightimelady]

she looks like a young jennifer saunders, she shud do a duet of wheels on fire with lumley

[@markchristopher2signal2]

@tdoesntmatter you seem like a cool guy.. I love Madonna's hard candy album.. You know what would of made my DM and Cure experience cool? if I wasn't all the way up in the Orange section l.o.l.. I was addicted to Nitzer in 90 with their Belief album.. dude, keep in touch .. add me to your facebook.

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

I can hear how this might have even influenced Bjork.