The Bats - Made Up in Blue

[@mainmaam]

New Zealand and Australian bands are vast untapped sources of wonderful music.

[@downallyourstreets]

Vast resource? Yes. Untapped? Hardly. Ausssie and NZ bands: they’ve been known and listened to bought their records played on mostly college radios across US last show I went too was Amyl and the Sniffers so I would say very tapped speaking of Amyl and tapping I can only wish hell freezes over!

[@v-town1980]

​@downallyourstreetsTry using a period now and then.

[@kingbadger318]

New Zealand is a trove of incredible rock music. Every Bats release is fantastic!

[@Redbull2603]

Ryan's toy review

[@craigbutler9200]

Nothing is better than better the best . The Bats !Always the best, too many 'b's sorry... . from my home town, nice track.

[@hellovanite]

Yeah the only people in the states that were aware of the NZ music scene in the late 70s and 80s were a niche microcosm of university students who listened to late night campus radio

[@julianholland7204]

Flying nun was one of my fav labels in the 80,s.check out the clean,bailter space,the gordens,the Jean Paul sarte experience,And the headless chickens just to name a few. Must have been something in the water over there.

[@loganjonah9575]

I guess Im randomly asking but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!

[@stefanomozzambani9009]

Awesome! ❤ From Italy, antipodes of NZ! (18500 km far) 🇮🇹 🇳🇿😎

[@kof867]

Heard this song on Spotify the other day and was hooked, couldn’t believe it was from 1987 thought it was a relatively new song

[@marktalbott3835]

I couldn't believe I hadn't heard of them either. And now I've gone on to find a bunch of other great New Zealand bands and chaining off from them to several other newish bands to me

[@awarewolves1712]

Not to be a wonk or anything, but 1987 IS relatively new. In the grand scope of things, like the voice says when you're sitting in the planetarium and so on....

[@kof867]

@@awarewolves1712 true but it’s old to me considering I was born in the late nineties

[@awarewolves1712]

@@kof867 Yeah I was just goofing. Like relative as within the cosmic timeline of the universe and such. Lol. Great song, glad you dig it, take care.

[@peerperemans897]

So the off pitch probably is just tape stretch or whatever wowed and fluttered in the analog age. I love this mix of tears and brutality, like Machu Pichu by the Strokes and Berlin got blurry by Parquet Courts. Stranglers...Buzzcocks...lots of that out there!❤

[@willwhite1575]

Wonderful tune. A real indie classic.

[@acropolisnow9466]

type of tune you never want to end

[@flamencoprof]

I have always liked the drummer's pre-beat accents and the Bass as lead. Also, this period was full of experimentation in the video arts.

[@Vnuckmusic]

That fuzzy bass energizes me! What a tune!

[@HeadlandRoad]

Beautiful bass sound!

[@andrewcalean7992]

I heard this song at a dive bar in LA for the 1st time and this song has never left me it’s been on my playlist for 3 years now

[@etamommy]

it is freakin' fantastic!

[@andrewcalean7992]

@@etamommy I agree

[@ronibieri2357]

Funny that..got to see them live in a dive Pub in Australia. They've been on my playlist ever since

[@Horus-Lupercal]

Really? In L.A America? That's lovely to hear a band from my hometown, chilly Dunedin, New Zealand, is reaching everyone. Genuinely put a smile on my face. Check out the Verlaines and the Chills too bro, more "Dunedin Sound".

[@RANDWICKBELLS]

What ever bar it was, it was not a dive bar. It is a bar w/refined taste.

[@rafaelmonroy1902]

Found this by chance today. Now it’s become one of my favourite tracks of all time. I promise I will use it on a film when I can. I’ll see you back here.

[@kelvinredward3013]

Flying Nun Bands, and The Bats are Kiwi 🥝 Iconic music 🎶 for what we are.

[@henryr-c9965]

I listen to this everyday.

[@v-town1980]

So glad i grew up in the 1980s.❤

[@larags2]

Remember listening to this at the dux deluxe, floor felt like a trampoline 👍

[@MsMiguel70]

Went from the US to Scotland to study. Brought a CD booklet with like 40 LPs. The Bats were two. Tuatara, Tall Dwarves and The Verlaines too. : )

[@matthewechausse3338]

this song is absolutely amazing.

[@paulcarr2207]

What’s it about?

[@applescruff1969]

​@@paulcarr2207It's about whatever you want it to mean. That's what music's all about.

[@karlamalcolm9249]

What???? The Bats And The Chills in one day???? Thanks for these uploads!!!

[@parkerjeanlengle]

i love this song ✨

[@aus80srockradio94]

Same. Haven't heard until now since the late '80s.

[@mossw4ste]

Reminds me of my childhood

[@donauciello2989]

Pop music doesn’t get better than this, great great band, luv the bats!

[@johnsmith-wk2tb]

Wow I didn't know The Bats have been around so long. Rock on, Batmen!

[@porcihno]

01:10 The Bats predict Covid

[@paulcarr2207]

I appreciate the Bats more now than I did then. Thank you for sharing. Jangle jangle

[@tonin1661]

Cuánta calidad madre!! Este sublime kiwi rock banda, Enorme para la Eternidad,y aún haciendo hoy discos dignos!!

[@TheTattieHeed]

Looking forward to seeing them in Glasgow. This album is a classic

[@scottyboyd5291]

How was it

[@quinnthereaux7719]

aw my friend put this on a mix CD for me in 2013 or so, but I lost it and haven't heard it in nearly ten years good to be reunited

[@mariahayward7691]

These guys are so much fun. I first saw them at a student union concert in the very early 80s. They went on to blow my ears out on a regular basis throughout the 80s at our local pub. I was at art school and Paul, the bass player was my life model. It was always amusing to see him fully clothed *wink*

[@delaunean]

Canterbury?

[@DoctorCuriosity]

@@delaunean I remember Paul being the events coordinator for the UCSA back in the late '90s/early '00s. (Back when we still had regular events...)

[@magenta6]

Fab visuals and bonza tune!

[@emmaleforte9835]

Wow I'm in love with this💕❤️

[@samstewart1101]

Love this song . Thank you John Drower.

[@starduck8014]

Haa this just popped into my head...I was probably 20 last time I heard it LOL

[@kane00000]

There's a lot of great music from New Zealand.

[@prharrington]

Damn! They were so young!! Been following them since then.

[@therealparanormale]

this is what we call pop

[@sera2775]

this is my new favourite tune :) this period, early mid 80s, fecund period for Australian and NZ music - go-betweens, triffids, nick cave, church - and the cross fertilization between them. p.s. can we please return rusty and richard wilkins (previously richard wild) post haste.

[@NashSpaceRocket]

and bands from New Zealand too.

[@mrsarcastic5331]

Arrrrhhh the go betweens take me back to my room and putting them on the stereo. Going to look him up on the KZbin right now.

[@sera2775]

Yes! Plus dave dobbin slice of heaven😁😁

[@popolbruh8263]

it's been my favorite for a little while now. this is what i consider pop perfection

[@glueball9511]

@@NashSpaceRocket lol it would seem he is missing the point somewhat. all new zealand ingenuity, inspiration, grit and heart. thankyou kiwis!! they will be playing clean at my funeral

[@peninsolar]

Genius, so proud of your label and its accomplishments.

[@bokking]

Brilliant stuff! I can't get this song out of my head!

[@5150show]

Epic

[@stevehammel2939]

First time I heard it I liked it!

[@chemicalrory]

Lyrics are included in "Volume 1". Don't have it anymore to double-check but this is pretty close: He's my man, his mind's made up in blue All those friends he's been talking to His kiddin' ways, coming to an end now The lonely kind is waiting for its time (Chorus: And I don't know, my mind's made up in blue All those friends you've been talking to) The scars on his hand are glowing like his eyes now As he grips on to another day The ones with better times have gone by now Better times are when you're in control (Chorus x2) His second-rate ravings don't thrill me Even if they did some time before Only his blue eyes still drill me As I get to know my friend, the floor (Chorus x2)

[@GraniteQuarrier]

I've had this song on my phone for 2 yrs...

[@stevemasterton1577]

The Dunedin sound to the for with many great bands of the 80s

[@arc3870]

Love this stuff!

[@DarrenRChristensen]

they gave me a ride in PN

[@4n820]

❤️

[@lefkytheshin]

The girl reminds me of Nena. ❤

[@bargainbassist]

1:30 Looks like the photoshoot for The Clean’s “Unknown Country” album cover.

[@ilostmycow191]

I genuinely don't know the meaning of this song but it genuinely made me genuinely happy and genuinely forgot all my life problem for a few minutes

[@rafaelmonroy1902]

That’s what this song is about

[@sulaiyasulai1367]

Superb

[@tomwhyman9947]

Can really hear the Eno influence on this one 😍 Like a groovy sped up Burning Airlines ...

[@steveharrison3007]

Good times.

[@matiassimons8851]

go bats go!!

[@truecentral718]

Funny - this song autoplayed after The Clean's 'Beatnik' and I only now realised, 40 years later, that it's the same song 😆

[@j-pdewhirst2021]

Here's my best stab at the lyrics, no lyrics sheets on my 12" single... I'm sure I have some of it wrong, the raping bit just sounds too weird . . . He's my man, his minds made up in blue All those friends he's been talking to Hidden ways, coming to an end now Lonely kind is waiting for its time And I don't know, my minds made up in blue All those friends you've been talking to Straws on his hand, they're glowing like his eyes now Straws he grips on, to another day Wants the better times have gone by now Better times are, when you're in control And I don't know, my minds made up in blue All those friends you've been talking to (x2) He's thinking rain, rainy days don't thrill me Even if they did some time before Lonely, his blue eyes still drill me Because I get to know my friend before And I don't know, my minds made up in blue All those friends you've been talking to (x2)

[@buddypc7361]

+J-P Dewhirst He's thinking RAIN, RAINY DAYS don't thrill me

[@djarty100]

+J-P Dewhirst He's my man and his minds made up in blue All those friends he's been talking to His kiddin' ways are coming to an end now Your only kind is waiting for it's time But I don't know my minds made up in blue All those friends you've been talking to The scars on his hands are glowing like his eyes now As he grips on to another day Ones with better times have gone by now Better times are when you're in control His second rate ravings don't thrill me Even if they did some time before Only his blue eyes still drill me As I get to know my friend the floor

[@petedudson6671]

Fuck that is dark being trying to get these lyrics for a while

[@ilostmycow191]

Thanks for the lyrics mate

[@davidcollins3357]

listening to this in dunedin, legendary

[@johnrossini3594]

all the flying nun bands had that groovy indy sound influenced by 60s and 70s rock

[@KhannahSTR]

Dédicace à mon professeur d'histoire qui m'a fait découvrir ce groupe énormeee !

[@bojackthetrustworthy736]

Comme ma bite

[@aaronsunderland8838]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@FellDestroyedMusic]

The drums slap, as the kids say

[@jordankean5838]

Dunedin. Love you.

[@justmadeit2]

These guys are new cylinders, are they still going?

[@dgbradman1]

such a good pop song

[@EndOfEntertainment]

Cool stuff :)

[@hayleygrimes]

Great

[@shvanderlinden]

bob scotts a good boy

[@thewirah1]

Man, I hadn't seen a Citroen GS in ages.

[@glenross3279]

Go bats👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙂🙂😄😁

[@soulcityrocker3799]

Kind of sad they made a video in London for an iconic Dunedin song. Says a lot.

[@marc-andre7178]

BON SANG

[@raminrahgozar1257]

what is this song about?

[@herobastard9647]

About. Nothing.

[@meganfox820]

Four minutes and three seconds

[@hayden8784]

I don't know, my minds made up in blue

[@ghasembakhtiyari7773]

ممنونم ازلطفتون ولی من فقط همجنس بازی پسرمیخواستم زیرشانزدهساله متشکرم

[@joannewilton5348]

hell yeah, dominiqua dominiquo over land over sea to see what we could find....

[@dougsaunders7545]

What. Did I miss something,

[@kane00000]

Yeah.. Good music.

[@patrickmatteo]

Anyone know where to find the lyrics?

[@floatinginthee1810]

where can i find the fucking lyrics aslo am i the only one who think he sounds like morrissey ?

[@mizlandry]

better than morrisey

[@mariahayward7691]

Oh, these guys. They have been a favourite of mine since I was a teen. Still going strong 30 + years later

[@rigidwareing5291]

anyone know where abouts in new zealand this was filmed?

[@darylgrenfell2913]

the beginning looks like England

[@droogs79]

Filmed when the tourd England.

[@nigelclements6290]

Christchurch, NZ . Their home town

[@kane00000]

LOL it is not in New Zealand.. Definitely England.

[@headlopper1748]

London derp

[@dougsaunders7545]

Let's all move to port.

[@thomaskenneally219]

walkin' out on love chords

[@thomaskenneally219]

dope riff regardless

[@chemicalrory]

It's a very simple chord progression, tonnes of writers will have found it independently! Doubt Paul Collins was the very first.

[@JohnJFebreeze]

Discover Weekly is amazing

[@quambambalujimini81]

(y)

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

Zoo Kneeland

[@aaronsunderland8838]

Great song Fing horrible video 😂

[@aninditoo]

uwu

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

An Abba tshirt!! and no irony in wearing it

[@julianaalcantara3595]

❤