Co-Directed by John Christoffels and Paul Kean with DOP Alister Parker (Bailter Space). 1987. From The Bat's - 'Daddy's Highway' (FN079). Available for Purchase at www.flyingnun.co.nz/pages/record-shop
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@glennlammonby677126 күн бұрын
62 years old and I’ve only just discover this. What a great song!
@scrobag122 күн бұрын
all their records are really good. seek them out.
@brettfox67984 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool time to be a twenty years old and have the bats chills come to the pub you worked at and feed your heroes.... good times
@kellymichael95675 жыл бұрын
this song hooks you in from so many angles, musically, it has become one of the timeless songs from the bats.i first heard it live on tahuna beach in nelson nz one new years eve.i stumbled down a bank when i heard music on the beach walked down and almost immediately was dancing to a band i hardly knew, entranced by rhythm and melody. if i lived a thousand lives i would always remember this moment.
@hannahshafer4 жыл бұрын
"if I lived a thousand lives I would always remember this moment" is such a beautiful sentence
@etamommy3 жыл бұрын
@@hannahshafer and realization/sentiment.
@hannahshafer3 жыл бұрын
@@etamommy of course
@etamommy3 жыл бұрын
@@hannahshafer Yeah, figured that was encompassed in your comment but just pointing out that both the form and the content of that sentence are awesome!
@jonathangeddes97862 жыл бұрын
similar...bar in dunedin ...:) the ori...name didn't age well :/
@donauciello29898 жыл бұрын
Epic tune from a great band. Flying Nun, one of the great labels of the world, so many cool bands.
@bingonamo75202 жыл бұрын
Love this, it moves along like a train.
@hellraiser9178 жыл бұрын
Always loved the sound of New Zealand! Greetings fae Scotland :)
@MoonshineNL8 жыл бұрын
+hellraiser917 right back at you. Scots wha hae
@DLCMORRIS5 жыл бұрын
Met One (!) of the Proclaimers when I worked at Paper Plus in Dunedin in the 90's/...and someone did walk 500 Miles--- wonder wha ever happened to him?! Good Music knows no Time
@scottyea4 жыл бұрын
Always loved the sound of Scotland, g'day from Australia.
@ramindadmanesh38639 жыл бұрын
...and they've never stopped being fantastic since then. Perhaps the most underrated band ever?
@sugarandspice48157 жыл бұрын
Them and The Clean, for that matter.
@johnpabloguild92937 жыл бұрын
I'd agree with that.
@ramindadmanesh38637 жыл бұрын
sugarandspice4815 Yep, you're right indeed, and isn't it serendipitous that Robert Scott is in both bands? By the way, The Clean just released an expanded edition of "Getaway" and The Bats are releasing a brand new album in two weeks. Joy indeed! Also, do not pass up on Robert's solo releases, especially the achingly gorgeous "The Green House."
@Stephen05607 жыл бұрын
Well, this is the first I've heard of them...I'm impressed.
@mariahayward76916 жыл бұрын
Definitely. I have been jumping up and down to the Bats and the Clean for decades ;-)
@ryantattersfield34104 жыл бұрын
Ridiculously good song. So simple but so completely original. So proud of the Dunedin sound!
@bradadams-broyd4763Ай бұрын
Excuse me. They were Christchurchionons.
@bradadams-broyd4763Ай бұрын
I know what you mean.
@ryantattersfield3410Ай бұрын
Ha! Fair call though, they were a ChCh band. As Robert Scott started out in The Clean, and both them and The Bats were such a part of Dunnas music scene, it's an easy slip up 😂. Those were the days! ❤
@superbrainbow9 ай бұрын
The couplet: "I don't know what to do with you I don't know how to deal with you" has always felt haunting and evocative to me. I guess I can imagine a parent saying it to a child who won't or simply can't fall in line.
@the.bloodless.one13125 ай бұрын
Can’t say I didn’t hear similar words spoken at me growing up 😅💀
@Michael-pq4wd4 ай бұрын
"Take away those moments of fun, there won't be much left there for you." I wonder if this, like some other Bats songs was a sort of reprimand of the party and drug lifestyle.
@knowahnosenothing4862 Жыл бұрын
On a KZbin safari, getting older, finding obscure NZ culture and appreciating our humble spot.
@avalonvalley27222 ай бұрын
Sidebar surfin 😎
@TimJackson-eq6iy10 ай бұрын
This is by far my favorite Song from Flying Nun Records. The first time I saw it on Radio With Pictures, I was blown away.
@paramo.alejandra4 жыл бұрын
Lyrics : Some people are happy most of the time But they don't know they're in line I don't know what to do with you I don't know how to deal with you North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why I find out what you're meaning now Your term is darkness anyhow I can't find out what it is with you If there is one thing I can't get through North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why Absolve the waiting that you've done Take away those moments of fun There won't be much left there for you I'm taught we've a choice in what we do North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why (why, why)
@pedtrog64437 жыл бұрын
Never quite got it at the time, for some reason. But as I slide into my 60s, it,s all starting to make sense. the bats, the chills et al.
@keithkoenig53204 ай бұрын
These bands made brilliant Pop that was smarter than most stuff coming out in their time.
@IanJessup111 жыл бұрын
We need to have a big 80s concert featuring only the very best from AUS-NZ of that era. Bats, Chills, Verlaines, Lime Spiders, Spy v Spy, Machinations, Screaming Tribesmen, Oils, Ed Kuepper, Divnyls, Sunnyboys etc. Oh the happiness of those times
@lordfarquad58784 жыл бұрын
IanJessup1 agreed
@sorayabunny4 жыл бұрын
Just NZ though. Just Flying Nun in fact would be perfect.
@bongie5554 жыл бұрын
if this is early 80's,from your list i would take out spy, machinations, oils, divinyls, they were more mainstream for me... i would replace them with look blue go purple, the clean, died pretty, hoodoo gurus, the triffids , go betweens, happy hate me nots
@25pappy4 жыл бұрын
Only getting into this genre lately. The Dunedin sound right?
@IanJessup14 жыл бұрын
@@25pappy yep. Chills, Bats, Verlaines, Clear
@aaronsunderland883810 ай бұрын
❤ the Dunedin sound and city
@lanakorvin24453 жыл бұрын
Grogeous song, thanks for reminding me about this unbelieveable song and vocals !
@Scotty-P2 жыл бұрын
It is, gorgeous!
@paulcosgrove2510 Жыл бұрын
@@Scotty-P it's fatnastic
@Scotty-P Жыл бұрын
@@paulcosgrove2510 Thanks for the tip off!
@dgbrough13 жыл бұрын
My fav Bats song
@MurphysJif7 жыл бұрын
Love the bass playing. The use of powerchords on a bass adds greater depth to the bass sound.
@IanJessup15 жыл бұрын
he's riffing the bass!
@skyhooksafari48537 жыл бұрын
Thank you Flying Nun Records. It was a great time.
@loucypher38326 жыл бұрын
Still listen to the Bats after many decades... Reminds me of Summers at Piha Beach... Smokin in the sun... good times...
@fabmanly10705 жыл бұрын
LOUIS CYPHER hahaha......lots of time spent in the cave making fires. Building bonfires at Bethells Beach, sleeping up in the grass.......god I’m old.
@McdAngus7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making my days at Otago University the best days of my life!
@samstewart11019 жыл бұрын
Radio with pictures with Karyn Hay.Thank you have not thought about that show in 30 years..Today I am 18 again.
@Longtack554 жыл бұрын
Karyn Hay has a slot on National Radio nowadays. She's still cool-as.
@garyhicks14733 жыл бұрын
we used to record radio with pictures on vhs and play it over and over! Wish I still had the tapes and a vhs player ha ha!
@eliaspavlides93777 жыл бұрын
I saw them again last night at Kings Arms: GREAT as ever!!!
@catcat1517 Жыл бұрын
Oh hell yes these guys sound great.
@hectortamayodiez53215 жыл бұрын
Some people are happy most of the time But they don't know they're in line I don't know what to do with you I don't know how to deal with you North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why I find out what you're meaning now Your term is darkness anyhow I can't find out what it is with you If there is one thing I can't get through North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why Absolve the waiting that you've done Take away those moments of fun There won't be much left there for you I'm taught we've a choice in what we do North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why (why, why)
@alfajuj7 жыл бұрын
I used to play them on my college radio show back in the day... Love their sound
@andrewlarkin6455 жыл бұрын
John Christoffels is an Auteur Excellente. The vision. The pacing. The darkness, This is what I am talking about. Auteur!
@panNik19798 жыл бұрын
What a song.
@grantmadden8415513 жыл бұрын
That Bats sound!God, they still play sometimes and still have that sound! Good music never grows old!
@nish55233 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or the lad sounds a bit like Morrissey? Cracking tune!
@downallyourstreets6 ай бұрын
More Michael Stipe to me
@petermateer13 жыл бұрын
Block of wood was plain dirty but this one had a superb melody and an opening riff which Bryan Adams would kill for :)
@beanbagchair11 жыл бұрын
timeless. i could listen to this over and over again.
@magenta64 жыл бұрын
Had put this on repeat!
@georgedipa118311 жыл бұрын
Awsome track' I think the bats did this when they supported the Fall at the Old GreekTheatre in Melbourne back in the 80,s I think''
@jacktaylor76964 жыл бұрын
The Hollowmen brought me here! This song is the sound of Canberra - love it!
@thedudemkii53814 ай бұрын
Canberra? This is a nz band
@jacktaylor76964 ай бұрын
@@thedudemkii5381 the hollowmen is a show set in Canberra which uses this song.
@clumpft4 жыл бұрын
The best bands to play in Sydney during the 90's were all from NZ! Flying Nun bands are immortal.
@AnoPascoe2 жыл бұрын
Flying nun bands are shite!
@chrisschneiders6734 Жыл бұрын
Yep, great time for kiwi bands..the sound of those times really suited the kiwi people for some reason..like a hand in a glove.
@davidboyd81137 жыл бұрын
I really really love the bits
@benji2743 жыл бұрын
You mean the bets?
@davidboyd81133 жыл бұрын
@@benji274 Sorry I meant the bats
@jasonparr42753 жыл бұрын
god bless nz love from oz
@JK-zf5cr4 жыл бұрын
Great song.
@julianholland72043 жыл бұрын
Timeless
@paulmulcahy41873 жыл бұрын
40 th anniversay gig coming up, can not wait
@sergiobuassali89313 жыл бұрын
Great
@Maharani19915 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible.
@mackenshaw816911 ай бұрын
Paul told us at radio U that when the video came out on "Radio with Pictures" the Canterbury Regional Council (I think) made sure that got a big fine.
@carlingcuz2 жыл бұрын
Still sounds so good 😎👍
@bigglesbiggles14 жыл бұрын
Great song on vinyl, brilliant song live, always played with such power that doesnt come through in the recordings
@nedhohepa77164 жыл бұрын
Best pub gig is these guys. U will love
@ieatspiders777 жыл бұрын
This pleases me.
@joannefisher32816 жыл бұрын
I love this song.
@MsMiguel709 ай бұрын
Late November I think of my time studying in Scotland. The day after the college canceled thanksgiving. I had a case (?) with like 30 cds. This being one. Still some of the best tunes and times.
@farehamtown3737 жыл бұрын
Ah memories of the Flying Nun night at the Marquee with JPS Experience and Straitjacket Fits. One of those bucket list days.
@burtcokain38616 жыл бұрын
Ahh, so thats who played. Was that the full line-up? I was at that gig but I cannae remember who played. That must of been around '94 or '95.
@domenicbrigandi40865 жыл бұрын
The Bats, The Chills and JPSE at Paddington RSL in about 1989 (maybe 1990)...good times.
@sadslavboy Жыл бұрын
I have fallen in love with the album. This band deserves to be remembered more here in America
@Dannyvirk9 жыл бұрын
This song makes me proud to be a kiwi.
@snokful6 жыл бұрын
Aussie here, you bloody should be!
@soundgardener49405 жыл бұрын
Right young man, put your shoes on, and -some warm- all of your clothes-I'm taking you to Dunedin; you're going to explain where you stole that pride from, say you're sorry, _and give it back._ (You didn't do anything *_dirty_* to it, did you, like you did to Pikachu? Hrmph.) Anyway, after that you're going to call Karyn Hay on the radio (without pictures) and apologize to New Zealand. *_DEATH FROWN_* No, of course I'm not serious; I'm not even your Mum, lol.
@KappaDaKappa3 жыл бұрын
I really liked The Avengers a 60's NZ band and wondered what other great music they could have. Then I found this rabbit hole of music I'm crawling down. What a fantastic track!! Greetings from Finland. (If you're interested in hearing a vaguely similar style Finnish band mixed with The Police/Dire Straits, you should give "Eppu Normaali - Kitara, Taivas ja Tähdet" a listen and their earlier stuff).
@GlennO552 жыл бұрын
Eppu Normaali - a great recommendation, thank you!
@KappaDaKappa Жыл бұрын
@@GlennO55 Nice! Check out 'Eppu Normaali - Jee Jee (Live 1978) or rääväsuita ei haluta Suomeen (Live 1978)'. 'Hassisen kone - Oikeus on voittanut taas LIVE 1981' is a worthy mention.
@KhannahSTR10 жыл бұрын
Dédicace à mon professeur d'histoire qui m'a fait découvrir ce groupe énormeee !
@ozdave6411 жыл бұрын
just a wonderful song, and used as the theme-song to ABC Television (Aust) political satire, The Hollowmen. just thought you should know............
@dkelly64926 жыл бұрын
That's how I came across it, randomly watched Hollow men one night and got Shazam out quickly to capture the intro!
@davidsilva6229 Жыл бұрын
GOODY . . . !
@johnscott129912 жыл бұрын
One of the all time great tunes
@darrylmorris82292 жыл бұрын
I made a 60 minute mix on cassette of this in the 90s.
@kerynyork61629 жыл бұрын
still love
@stevemasterton15773 жыл бұрын
Dunedin sound is still great today as it was then
@dutropic8 жыл бұрын
this ones perfect
@jasondykes12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the recent uploads FN. Time to expand the collection.
@ldognz2 жыл бұрын
I love the Chills
@MadProfessor19625 жыл бұрын
Always loved the bets....
@flobinesmithnz11 жыл бұрын
John was talking about us going for a trip to Dunedin, this is what came to my mind!!! Great song.
@jayden.clouston23095 жыл бұрын
My favourite song
@jayden.clouston23095 жыл бұрын
Along with Heavenly Pop Song
@TT-th3lv5 жыл бұрын
The Dunedin sound was an era 1979-1989. The energy and likes probably not to be repeated again.
@Anax100 Жыл бұрын
Try Soviet Soviet
@jonathangeddes97862 жыл бұрын
thanks for making this available:)
@clau-claucyr1613 Жыл бұрын
LOVE IT.
@aaronsunderland883810 ай бұрын
Love to bass player in read shirt doing the drawn out "noorth byy noorth" backing vocals suble but really effective imho
@jmach57jm8 жыл бұрын
@MrNipperthedog7 жыл бұрын
Well they certainly are very good. If they played in Chicago I'd take my sister and girlfriend neither of which I like very much......
@mogshade665 жыл бұрын
Then find someone you do like 😃 Love from all at Dunedin New Zealand 😎👍
@aaronsunderland883810 ай бұрын
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@computerstuff72195 жыл бұрын
They way they are into their instruments reminds me of The Band. Flowing.
@angelapaul40642 жыл бұрын
Love it
@JulesN5802 ай бұрын
What a brilliant little number - have heard some ripper tracks from these guys, but not this one. Brought here by a comment on Lemon Fog’s mid/late 60s song Summer - check that out. Shows that whatever the chord progression, there are unlimited ways that it can be expressed.
@aaronsunderland883810 ай бұрын
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@paulmulcahy41873 жыл бұрын
How good was the Dunedin sound, god bless Flying Nun!!
@FlyingNunRecords3 жыл бұрын
god bless all the great bands! not us!
@aaronsunderland883810 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@augistineaquinas33253 жыл бұрын
only for the real ones
@downallyourstreets6 ай бұрын
As a film fan, I love that reversed record destruction. I think I’d be cool to do with those heavy old records from the 1920’s. Those would shatter like glass before they start rolling. After a hundred or so you might get lucky with a roll and shatter tho.
@aaronsunderland88388 ай бұрын
❤
@aaronsunderland883810 ай бұрын
Where are all the bats fans? Show them some.likes and positive comments? :)😅
@ricjames9746 Жыл бұрын
grt song
@justmadeit2 Жыл бұрын
Bryan Adams Run to you ! Sounds like it on the into !
@TheHypnogog Жыл бұрын
Delightfully zony. That is my verdict.
@davelockwood7536 жыл бұрын
Epic
@wtfjunkie6 жыл бұрын
No i dont need meds, i need to smoke a joint and listen to music for a while.
@grgsgrl64114 ай бұрын
Paul was just 🔥 🥵
@flamencoprof Жыл бұрын
North by North sounds like one of those old compass point names, but it isn't one. All I have is the LP Compilately Bats; just thought to look that up because sorry if my brain works.
@Vnuckmusic6 жыл бұрын
Bass is so angsty and powerful on every track from these guys
@madisaesma941710 жыл бұрын
Great song, the singing reminds me of Ringo Starr for some reason.
@alexabbott72035 жыл бұрын
I'll never hear it the same again.
@adriennethomas49692 жыл бұрын
absolute perfection
@TheEamoB4 жыл бұрын
The intro sounds like the intro to Run To You by Bryan Adams! Just the intro mind!
@thesound-chameleonman35802 жыл бұрын
So THIS influenced Cheapskate by Supergrass!! VERY similar melody...
@thesoundlikechameleons2082 Жыл бұрын
THIS definitely influenced Cheapskate by Supergrass. - C '23
@andysaunders37082 жыл бұрын
No, it's not just you. Occasionally sings in a sort of monotone, but bloody good music! And the beautiful woman on the mandolin ended up being his wife, I believe.
@JulioSinTierra705 жыл бұрын
I miss the million-thumbs-up button on this vídeo
@Rad-id4oo3 жыл бұрын
Lyrics Some people are happy most of the time But they don't know they're in line I don't know what to do with you I don't know how to deal with you North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why I find out what you're meaning now Your term is darkness anyhow I can't find out what it is with you If there is one thing I can't get through North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why Absolve the waiting that you've done Take away those moments of fun There won't be much left there for you I'm taught we've a choice in what we do North by north I'm still following home North by north I know your name North by north I'm still wondering why (why, why)
@GrahamPWhite7 жыл бұрын
Tony Blackburn had one of their songs as 'Record of the week' But I cannot remember which one it was!