The Divine Comedy - A Lady of a Certain Age | A Take Away Show

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The Divine Comedy play "A Lady of a Certain Age" by the Seine in Paris, France
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[@DarkTropicalSoul]

I only found The Divine Comedy about 4 years ago. I don’t know why I relate so much to this song - I can listen to it 1000x in a row. The lyrics are funny yet sad, sarcastic yet empathetic… but mostly an allegory on how anyone’s life can fit one cliché or another. And when we wake up… we’re 70. 63? 53? Enter Neil Hannon’s voice, the melody and the violin. Perfection.

[@Kramflek]

It is amazing how a song can be sarcastic and emphatic, funny and sad - all at the same time.

[@Marina-pe1gx]

Last time I watched this video was maybe in 2010 when I discovered them and fell head over heels in love with them. Last week I saw them love. Enamoured forever.

[@Nikkorix]

I still haven't figured out why exactly this touches me so much... - Maybe because it is so authentic? Because of the great way of singing, the voice? Anyways - whenever I hear this I get goosepimples - over and over... - and I can't stop clicking this! ... like a TeleTubby - Again - Again!!

[@hoopymusicluva]

oh my god. incredible. it's almost more powerful when it's stripped down to guitar and a couple stringed instruments. i love this video.

[@mrhow1]

I really can’t explain what exactly makes me feel so…whenever I hear this amazing song

[@carlos002nz]

Magique!! Merci beaucoup from SPAIN!!!!. Muchas gracias por dejarme encontrarlo. Thanks so much indeed. I listened to this song in our Main Square. Salamanca.

[@granbranfan]

I was wondering recently why Neil Hannon hasn't received a knighthood. He deserves it for sure. Now I see his upcoming CD release is called "Bang goes the Knighthood". Looking forward to hearing it. Way to Go Neil...beautiful, beautiful musician.

[@dickieboy8]

I just absolutely adore this!!! Beautiful and haunting

[@juanpa74]

I love the DIVINE COMEDY. Saw them in Seville 1999.London 2004.London 2006.Madrid 2006. Neil Hannon is a genious. I need to download this video to extract the audio. "A lady of a certain age" is my favourite song from the last album.

[@robbrown3048]

Beautiful

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

How did this video drop off the radar?

[@netdiscs]

Scaling the dizzy heights of high society Armed only with a cheque-book and a family tree 😘

[@sakana1977]

beautiful ensemble! I love the way he strums his guitar in the last minute.

[@granbranfan]

Superb, brilliant...lost for words...

[@AshtonArcher]

Another brilliant DC performance!

[@Cybrow]

the violin melody that comes in at 3:05 and later on is beautiful. this song is haunting. in a good way.

[@frankbeauchamp]

beautiful beyond words.

[@corcodav]

The man is a Genious! Such unique music, come to America.

[@kickbiker7920]

The fact there's no drums makes it timeless ...

[@Vinca66]

Lovely song...Divine Comedy great music!

[@ManPop]

Great!! i love this song!!

[@rafiullah1]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@shunka9]

If you Google "Jon Senior divine comedy" he tabs them all.I`ve gotta say he is spot on!

[@cachaslokas]

:) Nikko... I guess it goes right through...and fulfills and soothes...words are a substitute for consciousness and these guys put them together so well!! be merry

[@fagoratatouille]

Wonderful, beautiful..

[@StudioDraven]

Wow. I wish I could have been there. You were SO lucky to have seen this!

[@bollocksnlilies]

I ve listened to the song a million times, each time this same thought : how strange is it to chase the sun at cote d azur ?! alone?!

[@bollocksnlilies]

thanks for the upload. in paris, unplugged !!

[@gilliancoote]

Very nice, I love it!

[@zjuanpablo]

Really beautiful.

[@schniii]

wonderful

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

and yet we listen willingly.

[@djsophie72]

this was playing when I went into labour!

[@RobertBrunsdivineguitar]

thanks so much for this, it made my day :)

[@siviella]

didn't know that french can play so beautiful music

[@AnyaFaya]

I'm so jealous - but thanks for sharing!

[@okcomputer4]

Neil Hannon was born in Derry in Northern Ireland. He moved with his family to Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh, in 1982. So if you don't mind, and if you will allow me this once, we'd like to claim him as our own, up North... :-) Though if I may paraphrase from "Sunrise", "Who cares where national borders lie Who cares whose laws you're governed by Who cares what name you call a town Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground...?"

[@MsEuropaDiscoDancer]

wow

[@je4nte3]

@granbranfan yes..wonder why..when Sir Neil sounds so medievaly cool... :)

[@TheLizardmonkey]

Possibly about "Bubbles" Rothermere, widow of newspaper proprietor Lord Rothermere. She could be found around London nightspots, a funny/sad eccentric figure who - like the other artistic creation she inspired, "Bubbles" De Vere of 'Little Britain' - was living on past glories as an actress, boozing on dwindling life insurance money and battling obesity and a heart condition. She passed away in 1992.

[@martineyles]

Actually Unplugged! Actually Acoustic! (unlike many things that claim to be)

[@nicolasramosxavier6294]

¿No sería mucha molestia que aumentaran la calidad del video?

[@gimdog]

I can't understand why my daughter does not like him !!!!! What a strange girl (and she is from N Ireland)

[@22clodius]

the life can be so sad ,without God,

[@joose2001]

Divine Comedy are English, but yeah it is such beautiful music

[@highsummer]

and strange how a song about an english lady can take on an altogether different meaning hen the camera pulls back to show an american lady of a certain age...a little spine-chilling given events of the recent past

[@22clodius]

@damian0144 impossible ,you will understand

[@FlyingJunk]

Does anyone have the chords?

[@elektrorl]

bd92e887-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/jonstabs/the-divine-comedy-tabs/documents/aladyofacertainage.pdf

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

Benedick: "Now, divine air! Now is his soul ravished! Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?..." Much Ado About Nothing Act II, Scene 3

[@MrsPopeJohnPaul]

the only man in the world i'd consider going gay for. beautiful song!

[@Brewst]

The violin in the background is beautiful. It makes me not listen to the lyrics.

[@pdoorey]

What a beautiful performance! Shame about the shitty camera work. Wasted opportunity.

[@okcomputer4]

Oh sorry....I didn't realise you wanted to bring sectarianism into it. I repeat, for you are obviously hard-of-understanding: Though if I may paraphrase from "Sunrise", "Who cares where national borders lie Who cares whose laws you're governed by Who cares what name you call a town Who'll care when you're six feet beneath the ground...?"

[@Mr33223322]

Sound is crap. Sorry