My late father loved this band. Now 4 years on from his death I really wish I could sit and listen to this with him now that I appreciate it. Beautiful song
@davidflesher37602 жыл бұрын
LOST MY MUM RECENTLY KNOW WHAT YOU GOING THROUGH PLAYING IT JUST NOW.I LET HER HEAR IT A FEW MONTHS AGO SHE LOVED IT
@PK-sc2vn2 жыл бұрын
@@davidflesher3760 all the best mate
@mightyamtoc Жыл бұрын
Same here my friend
@denstone1114 жыл бұрын
When humans work together as a collective we can create such beauty.
@stevendimmock47912 жыл бұрын
Neil Hannon is a class act. A statement that nobody can deny. We love you Neil, keep doing what you do.
@JMFERIA13 жыл бұрын
Neil Hannon is a gentleman. Eternal músic and infinite class
@davidpyorkshire Жыл бұрын
A song with a beginning, middle and an end. A work of genius by Mr Hannon and you can see how much the orchestra love it too. Listen to it over and over.
@dickieetherton88463 жыл бұрын
Makes me cry every time I hear it A truly beautiful piece of work !!
@davidgriffin12672 жыл бұрын
He opened with this when I saw him.
@robbiechan49165 жыл бұрын
how lucky we are for living in an age where a band has been so brilliant!
@monpetitgraindesel6192 Жыл бұрын
1.6.2023~🥀🎧J’aime toujours autant et je fonds de bonheur au son des trompettes🎺🎺🎺quant aux violons🎻🎻🎻et à la voix de Neil HANNON, c’est💎💎💎Quel Magnifique Spectacle❣️❣️❣️…💋de France.
@kwickeb994 жыл бұрын
The most innovative singer ,songwriter the 21 century has ever seen...deverse a nighthood ..for his individuality alone..xx
@keithtimmins81034 жыл бұрын
This fella is pure genius.
@martysouth880Ай бұрын
I completely agree, no one is more deversing a Knighthood more.
@martysouth880Ай бұрын
David Beckham, he wants one but he doesn't deverse one.
@colinbassett13034 жыл бұрын
When the Coronavirus pandemic is over this song needs to be played very loud every day till the end of time
@antmo19663 жыл бұрын
if only they then played Freedom Road from the same album
@anthonydevitt32062 жыл бұрын
Yoo on drugs??
@JilleneLuce Жыл бұрын
A long lost friend DJ Johnny -- found me (in FB) after 48 years and out of the blue he wrote me today and sent a link to this video. How fitting. My first boyfriend was his best friend back then, but he passed away the meantime. Now, just like back in '74, Johnny turned me on to cool music I hadn't heard before- Divine Comedy. Some days life brings you magic despite the tragic.
@robertdekiero80203 жыл бұрын
The first 100 listens you appreciate the musicality, singing and emotional depth. From then on your googling who the hell Woodbine Willy and little Jean were?! And after you find out you're even more impressed by this masterpiece
@tyrionlannister69552 жыл бұрын
I particularly enjoyed learning about Woodbine Willie from this song. Do you happen to know what "inky blue" refers to in the Laika story because I can't find it.
@robertdekiero80202 жыл бұрын
@@tyrionlannister6955 Laika was a dog sent into space by the Soviet Union. I assume inky blue refers to the colour of the sky.
@tyrionlannister69552 жыл бұрын
@@robertdekiero8020 Fair enough. I thought it might have been something more specific ala Deep Blue the chess computer. Thanks for responding.
@helenkahajossyova2982 жыл бұрын
Ehm
@klausbecker72 жыл бұрын
It was Little Jean...Seberg. I guess. The actress who played in Jean Luc Godards "Breathless"
@peterkelsey58412 жыл бұрын
Genius. Cried when I first heard this, not sure why, perhaps I was remembering absent friends, or revelling in the beautifully crafted lyrics, or the Jerome Moross, The Big Country reference, probably all and I still do. Wonderful!
@lizardlordlordoflizards50963 жыл бұрын
' The great escape, he tried to make, was not to be. Maybe next time - Steve '. Classic. This guy's songs are kinda like poems, prose, and comedy all mixed into one.
@lizardlordlordoflizards50963 жыл бұрын
@Talorc MacAllan You're obviously a fan, Mr. MacAllen. What would u say is his best work?
@kezzachadda81753 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant song sung by a brilliant singer 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@paulh52932 жыл бұрын
Neil opened his gig last week in York with this. Thunderous applause and many, many tears. A great song with a whole new meaning.
@randomtransportguyx43972 жыл бұрын
He did the same at the Halifax gig and it's genuinely the most beautiful song I've ever heard
@pikeybot2 жыл бұрын
@@randomtransportguyx4397 same at Newcastle and asked the crowd to raise a drink to friends he raised a glass of red wine
@hamishmctavish73295 жыл бұрын
This is just pure class.
@RK-kn1fg5 жыл бұрын
How right you are
@aweescotsdog83585 жыл бұрын
I want this to be played at my funeral!
@Waiting6643 жыл бұрын
Nooooooooooi I do
@dogriffiths4 ай бұрын
God Bless you, Woodbine Willy. A life well-lived.
@daveb62143 жыл бұрын
To All our Absent Friends, we have lost along the way Godspeed to Them All
@annmc83923 жыл бұрын
Let the light shine on them.
@neilrobinson5115 Жыл бұрын
Neil Hannon,wordsmith extraordinaire,brilliant as always
@silviasettle11286 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with the Divine Comedy with this song (and the whole album)
@richardosullivan81023 жыл бұрын
That would lead to the question, for fans which song then album by The Divine Comedy hooked you in. Mine was Something for the Weekend and then the album Casanova, to be honest I did put the album to one side intially but when I went back to it, WOW, Hooked!
@malcolmprice95456 ай бұрын
What a beautiful story beautifully sung
@Koshirozation5 жыл бұрын
Oscar Wilde was a lonely child He fought and won acceptance from the world They smiled, they laughed, they praised They drove poor Oscar to his grave
@benoitraymond40665 жыл бұрын
The comedy is so divine.
@brigittefilippetto64228 ай бұрын
C'est toujours un grand plaisir d'écouter ce grand monsieur
@Channel-ld9ip5 ай бұрын
Writing from Marshalltown, Iowa, and as one who shares your admiration of 'Little Jean'- THANK you for remembering her in this most moving tribute. For the record, and thank Goddess, in the years since this recording, M'town as a whole has now embraced, and is celebrating, and honoring, she who was Jean Seberg. As, it should...
@andrewleyden27524 ай бұрын
This is eternal. Thank you Neil.
@patatructruc36076 жыл бұрын
British pop music is so hight upon the other ones."Hey you neighbours ! Could you please put your radio louder, please ?" (A french musician)
@andrewmckenna45633 жыл бұрын
Its Irish - not British, there is a difference defined by history
@andrewmckenna45633 жыл бұрын
@Talorc MacAllan There is only one Ireland, and although born in Derry Neil has lived in Dublin for many years, where he feels most comfortable. I suspect within 10 years Ireland will be one country again.
@pr90623 жыл бұрын
@@andrewmckenna4563 Does it matter?
@pauljones1808 Жыл бұрын
What a song ❤
@iancamone3 жыл бұрын
Brill arrangement as usual, takes us all somewhere else, cheers for this!
@kingodin6604 ай бұрын
This is such a beautiful masterpiece effortlessly sung
@drawingsbydave77945 ай бұрын
Definitely one of Neil’s finest. I love the arrangement, the lyrics and the production, but I also love the cheeky bit of “The Big Country” theme tune near the end 🥰🥰
@Lars-p6n3 ай бұрын
Best! Much Love from Berlin
@ronnieparkerscott62232 жыл бұрын
pure genius, my heart melts every time I hear this... and I love Puccini too!
@martysouth8805 ай бұрын
I also like Puccini but Pikachu is my very favourite.
@monpetitgraindesel61922 жыл бұрын
🥀Quelle classe! SPECTACULAIRE❣️A Gentleman, Neil HANNON🌹 🇫🇷...12.9.2022
@victorberquez32543 жыл бұрын
Great voice voice, and a wonderful song. Victor from Australia
@sdry16884 жыл бұрын
Among the best of his generation....make Oasis look pedestrian for sure
@Buckblacket3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful orchestration. Goes a bit Elmer Bernstein at 1:22, absolute genius!
@jamesadm25573 жыл бұрын
Heard on Radio 2 today. Forgot about this fantastic song
@TheANDYURRY3 жыл бұрын
Same here .... :-)
@robertdekiero80203 жыл бұрын
"Hey, I've written a song" "Is it any good?" .......🤯
@stevetivey3786 Жыл бұрын
This was used as the opening to an Alan Ayckbourn play called Absent Friends. It fitted very well.
@julienducellier8075 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful...
@cruisingfanatic2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Track pure class
@nickpalmer30765 жыл бұрын
The Best. What a great song.
@colinjohnrudd4 жыл бұрын
Simply wonderful!
@extradescant5 жыл бұрын
Amazing song ! Deserve more !
@debbiejones21054 жыл бұрын
Superb, thank god for you tube
@paulinavarjao4872 Жыл бұрын
esta musica me lembra quando nós, meu marido e eu moramos na espanha (valencia) na casa um grande amigo.... ele ouvia muito Divine Comedy e a gente aprendeu a gostar muito, fomos até em um show deles lá.... Amo 🤩
@DPK125 жыл бұрын
Pure brilliance
@jeffreylawrence692810 ай бұрын
Definitely channelling Scott Walker vibes here… superb though
@hermanthetosser42192 жыл бұрын
Remember this on cd single... was special song what stuck with me for years... probably thanks to father ted as well
@trishahammond55782 жыл бұрын
Neil Hannon and #TheDiveneComedy 🥰🥰🥰🥰 every song is #perfect lyrcally, vocally and not #politically but I would say #profoundly #thoughtfully #provoking xxx
@tonyjohno75702 жыл бұрын
Brilliant song 🤩
@pogues12 жыл бұрын
Watched this to remember you playing the feile an phobail in Belfast 10 years ago, Falls leisure centre, Genius appreciated.
@JoGray19878 жыл бұрын
classic divine comedy
@keithtimmins81034 жыл бұрын
Magical band and genius lyrics.
@JoGray19873 жыл бұрын
@Talorc MacAllan they are a class act love them live, Neil's voice is always perfect!
@una_10bananas4 жыл бұрын
Not me crying over this song and how much I miss my friends =)
@trishahammond5578 Жыл бұрын
Still loving them 😂❤
@mopbrush18 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@davidflett81073 жыл бұрын
Yer something else my friend. Thank you so much.
@GiulioBaroffio6 ай бұрын
Immenso Neil Hannon sono pazzo per te
@petrab.52536 жыл бұрын
What a perfect voice😊
@MrGeoffHilton5 жыл бұрын
I love this but it is sad.
@jonathantite26343 жыл бұрын
The album is a lovely sad and happy album - give it a go! :)
@martysouth8805 ай бұрын
Harry Stiles "As it Was" = 723 million views / This masterpiece = 334 thousand. What has gone wrong with this world?!
@MerylKeioskie2 ай бұрын
Because we are the lucky few. 😊
@kwickeb995 жыл бұрын
Brilliant...just brilliant..x
@kwickeb995 жыл бұрын
Most amazing song ever wtiten..x
@Sunshinepati2 жыл бұрын
This is England ! 💖👌✨😀
@jhammond645 жыл бұрын
Powerful stuff!
@oldsongsnew87974 жыл бұрын
So unusual , this is a great song.
@lordbucko6 жыл бұрын
amazing
@supergonogo2469 Жыл бұрын
Quand un morceau d'un compositeur peut-être joué par un orchestre philarharmonique, c'est que c'est une grande composition.
@simonwillis15294 жыл бұрын
To me workmates I worked with for years now gone this is for you
@adammoore2514 жыл бұрын
It'll only be temporary.
@anawiesenberger5285 Жыл бұрын
Absent Friends Absent friends, here's to them And happy days, we thought that they would never end. Here's to absent friends. Little Jean Seberg seemed So full of life, but in those eyes such troubled dreams. Poor little Jean.Woodbine Willie couldn't rest until he'd Given every bloke a final smoke before the killing. Old Woodbine Willie. Steve McQueen jumped the first one clean But the great escape he'd tried to make was not to be. Maybe next time Steve. Laika flew through inky blue 'Til Laika neared the atmosphere and Laika knew Laika's life was through. Oscar Wilde was a lonely child. He fought and won acceptance from the world. They smiled, they laughed, they praised, They drove poor Oscar to his grave. Absent friends, here's to them, And happy days, we thought that they would never end, But they always end. Raise your glasses then to absent friends.
@colinbassett13034 жыл бұрын
Absent friends Here's to them ......
@christinepower79734 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@shaxop-eaamusicnetworks4633 жыл бұрын
To them ALL Sx
@foxearth13 жыл бұрын
Watching this and I cant breath 🤪
@beldarin6 жыл бұрын
Great stuff :)
@jrb1802uk Жыл бұрын
The great escape, he tried to make, was not to be. Maybe next time Steve. Really hits me hard ☹
@iancamone3 жыл бұрын
it was watching brideshead or listening to this, guess who won? escapism from dc touches my soul or maybe br was just tooo lonnngggg
@ericcrawford9827 Жыл бұрын
Genius goes unrecognised. Sycophancy just is.
@nunolopes62043 жыл бұрын
This is almost like listening "Metal". Powerful as f...
@dinagalhoz55995 жыл бұрын
Love it. Just love it...
@Herbinhaler7 жыл бұрын
i loooooooooove it (: Neal met my Bro whooooooooooo
@Herbinhaler Жыл бұрын
Saw him at a gig this time last year
@fraserconnell21 Жыл бұрын
Much more sincere than Bowie and with that being said Mick Ronson would of slept so much more easy😊😊😊
@thomaswelch-dr5gn6 ай бұрын
To all my absent friends 😢
@djeffreydowney67362 жыл бұрын
To be or not to be...He is
@amandaworbey20913 жыл бұрын
Great
@TripleDes14 жыл бұрын
Sherry in a cup ❤️❤️❤️
@tuyyo39614 жыл бұрын
Bonita canción compuesta por Coque malla y cantada por esta voz tan bonita😍
@lunapgonz94764 жыл бұрын
Compuesta por Neil Hannon querida
@tuyyo39614 жыл бұрын
@@lunapgonz9476 perdón pensé que esta canción la compuso Coque malla Pero esta sí👇 y alguna más también CHAPO 🎩 My Beautiful Monster.. https ://KZbin.be/phyMpnpUtdw
@Skaitania6 жыл бұрын
Perfect.
@Alice-wk6gt2 жыл бұрын
Divine
@Nanonic0016 жыл бұрын
Poor Laika :(
@janedonaldson22245 ай бұрын
I uses to smoke woodbine!lol
@silviasi17537 жыл бұрын
♡
@mikevaughan4594 Жыл бұрын
I didn't think it was a bit funny , in fact the opposite it's a beautiful song
@trishahammond5578 Жыл бұрын
Ya like 😂❤ #always
@johnwall2000 Жыл бұрын
Is that Steve Albini at 1:34
@veganvocalist47825 жыл бұрын
phenominal artist
@simoncollett45245 жыл бұрын
🐶 "Laika flew through inky blue 'Til Laika neared the atmosphere and Laika knew Laika's life was through."