The Sisters of Mercy - Marian (Full Version/ Old Grey Whistle Test)

[@evilblondgoth]

This has got to be one of my favourite sisters songs.

[@Glutzie]

Was always mine

[@cynthianovoselsky3717]

Mine too

[@marcosusmelj8631]

ME TOO

[@chukwow5738]

This and Emma

[@Divuar]

My all-time favorite of theirs too

[@allan2011grunge]

Sister of mercy uma das melhores bandas dos anos 80, cadê os 🇧🇷 que curtem música de qualidade?

[@carolinamartins7699]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@2112jonr]

Hussey's guitar work, Eldritch's voice and Adams' bass - bloody perfect.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Don't forget Gary Marx on guitar.

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

Insuperablesssss juntosss

[@Artaud1957]

I've always loved the spidery guitar work right after the chorus.

[@KatieRose230612]

Eldritch looks literally amazing in this. And I love the guitars and the bass, amazing.

[@stuartmorley4749]

😁

[@grantbartley483]

Don't forget the Dr

[@artdesignandmusic7035]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJS6d596eNqlga8

[@stevenmoscrop5786]

watched this back in 85 and this changed my life. This is the best ever version of this song as it features Gary Marx playing the Ebow Guitar. On first and last none of the others play on it as the writer of the song Wayne Hussey played all Guitars and Bass. This was Gary Marxs last ever performance as he played this Old Grey Whistle Test Performance and went off to form Ghost Dance. The very night before at the Brighton Gig with the band he climbed onto the Pa and threw his guitar to the ground and stormed off. Gary Marx does not get enough credit for his time in the band. He wrote the music for 4 of the bands best ever songs. Nine While Nine. Heartland. Some kind of Stranger and First and last. Oh and Poison Door.

[@Murph1308]

Thanks for info, I only noticed his playing in this vid even tho I've watched it so many times, I was only 10 but I remember the atmosphere of the time in Dublin: My estate was mainly Metalheads though one side of the surrounding area had lots of Punks and Goths, and the other was more Mod, Ska and Skinhead....it was a smorgasbord of great music, much of which I still listen to today. The Sisters definitely stood out as one of the leading alternative bands of the time along with New Model Army. I just soaked it all up. Cheers.

[@gavglaister6590]

Eldritch really didn't appreciate the class around him, Marx and Adams and Gunn were just as responsible for the "classic" Sisters as he was

[@XxChelsxCurse]

Always listening to this in school...I love it. Wonderful amount of darkness. And his deep voice is awesome. How in the fuck is it that 18 people were brain-dead enough to dislike?

[@waldemarkonopka3753]

I`m with You.Marian is being supported.

[@Zachnav]

You should of seen how unpopular we were listening to it in the eighties!

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

@@Zachnav Oh yes, still hated now.

[@catacomber8]

@@Zachnav Still does. When I sit at a stoplight cranking SOM now 30 + years later, I still get death stares from other drivers. And cars behind me back away. There IS a "satanic vibe" to the uninitiated...

[@artdesignandmusic7035]

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[@Ebbonultimatemindabuser]

Hey future person, I'm from 2023, if you're listening to this this and found my comment, I wanna tell you that you have a very unique taste, greetings for all sisters of mercy ,god bless Andrew eldritch

[@donovansiliezar9857]

God bless

[@jezevans8697]

Thanks for sharing - saved me digging out my Betamax copy 😊

[@LockerHider]

Thank you person of the past. You have very unique taste as well 🖤

[@Gulliva73]

The German part of the song still gets me goosey

[@danielscissorhands]

It gets me ducky.

[@znyznyzny]

@@danielscissorhands quack 🦆

[@addaelliott2651]

What does it say

[@waldchinese]

the german part is the best part !

[@ravistephan7070]

@@addaelliott2651 Was ich kann und was ich könnte... (What I can and what I could do) Weiss ich gar nicht mehr... (I just don't know anymore) Gib mir wieder etwas Schönes... (Give me something beautiful again) Zieh mich aus dem Meer.... (Drag me from the sea) Ich höre dich rufen, Marian (I hear you calling, Marian) Kannst du mich schreien hören? (Can you hear me screaming?) Ich bin hier allein . (I am here alone) Ich höre dich rufen, Marian. (I hear you calling, Marian) Ohne deine Hilfe verliere ich mich in diesem Ort...      (Without your help I am lost in this place).

[@lashwhip]

Have you ever been in love, so deeply it's all you had but then you find there is nothing there but memories and distorted perceptions? That's what it's about.

[@karynsheer4304]

Andrew Eldritch sounded amazing here. This is my favorite version of this song.

[@artdesignandmusic7035]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJS6d596eNqlga8

[@glynarchie5765]

Was never really a massive goth fan, but first and last and always is an incredible album, every song is good.

[@113armando]

As is Floodland.

[@TheHouseAlwaysWins20]

"Was never really a massive goth fan" - Andrew Eldrich

[@francescxavierbulto9848]

This is by far the best sounding version of this great song.

[@MarkAllenHyenaMotorcade]

The Sisters had evolved from being a very good band in 1983 to only two years later becoming a rock outfit for all of us to marvel at with their groovy ghoulie spooky psychedelic imagery and the tongue in cheek manner which it was all served up, while never failing to deliver compositions which were nothing short of shimmering jewels.

[@LMB222]

To the shame Eldrich represents today. Andrew Taylor, retire already to your golf course in Kiel.

[@artdesignandmusic7035]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJS6d596eNqlga8

[@paulsnell534]

I caught my mother dancing to my video of this when I was 17 back in 1988

[@moonbeammuse2767]

40 years on and I still adore their early stuff. After '85, not so much. 💜

[@marcinmartin4667]

This is music from outside of this...material life

[@Greatblade666]

great performance, great songwriting, One of the best bands ever.

[@xardouarsant4042]

I love listening SISTERS OF MERCY

[@JimboCelt]

One of the most romantic songs I know, performed brilliantly.

[@ralucagymnast]

Incredible; saw them on their first tour, god I was only a kid myself. Fantastic memories. Gives me chills listening to this.

[@robertmcafee4680]

84 I saw them - they were awesome - Aylesbury friars -- great rock band - met Wayne H afterwards walking about the venue when everybody had gone home - he must have been about 21 !!!!

[@waldemarkonopka3753]

Poland -Wroclaw ,Warszawa and Krakow-Thank You veeeery much indeeeeed.

[@sinthiajarrz7285]

perfection best goth band that chenged ways and still sounds great perfection

[@danielscissorhands]

They may need to fix Google translate.

[@seelenwinter6662]

with fields and bauhaus under the top 3 goth bands...

[@seelenwinter6662]

ups... cure of course too... then i took ASP too and we could say under the top 5...^^

[@dhchefe]

Sisters are not a gothic band. You need to stop this. We are not hearing anything "goth" here. Andrew himself has already put an end to this foolishness of "Sisters is a gothic band." They never were, the people who adopted their deep sound in the Gothic style.

[@DownButNotOutYet]

@@dhchefe Opinions, we all have them.

[@Jakegothicsnake]

Andrew Eldritch and Wayne Hussey singing together. Baritone and Tenor in harmony.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

getting his autograph soon!

[@Jakegothicsnake]

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 Awesome!

[@KassSambre]

Awesome Marian version , and everybody is here. The Sisters!

[@derekrushton6447]

Absolutely Brilliant...Loved The Sisters of Mercy xx

[@seelenwinter6662]

who dont...?^^

[@mickesamuelsson1008]

The song just came to Hussey in the studio and he recorded everything right there. But when Taylor heard the tape, he initially didn’t like it. ”Sounds like Siouxsie & The Banshees”, he said. Hussey left the studio, devastated. Next day when he returned, the engineer said ”listen to this”. He pressed play and through the monitors came ”In a sea of faces …”. Given that it could take months for Taylor to finish the lyrics for just one song, this was remarkable. And even to this day, he has to sing ”Marian” on every gig.

[@lusi4503]

Taylor????

[@mnmlstellar]

▪ Sisters of Mercy ▪ Marian ▪ In a sea of faces, in a sea of doubt In this cruel place your voice above the maelstrom In the wake of this ship of fools I'm falling further down If you can see me, Marian, reach out and take me home..... I hear you calling Marian Across the water, across the wave I hear you calling Marian Can you hear me calling you to Save me, save me, save me from the Grave... Marian Marian, there's a weight above me And the pressure is all too strong To breathe deep Breathe long and hard To take the water down and go to sleep To sink still further Beneath the fatal wave Marian I think I'm drowning This sea is killing me I hear you calling Marian Across the water, across the wave I hear you calling Marian Can you hear me calling you to Save me, save me, save me from the Grave... Marian

[@JCSAXON]

I’ve never tired of this tragic, perfectly romantic tune. It was one of the first songs that I could feel throughout my bones as a kid and it’s just as emotive for me now; lovely and unique

[@neilwrigley912]

I think its the best sisters tune ever

[@arior7313]

Best version ever!

[@michaelschmitzer8895]

🎶🎹🎵🎶..absolutly perfekt..Sound. 🎶🎵..Ich hör dich rufen marian...Kannst du mich schreien hören...🎶🎵🎶.. "Gruftie"..😘

[@shawnrood6799]

Perfekt is ( i'm going to take a guess here) korekt.

[@FreshDeath1385]

NEVER will get too old of a song to me... truly fukn timeless 🖤 Andrew you are so appreciated man 💋 Love love love it for always

[@lisaaltavilla4095]

A beautiful timeless classic , 🎩🕶️🎵xxxxxx

[@mandar1n__]

Once heard never forgotten!!! That voice will haunt me till I die ❤

[@ellipsec01]

Thee best Sisters song.

[@paulydj9406]

That, and Alice

[@lizfraser2]

for real

[@addaelliott2651]

The mission IN the sisters of mercy was the greatest combo ever, wish i were alive back then

[@claudiaengelhardt5225]

What a fantastic outrageous wonderful magic band the Sisters once were. Galaxies above average!

[@alieninthewindow744]

Ive always loved sisters of Mercy!!!

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

I'm getting this signed!

[@derekrushton6447]

Remember this first time around & seeing The Sisters on their first ever Tour...Most fucking excellent !!!

[@cynthianovoselsky3511]

Still loving this ❤

[@1lluminati09]

Love this version!! is amazing!! full of darkness

[@jake888999]

wayne composed the whole track and andrew for the first time ever sang the vocals almost unpreidmated and just went with it thank you marian x

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Hussey wrote the music to Marian?

[@DonnieJon]

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 Yep, thats why the mission play it live occasionally too kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqPWq3-Oi5hoq9U

[@ЕлизаветаВильямсон]

His voice makes my mind insane

[@retoschumacher9658]

I saw them in Winterthur! Many years ago!

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@gussyboi20]

I miss my ex dancing to this at the Electric Ballroom in Camden... Must be 20 years ago!!!!

[@andygretz]

Electric ballroom what a great place bouncers a bit dodgy but brilliant nights like nowhere else.

[@CikisHelyzet]

Awww... I miss London

[@Murph1308]

I used to wander in there after going to gigs in the 90s in London(I'm from Dublin) and I always loved that the main floor was Goth even though I was a Metalhead, I'd spend more time on that floor anyway.....still listen to this regularly.

[@martinmcfred6758]

@@Murph1308 was that the place with balcony and leaky roof.

[@cuttlefisch]

One of my favourite songs of all time.

[@thursdayafternoon4577]

what a performance, have to revisit this every so often, get my fix. so original true pioneersxxxxx

[@thegremlin3194]

When Goth music could really bite . Andrew could sing and with Hussey and Adams- Brilliant ! I miss those days

[@clairbarwick9366]

Happy to say I recorded this on my video player on the date it was originally aired and lets just say it was a revelation. Changed my life in a good way!

[@cheekyberd]

Oh this really takes me back. I saw their last gig at the Albert Hall in London. Loved them.

[@Cookie_DDD]

I absolutely ADORE this song. The lyrics are so beautiful.

[@TheDubOrange]

i saw them in concert around that time and it was fabulous, and it was the first time i heard that song and instantly i fell in love with it...

[@rib1967]

One of the very best recordings of this track fantastic end

[@Glutzie]

OMG - say what you will - I was introduced the The Sisters of Mercy by my sister's boyfriend and played the hell out of the cassette. Later i went on to like the The Mission UK and saw them in Boston in the mid-80's. Little did I know of the relationship. I always loved music - may it be a little blindly

[@ruadhmacbradaigh4035]

I always like the "gothic gunslinger" thing they invented. The look like desperadoes from hell.

[@znyznyzny]

I remember that there's a Twilight Zone episode where one of the cowboys is dressed in all black. It was bound to happen.

[@kal5126]

The Dark Tower

[@cecilitaH]

😂😂😂

[@actremix]

Johnny from Guilty Gear

[@francescxavierbulto9848]

Ruadh MacBradaigh I love your analogy of Leeds. Lights is a lot closer.

[@lisagrace9651]

amazing , it still takes me to the depths the fathoms of my being ! just beautiful 😍

[@engelluzifer9066]

EIn Lied .... zum sterben schön...die Stimme nimmt dich mit ins Unendliche....ich hör dich rufen.....ich bin hier allein.

[@ingovonamelen6257]

Wenn Du wüsstest, dass er dass getan hat, was wir alle nicht mehr aushielten!!Armee of GOD!!

[@klaussinger3169]

Leider nur 1x live gesehen.... In Freiburg! Unvergesslich!

[@mickesamuelsson1008]

It’s a song about a German girl.

[@Katje1603]

thanku for this Nommad... i adored them & each time i hear them 'it hits me' once more... they ment it & had loads of fun... they still give that to us now, thanku so much

[@BeardyBrits]

Wow amazing version

[@marcoskhan6665]

This is the real version !!! Awesome !

[@danielalbinati]

perfection.

[@justyves]

Absolutely fantastic! Oh, the memories it brings back......

[@e.normanpowers5596]

It was so interesting (and refreshing) to see in this video that Andrew and Wayne were giving off the same vibe way back when. Simpatico Sisters!

[@wolfgangbauer9843]

the sisters are unique, so great!

[@blackbrackie]

personally: best darkwave song ever made!

[@alexxavier5218]

simplesmente linda essa música!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielbeiersdorf8792]

Whayne and Andrew are the best together at the 80 music

[@GeneTrujillo]

Wow, this was so good! Thank you so much for sharing. Rise and reverberate Sisters!

[@davidcollishaw2771]

Never grows old.

[@andrepereira617]

Best version !!!!!!

[@nickthepostpunk5766]

I’ve never seen this version before. Scrumptious ...

[@nic-ci_66-77]

I saw that tour at Tenax in Florence.. a great date..

[@mazzaseixas]

Esse foi o primeiro som do Sisters of Mercy que ouvi a uns 18 anos atrás e imediatamente me apaixonei..

[@jameyinegypt]

Hi, thank you very much for uploading this gem of a track NommadDammoN. This is my favourite song by Sister's Of Mercy. Far better and clearer sound on this upload then other upload's on here.

[@giadanannotti4022]

Ma come si può esprimere un “non mi piace” di fronte ad una simile opera d’arte?!? Provo pietà per tutti coloro che lo hanno fatto; sono solo poveri ignoranti. Non capiscono nulla né di musica, né di poesia...

[@jameyinegypt]

Simply beautiful.

[@waldemarkonopka3753]

Background make me atmosphere of my better years.I love so much His Voice,now I`m singing together Andrew , I feel smell 80`s as well.Poland loves Leeds`s spell,Red Lorries and James Ray nad Gangwar,

[@Armaguedon6669]

Tout simplement superbe...c'est vraiment un trés grand groupe !! Il hantera encore longtemps les limbes de la musique, merci à eux.

[@ignissmare9492]

Wow ..what quality... what sound! Great job to you NommadDammoN ! For Sisters

[@deborahcooper3814]

its my favourite of all time

[@stephanieghyzel6902]

I lesson you since sixteen. young girl; i have 45 now Sorry i dont speak english ! but its so gorgeus always and for ever

[@flaviopitanga65]

Wow. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing

[@luciosette8307]

THE best Of Gothic ROCK....🖤😎

[@cynthianovoselsky3717]

Sisters of Mercy Marian Dan is such a brilliant Gothic dolls room Spears of Justice complete angst and wisdom such a brilliant song

[@truth7286]

Amazing, thank you so much

[@jocelynballiet3084]

I think this is my favorite song

[@stephanedavin7451]

The best of the best ever written songs

[@kauflermarkus2266]

Immer im Kunstunterricht gehoert, als ich damals mein Abitur machte. Eines meiner Lieblingslieder, first last and alway war die beste LP.

[@Blannimal]

remember watching this first time around, I was too lucky enough to see them on this tour @the Powerhouse Birmingham. The programme wasn't called the old grey whistle test at this time they had shortened it to the whistle test by then!!!

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

this was filmed in London?

[@Robert-s3y]

This song always gives me chills...

[@eduardobracamontealvarez1959]

THE SISTERS OF MERCY + THE MISSION

[@vampiiraaaa]

This song and cover will never get old for me I fucking love it 🖤

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

cover?

[@EzidioAlvesPereira]

Um dos maiores hinos do rock gótico,clássico indiscutível!

[@Proxylfc]

wow great song with the classic sisters line up. brilliant

[@stephan3516]

Was ich kann und was ich könnte... (What I can and what I could do) Weiss ich gar nicht mehr... (I just don't know anymore) Gib mir wieder etwas Schönes... (Give me something beautiful again) Zieh mich aus dem Meer.... (Drag me from the sea) Ich höre dich rufen, Marian (I hear you calling, Marian) Kannst du mich schreien hören? (Can you hear me screaming?) Ich bin hier allein . (I am here alone) Ich höre dich rufen, Marian. (I hear you calling, Marian) Ohne deine Hilfe verliere ich mich in diesem Ort...      (Without your help I am lost in this place).

[@giuseppemezzomo1461]

The best of band dark wave

[@SolAngelika89]

beautifull

[@chrispagett3367]

splendid version of Marian

[@sinthiajarrz8145]

sweet bass