Mister Blairstowe and Mister Partridge They said to me "To get a mortgage You need an income lid" I thought it was free Dolly Parton and Lord Byron They said "patriotism is the last refuge" But now it's me And water's flowing Down the mountain But a tree is blocking The water flowing So I went fishing A note from a fish said "Dear dope If you wanna catch us You need a rod and a line Signed, the fish" Water is flowing Down the mountain But a tree is blocking The water flowing Went to the car rental They said to me "You need a log book And a licence, son" Water's flowing Down the mountain But a tree is blocking The water coming Mountain energei And water's flowing Down the mountain
How can I put this? It's like... I don't think anybody just goes through a "phase" of listening to The Fall. Those of us who listen to them, pretty much always have there music at the forefront of our collections. I mean, I've gone through phases where I listened to a lot be-bop and The Fall. Or a lot of industrial/techno/trance and The Fall. or sixties psychedelic garage, and The Fall, or a Bach binge... and The Fall. You know what I am saying? Anybody?
I'm buyin' what you're sellin' - pickin' up what you're settin' down ... but I feel very strongly that you should have concluded your post with: *"signed, the fish"*
if you need a car son, you need a log book and a license, I thought it was free. Cos water's coming. Down the mountain. But a tree is blocking. The water flowing.
The Fall has been and always will be my ‘safety nets’ - it’s there whenever you run out dry, it’s there when the radio doesn’t makes sense, it’s there when you tired of the same ol’playlist but have not found the track deserving th attention. It grows and grows - ones need to practice caution else it consume you, and it’s tiring.
@@siesm1167 Indeed it does. I think there's five videos from the gig on that You Tube channel. I visit them all regularly. I'm becoming very Fall fixated.
This is brilliant. There always seems to be that line between genius and tragedy. At the start you think it's a going to pot. Mark can't to work out where he is, everyone else looks tense and worried. He drops the mic, wanders around. Any other band would be guaranteed a scathing review that finishes them the next day. Then suddenly out of nowhere comes this force in Mark that propels him and the rest of the band, despite the crowd's indifference. By end you realize why they're so great. Perfect
I think the Fall foottage from this gig is some of the best live Fall i've even seen/heard. Enormous sound from the bass. "Dear Dope, signed the fish". Fantastic Fall track.
I agree with you who say that once a fan of The Fall always a fan of The Fall, I love them more and more with each record..They have never got the recognition they deserve but maybe that is why the vitality and hunger to perform has remained for M.E.S. He has a working class attitude towards music and is never happy to sit back after making a new record..I have the utmost respect for the man as a musician, let's hope he has a few albums left in him.
I never considered The Fall to be a dance band. Then I saw them some time back in the 80's and I realized just how goddamned danceable they were. Couldn't stop moving! The ONLY person that shouldn't be moving at a Fall show is fucking Mark!
Don't get me wrong, this is a fantastic version, but Mark's performance is fairly subdued and laid-back, which makes you realise how much his so-called "bad singing" actually improves and adds to the power of the songs live. He knows what he's doing; he's a genius, and he has greater control and range of his voice than any Auto-Tuned pop starlet out there that you'd care to mention. I'm just saying - when Mark sings "properly" it's a much as a surprise as anything else The Fall offer up. Superb.
This was such a great era of theirs. This is ‘debut-fresh’, like so much of their stuff, but the FHR album and year or three that surrounded it were some of their best.
after his explosion with the Fall Heads Roll lads he ended up settling into a more sedate relationship with the group around him. I still maintain that the FHR group rocked harder than any Fall group ever, just in terms of Riffs and noise. I'm glad I got to see both versions of the group
@@TheIkaraCult i saw them on that tour and it was exactly as you say; huge grooves and dancing music - they had two bass players; a few years later I saw them again and they had smoothed out a bit, but the rawness was still there
It's hard to piss off two bass players on one fraught tour to the extent they both leave. Saw them with two drummers early 80's. They were good but same consideration.
I first saw The Fall in Wolverhampton in 1981-ish and was blown away. 30 years later and I have become the willing, drudge-bound prole that MES always railed against being. Meanwhile he's still there - being resolutely himself, spilling genius with every syllable and shagging slighlty scary foreign birds. I hope he makes some money one day. He deserves it.
Maybe at some point people will look back, and notice The Fall. And appreciate them properly, like how the likes of The Velvet Underground, Nick Drake and other underground acts have had a developing reputation rather than an instantaneous one.
Wish i was there to see them, the group was excellent even though i am nearly sixty. have just got to hear the fall and I have been missing a lot. A very talented singer with a poetic outlook.
I’m 61. Saw The Fall play live at The Cedar in Birmingham in the 80’s. I was the only female in the audience & the only person not wearing a donkey jacket 😉 Fell in love with the music that night & have been listening ever since. MES. RIP
I LOVE ❤ this Beautifully Powerful M.E.S + Fall Tune 🎵 🎶 ❤ of the Joyful Happiness & Freedom we all need to feel Alive ♥️ 🌟 🙏 🦁 🦄 👽 ❤️ 🌟 ✌️ ⚖️ 💪 🎖 🌟 ❤️ 🎉
you are so goddamn right and the amount of times over the years i've come back to this video, they nail it perfectly and so glad at least some in the audience are aware of it...
The Fall have always (generally) played to the unappreciated. - I am going off on the Tangent here. It annoys me how many of the comments focus on people whining about the behaviour of the audience. I would wager they are just trying to look cool (the commenter's) and they too would have been at gigs with like 2 people applauding if they had watched them in earlier days.(and 19 / 20 of them wouldn't be one of the 2
i am from a small city near by the sea called kamena vourla(Greece)..im not from manchester but i am brownd for manchester and all that ideas who born there....in the north england! manchester the world capital of matters!!!!!!
Love the fall. Love climbing mountains. Just found my perfect head track for stomping up hills and dangling off rocks . Probably have to climb a Alp film it and use this as the sound track.
Generally people who make comments like that are emotionally and physically insecure fanboys. They are adults, talented musicians. Mark is seen as an alcoholic OAP by the weak minded because they are fed the norm that every singer should look like Liam Gallagher or Alex Turner. Mark was a cool, respectful, intellectual with a great sense of humour. Now stop pissing on his fucking grave whilst wolf whistling.
Your not alone kid . I first heard THE FAll on radio one John peel slot in the suburbs of wales as a young teen I was intrigued,shocked, then as I am now .im feeling this track and the usual care free swagger of Mark e.its punk ,bassy, and the way he lethargically spouts the lyric .WORKS F ME TOP NOTCH keep it comin THE FALL.
