Prefab Sprout: Earth The Story So Far.

[5SUSANA]

Un buen vídeo,gracias por compartirlo

[Jaworu]

How ..many times will i fall asleepto this it is like being transported to heaven and im agnostic :P

[mokacode]

Fabulous vid ...Fabulous song...Fabulous band leader....

makes you wanna love your neighbour...lol

Featured that vid in my page for quite a long time...Might come back at it again...

[SuzLa1]

I keep coming back to this song. The words and the images are beautiful. I'm sure with paddy's genius he could make the music sound less plinky plonky and it would be amazing. I already think it's amazing but I was thinking about for general release for a larger market.

[laulau171]

YES , SIMPLY BEATIFUL

[Berlanguista]

This is such a precious song...Less stupid riots and more songs like these...please



[RiceBowlFactory]

God Bless You brother!!!

[terrau]

Thank you. Simple and beautiful. (Paddy is brilliant, I miss Prefab)



[blackandtanful]

衰えないﾌﾟﾘﾌｧﾌﾞ･ｽﾄﾗｳﾄ～音楽で世界を変えよう!～­アルバムタイトルは王業だが､ｻｳﾝﾄﾞはひたすらキレイのなだ­らかに!!GOOD

[IStehSHIT]

question is, waht came first the ideas or what they are shaped by, what came first all the things you are used du and find normal, find the only option, or the things that are "noremal" to you. if you belive 1 you are religious. if you belive 2. you are just a normal human

[marcogiant]

Giù il cappello, passa Paddy!

[sproutyDP]

This is one of Paddys finest songs and equally as good as his earlier stuff. It's only an improved demo too !!  amazingly talented man

[markthnark]

Oh dear. i was such a fan of Paddy, but this is sooo bad. Plinky plonk, I"'ve found God".  In many ways this casts a shadow on the good work he has done. Honestly I am cringing.

[msger1]

@markthnark - I am a real fan and really didn't like this when i heard it first but i think his voice sounds amazing and the melodies are lovey as per but its the tinny music that lets it down, im sure paddy knows this himself as he held it back originally, i don't take it too seriously just listen to it after I've listened to all the fab songs!

[thamindswapper]

Wonderful piece of music ! I'm ordering the CD right away ! :-)

[lonegroover]

I love this song. Deserves better than the Casio organ treatment it gets here.

[MrBuenaventuraS]

Good Video

[MrBuenaventuraS]

Good Video!!

[ryanisfun123]

Iyt sounds like that horrible man scritti polliti. What a creep.

[panzermort]

@ryanisfun123 and what music do you like

[enfinlibre68]

To take Prefab Music at 1st degree can only be wrong of course.Had this LP been launched in the 80s it could have easily been rejected as cheesy despite the weird religious lyrics.Obviously releasing such an end of 80s commercial sound now is interesting and cannot be seen as a commercial cheesy move.The problem is unlike in many of his previous songs,the Irony here is clearly lacking and the melodies and tunes are even weaker than in "The gunman the story so far".Still like"God watch over you"

[enfinlibre68]

Paddy is a brilliant lyricist and a true musical artist in the long northern CELTIC sense and tradition of the word.I guess the Beatles,Shack,Jah Wobble belong to this tradition also.Actually Andromeda H did reach a level hardly attained in the 90s and certainly not since Steve Mc Queen.I still regard the Swoon album breakthrough as something utterly different and deeply moving.It was hard to predict then they would get so sweet and still retain an edge but THIS won't change the World for sure.

[ryanisfun123]

Oh. My. Word. This is fucking hideous. The most over-flamboyant and rigid steak of drivel EVER to be uploaded on youtube. The phoney American accent, the christian undertones, the sheer CHEESE! You can't possibly be into this crap can you.... Please.... Shut the fuck up!

[sproutyDP]

@ryanisfun123 Phoney American accent ? Get yer fucking ears syringed you TWAT

[panzermort]

@ryanisfun123 idiot

[ryanisfun123]

@panzermort Why call me an idiot? It's pure gash. all of it. It doesn't even have real instruments on the track.

[panzermort]

@ryanisfun123 ok you are right I shouldnt of called you an idiot for saying something that is your opinion

but you say it doesnt have real instruments

you sure about that m8

[ryanisfun123]

@panzermort Without a shadow of a doubt. It's all been sequenced on computers, badly. The guy at the top noticed too.

[mokacode]

Awesome vid and music.I would be a Prefab 's fan back in the days...put it as my channel feature vid!....

[privilegiadosclub]

Dios mio que maravilla de cancion, que comienzo, que desarrollo, que bajo, que bonitas las imagenes que acompañan a la musica. Paddy eres un genio total y absoluto. Como se puede hacer un pop tan suave y maravilloso a la par que elegante. La musica pop deberia hacerlo un monumento a Paddy.

[juanmiahu70]

@privilegiadosclub. Lo has clavado macho!.,y hasta te hayas quedado corto. Es el sumum de la belleza esta cancion ,y de la elegancia el grupo y paddy. Y QUE CASI NADIE LOS CONOZCA, ES LAMENTABLE.

[privilegiadosclub]

@juanmiahu70 Gracias por tu comentario. Veo que no soy el unico en España que adora a este grupo. Creo que en cierta medida somos unos privilegiados de conocer su musica :)

[juanmiahu70]

@privilegiadosclub ,gracias a ti, yo tengo su discografía entera ,y es el grupo mas elegante que he conocido

[nikymanx]

Aguante prefab!!!!! espectacular!!!!!

[milo13200]

beautiful song! as usual From Paddy!

[1ngmar8ergman]

Love Prefab, love Earth - in that order :)

[romeropablo]

So sad...a beautiful album ignored by the music industry, recorded in 1992, was released as new in 2009! Very sad. This album has a incredible BEAUTY...

[Syntpop]

*******

VERY NICE

*******

[Bigwheelneil]

Amazing song matched with amazing sights......well done!

[silhosblue]

Bienvenido Mr Paddy !!!

[montano8]

Thank you for posting this video, it is just perfect.

[TeteromPRS]

This reminds me of the music they used to play while you waited for the next schools programme. Ah, I'm getting all nostalgic.

[inverterville]

thank you paddy joe you have done it again brought ne to tears,what a voice such range god must exist i know that now ..

[TheMokohya]

Paddylicious...

[johnnythelowery]

Greetings to anyone from WUWT ! Hope you like it--Works best with ear phones!

[davidjeffrey1]

Wow.same taste here.went to se It bites last week.Love Pendragon etc too. You MUST check them out.But the sprouts r wonderful.Bet u like Todd Rundgren too.

[johnnythelowery]

@davidjeffrey1

Well feel free to recommend one of Todd's best examples from here @ youtube and i'll give it a listen. I don't know why I like the bands that I do and can't get on with Frank Zappa or Bob Dylan or the Rolling Stones and i've probably tried Todd before and didn't quite get the spirit he was putting into his music. Whereas; with PAddy and Francis Dunnery and those other bands.....i can get into it.

[mrwillfran]

Absolutely superb!

[johnnythelowery]

Regarding Paddy: I've never understood this industry idea where you produce a album then you have to tour it. And because of that it has to remain within the constrains of being able to played live. I'll listen to CD's hundreds of times; never seen Prefab and probably will never get the chance, so for Paddy to be making albums, mixed and over dubbed and all that is all totally fine with me. Better to make the album as rich and interesting as possible.

[gazzymodo]

@Johnny: i absolutley agree with your choices of both 'Yes' & 'Genesis', although both bands did great stuff in the 80s (90125 etc), i think the finest hour was "TRICK OF THE TAIL" (Genesis), "CLOSE TO THE EDGE/FRAGILE" (Yes). Queen had a good run through both decades, but 1976's "A DAY AT THE RACES" was for me, their finest album.

[johnnythelowery]

Gazzymodo: I digress from Paddy here but check out: 'It Bites Live Tokyo Old man and the Angel' here on Youtube. I'd be interested to see what an old Genesis/Yes fan makes of it as they were.....somewhere in the neighbourhood of both bands. I like how they flip from English to Latin mid stream! Let me know. Also, the Fashion Fabrique Album.

[johnnythelowery]

@johnnythelowery

Well, whatdya think of Dunnery and all playing 'It bites old man and the angel live Tokyo' ?

[johnnythelowery]

@gazzymodo

Yep. Agree. CLose to the Edge, Dark Side of moon, Trick of the Tail: if they'd remained in these styles i don't think punk would have happened. But, after these, they were just taking the micky..ie...'tales from topographic oceans' anyone?

[johnnythelowery]

The music I might still listen to from then:

Fashion-Fabrique, Pet Shop Boys, It Bites and now Francis Dunnery, Prefab, Brand X, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Yes. 'Bout it. Maybe the Prefab wannabes Deacon Blue. Oops-Greenslade. probably not your cup of tea.Check out Francis Dunnery's cover of 'Mobile Homes' by Japan. Jamaquoi can move molecules too.

[gazzymodo]

The best uk bands to emerge during the 80s (in my opinion!) are: Prefab Sprout, New Musik, Korgis, Secret Affair, XTC, China Crisis, Housemartins, Records, all outstanding regarding great songs, production, performance etc.

[Andres21479]

@gazzymodo Man which one is the most underrated? those are great bands that you mentioned

[johnnythelowery]

...Did some research and says Paddy plays everything on this....including the Bass! Wow.

[johnnythelowery]

The Bass. The Bass....the bass....is ...the bass....is.just.......absolute­ly....... mesmerising. I get lost in this. The words, the ideas, the beat, the bass. Beautiful.  I love songs of love songs about the Lord. But the music in this is gorgeous. Cheers to Paddy & Co. wherever you may be.

[sproutyDP]

The world has to hear this song

[sharky1304]

He is a genius!

[stellarshore]

wow, bahahaha!!!!

[maatwerk67]

Prefab sprout rules!!!

[efactormexicocity]

Excelente rola,ojalà viniera Prefab a la Ciudad de Mèxico,Thanks for all Paddy

[efactormexicocity]

Gracias a quien subiò esta rola de los señorones de prefab sprout, son ustedes geniales por su enorme creatividad

[rwbob]

This year's Christmas Number One, in my book.

[jeffthepoet]

Beautiful music video. Thanks Missunderstood for sharing Prefab Sprout's music to the BBC's Planet Earth. Makes me feel good.

[jeffthepoet]

Thank you MissunderstoodTV for the beautiful music video by Prefab Sprout. It makes people feel good to see the wonders of earth in such a melodic way. Great art Paddy.

[claudetheman]

Great Great - come again and again - please

[luigiluitiso1]

Hace falta esforzarse un poco (que es bueno), pero qué bien empastan música y video. Great, using one word.

[77hodag]

The music of Paddy McAloon and Prefab Sprout has made my life better and more worth living. How many artists can you say that about? Just a great song on many levels. Good job on the video, MissUnderstood! We're lucky to be fans of one of the great under-appreciated geniuses.

[espsummer]

10 times

[espsummer]

i think i've listened to this 1 times in a row

[VincesVinyl]

Stunning. Paddy MacAloon can write a song.

[VincesVinyl]

Stunning. Paddy MacAloon's a genius.

[danitad71]

Simply wonderfull. One of my favourite. You did a grreat job with the video. Paddy would be very proud of you. Thank you with all my heart for posting.

[greblac]

WE'RE ALL SPROUTS NOW ARENT WE?!

[sproutyDP]

This great song will forever remind me of 2009. Lifted me during health problems.

Would love to hear Earth, The Story So Far album

[MarkMargo]

love prefab sprout

[Bigwheelneil]

Pure brilliance as always. We've been waiting Paddy !! Thank you!

[vdvsoldat]

Prefab Sprout's music is one of the wonders of the world !!!

[vdvsoldat]

Heaven on Earth is when we listen to Prefab Sprout !!!

[kalleblomqvistcom]

I have been a Prefab Sprout-fan for 25 years and now Paddy McAloon has did it again (even if the album has been delayed for many years). A TRUE MASTERPIECE!

[MarkMargo]

Best song from the album

[jeffthepoet]

Well done, Paddy and Prefab Sprout. Really like the music with the video. Sends a great message, love earth.

[ChallengePT]

Nice song! Thank's Paddy ! you will be always on my dreams!! We want more!! :) Best wishes for all fans from Portugal

[Gettuned]

I just love this song - it's out of this world.

Thanks for posting, and YES i did buy this awesome cd :)

Thanks to paddy for releasing the material.

prefab 4 ever :D

[jazzmind55]

whaat thee... i thought the band was loooong gone. and couldn't get my self to google them not wishing to know about anymore artists passing away... and then this!! flawless... thx mcAloon

[greblac]

what can i say??

;-)

[CHRISTIANS1977]

Que excelente banda, por favor !!! yo sabia que algun dia volverian !! Ahora los quiero ver en Argentina - Buenos Aires !! Ahi va enorme Saludo !

[JaiBlueCave2]

Para que vengan los Prefab Sprout las radios tipo Aspen o Pop deberìan pasar sus temas. Como lo habràs notado nada que ver. Cualquier otra cosa pero nunca ellos (lo cual prueba que lo bueno nunca llega a ser masivo). A mi tambièn me gustarìa verlos en el teatro Coliseo o què sè yo. Habrìa que sugerir temas de los Sprout a los programadores de las radios.

Saludos desde Pompeya jajaj!

[JaiBlueCave2]

Tenemos que sugerir a los programadores de FMs tipo Aspen o Pop

que pasen temas de Prefab Sprout. Nunca van a ser conocidos en Argentina si no los pasan en la radio.

Saludos desde Pompeya

[SunRey69]

incredibly beautiful ! unreal !

[claubeck]

DISCAZO !!!!..así, de punta a punta, Gracias Paddy x volver, me super emociono.Gracias Prefab.

[jml2621]

Beyond Brilliant.

Kudos on merging the two masterpieces.

[redbonealvilee]

Es un gran regalo q ya no esperaba,autentico sonido,PREFAB SPROUT!!!....maravillosa voz,maravillosa musica y maravillosas letra...yo creo q esta claro qme encantan no? jejejjejeje

[juniedai]

somehow it all fits so perfect like it's meant to be..either a miracle has taken place or you just happen to be an outstanding editor. Simply Beautiful...

[MissUnderstoodTV]

More miracle than my editing skills :-)

[audioquadrant]

great music and great video. thanks for putting these together !

[jbaudrand]

time to open a 1992's wine and celebrate the good old time! and laugh at this world that become crazy!

[abaudrand]

Heard it, bought it. :)

[MissUnderstoodTV]

That's great news, thats what I put this video together to promote this fantastic album and get more people buying it.

[eiderglast]

@abaudrand , same here, fan of prefab sprout, and after hearing this... had to buy the new album... now.. if we can hear more of the b sides that haven't been re released yet...

[eiderglast]

@abaudrand , same here, fan of prefab sprout, and after hearing this... had to buy the new album... now.. if we can hear more of the b sides that haven't been re released yet... found one... last on the racks...

[olyyve]

l'intro fait penser a la musique de joe hisaishi. sinon dommage que lctwwm ne soit pas un vrai nouvel album apres andromeda heights et the gunman je m'attendais a mieux

[olyyve]

l'intro fait penser a la musique de joe hisaishi. dommage que lctwwm ne soit pas un vrai nouvel album j'ai pour ma part du mal a accrocher . apres andromeda heights et the gunman je m'attendais a mieux

[sproutyDP]

Best intro,  since Us And Them and Don't Like Mondays

[scritti]

What a wonderful video to choose for this beautiful song.

It's just so fitting.Well done!

[mrmarillionelo]

SONY music don´t like high quality music like this superb/fantastic work. They working with crappy fastfood..............

[poiutyrgebret]

yuyk

[MarkMargo]

this is the best song from the album

[dadisara]

So, is this the heaven that everybody talks and profess!!??? Huauuuuu!!!!!.... I want to be part of this....

[msger1]

Seemingly Sony did not reject the album but requested that there might be one or 2 too many songs on it and paddy misunderstood what they were looking for and started to rewrite it and it got lost from there. Its 17 years late but still lovely.

[poiutyrgebret]

So, is this the heaven that everybody talks and profess!!!???? Huauuuu!!!!.....

[poiutyrgebret]

So, is this heaven!!!??? Huauuu.....

[sproutyDP]

Is this songs intro, the best since Us And Them and Don't Like Mondays ?

[MissUnderstoodTV]

Thanks for your comments, keep them coming

cheers!

Miss Understood/Old Spoonface/Miranda

[rafladristel]

All the album is really nice and is what i waited for in ....1993. BUt, I can t help thinking that with Neil on drums, wendy in the back and a decent production, it would have just been a great

How loosy are and were the guys in SONY in 1992 to refuse this album...

Let's hope he will keep a good health, and let's make a wish that he will reform the band and realease all the stuff he has been demoing for years in a good way, to receive all the love he deserves for the good vibes he gives.

[MartiW]

Nice.. Well done!

[sproutyDP]

" if you're in pain music can work on the level of anaesthetic " It could do with a song of this quality Paddy

[sproutyDP]

" if you're in pain, music can work on the level of anaesthetic" So true Paddy with songs of this quality.

Thanks Miss, wonderful music, words and video

[sproutyDP]

" if you're in pain music can work on the level of anaesthetic" So true Paddy with songs like this one.

Thanks Miss, beautiful music, words and video

[sproutyDP]

" If you're in pain music can work on the level of anaesthetic"

This song has the power

[StonefieldJim4]

NIce idea - and it works! Thanks for posting. Exquisite taste, naturally. :-)

(Jim Williams - Sproutnet Forum Moderator)

[StonefieldJim4]

Brilliant! Nice work.

(Jim Williams - Sproutnet Forum Moderator)