Laughing Clowns - Eternally Yours (1984)

[mickyc54]

The saxophone in this song gives me goosebumps. Love it.

[Aqene1000]

This Sax blows you out of the water !!!

[wazza55able]

As a music fan i loved this band back then (saw them many times and still love their stuff). As a sax player, however, the sax playing is not great.... but!!!! it's rawness makes the song. I hope she pursued the saxophone musically and kept that passion!

[markymark4565]

I love Louise. What a creative great player.

[markymark4565]

Ed

[COGENTCOG]

Their complete recordings anthology is worth every minute...

Thank you for this video!

[TheMoodjibra]

Mad song matee love ya work!!!!!

[johnwsmoke]

Mate,

awesome stuff from a great period

thanks so much

[MrStylezy]

LOVE IT!! ANYONE KNOW OF ANY MORE SAXY TYPE 80S WEAPONS,PLEASE

[lapuntadelfin]

Louise............just gorgeous

[unitedempyreloyalist]

Ed Kuepper was the real visionary of the saints!

[markymark4565]

@unitedempyreloyalist - No doubt Ed would agree

[jdkdar]

Simply the best !!!!!!

[duncankimball]

LOVED the Saints, but Laughing Clowns failed to excite me at all. Maybe it's my jazz nerdiness showing but I always thought Louise Eliott was a rather ordinary player with a really grating tone (maybe that was the idea?). The fractious Kuepper/Bailey alliance might have been doomed from the start (Iove Bailey's quote about them being unable to agree on the colour of an orange) but IMO Saints were a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.

[nyasification]

Great song, what an amazing career Ed has had, should be inducted in the ARIA hall of fame!

[2cabs2toucan]

@nyasification That is an absolute must.

[tatunkha]

Beautiful classic. Thanks for the upload.

[tatunkha]

Another of Edmunds pretty large body of work. This one is a real highlight.A hot classic in fact. Bless Ed Kuepper & the others & thanks for the upload.

[RBDSB]

Still astounding - Ed and Louise and the band created here an amazing soundscape - part Hendrix, part Berlin1934, part Punk, part Marsalis - part everything except West Coast MOR.

Still follow them ~30yrs later - if you get the chance to see Ed, the Clowns, or any Saints incarnation - please do....

[hect0r00]

fantastic song one my all time favs - saw them play in Sydney in the mid eighties (maybe 84) not sure of the name of the place in Kings Cross, think it was part of Hotel - remember it being just stunning live.

[foresthilton]

Off the hook. beautiful.

[SabinaBellini]

German wasn't he?Aussie raised

[SabinaBellini]

German wasn't he?

[diamondjimlegend]

I find this totally Hypnotic!!!!!

[motownmaniax]

Great vid and song. ♫♫♫ Thanks for sharing nzoz!

[ceke72]

Love, Love, LOVE this song! I haven't heard this in so many years, thanks for uploading this. :D

[davelister]

hobarthughes: please believe me this song and your work have affected more people perhaps than you think - despite technical issues. it remains close to my heart.

shine,

.vortex

[belmontrecordshop]

ace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pcampbell0]

Were great at ATP.

[Casar1973]

ed kuepper is fab

[justgeeks]

My mistake Donutron, you are correct!

Sincerest apologies to Louise Elliot :)

[Donutron]

Sorry Justgeeks this wasnt Diane Spence playing sax, shes good but this aint her, Louise Elliot I believe

[eddie100]

Powerful and Expresive is what I remeber when I witnessed the 1980's rapture. Ed and "BRASS"

not only made me start to feel, but made me cry.

[ulujain]

Another landmark Aussie crew that got zero recognition by the mainstream.

[countryleaves]

The eponymous "eternally yours" because it still gives the listener depth and sonority. The filming is good because it features the musicians, not the skill of the film-maker; great lyrics, soulful saxophone, languid but accurate drumming, great bass and Ed Kuepper, another Australian titan. Eternally ours.

[MrStrutter5]

seen them a the Trade Union Club plenty of times, a National Treasure

[Greatfox200]

was this clip directed by Richard Lowenstein? looks very similar to Hunters and Collectors' clip for Talking To a Stranger, albeit not on such a grand scale

[hopefulllll]

trippy.

[mellymanfamily]

great group, i was lucky enough to hear them in the usa back in 1982

[bobbihopscotch]

This was on Rage last night, and it was amazing.

[ssproutz]

Stoner pop, its simple- I saw a chair thrown at this stoner entertainer and even though I found his creations interesting I couldn't feel any malice towards the chair thrower.

[TexWhatever]

probably because you're an idiot!

[kieran9093]

A truly brilliant song.

[samdutton]

they were the best live band -- a friend made a devil's food cake for them once -- ha!

[coolrobbie64]

a real great song - more than 20 years ago I've heard that song and a few weeks ago I've heard it again from ed kueppers live album. now I found the original - thanks for this publishing!

[1827364563]

truly excellent. the sax is brilliant of course, but the drummer has a metronome heart. outstanding.

[alanthomwells]

louise,if you catch this connect to me

[tlm315]

i love sax

[tennisaus]

A true "classic". The saxophone player is simply brilliant. Thanks for the post !

[cartoonelvis]

@tennisaus Sax player is Louise Elliot

[tennisaus]

@cartoonelvis

thanks for the info & she is really a fantastic sax player. cheers !

[pandaeyes42]

Awesome track with God-like saxaphone.

Thank you so much for uploading.

Proof that, musically, the 1980's weren't complete crap!

[lordpste]

oooooooooo genial ese saxofon sexi me encanta realmente una excelente cancion grasias por subir el video saludos desde sudamerica chile

[likeastoolpigeon]

awesome,saw them twice,what can i say,great band.nout wrong with vid either,common this was the early 80s,seen lot bloody worse.

[Aincircle]

The saxophone is like a wailing vocal. This magnificent this song.

[Mouldytone]

Clip looks great to me! I love this song. Louise Elliott`s sax rips the top of my head off every time I hear it. A true classic. Thanks for uploading it.

[hobarthughes]

I made this clip all those years ago and looking at it now I'm wondering what the hell was I thinking. It was shot on an Arriflex 16mm camera by myself as there was no or little budget. I did all the opticals on a friends optical printer. I'm no cinematographer but that part of it holds up ok. The editing is really sloppy by my now standards, what was I thinking. hmmmmm

[nzoz1984]

Tell me... what are the two 'claymation'-type characters that take part in the video? I remember those two 'tin men' robotic figures having their own segment on SBS's Eat Carpet, many years ago.

[hobarthughes]

@nzoz1984 Well if they were the ones from Germ of an Idea or Crust it was Evenrude and Ropeshair

[nzoz1984]

@hobarthughes thanx heaps!

[TheBrainspace]

@hobarthughes

NZOZ You rock!

& thanks hobart hughes

[PerfWorks]

love it for what it is - a very faithful homage to a brilliant talent, a sensational song - and your piece of artful transcription onto video is superb. it looks like a clowns video -and lets face it, you don't want it looking like a flock of seagulls video

[shakypam]

are you kidding hobarthughes? OK now the window spirals seema little gratuitous butotherwise its so perfect. Its now iconic.

[diamondjimlegend]

@hobarthughes

Don't care what you say about limitations. This is a brilliant clip for a brilliant song.

Undeniably a great Aussie music moment.

The drone of the whole is wonderful - the Sax perfectly piques what is going on elsewhere. I play this over and over and over some days

Love to all

Diamond

[wombo2]

@hobarthughes You didnt direct this video! I DIRECTED THIS VIDEO!

[hobarthughes]

@wombo2

Errr I should know. By the way I am also known as John Hughes or was then

[hobarthughes]

@wombo2 You need professional help.

[wombo2]

@hobarthughes well you sir need to suck my big fat smelly cock. it smells like the ass of some slut it was up and i think you'd really love it.

[SabinaBellini]

@hobarthughes yes-the quality is not the best but it is OK.

[ravenritings2]

@hobarthughes You punk :p

[tatunkha]

@hobarthughes Hey it all goes with the aesthetic I reckon. Thanks for the visuals.

[iloveknitting1]

@hobarthughes THAT IS WHAT MADE THE 80'S SO GREAT. NOBODY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, BUT IT TURNED OUT SO GOOD THAT DIED PRETTY DID A COVER OF IT. GOD BLESS DIED PRETTY

[avlicrete]

my fav since the saints

[cocoloco1984]

Damn Nice!

[xonk5472]

filmclip made by guys from the even/orchestra.

Paul Livingstone (flacco) was part of that crew...

[hobarthughes]

I made this clip all those years ago, I couldn't remember if Paul was there or not but I take your word for it. I just posted a comment on the clip itself.

[shakypam]

Louise Eliot (sp?) rocks. Man this song is all about the sax for me.

[mediapuzzle]

agreed. i love the way it builds

[CaptainWurly]

The great mood is right - the drumming is very moody. A great song.

[Ninyae1]

Hey Captain Wurly, love your name.

[bucketofwater]

I'd never seen this clip before. The song has such a great mood. A great Kuepper tune.