i have loved this band from the begining, apart from a few odd words, can not make out lyrics,can anyone? although fantastic music, once said by annie lennox and kate bush to be the best vocalist at that time .....
No one can make them out, no lyrics to any of their songs were ever printed ... it's meant to be unintelligible. Don't try to understand it, just feel it.
I heard from one dedicated and devoted fan that liz fraser sings in what is known as " phonics " though he was too stoned too elaborate any more than that.....
almost magical the way she sings .reminds me of such better times in life instead of being 25k in debut and working for total lying cunts ! oh yea what year is this from?
Wow, it's been a long time since I heard that song, 20 years or so? But it still sounds so beautiful to me, it takes me back in time, when life was a long sweet dance with death, but accillerating as well. Time to put all my albums on cd, but that's a lot, maybe just the really special ones, like this one.
If I remember correctly some of it is welsh but to me they are much like Lisa Gerrard - why restrict song to words, let the sound flow from you as if it's alive - it IS it's own creation much of the time. JMO
i never liked d.c.dance(i lump them in with enigma)friends always tried to get me n2 it but it didnt hold a candle to the c.twins(in my opinion),i dont even know why ppl seem to group them as being similar.d.c.d always reminded me of those 'indian spirits flute music' you see in the 'relaxation'section of walmart or target.but thats just my opinion.
haha Lunarsiege . funny story: i introduced an older professional musician to DCD ,he swore they were the Best music he had heard Ever. the next day I gave him a Cocteau tape. He could not get over how terrible he thought it was. TIP: OLD DCD is best ,new stuff is for Mom and Dad and Walmart=D . I could say the same for C-twins. early 4ad rules.
I just found all these "albums" in my collection. I had not heard these in years. Yes a guy from West Virginia can love the CT's . Plus her work in The Lord of the Rings was amazing. I recognized that voice the moment I heard Gandalf Lament. God blessed her voice, bless you Liz.
Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest female voice of ALL time. The late and great John Peel said it and I totally agree.This LADY can bring me to tears when I listen to her.
Since All but an ark lark, Ive cherished the Cocteau Twins. This was the first Cocteau Twins video i saw. It was on 120 minutes on MTV.Ive been fortunate enough to see the C.T. live, three times. Chicago, Miami Beach and Atlanta.
This is the song that got me hooked on the Cocteau Twins. I used to get it confused with Aikea Guniea. Now I know their music, perhaps better, than my own face!! They will always be my favorite!!!!!
What can I say other than The Twins are my medecine, and everytime I could convert some virgin ears to a Cocteau disciple, I was so happy and proud. Because if you like them, you'll be into them forever. So many times I was down and listening to their music cheered me up. I know and adore everything they've done. Even in solo. Liz' voice can pull up an insignificiant song. My deepest dream : get back together and make me dream more and more. Luv Ya 4ever !
I know it sounds morbid but I want this played at my funeral along with Ghosts by the Jam.
Elizabeth and Co were the best and most consistent act to come out of the eighties.
Elizabeth if you ever read this let me say you are a true artist. If you don't like the cocteau twins I feel sorry for you, for you have no soul and devoid of any true feelings.
For me it's going to be Aikea-Guinea or Hitherto played at my funeral, along with Here's Where The Story Ends by The SUNDAYS and Keep Me In You Heart by Warren Zevon.
AWESOME song. I love the Cocteau Twins and have since the 1980's. They still take me to that wonderful artsy place that few bands do. mellow, spacey, frilly, spooky, foggy, pretty.
i never get tired listening to liz frasers voice its totally amazing and beautifull ur a awesome awesome singer sheer brilliance xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I heard this when I was about 13, too. And you are right about Kate Bush being #1. I feel like everyone should hear the Cocteaus. Then I remember that most people don't even know them.
i was about 13 when I heard this. Searched for it for years, I used to buy Cocteau Twins music - hoping I would find this track. & did. Liz Frazer is the second best vocalist in the world - after Kate Bush. Thank you x x x
I can spell loveliness, yes I can...I should desist from writing comments while drunk, and especially rereading - but when else would I? Do I care? (but I do). Too much tulip sauce again. Now for Lilac Wine.
didnt really follow them in the 80s but came across a sampler album in the states while on holiday, and this track was on it, awesome it think the heart throbs where heverly influenced by this peice of heaven
This is the kind of piece that could have only been made in the 80's. Beauty like this does NOT exist anymore... This is lavish it's real, it's captivating and more. I love Liz's voice, it is so unique. The musical arrangement is so pretty. One can indulge in this over and over, respect+
Does anyone know if and/or when the reissues of "Four - Calendar Cafe" & "Milk & Kisses" will be released domestically in the U.S.? If the answer is NO, is it best to tell Capitol to fuck off & get them anyway even if it will cost at least an arm & leg?
How the fuck something so beautiful ever came out of Grangemouth I will never know. Only Liz Fraser could make something so unintelligible sound so ethereal.
i don't know if youtube will post this/keep this posted, but the first time i heard the twins, and the other bands i still adore (the chameleons everybody) i was under the influence of things that brought about a heart to heart connection with the music that always keeps the happy/sad component to their sound alive in my heart and soul
I'll never forget the 1st time I heard them. I walked into my local 'hip' record shop back in 85...They were palying Treasue and I freaked...they only had the store copy so I bought Head over heels and have been in a trance since then. Please Liz! I need your solo cd!! A new Brendan Perry cd would be nice too.
My younger sister Lynn bought this song for me on 7" vinyal many years ago, She Died 12 years ago from a brain tumour aged 26 and this song will always remind me of her.
She must have been, and still is, a beautiful person. Pure souls don't die - only their vessels wither away while they explode in starlight. Namaste. Eternal.
I searched and searched for this song when I was 16 - I bought nearly everything they did at the time because I didn't know the name. Eventually I did find it - and now I sit on the eve of my 41st Birthday with the same goose bumps, feelings of excitement, and mesmerised by SElizabeth Frazer's vocals. I feel like I have been waiting for years to read your caooments. You have made my night. Happy birthday to myself. x
I used to listen to this comming home from the bars in my jeep with the top down at 3am jammmin my ass off!!!!!!!!!! still good music to crash too!!!!!!!!
OMG! How I love, love, love this song. My all time favorite song of theirs. "Sugar Hiccup" being a close second. Brings back so many beautiful, wonderful memories from the eighties. Me and my boyfriend at the time would put in a Twins album and just make love all night long. Nothing could set the mood faster for us than Liz's voice and Robin's guitar. So ethereal. We pretty much wore out our "Pink Opaque" and Treasure" albums. Ah, to be young again. Damn! I wish I was 20 again.
you are how old? I am 38 and I feel exactly as you do! I didn't come to know the coceau twins until the 90's but as far as my era of living for music and bands goes,these guys are right there in the middle of it.I was into new wave in a big way......and yes if only I could exist as a 20 year old permanently.....it hurts in so many ways to get old.....but thanks to this site I have found a means to nostalgia that is awesome.
Sadly I turned 40 this year. They just don't don't make music like they used to. I'm frankly tired of a bunch of the stuff they play now. Its either unoriginal resampled hodgepodge or chord stroking guitars and base void of anything remotely melodic. Scary, I'm beginning to sound like my parents. Uhg.......
I was big into, New wave, Goth and New Beat. I'm hoping for a revival someday.
I concur, YouTube gives me the warm and fuzzies when it comes to bringing back memories.
and I bet that there are so many of us out there who yearn for a chance to revisit our youth through our music.And as far as I know, there is no other place where you can simply dial up your bands and watch thier videos, and for this I am grateful to youtube
GOD, I love this band. I first heard them back in 83 or so, and they made such a huge impression. Like everyone else my age at the time, we were obsessed with Elizabeth Frazier. Man, what a concept and sound. Totally original. Just stellar.
I glimpsed this video once when I was in my early twenties. Now I'm nearly forty; meanwhile,this picture remains fresh and gorgeous all the same. Thank you sharing me second chance to review this beautiful experience.
I lived in the Dallas area when this song came out in 1984. It sort of launched them into underground prominence in the area. For some reason, their earlier recordings, which I had liked, didn't attract the attention this single/EP did.
guys you try to check out this band. sugar hiccup and check out the song bleed. there have been 3 other vocalist for this band however, the best to say the least is the girl in the bleed video. just check out the bleed video and then other videos with that girl. the bands influence is the cocteau twins and other bands. they are my favorite. they do ethereal music in the philippines please please do check out.
my favourite cocteau twins song. so. good. by the way, the version on the stars and topsoil compilation sounds way better than the one on the pink opaque/spanglemaker - i guess they re-mixed/mastered it. her voice really jumps out on the newer mix...
i can still remember the day that i first discovered them back in the 80's/ Can't remember the name of the cute girl who loaned me her records but i owe her big time.
This song always reminds me of that cool fall night freshmean year at Rice U.
I agree, this is one those songs that touches the soul and one that transcends dimensions. Her voice is always lovely as ever in this video, brilliant.
OH MY FREAKIN GOD! Youtube and you posters, bless you all. I used to listen to this band waaaay back in the day, and NEVER saw a video or anything, just diggin on the vynil. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
We need Time Machine and 4 Condoms
electrocub 6 days ago
Beautiful. The first CT video that I remember watching ... about 24 years ago.
trippletear 2 weeks ago
Jeff Buckley was one lucky man. sigh.
42fontenator 3 weeks ago
1983....I was 16 & life was simple.....O.o
Where's my Timemachine!
66bluedonkeys 1 month ago
This single released on the 19th December 1983 Pearly Dewdrops Drops I think the Christmas Charts of 1983.
michael196782 3 months ago
Simon Raymonde had a great guitar sound
netgemiplayer 3 years ago
Google the song title and the you can get the lyrics.But even if you learn them i doubt you will be able to sing along!FANTASTIC TRACK.
03121953 3 years ago
Cocteau Twins ... I absolutely adore this group! This song sends me to sleep every night :)
MewoAndTheCrow 3 years ago
i have loved this band from the begining, apart from a few odd words, can not make out lyrics,can anyone? although fantastic music, once said by annie lennox and kate bush to be the best vocalist at that time .....
AlexVega74 3 years ago
No one can make them out, no lyrics to any of their songs were ever printed ... it's meant to be unintelligible. Don't try to understand it, just feel it.
1con0clast 3 years ago 4
I heard from one dedicated and devoted fan that liz fraser sings in what is known as " phonics " though he was too stoned too elaborate any more than that.....
libvalance 3 years ago
go on google web and do cocteau Twins lyrics .they all there read what she is singing to your fav's it will blow U away this band is PURE HEAVEN !!!!
PirateSkip4 3 years ago
She wrote words that would be lyrical,rhythmic and musical and not necessarily with any meaning.
classic7890 3 years ago 3
almost magical the way she sings .reminds me of such better times in life instead of being 25k in debut and working for total lying cunts ! oh yea what year is this from?
Deekay67040203 3 years ago
if i'm not mistaken 1983
yeah, i miss the berlin wall, too
plonsdrums 3 years ago
her voice is a diamond
twinkeling in my head when she sings.
thank you
Teleterkji 3 years ago 11
BELLIFFIMA!!
mpz1978 3 years ago
is this the same version as the one on Lullabies to Violaine?
funerallimosine1 3 years ago
no, this version is on The Pink Opaque
1con0clast 3 years ago
She sings like an Angel!
Punorss 3 years ago 3
A bit morbid, I know...
... I've now got it in my will that this is to be played at my funeral.
The track is simply BRIILLIANT. What a great sendoff I have in prospect.
davenbub39 3 years ago
Any spare places at your funeral :)
Northseafool 3 years ago
I've thought of songs for my funeral as well... nothing morbid about it- it's a celebration of our life and what/who we love!
badbadgrrrl 3 years ago
Wonderful!!!
coillockspiral 3 years ago
One of Scotlands best..
Gaffer96 3 years ago 3
Wow, it's been a long time since I heard that song, 20 years or so? But it still sounds so beautiful to me, it takes me back in time, when life was a long sweet dance with death, but accillerating as well. Time to put all my albums on cd, but that's a lot, maybe just the really special ones, like this one.
Boadicea6 3 years ago
If I remember correctly some of it is welsh but to me they are much like Lisa Gerrard - why restrict song to words, let the sound flow from you as if it's alive - it IS it's own creation much of the time. JMO
mishagase 3 years ago
Cocteau Twins and DeadCanDance are both epic groups, but very few similarities aside from cohorts and 4AD.
jojo808 3 years ago
I'm referring to her vocal style of going with the feelings rather than sometimes expressing the words. Vocalization does not have to be words
mishagase 3 years ago
i never liked d.c.dance(i lump them in with enigma)friends always tried to get me n2 it but it didnt hold a candle to the c.twins(in my opinion),i dont even know why ppl seem to group them as being similar.d.c.d always reminded me of those 'indian spirits flute music' you see in the 'relaxation'section of walmart or target.but thats just my opinion.
lunarsiege 3 years ago
haha Lunarsiege . funny story: i introduced an older professional musician to DCD ,he swore they were the Best music he had heard Ever. the next day I gave him a Cocteau tape. He could not get over how terrible he thought it was. TIP: OLD DCD is best ,new stuff is for Mom and Dad and Walmart=D . I could say the same for C-twins. early 4ad rules.
NWforager 3 years ago
/watch?v=Wgv08gsexfc
1con0clast 3 years ago
Love this group but I can't understand a word of their songs. I catch some of the words but it never matches their lyrics.
qjsolis 3 years ago
There are no lyrics, in fact she not singing words at all most of the time.
1con0clast 3 years ago
yeah,they're bringin the nostalgia always.brings back good memories
lunarsiege 3 years ago
This has to be one of my favorite videos. The voice, the music, the churchy feel; it's just amazing.
marksouthaustin2 3 years ago
This song is amazingly beautiful.
uhuhuhj 3 years ago
makes me thing of having it away with sulky women donkeys years ago. brilliant song, worked like a charm, rocked my proverbial biscuit
ffunkddup1 3 years ago
I wish I could sing like Liz
Such a heavenly voice!!
HarryPotter87 3 years ago
I just found all these "albums" in my collection. I had not heard these in years. Yes a guy from West Virginia can love the CT's . Plus her work in The Lord of the Rings was amazing. I recognized that voice the moment I heard Gandalf Lament. God blessed her voice, bless you Liz.
rocknguy 3 years ago
im from rural georgia.we got 15000 ppl in this town.you'd b surprised at some of the musical tastes hear
lunarsiege 3 years ago
Images of a Woman standing on Stones by the Sea.
Singing the song of her Empire...welcoming you to Port!
Such an Enchanted song.
tera1320 3 years ago
oh shut up
precinct 3 years ago
^^ lol :D
50ways2leave 3 years ago
loool
juanwernicke 3 years ago
mood setting.
astroman287 3 years ago
piekna muzyka jestem nia zachwycony szkoda ze juz zespol nie tworzy
sylwek197237 3 years ago
Aikea-guinea camp myself...but what realy rocks my boat is the "Song to Siren" and especially 16 days gathering dust
Bradius123 3 years ago 3
Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest female voice of ALL time. The late and great John Peel said it and I totally agree.This LADY can bring me to tears when I listen to her.
Limmey69 3 years ago 9
@Limmey69 Every Time! Stunning. No antares rubbish here, just beauty made into music!
DoctorBastardo 4 weeks ago
Since All but an ark lark, Ive cherished the Cocteau Twins. This was the first Cocteau Twins video i saw. It was on 120 minutes on MTV.Ive been fortunate enough to see the C.T. live, three times. Chicago, Miami Beach and Atlanta.
electricallyme 3 years ago
This is the song that got me hooked on the Cocteau Twins. I used to get it confused with Aikea Guniea. Now I know their music, perhaps better, than my own face!! They will always be my favorite!!!!!
valtwin 3 years ago
This is their best song. Reminds me of when I first got together with my girlfriend :)
dowling1981 3 years ago
You said it. Making love while listening to the Cocteau Twins was intense!
hansonszoo 3 years ago
I love you, hansonszoo
dowling1981 3 years ago
Beautifull...what else can anyone say. I Love it
Gregasaurus68 3 years ago
What can I say other than The Twins are my medecine, and everytime I could convert some virgin ears to a Cocteau disciple, I was so happy and proud. Because if you like them, you'll be into them forever. So many times I was down and listening to their music cheered me up. I know and adore everything they've done. Even in solo. Liz' voice can pull up an insignificiant song. My deepest dream : get back together and make me dream more and more. Luv Ya 4ever !
Nibb9 3 years ago
If you haven't already, check out The SUNDAYS. You're welcome.
texasgabe 3 years ago
I know it sounds morbid but I want this played at my funeral along with Ghosts by the Jam.
Elizabeth and Co were the best and most consistent act to come out of the eighties.
Elizabeth if you ever read this let me say you are a true artist. If you don't like the cocteau twins I feel sorry for you, for you have no soul and devoid of any true feelings.
Geoffers100 3 years ago
For me it's going to be Aikea-Guinea or Hitherto played at my funeral, along with Here's Where The Story Ends by The SUNDAYS and Keep Me In You Heart by Warren Zevon.
texasgabe 3 years ago
AWESOME song. I love the Cocteau Twins and have since the 1980's. They still take me to that wonderful artsy place that few bands do. mellow, spacey, frilly, spooky, foggy, pretty.
greygardengoth 3 years ago
i never get tired listening to liz frasers voice its totally amazing and beautifull ur a awesome awesome singer sheer brilliance xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
kristianjoneid 3 years ago
It was this song that got me started on Cocteau Twins. One of my favorite songs.
sacolton 3 years ago
ooooohhhh...love 'em soooooo much....
Cocteau Twins you make my day...
peopleliketrees 3 years ago
I heard this when I was about 13, too. And you are right about Kate Bush being #1. I feel like everyone should hear the Cocteaus. Then I remember that most people don't even know them.
mumble67 3 years ago
i was about 13 when I heard this. Searched for it for years, I used to buy Cocteau Twins music - hoping I would find this track. & did. Liz Frazer is the second best vocalist in the world - after Kate Bush. Thank you x x x
barrowchap 3 years ago
you re' a fragil beauty queen.
how i wish find a girl like you
decoreh 3 years ago 2
Bonnie Tyler filmed in here too. It's for sale at a cool 6 million quid.
davidgrahamscott 3 years ago
Very beautiful, indeed.
LeCapital 3 years ago
This song was the first I heard by the cocteau twins and was truly amazed by it.
Ethereal doesnt come close..
jampot64 3 years ago 2
liz fraser has one of the most interesting and beautiful voices this country has ever produced,cocteau twins deserved to be huge,underated ! colin
colingreen40 3 years ago
Just beautiful.
JamieWom 3 years ago
does anybody know where the church this video is recorded?
yohji62 3 years ago
It's Holloway Sanitarium (ex mental hospital) in a small town near Bracknell called Virginia Water
joshii5 3 years ago
FAWKIRK BEEEEAST
babaoshimi 3 years ago
Sounds similar to Sugar Hiccup! Nice.
ukpunk1 3 years ago
I can spell loveliness, yes I can...I should desist from writing comments while drunk, and especially rereading - but when else would I? Do I care? (but I do). Too much tulip sauce again. Now for Lilac Wine.
catbirdtree 3 years ago 2
Not to take away from its lovliness but I've always heard it as: bicycle in tulip sauce
catbirdtree 3 years ago
didnt really follow them in the 80s but came across a sampler album in the states while on holiday, and this track was on it, awesome it think the heart throbs where heverly influenced by this peice of heaven
anch0rman13 3 years ago
Great song. I bought The Pink Opaque back in 85 just because I liked the name of the band. I've been a fan ever since.
Tazz77 3 years ago
gives me a reason to loive
rosiedoodle123 3 years ago
This song makes me want to cry and orgasm at the same time....
Stoirmeacha 3 years ago
yeah, whatever.....
ampegged 3 years ago
Whatevaaaaarrrrr....
Stoirmeacha 3 years ago
Lush. Transendental. Pure emotion.
Bloody brilliant.
twoparties 3 years ago 4
This is the kind of piece that could have only been made in the 80's. Beauty like this does NOT exist anymore... This is lavish it's real, it's captivating and more. I love Liz's voice, it is so unique. The musical arrangement is so pretty. One can indulge in this over and over, respect+
Nouveauxromo 4 years ago 3
Great song to do coke to
TimTannerman 4 years ago
Does anyone know if and/or when the reissues of "Four - Calendar Cafe" & "Milk & Kisses" will be released domestically in the U.S.? If the answer is NO, is it best to tell Capitol to fuck off & get them anyway even if it will cost at least an arm & leg?
Kyliewannabe 4 years ago
check out amazon, even if they weren't released in the states you'd be able to find 'em on there for cheap or at least a reasonable price.
funkyfoolfromVanNuys 3 years ago
superstar!!
I have been looking for this for ages.
stew3198 4 years ago
How the fuck something so beautiful ever came out of Grangemouth I will never know. Only Liz Fraser could make something so unintelligible sound so ethereal.
kevthedentist 4 years ago 3
It's so true. I've been a fan since 1985 and I still have no idea what she's saying...yet it's so boundless in it's beauty.
didyouseethatlight 4 years ago 3
Strangemouth is one of the most influential places for reasonable talent to emerge from.
rosewoodbassist 4 years ago
i don't know if youtube will post this/keep this posted, but the first time i heard the twins, and the other bands i still adore (the chameleons everybody) i was under the influence of things that brought about a heart to heart connection with the music that always keeps the happy/sad component to their sound alive in my heart and soul
hollowmenrule 4 years ago 2
I'll never forget the 1st time I heard them. I walked into my local 'hip' record shop back in 85...They were palying Treasue and I freaked...they only had the store copy so I bought Head over heels and have been in a trance since then. Please Liz! I need your solo cd!! A new Brendan Perry cd would be nice too.
SeattleCat64 4 years ago
My favorite band I think of all times. I remember when I first heard them in the early 80's. I could listen to them all day and never tire..
hsipe1970 4 years ago
So lush,beautiful and amazing. Quite a rare vocalist,no one comes close to Liz!
u2boyu2 4 years ago 2
I have always adored this song. Thank you for posting.
4skinmasseure 4 years ago
My younger sister Lynn bought this song for me on 7" vinyal many years ago, She Died 12 years ago from a brain tumour aged 26 and this song will always remind me of her.
God bless you Lynn, where ever you are xx.
theclaret 4 years ago 5
Nice choice Lynn RIP
talbotbhoy 4 years ago 6
Thanks for that mate.
theclaret 4 years ago
That's so sad :(
mmidgers 4 years ago 2
She must have been, and still is, a beautiful person. Pure souls don't die - only their vessels wither away while they explode in starlight. Namaste. Eternal.
beachcomber23 4 years ago
She certainly was a free spirit with a wicked sense of humour....why do the good die young ???
I'm sure at times I can see her in my 8 year old daughter.
theclaret 4 years ago 2
SHES NO DEID
r8ltl 4 years ago
Naw, yer right pal, she's no.
This radge is aff he's heid.
drewsmilitia 4 years ago
Tis the lucky lucky penny penny penny
Buys the pearly to their souls
mig13xm 4 years ago
Anyone ever see Doomed Generation?
riserobot 4 years ago
no, but ive meant to. hear its great. why do you ask here?
DYKEPALS 4 years ago
they refference this song in a weird way.
riserobot 4 years ago
ah ok
DYKEPALS 4 years ago
Absolutely awesome - the tune, the vocals! - Proof that music doesn't need to make 'hollywood happy ending sense' hate that? - then love this!!!
Liz rules - check out her other work if u don't know it plz - all good!
Happy 41st barrow!
deepblueboy 4 years ago
thanks for the Birthday wishes - fglad to mail someone in sort of Real Time that The Cocteau Twins - are just amazing. Liz rues also.
barrowchap 4 years ago
I searched and searched for this song when I was 16 - I bought nearly everything they did at the time because I didn't know the name. Eventually I did find it - and now I sit on the eve of my 41st Birthday with the same goose bumps, feelings of excitement, and mesmerised by SElizabeth Frazer's vocals. I feel like I have been waiting for years to read your caooments. You have made my night. Happy birthday to myself. x
barrowchap 4 years ago 3
Belated Happy Birthday to you! Yes, Cocteau Twins are special.
ajittffcure 4 years ago
Much Joy! Happy Holidays to you.
barrowchap 4 years ago
my absolute favorite song from CT ever! Beyond beautiful.
SexVampireBite 4 years ago
I used to listen to this comming home from the bars in my jeep with the top down at 3am jammmin my ass off!!!!!!!!!! still good music to crash too!!!!!!!!
slider28 4 years ago
this has been one of my favorite songs--by anyone--for over 20 years
ongordonstreet 4 years ago
I once played this for about two weeks and not much else.
kathleenmacarthur 4 years ago
her vocals are so chilling..
DYKEPALS 4 years ago
best song evr from them
HALFAMICK 4 years ago
just found these people the other day, from a my bloody valentine video. theyre fucking great!
DYKEPALS 4 years ago
revisit our youth? hei, count me in.
curlyfroggy 4 years ago
saw them back in the 80's...fantastic voice...does anyone know if they still tour?
01remoremo 4 years ago
no, they dont. check out wikipedia for info
DYKEPALS 4 years ago
Me encanta el bajo y la guitarra de cocteau twins, ningun otro grupo tiene ese sonido
technique88 4 years ago
Increible musica.. Te cubre y te llena con esa pinche guitarra con un sentimiento de no mames y la voz no tiene igual..
isaacincabo 4 years ago
um cocteau twins are cool!
timmchap35 4 years ago
New wave/romantic/early gothic at its best, i just wish i could have seen them in the 80's.
thebender1968 4 years ago
Wonderfully mysterious. Mmoi!
violinbloke 4 years ago
OMG! How I love, love, love this song. My all time favorite song of theirs. "Sugar Hiccup" being a close second. Brings back so many beautiful, wonderful memories from the eighties. Me and my boyfriend at the time would put in a Twins album and just make love all night long. Nothing could set the mood faster for us than Liz's voice and Robin's guitar. So ethereal. We pretty much wore out our "Pink Opaque" and Treasure" albums. Ah, to be young again. Damn! I wish I was 20 again.
gumdropkid 4 years ago
you are how old? I am 38 and I feel exactly as you do! I didn't come to know the coceau twins until the 90's but as far as my era of living for music and bands goes,these guys are right there in the middle of it.I was into new wave in a big way......and yes if only I could exist as a 20 year old permanently.....it hurts in so many ways to get old.....but thanks to this site I have found a means to nostalgia that is awesome.
SSEanBarr 4 years ago
Sadly I turned 40 this year. They just don't don't make music like they used to. I'm frankly tired of a bunch of the stuff they play now. Its either unoriginal resampled hodgepodge or chord stroking guitars and base void of anything remotely melodic. Scary, I'm beginning to sound like my parents. Uhg.......
I was big into, New wave, Goth and New Beat. I'm hoping for a revival someday.
I concur, YouTube gives me the warm and fuzzies when it comes to bringing back memories.
gumdropkid 4 years ago 2
and I bet that there are so many of us out there who yearn for a chance to revisit our youth through our music.And as far as I know, there is no other place where you can simply dial up your bands and watch thier videos, and for this I am grateful to youtube
SSEanBarr 4 years ago
exactly. youtube is where the internet works...
great song. great band.
vghardy 4 years ago
esta chingona la cancion mexico me acuerdo
tarasonni 4 years ago
special
gzzdotcom 4 years ago
this is one of the best bands.their music is mesmerizing. its like an out of body experince every i hear them.
4101TIHWSSAHC 4 years ago
GOD, I love this band. I first heard them back in 83 or so, and they made such a huge impression. Like everyone else my age at the time, we were obsessed with Elizabeth Frazier. Man, what a concept and sound. Totally original. Just stellar.
longfade 4 years ago 2
I glimpsed this video once when I was in my early twenties. Now I'm nearly forty; meanwhile,this picture remains fresh and gorgeous all the same. Thank you sharing me second chance to review this beautiful experience.
jerojetw 4 years ago 3
I lived in the Dallas area when this song came out in 1984. It sort of launched them into underground prominence in the area. For some reason, their earlier recordings, which I had liked, didn't attract the attention this single/EP did.
colibri1 4 years ago
Awesome....amazing... ethereal and beautiful.
barrycw1 4 years ago 3
guys you try to check out this band. sugar hiccup and check out the song bleed. there have been 3 other vocalist for this band however, the best to say the least is the girl in the bleed video. just check out the bleed video and then other videos with that girl. the bands influence is the cocteau twins and other bands. they are my favorite. they do ethereal music in the philippines please please do check out.
DropsOnEye 4 years ago
my favourite cocteau twins song. so. good. by the way, the version on the stars and topsoil compilation sounds way better than the one on the pink opaque/spanglemaker - i guess they re-mixed/mastered it. her voice really jumps out on the newer mix...
onetamecookie 4 years ago
Pink Opaque
TellieHack 4 years ago
Simply the best voice. Ever.
TellieHack 4 years ago 2
what album is this from please anyone? its wonerful
jaigurudevaommm 4 years ago
it was a single and also on their '84 EP 'The Spangle Maker'
I don't know if the CD of The Spangle Maker is still in print...
jacobsingenoir 4 years ago
'The Pink Opaque'.
Changed my life....
oldowaner 4 years ago 3
me too.
i can still remember the day that i first discovered them back in the 80's/ Can't remember the name of the cute girl who loaned me her records but i owe her big time.
This song always reminds me of that cool fall night freshmean year at Rice U.
bklynbroker 4 years ago
Same here. I bought it back in '85, just because I thought the name of the band was cool. MTV's 120 Minutes used to show this one sometimes.
Tazz77 3 years ago
All those memories just come flooding back.
Wanna laugh and cry all at once.Awesome!
stevilhex 4 years ago
Fantastic, still gives me the eeji beejis all these years on!
darrenmparr 4 years ago
Que gran cancion, es una de las mejores de CT, hay por ahi gente de España que le gusten los Cocteau Twins, Gracias
cocteaufanesp 4 years ago
fk you never forget? stunning!
utooflyer 4 years ago
i cant think of another voice as beautiful as this
one of the best
neopolitanicecream 4 years ago
I have always been attracted by her unique voice - there's noone singing like E. Fraser
beatal38 4 years ago
Beautiful..
mantusmania 4 years ago
What mint tune Havnt heard this for years, oh the memories.
tufkane 4 years ago
This is brilliant and so delicate , it comes from a time when Music was Art, and had spirituallity. so , so beautiful. Grey
WillGrey7l 4 years ago
Wow! Who knew there was a video? Too cool. I only wish "Millenary", The Spanglemaker", and "Wax and Wane" had videos too.
bijeto 4 years ago
Aqui un latinoamericano, de Argentina. TEMA ESPECTACULAR!!!!!!!
Aldarman 4 years ago
que bueno leer español si el tema es uno de los mejores de ellos,desde CHILE te saludo
estabacuradosolo 4 years ago
Otro argentino aqui, que gusto ver otros de nuestro cono sur con los mismos gustos. Saludos.
splf 4 years ago
brasileño... saludos hermanos y un viva a los Cocteau Twins!
fabiopl 4 years ago
Great song fantastic to see this after all these years... saw them when they supported OMD at Newcastle City Hall...excellente!
ashingtoon 4 years ago
I agree, this is one those songs that touches the soul and one that transcends dimensions. Her voice is always lovely as ever in this video, brilliant.
erasetheerrors 4 years ago
One of the greatest pieces of music ever compossed. Thank you so much.
the Twins, Bauhaus etc were from a time when music could almost be spiritual.
Jimboola 4 years ago
Hay alguien que sea latinoamericano y le guste cocteau twins tanto como a mi
estabacuradosolo 4 years ago
sips...de Chile
gninnigebymsidneym 4 years ago
yo tambien vivo en este hermoso pais saludos cocteau lo mejor
estabacuradosolo 4 years ago
OH MY FREAKIN GOD! Youtube and you posters, bless you all. I used to listen to this band waaaay back in the day, and NEVER saw a video or anything, just diggin on the vynil. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
bigarv65 4 years ago
ha!! Same here, I was addicted to their music in the early 90s and will be forever linked to that wonderful time!
splf 4 years ago