Marsheaux: Empire State Human

[yippitydodah]

How you doing Prof Odd, followed your vids for years now. Here is a differnt Marsheaux video live that I like. What do you think? Hoxton in London it is, come and experience live for yourself, you will no doubt fit in, London is brilliant Prof. Marsheaux,

watch?v=Pa0FOPmnP4A

[yippitydodah]

Clip from The Prisoner with the short bloke and the London Copper and the red brit mail box towards the start. Brilliant vid Prof Odd - been watching this for years now. Pity what is happening financially in Greece, Marsheaux's homeland.

[ProfessorOddfellow]

@yippitydodah Thanks, yippitydoodah! Much appreciated! And yes, it's such a pity about the turmoil in Greece.

[yippitydodah]

@ProfessorOddfellow

Thanks for the reply Prof - I am not worthy! : )

The vids you have done are brilliant. Been watching them for years now in my various names on youtube, comments no doubt spread on your vids. Spread the message and all that. All the very very best to you Prof. Brilliant enjoyment. Thanks.

[yippitydodah]

@ProfessorOddfellow

oops, and yes, things are getting sticky with capitalism, Isn't it? Especially in Europe and the Euro. Let us see what happens. We can only look as the moneymen try and sort it all out. Don't hold your breath! All the best, again, and everyone in Greece/La Grec.

[flyonthewindscreen]

I am a huge fan of Human League, have been since they first appeared - and I simply adore these girls and what they do.

[yippitydodah]

Roahl Dahl's wife, then, not many videos can say that. Patricia.

[yippitydodah]

Brilliant vid Prof Oddfellow, and marvellous greek ladies, they are.

[Uking9394]

Big smile on my face : )

[AetherEthereal]

What movie/movies are being used in the video?

[closertofiftythanyew]

@AetherEthereal

I can see "Green Wing", but just a british comedy show (the one with long arms at the start), and the black and white bit film, Patricia Neal going to meet her lover, Gary Copper, in "The Fountainhead", up in the sky.

link, youtube copy paste and search,

watch?v=swOxKu80JpU

[closertofiftythanyew]

@AetherEthereal

And off course Mel Brooks and his mate Gene Wilder wetting thenselves in "High Anxiety".

[closertofiftythanyew]

@AetherEthereal

the brit comedy show, enjoy,

watch?v=grEggB5ghqk

[dvs870]

great cover! they kind of remind of Ladytron

from which movies are the scenes taken ? i dont recognize any except for the heart in the chest (from pirates of the caribbean im guessing , not sure)

[ReTrODaZ]

One word... A W E S O M E. Great cover girls! :D

[dyrek666]

coooll



[IPlayKeyboards]

I thought the world had forgotten ESH (although being a teenager, it's not like my friends were ever gonna be into Human League or anything of the sort), so I'm glad to hear a fresh version of it. Not quite on par with the original, but still great.

[closertofiftythanyew]

02:13 . A nice womaan accompliment, suck on this, above the shops you visit, as if your sub-conscious mind doesn't notice it at all......................

[closertofiftythanyew]

Still think this is still simply brilliant, since 13 Feb 08 from first seeing it, in my previous alias, manyhighhills.

And with Patricia Neal the very late, a hell of a lady.

[VportMedia]

P.S. Concerned applause for the clever use of scenes from movies such as "The Fountainhead". I think it speaks to broad based interpretations of what this 'song' is talking about.

According to Wikipedia, Empire State Human" is a song by the British Synthesizer group The Human League.

The song was written by Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh. And it supposedly reflected Oakey's Nietzschian ambitions. I suggest it can also be a commentary on anyone's desire to rise.

[VportMedia]

Was intrigued by the dramatic elevator scene from 'The Fountainhead" starring Patricia Neal - who just died less than a month ago. So Noir and so 40s ... that sure is one overdramatized lift scene. Probably metaphoric. The author of that story, (controversial and conservative thinking) Ayn Rand, hated the film for such things as quirky editing mistakes. Note The scaffold she was riding in was made of bars, but the exterior shot at the end showed the scaffold made of welded crossbeams. Oops.

[KapStuf]

@VportMedia *Everything* Rand did is metaphoric and/or overdramatised. She hated the movie because it changed her plot and dialogue in minor ways. Rand did a lot of hating.

[joeyheadset]

OMG this is AMAZING! The cover by "Optiganally Yours" was also great, but this is just as great.

[candycomforts]

i love you

[frostjona]

Why do I feel I'm watching a film based off a Fritz Lang or George Orwell Book?

[numoid1]

Fantastic cover...... Late 70's and early 80's electronic music was and always will have a sound of it's own... John Foxx The ( Early) Human League, Gary Numan, ect are all founder members of that time and i'm pleased to be the age i am to remember it from the begining.

[KapitanoStuff]

Simply fantastic. The 80s in the 00s are even better!

[amaranth7777]

Cool cover and what an excellent video for it too

[closertofiftythanyew]

Patricia Neal, long husband of Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka and his Chocolate Factory, & James and the Gianf Peach.

[metrOjedi]

This is epic! Marsheaux fucking RULES

[numoid1]

nice cover, not lost the 80's synth rift's :-)

[ashingtoon]

I thought oh no this is going to be murdered!! Being a early League freak this is not a bad cover at all, not as good as the old crackly version on vinyl!!!

[meekel123]

Human League should be so proud of these girls doing such an incredible and fantastic cover. I love these girls!! Marsheaux are wonderful!

[kinkabala]

@meekel123 I usually dont like covers unless they bring something different rather than just the vocals , and this does that enough imo to remain true enough to it without butchering it like some covers do ( see some of the metallica / depeche modes ones ) to hear what i mean.

I like it any way , I grew up with HL

[flares]

I love the Human League who did the original and I love music from that era aswell and usually when bands do covers from that era they usually completely murder them but I have to say that Marsheaux have done a pretty good job. They've stayed 95% faithful to the original. The beginning of this song sounds very similar to Strict Machine by Goldfrapp.

[Garrett203]

I love Marsheaux they do great covers

[bondbug73]

It's a good cover of the Human League hit. But it doesn't sound as good as the original analogue version.

[MagicEidolon]

Sweet! It's just so...uplifting! I recognize The Fountainhead, of course, also High Anxiety.

[manyhighhills]

And the hospital administrator with the 'long' arms from the "Green Wing" comedy.

[VincentLaporte]

What films have been used in this video?

[manyhighhills]

The main one is the end scene from "The Fountainhead"(1949), where you see Patricia Neal going up the side of a constructed New York skyscraper to meet Gary Cooper at the top. Hauntingly subliminally sexual.

See the clips on youtube, especially the one called Scott by meesoolee.

[VincentLaporte]

Thank you!

[VincentLaporte]

Is it an official videoclip?

[manyhighhills]

Never new Gary Cooper it was. I thought the ladies said it was Errol Flynn that was the big man. Ah well!

[akhenatonheretic]

What a great cover version of one of my favourite songs. Excellent.

[santoswas1968]

Brilhantemente fresco!

As fresh as new!

Great cover girls! Keep on that good job!

[robrumbell]

Fantastic, I've linked to it from marsheauxforum