The Divine Comedy - Tonight We Fly - A Take Away Show

[brilliantfranz]

Fuck! I can't but love this.

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about psychology:

(1) Why do we love flying?

(2) Why do flying is so elegent and amazing that we write so many songs about it, including this song?

(3) How does the genre/style of aviation songs differ from other songs?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[trickdood]

@applesweeter 1) Because it's one of the most incredible things we're not able to do, like teleport ourselves, which is quite famous for being an enormous dream for many of us. But also it's because when you "fly" you're alone, you can be whoelse you wanna be, you can think of whatever you want, and time or obligations does not count anymore. You then get the real liberty everybody dreams of.

[trickdood]

@applesweeter 2) it's elegant because because it does open a larger and bigger world, if were able to fly like birds, we would have so many place more than what we got being compressed on earth. (by the way ask your self why dolphins are so elegant when swimming... and this is something we can do... it's the same answer for flying.)

[trickdood]

@applesweeter 3) The only reason is because songs dealing with the idea of flying give to people who listen the song the possiblity to imagine incredible and fantastic stuffs. You could ask yourself and see : What do you think about when you listen this song in the street, or in the metro? when you're at home? before bedtime? to wake up? what feelings do you get?

I hope you'll read this, and that it answers a bit to your questions. :)

[applesweeter]

@trickdood

Nice opinion!! :)

About Q1, your view point is that we are alone when flying, so our brainstorm and "mind map" are unlikely to be disrupted by others. Therefore, we will be more inspired and be more creative with more fantasy during flying. Am I correct

About Q2, I agree with you because the world is becoming a smaller place. This is what the CEO of Boeing said in the rollout celemony of 787.

About Q3, how we feel about flying based on situations. Am I correct?

[ElMalditismo]

2 people missed the like button...;) Amazing song, makes me fly so happy!

[princesslithium]

Superb acoustic version.

[lilysherwood]

I totally agree with yhapster : best job in the world for LaBlogotheque :p Oh my, I can't help listening to that song again and again...

[jd201067]

My funeral song too. Utterly ..............

[brandonsclero]

this could happen in Paris only :)

[yhapster]

Another one!!! Thank you LaBlogotheque!! You truly have the best job in the world. And this song... This one I had on loop back in 1996 over and over... I probably still listen to it a couple of times a month - do I need to get out more? No - this life is the best I've ever had.

[voldemort00]

Perfect song for us, aviation engineers.

Thank you for sharing! Wonderful video!

[LiLi0123x]

Oh, I want to be under the same tree to sing along with The Divine Comedy!

When I listen to that song, I feel like I'm riding a horse !

Beautiful song!

[clarkieundies]

Swoonsome song.

[SwearyOne]

I think I would have the light of day at my funeral. I love this song though...

[inxpicto]

Perfect

[Mistermagusina]

Beautiful!! this together with Lucy is my favourite song by the divine comedy

[DerekHussey1989]

I want this song playing at my funeral!

[ElMalditismo]

@DerekHussey1989 Same Here...

[guysbitch]

This is the most beautiful song.

[Titodu19e]

Il se dégage de la chanson de Neil Hannon une mélancolie optimiste sur notre condition humaine, qui fait toute l'universalité de cet hymne à nos vies ! j'ajoute que c'est un vrai plaisir de la chanter à tue-tête ! (et pas seulement aux enterrements ;)

[HSX1983]

I'm having Neil's version of Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind... that's beautiful. But this will feature somewhere too!

[solskjaerutd]

not a bad one for a funeral but getting back to the paul weller theme would,nt "going underground be more apt???

[BexTheFrogPrincess]

sorry about the tripple post there, i posted comment then checked if it was there, and it wasnt so i done it again. Sorry :) please forgive!

[BexTheFrogPrincess]

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

i agree with this at my funeral too! although to die a virgin would be funny!! lol.

[socorrita]

beautiful!

[andrewmbe]

Tonight we fly will be played at my funeral.

Enough said.

[TulseLuper]

Not a bad idea, mate.  I was gonna have Atmosphere by Joy Division but this is way better.

[bloodnokian]

I wanted Hung Up by Weller played at my funeral but andrewmbe has started a trend, perfect song, perfect. :)

Great upload.

[Carpet32]

Great to hear this marvellous song live again! Cheers.

It'd be nice if the Oscar-style credits were chopped out though.

[doddigunn]

spectacular!!

[hoopymusicluva]

beauty! elegance! eloquence! neil! ahhhhh