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  • The instrument Don plays, (amongst many others) is called a Euphonium

  • What a dreadful dirge.

  • @TLPhoto1 Dirge? - no that's your post idiot.

  • bit of a late developer having lived in NZ for 20 years but this has to be the seminal MB's track oh yeah and Nature but secretly I just love the timing and lyrics of this rack more...Kiwi music at its best, good on ya Don

  • lead singer is wierd. what is that thing hes playing?!

  • @thevampirediariesxo It's called a euphonium, it's like a small tuba.

  • holy moly this is cool. forgive my ignorance, but what massacre?

  • Easily my fav track from The 'Birds! This live version is absolutely STUNNING! I lost count of the number of times I saw these boys play live in the '90's down here in the south of the south island (saw them play Christchurch). I agree with the comment about the opening to this tune with the drums...superb beat indeed!

  • This is New Zealand songwriting at its best. Don McGlashan is another league entirely from Dave Dobbyn!!! To produce such a beautiful haunting understated song about the worst NZ massacre in our lifetimes. Brilliant.

  • @davidtsmall Agreed. Dave Dobbyn has always tried to replicate Dylan. Don does his own thing and does it better.

  • @davidtsmall I was under the impression he made reference to David Gray in the closing lines but I don't think the song is about Aromoana. It's about a CHCH sports shop owner who just happened to supply Gray a weapon.

  • Gotta love those opening drums!

  • the Birds should have been massive, I love and miss them every day!

  • I haven't heard the band before but I REALLY like this! Nice slow building intensity in the song, minimalist construction.  The lyrics are fantastic. I have to find some of their music on cd.

  • No doubt about it Don mcglashan is a class act.Right up there with the Finn bros and Dave Dobbyn in my opinion.And a bit quirky too i mean who can combine a flugle horn in a song about an AK47?

  • Dude, you ROCK!!! Thank you so much for posting all these Mutton Bird videos. I've been a fan for years but I've never been able to get my hands on any video material, or any live tracks. They were such a GREAT band. So under-rated in the US.

  • I heard this song for the first time last saturday, when don was supporting the crowdies at westonbirt forest. A thing of beauty!

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