WALKER BROTHERS - After The Lights Go Out

[1973bobble]

i absolutly love this song this and mrs murphy i love scott walkers way of telling a story as he sings this song is my song it reminds me of lazy days in my bedsit as a student THANKYOU for this VT x

[bmckeeb1]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOSE BUMPS ..

[honest4sure]

Great song very underrated and didn't get the popular accolades of some of their others.

[tygrrr]

WalkerBros4Ever..Lord, you read my mind and expressed it wonderfully! I discovered this song the same damn way..finally flipped my 45 over and was just forever blown away!! 45 years later this song still just knocks my ass out! Thanks for putting it up... If you ever get to Seattle, the beer's on me!

Ty-Grrr

[pattiameo]

Lovely song, and THAT VOICE!! Now his music is so abstract it only makes sense to him and just a few others, unfortunately.

[WalkerBros4Ever]

@pattiameo So true about his current "method". Self indulgent to the exclusion of his appreciative fans who love his rich, lilting bass baritone.

[GerryLayton1]

As NME writer Keith Alston put it, this song is "Pure Walkerama".

When I first heard this song in 1966, I was living in a bed-sit in Leeds, nursing the wounds from a recent break-up. It has been one of my favourite songs since then.

It was written by John Stewart, a fourth Walker Brother who was with them when they arrived in UK. Unused to the right-hand drive UK road system, he stepped off the curb and was hit by a car, breaking his leg and ending his career with the Walker Brothers.

[bmckeeb1]

NO 1 EVER CAN COMPERE 2 THE WALKERS .

[WalkerBros4Ever]

@bmckeeb1 Amen 2 that!!!

[valbrochet25]

@bmckeeb1

This has to be my favourite WB song - brings back so many memories of my youth and young love!!!  Beautiful.

[aoscot]

One of the greatest B sides ever, Better than most A sides, Totally awesome.

[spacepatrolman]

@aoscot i always played the flip side right away I couldnt stand the suspense

[psychodamned]

Love this tune. I'd love to hear the saddest night in the world too. Some of the B sides where better than the A sides : ) Thanks for posting !

[sydkc]

 One of my all time favourite b-sides.

[Wisterialodge]

Another great song. The Walkers put out good B sides but it reduced their chart success.

[spacepatrolman]

@Wisterialodge how did it reduce their chart succes do you mean they should have saved this for an A side well they didnt get a 2 sided hit like the beach boys

[SVICOT]

Perfect!!!THX!

[p717]

The b side of "The sun aint gonna shine anymore". I used to play this from my dad's collection when I was a kid. Great music.

[TeflonBilly73]

Teflon Billy's dad - terrific A and B side, as noted already.

[pzgdr]

the most existential song lyrics ever..scott walker was a genius..

[WalkerBros4Ever]

Agreed. Such a shame (and a loss) that for last 30-40 years both he as a performer, and the media to try to persuade him to perform, have avoided each other.

[pzgdr]

true...but we know dont we?...

[Damiano54]

One of my favorite recordings

[it401301]

I had the album, so couldn't miss it. This may well be my favorite Walker tune. The song foretold long segments of my future life. Been looking for it forever on YouTube, thanks so much for putting it up!

[krysia2003]

Should have been an A side this one, it's fantastic.

[CLOB302]

Great song. Great Scott memories.

[9aspengold5]

Brings back the memories of being a teenager in England. Oh! how I loved their voices.

[JSG1951]

Always loved both sides of this record.Wore both sides out equally!! Thanks for posting!!