The Divine Comedy - Tonight We Fly

[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?

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

[2205923358]

@applesweeter Haha. This seems suspicious. Simply put: Flying = Freedom. Sorry if this is 3 months late, but better than never... =)

[applesweeter]

@2205923358

I agree. This is part of the reason that I play flight simulation game.

What other facts that encourage us to fly apart from freedom? Please express more your opinion!!! :)

[2205923358]

@applesweeter Well if you're looking for the reason we love flying, freedom is the romantic reason. However the whole faster travel has to be taken into account. Also I would say being able to look at the world from above makes us feel strange (Godly even). In this song you hear about all the countryside down below rather than about the clouds and air. After all,any time you get on an aeroplane you'll notice grown adults staring out the window with childish fascination. No characters left

[2205923358]

I is therefore the ground that holds the fascination too. Seeing something from above allows us to soak in everything in it's entirety rather than the little bits we can see from on the ground. Anyway, this was nice.It's like being back at school again.

[robertcoxon]

i love the way the clapping slowly dies out lol....embarrassment factor for the last person clapping....10/10

[bambieyedbeauty]

I don't know why, but I love that he closes his eyes to sing.

[12mickeyd12]

he's married to my cousin, god hes bloody great!

[PrufrockDVDF]

@12mickeyd12

He's no longer married to anyone. He's divorced, but is now seeing Cathy Davey.

[tigerstripes1001]

He is so amazing. he has every audience in the palm of his hand - if he suggests we clap, we clap! I love it and him. Love reign Neil!!

[fashionandmusic921]

he's nice for letting them clap.

[stinkogirl]

@fashionandmusic921 he sure is.

[theruralspaceman1]

This is a beautiful song, full of whimsy. It of course can be paralleled in feel to 'im walking in the air' , the main difference between the two being this is a lot better. All hail Hannon! And long may he continue to make sweet sweet music!

[camp76]

GENIUS.

[lilysherwood]

Thanks for the vid. I wanna see him on stage... He's a great composer, musician and singer, and errr... I think he's handsome ^^

[capadocciana]

Neil hannon is amazing, no words...just emotion....uffff

[mbananawork]

I wanna jump him

[rabbitwho]

I love how more peope start to clap after he says "You may clap"

[malovic2710]

I love his voice! I love his music! Divine musician!

[solomayor17]

hey ! neil ! when do you come to leave in france !!!???

WE LOVE YOU !!!

[newpixeldude]

The Divine Comedy is one of it´s kind... AMAZING music. Neil Hannon is one of the most gifted musicians and lyricists I have ever heard. Simply amazing.

[pathammond]

Heh people always think your on drugs if you put real emotion into a song. So used to seeing blunted performances i suppose :)

I love this band.

[nomonkeymind]

If Putin was 20 years younger and sang in a band, they'd look the same.

[T4ncz]

lol, good observation

[sanoasis]

rightly said but in the "Gin Soaked Boy" video he looks like Thom Yorke of Radiohead

[raykilpatrick]

I hadn't heard of this song until I heard Dermot O'Leary talk about it and play it on his Saturday afternoon Radio 2 show recently. It is a lovely, emotional song. Thanks Dermot.

[fool4ux]

God he's hot. Brilliant song.

[spasmous]

He looks like he's taken an E - awesome performance, very emotional and intense.

[chrisnstar]

fly me across the atlantic please to dublin

[chloemonthebiffy]

neil hannon only gets hotter with age.

[meEskondo]

Really wonderful, I have never seen Toniht We Fly live more beautiful than this.

When he begin: over the doctor ...

Naturally, We love Divine Comedy!

[rodandroll]

Here is an underrated genius.

[sergei73073]

i love the way he says 'you may clap' at the start, what a legend he is...

[Mistermagusina]

Los vi en Valencia hace años. ¡¡¡Qué conciertazo!!! Qué pedazo de canción

[greggars1]

does National Express actually run in Ireland?

i know it was my main mode of transport when i was young... and i lived in england... not ireland...

[gurthnarea]

I think in the north of the country yes, in southern Ireland there is Bus Éireann.

[panzermort]

peavy you twonk what has listening to his music got tyo do were the guy was born

btw you aint english if your born in northern ireland british maybe

nor our you english if your born in Eire i would like you to say that to an Irishman you ignorant twonk

[panzermort]

well reall irish hmm

some people would say that was in doubt as northern ireland is still in UK

BUT i agree with you yes he is irish, the thing i was saying was he is deffo not london irish

[Peavy262]

hes english dumbass unlike you, I actually listen to his music.

[Peavy262]

XD just kiddin. I like getting people to think im being a dick when Im just goofing around :P ya hes for northern ireland

[chloemonthebiffy]

london irish? is that even a real thing? ahaha

he's from londonderry.

big city in northern ireland

ahaaa

[product0of0a0dream]

Anyone know the tabs?

[Instrumentalist9]

If you really want them I can mail them

[product0of0a0dream]

please do I love, love, love this song. ; )

[meEskondo]

thanks too much, I loved it

[xinezito]

impresionante

[mauricionvp]

hes voice is soo cool

[guysbitch]

My favourite song!

[jdcapshew]

He writes wonderfully humane songs and oh that voice, that voice.

[panzermort]

london irish my arse

[shesarainbow67]

not london irish actualy real irish yes dont u no

[belleandmaca]

AYYY (l)

[lielow]

Tonight we fLYYYYYYYYYYYY, yeeha, love that tune, does anyone have a vid of their londonirish tune, b side to national express. I am finding it hard to locate,

[BexTheFrogPrincess]

BRILLIANT :)

[yosoydetente]

No se puede ser más perfecto que este hombre. Qué voz, que estilazo y qué guapo, joder.

[hoopymusicluva]

"tonight we fly" UP-CLOSE. ohhhhh my god, it just does not get much better than that.