Echo And The Bunnymen tv 1980

[kronos66]

Saw them live in Liverpool a year after this, 30 years ago!!

[thefirstcolours]

oh my god, Ian looked so handsome and beautiful, and his awesome hair is unique, ugh <3

[moxie96]

That might have been a clip from Blue Peter by the underaged pre-teen cheers. I know. A children's show who puts on real music/ complex bands? Trust it to be from the UK, in the USA we'd never dare do that, it goes where it "belongs" on American bandstand with an 17+ age group audience, If the band was popular enough to make an appearance of course.

[cozener1]

@moxie96 This clip is from kids Saturday morning show Fun Factory, Granada TV 1980.

[orchidtender]

@moxie96 It was Blue Peter.

I have noticed a difference between North American and English cultures, in that in England popular music tends to be pan-generational, whereas in the States it seems to be more rigidly defined as being for "X" age group. Not quite sure how to express it, but it's just something I've noticed.

[bookwormgal1996]

One of my faves, great performance too!

Villier's Terrace sounds fun...lmfao

[obakegadeso]

They look so very young!

They just suddenly instantly became the best group in the world!

Still love them. Going to see them in Dec

[cmpleasant]

They did bite on wool and pull on strings at least in my experience.

[7codes]

Sure wish there were more like this...

[derek5664]

Programme was called Fun Factory!Kids programme!1980....Filmed up north somewhere.

[moxie96]

@derek5664 oh that's what it was, the other show like blue peter who had the Buzzcocks sing on their show once or twice.

[petrusaloisius]

1980? you sure?

[swoosta]

yes why the doubt?

[sparrowsnwires]

1980 definitely, that's the gear they wore that year and the blonde Gibson and Will's Jag were their main axes. Crocodiles came out in 1980 so they were doing the UK TV shows to promote it.

[ari25adne]

i've loved these guys for decades. hope

the new songs go into a popular movie

and they get rediscovered, because i

always thought they deserved megafame.

so much more talented than many who've achieved celebrity

[nath909]

new album 12th oct, the fountain preceded by the single Think I Need It Too

28th sept

cheers

[climbon74]

priceless video thanks man

[silver00000000]

camera never went to ~Will - who done some great guitar work on that - hidden in smoke which was cool!!!

Bunnymen were great - Mac should give up the mic these days - Cohen grew old gracefully, Mac hasn't.

[earinsound]

must be a blow to someone as egotistical as mac.

[whyitsfunny]

Who is Cohen?

[jdgerm]

My fave band ever. Never seen any old footage of them. God bless youtube and the cool folks who posted all of these great videos. Wish I woulda been old and wise enough to see them in the early '80s.

[mastercoc]

They are mine too! See them live if you get a chance!

[fghjk7834]

Hard to believe this was almost 30 years ago. Mac does look young! He aged well though.

[heaventree22]

damn... ian's voice was great right from the start

[Fortheworld2see]

This guys voice reminds me of David Bowies voice sort of... Any relation I wonder lol, I typed in echo, one of trapt's songs and came up with this... they are pretty good.. I like this band!!

FAVE

[dreamydusk]

Wow, look at the colours man, a lot of lime green smoke on this video, nice!!!

[yyy2012yyy]

Very cool. They're so young looking. I want to go back to that period in time. Kick the crap out of some low lifes i once knew >:[

[Snotra]

Bono was quoted as saying "Ian was always cooler than me" true story.

[samuraiinCfede]

Obviously, he was and will always be cooler and more relevant than Bono. I love U2's post-punk phase but I guess they were not that original and they turned to be coporate whores.

It would had been awsome to see McCulloch float above Bono's pretentious arrogance, the Bunnymen were the REAL THING! FUCK U2!

[Sammypostman]

When u2s we will follow came out mac said yes all the way to some big stadium or other

[aussieingreece]

The GREATEST band ...

However....U2 ..the WORST band ever.

[mjtromx]

who wears a wig???

[PaulBrown1967]

still can't believe he wears a wig!!

[54spiritedwill54]

that was awesome

[sp4172]

One of the greatest bands ever ..... GOD BLESS YOU TUBE !!!

Been a fan since Corcidiles came out and have every album they made plus all the Ian's Solo projects, Electrafixion etc.

They are all golden !!

[loudmouthath]

we fans of echo are fading away...

2 months for last comment...

[ABTE67]

early echo and the bunnymen

ORIGINAL

[bunnEgirl]

I don't know why Ian is not religious because GOD sure was good to him! Damn he was fine!

[littlecave]

AGREED

[Hooverdan]

@bunnEgirl

Have you seen Mac recently ?

[bunnEgirl]

@Hooverdan saw him in December in Liverpool at the O2 Academy. Actually met him in 2008 in London after the Ocean rain gig....he looked really good!

[aslongasitlasts]

@bunnEgirl

If I were Ian, I'd believe in myself ;) Which he does!

Skin like porcelain

[egiappaige]

Excellent - I've seen them often and ran into Mac in person 4 times.

[moondayglo]

mac disses them crazy boots now but i always thought they were the coolest and spent many fruitless months trying to find some.

[stellaviolens]

Nice little rarity / oddity by the Bunnymen there.

[Guslibs]

woohoo remember seeing them in concert- top group!!!!!!!

[gpideal]

i always wanted to know are the lyrics about Ian being on an acid trip ? , has anyone ever read an interview with him about it

[dermot51]

very undruggy boys at that time mate a bit fakey in retrospect never look up 2 anyone

[poppunkprince]

Does anyone know how to play this song?

[feltwood]

this is my favourite song of theirs.

[porkupine73]

that was awesome

[porkupine73]

don't even think it's lipsynced at all.

very good. or maybe they just the vocal is live? tell me!

[sgtrock]

This bunnymen clip was originally broadcast on the Saturday Morning kids show "The Mersey Pirate."

[GChaffe]

Wow! How would you remember that!?

...indeed, how do I remember. It didn't last long did it?

[moondayglo]

we got it on "fun factory" in yorkshire.

[Bridget70]

hey this is mine ! ;)

[maximopark92]

THEIR BEST SONG BY FAR.

[fimbo34]

nice