L S Lowry

[Vasyukov]

Those 3 who disliked this must've been the posh southerners that were sung about!

[rd998lc]

kids on corner of the with sparking cloggs brilliant

[jacque123ish]

kp

[clivehope1966]

this guy could paint

[eatmypies]

im 47 and a scouser,but i wish i could walk through liverpool with builings like the old days instead of NEXT AND PRIMARK AND THE SHIT LIVERPOOL1.give me lowrys days anytime

[donzie975]

What a beautiful song that is a great tribute to LS Lowry, I'd heard of his paintings but only recently have got interested in seeing his work and now that i have i can see why they are so popular, they are simple paintings but capture an era that he knew and when u look at them they just seem to me as if they are alive

[Schumitastic]

Great artist, could stare at a painting of his for hours.

By the way, anyone who loves Lowry must watch the Oasis music video for their song The Masterplan. The song fits the video so well and is brilliant and not loutish rock like Roll With it, it's just amazing watching those paintings come to life.

[eatmypies]

@Schumitastic HERE HERE COULNDT HAVE SAID IT BETTER ,A GREAT TRIBUTE FROM THE LADS GOOD ON THEM

[Catherineone]

What a lot of people don't know about Lowry is that he loved the painter D.G. Rossetti.

He was never more happy than when he added to his collection.

The Stone gallery in Newcastle sold him some wonderful works.

Just to give you an idea of the sort of eye he had 'Proserpine' by Rossetti was purchased by him for the some of around £5,000 when it was sold it made over a £1,000,000.

I have seen photos of Lowry sitting in his house with his collections of Rossetti's around him.

Better stop

[kevinturvy]

@erictheviking871 You live in a fantasy world, you are a middle aged internet troll

[gillwilkinsongw]

@kevinturvy That's a pretty nasty thing to say for no apparent reason mate!

[kevinturvy]

@gillwilkinsongw Sorry what did i say that was nasty?

[kevinturvy]

Met the man as a child back in 1969 at Workington, he was sat down at the bottom of a grass verge drawing the remains of Jane Pit at moss bay, i was messing around there with a mate on a saturday afternoon.

We didn't really no he he was.

He was a frail looking old man and did not say much, we just sat there and watched him draw for about 10 mins then off we went on our merry way

[DarkDragon189]

3 people cant paint

[pennylaneuk]

@DarkDragon189 I'm at a loss to know what this means

[DarkDragon189]

@pennylaneuk  what?

[TheCGIMaster]

@pennylaneuk

I believe he means the three people who disliked this video xD

[Sheepo2k7]

@pennylaneuk 3 people disliked this video.

[KINGGREATESTROCKSTAR]

MOST ENJOYED............(:

[JeffryNuthing]

He was a genius in my book. I think the colour in this vid is damn good. Matches the pigments - cadmium scarlet, prussian blue etc.

[MrBuckley123]

we was happy kids then not like the kids to day

[Kishan0666]

This is can of houses in school i was in lowry

[arcadian78]

Cilla Black owns a Lowry painting or two!

[caeh1234]

brilliant and very moving.What's the song called??

[seftonwallet]

@caeh1234 Matchstalkmen & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs, by Brian & Michael.

[JonThm]

Lowry is Salford

[STOPTHEEU]

@JonThm I work in Wythenshaw. I miss Salford when I'm there. Its a dump compared to Salford.

[sstive11]

A tune that takes me back.I HAVE LOVED THIS TUNE SINCE I WAS A BOY.

[MsDetermined97]

lovely lowry work :)

[olewistrantero]

does anybody know the name of the painting at 1:56?

[pennylaneuk]

@olewistrantero Its called 'A Riverbank'

[plowize]

never liked the paintings but believe me a great man so i was told a well put lyics to a nice tune r i p

[MrBuckley123]

the good old day not like to day crime killings we had good years then

[TheBlueMojo]

Great Video

[gerard1875]

Makes me feel very good to hear this song

BIG G

[gerard1875]

This is a great song about a great man

BIG G

[jellyandicecream100]

my home town, takes me back.

[rickwrites]

Wonderful, pennylaneuk. A marvelous tribute to this truly amazing man.

For what it's worth, I've linked this to a mosaic of some "matchstalk" folk of my own ~~ away from all the smoke & factories, and enjoying a well deserved day at the seaside.

Thanks again, you've done the great man proud. Hopefully, brought him to the attention of others who may not already have been familiar with "the old master".

[conniff44]

I could never understand why they sang 'kids on the corner of the street that were sparking plugs' until I heard it a few times and realised what the true words were.

Ah the good ole days.

[Wolfington]

I hate this song - it makes Lowry out to be some kind of hick, forelock tugging simple Northerner. He was a trained artist who studied under Valette and a technically brilliant draughtsman who chose to paint in what is percieved as a childlike way. A true genius.

Brian and Michael...tossers.

[seftonwallet]

Do you know them??

[MrNiceGuy53]

Lowry was a gentleman.

You Sir, certainly are not.

[conniff44]

This song was probably more responsible for bring his name and paintings to the masses than his paintings themselves.

[pennylaneuk]

I certainly agree with this conniff44. Before the song I think few people had heard of Lowry.

[dodogone2]

Thank you,a lovely vid. of my favorite English artist.Reminds me of my early life when I lived and grew up in Manchester,many,many ,years ago.

[thethomasclan1]

great song use to listen to this all the time

[PalmOliveSoap]

OK BEAUTIFUL PAINTING THAT THEY ARE but at the end of the day the beauty i see here is my childhood of Manchester even in the 70's 80's and 90's some things thing dont change but i did not have clogs lol

SPRINKLES

[cannibal626]

proud to say he lived in my area :D swinton in salford

[arcwelder2009]

I Love this song tho it often makes me sad?

[eamonreillydotcom]

Love Lowry's work.

[j90brit]

great vid.

lowry was one of the best...

[anglicansag]

"Each to his own taste."

[anglicansag]

Chacun a son gout.

[pennylaneuk]

And in English?????

[LadyDeirdre]

@pennylaneuk Each to his own taste.

[omallyster]

@pennylaneuk

It means 'each to their own' :)

[ChorltonBrook]

@pennylaneuk Sorry it was a genuine comment, I was the one who took it down cos I though someone might misunderstand it. It was something I remember reading in the Evening News. No insult intended sorry, just a query.

[ATHENLAY]

everyone has there own taste.

[richie4561]

of all the lowry postings, i always find this one....brilliant...nuff said

[pennylaneuk]

Thank you so much richie for your kind words. Its a video I revisit frequently myself as I love ths song too. It also happened to be the song that was #1 in the uk charts the day I turned 18!

[hattiekat]

Wow took me right back to my childhood - very emotional - fantastic song - will stick this on every time i want to feel nostalgic!!

[Renegade150474]

R.I.P lowry,one of the greats

[richie4561]

just listened to this song for the first time in a while, it has brought a tear to my eye. brilliant song writing

[tigerbay70]

i work as a roofer,some years ago i heard a tale of a house being renovated in longsight,the contents of the house and loft were skipped and anything burnable was burned in the rear garden, including some old paintings.when asked what type of paintings they were the reply was " some old matchstick paintings". dont know if its true but certainly possible.

[pennylaneuk]

Oh my word I hope they werent Lowrys but I guess we'll never know now.

Penny x

[dowling1981]

My favourite one of his is the one of the hearse disappearing into a totally white distance. Do you know it?

[JanboJay]

Certainly is true and the guy that retrived some of them has just sold them at acution.

[catcalledcharlie]

I love this, you have just given me a starting point for a lesson teaching art and design to 16 year olds! Nice one! It is fitting because they come from an industrial northern town too, and they aint got much.

[pennylaneuk]

Thank you so much for this comment calledcalledcharlie. I am very humbled.

Penny x

[retrocarsboston]

Nice video. Loved Lowry since I was a child. My mums bank had a Lowry print in the waiting area. Made the long queue disapear. I could stare at the picture for ages. The picture felt so alive. Just moved within 40 miles of Manchester so will go the Lowry and have a look. Is it any good?

[pennylaneuk]

I havnt been to the Lowry but I do intend to go soon. Thanks for your lovely comments. I feel the same about his paintings.

Penny x

[nimfloyd]

Message from Nimfloyd's Mum:

Believe me , I have been to Salford Art Gallery & Museum and also the " LOWRY ", I truthfully think the LOWRY is TOTAL CR@P, looks like a VERY EXPENSIVE baked beans can, when it was all at Salford U could park outside and it was FREE - U weren't under any obliquation to give Megggabucks, there was also the art museum and antiquieitues too !

SORRY - don't think this building has benefited anyone in Salford - has it ?!

[JanboJay]

It's very good but alas not as good as the old Salford Art gallery & Museum, however very near is the Imperial War Museum North and the newly arty fartyified Salford Quays - a great visit but don't forget wot it's really all about !

[Sunsheena]

Loved this song when i was a kid now as a "grown up " i love the art as well ty for bringing a tear today xx

[pennylaneuk]

Thank you for your lovely comment Sunsheena. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Penny x

[frantic57744]

i,m now subscribed!=]

[frantic57744]

I did a job in birmingham several months ago and i,m CONVINCED there,s a genuine Lowry on the wall in the reception i told the owner to name his price alas he wouldn,t sell it..thanks for posting this Awesome Awesome Awesome,,,,

[OnlyJasonere]

Take a mobile photo of it and take it to the Lowey museum, I would if I was you/

[ladsmammy]

Do you have the B side of this song ????

[fizzin007]

Awesome - thanks for uploading this - a great timepiece.

[XxXcutekittyXxX121]

lowry is my last name....this is freaky lol maby im related??

[DturboDan19]

im doing a project on an interactive lowry painting for my uni course

[mileynum1fan4eva]

im learning about lowry at school lol luv this song =P

[pyglet80]

Just had funeral of my grandad n came home to listen to this and i was in tears! It was what i used to listen to with my grandad x memories!!!

[excavotoroperator]

so sorry to here about your grandad he can sit with mr lowry and chat about their childhood adventures, god bless you grandad and ls lowry

[pyglet80]

Aww thanks, ye i hope hes up there with the rest of my family. thanks again x

[TheresonlyoneGwen]

This is patronising to working-class people.

[pennylaneuk]

I'd love to know why you have formed this opinion? I happen to think it dignifies working class people as it shows their resiliance, fortitude and hard working attitude.

[excavotoroperator]

yea i agree he was workin class lad himself did a lot to show the way of northern life and it was a hard but a happy life.

[seftonwallet]

I'm not sure where you're coming from with this our Gwen!

[johnnywas123]

artists paint stuff, dunno what the right or the wrong of that is, today you have porn films whatever, yesteryear an artist done an impression, all human, all want and need sex, dont try too destroy one man through art

[WhiteKnightTheReturn]

Thanx for posting this video pennylaneuk..In my fav's! :-)

[Onlyjasonhere]

want to see the 'the mannequin sketches' or 'marionette works' of Lowry, will they ever be shown?

[Elliswils]

Fuck off and leave it,you pervert.

[Onlyjasonhere]

wtf, ey fuck you buddy

[WhiteKnightTheReturn]

What's Elliswils on about?

I want to see them to.

I think Elliswils might be on drugs

[Onlyjasonhere]

I ave seen em now, they are hella tame, cannibal corpse CD covers are MUCH worse

[Elliswils]

So what if i am?

[Elliswils]

xmzytb. Why are you posting this stuff? It has upset me deeply. None of what you say is true,why,just why are you saying this? Ive got tears as i write this.

[xmzytb]

Well I am very sorry to upset you. I am saying it because it is the truth. Mr lowry was a human being, not just some sweet painter of children in the streets. I am not a sick person at all. I love Mr Lowrys paintings and always have. This secret collection of his work is know as the "marionette works" and was discovered after his death.

However I should never have posted the comment and I wish I had not. He was a great painter. Maybe my comments can be removed?

[Elliswils]

I still dont believe you. Sorry im falling out with you here. Lets just agree to disagree

[xmzytb]

I agree

[xmzytb]

Read the article about him on Wikipedia. There is a reference to the "marionette works" at the bottom.

[Elliswils]

The simplicity of Lowry's work makes it all so wonderful for me. Life today is so bloody complicated,it takes me back to a time when i was a child,and life was care free and simple.

[xmzytb]

Of course after his death they found a private collection of paintings in his home depicting women in situations of sado masochistic settings. Bizarre clothes violent situations. People, strangely never reflect on this other side to the man. Well he was ionly human.

[Elliswils]

xmzytb. You are a fucking sick person. I suppose you found these paintings did you? Or is it just your sick mind? Lets have a look in your loft shall we. You fucking weirdo.