OMD - The Romance of the Telescope (Fan Video)

[francis2653]

Great upload,thanks for that.Good video.

[kenusshabbus]

One of my favourite OMD songs. Great video.

[Thatwasthesummerofsv]

Andy, get back to writing this stuff which is so so beautiful... how on earth you went from making heavenly music like this to writing for and producing the Sugarbabes, is surely one of life's big mysteries!!

[2548demolidor]

Great!!!

[Jarv1s]

This is my all time favourite OMD song., although History of Modern Pt1 is now running a close 2nd.

[ajglamourphotography]

This song is pure genius as is all of the dazzle ships album. I will never ever tire of listening to it. Super job on the vid too.

[Hirsch3050]

Ein SUPER Song zum kuscheln, hat damals gut geklappt.

[kamran102]

Cool video for a super song.. Mega Romantic !!!

[glasstronic]

nice



[untied1000]

this video deserved to have been the A-side of the single but alsas it was the first joan of arc song that got that accolade.

[bern19bernie]

OMD brought songs of exultation. That I will bring the equivalent.

[OMDita]

Amazing job, Nigel! :)

[thecatlady101]

Love it!!!

Thanks for uploading!

What a great job you done on the video!!!

It went so well with the song!!!

[nigel2568]

@thecatlady101

Thank you very much for the lovely compliment.

[EmpusaOfficial]

Thanks for posting this, and nice vid too.

The pixelation is almost fitting :)

[nigel2568]

@EmpusaOfficial

Thank you, pleased you enjoyed it.

[bananasplitsable]

Brilliant song, love it.

[Bladesmanchris]

One my favorite OMD songs, always the last song they play live.. Fantastic!

[Marsupilami1965]

I blow my Amplifier in my first car 1983 with the low bass from this track from OMD.

But I still love this song from OMD! ;) :)

[Helzephron]

This is my favourite OMD song, and this video compliments it really well, thank you very much!

[klausflouride]

Thanks so much for this. You've done a brilliant job with a great video for an amazing song.

[depechemodevilla]

nice song...sweet chords and sounds, very lush

[BoobyBits]

Well done! Barmy as it may sound, this is one of my favourite OMD tracks! 10/10!!!

[Krupification]

well done. Beautiful song, thank you for sharing!!

[AdrianCruden]

really good and I dont think the video quality on the bits with Andy McC matters - if anything, they give it a shimmering ethereal quality quite in keeping with the track and the interspersing with segments of the heavens is great. Thanks for sharing it!

[WinningOnline]

A really special track from OMD. Nice video, great work! Ken

[InSynthesis]

Sublime with the RLPO on 20th June. :-) D D

[HardcoreNuttah]

good work this is kind of what i imagine every time i listen to this tune :)

[lotreamon01]

Over decades, now this romance has sustained us all.

Never questioned, only giving what it made us for........

[TheFan1968]

A masterpiece of music from the world of my youth... still a awesome song... :)

[oldschoolsuit]

"Over decades, now this romance has sustained us all."

Great video, the low tech imagery gives it a very sublime feel when set to the music. A fitting tribute to a beautiful song. Bravo.

[hakman8]

great stuff! 2nd best song behind International on this cd. Ha, i can remember listening to this song while watching the moon rise over the lake my freshman year in college.  Powerful song!

[tstsullivan797]

never mind the quality, what a great song, had totaly forgotten this one. in fact, i see now Dazzle Ships was much better than i thought at the time. Just goes to show, even Scousers have their moments, he he!

[2glenside]

I loved this song when I first heard it 1981 when it was the "b" side of "joan of arc" - I've only just re-discovered it and it hasn't lost any of it magic.

[InSynthesis]

Haven't seen this for a while, good to see it again. I'm so looking forward to the performance of the Energy Suite with the Liverpool Phil, should be phenomenal. A great shame they're not releasing it on CD or download.

[nigel2568]

I am really looking forward to seeing OMD at the Phil too. Taking my 6 year old son too. He has never been as quiet as he was when I took him to FACT to see the Energy Suite.

[GonzoDr78]

@InSynthesis I got this on CD. I was very luck to find it!! It's out there keep looking.

[GRIFF74]

this song is very much in line with the style of the other songs from Dazzle Ships. Like it a lot.

[scandinavianserialki]

I like the grainy effect of the low quality. It is a cool mistake.

[nigel2568]

Thank you :-)

[Andycap68]

Pure class - why can't they get synths to sound like this any more ?

[sossyymk]

Along with the single "Messages" this is their best stuff: top class.

OMD were for me very much a band of the radio age, as Andy McCluskey's bopping about in their videos only made me want to throw objects at the TV set - OK, good for a depressed economy as it created a demand for new TVs, but sadly distracting attention from the music.

In short, the picture quality isn't a problem: I had to scroll the video off my screen when I watched the live version elsewhere, with McCluskey's posing.

[nellalein]

What a song! Love it! Well done again, Nigel! :-)

[nigel2568]

Thank-you Nella

[electrozaps]

good stuff

[bigpaulothe1st]

radio waves great 2.

[bigpaulothe1st]

silent running is my favourite track on dazzle ships.

[Nephallux]

amazing!

[davetheengineer]

This is my favourite omd song. I took my daughter to see them earlier this year and we are goin again in October.

[chopchung]

i think a VERY underated track is "Sacred Heart" from the other side of the "Souvenir" single,anyone agree?.

[InSynthesis]

Hard to believe it's almost a year since I heard this played live. Can't wait to see OMD again in London on October 7th. Should be another stunning show.

[nigel2568]

I know what you mean. I will be seeing them in Liverpool on 3rd October, and having a party afterwards. Can't wait ! :D

[thelittlesneak]

Great song and great video. Very atmospheric.

[davekat]

i've recently been reading some old J.G. Ballard books that i have in my large, unorganized collection, and this is pretty much the soundtrack and the video running in my head....i recommend "Messages from the Sun"

i wonder if Ballard is a seminal OMD inspiration?

[InSynthesis]

I love your videos, Nigel, they're so creative and a great way to showcase album tracks usually heard only by we fans and not the wider public. Keep up the good work. May I suggest Stanlow from Organisation and Sealand from A&M as future projects, two equally beautiful tracks that would be well received on here.

[nigel2568]

Thank you for your kind comments, they are much appreciated. I already have ideas for Stanlow, though waiting for warmer weather to make some time-lapse video. I also have ideas for several other album tracks.

[VampireOnCemetery]

wonderfull^^

[ffm20zaheri]

wow what a cool record

i have read that they had started a comeback 2 years ago

i only know the new stuff

Pandoras Box was often played on mtv 16 years ago

[beamergeezer]

Listen to the early 80`s OMD - awesome.

[InSynthesis]

I could listen to this track forever and never tire of it. So moving. I've recently had a death in my immediate family and music, especially OMD, has been a real comfort, when the rest of the world seems to be falling apart, it's there, a familiar constant presence. Thanks for posting.

[nigel2568]

My condolences to you and your family.

Like you, I have always turned to OMD to pick me up again whenever I have been feeling down. I can't explain why it gives me a lift, but it does.

[InSynthesis]

Thank you, that's very kind.

[beamergeezer]

Same here. Especially this song, Stanlow and International.

[InSynthesis]

I could listen to this song forever and never tire of it.  When they played it at the end of the Indigo2 gig I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Sheer bliss.

[nigel2568]

Thank you for your comment. This really is a beautiful track isn't it. And unless you know of OMD, then sadly a largely unknown track.

[omddeb]

Beautiful song, beautiful video. Nice job.

[nigel2568]

Thank you omddeb

[just888another888ide]

Gave me chills.....Nice job. one of my FAV songs

[nigel2568]

You loved it enough to post twice....Excellent :D

[just888another888ide]

Gave me chills.....Nice job. one of my FAV songs

[nigel2568]

Great stuff. Really pleased that you enjoyed it. Thank you

[davekat]

Yes! Another Dazzle Ships fan !

It's being re-released? Good, maybe it will finally get it's due.

Dazzle Ships is essential music...if you disagree with that, then you don't know anything about music.

[nigel2568]

What more can I say?

Thanks for the comment

[davekat]

nice job on the visuals, too.

[Mahatma618]

I'm a HUGE OMD fan.Dazzle ships album is my favourite album of all time.And now it comes out remastered.Turn the lights down,and the volume up:)

[nigel2568]

I agree, Dazzle Ships IS a great album, pity the world wasn't ready for it.

Thanks for the comment

[beamergeezer]

One of their best songs, cracking video - well done.

[nigel2568]

Thank You !

[LenapeFireTurtle]

Nicely done!!

[nigel2568]

Thank you !

[0neSock]

Astounding song and terrific work done on the video.

[nigel2568]

Thank you very much. It is nice to be appreciated.

[Leopardman33]

I'm made up you put this on Youtube:) Great video! Well done, you just gotta love this song, I hope they play it at my funeral... just not yet hey? ;)

[nigel2568]

Lol, let's hope not.

Thanks for the comment.