This is what music sounded like before MTV and youtube (nearly) ruined music. Just listen to an "average" band from that era, like the Gin Blossoms or Blind Melon, and compare it with anything from today.
Its kind of funny... because it's not like today when they wrote this. I mean, unless you like little boys singing songs or rap (or is it hip hop) ... So, I guess it's not like the 80's...
KARL I LOVE YOU> (I love me too so this may or may not be much of a recommendation) but I`ll tell u this much: I REALLY WANNA KNOW ABOUT THIS: At the speed of light time and space = zero. And matter consists of 99.9999999% empty space, and as for the rest: no ones sure. chew on that. I love you ALL (David Wilder)xxxxxxx
Jesus said anybody is capable of becoming just like me and greater things he will beable to do.Wisdom there is only two men in the history of men who will do this.Now what did jesus say u had to do to become just like him.What ever u think this means u r wrong.And this is the basis of all christain churchs.The baptisam and giving your life to a chuch.But this can not be.Jesus said him and one other will do this.So u might start back tracking find where u went wrong.or missed the mark. wisdom
Preachers to become wise in the knowledge in a book.This is not what i am about.For u see i know that there r no spirits in a book so u wont find one there.But u can manafest one.But i do have a spirit and this is what it can do with the word.If it wasnt for god himself even the elect would be deceived.What is this truth that keeps u from being one of the elect.?Floydhaven u there?There r over 168 known religions in the world.Wonder witch one of them he gave the truth to.Wisdom says noneofthem
because the end is hear and the world of men is lost..because the ways of men lead to death. what r the ways of men?the ways of men to become wise in all things.u cant find the spirit by studing a book . for ther r no spirits in a book so u will not find one there.had to look within to find the spirit not without.spirit is willing the flesh is weak. so it is your flesh that gaurds this place so u cant get there..THINK ????????
@roar5952 While I appreciate your sense of urgency, friend, I would suggest in the future you refrain from attempting to preach after drinking. It's okay, I'm not passing judgement, we all need a couple of drinks after an intense church service to help us unwind.
Many years ago he Looked out through a glassless window All that he could see was Babylon Beautiful green fields and dreams And learn to measure the stars But there was a worry in his heart He said, How could it come to this? I'm really worried about living How could it come to this? Yeah, I really want to know about this Is it like today? Then there came a day It moved out across the Mediterranean Came to western isles and the Greek young men And with their silver beards they laughed
At the unknown of the universe They could sit and guess God's name But they said, How could it come to this? We're really worried about living How could it come to this Yeah, we really want to know about this Is it like today? Then there followed days of Kings, Empires and revolution Blood just looks the same when you open the veins But sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone But the furrowed brow has never left his face
Never heard of these guys until about 3 days ago. A co-worker brought them up. They were what is popular now, only mostly better. Cool. Glad I got to hear.....
The first time I heard this was on my alarm clock...I normally turn it off right away, but I thought it was something new by Crosby, Stills, and Nash....learned the truth several days later......
Well I think BSM (Blackstrap Molasses - Eastbourne) do a better rendition of this - as for Ship of Fools....Well now there's a challenge for BSM - Steve Tilston is my all time hero....can Mel (Melodie Westcott) do a good Martha...???? I know Sean can do a good bass - he is the most sympathetic bass player going today :-)
Why is Karl not well known? Why is not Arthur Lee (Love), Marshall Crenshaw, The Move, Graham Parker, Phil Ochs, Them, Curtis Mayfield, And Lloyd Cole, etc. not much better known?
I have no answer except the world is a ship of fools and you can fool most of the people most of the time with crap.
@petrusaloisius Well some real music lovers only know Classical or couple kinds of genres. That doesn't make their love of music less important than others who know all genres. And personally I might pride myself on just trying to know the best of a certain genre as I guess I am not that patient or drive to like a lot of what I find to be drivel or derivative music. But there are no absolutes. An I have a few artists that I love who are not considered good but critics or the masses.
@bigbiscuit100 You are correct sir. But others parts are haunting. I am the king of haunt so I can't listen to any song with some haunting melody. About 5% of my 950 songs have to haunt.
Despite the fact that this is not metal, I still like it World Party always have an approach that express the western civilizations plight through the eyes of the objective soul.
If you like Karl's music and you wish more people wrote with such brilliance and wonderful, Spirit driven compassion you may wish to try.. Ron Sexsmith, Jason Mraz, Brett Dennen, Mark Heard, Larry Norman, Terry Scott Taylor, Daniel Amos, Lost Dogs, Alexi Murdoch, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Randy Stonehill, Randy Newman, REM, Bruce Cockburn, Al Green, Ben Harper, Ben Lee, The Call, David Gray, Live, Mute Math, Paul Kelly, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison, Just to name a few.. enjoy listening.
Love This song Karl is one of the finest musicians I've ever heard. That is saying a lot because I've been deeply involved with songs for 4 decades. I heard tons and BANG is one of my favorites ever. Front to back a truly awesome release. Egyptology runs a close second though.
I don't particularly like this video but is one of my favorite songs from this band. They just don't get enough recognition... great harmonies, voices, they remind me a lot like CSNY....
I saw World Party either in late 1988 or early 1989 so that's when they started. Most people were listening to Guns n' Roses or 'baggy' at the time though - this seems to come from a completely different era. It's more like Brit-Pop five years before anyone else (except Lilac Time) were doing it.
Good Q - why is none of this stuff on iTunes - I remember Dave Fanning (U2...IRELAND...RADIO DJ) played WP all the time...after fallout of waterboys...so I guess v early 90s - Karl W is a very clever lyricist and there were some amazing songs on that album 'goodbye jumbo'
Karl Wallinger is a musical genius -- he's a brilliant songwriter, fabulous guitar player, and he has a great, distinctive voice. The messages in the songs are just spot on, as well. I've seen World Party twice (last night in Portland being the second time) -- what a wonderful live band! Karl has a great sense of humor and a down-to-earth personality. He spent time shaking hands with audience members after the show.
Thank you, Karl. You've given me two decades of great musical pleasure.
without doubt, waterboys were not the best. An evolution with peter gabriel/sinead o'c worked wonders. Pity about the accident, pop genius, robbers robbie and that guy in a box from the north
love love love this song. first heard it ten years after it came out. loved it right away. there is something about it i can't figure out - makes me feel nostalgic, happy and depending on my mood even sad. i listen to it all the time.
I recently saw Karl play and he has lost none of his magic..The music was utterly bone chilling and he didnt even have a full band..Truly a very very underestimated talent. I am a huge fan and will always be .
karl is a magic man. The musicality , lyrics and soul of this are beyond reproach. True musical genius is sometimes difficult to access. I have loved this music, soup to nuts since I 1st heard Karl play. Though his ascendence and down through his medical scare. This is a man worthy of all that the "business" has to offer. I consider myself fortunate enough to have found this when not everyone knew that it existed. Thank you Karl.
I understand that you really really love this....but why should it matter to you that(according to you) you found it when not everyone knew that it existed?Does it add an extra value?
I never get these remarks......The love of music is such a personal affair,I should think....................
Back in '93 I won this disc at a radio station giveaway during a friday happy hour. Had never heard of World Party before then. Talk about good luck. I still listen to it today. This song in particular....amazing.
I've always loved this song/ album. I remember vividly buying this in 1993.... "blood just looks the same when you open the veins"....... I wish ppl would remember this.
Sometimes i think that they wrote this song just for me,there is so much i want to tell people that i love, but dont think in my short life i will have the courage
Grasp the nettle! Regretting things you've done is fine. Regretting never having done something is not. What's the worst that can happen? Cos it's not worse than keeping it bottled up.
Great song. Great songwriter. Great band. Haven't listened to these guys in a while and then heard this on World Cafe on NPR a couple of weeks ago. Love this effin song!! Fantastic harmonies indeed.
I saw World Party on tour with Steely Dan in Australia in Sept '07. This song rocked live. In fact, the whole set rocked each of the FIVE TIMES I saw it. I'm a huge Steely Dan fan and it was a major bonus to have World Party open. Karl Wallinger tweaked some of the songs night to night, but generally they just went harder.
God as my witness, I haven't heard ten melodies prettier than this or a sadder lament. I have tears in my eyes right now. Karl Wallinger was, and likely still is, a great songwriter. Some people in society fall through the cracks, and sometimes great songwriters, too. The world is filled with idiots and a few, maybe too many geniuses. God bless the overlooked, the ignored, the lost, and the insane. I hope you who read this is not one of these.
I remember this song, but revisiting it now, so many years later brings a poignance, and a sadness in his lyric, melody and voice that (I'm not lying) brings tears to my eyes. It strikes a chord of melancholy in me that makes me happy to be alive and wish I was never born. How does something so beautiful hurt so much?
You probably answered your own question, mate. MTV would never play a 5 minute video. Oh sure, when a video debuts and has extra stuff at the start or end (see Twisted Sister), they played the full version a couple times, but it was edited down right quick.
James2980, It's from World Party's 'Bang!' album. It's one of my favourites.
But, please, someone address my curiosity. Karl was in the Waterboys? 'Whole of the moon' etc? Please tell me about his involvement. When did World Party start etc?
It's True. Karl was in the Waterboys up until right before Fisherman's Blues was released. He and Mike Scott had a falling out and he quit to form World Party in the mid-eighties. He even wrote a song about it. To Spite him, Mike and the Waterboys recorded it and put it on Fisherman's Blues. It's actually about Karl's decision to leave the band.
World Party are alive and doing all right. Karl is currently in his Studio in London recording his new release which will be released sometime this year. We aree hoping early Spring.
why isnt there a video for hercules from egyptology
fastexema 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for World Party
Look for a new release soon, something to follow up "Dumbing Up". I'm rooting for you Karl!
obrien99999 2 months ago
This is what music sounded like before MTV and youtube (nearly) ruined music. Just listen to an "average" band from that era, like the Gin Blossoms or Blind Melon, and compare it with anything from today.
jnntinsf 3 months ago
Its kind of funny... because it's not like today when they wrote this. I mean, unless you like little boys singing songs or rap (or is it hip hop) ... So, I guess it's not like the 80's...
bigdsears 3 months ago
So So SOOO hoping we get a tour once again to see all these wonderful songs live...*Prays*!!
gordoarcane 3 months ago
@MrPAVaughn twinkle, twinkle little star can be a rockin song if you sing it right :D
juanitat10 3 months ago
@MrPAVaughn hahahhaah.great one.
slicknicknirvana 3 months ago
Where are you Karl? i know it`s been hard of late and you are recovering, but we need more of the same! Dumbing Up was genius!!!!!
I`m from Coleraine (North of Ireland) seen you at Shepherds Bush, 2000, what a great night. Missing you mate.
ps: Now living in Bristol...yer manager spoke to my mate Dave about a gig at The thekla?
MrRexBailey 4 months ago
World Party is on Facebook and Twitter. Karl has a major release ahead. All is well. :)
1familyjules 4 months ago
too much politics, environment, religion... but still... they rock!
sheloshim 5 months ago
memories aaaaah
raul19562 5 months ago
@clijoco i touched 'em
bennoyes05 5 months ago in playlist soft rock
@MrPAVaughn 3 Months later, you better be listening to the same thing little person.
jatzirymorlando 5 months ago
Wow - I totally forgot about this song until right now...
shmuli9 6 months ago
Very Kinks like.These guys deserved so much more recognition.Love this song!
plopnod 6 months ago
"how could it come to this?" ....
because of the talking monkeys. But praise be to the Almighty some can also sing.
exzealient 6 months ago
What a fantastic band/song. Takes me back 18 years and more. Wonderful.
airthreypark 7 months ago
@MrPAVaughn Hell yes! You made my day!
Goodywagon 7 months ago
@MrPAVaughn shut up baby
robatlolcwdotcom 7 months ago
@MrPAVaughn funniest comment ive seen on the internet in a longtime , well done.
telanm01 7 months ago
What is this guy doing? Is his genius self holed up in some studio in Wales? Break out, we want to see the fruits of your labor, Karl!
1familyjules 7 months ago
@1familyjules
He was quite ill some time back (Brain hemorrhage i think) and had to go through some major recovery
navcrowds 7 months ago
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1familyjules 7 months ago
Karl Wallinger was genius
60fender19 7 months ago
@MrPAVaughn well played sir!
JonnyLikesPie 7 months ago
I forgot how much i loved this music, I hope not to forget again.
ligasyeria 7 months ago
obviously 9 people thought this would have auto-tune vocals
tommycassII 7 months ago
a super band that missed the Big Stage but makes incredible music...I only wish he'd make more music...I would buy it!
Starnsky 8 months ago 4
bucking ducking fucking hucking mucking pucking sucking tucking aces.all four tetramorph aces.
divisorplot 8 months ago
@MrPAVaughn Easily the best comment I'll ever read on a youtube video! Made my day :D
DrVampireKitty 8 months ago
KARL I LOVE YOU> (I love me too so this may or may not be much of a recommendation) but I`ll tell u this much: I REALLY WANNA KNOW ABOUT THIS: At the speed of light time and space = zero. And matter consists of 99.9999999% empty space, and as for the rest: no ones sure. chew on that. I love you ALL (David Wilder)xxxxxxx
ketchup5344 8 months ago
Jesus said anybody is capable of becoming just like me and greater things he will beable to do.Wisdom there is only two men in the history of men who will do this.Now what did jesus say u had to do to become just like him.What ever u think this means u r wrong.And this is the basis of all christain churchs.The baptisam and giving your life to a chuch.But this can not be.Jesus said him and one other will do this.So u might start back tracking find where u went wrong.or missed the mark. wisdom
roar5952 9 months ago
Preachers to become wise in the knowledge in a book.This is not what i am about.For u see i know that there r no spirits in a book so u wont find one there.But u can manafest one.But i do have a spirit and this is what it can do with the word.If it wasnt for god himself even the elect would be deceived.What is this truth that keeps u from being one of the elect.?Floydhaven u there?There r over 168 known religions in the world.Wonder witch one of them he gave the truth to.Wisdom says noneofthem
roar5952 9 months ago
because the end is hear and the world of men is lost..because the ways of men lead to death. what r the ways of men?the ways of men to become wise in all things.u cant find the spirit by studing a book . for ther r no spirits in a book so u will not find one there.had to look within to find the spirit not without.spirit is willing the flesh is weak. so it is your flesh that gaurds this place so u cant get there..THINK ????????
roar5952 9 months ago
@roar5952 While I appreciate your sense of urgency, friend, I would suggest in the future you refrain from attempting to preach after drinking. It's okay, I'm not passing judgement, we all need a couple of drinks after an intense church service to help us unwind.
FloydHaven 9 months ago
THE WATERBOYS members FTW
DetroitSquirreL 9 months ago
Griekse 10 months ago
Griekse 10 months ago
Bang!
Many years ago he
Looked out through a glassless window
Didn't understand which what he saw
Griekse 10 months ago
thanks from jax
jax833 11 months ago
Never heard of these guys until about 3 days ago. A co-worker brought them up. They were what is popular now, only mostly better. Cool. Glad I got to hear.....
wisentzebu 11 months ago
excellent! i remember the 90's i miss them!
jax833 1 year ago
this song touched me. to me its superb.
futuremanboy4000 1 year ago
Can anybody tell me where i can find the song: "im gonna find my way ,,," i think thats the name of it... very good song. I miss it ;(
bennibig363 1 year ago
@bennibig363 It's a line from World Party " Sooner or Later "..You'll find it on their "Bang !" album. Same album as the song above came from.
johnmckinlay67 11 months ago
I remember hearing this on the radio. I would ask friends if they heard this song, the song with Bang in it?
arnlag48 1 year ago
good song thanks for uploading --"LyricallySpeaking" I like that :-)
joeygsmom 1 year ago
The first time I heard this was on my alarm clock...I normally turn it off right away, but I thought it was something new by Crosby, Stills, and Nash....learned the truth several days later......
barkbarkbarkbarkable 1 year ago
So so so sooooooo good!
edelgado65 1 year ago
sweet, wish they would come around!
jax833 1 year ago
what a talent!!
skipnewt 1 year ago
This song has been a full part of my life for 15+ years. Brings tears to my eyes still...
mark22isaking 1 year ago
the whole album from which this track is taken from is stunning, i bought it in 93....sooooo underrated.
trippy119 1 year ago
i saw them play at the mean fiddler in london in 95 or 96 on dec. 22. they played all the best songs plus one beatle song. it was tops!!!!!
bobakerone 1 year ago
Well I think BSM (Blackstrap Molasses - Eastbourne) do a better rendition of this - as for Ship of Fools....Well now there's a challenge for BSM - Steve Tilston is my all time hero....can Mel (Melodie Westcott) do a good Martha...???? I know Sean can do a good bass - he is the most sympathetic bass player going today :-)
scattynim 1 year ago
I'm disappointed in my fellow man that he didn't become more popular, this is a total gem.
todorantool 1 year ago
Love me some Karl!
gfidelity 1 year ago
Fine song. Reminds me of Robert Palmer's Johny and Mary..
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
Why is Karl not well known? Why is not Arthur Lee (Love), Marshall Crenshaw, The Move, Graham Parker, Phil Ochs, Them, Curtis Mayfield, And Lloyd Cole, etc. not much better known?
I have no answer except the world is a ship of fools and you can fool most of the people most of the time with crap.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago 7
@11xzxzxz
The real music lovers know them all :)
petrusaloisius 1 year ago
@petrusaloisius Well some real music lovers only know Classical or couple kinds of genres. That doesn't make their love of music less important than others who know all genres. And personally I might pride myself on just trying to know the best of a certain genre as I guess I am not that patient or drive to like a lot of what I find to be drivel or derivative music. But there are no absolutes. An I have a few artists that I love who are not considered good but critics or the masses.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
@11xzxzxz
Said it with a smile... positively ment :)
petrusaloisius 1 year ago
@petrusaloisius Right a smile among titans of taste; ones as me and you who can not be wrong, ever!
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
the best
lpoxton 1 year ago
GO KARL!! we need t osay ello again, havent seen you scence the art show thing
durdz12233 1 year ago
I thought this was the Kinks back when i first heard it! Took me until today to figure out who it was!
RubHerSoul1 1 year ago
Finally found the video clip... This song is the reason I started buying music as a teenager, I just couldn't get it out of my head...... :)
TheProfanisaurus 1 year ago
3:24-3:36 is haunting. the sound of man falling through space in a sort of peaceful peril. always been a favorite of mine in this terrific song.
bigbiscuit100 1 year ago
@bigbiscuit100 Yeah you are right.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
@bigbiscuit100 You are correct sir. But others parts are haunting. I am the king of haunt so I can't listen to any song with some haunting melody. About 5% of my 950 songs have to haunt.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
this song is so poignant, so beautiful..
always chokes me up ... for years now.
"it isn't just today...."
deptofrevz 1 year ago
I heard this in the pub last night, I had totally forgotten this song, have not heard it since it was released.
dazoo77 1 year ago
would love to know where abouts that background street is or what city
cujo9 1 year ago
beautiful song!
trippy119 1 year ago
First time I heard this song I recognized it as excellent. Chorus is beautiful.
musictflo 1 year ago
Catchy, thoughtful and a Kinks like classic song, up there other classic songwriters like Ray Davies and Neil Finn.
chargrave 1 year ago
Absolutely one of the very best songwriters period in my humble opinion.
standow1 1 year ago
Despite the fact that this is not metal, I still like it World Party always have an approach that express the western civilizations plight through the eyes of the objective soul.
63AIONSON 1 year ago
If you like Karl's music and you wish more people wrote with such brilliance and wonderful, Spirit driven compassion you may wish to try.. Ron Sexsmith, Jason Mraz, Brett Dennen, Mark Heard, Larry Norman, Terry Scott Taylor, Daniel Amos, Lost Dogs, Alexi Murdoch, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Randy Stonehill, Randy Newman, REM, Bruce Cockburn, Al Green, Ben Harper, Ben Lee, The Call, David Gray, Live, Mute Math, Paul Kelly, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison, Just to name a few.. enjoy listening.
alexleitch37 1 year ago
Man, I wish people were making music like this today. Intelligent and catchy - what a combo. Love it.
embojitsu 1 year ago
Timeless....
spkuney 1 year ago
i love world party so much, YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is my wedding song, along with she's the one, THEY'RE TOO GOOD!
lpoxton 1 year ago
kinks
batalion666 1 year ago
Does anyone have "MYSTERY GIRL" on Rare on Air, Volume 2: KCRW Live Performances? PLEASEPLEASEPRETTYPLEASE POST!
beetlesjuice 1 year ago
Does anyone have "Mystery Girl" on Rare on Air, Volume 2: KCRW Live Performances? PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE POST!
beetlesjuice 1 year ago
Oh man, this is the right song for what is going on in the Gulf of Mexico now . . .
tamcon72 1 year ago
Sublime, simply sublime.
I hear Harrison, Dylan et al... and can see how the New Radicals were influenced by Wallinger. Also, it takes me back to my childhood.
stenwald 1 year ago
this man is a genius....5 albums in 20 years, and all perfect albums from start to finish...cheers mr. party!
MrGreatfullydead 1 year ago
Love This song Karl is one of the finest musicians I've ever heard. That is saying a lot because I've been deeply involved with songs for 4 decades. I heard tons and BANG is one of my favorites ever. Front to back a truly awesome release. Egyptology runs a close second though.
DustyDurst 1 year ago
Great band!!
Saw them at a festival in 1990
waited all day for them to come on
and when they did some gobshite
fell off the roof of the stadium into
the crowd and put a damper on the
whole set...I could have killed him!!
MrCatstail 1 year ago
plz. come in consert to mpls.! shit man that would be GREAT!
jax833 1 year ago
Karl, I hope you are keeping well. You have many, many fans out here who are with you all the way. PLANET BEFORE PROFIT.
johnmckinlay67 1 year ago
Still stunning and profoundly human.
LordAverage 1 year ago 3
love this song-brings back memories of good times
motoxxx174 1 year ago 3
if anyone has the b-side of this single "basically" throw it at me!
POLYMORPHLEGION 1 year ago
I have it. E-mail me
bol316 1 year ago
SWIZZ!!! will do...
POLYMORPHLEGION 1 year ago
it reminds me when we could look at the other into the eyes....
CeciliaNicoletti1 2 years ago 2
Yes, timeless is an apt description! I hadn't listened to this song in about 10 years and bought it this morning on iTunes. I love this song!
superslydotcom 2 years ago
sausages
insanefreakOMG 2 years ago
So beautiful.
I love it.
hildaatje 2 years ago
Timelessly classic. Classically timeless.
aKoOsTiKeV 2 years ago 4
I don't particularly like this video but is one of my favorite songs from this band. They just don't get enough recognition... great harmonies, voices, they remind me a lot like CSNY....
tgomez69 2 years ago 2
Mint!! Great stuff!
GoreShag 2 years ago
Gota be one of the best bands in the business. I love them heaps. Love Karl, he da man.
nzcaribbean 2 years ago
these guys should get more airplay....this is probably my favorite song of theirs
Debsworlddotcom 2 years ago
Astounding and touching.
subwayartcrimes 2 years ago
Outstanding! The days when people actually sang about something important.
seacreature99 2 years ago 2
Yeah what happened? this is as fresh today as it was then.
VoxJoxx 2 years ago
One of my best favorite song at this moment! Help me to think in a different way! Really nice to hear and hear again! Very goog sound of guitar!!
housette3 2 years ago
Always loved this song! think around 1992 I was second year in Highschool..
jgoudeau207 2 years ago 3
My intellectual review of this song...
Fucking Ace.
dons4europe 2 years ago 44
No argument here
RodCow 2 years ago
@dons4europe hey! can you guys recommend on other songs these guys have? this one's frikkin sweet, and even meaningful :]
eladbari 1 year ago
@eladbari ship of fools :-) and check the waterboys
yaksuit 1 year ago
I saw World Party either in late 1988 or early 1989 so that's when they started. Most people were listening to Guns n' Roses or 'baggy' at the time though - this seems to come from a completely different era. It's more like Brit-Pop five years before anyone else (except Lilac Time) were doing it.
0AndyC0 2 years ago
Beautiful song... i remember when this came out back in the 90's.
delta0921 2 years ago
Good Q - why is none of this stuff on iTunes - I remember Dave Fanning (U2...IRELAND...RADIO DJ) played WP all the time...after fallout of waterboys...so I guess v early 90s - Karl W is a very clever lyricist and there were some amazing songs on that album 'goodbye jumbo'
Clarabellow 2 years ago
Or were they the 80''s? You had to be there I suppose.
canyonsofremorse 2 years ago
Why isnt this on iTunes or for download. Top tune the 90's Kinks I thought.
canyonsofremorse 2 years ago 2
what a quality tune
Jimjam1212 2 years ago 4
Karl Wallinger is a musical genius -- he's a brilliant songwriter, fabulous guitar player, and he has a great, distinctive voice. The messages in the songs are just spot on, as well. I've seen World Party twice (last night in Portland being the second time) -- what a wonderful live band! Karl has a great sense of humor and a down-to-earth personality. He spent time shaking hands with audience members after the show.
Thank you, Karl. You've given me two decades of great musical pleasure.
zamaz99 2 years ago 16
"Bang!" was the defining album of the alternacraze in the early 90's, in my opinion.
AnAutumnWind 2 years ago
Great ablum.
This followed by What Is Love All About...awesome!!
dovestones 2 years ago
I am always in the mood to listen to this song. The lyrics, the melody, I just love it all.
Ruatho 2 years ago
Bang!
I loved World Party.
I bought the album in 1993,But have never seen this video until now.
I have been transported back to that time,If only for a little while.
Thanks Lyric!.
neohip 2 years ago
Buy a WATERBOYS cd first!
DetroitSquirreL 2 years ago
I love this song
Maly200877 2 years ago
Which album do you reccommend from World Party ? I enjoy this song, are others similar to this ?
vikesh81 2 years ago
Goodbye Jumbo is their best i think, but they are all pretty good tbh
19apriltwin71 2 years ago
without doubt, waterboys were not the best. An evolution with peter gabriel/sinead o'c worked wonders. Pity about the accident, pop genius, robbers robbie and that guy in a box from the north
zugrook101 2 years ago
Genius for sure. A favorite for years.
Antekis 2 years ago
pure genius, beautiful...
chunn13 2 years ago
love this guys lyrics,pure cool.
AcousticDiamondP 2 years ago 2
esta cancion es todo
venalanatomik 2 years ago
love love love this song. first heard it ten years after it came out. loved it right away. there is something about it i can't figure out - makes me feel nostalgic, happy and depending on my mood even sad. i listen to it all the time.
torreadel 2 years ago 3
Great song. Like the first day of fall. And the video really charms.
progressivist2 2 years ago
I recently saw Karl play and he has lost none of his magic..The music was utterly bone chilling and he didnt even have a full band..Truly a very very underestimated talent. I am a huge fan and will always be .
strangetribe 3 years ago 4
It's so amazing to have him back. I would have cried for days if we had lost him.
whalestail1955 2 years ago 2
This song is fantastic. I wore out the tape single I bought from Sam Goody!
citizenanna 3 years ago 2
i love this tune
russ7510 3 years ago
karl is a magic man. The musicality , lyrics and soul of this are beyond reproach. True musical genius is sometimes difficult to access. I have loved this music, soup to nuts since I 1st heard Karl play. Though his ascendence and down through his medical scare. This is a man worthy of all that the "business" has to offer. I consider myself fortunate enough to have found this when not everyone knew that it existed. Thank you Karl.
BillReef 3 years ago 28
@BillReef
I understand that you really really love this....but why should it matter to you that(according to you) you found it when not everyone knew that it existed?Does it add an extra value?
I never get these remarks......The love of music is such a personal affair,I should think....................
hildaatje 1 year ago
Back in '93 I won this disc at a radio station giveaway during a friday happy hour. Had never heard of World Party before then. Talk about good luck. I still listen to it today. This song in particular....amazing.
chiarew 3 years ago 2
Yes, this is so good. What memories. Thanks so much. A+
Took me forever to find this CD even 7 years ago. Bravo
onelasssttime 3 years ago 2
I've always loved this song/ album. I remember vividly buying this in 1993.... "blood just looks the same when you open the veins"....... I wish ppl would remember this.
blackmetallicgirl 3 years ago 7
I do! I loved this album too.
onelasssttime 3 years ago 2
Sometimes i think that they wrote this song just for me,there is so much i want to tell people that i love, but dont think in my short life i will have the courage
montyspython123 3 years ago 4
aww, what a comment!! and what do you think you couldn't tell anyone??
blackmetallicgirl 3 years ago
Grasp the nettle! Regretting things you've done is fine. Regretting never having done something is not. What's the worst that can happen? Cos it's not worse than keeping it bottled up.
Jason1an 3 years ago 5
esto es como hoy!!!!!que buena rola de esos weyes!!!!!!!!!!!
clixpan69 3 years ago
I love this song but this is completely different from the video I remember.
asdffd 3 years ago
Genius! Takes me back to the days of growing up with MTV- when music was real..
syedalz 3 years ago 2
Dead rite when MTV was MTV Europe and actually played music.
jaseywasey49 3 years ago 4
agreed
hrvateslav 3 years ago
Great song. Great songwriter. Great band. Haven't listened to these guys in a while and then heard this on World Cafe on NPR a couple of weeks ago. Love this effin song!! Fantastic harmonies indeed.
gotsmurb72 3 years ago 2
Great song. Great songwriter. Great band. Kind of forgot about these guys and heard this on World Cafe on NPR a couple of weeks ago. Love this song!
gotsmurb72 3 years ago
Lovely harmonies: very important to me.
Love their sound, lyrics and overall let me just say: excellent, first-rate: a ten for sure!
(thanks neil)
silmalila 3 years ago 4
very nice rythm and melody.
turtlefreak116 3 years ago
Bang! ia a fabulous CD - never tired of hearing it over and over in the car on long trips - every song seems sweeter /catchier than the previous one
barrocadia 3 years ago
Good God I love this song!!! Who out there has seen them live? Last time they came to Denver I couldn't go. Is it a great show?
Thanks
ecolihappens 3 years ago
I saw World Party on tour with Steely Dan in Australia in Sept '07. This song rocked live. In fact, the whole set rocked each of the FIVE TIMES I saw it. I'm a huge Steely Dan fan and it was a major bonus to have World Party open. Karl Wallinger tweaked some of the songs night to night, but generally they just went harder.
hklinker 3 years ago 3
God as my witness, I haven't heard ten melodies prettier than this or a sadder lament. I have tears in my eyes right now. Karl Wallinger was, and likely still is, a great songwriter. Some people in society fall through the cracks, and sometimes great songwriters, too. The world is filled with idiots and a few, maybe too many geniuses. God bless the overlooked, the ignored, the lost, and the insane. I hope you who read this is not one of these.
christoJihad2 3 years ago 5
I forgot this song even existed until I heard it at the mall. There's just something about this song that makes it unique.
JewLovesAllah 3 years ago 4
I remember this song, but revisiting it now, so many years later brings a poignance, and a sadness in his lyric, melody and voice that (I'm not lying) brings tears to my eyes. It strikes a chord of melancholy in me that makes me happy to be alive and wish I was never born. How does something so beautiful hurt so much?
christoJihad2 3 years ago 6
Great song, but does anyone know why the lyrics are different on the album version of the song? The album version is about a minute longer as well...
thewizardofdos 4 years ago
You probably answered your own question, mate. MTV would never play a 5 minute video. Oh sure, when a video debuts and has extra stuff at the start or end (see Twisted Sister), they played the full version a couple times, but it was edited down right quick.
arkhamgrad 3 years ago 2
James2980, It's from World Party's 'Bang!' album. It's one of my favourites.
But, please, someone address my curiosity. Karl was in the Waterboys? 'Whole of the moon' etc? Please tell me about his involvement. When did World Party start etc?
naganokumas 4 years ago
It's True. Karl was in the Waterboys up until right before Fisherman's Blues was released. He and Mike Scott had a falling out and he quit to form World Party in the mid-eighties. He even wrote a song about it. To Spite him, Mike and the Waterboys recorded it and put it on Fisherman's Blues. It's actually about Karl's decision to leave the band.
zoctar73 3 years ago
Yes - Karl Wallinger played keyboards (+ some guitar I think) for the Waterboys. This song 'Is It Too Late Now', & 'Message in a Box' are my faves.
kuratilaps 3 years ago 2
when is this song from?
James2980 4 years ago
when was this song made? is it available on a cd album?
James2980 4 years ago
It was released off of their 1993 album, Bang! I think the original edition is out of print, but it was reissued in 2006. Great album.
fizzygillespie 4 years ago 3
I love World Party! I love Karl Wallinger! Why aren't they hugely famous??????????
patchuli 4 years ago 3
if you paid attention to their lyrics you would understand why.
Jarvis1 3 years ago 3
i know! probably because of rap and shit like that. World Party Rocks!
Everclearfan86 3 years ago
People just don't get it! But it's nice to have something for yourself isn't it?
But this was played A LOT at MTV tho'
pinheadsen 3 years ago
Where have they disappeared to ? They made
some intelligent songs......HALLO ! Anybody
out there...
lehipster 4 years ago
Hi David,
Thank you for your comment.
World Party are alive and doing all right. Karl is currently in his Studio in London recording his new release which will be released sometime this year. We aree hoping early Spring.
And tours to follow.
Lyricallyspeaking 4 years ago