QUEEN MATILDA by MICHAEL HEAD AND THE STRANDS.

[Chocciebiscuit]

Pyschadelic folk shanty - this song is in a genre of it´s own. Like somebody says below, when the flute kicks in it is really magical, just as the name of the band/album suggests.

[MrXtrmntr]

This song stuns me every time I listen to it.

[NedsMissingTeeth]

Beautiful song.

[Floorwarm]

Could that first line be "I saw a Colleen"?

Colleen = Irish for 'pretty girl'

[steveuk17]

@Floorwarm Yeah, I realised that at the time i made the vid, but from when I first heard the song way back,without any lyrics,and with such a heavy accent involved, this is sort of how I pictured it,with an unemployed guy sitting watching the world go by at the docks with nothing better to do,and eventually starting to go there to visit the sailing ship with the figure head that begins to remind him of the girl that he never forgot..

It's a pretty surreal song anyways,so it helps. :-)

[Floorwarm]

@steveuk17

Didn't detract from it one iota. Good job.

[ribs303]

Some of the best songwriting i have ever heard. x

[Chocciebiscuit]

Really well put together this little vid, a nice personal take on one of my all-time favourite songs.

Like you say, ethereal.

Reminds me of a quiet dawn at New Brighton.

[07504201963]

truly amazing.

[retrofuture]

That flute around 3:40 makes my spine tingle! A beautiful song by a very underated songwriter

[macbus15]

always the shack... cheers steve. . god bless the saints. . .

[MickyStarr]

Nice one Steve, nicely put together and ta for posting. Great song.

I've just bought The Strands CD and it's nice to find something on You Tube for it....

[kleina24]

great song and excellent production well done

[ricmalbex]

What a really lovely song...I liked the video work synch'd in with the music....great job. 5/5

[Intoyou00]

How nice was that... Lovely song, A new one to me too..

I've just looked,you have some great songs in your collection.

Happy to subscribe to you...

Jane.

Thanks Tim : )

[CanterburyLSD]

Hi, Steve... ♥

fantastic song... :)

[kentishbloke]

this is very nice. New one to me :)