The Associates - Skipping - Gotterdammerung 2000

[widespoon]

Utterly wondrous . .

[pauler01]

better bassline than Hysteria from Muse

[Clematisian]

……. Simply stellar all the way 'round .……

[ZINCOVIX8754]

superb stuffmy god that bassline...

[Thrillkisser]

Brilliance in action!!

[MisAnnThorpe]

Utterly euphoric. Just keeps improving with age. Like the Cocteau Twins at their best, this just take you to a much better place. Must have been something in the Scottish water! Two questions though; why wasn't this a single and where's Mr Rankine? He appears to have skipped off!

[diskochimp]

Great to see this!

[TheDandyHighwayman]

Fantastic!!! Thank you so much for uploading this masterpiece!

[kiwijohn01]

Genius - check out the bas finger movements ?! holy cow....

[MisAnnThorpe]

@kiwijohn01 Apparently Billy wanted to replace Michael Dempsey as bassist, for the intended but very unfortunately, never realised, true Associates follow up to Sulk because Dempsey couldn't play slap bass! I never stop thinking what that album might have sounded like. It would have been nigh on impossible for it to have even come close to equalling Sulk but I have no doubt it would have bettered Perhaps. The more time passes, the more unique The Associates sound. And yes Rankine was a genius!

[MisAnnThorpe]

@kiwijohn01 You do of course realise that he's only miming and the notes he appears to be playing, actually bear no relation to the actual notes on this sublime piece of "pop" perfection. Btw, where's the one and only Mr Rankine got to?

[trotsky77]

unique genius....the track that starts lifting the gloom on "sulk".Its better this way STILL makes me cry like a baby...........billy r.i.p......genius.....

[xwsftassell]

Well it's true, Billy was a genius, but: If you sit down for a couple of hours and try and work this tune out on a keyboard, you'll soon see that Alan Rankine was a genius too.

[waheex]

just tried to do exactly thay and yes - way above me at the moment,Classic song

[fabulousbigman]

they will always sound like no other - and that indeed is a wonderful thing.

[BlindFoxaroo]

Just seen this, after asking you ages ago... many, many thanks indeed!

I think this is my all-time favourite song and video! Thanks again! :)

[messageobliquespeech]

great to see vid - thanks

fav track from billy/the associates

amazing vocals,

what a rollercoaster it must have all been -

shame we couldn't have joined in

[strangeegan]

Genius - the backing rift is a perfect complement with the haunting vocals

[widespoon]

This is the associates at their

utterly wondrous . This track quite simply takes my breath away .

[atomkraftteddy]

Long time ago is saw this on dutch TV.

Great song.

[dancingchexmix]

Brilliant!

Today's my birthday - the is a great gift.

Thnak you for posting.

[15chipshops]

Happy Belated Birthday!

My favourite song from 'Sulk'.

Keep on Dancing!!!