The Boys Next Door - The Nightwatchman (live 1978)

[ManFromMelbourne]

I don`t think Shivers was ever a national number one hit. In fact, it didn`t even chart.

[ManFromMelbourne]

The Tiger Lounge in Richmond.

[vic1mr]

One of the first bands i ver saw at the Crystal Ballroom

[vic1mr]

one of the first bands i ver saw at the crystal ballroom

[TheBitterSweetgr]

....and the youngest Mick Harvey I've ever seen...hehehe

[TheBitterSweetgr]

WOWWWW....is this the oldest Cave video around?????

[edvinchicha]

excellent as always!!!

[coptersoisoi]

Is this a cover or did some faggy new wave band cover it. A girl band ?

[deannadeadly]

The fact that someone recorded this WOW!

[bubbleapple13]

Ohmygod, Nick's waistcoat <3 This song is awesome ^^

[alipali93]

I like the waistcoat Nick's wearing xD

[Wehategod]

Is that Tracy Pew on bass and Rowland S Howard on Guitar wow they were babies!!!!!!

[kakophonia313]

@Wehategod Nope, that's Mick Harvey on guitar.

[ripredblack]

@kakophonia313 Shit I'm sorry. I thought you were wrong and gave you a thumbs down. You're right, that is Mick Harvey.

[superchunk321]

Check out my Boys Next Door cover of this :)

[lily1965t]

TexWhatever mentioned "The Seaview Ballroom", this clip looks like it was recorded there, can anyone confirm?  I know, I know! It was a long time ago and most of us were doing things that compromised our memory, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

[abrooke62]

Yes its the Seaview, I have a photo I took around that time of Boys Next Door and the curtain and trimmings are the same. Its the upstairs room. I wonder if it still smells of Apple Cider?

[lily1965t]

Thank you I thought it looked familiar, but I thought it was downstairs, 'cause that's where my photos were taken, I think, the memories are a bit fuzzy. I saw them several times there mostly as 'The Birthday Party'. Ah the good old days. Abrooke62 if your're on Facebook you might be interested in a group called 'I Got Drunk at the Crystal Balloom'. All the best and thanks.

[conradadams]

bruuuno

[DaArbiter]

oh my god. this video actually makes me think our singer could be the next nick cave

[rebecca1257]

nick cracks me up when he dances.... he was good looking back in the day...

[luckyphilster]

and you showed us youre a dick too!

[08plattrya]

Love the dance moves. Great energy in this track.

[MOGHARRofValhalla]

Nostlagiariffic!

[Mortslake]

This is a hidden gem.. always been a Cave fan, but never heard these songs. A mystery 2 me!

[olindagt]

oh my God!! !!! I found one of my favourites songs!!!!!!!!! I have about 16 songs... I love this band and Nick Cave is the great voice... Viva Punk!!

[TexWhatever]

btw: i think this was the last song they did that was conventional. after that they went right off into surrealism thanks to rowland howard. apparently he wrote half their first album (door door?). i'm GLAD they dared to be different. the world is a richer place for it. i applaud bands who dare to be different.

[ThommyTwoPence]

Rowland wrote 'shivers' I know that much. Rowland is amazing...

[TexWhatever]

he ceratinly is. i was lucky enough to mix him for a little while when he used to play at the public bar in north melbourne. he was a masterclass in how to present a song, what nuance to use. it used to upset me greatly that hardly anyone knows who he is in his own country. i used to drive him around in my shitheap car and think "why isn't this guy in a limo?" famous people used to drop in to his gigs like eric from hole (whom i mistook for tom petty but he laughed and said everyone does :D )

[TexWhatever]

jeeeezuz. this takes me back. i remember seeing these guys at the seaview ballroom before they had their national no.1 hit with 'shivers'. funny thing is i went to school with them and didn't even know it.

[Sayii]

Soooo good. I only wish I could get my hands on the lyrics somewhere so I can include it in my musicology essay. I might be deaf but I've no idea what he's saying :C

[slowbuildings]

WOW! As a huge Birthday Party fan, I find this amazing. Where did you get this?