The Fall - Dead Beat Descendent

[orchidtender]

Flintstones quote. Gotta love the Fall.

[lintburn]

2 top comments are superb

[PnxNdd420]

act like you just got out of jail

[svendavidsson]

@PnxNdd420 haha that's genious

[stickyjam1]

Hate to spam but I've done this song and now I'm mindlessly self promoting (It's on my channel). Feel free to send me hate mail.

[keef78]

I can so hear b52's in this, especially his vocals....i reckon b52 fully ripped the fall...wouldnt putn it past americans, greatest artists of immitation

[kwakky]

@keef78 what are you talking about? the b-52s had already released their defining records by the time this was being recorded. also, posting the whole bit about americans being the greatest artists of imitation on a fall video is ridiculous. according to wikipedia, the fall's main influences were the velvet underground, the monks, the stooges, can, and captain beefheart. all but one of those groups were american and can wasn't even british.

[Ramblebar]

Craig Scanlon and Brix Smith the greatest guitar duo of all time !!!!

[GlassPike]

who knows eagles of death metal?

[bvivers]

@GlassPike - Yes, I know them. The only worthy thing about them is that they acknowledged the late great Lux Interior at one of their tiresome gigs.

[nath909]

2:05

[ShoeiBoy]

Brix you sexy sexy fucker.

[rob5000x1]

what is with that creepy awkward dancer?

[iroscoe]

@rob5000x1 I guess it was at the same time as the Curious Orange(ah) thing,bringing ballet to the masses and all that.....

[Hipster1963]

bitter with age, needs new gnashers

[hydfawr]

smith begat ryder, ryder begat brown, brown begat gallagher. think about it....these things are awful

[9livesinc]

its abit 'meh' its nothing speciel really not as good as the killers or something like that or kaiser chefs!

[iKidDoomi]

@9livesinc obvious troll is obvious.

[rawcoyote]

ANYONE WHO POSTS THE FALL IS AWESOME. NO ONE CAN DUPLICATE, IF THEY TRY, THEY'LL LOOK LIKE SHIT.

[nath909]

the keyboard player and Brix, now thats a threesome.

[BiGtRouBle666]

fucking pioneers ! Love them

[beetlebumjus]

One of the great out there alternative assaults on the senses. Mark E Smith at his brutish antisocial best. This stuff is dangerous to the general social hierachy. Listen to experience, rock terrorism.

[beetlebumjus]

Great!

[TheIrish39]

Brix, phone me babe?

[thepassion10]

The Brix Smith Line-up lol

[alibootboy]

enter at your peril how good can you get

[MrNeonkind]

haha, this is insane.

[thetempsband]

Discounted tickets for The Fall in the Liverpool 02 Academy 2 on the 19th of May. They're normally £17 but we have them for £10. Send us a message on this if you'd like one!

[popmechanic]

this is real

[TrancetasticWilza]

I prefer Mark EG lol

[calenbergerland]

in my opinion they never rocked like that again ! there are much more better fall songs, but this one is my friday night warm-up tune :-)

cheers mark and all the best from germany

[Badgercsc]

Mark E Smith being a.....COK.......good tune though

[axauffret]

Posh guys! Joy Division were far more better! Mark E. Smith is a fag!!! Ian Curtis was a real singer!!!

[PoorlyMadeFilms]

@axauffret

And they try to take my eyes out

Friends try to work my soul out

But I don't sing, I just shout

Heavy clout, heart out

-Mark E. Smith

[yoghurtisok]

@axauffret what are you on about

[lexxmasta]

wtf?! better than the stones and beatles combined? Jesus Christ on Crutch people! You all know the guy can't sing to save his life right? I admit the music is pretty good. but Mark E. Smith= Worst Punk rock vocalist ever

[saggybitch]

@lexxmasta  punk rock wasnt about how you sang.. TIT !!!!

suppose you wore bondage trousers with a ramones t-shirt..

Wake up fool!!..

[TheIrish39]

Brix is a complete hunny.

[akastuntfish]

the greatest punk rock band

[15h0tmy531f]

@akastuntfish post punk

[ZLUGGO]

Top band.

[Chicagokraut]

Awesome tune, combined with punchy lyrics. The man just knows how to Rock it!

1:12-1:14 makes me smirk!

[SpliffPete]

marky marky...come on kes..come on...yavent killed the kids bird...so what if i have

[aphex00]

Mark E. Smith has to be one of the few truly unique and briliant minds in the rock medium, Id gladly buy him a pint just to have him pour it over my head.

[AlanWattParrot]

@aphex00 another shite song from this 'genius'

[PostLoveSyndrome]

THE FALL PERIOD

[theskafest77]

Jeden z moich ulubionych i jeden z najlepszych utworów The Fall.

[subscooby]

That's exactly what I was going to say.

[Bassmaster86]

Brix is hot.....but I personally prefer the raven-haired keyboardist.

[xraycortina]

me too.

and incidentally, i remember snubtv and wish they would bring it back...if only there was enough appropriate music.

[asubjectiveopinion]

I met her at a dinner party.

Shaking hands with someone with the same hand with which you cracked several off over them as a teenager is a deeply depressing moment in a man's life.

Admitting to it anonymously on the internet makes it even worse somehow.

[iroscoe]

No ones going to judge you for it .

[SuperUnbeliever]

HAHAHAHA I had the same problem when I met Faith Brown, Tried my very best not to stare down her cleavage, failed.

[Aaronp1per]

@asubjectiveopinion That is in no way depressing. Should have told her she might like it :-p

[beowulven]

@asubjectiveopinion

You are my spiritual brother. Big up.

[xraycortina]

@asubjectiveopinion Don't worry, you aren't alone. Friend of mine confessed to having his first wank over Janet Ellis when she presented Blue Peter...he wondered if it would be worth telling her if they ever met.

[neilthechimp]

@asubjectiveopinion

but recognising those short comings in one's self is an admirable thing. Good lad.

[Writtenjustice]

@asubjectiveopinion A powerful confession indeed!

[ghostscantkill]

@asubjectiveopinion I applaud your brave gesture Dear Sir, I sincerely hope that wasn't too painful.I need not ask if you continue that sort of activity, it's just a part of the institution...of being human.

[flangit]

@asubjectiveopinion I met Kim Deal and Clare Grogan - not at the same time I might add - and had the same slightly sinking feeling. Priceless comment.

[orchidtender]

@asubjectiveopinion this is the reason i masturbate left-handed.

[muttilo]

I think Mark got in their as well, man knows his ladies ha !!

[murray84]

listen to the song 'high tension line'...its about the time mark e smith tried to strangle his dick infront of his dad.

[kaney1967]

200th rater, this is one of the falls best tunes...

[clownkev]

This was from Snub TV broadcast on BBC2 c1989

[wichtelland]

I´m a child, I´m 3 years old, I´m a WINNER and I think, THE FALL are o.k.

[saksenaz123456]

are you fat aswell?

[Dominicokey]

I completely get how to play the intro on the bass, yet for the whole song on guitar and bass I cant figure it out; anyone got any tabs ?

[Livender]

haha, this dancer has to be stoned...it's okay, I dance toThe Fall like this, but I'm always drunk or stoned :D

Any way, thx for uploading, great vid

[NewPaltzIndie]

I love hot chicks and Ricks!

[threelegduck]

elvis presley disco joy division

[Givemeconvenience]

"Mark.E.Smith is a drunken bingo calling legend"

:-)

I wonder what the world looks like through his eyes. Apart from slightly fuzzy :-p

[twolunches]

Mark.E.Smith is a drunken bingo calling legend.

[vaspers]

congratulations. today this video was selected by the NYC Punk Rock Evolution Foundation.

[Gegs1873]

The bird on the guiter at the start is class

[Janezlk]

That was his hot hot ex-wife Brix Smith. (hot back then, a little squarish right now)

[BimboToodles]

MES and the Fall... better than the Beatles and the Stones combined!

[sonicjay007]

the fall...ahh..what more does one need..

[livingthruchemistry]

Bought the box set yesterday. I feel ashamed. I'm 25. How did it come that i was so ignorant for so long. Brilliant.

[Harmonee301]

They Suck man!!! How dare you listen to this garbage

[snowgod37]

dippy you looked up the fall and read? interesting... retarded for a band you despise so intently

[longestleg]

I fucking love that guitar! And the song.

[smithhedgehog]

not sure about his voice... seems an arse in interviews. other than that i admire everything else.

[mankchester9]

is marcia the titi one on the keyboard

[mrploat]

Everytime I've been to see The Fall, I've missed this song whether it's been a toilet break or whatever. One of their best.

Brixie's now a fashion journalist. Anyone know where Marcia went?

[JesustheLizard]

I can't believe where i got referred to this from. I see that this would appeal to some sorts of people, but jeeze

[frankwh99]

Presumably you were looking for Girls Aloud or the Pussy Cat Dolls? Or maybe Back Street Boys?

[JesustheLizard]

nice try asshat, why don't you go choke yourself? I don't know exactly what i was looking for... something a little more harmonically interesting? something with decent instrumentals? maybe a vocalist with some skills for composing thoughtful music. Something that's not repetitive and annoying to my ears. Those are just opinions, you are free to your own you fucking wanker. I just don't like the repetitive nature of punk rock.

and i'm not gay for this short man's balls like some ,apparently

[frankwh99]

I tried to read this semi-literate bile but it was just too repetitive and annoying.

Asshat? Brilliant.

[JesustheLizard]

you obviously read it and understood it. I know you guys like that stuff

[malkiour]

Finally someone on youtube that relises people have opinions and everyone gets pissy about you fucking hero worshiping sheep but I do love the fall

[sc00ny]

Great Fall song. I saw the Fall once in Aberdeen.

In between songs I shouted a request:

'Mr Pharmacist!'

Mark E Smith: 'Fuck off!'

Brilliant

[cdieckman]

Thanks for the insightful feedback.

[knurlyrican]

thanks for saying PHWAOR

[paulprac]

lol!

[cdieckman]

PHWAOR, Brixie was such a hottie!

[beepcyberpunk]

new order after bad acid trip

[iceonaboy]

I always hated the fall, now I remember why, I saw them at Reading and they were shit

[wiggaroo]

sheltered existence mate, im better now though

[astroman2012]

this was on snub tv

[wiggaroo]

this is the first fall song ive ever heard.

its bloody mint :)

[kapetanmarul]

its not fucking funny fuck of familyguyisforretard

[schlicktown]

Sir Lord Mark E Smith

S A L U T E ! ! !

[q89747]

Where did you get this vid young Greg?

[Doublegoat1]

This is great. Just as relevant now as it was then. That's what I love about the fall. They're always relevant. There latest album is brilliant.

[CharitableView]

Idiots

[moosey62]

mark smith is

so bored

with a fucking interview

like it was

something

he never

expected

mark smith

mark smith

EEEEEEEEEEEE

[ashane77]

Jesus is a code name for Egyptian royalty that was involvedn in an interecstine conflict.

[Hellishhorse]

I do not know what religion you follow my friend...but I know of few religions that are not influenced by politics and power..you seem to believe that "laws",codes,directives ,lines drawn in the sand can save us from the mess we are in....I think you believe that EVEN MORE of these can save us as the human race .lets face it;has religion worked?.are we getting better as a race..or worse?.I believe we should rip it all up and start again!.[p.s Jesus Christ was born in a time of complete chaos]

[bleach6bleach]

The bible maintains enough structure so there's enough peace for happiness, you probably wouldn't want to see a world without a bible, don't rip it up yet, there's still good people, & hope.

[Hellishhorse]

believe it or not I'm a big fan of Jesus!.....and when did he appear?.....after a long spell of Roman CHAOS [not a chaos I would agree with!].....see what I'm saying?...and I never give up hope!.Have a great day.x.

[bleach6bleach]

Well, have come to the agreement that there's hope thanks to structure and complete corruption can not be reversed?

[sheywey]

man I luv The Fall!!!!!!!!!!1

[BigAlDente]

One of the best Fall lineups right here...very deliciously postpunk

[Bumtastic23]

nice slice of POSTPUNK

[mexicanhitmen21]

sounds something outta Joy Division

except the vocals

yeah

post punk!

[Hellishhorse]

Postpunk! Postpunk!....POST F**KING PUNK?........lets put everything in little boxes with likkle labels on them....postpunk,neopunk,surf punk,metal punk,postpunk [?].....I'm sure if Wikipedia says that Mr Smith and co are postpunk then it MUST be so! [I'll ask him when I next see him shall I?!!!].....Bollocks! "Postpunk"? [Tut!].

[bleach6bleach]

If we can't trust websites or books for information how will we ever know? Maybe you should make an online encyclopedia. Labels are important, too much independence means less structure and stability, it's sorta like naming crayons, music genres are characterised by time, location, and stlyes, it's important, it's always history.

[Hellishhorse]

Labels are important? maybe for a chemist [or Mr Pharmacist ! Ha!] but not for me....Less structure and stability?;sounds great to me!

[bleach6bleach]

With no stablity we have no morals just chaos, the lines between right and wrong are blurred, we'll just be savages, everybody will just do what suits them, it's not good at all. Everything has consquence and price, life isn't that easy.

[Hellishhorse]

I understand what you are saying but....the lines between "good" and "bad" are very blurred at present in the world even after very strict lines that have been drawn eg;class,politics,law,religion­....and how do you define the old discription "savages"?.....amazonian tribes?,Native americans?,african tribes? [all of which have very strict codes of conduct and morality.]I think the "lines" have now become so blurred that only a long spell of disorder and anarchy can save us...

[bleach6bleach]

By savages I mean irrational "animals,"...now you say the lines are drawn but we tend to ignore them? How exactly will disorder save us?Deciding we're are in a state of disorder than deciding the only cure is more disorder is illogical. We should just keep our morals and reason and try to help the world maintain a level of sanity. The only thing that can cure our corrupted world, that's very much in need, is either the second coming of Jesus or a very, very, very big "flood."

[Hellishhorse]

I believe basic morality has been distorted by Politics,religion etc [for example "thou shall not kill"...except for war,capital punishment,poverty etc] how many goverments [our leaders!] keep to the lines of basic morality. I believe society [mankind] has lost the ability to do this because of "interference" by greed,media,politics and corrupt/distorted religions;I believe we need a period of complete chaos so that we can,phoenix like,rise from the ashs....new and shiny!.

[bleach6bleach]

You can't mix up religion and politics, it's either the word of supernatural being who has control over everything or a man who makes laws. We've known this for years, we must fight off temptation and go with God, it's what religion's told us. There will be nothing to rise from, we're not phoenixes, we'll all die in nuclear war, & who knows whose it's up to decide whether we can start over. My religion clearly states how we should live our lifes and little of us struggle to keep our covenants.

[Janezlk]

WHY

SO

SERIOUS

?

!

[bleach6bleach]

cookie

[unsolotrazozzz]

Gracias

[strabbs1]

how can something sound "to post punk"? think of something else pretentious to say like you like the texture. penis.

[d00d1723]

fuckk man he looks like Ian Curtis in a way...

[Tcoldsteel]

it's not as easy as it looks

SHOUT

[Krantzstone]

Love him or hate him, MES is a certifiable genius.

[katoblue]

Well, not if you hate him he isn't!

[CaronteAguarda]

it sounds to postpunk

[jjj7477]

err, Californian.

[jjj7477]

err, Hip Priest.

[jjj7477]

re; then wife and a religious cult figure.......

[kingsnake76]

I would go as far as to say he is the greatest poet of the modern age.

[VUandChips]

I'm a member.

[Janezlk]

The Hip Priest.

[mingemania]

Mark E Smith is a genius saw them live many years ago fantastic show

[ukinvasion]

"genius" sure is bandied about a lot these days

[SaucemProductions]

agreed

[palehorsepalerider]

maybe hes just an idiot

[ShaunBon]

I'm watching this because ATDI told me to

[baronvonsauna]

thats awesome i got into the fall because of cedric yelling" if you don't know who the fall are then you listen to too much rap and heavy metal" that was years ago but it is a small world.

[GenDoomVisser]

cedric is like a music guru

[imexiled]

There is an episode of The Flintstones, where Fred and the gang travel to the future. When Fred goes to see what happened to "Slate Gravel company" he finds out he still owes then money. When he runs away, the manager of the company yells at him "You come back here you dead beat descendant!" pretty cool, right?

[baronvonsauna]

that is way cool

[AirHendrix91]

Cool song dudes. Love the band.

I got This Nation's Saving Grace the other month and I found it to be weird yet catchy too. Very cool music.

Anyway, what album is this song off of? Never heard of this one.

[HotelBloedel]

It's from Seminal Live.

[Nikosart]

I love you mark..

[Entrophy1983]

He is to be loved and cherished.....!

[sonicjay007]

white light,white heat,

[malkiour]

Mark is a fucking genius and hes one crazy bastard

[LockedPig]

wow O_O dancer in the studio? +1000 points to Mark!

[kavacom]

mark it's 2008

[Frankingsteins]

I think I see the mistake you've made there, you've misinterpreted an archive video as live. Hope that was helpul.

[jjj7477]

although, always the same, always different.....!

[Shoes4eva]

not bad =]

[eduardo1545]

woooooooouuuuu cooool

[appoNo1]

"Chin-up, could be worse. Could Be the lead singer of the Fall"

[catbox]

Very cool! Thanks for posting!

[paulolemlibol]

superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[lpoursoi]

what about the hot wife he's got now?

[BaronVerulam1618]

I saw recently saw Brix in a shite tv program where she was teaching Barry from eastenders about fashion- yes its a bad as it sounds

[malletblow]

Nooooooooo!

[kcufdam]

Mark E was the first person to say that Viz comics were getting shite - in the 80's. TOP TIP - Attaching onions to your belt loops will increase the weight of your trousers. Sleeping with a LARGE KEY under your tongue will help prevent cramp.

[mikkifly]

was that the michael clark dancers with the fall

saw it years go on tv

top band