Cocteau Twins - Melonella

[MPFestival]

they're all great though, really...

[shum65]

@MPFestival Cheers my friend, glad you enjoyed the Garlands vids :)

it was as you can image a total pleasure to get totally engrossed in the

songs whilst doing the videos, its such a pity Ive no more songs left :(

Ive dont the lot now, including lives and remixes, hopefully one day the

CTs will reform :-))) Good to hear from you MPFestival :)

[MPFestival]

Loving all your blue Cocteau Twins videos... so goth... all that blue....thank you Shum65

[shum65]

@MPFestival Hi there, its been a real dream making my little vids to

such awesome music, really glad your enjoying them to my friend :)

Thanks for taking time out to comment ;-))

[MPFestival]

@shum65 Labour of love, I can tell.. working on my projects and Cocteau twins on youtube in the background, very pleasant experience, i find the videos for all tracks release under the Garlands album are quite suitable.. thx for all the work..

[posypity]

hi, shum[dave]. the icepulse on my screen froze at last to reveal your...

i was going to say vid,but to me they're lantern shows. this wan reminded

me of indianink stretched out like indiarubber over monochromemontages.

thought the rainbow and white roadtrip e-effective. hope you take this as a

joke, but was anyone murdered during its making?

[shum65]

@posypity Haha no one was murdered during the making of this video.

Mind you I did break a nail lol, whats your name my friend? ;-))

[posypity]

@shum65 now this is getting highly embarrassing[ although highly embarrassing is

what i do] as i've just apologised for this joke[see Beatrix] and it turns out to have

been good after all. my name? Gahlia....but now i have to get back to my eggs and

their shells.i decorate them and give them names like Pepperprint Fan.

[shum65]

@posypity Lol no worries Gahlia, you made me smile my friend :)

[stephenspry]

I think you do a fine job indeed with the visuals for these Cocteau Twins gems. I'm a lil' bit disappointed to see 'shum65' smack in the middle of the newer ones, but i understand the dilemma of doing interesting work without necessarily being credited. The people who care enough to notice figure it out though. I hope you leave these older ones up. cheers!

[shum65]

@stephenspry Hi there, good to hear from you my friend, sorry about

the shum65 appearing in the vids later on, the reason was many of my

videos were being uploaded by others as their work, so I added my name

in the videos to make it more difficult for others to say it was their video,

but I agree its not ideal having my name appear, thanks for your thoughts

about it, much appreciated, dont worry I intend to leave all these older videos

up too, good to hear from you stephenspry :)

[clairehamill]

thanks....steve? i'll come and have a look soon ....love this one...very hard to sing ....respect!!!

[shum65]

@clairehamill Hiya , its Dave lol, your right about this and many of Liz's songs

being difficult to sing, quite like that though, she has a style all her own.

I did do a re-touched video to this recently just to improve the quality.

Great to chat with you my friend. :D

[clairehamill]

she's wonderful where is she now?

[shum65]

@clairehamill Hi there, Liz has gone quieter over the years, but still keeps her

hand in doing collaborations with other artists, she did release a new track the

other year in tribute to a friend who had died, the song was called "Moses" I have

a video to the remix of the song if you want to check it out.

Its good to hear from you Claire, :)

[Manualwhore]

Awesome

[shum65]

@Manualwhore Hi there, glad you enjoyed it my friend, :)

[ganyuehan]

Fab work as usual. I love the subtle use of colors and also the video effect of parts looking like well-rendered ink drawings. This is one of the few songs I've never heard before; very hypnotic. ♪( ´▽｀)。

[shum65]

@ganyuehan Many thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed this video, checkout the new video

I did for this one, I'll attach it to a message, wow u never heard this amazing song before.

I agree it is very hypnotic, lovely comments as always my friend

[sarlokkin]

Very beautiful Shum...just perfect...

[LunaSeaSane]

I think there's a BEE among the butterflies. Several, in fact.

[shum65]

@LunaSeaSane Hiya m8..U could be right..lol.. still not keen on my vid to this one...?

BZzzzzzzzzzzzzz...ouch..!! amazing song, very clever.... :)

[LunaSeaSane]

@shum65 I am keen on the vid.

And everything Cocteaua is at maximum intelligence.

[shum65]

@LunaSeaSane Cheers m8..!!  ;-{)

[TheFunkadelicFan]

Four people don't like butterflies.

[shum65]

@TheFunkadelicFan Ha-ha, thats a good point my friend....  :)

[heyjudes59]

@TheFunkadelicFan I don't like butterflies but I love this.

[TheFunkadelicFan]

@heyjudes59 You don't like butterflies? What's wrong with you? How can you not like butterflies? You're a nazi!

[heyjudes59]

@TheFunkadelicFan Can't help it, it's a full-on phobia. Nazi yourself!

[sarlokkin]

@heyjudes59 This is not the place to use language like that. It's blasphemy!

[kris211kar]

O Jesus,this is,.....PERFECT.

[shum65]

@kris211kar Glad you enjoyed this brilliant track my friend.....

Perfect is a great description for sure.....!!

[aleabanto]

Estudio entomologia...no sabia que Cocteau Twins me ayudaria a mi examen de Taxonomia!

[ahcoll]

@aleabanto cuidado q no todas las familias estan bien y hay otras q ya no lo son... fuiste ps causa, a estudiar noma

[aleabanto]

@ahcoll SI PUES CHONCHO yo no queria estudiar :(

[shum65]

@aleabanto Hi their my friend, sorry that I dont understand what

you have written, but I hope you enjoyed this amazing track,

How Liz remembers so many butterfly names is fantastic...

Good to hear from you aleabanto.....!!!

[aleabanto]

@shum65 I'm studing Agronomy and we have a course called Entomology..so we have to learn so many families..orders, classes and phyllums :) and I hope Melonella helps me with Lepidopterous :) I friend told me the names are out of date. Anyway..I love this song !!! sorry my english but I'm peruvian :)

[aleabanto]

a friend told me *

[shum65]

@aleabanto Hiya my friend, your English is really good......

I hope this amazing song still gives you lots of help with your

course, can names of butterflies and moths be out of date.?

great to hear from you my friend, best wishes.....!!!

[aleabanto]

@shum65 YES...that's entomology (: it's a cience and It could be actualized :)

[jimmyjump1312]

@shum65 actually yes, from time to time the names of some species change. I also study agriculture. By the way, great song! :)

[shum65]

@jimmyjump1312 Thats really interesting about species names changing.

Glad you enjoyed this amazing song my friend, good to hear from ya... :-))

[kris211kar]

Elizabeth,.....come back.please...

[shum65]

@kris211kar Hi their my friend, I agree, Elizabeth come back.....!!!!

[kaari1]

REALLY Nice song!. Check out the song "liquids playing misty games" by INOUWEE if you like this.

[shum65]

@kaari1 Hi their, glad you enjoyed this amazing song my friend,

I,ll checkout that song by INOUWEE...thanks m8.....!!!

[misspetedoherty]

@kaari1 thanks for your suggestion, you are a very cool band; I HAS A HARD TIME THOUGH TO FIND YOUR VID, i wanne be your friend, if you have oo much I wanna be your dog... whatever !

[VyktorAbyss]

RIP John Peel, thanks for being the man you were and promoting great music like this....

[shum65]

@VyktorAbyss Well said my friend, John Peel was a true friend of

so many amazing bands, he sure helped the Cocteaus big time.

total respect to Mr Peel.......!!!!! good to hear from you m8......

[ordnajelAoneuB]

Oh my God ! Is that voice is real ??? I mean...by a human being ? seriously...

[shum65]

@ordnajelAoneuB Hi My friend, yeah Liz has a style all her own, thats for sure....!!

[FirstLandingOnMedusa]

Ok.. correcting myself.. I had read in an interview with Elizabeth that it was a list of MOTHS. But checking out some of the listed names, it is BOTH moths and butterflies... which are not the same thing.. But she did make up imaginary words for her songs.. a LOT. I've seen some lyrics posted here and there that had NOTHING to do with what she actually said, and I've seen her shoot some of them down.. but she was always polite about it..

[shum65]

@FirstLandingOnMedusa Hi their, I agree, a mixture of moths and butterflies

but as you say, i dont worry over the lyrics at all, I know hardly any lyrics to their

amazing tracks, its the depth of feelings and emotions Liz can create with her truly gifted vocal style and range, coupled with the guys otherwordly music,both together creating heaven in sound for us all to enjoy...

Good to hear from you my friend.

[FirstLandingOnMedusa]

@shum65

I totally agree.. Melonella and 5050 Clown always hit me hard.. =)

[shum65]

@FirstLandingOnMedusa Hi Their, great choices my friend, thats so true about

their songs, they always touch your heart and soul big time...Lizs vocals are just so

moving, she puts everything into every note...

[FirstLandingOnMedusa]

Moths, I think, rather than butterflies. I could be wrong, often am. As far as finding lyrics.. don't search TOO hard. Elizabeth made up her own words (not her own lyrics, her own WORDS!) AT LEAST as often as she didn't. Any lyrics presented are at best SUSPECT.

[penjackson]

Best CT song ever!!! Thanks for posting.

[shum65]

Cheers my friend..awesome lyrics...!!!

Glad you enjoyed it...great choice too......

[PositiveLastAction]

@penjackson AGREED!!  EPIC!!

[shum65]

@PositiveLastAction Hi my friend...thanx for your comments, glad you enjoyed this

amazing track.....!!!

[vandewijs]

This is wonderful! I've known this song for so long, one of my favourites and never recognized the butterflies. I love it even more now!

[shum65]

Hi vandewijs....like you I had no idea this

amazing song had so many butterflies-

names mentioned in it until recently....

Such an original and clever idea by the

band...and who else but Liz would have -

been able to sing it like an angel.....!!!

That's talent for ya......

[malagasiti]

Hes-periidae

Papa-lionidae

Hybla-eoidae

Epip-lemidae

Noto-dontidae

Neme-obiidae

Eupte-rrotidae

Calli-dulidae

[shum65]

Ha-ha..you found the words for this classy

track my friend...!!

I,ve searched also for the other song you

asked about,"Throughout the Dark Months

Not many seem to know its lyrics, but I,ll

keep on looking my friend...

Cheers malagasiti....

[JoseBerry]

WOW this song is so out of this world, she is the best!!!!

[shum65]

Hi mate...your so right, Liz rules 4 sure.!!

Good to hear from ya Jose...

[JoseBerry]

Thank You Shum! Do you know if Cocteau Twins, performed Melonella live? it's an awesome and crazy song!!!

[shum65]

Hi Jose..I,m sure they have...!!

Try looking it up on GOOGLE..it should be

on their somewhere,I just cant remember

were I saw it now..?

Hey..good-luck with finding it mate..!!

Have a great weekend...

[God4Dunoon]

hate to kill your buzz.. how many drugs and alcohol involved in this scottish view of beauty... too reminiscent of good poets and artists here

[shum65]

Hi mate..yeah thats a good point 4 sure..

Its always cool to get a different view....

Thanks for that God4Dunoon...

[God4Dunoon]

its that damn celtic melancholia again....:)

[zavorra1]

it comes straight from above at a pure state!!!!!!!!!

im sure you guys agree with me!!!!!!!!!!!

[shum65]

Hi zavorra1 ..perfectly put my friend...!!

I certainly agree with ya...!!!

[avocate201]

This is one of my favorite Cocteau Twins songs. It's dissonant, beautiful, and sounds like nothing you've heard before. Plus, the butterfly names in Latin totally work with the rhythm of the song.

[shum65]

Hi avocate..lovely song choice my friend,

your right, this sounds like nothing else

you've heard before...

the words are literally poetry in motion..

all those butterfly names are awesome..

amazing idea for a songs lyrics..!!

Thanks mate...

[hamusicanoladob]

Momentaneously in Heaven...

[shum65]

That's a great comment mate...!!

Its just how their music makes you feel..

In Heaven..!!!

Thanks hamusica....

[harrykillingworth104]

Thank you shum65 for giving us this beautiful music back again!

[shum65]

Cheers mate..your very welcome..

So sorry for taking so long to reply to ya...!!

Its really good to hear from you my friend..

Thanks again harry..!!

[easytears]

Hesperiidae Papilionidae Apatelodidae Epiplemidae Notodontidae Nemeobiidae Eupterotidae Callidulidae Dioptidae Lymantriidae

Noctuidae Endromidae Oxytenidae Lycaenidae Argyresthiidae Ctenuchidae Nepticulidae Hieroxestidae Symmocidae Blastobasidae

Heliozelidae Limacodidae Agonoxenidae Compsoctenidae Neopseustidae Incurvariidae Oecophoridae Stenomidae Thyrididae Heliodinidae Glyphipterigidae Dudgeoneidae

all butterfly scientific names!!

[shum65]

Wow...that sure is a lot of names..!!!

That really takes some singing ...

Just shows how versatile Liz can be,with

her song writing..!!!

Thanks dear friend for that..!!

[vazjam]

No! Really? Wow...twenty years of wondering..not sure whether I'm impressed or disappointed...Nah...Impressed­, always.  Thank you.

[shum65]

Me too mate..impressed that is..!!

It must be really fab to as awesome as the iconic Cocteau's..!! how the heck did

they write such amazing stuff...and sing it.

Cheers dear Vaz..XXX

[LunaSeaSane]

Fabuleschae.

[shum65]

@LunaSeaSane I agree with you my friend, Fabuleschae.....!!!

[blainebill39]

@easytears

Forgive me,

I know you posted this over a year ago but I just had to thank you any way.

I've been a Cocteau Twins fan for almost 30yrs and your' posting regarding

"Melonela" and the scientific names for the butterflys is one of the most

extraordinary pieces I've read regarding their work. Bless you, however did you glean that?

[easytears]

@blainebill39 thank you mate but the credit of this great discovery belongs to the owner of a website called: cocteau twins an appreciation site.. the guy who owns this website makes a great work of analysis of the whole twins work... I think we must all say a big thank you to this guy!!!:)) Bye!

[Ozone04p]

@easytears Beautiful!!!! Clever!

[bobbysevensevenseven]

I remember some people doing that on one of the CT forums a while back - some were way out there, but it was funny how often people heard the same wacky things. And then there were a few stuffy Individuals who considered it almost blasphemy to pursue anything but the absolute true lyrics. I think it's neat to know the real lyrics, the few times they've been revealed, but still like making some up as I listen.

[shum65]

Hi bobbs,sorry,I never spotted ya on this one

I still haven't a clue to all the words either

like your good self,I make em up as I sing-

along!! makes it more fun I think!!!

Arn,t you a busy bee bobbs!!

[FuzzDrone]

These lyrics are absolute! You can find them online. Evey word she's saying is the scientific name for different butterfly species! I printed them up onced and followed... amazing!!!

[shum65]

AH!! a very clever lady our liz indeed!!!

as well as an awesome singer/songwriter!!!

And of-course,gorgeous as well!!

thanks mate!!

[jojo808]

link to them ?

[jojo808]

woe, .. that is so unreal . must be the 300th time listening to melonella . Never knew the body of the lyrics til now. Profound

[LunaSeaSane]

Definitely clever.

To prove everything has musicality to it. You just have to find it.

[bobbysevensevenseven]

OK, so don't read on if you hate when people guess or (nicely mock) CT lyrics, but I always find myself singing along, making stupid stuff up, with this song. Just little bits like "climb-a-tree-day", or "Super Sneeze Hey Nasty Bastard", or "I got wasted when you cheated", and "It's a church day - on your knees pray!"

[shum65]

That's what I,ve always done over the years,

I,ve never known the true lyrics to songs,

especially our dear Cocteaus!! I just sing-

along to what I think they sound like!!

That's what gives them this magical aura!!

Although, I,ve perfected Liz's little warble,

that she use to do at the end of words,more

so in the early years,its a sort of fast -

vibration of the voice box,very effective 2!!

[LunaSeaSane]

Bobby... we all do it.

Plus, there is such a thing as phonetic poetry. So it's not silly at all...

You know what we should do?

We should write them all down and post them online.

[bobbysevensevenseven]

We split in '91, after 6 years, but are still long-distance friends. He just flew into town last month for a stay, and went through my records and CDs, noting how prominent the Twins, Nina Hagen, Diamanda Galas and a few others continue to be in my collection. They aren't the only things I listen too, but I guess he thought by now they would have been relegated to storage somewhere. No way!

[shum65]

Good for ya mate!!!

Always keep on listening,to what ya like!!!

[LunaSeaSane]

Diamands Galayze... "Schrei X" is her darkest. Even more so than the trilogy, I reckon.

[bobbysevensevenseven]

Yeah, that is an extremely dark piece. I listen to it sometimes, but, to be honest, relate much more to the trilogy, and of course her later pieces - especially the borderline homicidal love songs! And lately, "Last Man Down" and the remix of "Hex" have been getting me through the days/nights.

[LunaSeaSane]

"Schrei" is just about the "dirtiest" sound treatment I have ever come across in a record. Asfixiating.

I do love the trilogy, and in my opinion "Plague Mass" is the perfect vehicle for it. That recording, combined with "Saint of The Pit", "The Singer" & "Vena Cava" make up my CdWs (Can't-do-Withouts).

I haven't yet listened to LMD or the Hex remix.

[bobbysevensevenseven]

Very nice job, once again! This is another of my all time favorite Cocteau numbers. How I miss 1985! I also remember my Ex joking around that Liz seemed particularly inspired by Barbra Streisand's Broadway Album in this song, especially with her energy and spirit behind the Lah Dah Dee Ah Dah Dah's - Not being a big Streisand fan, I had no reply, bud did crack up when he would ape Streisand performing Melonella, with Bab's dramatic hands over face gestures and all.

[shum65]

Great comments from ya mate!!!really apprecia-

te them thanks!!! as always you have a really

entertaining story to tell about a song!!

Always makes me laugh!!! Whatever happened

to ya friend aping streisand doing Melonella

[shambolicism]

5 stars! i'm enjoying all your videos!

[shum65]

Thanks mate for that!! your fast off the mark!

Its a hard life for us videoholics!!!

Hows your next video shaping up mate?