Badly Drawn Boy - Pissing the wind

[PaulSLambeth]

Spitting in the wind? That ain't the title.

[MultiPERKZ]

badly drawn boy = underrated

[WertzuHun]

okay, nothing bad with Joan Collins, but stop talkin' about her!!! This is a badly drawn boy video, and I'm pissed of because the top comments are not about it!!! This song is legendary, and deserves more than that!

[79markyp]

First heard this on "stuart a life backwards" and it  was THE perfect soundtrack, amazing song by a much underated musician!!

[junkman19571]

and on a lighter note...its definitely a white tie and tea cosy event......

[junkman19571]

i think joan actually knows what the true meaning of the song is.....unrequited love,shallowness,friendship,ha­ppiness,sadness,love,hope,hopl­essness,honesty,and eventually everything seems better............love it.

[MrMeadfoot]

A very underated song this....love it !

[amcar08]

I love this song, and the fact that he changes into a tux but keeps his hat on.

[rix16]

does anyone else think she looks more beautiful when she is not done up, than when she is all done up at the end of the video. ??

[Ashleoodle]

@rix16 I was just about to say the same thing!

[TheSchmiggel]

What happened to this guy??? He had amazing songs and this one was out of this world.

[00000Michelle00000]

Fab :) Cheered me up no end! Ha ha x

[robpercy2010]

Dame Joan - I really do love you. X

[6xeo6]

Tipaso!

[KTDAngelo]

I love this song... Best album EVER! ON my list of most beautiful albums.

[BRU11ROAD]

Isaw him at this years Godiva Festival in Coventry

[ZairaAmaterasu]

It's been years that this song stays among my very favourites from british indie. And Joan Collins in the video... well... pure delight ;)

[sabbac]

Damn youtube not having ratings anymore. God I want to 5 star this rather than just "like"

[bigjohnthered1]

Love this song :)

[zxkcxeh]

this video is briliant

[planetmarrsful]

When I have a bad day, this song gives me something... and IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, everything will be OK.

[transistasi]

But this is not the original album version, wich was censored and never got aired on tv...infact the correct title is "Spitting in the wind"...the lyrics are slightly different...but still a great artist...

[TTLTOY1]

Wow! I'm amazed! Great video! GreatSong! If Mtv was to show more videos with such depth or just more videos period, i would never change the channel!

[annierobinette]

man this video makes me cry. is that normal?

[meetthebocker]

I love this. He's like her guardian angel, it's so sweet

[MartGC]

Yes, that's sooo sweet. Love the whole video, what a great idea!! Sooo nice.. :-)

[lisa1gas]

she looks fabulous...

great song

[kimbers59]

bless him. brilliant video and song.

[theactordavidbath]

The 2 versions of this sound different. I prefer this one (spitting in the wind). The album version (pissing in the wind) is slower but gets really nice towards the end but this is kind of uplifting all the way through.

[strangegirl100]

I like Timmybear's and Campgalore's comments...they made me giggle :-) x

[Kingbee61]

Great song and great video!!!

very Jimmy Nail-ish ( crocodile shoes-series)

[paulstudy]

but this song is good!! lol

[jitterstlongpaw]

i love that hat :D

[katherine500]

joan collins certainly looks great

[campgalore]

The videos fantastic...like an episode from Dynasty where Alexis shagged Benny from Crossroads...

[sugarpig1977]

LMAO!!!!

[ChiefBrody1990]

If the lyric should be "pissing in the wind", who dribbles their piss on their chin..?

[zeferia]

no when he "chances his foolish grin" is when he drools on himself

[ChiefBrody1990]

I know, but people are saying that the spitting actually should be pissing, which is why I'm asking the above question...

[FELIXjk007]

my ex-wife!! DIRTY BITCH!!! ;0)

[Timmybear]

Even a big ol' 'mo like me can appreciate Miss Collins' leg in that dress (though I prefer the rough trade looks of our Badly Drawn Boy :) ).

[horehound1]

grat tune

[SoapQueer]

I love Joan Collins!

[macclesfield123]

This is the clean version of the song, the proper one says pissing

[GAFFTV]

10 points! :D

[jonboygood1]

its spitting not pissing..you dont piss on yer chin do u ?

[caspasian]

I've been pissing in the wind

I chanced a foolish grin

And dribbled on my chin

Now the ground shifts beneath my feet

The faces that I greet never know my name

Just give me something

I'll take nothing

Just give me something

I'll take nothing

[agent00x]

the song name might be "pissing in the wind", however, he definitely sounds like he says "spitting" in the first line of the song.

[aliencologne]

very nice...und soooo melancholisch

[heyporkupine]

God bless the Queen! That lady still gives me wood.

[MASSIVEBOSS]

ive had her

[kevvyboy122]

Joan you are the most beautiful woman on the planet

[knoei24]

this is censored and therefor says spitting

[BuIIetBilI]

WTF?? I'm pretty sure it's 'spitting in the wind' listen to the first line of the song

[ElizabethAliceCarey]

on the album it is pissing..

[agent00x]

yup, it's definatly pissing.

[agent00x]

look, i've got the album right in front of me, and it says "pissing". If I had a camera I could take a photo for you :S

[jonboygood1]

sorry mate then but the lyrics suggest otherwise.."the wind made his spit dribble down his chin"..if you have the lyrics i apologise though..

[bheanrua]

check out jgDzCDSLxOg on the album it's pissing, this is the 'parent friendly' version.

[jonboygood1]

he sings "spitting" tho ..theres no doubt about that ..but point taken

[roysterdoyster]

She may have had the builders in on occasions but can she enter a room in style- phwoar!!!

[sexyjay1000]

wow, good young joannie. Does any 1 know who the black dress with the left hand slit is made by?

[daydani]

Another great video and song from BDB - come to Lisbon already!: everyone does it...

[iRepEast]

I wish i could piss the wind. I'd piss lightly on my face every morning

[cameldor]

forget joan collins anyway. the hat is the star of this video.

[brynrwilliams]

Im taken a piss next to this bloke

[Constanze7799]

It's called having a sense of humour, Crazyboutthe70s. You should look into it.

[CrazyBoutThe70s]

yukkk!..it so does not suit a legend like Joan...was she on drugs when she did this?..how could you Joan?

[registeredtosmith]

So is Badly Drawn Boy going out with a MILF in this video?

[sfaok73]

the single has the album version and the shining

[stevezacharanda]

this song is so wonderful. great vid as well. does anyone know the b-sides on this single. me and the ex used to lie and gaze into each others eyes as i struggled to put complex feelings of longing into snappy sound bites of love. got a new bird now and want to do all over again!!!!!!

[newportguy]

Joan Collins is truly an enigma - the woman is in her 70's and looks terrific. I can't think of anyone who has aged so gracefully and beautifully as Ms. Collins.

[ISBAILEYDEADYET]

Just a thought, but if Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough) was buggered as a child, he could have called himself Badly TORN Boy...boom fucking boom.

[MrsPattersonOyk]

when I'm sad I eat ice cream, i listen to this song and sing the lyrics screamingly and it all goes away like magic

[romber58]

He He,I know what you mean,although i prefere Vodka

[nightmale1]

one of the best performances joan has ever given!just wonderful

[shakeyspheres]

She sounds like a bloke!

[frrrrrankenstein]

Hahaha

[melifit]

quality

[sneyder69]

This song and vid ,is absolutly geat!

[Loki7430]

Just the most wonderful video. A genuinely touching story played out to great music. And Joan still looks dazzling.

[huwco]

Poignant...the unexamined life is not worth living.

[romber58]

Hey huwco,try as i might i still have no idea what you mean by that,i mean you could say that "the examined life is not worth living",but if the life is not examined,how do you know that it is not worth living...

[gwz]

Perhaps the most touching video of all time.

[VelvetGirl92]

i love this song ,so brill

[anthat61]

200% glamour.

[relbadboy]

Someone please tell Mrs. Collins "l2gender."

[rokko1589]

grande canzoncina ^^

[dandyboy1]

LOVE IT

[spursbackpacker]

so touching, a lovely video and Joan Collins is fabulous. Wonderful song

[CleverCynic22]

Damn I wish I was rich.

Never heard of BDB.. will check him out.

[quincy96]

Joan Collins looks great for 125!

[AbattoirDotNet]

Don't be an ass, she's only 85.

[Lew2therevenge]

Always makes me smile, Joan Collins is fabulous and the song is just great. Lew X

[gatchaboy]

different mix than the album version ("spitting" vs. "pissing", added percussion & instrumentation, different harmonica solo, etc.), is there a place i can get this?

[LeonAcord]

iTunes!

[KieferMyDarling]

You gotta love Joan Collins! Still so beautiful alltough she is over 70 yrs. This song gives me nice chills, i love it!

[lasha1974]

what can we say?

[Antoinealsayah]

At 74, Joan Collins continues to dazzle... My grandmother couldn't have done it!

[nellyhedgehog]

Ah, that's one of the best videos EVER! Joan is just amazing :))

[maxriddles]

The finest British musician in at least 40 years and Britain's hottest babe ever. What a fine combination even if Joan was a couple of years past her prime.

[boocoodoo1]

i want to like bdb more than i do, most tracks are ok. Now and again he does something brilliant. Best song ever when viewed with video still great on own

[6vz]

it´s a beautiful song and a bellisimo video!

[marrickville2204]

Joan Collins, you are fabulous!

[ninelivecat]

Didn't Robert Downey do the same thing on an Elton john Video

[dunfyboy]

Yeah, about 6 months after BDB did this

[Duke1966]

Other cases with stars on excellent videos: Helmut Berger on the fenomenal Tausend Traenen Tief (Bloomfeld) or Christopher Walken dancing around on Weapon of choice (Fatboy Slim)!

[adamtoepfer]

basically. but this was first.

[parkguy505]

What a neat video! Thats so cool that Joan Collins agreed to do this! Pretty awesome.

[Adamek834]

I love Joan Collins :)

[clintstrel]

this should be "spitting in the wind" - great song/video

[LeonAcord]

wow, there's something really haunting about this video...kinda Tennessee Williams-esque

[madcowjemz]

This is pure brilliant! Gotta love anyone who goes around with a tea-cosy on their head! Not to mention someone who's able to get Joan Collins in their video! What a star, Badly Drawn Boy is just fab!!!

[Tracypuk]

This vid gave me new respect for Joan Collins, obviously really comfortable with herself.

[ohtwo]

I remember seeing this video a while ago and being glued to the TV. I like that Joan Collins agreed to show herself looking vulnerable in an obscure video for a cool musician. I kept thinking: "good on ya, you sexy bitch!".

[lol365]

Good video and good on Joan Collins...the hippest woman on earth, she beat every celeb to appear in a music video.

[maidinuk]

a man who loves the boss can't be wrong

[glenn3119]

good video and what a star that man is  nice hat