Uploaded by itallstopshere on Nov 1, 2010
Magnum's "Les Morts Dansant" from the album "On A Storyteller's Night" set to edited footage by Richard Mason, with intro from Tony Clarkin.
The song is about British servicemen in the First World War who were shot for desertion, when in fact most were suffering from shellshock.
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Fantastic video, really enjoyed it, this song carries a lot of nostalgia for me, thanks for sharing it :-)
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Just to put it a little bit into context, the original video for this was done over 5 days in 1992 using 3 VHS video recorders and a small 2 channel video mixing desk, this wasn't edited on a computer. The original VHS master was converted to DVD in 2007 and the audio was then redubbed on a computer. I gave Tony a copy on VHS back in 1992 and then again on DVD in 2007.
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@iambeastLol very true fantastic song and very poignant..my grandfather was in rfc and at somme..many men were changed beyond beleif and little if any had any help when war ended..a brilliant video ..well done...
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superb upload, thanks for that...
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@UKWookie Brilliant Vid.
I am going to post this up on 11th November 2011 ... Remberance Day.
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great effort on the video richard btw,
If you want too try something a little bit different as regards to the absurdity of war then look no further than the GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE by eric bogle and performed by THE FUREYS?
in my humble opinion the finest ever song written about the futility of war.
ps.I am a former SAPPER of the ROYAL ENGINEERS.
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In a little over 2 years, it will be 100 years since the start of the great war. I think they should release this and Dire straits "brothers in arms" with all the proceeds going to a forces charity.
Awesome job with the video btw
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THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITES OF MAGNUM, IT REALLY SPEAKS OUT AND GETS STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART
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An absolute classic song indeed! Tony Clarkin is in my view one of the most criminally underrated guitarists and songwriters. This is just one of his many songs about the effects that war has on people. Brilliant video Richard and very nicely done!
Strokecity1 1 year ago 14
I was asked to create something for a week of school remembrance day assemblies and this was what I came up with. As Tony says you can't get footage of executions so I went with the idea of the soldiers running into battle as being "The Dancing Dead". I wanted to show that war affects everyone, hence the pictures of the children and the soldiers from multiple nations towards the end.
Richard Mason
UKWookie 1 year ago 7