The Dream Academy Life in A Northern Town rare 1st version

The first video ever made by The Dream Academy which are Nick Laird-Clowes, Gilbert Gabriel, and Kate St. John. This video was later updated when the song became an international top 5 hit in 1985 and this version is was rarely seen today.

Listen to Nick's latest song for free ("Mayday"). It was co-written in May 2009 with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and was written for a Greenpeace documentary by Nick Broomfield about the Kingsnorth protesters. http://nicklairdclowes.com/

To listen to what Gilbert is doing today, please see his most recent release including a remake of an old Dream Academy cover at http://www.songcastmusic.com/albums?zoom_query=32383 and www.thechapelofdreams.com

The best website on TDA is run by Brent and is here: http://www.theacf.com/dreamac/. And come join over 350 Dream Academy fans on our e-mail list: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/dream-academy/

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• Dream
• Academy
• Gilbert
• Gabriel
• Nick
• Laird
• Clowes
• Kate
• St.
• John
• David
• Gilmour
• Pop
• Greenpeace
• Sugarland
• Life
• Northern
• Town

[xfloridachadx]

I'm American but i always loved and appriciated great music like this from the 80's. 30 years later my IPod is still filled with all the classic songs like this...

[isabelle0227]

OMG BUCKLEYS ANGEL IS MY FAVORITE EPISODE :D ITS SO SWEET BUT SAD RIP BUCKLEY AND LUANNE AND KING OF THE HILL I MISS THE SHOW SO MUCH D: oh and chrisstevensjunior buckley died from running in to the super market and now listening to hank to get out of the store then had an episode for his funeral there was part 1 and 2

[romka4567]

i want to listen to this on shrooms WOW

[Consumerify]

Great song!

[DavidWCourtney]

Skrillex resembles this guy. 1:10

[hailbot666]

Wow. Billy Corgan was cute with long hair.

[londonerw2]

i am from london,but this song is among the best of british music

[jaydeebee69]

@moosesgalore You and I are in total agreement about Nick Drake, but I can't be mad at anything that might get him new fans and some recognition.  It's all he wanted :)

[jaydeebee69]

@glaeken14 I've always liked this song - it takes me back to my teenage years - but finding out it was inspired by and dedicated to Nick Drake just makes it that much better. 

[2jeremyable]

wtc

[CandyAppleBlueTV]

AMAZING SONG!



[Musistify]

I Canadian, i grew up on Vancouver Island (very much part Britain and part the rest of Canada culturally)... this song sooooo reminds me of my own childhood ; the winters ; the small town working class experience i grew up in on Vancouver Island