24 Hour Party People - Blue Monday

John Simm, Ralf Little and Tim Horrocks perform Blue Monday as New Order in 24 Hour Party People. Split screen with Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson talking about the cost of the single's sleeve.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 24 hour party people
• john simm
• ralf little
• tim horrocks
• steve coogan
• blue monday
• new order
• factory records

[shopgirl157]

It's just... it doesn't get better than this - John Simm singing Blue Monday. I wish there was a full version of this.

[PhoenixSparrow]

Oh, me too. That would be amazing.

[thisisnotausername]

I don't seem to recall the scene about the single being included on the DVD--even the deleted scenes. Where is this from?

[PhoenixSparrow]

It's in the main film, so would assume it is on the DVD. I don't actually own the DVD though.

[AbbieIsALoveCat]

oh, that's great! he's really good. i had no idea! i mean, i knew about him in magic alex, but he just played guitar. thanks very much.

[PhoenixSparrow]

oh no he sings backing vocals in Magic Alex too ^^

[QueenMab20]

Most importantly, John Simm is a such a hottie, so he could be singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider", and it could still be sexy.

[mseahorse]

Please please someone dig up the full version of this,it has to exist! It's too good.

[SimonB198207]

This film is just amazing. saw it at the pictures at Grand Central in Stockport in 2002, a cool early summer evening...

wish i'd had someone to share it with

[paranoidAndroid23]

Blue Monday acoustic played by John Simm with the glorious Manchester skyline in the background. Perfection.

[tooyjfwn]

to reiterate, i fuckin love this unplugged version and simm can really hold a tune well.

Why didnt they just increase the price of the blue monday record by about 10p?

[shmoker2010]

I have an original 12" of Blue Monday in this floppy disk style. Should have treated it better back in the day!

[officernikos]

100% freaking awesome British culture! I'm Greek but I love Britain so much! I'm a huge fan of almost anything British and I've spent months on listening to music, watching movies, interviews, videos, trying to speak with British accents and reading a lot of things just to make sure that I'm able to master the language. Blue Monday is just epic and this version is awesome! John Simm is definitely a cool British guy.

[BMGStammer]

@TheTya85 no, its not. its english actor lennie james

[anchorlove06]

I wish there was more about New Order too. I think probably because the part about Joy Division is *really* about Ian Curtis, whom Tony Wilson considered a genius. He never really spoke much about the collective genius of the "other three."

Love to Ian and all, but Joy Division wouldn't have been anything without Bernard Sumner's incredible songwriting. New Order is a testament to that.

[harveybullocks1281]

I never noticed that the Master played Bernard Sumner in that movie.

[talktal]

new order funded factory through out the 80s, so why so little on them after the joy division half?