The Smiths 'Suffer Little Children' - animated video

An animated video, inspired by The Smiths' 1984 song 'Suffer Little Children' and by The Moors Murders (1963-1965, in Manchester).
I created my own interpretation of these sad events in a series of drawings. By cutting and pasting these into a ppt-file and setting it to the song, I created this moody but respectful piece... Hope you can appreciate.

Over the moor, take me to the moor
Dig a shallow grave
And I'll lay me down
Over the moor, take me to the moor
Dig a shallow grave
And I'll lay me down

Lesley-Anne, with your pretty white beads
Oh John, you'll never be a man
And you'll never see your home again
Oh Manchester, so much to answer for

Edward, see those alluring lights ?
Tonight will be your very last night
A woman said : "I know my son is dead
I'll never rest my hands on his sacred head"

Hindley wakes and Hindley says :
Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes, and says :
"Oh, wherever he has gone, I have gone"

But fresh lilaced moorland fields
Cannot hide the stolid stench of death
Fresh lilaced moorland fields
Cannot hide the stolid stench of death

Hindley wakes and says :
Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes, and says :
"Oh, whatever he has done, I have done"

But this is no easy ride
For a child cries :
"Oh, find me ... find me, nothing more
We are on a sullen misty moor
We may be dead and we may be gone
But we will be, we will be, we will be, right by your side
Until the day you die
This is no easy ride
We will haunt you when you laugh
Yes, you could say we're a team
You might sleep
You might sleep
You might sleep
BUT YOU WILL NEVER DREAM !
Oh, you might sleep
BUT YOU WILL NEVER DREAM !
You might sleep
BUT YOU WILL NEVER DREAM !"

Oh Manchester, so much to answer for
Oh Manchester, so much to answer for

Oh, find me, find me !
Find me !
I'll haunt you when you laugh
Oh, I'll haunt you when you laugh
You might sleep
BUT YOU WILL NEVER DREAM !
Oh ...
Over the moors, I'm on the moor
Oh, over the moor
Oh, the child is on the moor

My other animated videos can be seen here:
youtube/watch?v=6leZFkO_Djs (R.E.M. - Houston)
youtube/watch?v=3Gr5xn5_5J0 (Eels - Rock Hard Times)
youtube/watch?v=7ENgTEXdx2o (Eels - Flower)
youtube/watch?v=mdYif7TBl64 (The Smiths - Suffer Little Children)
youtube/watch?v=1IL0gfbuBRs (The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes)
youtube/watch?v=mTL56eMBK0o (Gorki - Wij Houden Stand)
youtube/watch?v=aYp5v--FPFI (Gorki - Een Oude Zanger)

Words/Music: Morrissey & Marr 1984
Art Design: B. Proost 2007

Category:

Music

Tags:

• the
• smiths
• suffer
• little
• children
• morrissey
• marr
• animated
• video
• bart
• proost

[beIshazzar]

oh my god, you listen to Chumbawamba, NICKELBACK! and fucking Flogging Molly and you take a shot at The Smiths? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[CSRKO1993]

thank fuck hindley's dead im glad she died of cancer aswell she deserve's it 4 the life's of the children her & ian took evil bitch i hope she rots in hell & ian will hopefully join her soon evil bastards

[timsmashuhoe]

I'm still listening to this so good

[timsmashuhoe]

Great song

[CrimsonDragon2505]

3 people that we will haunt when they laugh. SERIOUSLY!

[xCarpeJugulumx]

Ah, child murderers, what vivisection was designed for.

[1013637]

@IntoCaves Ha, I replied to a comment from 3 years ago. And even wierder you replied to it. X)

Excellent taste in music, sir. My hats off to you :)

[1013637]

@beIshazzar Pwned him GJ.

[simionTheOne]

still their best song to date if u ask me..

this is just something i've never heard before

to believe this was on their debut album is just.. sick!!

[LikelyLad97]

@thetalentedmrman I love ignorant people, they make me feel clever.

[Caligula138]

You might sleep but you will never dream...

[9999biggers]

This song always brings a tear to my eye and your video accentuates the sadness and tragedy of the events beautifully.