Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Perpetuum Mobile

I know bendingsyllables has already posted this BBC clip of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra from 1989 but he left out an important part (for me anyway). At the end of the piece the audience applauds and the camera cuts away to show me sitting next to my friend Susan Smart (among others). This is as far as I know the only time I've been on TV. I demand my 1.5 seconds of fame!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• penguin
• cafe
• orchestra
• perpetuum
• mobile

[spot5]

I think this version is even lovelier than the recorded one I heard on another clip. I think it's the horn section that adds that extra bit of magic to it.

[lsfsuper]

@spot5 Thank you for your intelligent post. A rarity these days.

[EricS200819]

helloo im from Argentina !!! i like this song very much ! sorry my bad inglish... :S TE FELICITO MUCHO !!! (congratulation) !! un beso grande desde chubut, patagonia !!!

Eric S...........

[lsfsuper]

Muchas gracias, Eric. Saludos de Inglaterra!

[SisterGoodbass]

Thanks for posting. The core of the group in this clip are still together as 'The Anteaters', (long story) playing this tune and many others. Do a search on youtube, there's a couple of clips of us liv, including 'Found Harmonium'. Best wishes The Anteaters (formerly of PCO)

[lsfsuper]

thanks for the comment. it's great that you're keeping the PCO music going. judging by the number of people that view stuff on youtube you should be doing very well. best of luck!

[colepepper83]

i never knew this song till mary and max, its a both a beat. piece and movie

[maya100z]

אני כל כך אוהבת את זה, זה מדהים, כשאני לפעמים עצובה או מבואסת, אז אני מתחילה לדמיין שאני שומעת את המוזיקה הזאת. למשל בכיתה, כשאין לי כוח להקשיב למורה או כשאני פותרת תרגילים במתמטיקה אני מדמיינת שאני שומעת את זה, וזה עושה לי טוב.:)

[Knowledge1958]

Nice to know his son (Auther Jeffes) has restarted the group (PCO) and is playing this and other PCO tunes as well as his own compositions. As good and true as you can get PCO isn't just being used as a name, PCO is BACK..Check them out and enjoy just as I did earlier this year.

[202786p]

@SisterGoodbass you still rock sister...

[ut2k4mastr]

Thumbs up if the amazing movie Mary and Max brought you here.

[thehappiestcamper]

I love Avicii's remix, and I think Mary & Max is a beautiful film. However, I did not hear this song from either of those. I heard it as I was falling asleep on my Arcade Fire pandora station [very random] and when the strings entered in, I swear my heart skipped a beat and I momentarily stopped breathing. Melodramatic, but completely amazing, and this has been my favorite song since.

[pinkcowboyhat]

So many tender memories flood into my mind the second the strings kick in.

[ThaProo1]

Wow Aviici stealing beautyfull melodies again, maybe that is why i love them :)

[Vivzid]

Mozart would have liked this