Chris Packham does The Cure - Springwatch 2010

I first became aware of Mr Packham's behaviour when I saw the Smiths clip - http://tinyurl.com/packhamsmiths - about a year ago. "Magic", I thought, this kinda shit being right up my street.

Then came the Manics one - http://tinyurl.com/packhammanics - I had a wee google on the off chance that he had done anyone else, dream gig being The Cure, as my wife-to-be (as she was at the time) is a MASSIVE fan of them.

Could not believe my fucking eyes when I found out about this. Thanks to the magic of a certain website and a handy cut-out-and-keep 'tracklisting' on the BBC site - http://tinyurl.com/packhamcure - I was ready to go.

Thought it would make an ideal wedding present to her but alas I didn't manage get my shit together before we got married. This is kinda the midpoint between the wedding and The Cure's Reflections gig that she's off to in a few weeks so it seems appropriate.

Lorna - if I ever see an episode of Springwatch again it'll be too soon, but it was worth every second of every hour. X

Chris - in the unlikely event of you reading this - many thanks, cap duly doffed, you are a star! But - please avoid any future Depeche Mode references or I'm fucked. Couldn't go through all that again...

Here's the tracks used:

Programme 1:
A Forest
The Baby Screams
Boys Don't Cry
Bird Mad Girl

Programme 2:
Never Enough
The Caterpillar (Kate)
The Upstairs Room

Programme 3:
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Plastic Passion

Programme 4:
Disintegration
10-15 Saturday Night

Programme 5:
Round And Round and Round
Why Cant I Be You (Kate)
To Wish Impossible Things (Kate)

Programme 6:
More Than This
Just Like Heaven

Programme 7:
Seventeen Seconds
The Hanging Garden

Programme 8:
A Short Term Effect (took ages to find this one, kept taking my eye off the ball)
Close to Me

Programme 9:
Friday I'm In Love
Lets Go to Bed
How Beautiful You Are (he gets the words the wrong way round here, tsk tsk)
Jumping Someone Else's Train

Programme 10:
The Walk
In Between Days - I have watched this episode 4 times all the way through and cannot find this clip, if anyone wants to look for it be my guest, I'll send you the file.

Programme 11:
Killing An Arab
Bananafishbones

Programme 12:
A Night Like This
Fire In Cairo
Charlotte Sometimes
You're So Happy
Three Imaginary Boys
Lullaby
Cure soundtracked finale

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Simon Gallup
• Robert Smith
• The Cure
• Chris Packham
• Springwatch

[lissheim]

Clearly a genius. :D

[chodiestchode]

On Never Mind The Buzzcocks, he said he did Jesus And Mary Chain songs too.

[Biigfish559]

CP has, with his colossal knowledge and ace taste in music, coupled with a hint of rebelliousness as befits a past (?) punk has managed to inspire a middle aged bus crazy p@@@head to take a long overdue interest in the wonderful range of natural beauty this otherwise screwed up country has to offer. Great job, all at Spring/Autumn watch and keep it up.

[Flowersinyourmouth]

Haha amazing!

[caramelrocket]

hahaha! what a guy!

[jchristophem]

Most excellent...well done cheers!

[chasingamy99]

EXCELLENT - 1 minute in and I'm roaring with laughter!

[JimmersThomas]

What a legend this bloke is

[vigimael]

I was told this was sent as a video response to my Smiths collection, but can't find it listed there now.

I'll accept it when YouTube allows! Good work!