Much of their stuff is pretty boring i have to say after looking around their discography, this one is by far their best track imo. Only found it this year, absolute banger
Oh no! I didn't know. Fk. Fuck fuck fuck. We lost Jim from JPS Experience a while back, now Grant. Top blokes, both of them. Chris Knox wasn't too well last I checked, better msge someone because the old crowd are dropping like flies, it seems.
Six years of roger douglas' neoliberalism had started to take it's toll when this track was produced . That was 23 years ago . This tune is genius , it's art and it was a prophecy .
mr200mg And like all prophecy, it is only seen as such long after it has come true...making it utterly useless as a warning. See also: Nostradamus, whose so called predictions never actually predicted anything _before_ the event. Only later, after the event, was it tied to the most convenient 'prophecy' of his to hand.
kaicoalsmoke Meanwhile across the ditch here in Australia in 2020, 7-plus years of Tony Abbott's/Malcolm Turnbull's/Scott Morrison's rabid, toxic neoliberalism is slowly, but surely, choking the life out of NZ's nearest neighbours. And, just to make matters even worse, along comes COVID-19. Enough said...
Thanks for the reply Jan and the 16 people so thumbed me up. It's an on obscure tune, but I love it to bits. I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciates it. ♥️
Even listening to this song today I still think it is a wonderful piece of NZ art. It really shows just how great the Headless Chickens then Strawpeople and Fiona, Paul and the guys are.
tjsmada "locomotive" - a veiled reference to another great track from Body Blow, "Railway Surfing", maybe? But yes, so many quality tracks on that album. 27 years on, & it still stands up very well :)
I have this idea that it was a petrol station in downtown Auckland, on Fanshawe Street which feeds onto the Harbour Bridge. Can't see it on Streetview now tho.
Maori Haka and the headless chickens, and maybe green lipped mussels are the only things to come out of New Zealand.. Oh and Manuka honey,,, feel free to add some that i missed lol
a lot of their beats are catchy , the "singing" isn't awful and for as long as they have been on youtube...should have more views and fans. not be big stars or anything...but MUCH BIGGER than what they are...
@@MrMorganMakesMusic funny, I thought it was about the asshole class. I doubt Chris Matthews would have been so brutal in his assessment of the working class.
this tune was so far ahead of its time. sounds just as good today as it did back then. 90's.
As were most of their songs, and as did.
Much of their stuff is pretty boring i have to say after looking around their discography, this one is by far their best track imo. Only found it this year, absolute banger
@@KahurangiSteez wash your mouth out! 😛
You r 100 right You live one time there's is God out there
Breaking news: it sounds as good again in 2023. Cheers Tracy.
RIP Grant Fell. Kiwi music of a generation. Rest easy.
Oh no! I didn't know. Fk. Fuck fuck fuck. We lost Jim from JPS Experience a while back, now Grant. Top blokes, both of them.
Chris Knox wasn't too well last I checked, better msge someone because the old crowd are dropping like flies, it seems.
Body Blow, one of the greatest albums people don't know. Still hear some Headless Chickens on local radio though.
***** was completely unaware, which makes is slighty cooler.
Six years of roger douglas' neoliberalism had started to take it's toll when this track was produced . That was 23 years ago . This tune is genius , it's art and it was a prophecy .
mr200mg And like all prophecy, it is only seen as such long after it has come true...making it utterly useless as a warning. See also: Nostradamus, whose so called predictions never actually predicted anything _before_ the event. Only later, after the event, was it tied to the most convenient 'prophecy' of his to hand.
Got any Grey's ?
too true
kaicoalsmoke Meanwhile across the ditch here in Australia in 2020, 7-plus years of Tony Abbott's/Malcolm Turnbull's/Scott Morrison's rabid, toxic neoliberalism is slowly, but surely, choking the life out of NZ's nearest neighbours. And, just to make matters even worse, along comes COVID-19. Enough said...
Hello from 2023. It's far worse than anyone ever imagined.
This is probably my favourite song of all time.
Perfect analogy of real life in both lyrics and music.
And a fucking cranking tune =)
Werner you are damn right. Amazing stuff
Thanks for the reply Jan and the 16 people so thumbed me up.
It's an on obscure tune, but I love it to bits.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciates it. ♥️
You can't beat it 😊
A few years down the road, and it still fills my heart with joy.
As long as my heart keeps thumping....
It's a great tune ! .
Something different 👍@@ThisSourKraut
Stunt clown was revolutionary. But this track is my go to for pure emotional emancipation. One love
Haven't seen this in yeeeeeeeeears, gosh it takes me back to late nite Rage sessions and high school. Bring 'em times back
Even listening to this song today I still think it is a wonderful piece of NZ art. It really shows just how great the Headless Chickens then Strawpeople and Fiona, Paul and the guys are.
some of the most honest lyrics ever written...poetry with a newzild accent...
Try "Do the Headless Chicken" or "Soul Catcher"or if you're really in the mood for something cutting, try "White Out."
man i,ve been looking for this for 10yrs .......awesome
Awesome tune, regularly aired on Auckland University’s student radio BFM way back then here in NZ. Still one of my favourite tunes from the Chickens.
HA THANKX FOR THE GREAT EXPERIENCE THEIR IS LOTS OF THEM!"'👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😄😄
never heard of these guys. i have been missing out.
Me too! A kiwi sent to me, and I'm enjoying listening to them! (I'm a Yank)
This is incredible ennui put to verse and I can still recite it WFW with certain friends, it's that great
songs like this originate in a society that hasn't disappeared up it's own arse yet. On'ya Enzed.
The images evoked in the listener's mind during the last half of this song are more terrifying and apocalyptic than any video clip could capture..
One of my best loved songs
I was born in Nove Zámky. Why not in New Zealand ??
That's the Z on Carbine Rd, Mt Wellington. Next to the Repco head office.
i knew the gas station party times at the time,BEAUTIFUL LIKE THE MUSIC AT THE TIME
Man I miss the days rocking out to this tune, this is classic!
The inimitable Peter Tait on lip synch duty - as he'd say in a brilliant accent "Forecourt! Let's Dance!!"
Peter 'Forecourt' Tait. Yeet! 🥝✔️
3:43 "I like the lady news-reader" - Anita McNaught looking very fit
This song is gold.
One of the best songs of all time.
Luke Marlowp
the video is so of its time...but the tune is timeless
My name is Ivan
This track is fantastic , it's like locomotive heading towards you.
And there's an xj6 in there :)
tjsmada "locomotive" - a veiled reference to another great track from Body Blow, "Railway Surfing", maybe?
But yes, so many quality tracks on that album. 27 years on, & it still stands up very well :)
Apparently they were gang members in the Jag. Each time they went into the shop they stole something 🤣
one of the best songs ever made. god bless the kiwis
i first heared this this year and i have to say it sounds fresh af even today. both the video and the songs are are fucking awsome
I've been working 20 years at the gas cranking down town
Timewarp back to mid teens and seeing this clip on Rage...brilliant
This was me back in the early 90s as a gaskranker
Just realized this isn't a modern song. I was telling myself, keep an eye on these fresh-faced whipper snappers!
also ... saw them twice back in the day in inner sydney - legendary!!!
underated band
Great track
nz classic
Freaking masterpiece
One quarter down Dominion rd.
RIP mate.
Kiwi bands at their best. Viva HLC s . Thank you.
Anyone know where they filmed this? Are any of the buildings still standing?
I have this idea that it was a petrol station in downtown Auckland, on Fanshawe Street which feeds onto the Harbour Bridge. Can't see it on Streetview now tho.
Sickening being on the forecourt all the fumes... paid f@#k all unskilled.
AWESOME!
Next up
1990 like it wasn't ever faraway
this is fucking awsome.
i canot
Great music, thats when music was real, made by real musicians, what happened?
RIP
One of a kind
This shit is gold
School Song
👍 ♥️
But the terrant was 2 fast 4 me
JunkCar Willy brought me Hair. 🥝✔️
No cigars at the pink wedding
Forgot how good this was.
don't forget again mudpit
Before X became the button to close the page
f**k this is such a brilliant classic!!!!
🕶️🕶️🕶️
BON SANG
Fight Club
tool before there was a tool
Maori Haka and the headless chickens, and maybe green lipped mussels are the only things to come out of New Zealand.. Oh and Manuka honey,,, feel free to add some that i missed lol
I play this every time I fill up at a shell servo !
Has there been a better Kiwi song on display? I don't think so....
The Royal Dutch Shell adverts from the 90's were a little unconventional. Just sayin'.
a lot of their beats are catchy , the "singing" isn't awful and for as long as they have been on youtube...should have more views and fans. not be big stars or anything...but MUCH BIGGER than what they are...
GOT D-DDDANGGG
Who's the newsreader? Anita someone?
Anita McNaught
+simon trucker Thanks!
Life under trump
"Then I found Donald Trump. Thank God somebody finally says what I think on TV!"
this song is about the working class, I think you missed the point
@@MrMorganMakesMusic funny, I thought it was about the asshole class. I doubt Chris Matthews would have been so brutal in his assessment of the working class.
It’s not about any class.
EWhoring. Or contemporary psychiatry take your pick