Perpetually underrated, Neil is a genuine composer & was among the better (and more complex) of the Britpop also-rans. Divine Comedy came about a couple years too late to fully catch the wave but they still scored with a couple seminal Britpop hits in the final stretch. The important tracks: "Something For The Weekend" "The National Express" "Mastermind"
Your reaction and smile in response to the reveal in the last verse was lovely, reminded me of the first time I listened. I like how the incident he sings of is quite small and comical but is afforded this great grandeur. It says a lot about the human condition I think.
Hannon’s an utter genius and criminally overlooked. And his songs almost always get better on repeated listening. But I dunno why the person requested Come Home Billy Bird though, it’s not one of the strongest 😂 I’ll echo others here, listen to Promenade or Fin de Siecle - similarly themed in the sense that ordinary everyday things are given a similar weight by the arrangements
i used to listen to DC as a post university postman on headphones. saw them live a few times, he used to get drunk and forget his lyrics a lot... my wife and i are on the live dvd, i bought a box seat for anniversary ;
Spot on with your Scott Walker prediction before listening. "A Short Album About Love" is very Scott Walker for example. But of course Neil Hannon is capable of much else too.
Paul King who directed the Paddington movies is a big fan of the Divine Conedy and got Neil Hannon to write the songs for the Wonka film. Joby Talbot - who orchestrated this song although he had left the band after the previous album - does the score for Wonka.
Of course, Alex, I should have said it was your review of this song that got Neil Hannon the Wonka gig! There are lots of other songs of his to check out but the one I would most recommend would be A Lady of A Certain Age (often cited along with Our Mutual Friend as his most superbly-written song). Would be stunned if you didn’t like that one!
Thats not really true. They had hits like National Express, Something For The Weekend or The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count and have a strong cult following since.
@@Iluvthosetightp I’m on about the normies who not into none mainstream music, I knew about the divine comedy back in 1996 when I listened to the Mark Radcliffe show on radio one
Thank you for reacting on this song! It's a treasure of mine
Just found you. Love your review a lot. An inconsequential affair set to dramatic score. 😊
Perpetually underrated, Neil is a genuine composer & was among the better (and more complex) of the Britpop also-rans. Divine Comedy came about a couple years too late to fully catch the wave but they still scored with a couple seminal Britpop hits in the final stretch. The important tracks:
"Something For The Weekend"
"The National Express"
"Mastermind"
Your reaction and smile in response to the reveal in the last verse was lovely, reminded me of the first time I listened. I like how the incident he sings of is quite small and comical but is afforded this great grandeur. It says a lot about the human condition I think.
Hannon’s an utter genius and criminally overlooked. And his songs almost always get better on repeated listening. But I dunno why the person requested Come Home Billy Bird though, it’s not one of the strongest 😂 I’ll echo others here, listen to Promenade or Fin de Siecle - similarly themed in the sense that ordinary everyday things are given a similar weight by the arrangements
Neil is one of the most underrated genius in pop music history. Not many songwriters can count so many masterpieces across such a long career.
Pulp goes orchestral is spot on. Check out a great Divine Comedy song called 'Lost Property' Great tune and lyrics. 'Take Me To A Monastery' too
This whole record is a huge love letter to 60s Scott Walker Baroque Pop
i used to listen to DC as a post university postman on headphones. saw them live a few times, he used to get drunk and forget his lyrics a lot... my wife and i are on the live dvd, i bought a box seat for anniversary ;
recommend Tonight We Fly
Our Mutual Friend is such a beautiful song.A work of art.Norman and Norma is a beautiful song as well.
Spot on with your Scott Walker prediction before listening. "A Short Album About Love" is very Scott Walker for example. But of course Neil Hannon is capable of much else too.
Paul King who directed the Paddington movies is a big fan of the Divine Conedy and got Neil Hannon to write the songs for the Wonka film. Joby Talbot - who orchestrated this song although he had left the band after the previous album - does the score for Wonka.
Of course, Alex, I should have said it was your review of this song that got Neil Hannon the Wonka gig! There are lots of other songs of his to check out but the one I would most recommend would be A Lady of A Certain Age (often cited along with Our Mutual Friend as his most superbly-written song). Would be stunned if you didn’t like that one!
Can you do reaction to This is hardcore album by Pulp?
This guy is more famous for his my lovely horse song for the sitcom father Ted than his divine comedy work
Thats not really true. They had hits like National Express, Something For The Weekend or The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count and have a strong cult following since.
Songs of love :-)
@@Iluvthosetightp I’m on about the normies who not into none mainstream music, I knew about the divine comedy back in 1996 when I listened to the Mark Radcliffe show on radio one