Pale Saints - Blue Flower (Official Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
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  • @erickrause381
    @erickrause381 4 года назад +29

    in ribbons was a great album... this track reminds me of the darling buds album erotica... the 90s was such a great time for music.. i was so into Ride, Lush, Pale Saints, Neds atomic dustbin,, and so many others..

  • @lauticureboca9277
    @lauticureboca9277 4 года назад +27

    I know that most of who heard this song originally from the 50's or 60's (sorry, i don't remember), the Mazzy Star's version is without a doubt great, but this is my favourite. So dreamy, so noisy, is perfect. One of the best covers of all time, and one of the best songs of Pale Saints and shoegaze music.

    • @Therenegadeaussie
      @Therenegadeaussie Год назад +2

      Blue Flower was written by Anthony Moore and Peter Blegvad of Slapp Happy and was released in 1972

  • @cherryday6655
    @cherryday6655 8 лет назад +59

    Waiting for a sign from you
    Waiting for the signal to change
    Have you forgotten what your love can do?
    Is this the end?
    Walking through the city
    Your boots are high heeled
    And are shining bright
    The sun was sparkling on the shaft of your knife
    Glowering in the morning rain
    Dying in my hands
    Was it all in vain?
    Superstar in your own private movie
    I wanted just a minor part
    But I'm no fool
    I know you're cool
    I never really wanted your heart
    Keeper of the key
    Nothing seems to bring you down
    It's not that cool when I'm around
    Flower in the morning rain
    Dying in my hands
    Was it all in vain?
    Superstar in your own private movie
    I wanted just a minor part
    But I'm no fool
    I know you're cool
    I never really wanted your heart

    • @Michovski
      @Michovski 7 лет назад +1

      Cherry Day Thanks

    • @olaveivind
      @olaveivind 4 года назад +1

      love your words...

    • @skrap5461
      @skrap5461 3 года назад

      Thank you. 😄

  • @NWforager
    @NWforager 5 лет назад +10

    after all the years Pale Saints are in the top of 4AD bands . Easy.

  • @GreatRedNorth
    @GreatRedNorth 9 лет назад +68

    Grossly underrated Pale Saints covering a gem

  • @CAKmusic
    @CAKmusic 7 лет назад +40

    Original singer of Lush!

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb 5 лет назад +20

      originally *one* of the singers of Lush

  • @RichardQuirkmusic
    @RichardQuirkmusic 2 года назад +4

    Great song, reminded me Darklands J&MC

  • @CT68
    @CT68 13 лет назад +31

    This is my favorite version of this song. I like the dynamics of this version, because the guitars fade back to focus on the singing, and then they rush in again.

  • @Shmynck
    @Shmynck 13 лет назад +9

    @joeflintham It's a song by Slap Happy, covered by Pale Saints, and Mazzy Star

  • @johnwsmoke
    @johnwsmoke 14 лет назад +13

    yeah its a cover. but its the best cover i've ever heard

  • @Toughguysdontdance12
    @Toughguysdontdance12 9 лет назад +51

    This must be one of the best covers of all time.

    • @busterabcat
      @busterabcat 7 лет назад +4

      Their take on Nancy Sinatra's sultry 'Kinky Love' is - amazingly - even better!

    • @bvalentineself812
      @bvalentineself812 6 лет назад

      No its not

    • @1985cactus
      @1985cactus 5 лет назад

      @@brmc99 Who's MS?

    • @1985cactus
      @1985cactus 5 лет назад +2

      @Lee Justin I know that, that's why asked the genius above, since he thinks Mazzy is a person.

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial 4 года назад +4

      Cool Owl 20
      Mazzy Star’s version is the superior version by a wide margin. This version is a copy of the MS version not the original.

  • @Koshirozation
    @Koshirozation 5 лет назад +5

    was it all in vain?
    all of shoegaze back there and sarah records also

  • @duanelauginiger
    @duanelauginiger 9 лет назад +23

    Slapp Happy forever

  • @MikeDuttera
    @MikeDuttera 5 лет назад +27

    Nice but I personally prefer the crunchy-guitar version by Mazzy Starr

    • @QuadMochaMatti
      @QuadMochaMatti 5 лет назад +4

      Mazzy SITAR would make for an interesting cover band... They could cover the entire David Roback catalogue.

    • @herbertdaly5190
      @herbertdaly5190 3 года назад

      Innit though!

    • @ramindadmanesh3863
      @ramindadmanesh3863 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely positively NO! No lack of love for Mazzy Star, but c'mon already.

    • @ramindadmanesh3863
      @ramindadmanesh3863 2 года назад +2

      @@QuadMochaMatti You do realize that Roback was the founder of Mazzy Star and its chief songwriter, right?

    • @colonialstraits1069
      @colonialstraits1069 Год назад

      @@ramindadmanesh3863I’m pretty sure the answer is yes!!

  • @matthewlewis2072
    @matthewlewis2072 11 лет назад +13

    That's just fantastic, love the guitar

  • @tiramiseratops
    @tiramiseratops 5 лет назад +36

    the mazzy star version is fine but both it and the original are a bit too hokey for me. This on the other hand is maybe the best cover i've ever heard: the way the atmosphere sinks in, the way it builds and the way the guitar cuts out right before coming in full force for the climax, the little flourishes and added vocals on certain lines for dramatic effect, the way she kind of sings directly into your soul, the pure dreaminess of it, the fact that it's so goddamn HEARTFELT is...just so captivating to me, it blows me away every time I listen to it

    • @deannilvalli6579
      @deannilvalli6579 4 года назад +2

      It is embarrassing to admit this, but until today I never knew Mazzy Star recorded the song. When I looked it up on a guitar site, Mazzy Start came up first as the artist, but I only ever knew this version from when this album came out. I like the Star, but Pale Saints have a more fantastic sound, in my opinion.

    • @miguelg4006
      @miguelg4006 4 года назад +2

      The Mazzy Star version is better

    • @mymusic5632
      @mymusic5632 3 года назад +2

      Love Pale Saints version of "Blue Flower". The music and singing is beautifully balanced. The singing, guitar, and drum playing complimented each other. Like what Jacob Harding said not too hokey. This version is... how should I say more complex or a little bit hard edge especially at end. To me it sounded cool.

  • @loveisafisheye
    @loveisafisheye 14 лет назад +7

    This is not a cover version of Mazzy Star or Opal. Dave Roback didn't write it. It's a song by a band called Slapp Happy. Check your Trouser Press.

    • @adamparker8137
      @adamparker8137 6 лет назад +3

      loveisafisheye Don't have a Henry Cow dude ;)

  • @infrequentvlogs4433
    @infrequentvlogs4433 Месяц назад +2

    Dear entire UK musician population during the 1990s -- THANK YOU for producing at least 66% of the BEST MUSIC of the era.

  • @johnnorton1948
    @johnnorton1948 2 года назад +6

    4AD forever. ❤️

  • @yawningchasm33
    @yawningchasm33 6 лет назад +7

    she has such a delicate sound kinda waifs in the air ...very nice

  • @odinmp5
    @odinmp5 7 лет назад +5

    remember listening to this on a cassette that i recorded from shortwave radio. i was in highschool and not that happy, but once i played this ,life was great. that solo is awesome.

  • @kenwithaK
    @kenwithaK 9 лет назад +13

    music is good

  • @benclift5381
    @benclift5381 9 лет назад +19

    Loved Ride's cover of PS's Sight of You !!

    • @jaymythxxxx
      @jaymythxxxx 8 лет назад

      +Ben Poore I need to find this!

    • @benclift5381
      @benclift5381 8 лет назад

      +James Bradshaw it's on their cd " Waves "

    • @jaymythxxxx
      @jaymythxxxx 8 лет назад

      +Ben Poore Just RUclipsd it... much as I love Ride - and I do, best band of their time - I much prefer the original. Nice to hear, though =)

    • @benclift5381
      @benclift5381 8 лет назад +1

      +James Bradshaw Agreed...on all of the above ^ Dum Dum Girls do a pretty cool cover as well...look for the Fender session video

    • @jaymythxxxx
      @jaymythxxxx 8 лет назад +2

      +Ben Poore Coincidence! I read a review of Kristin's new album earlier today, had Dum Dum Girls mentally noted to listen to tomorrow, to see what I'd missed (not heard of them before).
      Not a bad cover, that. I'll see what else I can find from them tomorrow.
      Cheers - have a great weekend.

  • @trevorturek6061
    @trevorturek6061 3 года назад +2

    This is great, in its own right; the way it builds to a crunchy guitar sound. But prefer the Mazzy Star cover version. Hope Sandoval's voice is so beautifully lush. Enchanting. Ethereal.
    Again, not to detract from Pale Saints' version. It too, has its own style and flavor. It's a great cover!

  • @DjWellDressedMan
    @DjWellDressedMan 4 года назад +2

    David Roback RIP 2020

  • @Yaugaan
    @Yaugaan 2 года назад +2

    Great cover! 👌🏼 Slapp Happy (original) - Mazzy Star - Pale Saints
    All of them are amazing

  • @ryan582011
    @ryan582011 12 лет назад +5

    Brilliance!!! Sadly missed!!! .. :-)

  • @gustavodiaz557
    @gustavodiaz557 4 года назад +4

    Meriel 💕💕

  • @Sofasut
    @Sofasut 10 лет назад +7

    Great version

  • @robcerasuolo9207
    @robcerasuolo9207 5 лет назад +9

    I love short hair and cheekbones on ladies. Too bad most of them are gay. :'(

    • @joaoignacio1978
      @joaoignacio1978 5 лет назад +3

      Yep, and I think Meriel Barham isn't into us, mate. She's (or was, I've never heard of her again) very beautiful, talented and has a very awesome voice. And good lyricist.

    • @amandalynn6785
      @amandalynn6785 2 года назад

      have you tried men

  • @alissaburge6375
    @alissaburge6375 4 года назад +2

    What a beautiful song from the Pale Saints from the 1990’s music era.🧚🏻‍♂️

  • @manzana844
    @manzana844 3 года назад +2

    I guess this is how a nice first kiss sounds like

  • @itsandy4286
    @itsandy4286 2 месяца назад

    Its like if The Cranberries and Kurt Cobain's guitar tone had a tripped up, psychedelic baby and I'm ALL in for it.

  • @gogiggs6416
    @gogiggs6416 8 лет назад +5

    Opal!

  • @problemchild799
    @problemchild799 Год назад +1

    I saw these guys open for Ride in Charlotte, NC ages ago. Totally blown away.

  • @Jaysthename
    @Jaysthename Год назад

    The vocal delivery is a bit too carefully enunciated and stiff for my taste. It's a good cover, but I like Hope's vocal bends and slides on the Mazzy Star version better.

  • @drancealot
    @drancealot 4 года назад +3

    I never heard this. This is great!

  • @Uly_Sandoval_303
    @Uly_Sandoval_303 8 лет назад +4

    Amazing Track...!!!

  • @horvoje_
    @horvoje_ 6 лет назад +9

    The mix of Mazzy Star and The Jesus & Mary Chain

    • @morssdn
      @morssdn 4 года назад +2

      Imagine how much more feedback the Marychain would have used though :D

  • @raindeerprojekt4119
    @raindeerprojekt4119 4 года назад +2

    MAZZY

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb 5 лет назад +5

    Mazzy Star covered this song, but Pale Saints transformed it.

  • @Ringodeathstarr78
    @Ringodeathstarr78 2 месяца назад

    R.I.P Graeme Naysmith🙏

  • @iangorman3828
    @iangorman3828 10 месяцев назад +1

    This tune is an absolute gem they don’t make em like this no more

  • @adamsmith307
    @adamsmith307 5 лет назад +2

    Can't believe I'm only just hearing this after being a fan of both bands for countless years!

    • @nickyfisk
      @nickyfisk 3 года назад

      First time I heard this was when I saw Pale Saints supporting the Pixies at Brixton Academy, about 92. One of my favourite gigs of all time, and was a huge fan of Mazzy Star's version. To suddenly hear it, and to then be able to sing along, was pretty incredible.

  • @stereofidelic67
    @stereofidelic67 Год назад

    Whatever happened to Meriel Barham?

  • @crapple009
    @crapple009 Год назад +1

    Pale Saints made this their own. Hands down..

  • @karlaanne
    @karlaanne 14 лет назад +2

    gawd love this song.

  • @fjrmrt
    @fjrmrt 11 лет назад +2

    fuckin brilliant

  • @bonusgrooves
    @bonusgrooves 11 месяцев назад

    My fav ever break up song, and the LP this is from was on almost regular rotation in the summer of 1994...

  • @Lambskin
    @Lambskin 14 лет назад +1

    @loveisafisheye
    5 points for Trouser Press record guide! ;o)

  •  2 месяца назад

    Lots of similarities to LUSH.

  • @marcosperalta7709
    @marcosperalta7709 8 лет назад +2

    El mejor tema para tomar mates.

  • @busterabcat
    @busterabcat 7 лет назад +5

    Pale Saints AND Mazzy Star it is then. Both bands' cover versions of this lovely song are as good as the other. I'll happily take either. Mind you, the Pale Saints single 'Fine Friend' which came out in 1994 also bore an uncanny resemblance to Mazzy Star's 'Fade Into You'...... talk about coincidence or serendipity?

    • @benjaminriepe1912
      @benjaminriepe1912 7 лет назад +1

      Serendipity, busterabcat, serendipity....sweet divine glorious music. Thanks to all involved. Life saving music for those of us who struggled our meager selves through that time.

    • @benjaminriepe1912
      @benjaminriepe1912 7 лет назад

      Just because something doesn't sound the same doesn't mean it doesn't feel the same, chief. Fine Friend and Fade Into You have the same 'bittersweet-thought it should be perfect-and yet was not-emotion- with a hint of self-respect and a side of over-indulging admiration for the other' flavor. Both are amazing songs and both trigger an endorphin dump in me. Delicious.

    • @jamesoakes1819
      @jamesoakes1819 7 лет назад

      Definitely not just a coincidence. "Slow Buildings" came out almost an entire year after "So Tonight That I Might See". I love both bands equally though.

  • @astronomical13
    @astronomical13 2 года назад

    I swear I heard Pale Saints on an MTV interview say they hated Opal (before they became Mazzy Star) so is this cover to spite them?

  • @山崎謙二
    @山崎謙二 10 лет назад +3

    懐かしいです。

  • @davidraffer18
    @davidraffer18 13 лет назад +1

    es mejor la de mazzy star!!!

  • @fzec1
    @fzec1 6 лет назад +2

    What's the name of the lead vocalist?

  • @ielaclrc
    @ielaclrc 5 лет назад +1

    Heaven

  • @fooman65
    @fooman65 7 лет назад +1

    I thought pale saints were a 3 piece bloke band?

    • @fooman65
      @fooman65 7 лет назад +1

      OK, I thought I was having one of those mandela effect things for a moment...

  • @hon3ypow3r
    @hon3ypow3r 2 года назад

    it was very disorienting to find out that david roback/hope sandoval didn’t write blue flower either

  • @mbvkaren6687
    @mbvkaren6687 5 лет назад +1

    I’m obsessed with this guys

  • @boudusaved4719
    @boudusaved4719 10 месяцев назад

    The slow parts sound like Overture by Def Leppard off their first album

  • @mheberling5939
    @mheberling5939 3 месяца назад

    My favorite of all the 4ad bands.

  • @GeertTheDestoyer
    @GeertTheDestoyer 3 года назад

    Hard to chose between this cover and the Mazzy Star cover whom did it better, that's a good thing.

  • @Fam2014Ch
    @Fam2014Ch 3 года назад

    superb soft song for an earphone session... :-) BG

  • @arispsychedelicbreakfast
    @arispsychedelicbreakfast 6 лет назад

    so i guess pale saints fucking rule?

  • @monsterguyx6322
    @monsterguyx6322 2 года назад

    I could never make it through this one with dry eyes.

  • @viceactivity
    @viceactivity 7 месяцев назад

    soul touching

  • @mcflysfireworks
    @mcflysfireworks 4 года назад

    holy fuck

  • @unloveableandre
    @unloveableandre 5 лет назад +3

    Cover of Mazzy Star that covered Slapp Happy. Listen to all 3 versions.

  • @raindeerprojekt4119
    @raindeerprojekt4119 Год назад

    This is how Good folks do a cover

  • @mussegliop
    @mussegliop 9 лет назад

    is a tomboy...jijiji

  • @astronomical13
    @astronomical13 2 года назад

    I swear I heard Pale Saints on an MTV interview say they hated Opal (before they became Mazzy Star) so is this cover to spite them?

    • @benwyatt7619
      @benwyatt7619 2 года назад

      Really ? Also mazzy star didn’t write this song ! It’s the only one on the she hangs brightly album that’s a cover

    • @astronomical13
      @astronomical13 2 года назад

      @@benwyatt7619 I'm Sailin is also a cover.

  • @oooo4861
    @oooo4861 Год назад

    Song is great

  • @gridroom
    @gridroom Год назад

    this is amazing

  • @nimnimnimjuno
    @nimnimnimjuno 4 года назад

    🖤

  • @marthurtorrez8215
    @marthurtorrez8215 5 лет назад

    Waitng 4 ur hair 2 gro out . . .

  • @labibahbalogun
    @labibahbalogun 3 года назад

    beautiful

  • @musetteanddrums1970
    @musetteanddrums1970 12 лет назад +2

    bout the same as mazzy star's version. i prefer hope's voice in this song, but they are quite similar. who the hell cares about slapp happy? its like saying song to the siren is tim buckley's song, but w/o liz frasier who the hell cares?

  • @agegroot5666
    @agegroot5666 6 лет назад +2

    Pale Saints cover is Ok but Mazzy Stars better,must be Hope.

    • @horvoje_
      @horvoje_ 6 лет назад +2

      Here you also get The Jesus & Mary Chain :)

  • @maxselinov3301
    @maxselinov3301 7 лет назад +4

    Mazzy star version is better

  • @loudestthought
    @loudestthought 3 года назад

    mazzy star coverd them or did they cover them?

    • @tintomara6209
      @tintomara6209 3 года назад

      Mazzy Star covered it first.

    • @loudestthought
      @loudestthought 3 года назад

      @@tintomara6209 yea but who is the original composer of the song?

    • @tintomara6209
      @tintomara6209 3 года назад +1

      @@loudestthought A 70s band called Slapp Happy.If you listen to their original,you'll hear how Mazzy Star reworked it to an extent and that Pale Saints' is definitely a cover of a cover.

    • @loudestthought
      @loudestthought 3 года назад

      @@tintomara6209 thank you

  • @joeflintham
    @joeflintham 15 лет назад +1

    Is this a Mazzy Star cover or did Mazzy Star cover Pale Saints? It's all so long ago I can't remember %-)

  • @colinsmith1176
    @colinsmith1176 6 лет назад +9

    This is good, but not as good as the Mazzy Star version.

  • @tintomara6209
    @tintomara6209 3 года назад

    This is more a cover of the Mazzy Star cover,than the Slapp Happy original.

  • @1000Neph
    @1000Neph 8 лет назад

    Uhg...

  • @th3b0yg
    @th3b0yg 8 лет назад +1

    Not a fan of this easy listening mix - maybe it will grow on me, but so far I like the edgier mix better

    • @snafutarfu1440
      @snafutarfu1440 8 лет назад

      It sounds sort of Gospel like,till the guitars start.

  • @whatfleshmeanstoskeleton
    @whatfleshmeanstoskeleton 2 года назад

  • @BohemianConspiracy
    @BohemianConspiracy 15 лет назад +6

    the mazzy are better ... sandoval's first album is a classic ...it's one of my top 3 album to listen just before i get to sleep ...recorded in a peculiar state... between a dream and a surrealistic reality...

  • @BohemianConspiracy
    @BohemianConspiracy 15 лет назад +1

    after 3:30 approximately the guitar part reminds me to the 90s oasis...mmmhhh...well it was probably just the sound of that time...

    • @adamparker8137
      @adamparker8137 6 лет назад +2

      Starry&Bohemian hahahahahaha you obviously weren't there ;) Oasis pfft Johnny-come-latelies with a photocopier.

    • @QuadMochaMatti
      @QuadMochaMatti 2 года назад

      @@adamparker8137 and a crate of cheap hooch. And lots and lots of cigs.