The Bats - Made Up in Blue

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  • @mainmaam
    @mainmaam ปีที่แล้ว +50

    New Zealand and Australian bands are vast untapped sources of wonderful music.

    • @downallyourstreets
      @downallyourstreets 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Vast resource? Yes. Untapped? Hardly. Ausssie and NZ bands: they’ve been known and listened to bought their records played on mostly college radios across US last show I went too was Amyl and the Sniffers so I would say very tapped speaking of Amyl and tapping I can only wish hell freezes over!

    • @v-town1980
      @v-town1980 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@downallyourstreetsTry using a period now and then.

  • @kingbadger318
    @kingbadger318 9 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    New Zealand is a trove of incredible rock music. Every Bats release is fantastic!

    • @Redbull2603
      @Redbull2603 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ryan's toy review

    • @craigbutler9200
      @craigbutler9200 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nothing is better than better the best . The Bats !Always the best, too many 'b's sorry... . from my home town, nice track.

    • @hellovanite
      @hellovanite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah the only people in the states that were aware of the NZ music scene in the late 70s and 80s were a niche microcosm of university students who listened to late night campus radio

    • @julianholland7204
      @julianholland7204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Flying nun was one of my fav labels in the 80,s.check out the clean,bailter space,the gordens,the Jean Paul sarte experience,And the headless chickens just to name a few.
      Must have been something in the water over there.

    • @loganjonah9575
      @loganjonah9575 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess Im randomly asking but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account..?
      I was stupid forgot the password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have always liked the drummer's pre-beat accents and the Bass as lead. Also, this period was full of experimentation in the video arts.

  • @MsMiguel70
    @MsMiguel70 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Went from the US to Scotland to study. Brought a CD booklet with like 40 LPs. The Bats were two. Tuatara, Tall Dwarves and The Verlaines too. : )

  • @kof867
    @kof867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Heard this song on Spotify the other day and was hooked, couldn’t believe it was from 1987 thought it was a relatively new song

    • @marktalbott3835
      @marktalbott3835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I couldn't believe I hadn't heard of them either. And now I've gone on to find a bunch of other great New Zealand bands and chaining off from them to several other newish bands to me

    • @awarewolves1712
      @awarewolves1712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not to be a wonk or anything, but 1987 IS relatively new. In the grand scope of things, like the voice says when you're sitting in the planetarium and so on....

    • @kof867
      @kof867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@awarewolves1712 true but it’s old to me considering I was born in the late nineties

    • @awarewolves1712
      @awarewolves1712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kof867 Yeah I was just goofing. Like relative as within the cosmic timeline of the universe and such. Lol. Great song, glad you dig it, take care.

    • @peerperemans897
      @peerperemans897 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So the off pitch probably is just tape stretch or whatever wowed and fluttered in the analog age. I love this mix of tears and brutality, like Machu Pichu by the Strokes and Berlin got blurry by Parquet Courts. Stranglers...Buzzcocks...lots of that out there!❤

  • @acropolisnow9466
    @acropolisnow9466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    type of tune you never want to end

  • @rafaelmonroy1902
    @rafaelmonroy1902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Found this by chance today. Now it’s become one of my favourite tracks of all time. I promise I will use it on a film when I can. I’ll see you back here.

  • @andrewcalean7992
    @andrewcalean7992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I heard this song at a dive bar in LA for the 1st time and this song has never left me it’s been on my playlist for 3 years now

    • @etamommy
      @etamommy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it is freakin' fantastic!

    • @andrewcalean7992
      @andrewcalean7992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@etamommy I agree

    • @ronibieri2357
      @ronibieri2357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny that..got to see them live in a dive Pub in Australia. They've been on my playlist ever since

    • @Horus-Lupercal
      @Horus-Lupercal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Really? In L.A America? That's lovely to hear a band from my hometown, chilly Dunedin, New Zealand, is reaching everyone. Genuinely put a smile on my face. Check out the Verlaines and the Chills too bro, more "Dunedin Sound".

    • @RANDWICKBELLS
      @RANDWICKBELLS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What ever bar it was, it was not a dive bar. It is a bar w/refined taste.

  • @Vnuckmusic
    @Vnuckmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    That fuzzy bass energizes me! What a tune!

    • @HeadlandRoad
      @HeadlandRoad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Beautiful bass sound!

  • @kelvinredward3013
    @kelvinredward3013 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Flying Nun Bands, and The Bats are Kiwi 🥝 Iconic music 🎶 for what we are.

  • @larags2
    @larags2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Remember listening to this at the dux deluxe, floor felt like a trampoline 👍

  • @willwhite1575
    @willwhite1575 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful tune. A real indie classic.

  • @henryr-c9965
    @henryr-c9965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I listen to this everyday.

  • @johnsmith-wk2tb
    @johnsmith-wk2tb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow I didn't know The Bats have been around so long. Rock on, Batmen!

  • @matthewechausse3338
    @matthewechausse3338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    this song is absolutely amazing.

    • @paulcarr2207
      @paulcarr2207 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What’s it about?

    • @applescruff1969
      @applescruff1969 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@paulcarr2207It's about whatever you want it to mean. That's what music's all about.

  • @karlamalcolm9249
    @karlamalcolm9249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What???? The Bats And The Chills in one day???? Thanks for these uploads!!!

  • @mariahayward7691
    @mariahayward7691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    These guys are so much fun.
    I first saw them at a student union concert in the very early 80s.
    They went on to blow my ears out on a regular basis throughout the 80s at our local pub.
    I was at art school and Paul, the bass player was my life model. It was always amusing to see him fully clothed *wink*

    • @delaunean
      @delaunean 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Canterbury?

    • @DoctorCuriosity
      @DoctorCuriosity ปีที่แล้ว

      @@delaunean I remember Paul being the events coordinator for the UCSA back in the late '90s/early '00s. (Back when we still had regular events...)

  • @donauciello2989
    @donauciello2989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Pop music doesn’t get better than this, great great band, luv the bats!

  • @paulcarr2207
    @paulcarr2207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate the Bats more now than I did then. Thank you for sharing. Jangle jangle

  • @quinnthereaux7719
    @quinnthereaux7719 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    aw my friend put this on a mix CD for me in 2013 or so, but I lost it and haven't heard it in nearly ten years
    good to be reunited

  • @sera2775
    @sera2775 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    this is my new favourite tune :) this period, early mid 80s, fecund period for Australian and NZ music - go-betweens, triffids, nick cave, church - and the cross fertilization between them.
    p.s. can we please return rusty and richard wilkins (previously richard wild) post haste.

    • @NashSpaceRocket
      @NashSpaceRocket 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and bands from New Zealand too.

    • @mrsarcastic5331
      @mrsarcastic5331 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arrrrhhh the go betweens take me back to my room and putting them on the stereo. Going to look him up on the TH-cam right now.

    • @sera2775
      @sera2775 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Plus dave dobbin slice of heaven😁😁

    • @popolbruh8263
      @popolbruh8263 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's been my favorite for a little while now. this is what i consider pop perfection

    • @glueball9511
      @glueball9511 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NashSpaceRocket lol it would seem he is missing the point somewhat. all new zealand ingenuity, inspiration, grit and heart. thankyou kiwis!! they will be playing clean at my funeral

  • @tonin1661
    @tonin1661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cuánta calidad madre!! Este sublime kiwi rock banda, Enorme para la Eternidad,y aún haciendo hoy discos dignos!!

  • @mossw4ste
    @mossw4ste 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Reminds me of my childhood

  • @parkerjeanlengle
    @parkerjeanlengle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i love this song ✨

    • @aus80srockradio94
      @aus80srockradio94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. Haven't heard until now since the late '80s.

  • @TheTattieHeed
    @TheTattieHeed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Looking forward to seeing them in Glasgow. This album is a classic

  • @starduck8014
    @starduck8014 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Haa this just popped into my head...I was probably 20 last time I heard it LOL

    • @kane00000
      @kane00000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's a lot of great music from New Zealand.

  • @magenta6
    @magenta6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fab visuals and bonza tune!

  • @porcihno
    @porcihno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    01:10 The Bats predict Covid

  • @samstewart1101
    @samstewart1101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love this song . Thank you John Drower.

  • @prharrington
    @prharrington 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn! They were so young!! Been following them since then.

  • @chemicalrory
    @chemicalrory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lyrics are included in "Volume 1". Don't have it anymore to double-check but this is pretty close:
    He's my man, his mind's made up in blue
    All those friends he's been talking to
    His kiddin' ways, coming to an end now
    The lonely kind is waiting for its time
    (Chorus:
    And I don't know, my mind's made up in blue
    All those friends you've been talking to)
    The scars on his hand are glowing like his eyes now
    As he grips on to another day
    The ones with better times have gone by now
    Better times are when you're in control
    (Chorus x2)
    His second-rate ravings don't thrill me
    Even if they did some time before
    Only his blue eyes still drill me
    As I get to know my friend, the floor
    (Chorus x2)

  • @emmaleforte9835
    @emmaleforte9835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow I'm in love with this💕❤️

  • @v-town1980
    @v-town1980 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    So glad i grew up in the 1980s.❤

  • @bokking
    @bokking ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant stuff! I can't get this song out of my head!

  • @peninsolar
    @peninsolar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Genius, so proud of your label and its accomplishments.

  • @therealparanormale
    @therealparanormale 11 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    this is what we call pop

  • @tomwhyman9947
    @tomwhyman9947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can really hear the Eno influence on this one 😍 Like a groovy sped up Burning Airlines ...

  • @ilostmycow191
    @ilostmycow191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I genuinely don't know the meaning of this song but it genuinely made me genuinely happy and genuinely forgot all my life problem for a few minutes

  • @bargainbassist
    @bargainbassist 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:30 Looks like the photoshoot for The Clean’s “Unknown Country” album cover.

  • @GraniteQuarrier
    @GraniteQuarrier 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've had this song on my phone for 2 yrs...

  • @stevehammel2939
    @stevehammel2939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time I heard it I liked it!

  • @5150show
    @5150show 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Epic

  • @stevemasterton1577
    @stevemasterton1577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Dunedin sound to the for with many great bands of the 80s

  • @truecentral718
    @truecentral718 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Funny - this song autoplayed after The Clean's 'Beatnik' and I only now realised, 40 years later, that it's the same song 😆

  • @j-pdewhirst2021
    @j-pdewhirst2021 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Here's my best stab at the lyrics, no lyrics sheets on my 12" single...
    I'm sure I have some of it wrong, the raping bit just sounds too weird
    .
    .
    .
    He's my man, his minds made up in blue
    All those friends he's been talking to
    Hidden ways, coming to an end now
    Lonely kind is waiting for its time
    And I don't know, my minds made up in blue
    All those friends you've been talking to
    Straws on his hand, they're glowing like his eyes now
    Straws he grips on, to another day
    Wants the better times have gone by now
    Better times are, when you're in control
    And I don't know, my minds made up in blue
    All those friends you've been talking to (x2)
    He's thinking rain, rainy days don't thrill me
    Even if they did some time before
    Lonely, his blue eyes still drill me
    Because I get to know my friend before
    And I don't know, my minds made up in blue
    All those friends you've been talking to (x2)

    • @buddypc7361
      @buddypc7361 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +J-P Dewhirst
      He's thinking RAIN, RAINY DAYS don't thrill me

    • @djarty100
      @djarty100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +J-P Dewhirst
      He's my man and his minds made up in blue
      All those friends he's been talking to
      His kiddin' ways are coming to an end now
      Your only kind is waiting for it's time
      But I don't know my minds made up in blue
      All those friends you've been talking to
      The scars on his hands are glowing like his eyes now
      As he grips on to another day
      Ones with better times have gone by now
      Better times are when you're in control
      His second rate ravings don't thrill me
      Even if they did some time before
      Only his blue eyes still drill me
      As I get to know my friend the floor

    • @petedudson6671
      @petedudson6671 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fuck that is dark being trying to get these lyrics for a while

    • @ilostmycow191
      @ilostmycow191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the lyrics mate

  • @justmadeit2
    @justmadeit2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These guys are new cylinders, are they still going?

  • @johnrossini3594
    @johnrossini3594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    all the flying nun bands had that groovy indy sound influenced by 60s and 70s rock

  • @arc3870
    @arc3870 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this stuff!

  • @DarrenRChristensen
    @DarrenRChristensen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    they gave me a ride in PN

  • @KhannahSTR
    @KhannahSTR 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dédicace à mon professeur d'histoire qui m'a fait découvrir ce groupe énormeee !

  • @davidcollins3357
    @davidcollins3357 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    listening to this in dunedin, legendary

  • @FellDestroyedMusic
    @FellDestroyedMusic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The drums slap, as the kids say

  • @lefkytheshin
    @lefkytheshin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The girl reminds me of Nena. ❤

  • @sulaiyasulai1367
    @sulaiyasulai1367 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb

  • @thewirah1
    @thewirah1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I hadn't seen a Citroen GS in ages.

  • @matiassimons8851
    @matiassimons8851 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    go bats go!!

  • @soulcityrocker3799
    @soulcityrocker3799 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kind of sad they made a video in London for an iconic Dunedin song. Says a lot.

  • @steveharrison3007
    @steveharrison3007 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good times.

  • @dgbradman1
    @dgbradman1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    such a good pop song

  • @EndOfEntertainment
    @EndOfEntertainment 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool stuff :)

  • @4n820
    @4n820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ❤️

  • @jordankean5838
    @jordankean5838 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunedin. Love you.

  • @shvanderlinden
    @shvanderlinden 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    bob scotts a good boy

  • @rigidwareing5291
    @rigidwareing5291 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    anyone know where abouts in new zealand this was filmed?

    • @darylgrenfell2913
      @darylgrenfell2913 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the beginning looks like England

    • @droogs79
      @droogs79 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Filmed when the tourd England.

    • @nigelclements6290
      @nigelclements6290 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christchurch, NZ . Their home town

    • @kane00000
      @kane00000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL it is not in New Zealand.. Definitely England.

    • @headlopper1748
      @headlopper1748 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      London derp

  • @patrickmatteo
    @patrickmatteo 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone know where to find the lyrics?

  • @aaronsunderland8838
    @aaronsunderland8838 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @hayleygrimes
    @hayleygrimes 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great

  • @raminrahgozar1257
    @raminrahgozar1257 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    what is this song about?

    • @herobastard9647
      @herobastard9647 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      About. Nothing.

    • @meganfox820
      @meganfox820 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Four minutes and three seconds

    • @hayden8784
      @hayden8784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know, my minds made up in blue

  • @dougsaunders7545
    @dougsaunders7545 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What. Did I miss something,

    • @kane00000
      @kane00000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah.. Good music.

  • @ghasembakhtiyari7773
    @ghasembakhtiyari7773 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ممنونم ازلطفتون ولی من فقط همجنس بازی پسرمیخواستم زیرشانزدهساله متشکرم

  • @floatinginthee1810
    @floatinginthee1810 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    where can i find the fucking lyrics
    aslo am i the only one who think he sounds like morrissey ?

    • @mizlandry
      @mizlandry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      better than morrisey

    • @mariahayward7691
      @mariahayward7691 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, these guys. They have been a favourite of mine since I was a teen. Still going strong 30 + years later

  • @glenross3279
    @glenross3279 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Go bats👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙂🙂😄😁

  • @thomaskenneally219
    @thomaskenneally219 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    walkin' out on love chords

    • @thomaskenneally219
      @thomaskenneally219 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dope riff regardless

    • @chemicalrory
      @chemicalrory 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a very simple chord progression, tonnes of writers will have found it independently! Doubt Paul Collins was the very first.

  • @dougsaunders7545
    @dougsaunders7545 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let's all move to port.

  • @joannewilton5348
    @joannewilton5348 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    hell yeah, dominiqua dominiquo over land over sea to see what we could find....

  • @marc-andre7178
    @marc-andre7178 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    BON SANG

  • @JohnJFebreeze
    @JohnJFebreeze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Discover Weekly is amazing

  • @quambambalujimini81
    @quambambalujimini81 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    (y)

  • @punkisinthedetails1470
    @punkisinthedetails1470 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Zoo Kneeland

  • @BrianSmith-vl7xu
    @BrianSmith-vl7xu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    An Abba tshirt!! and no irony in wearing it

  • @aaronsunderland8838
    @aaronsunderland8838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great song
    Fing horrible video 😂

  • @aninditoo
    @aninditoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    uwu

  • @julianaalcantara3595
    @julianaalcantara3595 3 หลายเดือนก่อน