Gavin Friday on Shay Healy's ‘Nighthawks’, Ireland 1988

Gavin Friday and the Man Seezer infuse the words of Oscar Wilde with some dark musical cabaret.
Gavin Friday and The Man Seezer perform ‘Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves’ for ‘Nighthawks’ customers. The song is the title track from Gavin Friday’s first collaboration with The Man Seezer. It is an excerpt from Oscar Wilde’s poem ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ set to music composed by the two.
Recorded in New York during the summer, the album was produced by Hal Willner. Gavin Friday enjoyed working in the city.
The energy, the city, the vibe, it was the only place you could have made this record.
This type of music seems far removed from the days of The Virgin Prunes. Did he ever think he’d end up performing songs that are more Berlin cabaret than post punk?
I wouldn’t say so, I mean the Prunes dabbled in theatrics and the avant-garde, but this is far more musical.
Gavin Friday’s long association with Bono has been documented in Eamon Dunphy’s recent biography of U2. Bono still calls him when he needs to get a perspective on things. That’s because they’ve been friends for many years, but it goes both ways,
A man of words and wisdom, I think he sees me, as he is.
Describing these new songs as an expression of how he sees the world, Gavin Friday believes,
That’s what real music should be about, it’s how you see things, what you express things. Your visions.
‘Nighthawks’ was a programme that was set in a bar café where the presenter Shay Healy was also the proprietor. The content was a mixture of comedy sketches, interviews, music performances and music videos.
‘Nighthawks’ was broadcast between 1988 and 1992 and went out three nights a week.
This episode of ‘Nighthawks’ was broadcast on 7 December 1988.
The presenter is Shay Healy.

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U can see the influence of Bono

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Very well spotted, you are correct, we need smart people like you to put us on the right tract from time to time so thanks for that

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was that a real bar with real patrons or a studio set up with actors?

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Gavin Friday on Shay Healy's ‘Nighthawks’, Ireland 1988 iTV's OTO show used a real bar in birmingham or some such.... it looks authentic... and it reminded me of a young jules holland giving it large as a member of an in house band making light with the ivories.... was he trynna invoke the spirit of the berlin cabaret...?

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Gavin Friday on Shay Healy's ‘Nighthawks’, Ireland 1988 0459am 20.5.24 why friday why not monday or tuesday...? that was my question to barrie....

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Apparently, Gary Glitter was the inspiration for his hairstyle.

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Have Danny Elfman and this Singer, MET?
Dark. Dark. Dark.

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Gavin Friday on Shay Healy's ‘Nighthawks’, Ireland 1988 0445am 20.9.24 she's free at last... havin' used all about her to ill end. even those who dint even know who she was... i dont think it's a real pub, though....

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👍👍

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Awkward

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Stewart Lee hasn't let himself go yet

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Hahahaha

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He wasn't much good really

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Gavin Friday on Shay Healy's ‘Nighthawks’, Ireland 1988 0458am 20.9.24 most folk in eire switched off due to simulation of pub atmos, brand of beer on show and the fact that the turn was unknown to them.... 1988? just leaving secondary school to end up an embittered and twisted and bored individual. the cowards still abound....

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Que?

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