Saturday, November 5, 2011


The Church- "Constant in Opal" Video (1984)

Here's a classic from The Church's stellar Persia EP:

5 comments:

  1. Ah the magnificent Church. Such amazing music and intriguing lyrics i've been captivated by since about 1980 but... their videos left a lot to be desired.

    Thanks for posting though it was nice to see the boys so much younger. It has been a long ride!

    Brian

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  2. I interviewed them around the time this came out. Martin Ploog & Peter were lovely, but Marty & Steve were diva-ish and difficult to get decent responses from. Got the impression that they didn't take female journalists seriously.

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  3. Brian, my pleasure. I'm posting the EPs next

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  4. Blue Shed Thinking, thank you for commenting. They were quite young then; hopefully Kilbey and Willson-Piper grew up a bit over the years

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  5. Anyone else think the beginning of this song sounds a bit like The Reels?

    I have the Persia EP on vinyl with actual lyrics printed on the back cover.

    I've always been a bit wary of Steve Kilbey's puns, though.
    Here's the *correct* spelling:

    *Constantinople
    *Inviolate town
    *Terror Novacaine

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