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TheLightningMan
Приєднався 15 лип 2006
An average everyday middle aged guy with a passion for 80s and 90s alternative, New Wave, electronica, synthpop, synthwave, DarkWave and Celtic music. Just a fan, not a pro.Yes, my videos started off rather rudimentary and my style and skill set evolved over the years.You gotta crawl before you walk, and walk before you run. I refused to monetize my channel because I ethically could not make money off the music of people I admire and respect, so UA-cam came along and blocked me from ever monetizing anything while they make money placing ads on my videos. This is a hobby and outlet for my creative juices; a passion project I guess, and definitely a labor of love. If you enjoy my work, thank you very much. If you're a subscriber, I doubly thank you. Drop a line any time!
Steve
The Lightning Man
Steve
The Lightning Man
Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow Wendy
This song written and originally recorded by Wall of Voodoo's Andy Prieboy as the lead single from his 1990 solo album Upon My Wicked Son. Prieboy recorded the song as a duet with Johnette Napolitano, as he felt the song needed a woman's voice in addition to his own. Originally he wrote a total of 27 verses for the song and then whittled them down to three. After recording the vocals on Prieboy's version, Napolitano was so moved by the song that she asked for permission to record the song with Concrete Blonde. And, due to the vagaries of recording and release dates, the version here by Concrete Blonde actually came out first by a couple months. "Tomorrow, Wendy" was the closing track on Bloodletting because the band considered it to be "the blackest song on the record", and really, this is probably the darkest and most depressing video I've ever made.
The song was inspired by the suicide of a woman Prieboy had known from a childhood growing up in East Chicago, Indiana. Wendy later turned to prostitution and drugs, and when she was diagnosed with HIV, she decided to commit suicide by taking a heroin overdose rather than go on to die from AIDS-related complications. Dark indeed, hence the video is just as bleak.
Please, if you're still reading this and are in a bad place, seek help. Talk to someone. There's always hope and a better way out of the darkness. Hell, shoot me an email if you need to. You matter; I'll listen.
℗ & © 1990 International Record Syndicate, Inc. (IRS Records)
Published by Music Corporation of America (MCA)
FAIR USE NOTICE: This channel contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The owner of this channel gains no profit from the broadcast of these materials. I believe that the use of such material for nonprofit educational purposes (and other related purposes) constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in the US Copyright Law at Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.
Besides, I’m just a fan making ZERO money off these videos. I have refused to monetize my channel, because as a fan I refuse to make money off artists I respect and admire. I simply make these videos to share songs that I truly love, especially remixes, B-sides, and album tracks that have no official videos. UA-cam has even blocked me from monetizing and instead THEY make money off me by putting ads in the videos.
The song was inspired by the suicide of a woman Prieboy had known from a childhood growing up in East Chicago, Indiana. Wendy later turned to prostitution and drugs, and when she was diagnosed with HIV, she decided to commit suicide by taking a heroin overdose rather than go on to die from AIDS-related complications. Dark indeed, hence the video is just as bleak.
Please, if you're still reading this and are in a bad place, seek help. Talk to someone. There's always hope and a better way out of the darkness. Hell, shoot me an email if you need to. You matter; I'll listen.
℗ & © 1990 International Record Syndicate, Inc. (IRS Records)
Published by Music Corporation of America (MCA)
FAIR USE NOTICE: This channel contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The owner of this channel gains no profit from the broadcast of these materials. I believe that the use of such material for nonprofit educational purposes (and other related purposes) constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in the US Copyright Law at Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.
Besides, I’m just a fan making ZERO money off these videos. I have refused to monetize my channel, because as a fan I refuse to make money off artists I respect and admire. I simply make these videos to share songs that I truly love, especially remixes, B-sides, and album tracks that have no official videos. UA-cam has even blocked me from monetizing and instead THEY make money off me by putting ads in the videos.
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Depeche Mode - Something To Do
Переглядів 6537 годин тому
I've always loved the frenetic energy of this song, and such a brilliant opener for an album that first introduced me to DM and was the gateway to solidifying my love of synth music and the new wave genre in general. There's almost a feeling of psychotic claustrophobia, a need to scream from within to feel alive, to escape the tedium of the workaday subsistence and then a sudden cutoff, like jo...
Erasure - Precious
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Such a pretty melody...somehow it always reminds me of a summer beach sunset and moonrise. ©℗ 1997 Mute Records Ltd. Written by Clarke/Bell Published By - Musical Moments Ltd./Minotaur Music Ltd./Sony Music Publishing FAIR USE NOTICE: This channel contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The owner of this channel gains no profit...
Nitzer Ebb - Lightning Man (The Industry vs The Ebb Mix)
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The song that first got me into Nitzer Ebb at Club Roxx in Eislingen, Germany...the song that gave me my nickname...the unofficial yet official theme song of this channel...how has it taken me this many years to finally make my own video for it? Big shout out to the legendary Al Minns and Leon James who danced their asses off. Phonographic Copyright ℗ © - 1990 Mute Records Ltd. Published By - D...
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix)
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When this track was released I wasn't really into the Madchester sound. It was too much drug-fueled faux psychedelia for my tastes at the time. The closest I got to Manchester's club scene was New Order. I was too much of a New Wave synth junkie, crossed with a little goth and industrial. The two biggest bands of the movement, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses, that wasn't club music to me at 20 ye...
Vicent Goth - A Beautiful Sad Night
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Most of the time when I make a video, I pick a song that I grew up on. For newer songs I pick ones I find mostly by accident either on SiriusXM or on TikTok. In this case however, the artist found me and asked me to listen to this song. It is a captivating instrumental, very cinematic in its feel...so of course I had to ask if I could make a video for it! I encourage you all to give his work so...
Depeche Mode - Insight (album version)
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Such a lush, dreamy track with a great crescendo....so atmospheric and cinematic. Copyright ℗© 1997 - Mute Records Ltd. Published By - EMI Music Publishing Ltd./ Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. FAIR USE NOTICE: This channel contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The owner of this channel gains no profit from the broadcast of these m...
OMD - Dreaming (William Orbit 10" Mix)
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Back in early 1988 while I was in a training school for the Army, I bought the cassette for OMD's Greatest Hits and first heard this song, so it holds a special place in my memories. This particular remix by the legendary William Orbit was only available on a special limited edition 10" vinyl single. All copyrights are ©1988 P&C Virgin Records LTD. and published by Virgin Music. FAIR USE NOTICE...
Glass Spells - Confessions (Night Drive Video)
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Glass Spells is a great synthpop act from SoCal that you need to check out. They have a retro feel while still sounding very fresh and modern. I discovered them on TikTok by a fortunate chance and this song in particular is quite addictive. I encourage y'all to check them out. In one of their TikToks they mentioned that many of their fans said the song has a "night drive" feel to it so I decide...
Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North of Richmond
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Ther second I heard this incredible anthem of hard-working Americans, I knew I had to do a video for it. The song resonates with folks not just in America but worldwide, people tired of busting their asses for chicken feed while rich politicians get richer and more out of touch with the average person as they piss away our tax dollars... The song reaches across all lines of politics and race wi...
Depeche Mode - Halo (The Strongest Mix In The Universe)
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Firstly: this is not my remix. I make videos, not remixes. I believe it was done by Maxim Kammerer, or at least that's where I found it, on his channel. There was a very cleverly edited video for it using footage from the DEVOTIONAL DVD, but I wanted to give it my own treatment. Special thanks to the artists at ARTGRID, which is where I get a lot of my footage. Original copyrights: 1990 ©&℗ - M...
U2 - New Year's Day (St. Francis Hotel Remix)
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The classic, re-imagined. I like that this remix adds some cool synth grooves and enhances the song while still keeping the feel and "bones" of the original 1983 version from the War album. I'm not certain but I do think this may have been the first u2 song I ever heard, just before I started high school. This remix was for a 2019 Record Store Day release, limited to 5000 copies pressed, called...
Jelly Roll - Save Me (acoustic)
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A bit of a departure from my usual fare, but his music is quite interesting. I thought I'd give it a more cinematic and dramatic treatment to compliment the original 2020 in-the-studio video. Besides, Mrs. Lightning Man is a huge fan of his and asked me to try my hand at doing a video for one of his songs. Copyrights 2020: INgrooves (on behalf of It Goes Up Entertainment - War Dog); ARESA, BMI ...
The American Love Story - Freaks
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A quote from the band: “Our job as artists is to make people feel something but most importantly it is our job to make people feel like they are not alone.” Big thanks to @TheAmericanLoveStory for letting me do this. I found this song quite by accident in my TikTok feed and was captivated instantly and that's not an easy thing to do at my age. It had the nostalgic feel of the synth music I grew...
The Mission UK - Butterfly On A Wheel (The Magnificent Octopus Mix)
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Such a beautiful, atmospheric and somewhat sad song. I remember buying the 12" single in Germany based solely on the gorgeous sleeve art; I'd seen it so many times in the shops whilst perusing the singles and I had remembered I enjoyed seeing The Mission open for The Cure at the Rock Am See Festival at the Bodensee Stadium on Lake Konstanz in June of 89 so I figured I'd like it. I was right. A ...
Erasure - Tragic (Original Instrumental Version)
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Erasure - Tragic (Original Instrumental Version)
Depeche Mode - The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
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Depeche Mode - The Sun And The Rainfall (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)
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Beautiful
Great video! Thank you!!
I have been privileged that I have a read a diary of a marine (from Portsmouth England) who served in Gallipoli from the start to the end ... it is so moving and sad. He included photos and although it was forbidden the diary was so factual. Thank you sir for what you did
Che storia ❤
The greatest heroin-addict cougar of all time?
I can see clearly now, that my heart is still bleeding for you and for ERASURE ! 😭
@@sackisacki906 if you like this video you should see the updated one I made
La gente tiene que darse cuenta que eso es todo actuado , falso , solo la fe de las personas es real , ganas de creer en algo superior , de todo eso , lo único real es el engaño 😢 , desde tiempos inmemoriales que el hombre a creado dioses , diosas y religiones , es más , hay cientos , miles de dioses y todos dicen ser verdaderos , reales , estos pastores , profetas , curas , papas , estudian "LA SAGRADA ESCRITURA" , se entrenan en como engañar "CON LA SANTA PALABRA " , todo negocio , mira el vaticano , hasta banco propio tienen , los que aman a los pobres y los pastores igual y así con todos . Me olvidaba 😅 , el tema es hermoso 💜
Great video!! You perfectly show the key of human consciousness accross dimenssions. ((Z) = (D3, D6, D9), Rφ, Sφ)
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When I hear this song, I feel like chocolate in the sun! Very, very nice song and never loud enough to hear ! ❤
Hi Steve, I remember you from the old BONG mailing list days! ⚡⚡⚡
@@ModeMan101 yes, that's me!!!
Shane is also long gone. I saw one of his last concert. After 30 minutes the music stopped and the lights went on. Shane was so drunk and ill that he collapsed. He not just lost his legs at the end.
Da fukn Masterpiece🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
I like it but more i like it sung by Liam Clancy😢❤
No words needed A generation that put us all to shame
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may god smite you!!!11
This is obviously taking place on an early prototype of the holodeck, with Scotty and Bones messing around with Captain Kirk, laughing at him while drinking saurian brandy. :)
Brilliant song but torn between this and midnight , what the he'll love both
Your God bless you, Shane. 'Nuff said, nothing left to say.
Such a heart breaking song, Shane MacGowan hit this song right on the nailhead. RIP Shane.😢
'Girl on a Motorcycle' was a truly terrible film.
I both respect and hate the fact you had to put all that in the description to avoid a copyright.. this is a song I haven't heard since my dad was alive nearly thirty years ago.. thank you.. I think I am gonna make my mother cry tomorrow hahahah, I don't think she's heard this since she was young and he was alive.. happy tears is the aim though..👍❤️👍
Brother, I appreciate the love. I'm glad my simple video was able to bring you a good memory.
Also, my newer videos have an even snarkier disclaimer
Stunning song stunning singer RIP Shane
1:00 eeewhh las vegas giant eye thing. 2;32 original trump hair doo
Doing what I can to make peace.
Has civilization not learned from the history of other lives that gave the ultimate sacrifice. 😢😢❤ ty brave men and women ty.
The true hard cruel reality of war all in one song. Sad when it's your son that need to take part.
Very, very good. Saved to one of my playlists. 👍👍
The British liked to slaughter their commenwealth troops as much as their own. Senseless waste of men.
Great remix! 👏🏻
Precious and fragile things need special handling. 🌹
Whenever people ask "what is the most tragic song ever?", this one is top of mind.
A sad and savage song
Anyone else here from This American Life episode 831?
Great song from the cowboy album .....too bad it was never a single
Beautiful song. Thanks for sharing!! 😊
Damn she was hot. She still has it but damn back then, she was hot!
Exactly
Interesting visuals. 😣 This world we live in! Glad you made it back (in the 80s)… 🙏😎✌🏻
How this wasn’t an A side is beyond me
Legendary song , sound and band ..
It might be a Aussie song but it takes a Irish man to sing it 🇮🇪🇦🇺
"The old men still answer to the call, but year after year their numbers get fewer, some day no one will march there at all." If you keep a dry eye hearing this song, your stronger than most.
Firmes fortes meu vc vai sim conseguir seu transplante de um Rim lologo já está na fila do transplante "te amo meu amor "valdizete abreu" juntinhos eu vc deus e nossa senhora Fátima seremos vemcedoress dessa Batalha pq temos FÉ em amém Amém amém ❤❤❤❤❤ bjsssss
❤ in 2024!
I'm 70 and listening in Texas.
L'armée Française d'Orient étais aux cotés des Australiens et des Britanniques. Une boucherie de plus de la 1er guerre mondiale!!
Agree