So, Warren Ellis had an old PiL video up and it gave me the impetus to go nosing around on YouTube just to see what I could find. These searches are a bit organic, one thing leads to another and I found this old ditty that was a favorite and I thought I would share:
*further note! - I guess they’re rooting this stuff out so I’ve posted a live performance by Lene Lovich of the song although it doesn’t have the charm of the video the song is still kick ass.
*note - so, I put the link up earlier today and then it got bounced via YouTube because as they put it, it violated a copyright claim by Viacom. Now I was able to go back and find it but, what I don’t understand and what makes absolutely no sense to me is this: it’s something from almost 20 years ago that saw regular rotation on music video channels. This is not a pay site, there is no money being made off of the display of the video and if anything it would remind people what a great tune this is and hopefully they’ll go out and buy it. I think the phrase that would apply under these circumstances is ‘free advertising?’ No one is going to seek out a song they’ve never heard or haven’t heard in a lonng, long time so aside from the artist - who do they think they’re hurting?
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