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This is a great clip, not for its earth shattering concept, nor its production values or even for its performances (largely nonchalant). It looks miserable, nihilistic even. But — through luck or good management — it just seems to work, clinging to the dismal essence of the song, like a shrunken homespun. Observant viewers will notice that, not unlike the lonesome outcast portrayed by Martin Phillipps, a single bird can be seen flying back against the flow. Hats off to the wranglers.
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Steve Young
Television, 1998
A documentary about Kiwi love songs, including ‘Submarine Bells’ by Martin Phillips
Television, 2002 (Full Length)
A documentary on the legendary label synonymous with the ‘Dunedin Sound’
Music Video, 1985
Another classic Flying Nun video that uses Otago Peninsula as a setting
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tom hughes
Posted at 09.44PM - 01.11.2011
classic chills dark haunting