Love the Killing Joke poster on the back wall. One of my all time faves along with Echo

People would understand him if he sang when he talked.

His Bowie impression is pretty damn good.

Just watched them perform last night. Them and Jesus and Mary Chain deserve so much more credit.

When I fisrt heard this song I had no idea who sings it but I was captivated by its unique sound and especially the solo bit

Way too underrated. Amazingly cool band, great guitar melody and whichever way u look at it , Ian is one of the best song writers ever.

Thank you for giving God the props He deserves

This album dominated my youth, absolutely fabulous.

This is simply brilliant songwriting ...

Echo & the BUNNYMEN take me back to early years at senior school..sublime lyrics & mystifying music from the band! What an influence they made to me personally ! THANKS BUNNYMEN..

Most haunting voice and song ever.

Beautiful song. Incredible man.

Love this, thank you to Ian. Looking forward to hearing your latest.

As an interview, He's a shoo-in for the great Keith Richards without the laughter and giggling. Love Ian's music still.

In a transcribed conversation between Michael Stipe, Bono and Courtney Love in the early, early oughties, or maybe 1997/98, Courtney said that, when graded holistically, as a package, Ian was the greatest rock star she had ever seen yet. and she ended up loving with him, and learning just about all her most famous moves from the 1989/'90 to '93 era of Hole. Stipe said that two of the Echo records were among the best rock albums of any genre, any time, coming out of Britain or anywhere at the time. And Bono said that he had always, ALWAYS considered Ian his superior, in terms of musicality and lyrics and performance. But because U2 were more ambitious and better-managed, they had far more than their fair share of success.

Anybody have a transcript of what he’s saying?

1 of my favorite songs

They will remember that we lived in the time of The Bunnymen

What a story! I love it!

The Perfect Song ! ❤

I love that speaker behind him I WANT it

Ian Mcculloch's great. Echo & the Bunnymen's great...

Ian's right, it's the greatest song ever written...

I noticed the killing joke poster on the wall. I used to like listening to requiem. Great band

Vastly underrated band. see you in Wakefield in December Ian 😎

Ian called his band and Nirvana the two best bands of the 20th century

That is the biggest Genelec that I have ever seen in the background!

Still brilliant live....

How come he can sing clearly, but when he talks it's all mumbly?

love the Bowie influence

1:53 To my ears it sounds like he's saying the song was reviewed in "Smash Hits" by none other than the drummer of The Police (whose name he won't mention), who said, "It's alright but, it's overcoat music, and I thought one-finger guitar solos had gone out with the ark". He then proceeds to call the author (Stewart Copeland??) a stupid dickhead. Amiright?

Sound!

He's a stable genius.

That may be your swan song Ian but I love every cut from Heaven up Here!

Great song. At times it was difficult at times to hear him talking, the background music was a little too loud.

nice contrast between his speaking and sounding voices :)

ahh great tune, I think this is at Youth's studio ;)

The Killing Moon inspired by 'Major Tom'. Ian an honest Bunnymen.

I reckon he's right. It's up there with the best of them - like Platinum standard level with probably a good 2 or 3000 other great 20th century classics. Good music was profuse in that time period. Unlike today .... Is it better lyrically than anything the Beatles ever wrote? Probably not, but the fact that the man who wrote it feels it is (35+ years down the road)has got to a be a good thing not only from his own personal perspective but for other fans of this song and their band in general. If he said it was a fuckin embarassment to him and that he wished that he'd never even wrote it to begin with then that would hardly inspire anyone to want to explore it posthumously. Whether you agree with him or not is subjective to say the least. Opinions and arseholes n' all that.

Interesting that Mac plays an E major at the end of the intro and solo sections. I'd have sworn that it's an E minor.

all along the watchtower is space oddity backwards woah

Well I never , it all makes sense now. Space Oddity has never been my favourite or even in my favourite top 30 Bowie tracks, but I do love the chords. I like them much better backwards and that's just uber cool. Taking a Bowie song and dare I say improving it. The same can't be said of the sweet Blockbuster as a rework of the Jean Genie . Fate... Thru...thick and thin...you give yourself to him...I'm having this on my funeral disc Nice one Ian You come very close to the excellence of this with 'in the margins'

If Mac said it, it must be true.

true

He once said bono reminded him of a mountain goat

not arguing with Ian here... but i've heard him claim both Killing Moon and Ocean Rain to be the greatest song ever written. I could find words to stand behind either choice... although I still think it's 'Don't Fear the Reaper'. a song EatB might have written had they not been beaten to it.

Kurt nicked Echo and the Bunnymans intro riff from “Read it in books” and used it as the intro riff on “About a girl”.

I love that he has a KJ poster up on his wall. IMHO, KJ is the BEST band ever. Love me some Echo, some Siouxsie, some Cure, some Smiths etc...but Killing Joke is IT. The "None mo betta" band...and who's still putting out cutting edge music even now. KILLING JOKE!!! My 2c.

wow... between David Bowie me self and god... The Killing Moon

👍

Can you put closed captions 😂

clever

Is this Mac's house ? Where is "Dear Mr ECHO" ????

💋💓🌹🌟👌

Rock-in Roll 'Is four jerks with a police escort' :)

David Bowie never admitted to take the chords to killing moon playing them backwards and writing Major Tom. Now it's too late.

Like Kurt Cobain turning some familiar Boston guitar chords and winding up with a somewhat popular song,,,Well a`be !

is he a relative of Danny McCulloch?

Good on him for giving credit where credit is due. So different from the typical boastful musician who claims credit (and undeserved) respect for something they didn't even do

Listen up. There is a blue moon on October 31st, at 14:49 in the Uk. At that time, I will be taken up to the throne of God in heaven. God did write this tune, all of it, Ian knows this. The line...too late for me to beg you, the killing time, unwillingly mine....that describes me as the end times messiah mentioned repeatedly in scripture. I have prayed to God not to wreak his vengeance on a terrible and sinful world that has pretty much forgotten Him, but He won't, it's too late. So I will kill millions, billions maybe, unwillingly. The classic line...fate, up against your will, through thick and thin, he will wait until you will give yourself to him....that's all about my turmoil since recently finding out who I am destined to be, my fate, and the struggle I have had reconciling that with my own free will. But I am reconciled, I came to know God only in 2016 at age 49, I've had a great life, and this planet and us humans wouldn't even exist if He hadn't create it all. And I love His ways, His righteousness and love for His people. So I am honoured to give myself to Him. And in return, after the killing spree in 2032, I'll be the King of Kings, ruling the whole earth, under Gods laws. I won the biggest lottery in history. I write at Dumnonia Watchman blog for now. Most, if not all, will think me crazy, doesn't matter, you'll all see. Please repent of your sins, God loved Britain especially and blessed it mightily. Now we turned away from Him, it's upsetting to Him, and He will punish us terribly, stuff you won't believe is coming, horrible things. If anyone knows Ian McCullogh, point him to my blog please. Thanks, may God save you. From yourselves.

He's from Liverpool bis accents natural

Sorry, could you say that again?

"Overcoat music with one finger guitar solos"

Looks like he's playing a 1920 Martin-

A Ian McCulloch talk video without transcription? Really?

he should be playing a trumpet (he's own one)

faded pale on my half moon,some looks like are friendly,you twisted me tuck on cruel your slit me a burning flows,,was a filling moon undaunted soon.flakes on against you mean,some different shapes,,,,its almost same tune from my collection song of the sod which in title "tilting mouth"this one a great song of ian mc

So sorry for the fellow Chilean in the comments

For some reason, his accent is hard for me to understand. I love his singing voice, though.

Drummer from the Police just jealous because it “don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that Sting”....

Spare us

I think he’s still smoking which is so detrimental to good health & as a singer why would not care how much air your lungs can intake....anyhow, musicians r not known for being healthy, regardless, he is very talented & has his signature sound.

I loved the Bunnies, but @3:16 "The Beatles never got anywhere near it", is because they were superior, and as so far away from anywhere near it. Sorry Ian. 3>.

take youre glasses off x

Ian is much too humble.

Don't tell me he's still going on about this song...

God told me to steal David Bowie's riff.

I did like the song until I saw this video ,,he's spoilt it for me ...

Awesome song but he's not very modest is he haha

I don't think he ever was! Great song though.

"The Beatles never got anywhere near it" that's because they're only the second best band to come out of Liverpool :) Ian at is best, both in song and in interview.

why does ian look like a gallagher?

A great song, a great band...such a shame McCulloch talks such bollox. But maybe that is part of his charm. PS The Beatles certainly wrote some better songs, but that is just my opinion.

early oasis

It's lovely little song, to be sure, but miles away from being as good as Mr. McCulloch believes it to be.

FSDDSDADADADA

Speak up Ian !!! I love the song but he is mumbling like a teenager. I can't hear a word he is saying!

FFDFADADA

He's 56? drugs.

sounding more and more like oasis? herm......

PEME

The Beatles never got anywhere near it.....

Not that tough to understand. Just listen.

Ian =english , they are the best to make a fool of themselves...

In truth, I find this song average at best. Is he taking the piss?

The Beatles absolutely wrote better songs than "Killing Moon." I'm a fan of Echo and the Bunnymen, but come the hell on, Ian -- you wrote a bunch of good pop songs, but you also wrote a bunch of dreck. Surely he's bright enough to realize this, right? He's kidding. He has to be. It has to be sarcastic over-the-top boasting meant to be obviously less than serious and ultimately self-deprecating. Hell, "Killing Moon" isn't even his best song. (The song that follows it on Ocean Rain, "Seven Seas," might claim that title. Or maybe it's "Rescue"?) In case he's serious, here's a partial, random, totally off the top of my head list of bands/artists whose worst stuff is better than the best of Ian McCulloch: Blur Elvis Costello The Auteurs Microdisney The Clash The Kinks Joe Pernice (Pernice Brothers; Scud Mountain Boys; et al) Teenage Fanclub The Smiths Leonard Cohen Prefab Sprout The Go-Betweens Aztec Camera Babybird/Baby Bird Ed Harcourt R.E.M. House of Love Throwing Muses The Church Paul Weller (The Jam; Style Council; solo; whatever...) You get the idea. ;-)

Not God, the devil gave you the words. Look at the rest of the lyrics, dark and dismal. No hope, that's not God

Is this Mac's house ? Where is "Dear Mr ECHO" ????