Great song.....great Album !❤

They made not have gotten the full on international attention they deserved, but they are my favorite band and an outright legend in my book!!!!! (Coming from an American!)

saw them on the blurred crusade tour, those were the days...

I love how serious and humorless they always look performing, in contrast to the energy in the music - just awesome.

Great Aussie band and the best era the 80s were.

One of my favorite songs from the greatest band ever. Always a concert favorite, I hope somebody can post a live version video of this song. Too bad this version is not really live.

the blurred crusade was my favourite album from them.

My favourite song from the best album ever ... The Blurred Crusade.

I remember a gig at The Astra Hotel in Bondi, must have been 1980 or 81 during the Of Skins and Heart tour - from that night on I was a life long fan.

Wow, I feel like I'm gravedigging such an old post, but love seeing vintage 80s era concerts. Also catch the "Despite the reports they are still together" comment? Somebody else caught that too ... bottom line, like most everything in the 80s there was some differences of opinion about band lifestyles. Thanks for sharing the video!

love how ploog kicks the drums over at the end lol

The Church on Countdown, those were the days!

Can't believe the wankers that come on here and ask "is this mimed?", "is he lip syncing?" Or worse the one's who criticize it. Where have these people been? Of course they're NOT playing live. ALL these type of music programs ie. Countdown, Bandstand etc...... are used ONLY for Promotional Purposes (For TV). They couldn't be bothered or probably even afford to set up a whole LIVE SOUND RIG for a band. The bands need the exposure and the shows need the bands, good bit of promo for everyone. If u wanna see the band LIVE then go to one of their shows.

A great AUSSIE band that were undiscovered......

i'd forgotten how many incredible songs they did

And i'm going to see them next week in Brisbane suckers :D

Stunning

It's interesting that intro seems to suggest there were rumors of them breaking up. I wonder if that wasn't fall out from Nick Ward leaving and Richard Ploog replacing him. And yeah it's a shame they're underrated Stateside. Sad thing is, most Americans probably view them as a "one hit wonder", much like Thin Lizzy, another band who had a long career of creating inventive rock music, but are known in the US for more or less one song.

Another reason these guys write GREAT rock songs!!!!!

Glad they found another way to show more of the gems stored in their Shadow Cabinet

Just bought The Blurred Crusade as some heathen stole my first copy. A standout song on a standout album

I too am an American and I agree they are so underrated it is an abomination!

These guys I have loved for a long time.....

Plenty of islands between now and then Rocks break the boats of the painted face men And they drown, and they're born And they live once again And this all happens When you were mine

fuck this takes me back

ahh yes, an old violettown video, cool, the Church are to be collected

Love them still .Is this where you live ❤️💜💙

@garymarquett7989

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No but it was still a great performance.

Wow, I hadn't realized that there was so much time between Skins And Hearts and The Blurred Crusade. It's funny you mention Richard being the one band member who isn't there anymore. If I'm not mistaken, Tim's been in the band for about twice the time that Richard was. Has anyone ever written a book about The Church?

anthem, rock and roll yeah

My favourite too :)

When you were "Where" mine? It's when you WERE mine

Love how the toms fell off at the end

One word baby, ROCKS!

On a night like this...

Listen to Tom Verlaine

I still remember watching the original line-up in Madrid around 1984... and having a chat with'em post-concert! God, I'm old!

@mozjedangi Ohh, I love Shadow Cabinet.

@kieran9093 Ha ha. That is hilarious!!!! Shit I would love to go back to then.

SUPERTEMAZO

@headz51230 Like when he takes his hand of the guitar for several seconds. The auto guitar

@markll9 I'd say there first 2 albums were the best

Where's Molly?😊

fuck, i wish youtube was strictly HD video

omg this is so funny, they're so delibirate with the lip synching

@buzzie11 I wonder how does steve manage to sing the bass part and the tenor at the same time? (and play bass with no hands)

Fucking minds

hey gab! ;px

come on...it is COUNTDOWN....sure they were all secretly dying and just keeping the record execs happy....cant believe the idiot record producers at the time though it was not rock enough....the blurred crusade is one of the greatest albums ever made

WHERE ???

Were is spelled were, not where

@MizGirleyGirl This is not a live performance.

Miming could use some work, but what a band...

i can't get over all the girls screaming at these hotties. :D

We have no equivalent to COUNTDOWN anymore, and that SUX.

wow. Seeing the Church lip sync to screaming teenage girls is a bit weird. Forgive my ignorance, (I'm a Yank) but was this show kind of an Aussie equivelant of American Bandstand? It seems about as cheesy. Oh and I've read that Richard Ploog is working as a gardener in Sydney.

Lip sync is so odd, don't you think?

yeah he is must have gotten a bit tired playing the guitar.

I hate to say it but this looks and especially sounds 110% lip synced it is fun though.

This is the worst Church IMO. The sound like they are trying to sound like the Cure