Barns Courtney - 99 - video Dailymotion

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Barns Courtney perform his song "99" live from the Preston & Steve studio.

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00:00It was very difficult. My father was a cold and calculated man.

00:04He used to brush my hair from the left-hand side every morning as he would mutter insults under his breath.

00:10Wow.

00:12That's just a tragic life.

00:14I like you a lot.

00:15It's a tragic tale that really led to my music.

00:18Oh my God, what an inspiring story. There's a movie from Disney in this.

00:24Thank you very much, Kathy. We love making new friends, meeting new people, and that's what we're about to do right now.

00:29Yeah.

00:29And maybe turn you on to some new music.

00:31And the best way to do that is to have it played live, in my personal opinion, I think.

00:34That's when I really am impressed.

00:36And I've sampled just a little bit of this gentleman's music, and I'm excited to hear more about it.

00:41He is playing tonight at the Fillmore.

00:42Please welcome to our studio Mr. Barnes Courtney.

00:46Morning, Barnes.

00:47Morning, how you doing?

00:48We're doing good, man. Thanks for coming in today.

00:50Thanks for having me. This place is fancy.

00:52Thank you, sir.

00:53We try.

00:54Yeah.

00:55Not by your own doing. They just gave it to us.

00:57You have so many lights.

00:59We wanted to make you feel, you know, you like, you love being on stage.

01:04I was reading you love touring.

01:06It never gets old to you.

01:08No, no.

01:08I also love that you have an enormous 10 by 10 picture of me on the wall.

01:13Just as I request.

01:14I'm not doing the interview unless there's an enormous photograph of my face.

01:18Is everyone looking at it?

01:21Barnes, I'm excited to become more familiar with your music.

01:24As I said at the top, I am not.

01:26But three things that I know you can do.

01:27You can sing, you can play, and you can write.

01:30And I'm very impressed with your vocal capability.

01:33So I was reading up a little bit on you.

01:35And I had read, I think it was where, as a younger musician, you wanted to really try to have a high range when you sang.

01:41But you felt that you were kind of forcing it.

01:44And then you settled into what was more natural to you.

01:47Yeah.

01:48Well, I mean, from a young age, my father used to lock me in the coal shed until I could produce notes of a certain pitch.

01:54So that I could sing for hapenies on the streets of Ipswich, where I spent my youth.

01:58Wow.

01:58Really?

01:58And it was sick.

01:59There's a movie in there.

02:00Yeah.

02:01Sorry, that's a complete lie.

02:03Really?

02:06Yeah, I mean, I was sick.

02:07You were the youngest of 15.

02:09It was very difficult.

02:11My father was a cold and calculated man.

02:13Used to brush my hair from the left-hand side every morning as he would mutter insults under his breath.

02:19Wow.

02:21I like you.

02:22That's just a tragic life.

02:23I like you a lot.

02:24It's that tragic tale that really led to my music.

02:27Oh, my God.

02:28What an inspiring story.

02:30There's a movie from Disney in this.

02:32Yes.

02:33Originally, you're from London?

02:34I'm from just outside Aylesbury, but I grew up in Seattle, so I missed out on the sexy accent.

02:39Oh, yeah.

02:39I can put it on, though, if I need to.

02:41But you have an appreciation of coffee.

02:43I do.

02:43I do like coffee.

02:44I like being awake and cognizant of the world.

02:47We're going to London next week.

02:49We're doing our show from there, and for most of us, it's a first time in London.

02:52Do you ever go back?

02:53I mean, do you still have family there?

02:55No, I'm not allowed back in London.

02:56You're not allowed back anymore?

02:57Not since the accident, no.

02:58Oh, man.

02:58I mean, but I don't want to talk about it here.

03:00You know?

03:00I understand.

03:01You burned down the Courtney estate.

03:02We don't want to pry.

03:03Yeah.

03:04They are not fans of me in the Courtney Manor anymore.

03:08Courtney Manor.

03:10Courtney Manor.

03:11And on the fourth day, on the fifth moon, young Barnabas did burn down the Courtney Manor, and the stuffed giraffes were ruined.

03:21All the children cried in their nightgowns.

03:25Wow.

03:26I love it.

03:27This is fantastic.

03:27And then he fled to Seattle.

03:29Yeah.

03:30Okay.

03:31I don't even know where to go.

03:32I don't need to be honest.

03:33I've really digressed away from...

03:35It's all good.

03:35I appreciate it.

03:36Some people don't say anything.

03:37I love this stream of consciousness that we're getting from you.

03:40We'll take this.

03:40Absolutely.

03:41By the way, you have an accompaniment here.

03:43This is Agam is your keyboard player.

03:45This is Agam.

03:47I don't actually know him, but he seemed pretty nice.

03:51He's got his own Casio.

03:52Right.

03:54What are you guys going to play for us?

03:55I'm going to play 99, which is my new single, Shameless Plug, Shameless Plug.

04:01And I guess I'll just play it now.

04:02Oh, I'll introduce you.

04:04Sorry, I was going to...

04:05You were wrestling on for a moment.

04:06I'm so used to introducing myself.

04:07No, no, no, no.

04:08He'll be playing tonight, ladies and gentlemen, at the Fillmore.

04:13And this is 99 from Barnes.

04:16Courtney on MMR.

04:20Heart-strung, young and dumb, yeah, we had no fear.

04:25Way back when we said we'd both be millionaires.

04:30Now those days are over and we're all ghosts.

04:38We used to sleep all day, talk all night, stay up by the TV light.

04:48When your baby teeth ain't milky white, wipe the stardust from your eyes.

04:53I said, come on, love will be just fine.

05:00We're going to live just like it's 1999.

05:02Back then we were trading cards behind the swings.

05:14Oh no, now it's money, gold and diamond rings.

05:20Now those days are over and we're all ghosts.

05:37We used to sleep all day, talk all night, stay up by the TV light.

05:46When your baby teeth ain't milky white, wipe the stardust from your eyes.

05:56I said, come on, love will be just fine.

06:02We're going to live just like it's 1999.

06:051999.

06:08In 1999.

06:13In 1999.

06:18In 1999.

06:19Oh, oh no, where does it go?

06:29Well, whatever, fill your body up with chemicals.

06:34Oh, oh no, kaleidoscopes.

06:38Well, whatever, live in bed or in, oh, oh.

06:42In 1999.

06:43In 1999.

06:51In 1999.

06:54In 1999.

06:56In 1999.

07:02In 1999.

07:08Yeah, man.

07:11Wow.

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