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Molly's Lips by the Vaselines?


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 1:08 pm
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There'll be some Xcerts that'll do the job but I don't know the name of any of the songs ๐Ÿ˜ณ Presumably you've already got some Fannies in there? You could probably get away with using 2 Biffy songs, 27 maybe and something off a new album since they're basically a different band.

Or... How about Marmaduke Duke, Single Ladies? I'd try and recommend some other Marmaduke Duke as I'm a big Biffy fanboy and Sucioperro are OK but sadly MD are s**t :mrgreen:

Good shout on Twin Atlantic btw, Lightspeed's just waiting to be used for a really nice mtb vid, it's almost too perfect.

I always want to use some Mull Historical Society but I've never made it work yet. Had a crack with This Is Not Who We Were once but it didn't hang together well.

How about a spot of the dreaded Runrig? They're pretty rotten but Siol Ghoraidh has a nice pedally rhythm to it... An Ubhal As Airde (the one from the Carlsberg ad) makes for a lovely quiet bit, I used it in a motorbike vid once and it was a total joy to work round. Hearts of Olden Glory or Hearthammer would be usable I guess, again Hearts for a seriously laidback bit. Disclaimer: It's my brother that's the Runrig fan, I'm just a passive Runrigger.


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 1:16 pm
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King Creosote +1

Can be miserable, but try something from KC Rules OK.


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 1:32 pm
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Gun's cover of Cameo's Word up

Good Bye Mr Mckenzie?

Orange juice, Rip it up

Big Country

Smile by Supernaturals?


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 2:26 pm
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Ah, Gun, good shout!

Can we sneak in Snow Patrol? Founded in Dundee, based in Glasgow, scottish by all but nationality.


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 2:47 pm
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There's a whole selection of stuff from the Red Hot Chili Pipers....


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 2:51 pm
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[url=

My Arms - Mylo[/url]?


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 2:53 pm
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Were Big Country Scottish then, thought most of the band were English born and a Canadian

More Scots in AC/DC I reckon, well the Young brothers were born there and pretty sure Bon was too


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 3:08 pm
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Need high tempo beats and contemporary style. If you also want it to sound very Scottish in character: shooglenifty or peatbog faeries.


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 3:11 pm
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t t - i know stuart adamson died in hawaii


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 3:12 pm
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BA Robertson - Bang Bang?


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 3:14 pm
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He did indeed in a hotel room fg, long way from home


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 3:15 pm
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i can't youtube at work, but try looking for the shape of things to come by the headboys.

if needs to sound very scottish, have a look for runrig, banks of loch lomond has pipes and stuff so scottish, a dance called america is upbeat musically but is about the clearances so the words aren't very upbeat. some of their gaelic stuff is pretty good - O Cho Meallt from Heartland might be worth a listen


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 3:42 pm
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Am I allowed to nominate family members?


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 4:04 pm
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Ain't that enough - Teenage Fanclub
or Alcoholiday. Or more or less anything by them really, I'm not picky.

Scotlands finest.


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 4:33 pm
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..Alba is Gaelic for Scotland

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Cho Meallt[/url]


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 6:31 pm
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Win - You've Got The Power

Or as most folk would know it..


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 7:00 pm
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Kinf Creosote is brilliant and Scottish, just not upbeat.


 
Posted : 08/09/2010 7:04 pm
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Into the Valley- The skids; quite apt title and bandname if you think about it.


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 12:15 am
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Apologies if I missed it already posted but... [url=

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Or for [url=


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:59 am
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Were all gonna die by malcom Middleton
And anything by urusei yatsura, their stuff belongs on mtb films!


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 7:37 am
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Pushing it a bit perhaps from your remit, but isn't Jake Black from Alabama 3 from Glasgow?


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 7:55 am
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Bis - Euro disco
uplifting and Scottish with a european flavour, job done
also Macolm Middleton - Fight like the night
quite cheery ...by malcs standards


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 12:47 pm
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Ebenezer's Good - The Shaman
(my baby) does good sculptures and Top of the pops - The Rezillos


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:06 pm
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Aberfeldy ? (with apologies if they aren't actually Scottish, but they are cheery and they sound like they should be Scottish)

Mull Historical Society

Twin Atlantic


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:19 pm
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Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:28 pm
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Modern rock song or lazy line painter Jane by Belle and Sebastian there not particularly jolly but really get going and quite raucus.


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:30 pm
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Oh bloody hell I forgot about the Beta Band they are cracking.


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:33 pm
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Why are people still suggesting indie stuff when the OP said he had that sorted? Don't just read the bloody subject please!


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 1:46 pm
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[/url]before It was even invented . Classic Minds...


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 4:58 pm
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"Folk Song Oblivion" by the Phantom Band would work really well in an MTB film, and I wouldn't consider it as either indie or rock.

Very Scottish. Upbeat. Riff would be good around some jump edits, middle eight would work well around a more flowy section.

Lyrics also apt. That line about "I can't see for the Mountain's Silhouette"...


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 5:10 pm
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If you feel like giving an unsigned band some love, this is a chipper wee number.

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Eskimo - Bunny Boiler[/url]


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 5:49 pm
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Martyn Bennett. Something from Grit - Chanter is on youtube? May not be that easy to get hold of but definetly worth a listen, very scottish and some awesome beats.


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 5:52 pm
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Big Country - Fields of Fire


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 6:46 pm
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Don't know much about them or their music, but aren't Texas a scottish band

There again Simple Minds had a tune I liked, think it was called "Don't you forget about me


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 7:04 pm
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what about the b side to allys tartan army , i want to be a punk rocker but ma mammy wilnae let me - andy cameron.
vienna - ultravox


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 8:02 pm
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Far o'er struay by Dolphin Boy would do it for me


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 8:29 pm
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How's about [url=

[/url]by the Peatbogs?


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 8:43 pm
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Ballboy is good but maybe not so suitable for a DH vid.
JESUS & MARY CHAIN!!
Frightened Rabbit, Belle & Sebastian, Arab Strap and We were promised jetpacks (as mentioned before)
Franz Ferdinand? Glasvegas?
There's lots of good scottish bands just now


 
Posted : 09/09/2010 9:01 pm
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How about Idlewild - Everyone Says You're So Fragile from the album Hope Is Important?

That would be a great song for a downhill video in my opinion. Good pace, upbeat, and an awesome tune.


 
Posted : 10/09/2010 2:05 am
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If you'd like a wee bit of slightly odd electronica, paying lipservice to hip-hop and radiohead's later offerings, you could do a lot worse than

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Posted : 10/09/2010 2:11 am
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The most Scottish that you can possibly get must be.......

Eddi Reader - Willie Stewart/ Mollie Rankin or Charlie is my Darlin

http://www.eddireader.co.uk/

Traditional Music - can't beat it.


 
Posted : 10/09/2010 10:13 am
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