0:00 Part One: An Oasis Epiphany
6:12 Part Two: A New Home
12:24 Part Three: The New Kings

It's often said that we in the UK took the Killers to our hearts long before they were properly appreciated in their home country. 'Hot Fuss' has so many British elements - so much so that Lady Gaga said they're her favourite UK band!

The Killers were actually the first band I ever saw live as the support act for Stellastarr* in March 2004 when I was 16. They smashed it and it was clear they were destined for much bigger stages than the much-missed Cockpit in Leeds (RIP!)

It's Saturday night as I upload this and there will be pub jukeboxes all over the land blasting out 'Mr Brightside' right now. It's still everywhere!

In this video I get into how a minor UK label plucked them from obscurity, why Brandon Flowers copied Liam Gallagher's trash-talking, meetings with David Bowie and Johnny Marr, the ridiculous amount of UK sales records they've broken and why they will always owe a debt of gratitude to their fanbase across the pond.

I've tried doing a longer video than usual this time. What did you think?

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Music credits

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Nicholas Adamson (The Don't Tell Show)
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"Hayden Folker - The Journey" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license
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