Cc Isabelle comment vas tu ce matin.moi je me réveille avec Big country...

As a Northern Englander I still regret not going to see them at The Tube ...

'Ska' is 'skanking', just do a dance to this that you think is 'skanky' & that's ska 🙌

It’s strange isn’t it. This came on after Metallica oddly enough as KZbin normally recommends more of the same music but it recommended this to me and I was born in Glasgow. And I thought in a big country was American, but my mum said ‘dad loved big country’ and I then found out they were Scottish like myself but grew up in wales. It was just really odd as I guess the Celtic vibe is in our blood. It blew me away the power of the song and you mentioning vinyl I can now remember vaguely seeing the cover on my dads vinyl collection with Nazareth etc.. he oddly died the same year my dad did 2001. Another odd thing. It was like a message beyond the grave. As life’s been rough lately. Been in a bad place and his music just elates me. Look away and field of fire. And I’m 36 now so not my era I was into nirvana in 2000 but obviously this and even prince there music surpasses nirvana by a long way, no disrespect to nirvana. It’s just very different and more complex than nirvana. Kurt would probably agree anyway. This music is power and I think his daughters cover surpassed his version of in a big country simply for the change of lyric ‘stay alive’ to ‘still alive’ not ashamed to admit her letter to her dad makes me cry as I could of wrote the same words to my dad. Me and Kirsten are probably the same age too as I was 13 when my dad went. Musician now too but nothing compared to these guys or Kirsten as only just began last few years. After a long addiction struggle from 17- this day. I can relate a lot in that respect. The highs and lows of life, you can’t predict it.

@@Cravingpeaceandequality I am with you, let me offer comfort and kindness to you for saying these good words