1927 - Compulsory Hero (1989) | Reaction

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• 1927 - Compulsory Hero...

[@joshlock4627]

1927 - loved the band as a kid in Australia 🇦🇺. Their top hit “If I Could” another great dong - first hit single and another great film clip I joined up after high school in the 1990s - and eventually served SAS with my USA marine / seal mates I volunteered , I wasn’t a compulsory hero . I joined the police upon my Hon / decorated discharge and joined the police As a cop, now 20 plus years , I was always more st risk and injured countless times . My retirement is near , my body has sustained a lot and m now paying for it physically and mentally

[@Spankedchicken]

Severely underrated band. Wrote some brilliant songs.

[@edwina76]

I just loved this band. Had their posters on my wall (from Smash Hits - any Aussies remember the magazine?) and the cassette album (I was 12 when it came out). This song is gold! I haven’t heard it so long and it still brings me to tears. Great reaction.

[@martinrobinson936]

My wife and I were discussing band and movie posters the other day. Something that does not happen anymore.

[@monicaking2140]

Memories right here ❤

[@Daniel-ho7li]

this about conscription to fight wars...if u didnt already know

[@jimzafiriou7808]

Me and 5 mates of mine were in a break-dancing group and we appeared in Smash Hits Magazine.

[@joshlock4627]

🇦🇺 🇦🇺 👍 “If I could “ was also a great song

[@fransmith3255]

Wow! This is a trip down memory lane! I loved this album. Every single song on this album was a great one! It was one of THOSE albums. I played this album on repeat for months!! And I LOVED this song. Then I never heard of them again... 😕

[@NeilBlanco]

I stll have the album "Ish" on vinyl! Great album...

[@davidburnett93]

@@NeilBlanco thanks Neil, I was about to ask if it was ish.I guess we 3 are of a similar vintage. Don't have the album but love the band

[@fransmith3255]

@@NeilBlanco Me too!! I still have all my vinyl albums.

[@mattallen2801]

Saw these guys once at the 'Patch' in Coolangatta, absolutely awesome album

[@monicaking2140]

They are still touring ❤

[@meni8015]

Great band. Every song on their album "Ish" was a winner.

[@tallsygroth7727]

OMG!!! This is very unexpected… one of my favourite bands growing up😁🇦🇺

[@Teagirl009]

Another great Aussie 80s band. Another classic song of their is "If I could" and "That's when I think of you". The singers name is Eric Weideman. In case you didn't pick up through the lyrics, this song is about conscription during Vietnam war hence the title "compulsory hero", and lyrics "everyone put your backs to wall until your numbers called" and ''they made a law that you had to go and fight, one more crazy war". (After Vietnam 'national service " was removed).

[@BryanParnell]

Great song with really strong lyrics. Another of their hits to check out is ‘If I Could’

[@fransmith3255]

Yes. All the songs on this album were good. A rare thing...

[@thegallantsaint2034]

1927 and Icehouse for me, epitomised the “soft rock” genre of the 80’s.

[@kazz3956]

Saw 1927 live back in the day and own their CD "Ish". Great memories of my youth. 💗

[@kathybaker3136]

Wow! This song brought back so many memories and one vivid one that i just shared with my 3 sons. That was of myself, my 20 yr old soon-to-be husband and his parents sitting around a table waiting to hear if he had to go to the Vietnam War. It was decided by a literal roll of the dice. A whole lot of wooden marbles with birthdates on them. If your birth date rolled out, you were off to Vietnam. My husband was lucky, many were not. That war destroyed a lot of young lives, one that was very close to me. This song epitomises that dreadful lottery; how you went from wanting to be a hero as a young boy to being a compulsory hero after being sent away with no choice and just "trying to make it home". My boys learnt a lot today. They had no idea.....

[@RolandDeschain1]

'You'll Never Know' is another great track from that album.

[@GENX.80SGIRL]

Hi Nick!!! So glad you've stumbled upon 1927 one of my all time favourite 80s/90s aussie bands.. Check out "if I could", "that's when I think of you", "to love me", "you'll never know"... I could go on and on.. ISH was one of the best albums of 1987.. Please do more 1927, Eric Weideman is the lead singer.. they are still touring today!!! Love this song❤️❤️❤️

[@setiobudilustiono3202]

true...my favourite band

[@JudeAussie]

The whole ‘Ish’ album was fantastic. Still one of my favourites from all those years ago. Got most of the songs on my Spotify playlist 👍❤️🇦🇺 Aussies might remember Eric first appeared on ‘Hey, Hey Its Saturday’ on ‘Red Faces’. He sang ‘Roxanne’ and thats how he was discovered.

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

I been calling for this for ages bro, thank you, funnily enough the were on hey hey it’s Saturday on red faces and Red Symons absolutely shit canned em, less than a year Later they had released one of the greatest albums in Aussie music history, Loved his voice too

[@julianaFinn]

There wasn't a bad song on this album. I loved 1927.... pity they didn't stay together. The album was fantastic 👌

[@GENX.80SGIRL]

They are still together & still touring.. I mean no they haven't put an album out for a long time but they haven't stopped touring..

[@julianaFinn]

@@GENX.80SGIRL I did not know that. I thought they broke up. Thanks for letting me know. Appreciate it 🙏

[@RolandDeschain1]

@@julianaFinn A lot of those 80s bands split then reform for a tour or one big show, then split, then reform, etc...

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

Loved 1927 for as long as I can remember. This song is so heartbreaking

[@AmySmith-to8jt]

I was 13 when this song came out, and 1927 was one of my favourite artists. "Compulsory Hero" is one of those songs that doesn't just get the message across, it whacks you over the head with it. I always play this song every ANZAC Day (April 25) and Remembrance Day (November 11), along with Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)", which also packs a punch. (I know it's not an Aussie song, but it's about the War on Terror, and it's another song that smacks you in the head.) Thanks for reviewing this, I'm going to revisit some 1927 now ❤️

[@mritsme9901]

Remember being a young kid, putting on Hey Hey It’s Saturday at my Nannas house and being pumped for 1927 singing. They were so underrated.

[@jemxs]

Loved 1927, such a great band, discovered on Red Faces, Eric Weideman was anyway!

[@frankiesullivan6015]

Wow love these guy’s

[@alanjhargreaves]

I remember clearly the first time I saw these guys live. They opened for the Little River Band on the Monsoon tour, probably in late 1988. I saw them at the Civic Theatre in Newcastle (NSW Australia). I was blown away.

[@jeanetteosborn8498]

I’ve recently added this album to my vinyl collection. Love them. If I Could, is actually my hubby and my love song, and ringtone

[@71DJL]

Grew up with their music and I've seen these guys perform live a few times and they didn't disappoint. This is probably my favourite of all of their songs. Has such a great message to it and the video is equally as impressive. Often music videos don't reflect the songs meaning, this one does it exceptionally well. As kids we did run around our backyards, playing hero's with our pretend guns and playing dead. In our innocence, we didn't realise it, but we were glorifying war. As we grow older we begin realise the real human tragedy of war and the side effects it has on the returned soldiers and their families. You see the kids father in the video who I believe would be a returned war veteran, appears to be trying hard to return to normal life and be a good father, whilst struggling with the effects of PTSD. You can see him struggling to cope & his kids don't understand what he is going through. Very powerful song & accompanying video.

[@missfire1291]

I've been waiting for you to react to this absolute masterpiece. I played this song on repeat all the time. :)

[@RolandDeschain1]

One Aussie band from this time that was way ahead of their time was Ratcat. They were doing pop-punk years before it became popular.

[@kellyp3345]

Men in Australia had to go to Vietnam, picked numbers out if that was your birthday you had to go fight. Conscription, worst Government desicion ever

[@michaelbutler9400]

The album was “Ish” and was number one for a long time in 1989. Fast forward 30 something years, and they are touring again. Still sound great. Same era as Southern Sons.

[@micheleharriman5731]

Another Australian classic!

[@tullfan2560]

This song came off the "ish" album and was one of 5 big hits off it - the same as Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Ish was a huge album back in the day.

[@belindamiles2459]

I love 1927, growing up in Australia, they're amazing. I saw them about 4 years ago live were they dedicated this song to everyone who was going through something especially mental health. They're amazing ❤️❤️

[@feemcl62]

Great song. Great band. They’re still touring.

[@robertshields7192]

🗣Tuen the Lights off ✨ 🎶 Deadly old song from back in the day ! ✅

[@craigalden9416]

Another fantastic Australian Band 1927…. This album …ish…. 5 x Platinum in Australia…. Number 1 album….5 singles…..that’s when I think of you, You’ll never know, To love me …. And the beautiful If I could.

[@Lea-bw9wj]

As a teen I didn't understand this song and I thought it was slow. Now I'm grown I can see it it differently. THough I still prefer "If I Could". Also I've always thought it was interesting how the singer joined the band after one of the other guys saw him singing on Hey hey it's Saturday

[@fransmith3255]

This song really made me think. I remember my dad telling me that he missed out on going to Vietnam by a number of days. Then you hear this song...

[@Kimmy58]

My very first concert in Brisbane 87 [?] or 88 [?] I was 12 or 13. ( The years have blurred 😝). 1927, Icehouse, Big Pig and some other bands it was a banger of a first concert!!! I had a major crush on Eric from 1927 😂 I played “ish” 24/7 ….such a fantastic album!

[@kreid2340]

Wow, I completely forgot about this band. I loved them back when they first came out and listened to this album over and over.

[@RenayeG197]

Amazing and underrated Australian band. My Dad recently passed away and we played one of their songs at his funeral. Beautiful and meaningful. The ...Ish album is full of hits.

[@jasonandbelindajordan5044]

Love these guys Nick, seen them in concert, hired a bus took 35 mates from high school to the " silver dome" in Launcestone tasmania at that time ( grade 9 here in Aus approx 15/16 years old) had a blast and reminds me of my carefree teenage years, love it , thanks Nick for the memories mate👍👍 p.s so much more for you to see with these guys, great band, appreciate your time to react to them❤

[@monicaking2140]

What a great memory ❤

[@jasonandbelindajordan5044]

@@monicaking2140 it was great and still long for those carefree day... being " grown up " isn't all it's cracked up to be lol!😆

[@monicaking2140]

@@jasonandbelindajordan5044 haha yes I agree. Man of colours takes me right back to teenage years and all the emotions that went with it :-)

[@coreynmorrison]

Omg I haven't heard this song for years. His voice at times reminds me of Don Henley. I could imagine the Eagles singing this.

[@kane29842]

These guys don’t have a bad song, Eric (singer) sort of got his name out there appearing on Hey Hey it’s Saturdays Red Faces segment. ‘Other Side’ is probably my favourite of theirs, or ‘Tell me a Story’, but this one is beautiful.

[@fransmith3255]

Exactly. Every single song on this album was good!

[@glenthorne5936]

One of a few acts from Red Faces that actually went on 2 more success. From memory I think they said they got their name from when the jukebox came out. Could b shit, prob shoulda googled 1st...

[@fransmith3255]

@@glenthorne5936 Hehe, I just Googled out of sheer curiosity. Google gave me 2 dates, the very first version of one in 1989, and some guy who is accredited for it in 1928. Perhaps information varies depending upon who wrote it? 😂 Edit: Wikipaedia states the same dates.

[@glenthorne5936]

@@fransmith3255 Curiosity is always good but having said that I'm 2 lazy 2 find out- where did they get their name from??

[@glenthorne5936]

OK, I googled it & it said it was a favourite saying drawn fr a hat🤔

[@kelloneill74]

Oh wow - this song is off the album called ...ish! I was 14 when this album came out and I sat in front of the record player and studied all the lyrics obsessively. I played the whole thing through multiple times and still have it in my vinyl collection. I hope this inspires you to listen to more from this group. They may not have had longevity with their career but I've never forgotten them.

[@dangermus74]

Wow I loved this song. I had the ish.. album and went for the ish tour concert.

[@joldback]

1927 have other songs that definitely deserve attention.

[@dolfyn73]

I love 1927! The were meant to play at a concert here in Melbourne a few years ago with Culture Club & a few other '80s band, but they didn't end up playing for some reason; I was so disappointed. They were a big part of my teen years soundtrack.

[@wesleybeck9413]

Saw 1927 last night. Made a tribute to the ANZACs before singing this one. ❤

[@troy3886]

These are the ones I really like. Watching a reactor go through a song that I have in my top echelon. Love that song

[@mitchellbeston1033]

When i was younger i wasn't that much into 1927 but as i've got older, i've grown to appreciate them and they are now on my playlist. They had a few good songs.

[@jodygoddard456]

Hi it was an anthem for us growing up when the veterans came back weren't treated the best that's why I love this song so cool to see your reaction

[@laurawallis7093]

I got 1927s Ish album on cassette for my 10th bday. I absolutely love this song and of course 'If I Could'

[@deeanddude]

One of my favourite songs of all time

[@wyldeindigo]

Oh god havent heard this in forever - would've been year 8 when this came out!

[@Perizada]

I love the smile on your face as you listen to this. 1989 was a very happy year for me and this song was part of it

[@geemac44]

If memory serves me correctly, Eric Weideman walked onto the set of ‘Red Faces’ talent segment on CH9 in Melbourne with a guitar and a small amplifier and blew the audience away with his voice and guitar talent during a rendition of The Police hit song ‘Roxanne’. I also recall The Moving Pictures (1981) #1 hit song, “What about me?” co-written by Garry Frost & Frances Frost (née Swan) - Garry Frost co-formed 1927 (in 1987). Within days of watching Eric’s performance on the CH9 - ‘Red Faces’ talent segment; Garry Frost recruited Eric as lead singer & guitarist for 1927. Eric Weideman would subsequently sing a string of hits on 1927’s chart-topping #1 album; “Ish” -- ”What about me?” would be re-recorded in 2004 by Shannon Noll and [again] become a #1 smash hit! >>>>”Damn I feel old!”

[@tullfan2560]

Just noticed for the first time that Eric Wiedeman's voice is very much like the early singer from The Eagles.

[@matthewnew13]

If you haven’t yet, check out “If I Could” by these guys. It is their best in my opinion

[@orlielf]

Great group to see live saw them a few years ago 😊

[@anthonychapman5552]

Great band

[@sarahh2246]

Have been doing a reunion tour recently

[@alexfrankl7861]

The whole album was class

[@user-ed8bk6rz9s]

Yep it does sound like an anthem Nick. Australia has a few that should be hey? God bless.♥️🇦🇺🇺🇸🥰🙏🏽

[@michaelrue1400]

I'd have been 16, and I've never heard of this one either. Think it belongs on my Heroes playlist though.

[@tbom9644]

You need to get onto hearing “Alex Loyd - Coming Home” top singer and another great Aussie song!!!👍🏾

[@80sOGRE]

If he loved this than he'd love LITTLE HEROES - ONE PERFECT DAY. i kept requesting but for some reason my paypals kept being sent back.

[@carolseal4705]

if I remember correctly the lead singer was on red faces and the band 1927 picked him up

[@BigRussGU]

You should watch the version done by Normie Rowe. He is the guy in the pics in his clip. The song could almost be described as about him.

[@seanbarry7378]

An appalling period in our history. Young men conscripted by ballot by an inept government and sent to a war in which we shouldn't have been involved. A government that never passed meaningful legislation. Then the young men were shunned on their return. Voting the government into power continuously was our first mistake, then as a people we doubled down in it. Great song, great band live in their prime. Try 'That's when I Think of You' for a perfect pop song by 1927.

[@kellyp3345]

Awesome song though ❤

[@grantgrant6583]

You should listen to some of their (1927) other songs, you won't regret it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnuuaYKKeaxpnZo

[@brettfarrell9279]

If I could was of there biggest songs check out Nick you're love it

[@Mondoftw256]

Make it a military anthem!? This song is everything against military and war. Listen to Redgum I was only 19, the only other Aussie war song that captures what life was like in those times 🙏🏻

[@brendoncornish2419]

Please listen to ONLY 19 by Redgum

[@timmcgrath9708]

This is an anti war/conscription song so not sure it would be an anthem for the establishment! It reminds me of the disgraceful tyrannical vaccines policy that Australia implemented; a human rights disgrace.

[@billbobbie5978]

They have a lot better songs "If I Could" .............Thats when I think of you?" Why have you not done these songs yet? WASTE!!

[@dreamyboy69]

Please react to if i could. Another great song by them😊