Big Country - Birmingham

[@TenthSpeedWriter]

I find it splendidly absurd that a Scottish band would do a song about Birmingham, AL, but coming from this neck of the woods myself, let me say that it's spot on. It captures that itching discomfort about being stuck in the woods and run down cities of Alabama, with nothing but the thunderstorms, a jar of whiskey, and a dubious lady for comfort.

[@dave230983]

The four guys always had that ability, a song for every emotion-the Kings of Emotion!

[@BC1000Stars]

If this song doesn't put a smile on your face, nothing will :-)

[@bigcountryforever]

Some of big country obscure songs are there best,why this one never made it on to an album I'll never know,Stuart adamson vastly underated.always in my thoughts

[@chriskeating]

this has the air of an old country and western classic! Brilliant song! What a talent S.A!

[@doran44]

I know what you mean rene2190.We lose one of the greatest musical talents of our time and most people are oblivious to what we lost.I am thankful that their are other people out there that feel the same way as us.

[@stuartlawsonbeattie6200]

Amen Doran 💖

[@ightenclaret6452]

What a tune! Sheer class again from Big Country. RIP Stuart Adamson.

[@mrmele]

This song is maybe the most underrated one of a brilliant band. I love Big Country from the very beginning and it's a hard job to carry on after a milestone like The Crossing. But BC kept their creativity as long as they played together. Birmingham is just a simple demo track but should have made it to Driving To Damascus for sure. Maybe a second chance for a mature version with Mike Peters and Jamie Watson?

[@kylewoolsey6635]

Maybe we can get a Driving to Damascus boxset or expanded edition with rarities. Why the Long Face got one.

[@proximer100]

The Best !!!! Big Country Fan seid 1983 !!!!

[@markgittins6012]

the Damascus sessions some beautiful songs on the album

[@GoalieRealmUSA]

since this sounds like american country music singing about birmingham this american BC fan has a great connection to this great song.

[@garymaczkowski6404]

love this band.Top tune like all their music

[@vernonnorth4328]

Fabulous song! I wish Stuart was still with us. 😢

[@thewarwagon5649]

Bruce's hockey hair - you can take the boy out of Canada...

[@markgittins6012]

simply brilliant

[@alexandermcalaney2523]

I love the classic BC of the 80's but definitely appreciate the turn they seem to have taken in the 90's with a bit of an American country element. Both sound amazing and entirely unique to BC in the way they pull both off.

[@charlie01546]

Never heard this Dany, thanks for posting. Love it. Rip Stuart.

[@Danymailand]

Thanks ti you 💐

[@ayianapa89]

This is, and always has been, a fave of mine and pocked up a live cd at the shepherds bush gig back in 99 xx

[@patrickstocks3576]

Rain man makes his pretty patterns Up and down the street I ask about his timing But he doesn’t like to speak I get a weather warning in my rental car I should be out of here but I’m not getting far I’m stuck here with a girl like you down in Birmingham In the stormy weather I’m just waiting for the clouds to blow, for the rains to go Feels like forever I’m stuck here with a girl like you down in Birmingham And the storm is a raging I’m just watching while the clouds explode, staying on the road While you watch me aging I didn’t mean to spend a moment in this place Alabama medicine turns hours into days Ladies treat you kindly when you’re full of dollar bills They wash the whiskey from your eyes with consummate skill I’m stuck with a girl like you down in Birmingham In the stormy weather I’m just watching for the clouds to blow, for the rains to go Feels like forever I’m stuck here with a girl like you down in Birmingham And the storm is a raging I’m just waiting while the clouds explode, staying on the road While you watch me aging Thanks for the time that I get, yeah Thank you for the blues Thanks for a hole in the sky The sun comes shining through I’m stuck with a girl like you down in Birmingham In the stormy weather I’m just waiting for the clouds to blow, for the rains to go Seems like forever I’m stuck here with a girl like you down in Birmingham And the storm is a raging I’m just waiting while the clouds explode, staying on the road While you watch me aging Thanks for the time that I get, yeah Thank you for the blues Thanks for a hole in the sky The sun comes shining through

[@turtlegill]

Maybe I'm different but at anytime, anytime, day, or, night, anytime, day or night Big Country catches my whole attention. (Maybe thats why I got fired once ha ha).

[@gordondeprest]

thanks for clarifying for me...nice song, Stuart certainly was amazing song writer.

[@bowlingballout]

Gotta love those glasses at 0:20 :-)

[@twonky721]

I like the way the pictures are rotated around the cube . . very new . . :)

[@ascent7]

good tune

[@doran44]

Like Stuart, another amazingly talented yet underrated musician that sadly is no longer with us,is the brilliant Warren Zevon.

[@chas2028]

got to be my fav track right now

[@catrinhughes2375]

wow luv it xxx

[@otrondal]

I love BC, thank you for uploading

[@rocksteady9115]

Great song

[@rodsgod4x]

Kind of a cute little ditty

[@isabellle87]

Bravo Danymailand! io non conosco questa canzone. E molto bella! E una rarita? Grazie ...

[@hcjc57]

My Spidey Sense is telling me Stuart had a particular lady in mind when he wrote this.....not to name names, mind you!

[@BC1000Stars]

Oh I agree with you about Birmingham being about gold diggers, absolutely. We must have got out wires crossed, sorry, I was referring to 'Song Of The South' being about South Africa, not Birmingham :-) Consummate has a sexual context of course, but is also a word to describe something being of the highest professionalism too. I think it's great the way his words here can be taken both ways, very clever writing :-)

[@BC1000Stars]

Song Of The South was about South Africa and apartheid :-)

[@handsomeclem208]

For some reason, I seem to enjoy this song much better as a garden variety thunderstorm is underway..... or is it just me?

[@Fooliccini]

Anyone have a tabf or this? Or does anyone know the chord progression? STAY ALIVE

[@runrigm7]

@proximer100 ich auch the crossing war mein erstes album überhaupt bin seitdem bc fan und werds auch immer bleiben

[@MrBenmanning]

is this from the final album ? driving to Damascus era?

[@Ay45Sa]

+Ben Manning Yes. Damascus sessions.

[@bfbjr]

I don't think he hated the south but had misconceptions that went away when he visited there. I wish I could find the article where Stuart talks about how after having lived there, he actually preferred the US to the UK.

[@stuartlawsonbeattie6200]

That's easy, the big country he dreamed of, space and a nice climate in a beautiful country 💖kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIvRdI2QopKYo7c

[@jackiebrown7229]

@@stuartlawsonbeattie6200 dunno about that. He already lived in God's country. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michaelhein8140]

😎🍺🎸🎸🎸🎸🍺👌👍

[@charlie01546]

Keep on dreaming Dany!

[@gordondeprest]

are you sure he is not refering to Birmingham England ??? Why do you think he hate the southern states in U.S.A ?

[@Impdive]

You know it's about Birmingham, AL because of the line "Alabama medicine turns hours into days."

[@poppyhimbo]

I seem to be alone in my opinion that I wish Big Country would have stuck to their Scottish roots and sound which got them where they are. When Stuart started his infatuation with Nashville and American country music was the worst stuff they ever put out.....It pains me to listen to this Scottish guy with thick accent try to sing with a country twang.....wish it never happened......i still love their first few albums though

[@jackiebrown7229]

Me too. As much I love Stuart and Big Country, I really dislike C/W. It breaks my heart to say this but I sort of went off the music they started to bring out. Women backing singers and keyboards were brought in and ruined the incredible unique sound they had. But I still love them. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnny5805]

I LOATHE the horrible American accent and mangled syllables Stuart used exclusively on all albums after The Seer. It's a million miles from the deep, manly tones of The Crossing.