Big Country - Look Away

Music video by Big Country performing Look Away. (C) 1986 Mercury Records Limited
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[@SH-vt1zc]

I am the girl in the video. Great times! Terrific band and lovely people. Storm Thorgerson directed. He designed the famous Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon Album cover. Sharon Sheehan

[@neilemery7454]

Blessings 😊❤

[@thedublins687]

How cool is that, super cool.

[@onelife7247]

@SH-vt1zc What an incredible achievement and memory to cherish. I loved Stuart Adamson 😊

[@chuckolsen795]

Great passion you brought to the song and video Sharon - like Claire in Outlander before there was Outlander. Thanks for posting this. Any other memories of the band?

[@patsypatti990]

Cool

[@Spartacus45]

Who's listening April 2024?

[@luattack123]

One of my fave songs!!!!

[@beverleyevans7834]

Me!!

[@GodspeedSuperbeast]

Dig it!

[@Winter-gf9nt]

Not me no way June 24, saw them early 80s at a free gig in Glasgow greens fleshers Haugh football pitches 👌

[@maxxedout2020]

July . 38 years ago...

[@johnhunt5181]

Most underrated band of the 80s in my opinion

[@andymorrison3643]

Definitely one of them brother.

[@trasherms]

Only know this song, but it definitely is an 80s gem

[@jonesbrothersf2896]

Along with the alarm

[@Code.Name.V]

Certainly under appreciated.

[@debra1232]

Along with the class band OMD.

[@kate9047]

My dad used to have the big country album on cassette in the car - this song in particular just reminds me of those long summer car journeys as a child ❤

[@colingeddes2172]

And i wud imagine they were the best days of your life, not to mention listening to this GREAT tune from a truly great band.

[@R.S.407]

Your dad sounds like he has excellent taste in music

[@padraigsisk4057]

Saw Big country in Cork December 22. Great night. Great band. Not the same without Stuart but spirit is alive

[@brianshaffneraclc]

I was about 20 when this song came out; one of those tunes you just don't forget, even once you're old.

[@alastairward2774]

We had it on one of the compilation albums you could get with Weetabix tokens in the 80s, it was listened to till the tape was worn out.

[@rohannpienaar7474]

My good taste in music brought me here

[@davidg.9932]

Stuart would have turned 63 today..11 April 1958 Manchester - 16 December 2001 Honolulu. He took his own like a few miles from where I live.. So sad. We you Love Stuart..

[@HenryWaltonJones]

One of the best songs of the 80's.RIP Stuart,your songs will live on.

[@valeriemcmahon7998]

Omg didn't know Stuart has passed what a shock, r.i.p big man, much love and respect 👏

[@iamspartacus6713]

@@valeriemcmahon7998 yep inredibly sad.suicide i think

[@gmansi]

@@valeriemcmahon7998 2001 😔

[@mikerobinson6533]

@@valeriemcmahon7998 So sadly missed , a great guy so down to earth, I was home for christmas and went to see a band with my sisters and mentioned I was friends with Stuart , my wife said you mite know him but freinds ??. A week later out celebrating New Year Stuart and Bruce came out of a pub Stuart shouts " happy new year mick" he and Bruce come over to shake hands . Needless to say the wife was gobsmacked the THEY came to greet me ,she then had to admit I was friends

[@edcarson3113]

@@mikerobinson6533 kudos 👊🏼

[@fredswat]

I absolutely love Big Country. They had an honesty and unpretentious sound that stands any test of time. Saw loads of bands in the eighties and Big Country were definitely the best live act I saw

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

unpretentious?

[@iamspartacus6713]

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music i think he means weren't posers.

[@steveclarke4542]

They sang songs about a time most people don't understand these days. 18th and 17th centuries in Engand and Scotland.

[@patkelly8309]

@@steveclarke4542 Universal though

[@garydixon9335]

They had some of the best guitar riffs ever!

[@gmansi]

Totally and a very distinguishable sound. Good bassist and drummer too

[@crafter170]

For some strange reason Big Country didn't get the recognition they truly deserved.Incredible Scots. band .

[@gurbai9730]

Stuart was one of the best singer songwriters ever

[@18winsagin]

Remember I was 23 and recently met my future wife just before this came out, I remember asking her who this was singing on her cassette player, WOW 34 years ago and still with the love of my life, good memories and greatest music back then.

[@nataliegraves3977]

Absolutely..!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🎶🎶

[@andrewconnolly4084]

This is amazing mate, happy days

[@julesmaher5637]

Stuart was a literary genius, I don’t think he even knew how amazing and totally underrated he really was

[@johngray9434]

The genius of Stuart Adamson lives on forever.

[@kevincassidy2008]

I always knew that we would never find the sun……all these years later and that line still gets me.

[@awi92]

Was a fan of Stuart way back when he was a member of the Skids. Can feel his heartfelt emotions in his lyrics. Stuart left far more than a legacy in music, he left hope for all. RIP Stuart,gone but never forgotten

[@timepoet77]

Stuart Adamson is gone yet Big Country achieved immortality.

[@ThereIsNoLord]

Wow, I just googled this. He died a long time ago.

[@christiansmith1883]

He's not gone " listen"

[@ferrit22]

Great comment it made me smile😁👌

[@johnhunt5181]

God bless you Stuart Adamson x

[@robintaylor7355]

I want the 80s Back!!! Immediately!!!!

[@ptrco5]

That voice will forever take me back to a special place. Rest well Stuart 🕊

[@stormwarrior3036]

Big country are just brilliant, im 58 now but they have definitely left their mark in the 80s amongst all the other talented stars , the 80s will never die in my eyes.

[@Ralph457]

We will remember you forever Stuart Adamson, may God have you in heaven that you deserve.

[@giorgiomartini5283]

So blessed to have come of age in the 80's. Everyone was so excited to just be alive and the music reflected it.

[@alanstrom2221]

That's right, we were very excited to be alive. The 80's is the best and greatest decade in the history of the Universe. The underlying subconscious factor was the constant fear of Nuclear War. "We'd better have a good time right now, because each minute could be our last " We had three evil monsters with their fingers hovering above the button. Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher and George H W Bush. Extreme Right-Wing monsters. So what we needed was great music and vibrant, colourful clothing to disguise our constant fear. The decade of excess and greed brought about the most sickening economic depression of the early 90's. This plunged the Western world into a decade of darkness. Grunge with it's flanno shirts and introspective lyrics creating deep sadness and Rap n Hip Hop with its racist and misogynistic lyrics. The World and the music has never recovered. Captains of Industry telling the public what they have to like. Manufactured, generic 'music' All the singers and artists sound the same. Sterilised and homogenised 'people' The complete opposite to PUNK n NEW WAVE. The Planet was at its Zenith then. Historians will look back at the mid-late 1970's and the 1980's as the pinnacle of human art n culture. I was born in 1961, I saw and heard it all.

[@alanrobertson7333]

The 80’s was a great time for bands from Scotland simple minds big country altered images just lead the way and put Scotland on the map for amazing music

[@2msvalkyrie529]

You forgot The Krankies .?

[@Bobsend]

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions as well.

[@jeffmills3544]

Del Amitri?

[@sandie302]

Nazareth was great too but more 70s

[@thatcoffeecompany]

what about annie and dave?

[@lindamorris4544]

One of the great bands of the 80s, loved them ☘️

[@mirianreginamendes5497]

One of my favourite songs! Stuart was a great singer!

[@muatsemkhader1527]

Mirian Regina Mendes still they have owne music.....

[@prescottmanor7575]

I was lucky enough to have just turned 16 when this song came out. The perfect age to experience it for the first time. That sense of excitement and yearning for adventure...young love...hormones coursing through my veins. I loved this song then, now (2022) and forever. God Bless you, Stuart. I hope you've found the peace you so well deserve.

[@Tpviper]

Just superb. They were great in the 80s where i was in my prime. But, when i listen now to the band, they have such depth and meaning to their songs. I can't get enough of them now. Long live the 80s, and im sure im not alone in my thoughts with the 80s. Honest, great times we had.

[@ingobund3596]

YES it was indeed. Fantastic band in an amazing era. Very wisely chosen words. Couldn't have said it better in any way. Scottish bands always have quality, doesn't matter which you choose, btw. I also love Scotland, have been there once. You are not the only one with that opinion, greetings from Germany.

[@michaelpallett8650]

He had it all W.T.F Happened to him

[@steviewonder2049]

Legends never die

[@stellamaris5405]

☘️ Whoever said the 80s were the worst decade for music, mustn't have been born for a few decades after.

[@fabiofantone8839]

I've only heard the opposite of that on many occasions. Even from Millennials. A truly remarkable decade for music. Bands that were overshadowed because of the sheer amount of musical talent would shine in todays barren landscape.

[@andrewconnolly4084]

As a millennial, I can 100% cast iron guarantee that 'your music' was infinitely better. How do you think we all got our music tastes. The reason for all the contemporary shite is parents not passing on their love in the form of music to their children.

[@Snowmansgarage143]

I'm only 14 and give me this and men at work over the shit of today what their call music who's with me

[@mickyt4638]

14 here too & I 110% agree with you.

[@bohemianwriter1]

Congrats kids. You have found the land where immortal poetry and tunes comes from.

[@Snowmansgarage143]

Micky T I'm always rocking out in the tractor to this or men at work

[@user-fq3xh1dx1t]

That British Guy Я(Ме)

[@KrazyJake88]

Oh so you’re that type of person

[@dbc1dc]

Best band to come out of the 80's. Still sound great to this day!

[@mikekaraoke]

Don't forget other bands or artists in the 80's like-The Police, U2, The Cult, Suzanne Vega, Dire Straits, The Cure, Gary Moore, The Smiths, etc etc

[@dutchboy25al]

./the police sucked

[@mikekaraoke]

Well we will have to agree to disagree on that one Dutchboy

[@Saintcosser]

Big Country and The Police were both great.

[@garymazin158]

Oh, for a minute there I thought you meant they were still performing, because I heard the lead singer died in 2001.

[@tinamichellefan]

I miss the eighties.

[@datrahardaway3347]

michellekeeganfan MeToo

[@patrickffrench7735]

michellekeeganfan stuart used to metaphorically have the face of an angel now he literally has the face of an angel

[@Winky4u]

Very much!

[@aguiar504]

You can't imagine how! The best decade of my life.

[@mariadaugbjerg6141]

+ michellekeeganfan : Me too - every day .

[@stephenpeters2853]

Still sounding bloody brilliant.......!

[@HandlebarOrionX]

This is a gem. Just an absolute gen of a song

[@robbiethepict2783]

"When I say run, you run, and when I say hide, you hide" - Rob Roy McGregor..

[@ForlornFreddy]

This band has so many great songs. Pity they never got the respect they deserved in the U.S.

[@padraigsisk4057]

I can remember when this was first released on radio 1 and it made no1 in Ireland

[@windsorcorbin1005]

By far one of their very best song's that grabs you by the heart ❤️

[@helenkirbyshaw2218]

I love this song. It was released when I was 6. It has always meant a lot to me. Just pure 80’s perfection. Lyrically it just has a sense of romance and heartbreak. And the guitars! I listen to it at least once a week.

[@RachidRachid-xh6vf]

Our life is made of memories

[@jerseyhellboy]

I regret that I never saw them live before Stuart died. Long live Big Country!

[@chrispetty4574]

I really love this band is fucked amazing

[@jamiesimon1975]

this gives me the chills and brings tears to my eyes. So frikin good!

[@davidsadler7047]

Very underated band, a different sound. Great memories.

[@VeteranClash]

Not only beautiful but an incredibly great song which is also very underrated. I can confidently say that this song along with other 80's gems will eventually get their time in the spotlight. Wow.

[@johnryder1713]

Lord have mercy on poor Stuart, who could forget him or his sound?

[@garymertens1958]

What a great band with so many great songs and most people don’t even know about them. In the 80s you may have heard a few songs but sure don’t hear them on the radio anymore what a shame. Their songs get you wanting to dance or bounce around. Love this band.

[@effanie6534]

I'm born in '82, this morning I heard this song for the first time in my life and am listening since then and will never stop!

[@mikekaraoke]

And your from where exactly?

[@chrispetty4574]

Big country is the best

[@carlangas977]

WELL SAID. So true, one of the best bands of the 80's

[@emmanuelspamer7447]

This aged extremely well

[@hendrsb33]

One of my absolute favorite bands of all time. Years ago, I stumbled upon a public concert they gave in Union Square in San Francisco. Hadn't planned it, recognized the music, and hustled over to see it. Sweet!

[@davidjenkins2691]

Miss the original Big Country.

[@Ihad9eyes]

This is their second big 40 song ever here in America They. Should be bigger known All over

[@seanfleming9756]

This is my favorite big country song

[@frankcastle6003]

best love song ever

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

That should have at least 2 million views by now.

[@r.o.g.79]

Yes absolutely agreed underrated alright...

[@rickcockcroft5192]

2019 still great

[@luciadanniels5113]

....wow what a tune

[@drewwilliams6888]

I'm Welsh, but Scottish/Glasgow bands, simply awesome

[@karengahagan282]

That is so true all the best come from Scotland

[@captainpeacock4442]

One of my favourite band of the 80s,still love them to this day!

[@ericamccluskey1714]

V. authentic. Something very genuine about them. All about the music and song.

[@michelleharris2173]

I have watched this millions of times and listened to it just as many.The whole story,the beautiful lady ,the horses even run to the beat of the song,and it is still one of the best songs ever.

[@jeffreymayers2414]

Such a great song

[@scneese64]

I thank God everyday for the invention of the internet & utube..Stuart, we know you are no longer on this Earth but your legacy is...RIP dear one.....

[@terrytibbs5678]

God did not invent the internet. But Man did invent God.

[@stephansvencis2089]

I Love this Song :)

[@Nessie2410]

Brilliant song.... And funny video lol

[@spinblade6459]

I like the dogs and the shots where the dogs are chasing after the guy. Something about those shots.

[@davidwilliammusic]

This is probably my favourite song of theirs along with Chance.

[@johnnyhollran9479]

I agree best band ever iv seen them 3 times, and Stuart's passing was and is a sad loss, the band will never be the same again

[@none-your-business3591]

Been hearing this song on my local radio station a lot recently, reminded me just how good they were.

[@mrnosebear7406]

Stuart Adamson RIP. His music lives on forever. Big Country rules.

[@kurthubbard-beale5003]

A fine Scottish band - the inimitable sound of a brief era. Absolutely love it 😎

[@arnovogels4715]

Flashback's! The great eightys, RIP Stuart

[@nataliegraves3977]

Timeless, and Excellent..!!!!🥰🥰🥰🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@MrHITACHI75]

Jesus man what a song all these years and it's one hell of song.. Rip big man.. The 80s the best

[@nelsonc6173]

Great band! RIP Stuart!

[@thealchemygothicstieg8243]

Love you...Boys.. so long.

[@NUJAKKCITIE]

why is this song so fucking unbelievable awesome??!!!!

[@AndreasStowasser]

NUJAKKCITIE Because Stuart Adamson wrote it ;-)

[@stephenpeters2853]

........and Big Country performed it....just brilliant...!

[@Martin-sn6gm]

Rest in peace Stuart. I will Say a chaplet of divine mercy for him

[@johngonzalez624]

3:29 Why didn't they get on their horses? The brown horsie was like, hey, where ya'll goin', meeeeeeheheheheheeee???!!!

[@robertseip3060]

Chance, Look away, fields of fire...awesome#!#

[@donnaashford3830]

I totally agree!! They never got enough credit!!! Love this song!!

[@RICKY-RIKON]

1986! And still to actually and sophisticated and with this Scottish fusion ! Wonderful ! RIP STUART !

[@darkshad0wz69]

This song is based on the outlaw Harry Tracy. The first part of the song is about being on the run from the law. Harry Tracy killed 11 or more men and eventually committed suicide to avoid being done in by the authorities. "I never meant to kill a man" alludes to how Harry was playing cards with a man when a fight over cheating broke out, and the other man's gun discharged, and hit him, killing him. Harry protested his innocence in the silent film I watched on the topic called "Tracy The Outlaw". "Look away, look away From the lies in the stories that were told" alludes to the stories that were written in the press at the time that were untrue such as him raping, and killing his school house teacher as a child. "Look away, look away From the love that I hide way down deep in my soul" alludes to his wife who was the sister of fellow outlaw David Merrill. He escaped from prison to track her down. He knew he was an outlaw, and was never going to be allowed to live happy with his love. All of this of course was very relatable to Stuart Adamson. He didn't like touring life, or the business side of music. He also had to deal with press that was not often favorable to him. He wanted to be with his family, but knew that he could not. His first marriage ended in divorce, and surely he felt his music career was a big part of his family not being successful in this regard. He went missing on the day that his second wife filed for divorce. He ultimately chose to end his life the same way that Harry Tracy did - suicide :-(

[@chrisgreenwood2882]

Always wondered what the song was referring to. Thanks

[@darkshad0wz69]

@@chrisgreenwood2882 you're welcome brother and Bruce Watson and Mark Brzezicki are the only 2 surviving members left from the original line up and Big Country is still together, recording, and touring

[@l3tt3rbox]

So sad. Thank you for telling this. Always loved this group.

[@29memyselfandi]

Really good information, thank you. Stewart was such a thoughtful lyricist, phenomenal guitarist, high quality singer, great song writer. He had it all. One of those bands that are tragically overlooked including by me in the eighties, only really have been listening properly to them for about three years. They were a truly great band.

[@johngonzalez624]

Great insight, thanks.

[@deanvaughan8536]

Saw then twice here in New Mexico, met Tony and Stuart. Always the best live show and super nice guys. Thanks for the music

[@shawnesgate9599]

KROQ played this like 3x/hr in 1986. Then I would try to tune into 91X and they played it more. Miss the 80s

[@MrPhilthefluter]

You don’t get much better than this!

[@djpriddin6211]

Another, yes, dear readers, another of my favourites from the greatest band that ever existed. Stay alive RIP Big Man

[@nathalietinka5]

Yes, my BOY FRIEND IS. Dead but he presentation. BIG COUNTRY 1989 AFTER, BIG LOVE FOR EVER. FOR AND FOR... MY FRIENDS NO ACCEPT REPET BIG COUNTRY. SO BAD DISCUTION!BUT SO A TOUT JAMAIS!. I LOVE BIG COUNTRY STUART, CELTE❤️

[@newforestobservatory9322]

You can't imagine my excitement when I was at the summer of 1984 concert at Wembley when someone pulled out (can't remember who) and Big Country took their place. It was just superb.

[@sarahj.2523]

It was Paul Young who pulled out to illness. The replacements were far batter IMHO

[@user-tc8oo8ik3q]

I have good taste in music that brought me here and the love of good music

[@arabellathornton9386]

Such a shame they didnt make a bigger deal when this legend died rip

[@craigrobinson4603]

Fantastic song by a fantastic band. Missing you so much Stewart RIP, Slanj.

[@kitty-alicefrench1199]

Big love for Big Country in 2023

[@samburden9884]

I’m 15 now and I still think the genre of music is the best the world has produced. RIP Stuart. You are missed my friend ❤️

[@HenryWaltonJones]

RIP Stuart.Legend.Brilliant songwriter and singer.Love this song.

[@johnnywindsor183]

Absolutely brilliant and underrated songwriting group You listen to the dribble like Ed shearing and others of today bringing similar songs out every 2 weeks Nar this is music

[@matthuckabey007]

I want to look away but I just cant...

[@numetal299]

This group is my dads favourite group they are Scottish born and raised in Scotland