Big Country - In A Big Country

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Music video by Big Country performing In A Big Country. (C) 1983 Mercury Records Limited

[@tyronedavis9584]

Black man,63 and still listening in 2024, August to be exact!! Must've been 22 when this was released.

[@stewartquark1661]

White man, 70, still listening August 2, 2024 When I hear this song I feel like I can walk through a brick wall!!!!!!❤

[@Lynn-wi7hq]

Awesome. I'm Sottish and they made us proud !

[@howardballmann1881]

Black,White,Age it doesn’t matter good music is good music.

[@ebjeezer]

Hello brother, white man from New Scotland (Nova Scotia) . Still listening and loving this music.

[@josevaldes8613]

Bick Black man in a big country o a Black Universus

[@amandalove2955]

I was 14 in 1982. My dad took off that year and we plunged into poverty. My teen years were all about working after school jobs to keep us afloat. I was suicidal much of the time. Hearing this helped me through my brother's suicida attempts as well. Now I'm in my 50"s and still love the song.

[@chriscocks3670]

Respect sister

[@patrickculver7058]

Much respect.

[@Kazilikaya]

Is your brother still around?

[@craigbeal5623]

How are you today Amanda? Glad you are still with us 🙂

[@samanthab1923]

Hope life is better 🙏🏻

[@tonymarshall3978]

Lets just respect that someone in this band figured out how to make a guitar sound like bagpipes and make it sound awesome

[@MrScratch69]

Tony Marshall so true

[@estebanvillalba7865]

Listen Sumo crua chan the best guitar emulating a bagpipe

[@kylebain6778]

Yeah wondering how that was done back then.

[@chrisvalentine6756]

Yes and it still sounds so damn awesome in 2019

[@Tarantulisimo]

there were numerous bands trying to get a proper bagpipe drone guitar sound back then -- Big Country was the only one to perfect it, while U2 took it in a different direction -- Tears For Fears, The Call, & The Alarm were also experimenting with it

[@FxgB1986]

This song is 40 years old and still sounds fresh.

[@Iguana6841]

Fr

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg yesss❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamesobrien1440]

Brilliant songs never age

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

Exactly. The music style is so timeless it’s difficult to tell from what decade it came.

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

@@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living yessssss

[@outoforbit00]

Im Irish and i think this song should be the national anthem of Scotland. There is something profoundly Scottish about it, even the lyrics. RIP Stewart Adamson and may God Bless you and bless you.

[@VitaRaynor-oi4md]

Amen💗✝️

[@garywemmer9342]

HELL YEAH!!!!!

[@garywemmer9342]

RAISE A PINT, OR SEVERAL!

[@jacobgardner5733]

Just found out I'm 30% Scottish.... According to 23 and me anyway.. just sayin

[@Girl_In_The_Forest92-2]

Amen 🙏 RIP 🌹

[@hapemokenela7388]

The 80s were such a magnificent period for music. We're all very grateful.

[@joeleonard2847]

💯 😊😊😊😊

[@greta3315]

@@joeleonard2847couldn’t agree more

[@andreahowell99]

Yes

[@rollmops3113]

Absolutely❤

[@dansweda712]

I definitely think it was the most diverse decade of music, the variety in the weekly top 40 is unmatched, I was 10-20yrs old in the 80's so yeah, you can say I grew up in the 80's LoL

[@eightyfan02]

R.I.P Stuart Adamson................Thank you for leaving us this hit song (it will live forever my friend !)

[@larrykinnard]

Not to mention the music he played with the Skids as well!

[@AndySiegel-x1p]

I was turned on to this song after my first suicide 5 attempts later am thriving in my 50's.

[@roberthevern6169]

Sadly, it seems it is not uncommon for the most vibrant, talented people to suffer other debilitating conditions, which lead to unfortunate endings!!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

left us way too soon. A great loss. Thank you 80s fan FOR REMEMBERNG HIM!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Stuart, who had previously experienced drinking problems, started drinking again after having been sober for over a decade. After going missing, he was found dead in a hotel room in Hawaii. According to a local police report, he had died hanging himself with an electrical cord from a pole in a wardrobe. DO NOT DRINK! I also had these same issues. I quit for good in 2012. Not a wee drop since! I would also be dead from my binge drinking if i didnt stop. True facts!

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

No decade will ever be better than the '80s. You just had to be there to know. 🎉

[@tylerao]

Born Feb 18, 1980. I was a teen in the 90s, the height of grunge, I still listened to the 80s. It will be remembered as a pinnacle of artistry in music. It was the culmination of the late 60s, feeding the early 70s, the labels got so over the top, they went disco, which was a very short lived genre. Going into the 80d they realized dance music was a hit, but synthesizers were the answer . Usher in the greatest decade of music. Then grunge killed the record industry.

[@andreahowell99]

@@tylerao I agree with you. Best music ever

[@stevelopez372]

Yes, you had to be there. And fortunately I was. Lol.

[@sandrafinbar]

As well as the 60s and 70s. music all good.

[@Dubltimebaby]

Dam right. Grateful to have been a child of the 80s

[@gdeezy]

The 80's were so much simpler and fun. I'd give anything to go back.

[@mikekean8344]

Take me with you, bro. I want my mullet back.

[@haleykeen6379]

Besides the constant uncertainty and threat nuclear war lol

[@yrmthr]

@@haleykeen6379 at least the music was good

[@Aphex217Twin]

I agree, the 80's were awesome!

[@booklover3959]

Go forward. Enjoy now.

[@helencrosbie9144]

I am nudging 70 years of age and this song makes me feel alive to this day. I just love it 💕💕💕💕 powerful stuff 👌

[@dontatme7]

Yay 🎉

[@DamianL]

[@navigatorjack6969]

I am 64.I was in the Marine corp stationed at MCAGCC in 29 Palms Calif when this song came out.Different and better world then.

[@frankperdue6585]

@@navigatorjack6969when did times change for Bad?

[@BigMovieNight-bg8fw]

I'm "nudging" 70 I remember seeing the boys at Wembley and next day seeing OMD at Hammersmith, seems a million years ago and just yesterday at the same time, so glad in retrospect I saw Stuart Adamson, a life unlived

[@christelleconvine2022]

52 yr old Aussie chick, love this song, miss the 80's terribly. 👋👍🇦🇺❤️

[@robertdouble559]

Throbbin 84. Grade 6. Where did that time go?

[@NeilBarratt]

This was one of the first albums I bought after emigrating to Melbourne. In a big country dreams stay with you. They did.

[@christelleconvine2022]

@@NeilBarratt That's really sweet Neil. Are you still in Melbourne, I'm on the Gold Coast? 👋

[@NeilBarratt]

@@christelleconvine2022 No; retired and back in the UK now.

[@Poltaun64]

Anthem of my life . Best song ever written . God Bless all Big Country fans , wherever you are. I see the sun in winter time ! SHA

[@tomcabrera8223]

This album always made me feel happy.

[@VitaRaynor-oi4md]

AMEN💗💕

[@alexpastor8582]

Love big country fans!!!!

[@loriswanson8176]

This song got me through an awful, depressing breakup. I will be forever grateful for it.

[@peaches5540]

I was born in 1994. My father always played this song. He told me that the song made him feel nostalgia for something he always wanted. When he died we played this at his wake ❤️

[@deborahhewitt6101]

Peaches i am so sorry for your loss.

[@fluffball18002]

GOD BLESS HIM

[@RsRj-qd2cg]

I was born in 92. When my dad found out that I listened to emo music, he made me listen to this because it's "the opposite of that crap about suicide and breakups". It is a really good song and is more timeless than a lot of the stuff I grew up with.

[@Soli_Deo_Gloria_.]

There is a God sized hole that all men try to fill with everything but that which alone is wholly other. What is the chief end of man ? Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. There is a reason why there is something rather than nothing and it is predicated on the uncaused, non contingent, first cause of all contingency... God Seek Christ Jesus the Redeemer The cosmological argument kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHTYnXWrgqh_nZI The contingency argument m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIGmq3iGZdR3bas The teleological argument m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3aaZ6GtntKoipI The ontological argument m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnPQcn55q7yfbZY The moral argument m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanMcpyhetBlrLc

[@davidharvie5321]

You are his tribute as you have shown here, well done

[@jeffkamen2307]

It’s 2020. And I STILL love this song.

[@v.dargain1678]

Me too . Big song for such a small island to sing .

[@alexandrealbertoni1840]

And I always will!

[@sbfleming]

80's forever!!!

[@hen3916]

Meee toooooo!!! Still dancing to it!!

[@HamabaJuJu]

As the song says "In a big country, dreams stay with you"

[@ourrightsmatter154]

I'm 60 years old and still love this song!

[@pennydovale2291]

Me too. Just turned 53. Reminds me of a school tour to Israel in 1984.

[@FishHeadly1]

62

[@sharonbrandt7866]

Me too!

[@karensteck6885]

63!!

[@rogerhill99]

69

[@natefaust7790]

It breaks my heart how Stuart Adamson died. It’s so sad that he’s gone. But you know what? I’ve survived a stroke, sepsis and cancer. Only by the grace of God am I still alive.

[@angeladavis2010]

BLESS YOU 😇 SEE THE SUN IN WINTER TIME ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mylifepart2]

yes i know...how very sad....it was....

[@oohcoohc6055]

Very sad..

[@richardandrews5972]

Amen Praise God he is always so good and faithful

[@johnweinberger128]

I've been to the Drake in Nashville where they filmed the video for Fragile Thing. Very surreal. Kinda felt his spirit

[@jacobcutrer]

Honestly these days we really need music like this

[@CelticSaint]

It's wouldn't be permitted now. Music like this would allow us to be happy, feel free and enjoy ourselves. Today we are meant to be living in fear 24/7. All by design. Socially engineered.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Yes! We certainly do

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Yesssss❤❤❤❤

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

​@@CelticSaintwell said 😢😢😢😢but we are rising above this e...v..!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rollmops3113]

​@@CelticSaint100 percent SPOT ON!

[@veryandy2]

well who else is still here ???? 57 in the uk an this is still fkin awsome!!!!

[@MarkMoseman-be5fw]

I'm here 😄....& Still KKKAAYYYEEEMMMMM

[@societysista6187]

🇬🇧 48 🎉

[@paulwalsh8959]

I'm a few days shy of 58..still loving The Skids and Big Country 😁👍

[@SamhainBe]

2024 - 65 next week and still here!

[@roberthevern6169]

69 still here! Boise, Idaho!

[@rupert-j8f]

big country should have been MUCH bigger than they were.

[@danielmoon7594]

"I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert but i can live and breath and c the sun in the winter time" poetry at it's finest

[@emcarnahan]

Yes 💗🌸

[@nancystarr4498]

Agreed. I love the song, and that's my favorite line from it. ♥

[@stevehall1586]

Great lyrics!

[@janedoe-hq9vn]

Right on..

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very,very true.

[@terriellis5145]

Every one from the 80's and The real MTV!! Who's with me in 24!!!!¡ wasn't it Great Guys!!! Ms T Ellis

[@BethWondrely]

Thank goodness we can now stream all these great vids ourselves. I didn't think we'd ever get to see them again.

[@eligebrown8998]

Hell yeah still here

[@eligebrown8998]

​@user-in4cl9fx3h That's true, but sometimes I still listen to my working cassettes and cds.

[@lauramayfield5410]

The best!!!

[@adriennescotson1641]

Who is HERE IN 2024!!!! Classssic!!!!

[@arewethereyet9190]

have the cd playing in the car today!

[@adamaldred8623]

One of steve wright's favorites 👌🏼

[@mbt1955]

Hell yeah!!!!!!

[@susangordon6222]

Still love it!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

They had so much fun riding their ATV"s in this video! You can feel the great vibe as it comes alive with happiness & adventures of travel!

[@sjames304]

One of the BEST songs of the 80s......EASILY.

[@rjjcms1]

Great track,my favourite of theirs ahead of 400 Miles (Fields of Fire). I always have to turn the volume up as loud as possible when playing it,shake the neighbours' foundations and be damned.

[@BionicRasta]

Quite underated too

[@alexanderwalle3568]

There had to be someone out there disappointed to see that snorkeling wouldn't be part of the show.

[@elliottsalazar4597]

Close , bro . Real close .

[@hendrabudiman5060]

songs today are much different from the 80s songs

[@Xis-ql5pj]

This is my " hope" song for 30 years now. May it be so for another 30 years

[@rig152medic9]

I've been looking for this song for over 25 years. Alast, my search has ended and finally this 25 year old earworm can go to rest. I just heard it on the radio one day back in the early 90's as a teenager while travelling in a car way before internet and cell phones were a thing and never heard it again. I could remember it perfectly, exactly where I was, the time of day, the street I was on as if it were yesterday. Sadly all I remembered about the song was a 5 second bagpipe rift which I'm now understanding wasn't bagpipes at all. Just that 5 second rift haunted me every day since. For years I searched and searched for 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's songs with bagpipes to no avail until eventually I forget about it. Recently I started getting back to some classic 80's tracks and just happened to come across it just now. Like a long lost dog that came home or that last piece of puzzle you never found. Now I feel complete. I'll never forget this feeling.

[@gerggerggy7757]

Now what are you looking for?

[@cherbrowne1637]

25 years? 25 years! But it was only like yesterday 😨 Brilliant music..

[@intellect4840]

Congrats man

[@dianemagray3386]

❤

[@iamjoshandyouaredaft]

Very wholesome. Congratulations on finding this song.

[@jensl5956]

“Im not expecting to grow flowers in the desert but I can live and breathe and see the sun in winter time” I fucking love this lyric

[@peggyfranzen6159]

You know it!

[@andrewmclean834]

It's about as good as it gets I reckon.

[@surffuerteventura6831]

I actually grow flowers in the desert, and crack up silently inside every time I listen to that specific lyric. They may not be expecting it, but that doesn't mean it cannot be done.

[@glenchapman3899]

I have always wanted to track down something by the band that explains what this song is all about. There are so many enigmatic lyrics that I sometimes wonder if there isn't something way deeper than we realize going on.

[@andrewmclean834]

@@glenchapman3899 I'm with you bro, apparently the previous commenter isn't so open minded and actually thinks they are claiming it's impossible to grow plants in a dry environment

I'm a broadcaster and musician, in my entire life I must have listened over than 50,000 different songs. This is my favorite one!

[@nancysmith8626]

I've been debating with myself for years whether I could actually pick my most favorite song, particularly from the 80s era. If I had to, I'm pretty sure this one might be it.

[@suzi-c]

Think I may agree, the best to come out of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kempshill6974]

"What have I done to deserve this" by Pet Shop Boys. Talking Heads, Ice House, Billy Idol, Simple Minds"alive and kicking"

[@drewwilliams6888]

@@suzi-c I just love Scottish bands, one of my favourites Big Country and the Skids, best wishes from Wales.

[@shanetanner4654]

Voices of Babylon the outfield, Der kommisar after the fire, shooting shark Blue oyster cult. Many more I can name?

[@enchantro]

We had the best music in the 80’s! What a wonderful time to have grown up in!!

[@Ralph2023_1A]

Agreed.

[@wboyle9721]

This scottish band are singing about a small country scotland but in scottish minds its a big country

[@roxannewood7645]

'70s and '80"s!

[@deanroberts7091]

Take me back

[@star-q7n]

♡

[@Jsissom74]

I'm 46 and this song makes me miss being a kid.

[@ickisandoblina]

Haha... 53, and ditto that sentiment.

[@sammybaltazar6101]

I definitely feel the same 55,and I still love the music of the 80's, good times and great memories...

[@jamesoquinn9168]

I'm 45 and it still gives me goosebumps.

[@robhanks4068]

49... ditto. Proper music.

[@CatWoman6]

Yeah me too!! This song was Gold for me as a child... sweet memories.

[@albertedwarddeguzman4012]

R.I.P Stuart Adamson Rest in Peace never forgotten

[@u.p.woodtick3296]

So very sad.......we hide depression from those that love us, I’ve been there at the edge of the pit......Step back from it as you’ll just put your pain on to the ones that love you the most.

[@davidpeters7953]

Such a shame he didn't feel like staying with us, I'd still pay to go see them today if they were performing

[@MonasticSolace]

Wow. I didn't know he committed suicide. How tragic. That deeply saddens my heart. He was a great musician and a great person.

[@u.p.woodtick3296]

@@MonasticSolace I believe it was back in the late eighties. Depression can be hidden easy.

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yes he left us way too soon may God bless him and his family. Rip🙏

[@hernesillydad1]

Hi i am 60 yrs old now. My best mate and i saw them at the showerings hall in shepton mallet somerset uk. RIP stuart adamson.

[@VitaRaynor-oi4md]

RIP✝️

[@mwoods1052]

73 yr old. Loved this song at the time and now. Top 10 for me.

[@rebelforacause8896]

I wish I could tell Stuart how much him and the rest of Big Country helped me. They saved my life and got me through one of my toughest times.

[@maricvernon6152]

What times???

[@darthdennis6681]

One to say you're welcome by hanging himself...

[@MrHITACHI75]

​@@maricvernon6152 the times I kicked yer head in

[@spunkhead]

​@@maricvernon6152 covid

[@jayatfreelance]

Me too!

[@smokeandmirrors6167]

If you are reading this comment you have great taste in music! Plus I love you!

[@mellysandford]

Check out my music video “Silhouette”, Mark Brzezicki plays drums on the track!

[@jesseeldridge7619]

I love you too. Peace.

[@vanmoody]

I love you too my friend. Songs bringing people together.

[@deborahhewitt6101]

Smoke and Mirrors love you back!!

[@Chatta-Ortega]

You bet your ass I do.

[@tgre12]

One of the greatest songs ever created in humanity’s existence.

[@hunnasancolectas]

big call there.....but I like it ;)

[@antoniohoward2856]

Yeap

[@mackstrong6374]

Don't forget the video is awesome too

[@chuckwilliam4746]

100%

[@ianjackson5128]

Thought that was Porrohman 👍

[@malinchoneska8554]

I heard this playing in the car next to me at a stop light. OMG...it brought back SO many great memories. I'm Old.....So What WE All have good taste in music here.

[@bellanita]

Love how the guitars sound like a cooler version of bagpipes...one of my all time favourite songs and so sad about Stuart Adamson....RIP mate :(

[@daveb6214]

Nicki Reynolds A real shame he was one in a million. Hawaii is such a great place , but with Stuart checking out there it's changed now . Absent Friends.

[@perudahudson7481]

he was a depressive.. shame help wasnt at hand.. or if it was it didnt help.. preferred him in the skids though.

[@1994g0]

Great comment.thanks for the insights on the bagpipe sound.

[@lindadote]

Nicki Reynolds .......actually, Stuart *hated* folks saying that but it’s hard not to hear it, he was a fabulous guitarist nonetheless. RIP Stuart Adamson.

[@WATP1872LR-G]

There's nothing cooler than the pipes!

[@Mike-bo1il]

67 year old here listening in 2024-makes anyone who likes this song a little bit Scottish

[@zoki-kj3ox]

Aberdeen here! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rickzaccaro2223]

was in Scotland for a week in May. Went through dunfermline and the Highlands. This song was playing in my head.

[@keithwald5349]

I'd walk 500 miles for the chance to visit Scotland.

[@rickzaccaro2223]

@@keithwald5349 and I'd walk 500 more!

[@xr6lad]

@@keithwald5349ive got the glasses if you have the shoes for it.

[@ryanbarker5217]

i'm going back to the early 80's, who wants to join me?

[@georgiasmith64]

Class of 82 joining you

[@squiggyanderson6125]

@@georgiasmith64 class 0f 83 right behind u!

[@Kyavata]

Five y.o.here. I'm already sitting on my carpeted living room floor watching He-man, but if you head to Turtle's grab me this on cassette, well you?

[@stephenconlon653]

Rather go to the ‘70s

[@granty6125]

Stephen Conlon bit of both decades would be lovely ✌🏻

[@brianreillyaudio]

Coming from someone who was born in 1999. We really do wish we got to experience the 70s and 80s!

[@wessexblue]

My teenage years were late 70s early 80s so glad I grew up in those times would go back in a instant if I had the chance.

[@ctgeorgia]

So glad I grew up in the 80s! Best decade of music...EVER

[@johnr2630]

This man was an absolute genius and should be respected as such, he is truly missed

[@animals4ever]

I agree

[@TobeyStarburst]

He died?

[@ohyeah1994]

@@TobeyStarburst Hanged himself in Honolulu on December 16, 2001.

[@lavieenrose5954]

Toast and Marmalade I didn’t know he hanged himself; I know Stuart was found dead in that hotel room after going missing for a month; not even contacting his wife and family but had no idea about c.o.d... RIP Stuart Adamson 🖤

[@magpieone9390]

Praying for him still.RIP Stuart

[@marshalllancaster2314]

57 but trying to get that 16 feeling again. This does the trick. Highly recommend the whole album but this is a treasure by itself. Scotland’s national anthem.

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

Happy 40th anniversary to this song! 🎉🍾May 19, 1983 - May 19, 2023

[@jbawesomevideos3556]

40 years already!?? (sigh I figured)😔

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

@@jbawesomevideos3556 Yep...

[@dureka1908]

One of the best lyrics in rock history, 'You can't stay here with every single hope you have shattered.'

[@nancysmith8626]

Agree! Although this whole song is a lyrical gem.

[@bobbyblank6916]

Heard this song a gazillion times and only know the lyric "in a big country"

[@Lisa-pw2he]

"You can't expect to grow flowers in the desert."

[@7thangelad586]

I just sympathize with anyone who didn’t grow up hearing the music of the 80’s and 90’s. There’s an energy throughout that is unparalleled.

[@chriswirth9484]

80's correct----90's not so much--imo

[@suesullivan5631]

@@chriswirth9484 The early 90’s maybe.

[@useridgaf-p6b]

I was very confused in the 80's. I didn't know what Pronounds to use/S

[@MississippiBN68]

Agreed! We didn't have the choices that the newer generations have nowadays for ways to spend their downtime. Music was everything to us! It was our main outlet for expressing our individual personalities.

[@lucypotato8793]

I grew up with 60s, 70's, 80's & 90's & early 2,000's too, How lucky am I! I feel sorry for kids these days...

[@jacobmcvay123]

Probably one of the most lyrically powerful songs if you break it down. Such a shame their lead singer was struggling with depression and alcoholism that bad while making people get out of that same darkness with his music. Like a Robin Williams type of guy. Trying to help others not feel like him. RIP.

[@CSM100MK2]

it has its moments ,like lots of pop songs. get over yourself.

[@Noel-fi3mr]

Totally. I remember listening to this as a kid and not appreciating it. Then I read the lyrics as an adult...........Amazing. Absolutely incredible lyrics.

[@Wittyusername_]

‘Trying to help others not feel like him ‘ damn. 😓

[@michaelmurphy2330]

100%

[@kyachdistent1301]

I think it's lost in a wronged presentation. They've other songs than this, especially in the 90s, that worked so much better.

[@Sometimes_Always]

I've loved this song ever since it came out 40+ years ago. Thank you, Stuart Adamson- RIP bro.

[@justmex1514]

I saw Big Country at Dingwalls in the early 1980s. After they had finished playing Stuart came up to the bar and bought me and my friend a drink. Such a nice bloke. Never forget that

[@jimmymurray6116]

I was 13 years old the first time that this song, caused a chill that ran all the way up me. I am 51 years old, and I still feel the hair on my neck rise. Makes me want to get up, run thru a wall, a bottle of courage in a song. Music that fires the soul does that. RIP Adamson.

[@JoannaCubana]

💯💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤❤

[@boufontleflamingoetta8433]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@serenan920]

Legend

[@JoannaCubana]

@@serenan920 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@peterpoppit]

Bro spot on! Same here!

[@lucilovecraft1621]

One of the best Scottish bands ever.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@chasenichols4126]

@Kreuhn Kohrman Fun fact, Scotland is part of Britian, regardless of whether they are indeed ENGLISH.

[@peggyfranzen6159]

Bad synthesizers, for the bag pipes, as my my cousin once stated.My reply was " True, however, the lead singer has a great voice."

[@peggyfranzen6159]

' my"- forgive my repetition.

[@haydenwittig8877]

@Kreuhn KohrmanREALLY WHO FRIGGIN CARES SAME SHIT BUDDY ENGLAND V SCOTLAND GEE MATE YOUR CLUTCHING ON STRAWS THERE WHO THE F CARES .

[@haydenwittig8877]

SIMPLE MINDS.

[@benfranklin1770]

This song is like a bottle of wine. It gets better with age!!

[@robertonievecimamontana7065]

Nah... It was jammin' then and kept its rhythmic tempo, but I get it if some folks believe there is something above 100%

[@antoniohabersham1555]

One day people will realize the 80's had the best music ever

[@mariamolina7593]

Not really. That respect would go to the 60's /70's

[@analizajackson4706]

80's had good music but 60's and 70' was better. they pave the way for the 80's music

[@cultparade2981]

the two people that replied to your comment obviously have yet to realize the 80's were the best decade for music in human history, here's hoping one day they get it...

[@larry9729]

Ain’t that the dang truth! Music like this always brings a smile! Even in college in the early 90’s, we would go listen to old 80’s night every Sunday. Was it me or was it actually fun hanging out overnight to get a new album or concert tickets? Simpler times.

[@DukeFame88]

80s had a few good bands but the decade does not come close to the 60s and 70s. ..and gr ew up in the 80s

[@jimbowie4504]

Show of hands if your still listening to the greatest band in 2020? Rip Stuart

[@padraigsisk4057]

Allways. Since 1984.

[@lucaserico35]

Jim Bowie eccomi!

[@hunnasancolectas]

most days :)

[@Jeffro5564]

Who Stuart?

[@eddiehaley1833]

Be listening to Big Country till am deaf 😂

[@richtygart6855]

I was going thru serious alcoholism while living in Thailand when I read the article about his final days and death. At that moment many lines of this song suddenly had a new meaning for me. Something happened and even though it was a nightmare I gave up drinking 100% soon after. "Stay alive."

[@patrickjenkins3109]

Hope it's going good for you, everyone has a breakthrough moment, I hope it has worked out for you, remember in the hardest of times the best times follow 🙏

[@csxjax]

Keep fighting dude. 4 years sober myself. Not looking back just forward!

[@arewethereyet9190]

8 yrs 1/20/24 sober....life is Good.

[@Leuka_]

Then this song did what he intended it to do. Glad you're still here. :)

[@grampageorge3407]

I’m 73and I still listen to this song.Good music is good music.

[@maudemathildeh335]

Missing the 80s sitting here in quarantine and uncertainty.

[@exactlywhatisaid]

i'm here too

[@mikebressler8951]

We survived the 80's baby.... Coronavirus ain't Shit... 🤘🇺🇸🤘

[@techboysf]

@@mikebressler8951 The 80s were the best times! Cold War over, great music, no pandemics...

[@mikebressler8951]

@@techboysf I agree... ✌

[@jwalzer]

We’ll make it through this together with this great music!

[@dickieoggie7369]

I would have listened to this song hundreds of times since childhood and I'll never get tired of it. Masterpiece! 🙏🏾

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Amaaaaazing ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@Tarantulisimo]

Big Country, U2, The Call, Tears For Fears, & The Alarm were all toying around with the bagpipe drone guitar sound back in the day -- Big Country really perfected it on this track though

[@peachbellini2615]

I love The Call .. Michael Been was a musical genius

[@gabrielamontesdeoca8359]

Dude Your Soo kool!!! me and my sister's had a strict child hood. Church bullshit and verbally abuse sob dad. Music made us happy !!!!

[@Maguirearch]

Bullshit...only big country wanted a bagpipe guitar sound as it suited their Scottish culture and the ethos of a sound of the big open Scottish landscape...u2 only used a real bagpipe in the song "Tomorrow" and they weren't even the ultraload mouth blown marching band pipes...but native Irish elbow bag powered uilean pipes used for traditional Irish cielle sessions and standard pub and stage venue performances

[@Maguirearch]

Just to clarify that all those other bands weren't Scottish bands or Irish Gaelic inspired bands...U2 are more an international everyman's band than an Irish nationalistic band...bono is against nationalism anyway....the alarm were Welsh..they don't do bagpipes in Wales and the other bands you mention are all English....

[@Tarantulisimo]

@@Maguirearch thank you for the clarification -- but i was referring more to the experimentation with the sound than to these band's heritages, & wasn't trying to delve that deeply into the origins as much as simply into the use of the sound. Obviously, Scottish or Irish bands would be more prone to use a bagpipe sounding guitar or keyboard drone, but non-Scottish & non-Gaelic bands & groups have used actual bagpipes or bagpipe-like sounds in their music

[@blujazz10000]

Stuart's guitar tone, that sounds like bagpipes, makes the hair stand up on my arms and neck. Truly exhilarating music. The man created the sounds I've always heard in my soul, but could never articulate. Stuart Adamson was a poet, musician and creative genius. May he rest well in the congregation of the righteous, with our Most High God. ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

[@LIBREPUB]

I’ll take “80s videos that make no sense, but are still awesome” for $1000 Alex. 😆. This was in heavy rotation on MTV back in the day.

[@brandondrake14]

Well said!!!❤😊

[@ellzedd4113]

How does this not make sense? Perhaps a Tool video would change your mind.

[@LIBREPUB]

@@ellzedd4113 well Tool isn’t 80s, but yeah. Their videos make no sense either.

[@phoenixgrove]

One of the most beautiful songs ever. 😊

[@nicksarts8925]

i agree, it is so nice

[@phoenixgrove]

Nick's Arts Nice is an understatement. It is awesome!!

[@scottatkins9866]

Sonia Khatri. Really like it too.

[@user-ur9wy1lt8z]

Yeah and the video is hella interesting too :)

[@jacobramirez7110]

Scotland style. 💜💜

[@courtneyruth196]

I wish the entire population of Scotland would come to America for a visit. Such lovely accents.

[@skymanifest8339]

It would probably be easier for one American (you) to visit Scotland. We're not here to keep you entertained with our accents.

[@CrashMacDuff]

Brogue.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Jmac1477]

😄 so typically Scottish. God bless ya.

[@ingridcornwell4341]

I’m reading this that you think Americans have “such lovely accents”. True, and I thank you. If you’re saying the Scots have “such lovely accents,” again, true. And as a Scottish descendant, I thank you as well. 😊

[@courtneyruth196]

Just paying you's a compliment

[@shepopop]

It is now 42 years ago , I met my English husband while travelling Tunisia . Moved to UK and being married since . This song will always remind of those early time together .

[@ericjackson9496]

💪

[@RobbieTaylor-f7r]

❤

[@robertwallace8401]

damn...I'm sixty two now and still think about Stuart Adamson.

[@ento444]

The bagpipe guitars. This is the music I grew up to, even though I'm still growing up. THANK YOU DAD

[@charleswilson1583]

dad must have been a man \m/

[@waanaabe-4795]

You lucky little shit :)

[@treycarter6736]

I prefer to play acoustic, it feels more real to me, but I need to buy an electric (I sold my last because I never played it) and learn how to get that effect.

[@eprocess3248]

@@treycarter6736 Stuart used a MXR pitch transposer (MXR M-129 I believe) that would take his original note after its played and raise it a full octave or more

[@ThePokersurfer]

1983....... Wanna go back!

[@robbo1847]

Fucking aye r8

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

My favourite year from my youth because it was the year I left school and had a memorable holiday romance 😂

[@davidbanner5722]

ME TOO

[@ebonidickson6251]

I was born in 85 but yes I would go back with you.

[@robbiesharp311]

I was a freshman in high school. ☺

[@heatherhalligan142]

I didn't know he was a victim of suicide. I lost my friend to it and we both loved this song. God bless.

[@sandradowling-horgan4221]

So sorry for your loss ❤🩵

[@mr.woowoo8826]

I've never seen you look like this without a reason Another promise fallen through Another season passes by you I never took the smile away from anybody's face And that's a desperate way to look For someone who is still a child In a big country dreams stay with you Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Stay alive, here we go I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered I'm not expecting to grow flowers in a desert But I can live and breathe And see the sun in wintertime In a big country dreams stay with you Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Stay alive In a big country dreams stay with you Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Stay alive So take that look out of here it doesn't fit you Because it's happened doesn't mean you've been discarded Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming Cry out for everything you ever might have wanted I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered, see ya I'm not expecting to grow flowers in a desert But I can live and breathe And see the sun in wintertime In a big country dreams stay with you Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Stay alive Ha, ha In a big country dreams stay with you Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Stay alive In a big country dreams stay with you Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Stay alive

[@vickslao8450]

RIP Stuart...one of the best songs in the 80's era. It rocks with the bagpipes on the background

[@delby66]

This song is great, but this band had so many other great songs. WHAT A MAGNIFICENT!!!!! BAND. RIP Stuart

[@kimberlitelewisham6414]

That's a brilliant guitarist , love , not bagpipes

[@josepheveson6187]

It’s actually a guitar - echoing the sound of a set of bagpipes was his signature tone.

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

@@kimberlitelewisham6414 I always thought it was pipes! Lol And here I was proud that someone finally put pipes in a current song lol

[@Martin-lp4yg]

there are no bagpipes..its guitar effects...not too difficult to do with the right effects pedals!...sounds like the pipes...sounds good to a scotsman!!!!!!!!

[@peregrinec5477]

"I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert, but I can look and breathe and see the sun in winter time."

[@imissthawwf94]

Peregrine C funny, just as i was getting to this comment the part came on love it

[@peregrinec5477]

@@imissthawwf94 Cool, Baby. Very cool.

[@adingoatemybaby498]

I always thought they were singing "I'm not expecting to grow pharaohs in the desert."

[@alexanderwalle3568]

If they had shot the video at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Staff Sgt. Frankenberger would have been standing at the bottom putting a stunned Adamson in his place--Frankenberger would have went upside his head for that sorry display of stealth and speed like he did mine @ Bridgeport.

[@drakawinkle584]

I live in Phoenix Arizona and we are seeing the sun in winter.

[@aaronjschaefer]

One of the best 80's songs... I was lucky to see them shortly before Stuart's passing. RIP.

[@rogerkay8603]

21 years since he left us, hope you're in a better place big man x

[@americantoff3236]

This was back in the 80s when Scotland took over the world with Big Country, Simple Minds, Cocteau Twins, Proclaimers just to name a few. Good ol days lads

[@michaeloneill6453]

Stuart was a great singer and a great man. Dunfermline miss you

[@louiscsanko3673]

Very, sad. I offer my Condolences to Stuart's Family, Friends, Bandmates, and The Millions of Big Country Fans.🙏❤

[@BethWondrely]

You are very missed, Stewart. This song is so timeless. You were taken way to soon😭😭😭💔

[@nataliefinch4035]

My Dad introduced me to this song. Still one of my favorites. R.I.P.

[@davidord8110]

Good man we all love you for that God bless son

[@freedomfirst5557]

This song has the 80's DNA all over it.

[@jackthomas1448]

Ah, yes, a jizz joke.

[@VidaBlue317]

ew

[@irishtino1595]

I was a huge fan of Big Country, they were a wonderful high energy unique wall of sound that most people in the US seemed uninterested in the early 1980s. The death of Stuart Adamson in 2000 was heartbreaking, I had gotten sober 7 year before and it was so sad that this talented man struggle so hard until he took his own life. Stuart I know some of your pain and I like to think that you and the Big Country kept me alive long enough to overcome my addiction. Peace to you and my the Lord heal the hearts of those you left behind. We we will all see each other in the future.

[@louiscsanko3673]

Stuart Adamson. We Love You Always.🙏❤

[@vyrissdev6229]

His death in 16 December, 2001

[@JoannaCubana]

🙏🏾💜🙏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾😪😪

[@lucypotato8793]

Other than this song, I really don't know any others? What are the other good 1's?

[@NUMBER1TAFFY]

This song will never get old absolute banging tune from the golden era of the 80s.

[@robertstephenlynn767]

20 years gone Stuart, still a legend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@shelly6534]

This is the song that gets me through the hardest times.

[@Vinnyboss2]

its a kick ass song

[@hippie14in]

Same

[@oldschool5539]

.......Same Here.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@octaviawilson9155]

Same❤

[@destinationunknown8085]

Yeah when I feel like giving up....it keeps me alive....

[@peggyjoseph8493]

One band that certainly never got their just due. Incredible!

[@ゆうじ松山]

一発屋と皆さん揶揄されますが🎊ビルボードにランクインする事がどれだけ大変か御存知なんですかね🤔大好きなバンドでした🤩💯💯💯

[@unclesquatch7934]

This is one of the greatest examples of the '80s.

[@lincoln3307]

I count myself fortunate that, living in Nashville, I saw Big Country preform at the Cannery Ballroom in 2000. They sounded as good as ever and played their heart's out! It turned out to be their last tour before Stuart's passing.

[@lizzie50583]

Wow, I bet was incredible!!!! You are so lucky!!!! 🍀

[@daviddigital6887]

Lots of the old bands hit the Cannery. I live in the Gulch, so it isn't far. If you don't get shot

[@noquemacuh8447]

That shit is sad

[@redwolfexr]

He was actually living in Nashville at the time, too.

[@tinuvielkofs2069]

Nice. I wonder how long places like the Cannery and Exit/In will last...

[@shannonc3121]

If you really listen to the lyrics, this is like the perfect anthem to send to a friend on down times. "Because it's happened doesn't mean you've been discarded" He is literally saying- stay alive.

[@willglo]

"Come up screamin' !"

[@shutterbug_713]

But he didn't stay alive. He strangled himself!

[@yeshalloween]

@@jmack8767 except the singer died by suicide…

[@Leuka_]

I wish somebody could have played this song for him on the day he died. What a shame. 💔

[@marklynch9527]

You can’t stay here when every single hope you have is shattered…a lot of us left our homes

[@mikedodson4595]

Yep. I did the week after I turned 17. I've never been back. I'm 45 now.

[@alannorman4097]

No work in south Wales in 1984. Left home married an English girl. The rest is history.

[@melissabee4152]

Probably my favorite feel-good song. It lifts my heart high. ❤️

[@redskies4530]

Hi Melissa,I have an offbeat soul searching song to recommend to you called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix

[@skylieechase2115]

I agree

[@MobiusBandwidth]

Stuart wrote the best happy songs, as well as dark ones, it's pretty easy to write a minor key song that sounds good, but writing one like this in a major key, that doesn't sound trite, simple, but not dumb, is a real challenge. my favourite band.

[@josephlowry4320]

It really gets us motivated especially in the Summer.

[@boulderbill1783]

How lucky I am to have this band from the same small town in Scotland as me. They might be a huge band but to me and many others in my home town they’re just a band from Dunfermline and that fills us with so much pride. RIP Stuart

[@gregoryhagen8801]

Hoot Mon!

[@MobiusBandwidth]

Scotland's greatest export!

[@miahconnell23]

What is it about the Isle of Great Britain ? Pretty big world impact, yet Scotland and England aren’t very big countries… 🤷‍♀️

[@andrewsheldon5275]

​@@miahconnell23 Scotland. The only greater country than England 😊

[@pauljordan4452]

​@@MobiusBandwidth Competing with whisky and Irn Bru.

[@FTF96]

I loved this song the first time I heard it, and it’s never lost it’s potency. Every time I hear it I get a big smile on my face, absolutely superb band and a timeless song

[@jgilbertify]

Yeah Chris... when talent met a beautiful song!!!

[@CDMJDMHHC]

you really have to live in the rocky mountain to understand

[@peggyfranzen6159]

I still think this looks like a great adventure- life is. insn't over until the. journey....

[@brianruff1133]

I love these 80's videos where they just film the band doing interesting stuff: dirt bikes! scuba diving! What does that have to do with the song? Nothing!

[@alucardhellsing1037]

R.I.P - William Stuart Adamson 11 April 1958 - 16 December 2001

[@shutterbug_713]

Alucard Hellsing, he's 1 of my heroes.

[@dequanneloms4854]

He died on my birthday. Such a great performer!

[@vellabella1]

So young

[@anthonyivanaglugubjr.2645]

Alucard Hellsing only 43 years, not a Canada standard.

[@lindadote]

Anthony Ivan Aglugub Jr. ......not sure I understand a Canadian connection but if you simply meant Stuart’s age, he was far too young.

[@rubedogg6969]

Who else was watching and listening to this on MTV in 1983!

[@DanielESmith-iz7lx]

Ruben Delgadillo Hey. I was. And into the gap.

[@mbellovin]

Me. I was 13 and bought the tape which I listened to constantly.

[@jy871]

I had to watch it on Night tracks, didnt get MTV until 85

[@yvettecolebourn5786]

Ruben Delgadillo I was

[@Bacchus1983]

I was!

[@Shell6424]

Grew up in the 80s and I have Scottish ancestry😀 so this this song is special to me.

[@Justy-ty2oh]

One of my favourite songs as a teen, I had this posted on my wall, I loved this part of the song. I'm not expecting to grow flowers in a desert But I can live and breathe And see the sun in wintertime

[@Genjo_N_Mojave]

One of my favorite songs as a 27 yr old. I've lived in t/Mojave Desert for 48 of my 60 yrs, and Yeppers, I do "grow flowers in the desert"; a great metaphor, and literal quote. Growing flowers in the desert is an unbelievable challenge. If the freezing nights, burning long summers, or desert squirrels don't take out those flowers, the 60 mph winds, and flash floods followed by wildfires will. :-) Breathing in the desert of Mojave is as bad for ones lungs, as living next to LAX or a major airport, due to a high volume of dust in the air. However, while the rest of the nation goes thru a deep freeze during winter, one can get a suntan in these S.W. deserts.

[@caligirl9212]

Yes..

[@alisterfolson]

I feel the same in Yuma, AZ...he described desert life perfectly

[@maxelldenomie667]

Gina Litchfield this one, and "Hold Your Head High", Argent

[@randymiller3949]

OMG...The 80s...You had to be there and live in the 80s to REALLY APPRECIATE THE 80s!!! Proud member of The Class of 88 The greatest era of music, clothes, MOVIES, & fads ever in my opinion. Fast Times At Ridgemont High The Last American Virgin Jeckyl & Hyde Together Again Top Secret Real Genius Vacation Ghostbusters Dr.Detroit 1941 Caddyshack Easy Money Back To School Harlem Nights Coming To America Return Of The Jedi Rocky 3 & 4 Volunteers Who's Harry Crumb Uncle Buck Planes, Trains, & Automobiles 16 Candles Weird Science Pretty In Pink Stand By Me Parachute Pants Big hair Leg Warmers Swatches Rubiks Cube Atari 2600 Pac-Man Centipede Berserk Journey Band/The Game Walkmans Break Dancing Ocean Pacific Clothes Panama Jack Clothes A LOT of great 1 hit wonders were from the 80s... Send Me An Angel...Real Life In America...KBC Band 1 Night In Bangkok Baby Love...Regina Let The Music Play...Shannon In Cars...Gary Numan Take On Me...A-Ha Safety Dance...Men W/O Hats Let The Day Begin...The Call I'll Melt W/You...Modern English Red, Red Wine...UB 40 Crying In The Rain...OranJu Jones I Can Dream @ U...Dave Hartman Don't Forget Me...Glass Tiger Life In A Northern Town...Dream Academy Let's Go All The Way...Sly Fox Mexican Radio...Wall Of Voodoo Come On Eilene...Dexy's Midnite Runners I Ran...Flock Of Seagulls 867-5309...Tommy Tutone Salt In My Tears...Martin Briley Centepedr...Rebbie Jackson Pac-Man Fever 99 Red Baloons...Nena Heart & Soul...T'Pau AND I COULD GO ON AND ON

[@arnie8604]

..... sad that someone that brought us so much happiness should himself be so sad ..... we miss you Stuart.

[@clodaghmalone7658]

Stuart Adamson what a loss, the soundtrack to so many peoples lives in the 1980s

[@garyevans8957]

When this hit MTV in the early 1980s I was in my early twenties. I only have to hear the intro and I am immediately transported to a feeling of being young with my whole life in front of me. SHA

[@shawnkinser1164]

This song is the epitome of the 80s for me

[@CardsharpChris]

Shawn Kinser It truly does represent the 80’s. The best decade ever. God, I miss it.