Bucks Fizz - Now Those Days Are Gone

[@gsg9205]

Listening to this after the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth. I was 18 when this came out...parents were alive and I thought I had forever ! Time goes quickly! Do a good deed everyday folks!

[@bobpendlebury3733]

Well said...accept every day as a blessing from God and revere the memory of your parents.

[@dannycostello1978]

Takes on a great significance as you advance in years. I am nearly 47 now. I was 5 when this came out.

[@sjf3721]

A time when proper beautiful songs were written Not the shite we hear now Thank god for the 80's

[@carolewood3445]

I can’t understand half of the rubbish they put out now day. I’m only 46 and feel so old. Love Buck’s Fizz

[@sjf3721]

@@carolewood3445 I quite agree Carole, I went to see bucks fizz in 83 they were brilliant and in my opinion "Now those days are gone" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written !!

[@philbarnes7046]

An 80's masterpiece that sadly too few know, absolutely adore this and Bucks Fizz 😍

[@PBAncello-yl3kf]

What a breathtakingly beautiful song... exquisitely sung, written and arranged. Wow. ❤️

[@olivermoriarty]

Agreed . Incredibly beautiful song. 👌

[@KathleenGotdon]

Your so right ✅️ it's just been on top pops repeat show on bbc3 absolutely beautiful track ❤

[@SJHUE]

You are so right Phil and it is sad to think that as time goes by this wonderful song will not likely be known to future generations.

[@Starrysky-e1i]

It’s beautiful 😍

[@christopheradderley45]

This is simply a track of pure beauty. Try not to be sad because those days are gone, but smile because they happened 🧡

[@bobpendlebury3733]

Have it playing now.

[@mikwhiting938]

You know what - some songs are just brilliant. This is one.

[@shereehalls7705]

Such an underrated Band this is a great and beautiful song ❤

[@alexecgooi]

This is one of the greatest ballads ever, the melodies, the harmonies, the meaning of the song, the powerful ending. Incomparable vintage Bucks Fizz. Love Dies Hard is another great gem in the same album. Hits you harder when you’re older, when you’ve experienced love, but hopefully not too much lost love. It’s a very sad song. Loved them from the very beginning. So glad to have grown up listening to their songs when they were in their prime in the 80’s. Fine music like this, now those days are gone, indeed.

[@DarthScorpion]

They could change the word "Days" for "Dreams" and it have the same sentiment

[@davespeed45]

Now this is proper singing. Brilliant harmonies. What a shame music has gone so downhill in recent times.

[@moonie226]

ok boomer

[@mssorrento1]

@@moonie226 😂

[@KendraKanary]

Soooo true! What happened to music like this!??

[@royboy565]

Another great underrated song is Say you don't mind by Colin Blunstone.

[@michaelrawson6261]

@@moonie226:...moron.

[@willgammage8032]

I’ve never heard this song until now and wow has it blown me away. What a beautifully sung song. Excellent.

[@andrews.7930]

Revisiting some great memories..crying with tears of joy.

[@albanhindle4695]

Whatever you say about Buck Fizz, this is a brilliant song, perfectly arranged & beautifully sung!

[@markstevenson4572]

i love Bucks Fizz ,they will always be remembered by most for Making your mind up for me this is their best song by a distance then its Land of make believe

[@peterbalac1915]

@@markstevenson4572 You are right mate, definitely the best song they ever recorded. 🤙

[@bobpendlebury3733]

Spot on

[@brianblackburn1004]

Just not by them :)

[@JosephMuir-ic2nw]

Aye , beautiful God I miss my ex wife

[@larrybrown9583]

Flawless victory !! How could anybody makes derogatory remarks about a group who could produce a recording of this quality. They hit all the right notes and strike all the right chords in ones emotions. The older you get the more emotive this song becomes. Their detractors would do well to realise this song will always be relevant and listened to long after anyone who dismissed bucks fizz as nothing special.

[@UBZUKki]

👏......Well said ..... Thank you.

[@davidnorman7761]

A song that makes me stand back and take count of what we have and more what we have lost in my world it's my mother sadly missed .

[@finnio9094]

One of the best songs ever written absolute classic and beautifully sung

[@chris-rfs]

One of the most beautiful songs i have heard.I was around 20 yrs old when this was in the charts. It made me think about life then and still does. A classic of the 80s.! The bit at the end with the airmen gets me,my dad was in the RAF and it reminds me of a gentle man that fought for his country. Just wish i would have told him how proud i was of him.

[@Derwentcub]

This is a true gem of a song - a masterpiece. I am sure those of us who are now getting older can see the significance of it all. It still makes me watery-eyed, as I am reminded of love ones who are no longer with me, and of happy times past. Thanks for posting this x

[@susanmowbray4669]

agree so much x

[@flowergirl8815]

it does me too. I feel that it was coming to a end after the coach accident

[@HawkeyeBrodine]

Same here.

[@philiprhodes5537]

Couldn not agree more i feel much the same and also the wrong side of 50 and to all those who ive lost over the years who i’ll never forget this song is for them all

[@amandeepv]

Derwentcub damn straight

[@michaelrawson6261]

Oh... my... God!!! Wen this was out, I was an elite secondary schools athlete, aged 13, I did Schools shot, discus, javelin, 100mtrs, 200mtrs, rugby, cricket, and I was unbelievably happy

[@marksharmanmusic1]

One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded by amazing vocalists. Those harmonies are just stunning. People passed them off like they did Abba. Time tells the truth and this is class.

[@deborahrobertson8606]

Took them for granted at the time. But this is a beautiful song, exquisitely sung

[@philipnorris6542]

Quite right, Deborah.

[@shereehalls7705]

One of the best songs they ever did..Brilliant song ❤️❤️

[@joe-dg6dl]

Beautiful memories of a very, very special girl who I met. Sadly, could never be an item. Love her to this day. Glad to know she is happy with her life. Miss you so, so much. xxxx

[@jimred5700]

I grew up in the 70`s............but I`m only just beginning to realise just how good this band actually was. Masterpieces.

[@Tiffany.1970]

Time can pass so quickly if you let so I say cherish what is front of you for one day it might be gone for ever no matter how one wishes one could have that day again it's just not possible so peace n kindness I send to everyone this song is Just simply a beautiful song and has a lovely wartime feel about it 😍👌☺️

[@sarahjanegaltrey2890]

I stayed friends with my ex. I'd walk through fire for him. Glad I stayed for the person he is... This song helps me remember that we only have a few years.

[@allwelsh]

One of the best ballads ever,beautiful.

[@SC-jh9qp]

This is a fabulous song and Mike Nolan's lead vocals are exquisite.

[@bandrew5598]

Beautiful and timeless. I’m an 80s boy from Rossington in Doncaster and this song brings back beautiful memories of my youth.

[@maxinesmith2193]

It’s absolutely beautiful 🌹 underrated gem

[@Tiffany.1970]

I agree totally Maxine a truly beautiful song by 4 singer's bucks fizz the song has a lovely wartime theme going on such a beautiful song xx indeed if only those days could come again indeed 🎉❤😊

[@antonygilbey8068]

Young and free,not any more,just memories but good ones glad I was around in the 70s and 80s.

[@angiebabe75]

This is just beautiful can't fault those harmonies and Mike Nolan's vocals on this are flawless. Gives me goosebumps!!

[@TinaWatts-h1j]

Absolutely beautiful,,still a tear jerker

[@yvonnemoore8734]

Love this song brings back great memories of the 80s, when life seemed much simpler ❤️

[@HayamWaruk]

Mike Nolan's vocals on this are just superb. One of their most under-rated tracks but one of their best.

[@markfox1545]

Dirk Diggler - underrated? Says who?

[@jonc3295]

@@markfox1545 as in it was not one of their biggest hits, but by far their best.

[@jonc3295]

Has any group looked more 80s?

[@shereehalls7705]

Totally agree Love this song ❤️

[@markfox1545]

@@jonc3295 - that still doesn't suggest it's underrated. Let's be honest, you're still trying in vain to have an original thought, aren't you?

[@anthonymccrossan1212]

I think everyone can identify with this song. Superb singing.Great video.This is a classic...

[@chinaman612]

So evocative. Where HAVE those days gone?

[@SilverStarEyes]

38 years later I appreciate this more than when I first heard it when I was 12

[@fantabmedia2321]

Same :) Just wonderful

[@jamiefoyers2800]

One of their under-rated gems. Big fan growing up...saw Mike and Cheryl's interview on GB news the other night, great to see them still performing and recording.

[@pauldeeks8250]

Absolutely so true to life,this is such a beautiful ballad and superbly sung ❤❤❤❤

[@19195658]

Some of the best harmonies you will ever hear.

[@marksharmanmusic1]

Beautiful

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Such a great vocal by Mike on this one. Such a great slow dance number from way back in the day.

[@rampheadsheilaramphead2481]

Absolutely beautiful song,

[@andrewguest6941]

Beautiful ❤️

[@skguy7]

Always loved this song. One of their best. God I miss the 80's. Happy days in my late teens/ early 20's

[@bandrew5598]

Timeless and beautiful- always reminds me of Xmas when i was young ❤

[@tonynolan2195]

That’s what the song does makes you think and remember the past I miss it so much not to crazy about getting old xx

[@genewebb8396]

what an awesome song.. accapella is amazing.. when the piano and strings come in its so lucious. outstanding! one of the best ballads bucks fizz ever recorded!

[@zanducktv2398]

Pretty spectacular live too.

[@davewoodward272]

Means so much to me and new to late

[@PhilEadie65]

The Best

[@Jindypops]

A great tribute to those brave fliers who braved the angry skies over Europe. God bless them all.

[@spunkyhunk1]

One of their best. Beautiful moving track.

[@Xnoizz]

What a great melancholic song.... remembers me to the days when I was young...my best friend Bert played this... and we talked about life, love and the future... now in 2019 he is still my best friend since 1976.

[@stevehamilton558]

When the line...playing with words...comes in it wrenches my heart ❤

[@williamgraham8761]

Superb song, what an amazing arrangement, perfect vocal harmonies

[@HerbertSwales]

What a song this is

[@Violasax]

Truly one of the most beautiful and finely executed songs from this era. Those opening acappella bars are simply breathtaking and Mike's voice throughout just beautiful. I hadn't heard this for years until I was stopped in my tracks yesterday when it was played by our local irish radio station. I'm so pleased to have rediscovered it.

[@fridasharmonizer4866]

What station was that?? I'm Irish too and I'm curious to know :)

[@Violasax]

+Ella Kelly Hi Ella, I think it was Classic Hits ( 94 Fm), probably Gareth O Callaghan' Sunday Morning programme. Ha! now you have me listening to this again 😿

[@fridasharmonizer4866]

+Violasax Thanks! I didn't think they played the Fizz! Great that they do now! :)

[@Violasax]

@EllaKelly Listen to Gareth O'Callaghan's 'Classic Love Songs ' on a Sunday morning. It's great for hearing stuff that you have literally not heard for 30-40 ,even 50 years (giving away my age now ;) )

[@fridasharmonizer4866]

+Violasax Thanks love! :)

[@carlasanderson2505]

I cry every time I here this. It is so beautiful and how it was not knowing if your loved one would come back to you from war!! One of the best songs ever written thank you so much for it bucks fizz love always x

[@MrNewrad]

Such a beautiful song by a underrated group.

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

No human can offer a greater gift to another than that of brightening up that person's day when it started off badly. This arrangement touches that button and thus will remain in eternity. Sometimes it's good to tell the artists that they made a difference. I hope you read this Bucks Fizz. Thanks so much.

[@KathleenGotdon]

Beautiful just beautiful ❤

[@fairlyvague82]

This was amazing and SO underrated

[@alanbrett2174]

We all lose loved ones and time changes, but with songs like these, we can still get lost in our memories.

[@davw4397]

yep,lost me wife now 62,those days have gone.

[@nigelwilliams9307]

Beautiful song and vid.

[@gilbertwee6261]

Hands down, one of the best songs ever written in the universe!

[@neilfleming2787]

this is my favourite track by a mile and up there on my all time of all genres of music

[@Sunshine123x]

Beautiful I forgot about this song .

[@silentwitness247]

Beautiful. Still brings a tear to my eyes. Perfect.

[@allanreginaldmichael3400]

I am sure I have commented before, but for the sake of clarity. Freaking beautiful song, beautifully sung. More than strikes a chord in an old man

[@ellbeeuu]

I have always had time for Bucks Fizz. Let's face it, how often have we won the Eurovision Song Contest? Unfortunately they were always considered lightweight and too readily dismissed. I like most of their songs but I think they totally nailed it with this one. It's as close to perfect as you can get.

[@CandleLight1974]

To be fair, the UK won this year. Bucks Fizz were and are so very underrated. Each and every member had a stonking voice.

[@PhilEadie65]

​@@CandleLight1974We've won 5 times, the last in 1997. We came second last year.

[@mads4it555]

Absolutely brilliant. Fantastic lyrics. They were a great group and Mike sang those difficult solo vocals perfectly. Awesome!

[@kathrynjohnston9172]

Saw them 3 times in the 80s, seeing them again in August. This is my favourite song of theirs!

[@derekb5422]

What a lovely song that sadly I'd forgotten about...Thanks for bringing it back into my life!

[@rjmcallister1888]

"'Cause I just can't stand the thought of life without you". For some of us on the other side of the water, discovering this massively underrated group is only happening years later. This is a magnificent video of an absolutely gorgeous song; Cheryl Baker is a keeper, and Mike Nolan nailed the lead vocal. I was programming stations then and this one certainly would have been given a shot. #8 over there, and it was the third single off the LP (the other two went to #1). One of the best single tracks I've ever heard.

[@mikegarcia858]

You are so right! This group happened to pop up on iTunes a couple days ago and I'm now obsessed. They're great!

[@BluebirdintheSky]

Massively underrated. I couldn't have put it better.

[@rjmcallister1888]

Doing a bit more research, "Days" was released in the US, as the B-side of "The Land of Make Believe" (RCA PB-13299) in late 1982, off the "Bucks Fizz" LP (NFL1-8029), which in the US was a compilation of tracks from their first two UK LP's. It appears RCA didn't have much confidence in them over here. That's a shame.

[@RisoSystems]

Thanks for that -- I got the cassette in '82 and shared it with a few friends in Southern California. The drummer on My Camera Never Lies was particularly impressive to me. I can't imagine why they didn't catch on in the U.S. ----

[@rjmcallister1888]

Their drummer is a fellow named Graham Broad.

[@iamrhino7975]

It's an absolute classic. Just give in and let it get to you ....

[@UWNKRS]

One of the great sad songs. A nice tune & excellent harmonies. The line "I just can't stand the thought of life without you" sounds so poignant. Beautiful.

[@discoveryone]

i cried..this song is so relevant to my personal life

[@jackmar64jl]

discoveryone. Whenever I hear this gorjuss song, bring tears to my eyes every time. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johnmac8206]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful,but heartbreaking.The video story unfolds and we all find parts to relate to, usually love lost,forever.

[@galaxyhero81]

Great song sung brilliantly.

[@dianekiddle3573]

So much more than just making your mind up, totally underrated .

[@kimberleyheadland4639]

Love this song remember it well when it was released in 1982 I was 17 years old I am now 53 and still love it today as I did back then this is a great piece of music Love Bucks Fizz 💕💕💕💕……….kim 🇬🇧

[@jimred5700]

Beautiful.

[@TheMaleforce]

A very beautiful song

[@a0b0]

i was 18 when this was a hit in the UK back in 1982, i'm 54 now. the song has more poignancy to me now than it did back then when i was a smart arse know-it-all 18 year old who really knew nothing at all. those days have gone, and i wasted them all.

[@andymcghee5121]

Lol. I was 15 back in 82. Now approaching my 50th in March next year I know EXACTLY what you mean.

[@davidwhittaker5181]

andy mcghee ditto.

[@stevelaplante7655]

i was 16 when this came out and even then i knew what a good song this is

[@rjmcallister1888]

Understood, and I first heard it only about a year ago.

[@davidwhittaker5181]

I remember it at the time many years ago but it wasn't until I heard it again now I realised what a good song it was.

[@muttley9520]

Never forgotten this great song.

[@markturner1970]

Just seen this on an old Top of the Pops. Had to come straight here to listen again.

[@amandeepv]

Mark Turner and me

[@steevo6220]

I was 20 when I first heard this, and after going to see Bucks Fizz live, I was convinced I would spend the rest of my life with Mike Nolan. How young and foolish I was. This brings back memories of being young and innocent, even at 20 !

[@debbieevans3950]

IMO THEIR BEST SONG EVER Mike's vocals are beautiful here and he was sooooo dreamy and beautiful back then . Still a handsome man today

[@Marwell_21]

It's a stunning piece of song writing. As good as anything Benny & Bjorn have written.

[@jonread1983]

I'm into all genres from Bjork to Radiohead to Todd Rundgren to Mogwai but I love a good ballad. This is an utterly beautiful song. What a legacy. Hope they're all keeping well.

[@leenock6750]

Bucks fizz's best song great video too.

[@traceygrierson7219]

Lovely song so true words especially now I’m 54 x

[@CandleLight1974]

Beautiful Jay and pretty Cheryl were so often the focal vocals in this group. It's great to see the guys, particularly Mike, getting attention on this song.

[@sibionic]

actually the group is dominated by Bobby G lead vocals throughout most of its recording history, it's much rarer for the girls or Mike to take lead, sadly.

[@Brickwall2468]

This is my 3rd favorite song of all the 80s

[@MB-ys1uw]

What's your other Two??😊

[@Brickwall2468]

Best song ever - Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now. 2nd best song - Cyndi Lauper - Time after Time@@MB-ys1uw

[@KathleenGotdon]

Let's get this back in charts ❤

[@Cosford869]

Cheryl looks so delicate and beautiful in this video.

[@Vicki-stfc]

Saw The Fizz (Cheryl, Mike & Jay) in concert recently. They sang this song & it was beautiful. Still great singers today & Mike did brilliantly as he's having to sing for 2 people.

[@tonydarkes2154]

Absolutely love this song and the memories it brings back

[@icepotato2800]

Wow. And just like that I’m back in my teenage years in the 80’s.

[@robbieryan1]

Best song Bucks Fizz ever did - pity it's one of their lesser-known tracks. ❤

[@32fabregas]

Tears to my eyes

[@eurofizzer6789]

A real pearl and the vocal harmonies are just magic. thanks fizz!

[@Gervoyage]

Only last wGreetings from Irelandeek that I found the 7inch single of this great song....Brings back so many memories to me..Thanks Bucks Fizz.