Budgie - 07 - Parents

Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is Budgie's third album, released in 1973.
This is the band's best known album and is notable for its inclusion of "Breadfan", the band's best-known song. Metallica recorded a cover version of "Breadfan" in 1988.
The album cover was done by Roger Dean, who has done much of the album artwork for progressive rock band Yes.
Tracklist:
1. "Breadfan" -- 6:10
2. "Baby, Please Don't Go" -- 5:30
3. "You Know I'll Always Love You" -- 2:15
4. "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" -- 8:51
5. "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" -- 6:29
6. "Riding My Nightmare" -- 2:42
7. "Parents" -- 10:25
Source: Wikipedia

[@inigem1610]

RIP Burke Shelley your gift to us will always be treasured.

[@gabi.m.hshshs8913]

RIP

[@johnthonig8832]

🙏☮️

[@nosequiters]

nooo

[@jokesterreina2510]

NO! SHIT!

[@markasof]

Very sad. Feel blessed for discovering these guys later in life. A great influence. RIP Burke!

[@romanq5605]

Wspomnienia zalewają myśli. Mój tato zaczytany na fotelu, mama kupiła mięso na kartki, siostra jak radio. A ja w pokoju z słuchawkami odpływam przy Budgie. Teraz sam jestem rodzicem. Ten utwór jeszcze bardziej melancholijny. Czas, życie, mgnienie oka.

[@boguslawak9439]

Super komentarz jak by sam napisał i to przmijanie

[@waynegodfrey6119]

You got that right.

[@thisismagacountry1318]

I'm stealing the last sentence 😂

[@arekchopecki2886]

I've been listening to this song for over 30 years now and still can't find words to describe its beauty. Budgie - the most underrated band in history.

[@jerzybecik1120]

Well said Arek! Cheers!

[@adrianfelipe6148]

Arek Chłopecki agree

[@hoonycr500]

+ 1

[@morisco56]

Agree but for me the most underrated band will always be UFO

[@chriscollier7469]

Totally agree

[@f0njoe927]

Rest in peace Burke, love this song

[@keithbradley5243]

When I was 15 years old I used to sit on my bed play my accoustic and sing 'Riding My Nightmare' and 'You Know I'll Always Love You' but this song I used to go to bed and listen to this with my eyes closed. Loved it. Sometimes waking up in the middle of the night with my record player still on, humming and headphones still on. Magic memories. Budgie, Cardiff's finest.

[@bernardthedisappointedowl6938]

A beautifully painted picture that comment, thanks, ^oo^

[@marshalkrieg2664]

This song has to rank as one of the best rock songs of all time, I would put money on that.

[@rorygilmoreNZ]

Awesome band. One of the best heavy rock bands of all time. You will be missed Burke Shelley.

[@michaelshiel831]

I only discovered Budgie in 2020 thank you covid , i listen to them everyday ,love them

[@stigeriksen6479]

Saw them 1 of May 74 and I love this album, 💖, and Parents is maybe one of the best tracks ever 💖

[@9326metal]

Just discovered them this year.

[@AnyFuleKnoThat]

Almost 50 years listening to this band, and this is my most loved track by them ❤

[@richardmarquet4500]

you have a lot of catching up to do my friend there is a song for every mood welcome aboard !

[@B0X666]

You should NOT thank Covid for anything!!

[@wiesawherliczko367]

Znakomita kompozycja. Całkowicie ponadczasowa. Można tworzyć piękno zaledwie na trzech instrumentach. Dwie gitary, perkusja i znakomity wysoki wokal. To prawdziwa perła wśród ponadczasowych kompozycji

[@chrishodkin4677]

RIP Burke Shelley, Budgie were one of the greatest bands. I feel very sad. Thankyou for some of rock most outstanding music.

[@pauldavey]

This song gets me every time deep and meaningful🤔 probably one of their best 🤔😎 If you are not nodding your head to this then there is no hope for you.

[@shuster1921]

Amen!💯

[@alanthom4641]

....nodding......😊

[@Elvis_Gonzalez]

This song used to always make me cry instantly. I lost my dad when I was 7 years old to alcoholism/drugs and I really owe a lot of my current love for music to him. We would take car rides and listen to Santana, The Doors, Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Hendrix, etc. and I took it from there! Thank you Budgie for helping me embrace my loss and RIP Burke Shelley.

[@nwester6144]

I thought I was a huge Budgie fan in the 70's and I never heard this song! So thankful to those that keep this music alive. Amazing song....ditto: UNDER RATED band. I hope Burke Shelley checks these videos out and sees all the love.

[@losrolling8027]

STILL SEND SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE ... WHEN I HEAR THIS AFTER ALL THIS YEARS... RIP BURKE SHELLY... 🎵🔝😍😍😍

[@youreatoilet]

I know the word gets thrown about a lot these days but Tony Bourge is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time, his playing in this is so beautiful. Budgie on the whole is underrated and relatively unknown even by those who listen to similar music from the 70's. So glad my dad showed me this incredible band

[@fretsnreeds]

We lent each other records, I lent Brain Salad Surgery, he lent Never turn your back on a friend, we swapped them back after two weeks but I had to buy my own I was 15 and hooked. Headphones on eyes closed and surrounded by this work of harmony and gritty playing, in 2021 I feel the same way I listen to this on my laptop, eyes closed and time traveling back on a wave of pure beautiful nostalgia, this and riding my nightmare... just bloody incredible.

[@theguyof360]

Nostalgia is a truly wonderful thing eh?

[@gaseousgiant8053]

How can I have never heard of this til today??? Great song, lyrics, vocals and a guitarist that flips from smooth and tasty to aggro and in your face! I liked Breadfan a lot but this is amazing!

[@ianturnbull6116]

Seen budgie 1978 at Newcastle unbelievable got Tony Borg plek I'm 60 now and still play there music fantastic band

[@markymark8008]

OMG!😮 Not listened to this song for decades. It’s like meeting an old friend Bloody masterpiece 😎🎸

[@milosal3991]

Just Beautiful. I lost my Brother Raul, we just loved this. Miss you Brother. R.I.P. Burke Shelley. Heaven added another Beautiful Soul.

[@user-zs5ym9qo7d]

This is one of my favourite tracks of all time been listening to it for yrs .. sublime ❤️

[@bradwtferson2585]

PLAYING THIS TRACK ON 2X SPEED WILL GRANT YOU ALL THE THINGS YOU EVER WANTED, AND MAGICAL POWERS, AND FREE FOOD

[@michelmuller5183]

This is the best thing rock gave us. What a feeling, what a guitar...!

[@4kingnews288]

there is no best song. Budgie is just awesome.

[@pauldaly3952]

Finest 3 piece Rock Band ever R.I.P Burke Shelley.

[@chuckmagpie4159]

Listening To This Song, It Brought Tears Into My Eyes. Reminisching About My Childhood & When I Was Young. I Miss Those Good Old Days, When Things Were Simpler And This World Was Alot Better (Saner)

[@Grrizo]

The guitar in the end is not emulating the sound of seagulls, it's the sound of nestlings calling for their parents.

[@TheVidkid67]

Well spotted mate :)

[@marktaco276]

true story? always thought it was a slide being used past the last fret...

[@FreddyD177]

Holy shit yooooooooooo I always just thought it was birds chirping but now this makes perfect sense why they used this on the song cus it's about parents. Got me in the feels now wow

[@Johnny_Golgotha]

Yeah. Ouch.

[@robertallerton3638]

I didn't know that wasn't real lol my bad I love this song it never gets old

[@mrbruceriddell]

Never stops impressing

[@kentbergstrom3020]

This is one of my favorite songs of all time, I was 17 when I bought this album in 1974, and I still remember the first time I put it on my turntable and the sound poured out of my JBL speakers... what a wonderful time the 70's was .

[@maxbroberg5586]

Man sad to hear of Burke Shelleys death. At least he made a few masterpieces like this song during his life. Rest i peace legend.

[@squarelecircle]

One of my top 5 albums ever!

[@FeelingShred]

I was very intrigued by the sound of that song "Pyramids" from this album (and also the title of course) Upon hearing it I could not avoid but to think of some tracks on the Judas Priest' "Point of Entry" from a few years later, stuff like Solar Angels and Desert Plains

[@FeelingShred]

seems like a whole lot of bands took "inspiration" from Budgie stuff without mentioning them

[@rootoothelmet2387]

This band released so much amazing stuff. It is beyond belief how they did not make it really big. Lack of backing I guess. They were brilliant. A travesty of justice.

[@jamesdunne5638]

Only now I realize, why my parents had to try.....Love you all and keep you all my life! RIP Burke Shelly. Thanks for being part of the music of my teenage years.

[@mariuszkowalski7773]

Jak byłem małym chłopcem, usłyszałem gdzieś muzykę, puszczaną z magnetofonu ZK-120 , jak się później okazało,to był zespół Budgie, od tamtej pory, aż po dzisiejszy dzień, często słucham tej muzyki a to dopiero 50 lat ...

[@indianski]

ja bylem o poziom wyzej. mialem zk-140

[@richardvasquez6746]

I've loved this song ever since my dad showed it to me when I was about 13 or 14 now I'm 29 and was finally able to add this record to my collection.

[@JohnPirhanafish]

Budgie's best song ever.

[@richardmarquet4500]

one of their best songs ever there is so many

[@michaelbochnia5686]

For me it is Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman, but they have a bunch that are very tasty.

[@petergonzales6633]

Pink floyd

[@petergonzales6633]

The wall

[@youreatoilet]

@@petergonzales6633 What does pink floyd have to do with Budgie?

[@tiagorabelo7396]

R.I.P Burke Shelley 😪

[@garyv2498]

The song makes me weep.

[@Dusko1945]

Aside from the awesome giutar/bass/drums etc. in this song, as a teenager, I learned a very valuable life lesson on growing up and how important my family and friends were, are and always be in my life!

[@markoivancan2805]

Big up to hard rock welsh giants from Zagreb,real good meaningfull music Budgie was playin from the get go deserved to be on top like Who,Zeppellin,Thin Lizzy etc

[@markwinter1325]

Brilliance in a track.

[@lawrencesantana7253]

The beauty of this song to me is like listening to it in the paecefulness of the forest with the chirping of the birds and the rustling of the trees and hearing the waves of the ocean coming in at the same time. This song transports me to both at the same time. And thats without the acid.

[@johnhernandez8090]

Old school rock from the Heart is by far the Best........

[@TERRMINAITER96]

This song brings me back memories from my childhood.

[@antonellimendouza6083]

this is the best song of the album!

[@marcinbaj3000]

Rest in peace Burke, Budgie the most underrated band of all time

[@Rockdrigo69]

I LOVE MY PARENTS.

[@deedeedigsit5376]

My favorite song on this album! Never Turn Your Back on a Friend takes me back nearly 40 years! I must’ve played this album a thousand times! Thanks for the upload!! 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰

[@marceloramos4386]

Monstro..incrivel..muito bommmmm

[@poohface1034]

Said already... most underrated band ever...they were awesome musicians. Every few years, get back into their music and re-visit it all over again. Been listening to them for 20 years or more...

[@edwardandrade548]

RIP Burke Shelley

[@Pogavranjen]

abusing repeat option. wow. magic these bands had.... Whisbone Ash, Blue Öyster Cult, Camel.... I'm speachless.... magick!

[@barbaranietupski8364]

Piekne!!!

[@waldemarradwan4826]

To jest jedna z najważniejszych perełek w Moim zbiorze:) :) :)

[@magorzatapersona7393]

Trochę mi przypomina piosenki do Bonda :) Liryczna ballada z "tym czymś". Dziękuję :)

[@ShawtyPhatt]

I absolutely love that this song... (which is probably my most favorite song from Budgie...) Plays for 11:11 it's entirety... 11 minutes, & 11 seconds...hmmm, I wonder if Budgie did that purposely...they were mos definitely ahead of their time ❤🎯🎶🎹🎤🎼🎵🔊🎸😎☺😊💡🌍👏💬🙏🌱💪💞💨✊🍃⚡🌌👥💭🌟💥🌐👀🔥✨

[@gabi.m.hshshs8913]

Hah:))) 11:11

[@majsiewiczm57]

Jedna z najwspanialszych ballad rockowych.❤❤❤❤

[@martinpringle4650]

Burke. You will never be forgotten RIP

[@seanhennessy]

Favourite from the 70s, many a night out of my head with this blasting full volume on the system :)

[@Wojtus425]

We will always remember You here in Poland !!

[@tomasztylki8602]

Super.Moja młodość.

[@andyrock6481]

Best concert I seen live in 78 in Austin original band members

[@bungieflute]

La Semana Elegre' San Anton or some part of Fiesta, I used to drink but I still do too...

[@seanhennessy]

Pure awesome. Great to find it now, used to rack it up in the 70's after a night out :)

[@DTM-Books]

Excellent album! Every song is solid, there's lots of crunchy guitars and cool solos, production is solid. And Breadfan is terrific. Thanks for uploading the entire album and sharing.

[@dilltdog1158]

What a fitting epitaph to Burke Shelley.

[@nitropiec3177]

Genialne mam zamiar zakupić ten album :) ponieważ zbieram CD głównie rock/metal z lat 60do90 a ten album w całości nie tylko ten utwór uważam za KLASYK ! rocka...pozdrawiam zachodniopomorskie

[@mrbruceriddell]

Been listening for 40 years

[@krzysztofkwiatkowski8934]

jeden z kilku wspaniałych utworów na TEJ płycie :)

[@adriancontreras9920]

Rip lil bert love u always my mother ur favorite song I remember when i was a kid hearing u jam it

[@bombingcompany4864]

Love Budgie Parents&Bredfan 💚💚💚🙏💚💚💚💨💨💨😎👌i have vinyl this album 😎

[@MrRukiddin]

Bourge is a monster player.It was never quite the same ,for me,after he left.

[@bigmagic96]

Bloody wonderful!!!

[@iandawson9816]

timeless poetry

[@januszgrabowski2991]

Piękne i aktualne od 40 lat

[@kevinindublin]

Slightly eerie feel to this song.

[@arlenburgin2392]

Badass bass in this one..

[@FeelingShred]

that intro... 1973... wow... miles ahead...

[@jonathannieto3111]

Amazing song. Beautyful álbum. La caratula es iconográfica. La mejor banda de los '70. Mi disco de cabecera. It's the soundtrack of my youth. Thanx for the uploading. Saludos. From Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.

[@piotrniewazne3810]

nikt tak więcej nie zagra, mogą być naśladowcy ale to nie będzie to, to jest muzyka i tylko na taką czekam :)

[@TheGreatAlan75]

Speak English!!! This is America!!!! The internet is American!!!! Everybody on the internet speaks English!!!!! Take your foreign mumbo jumbo and ickstay ithay uphay ouryay asshay !!!!! No immigrants allowed on the internet!!!! Trump should ban non-americans from the internet!!!! Speak English!!! This is America!!!!!!

[@meatwarwick]

saw them at warwick uni back in the day..they were late and helped them set up! amazing night!!

[@Murielsplebgospel2222]

Timeless masterpiece !

[@douglasalexandre9310]

Great Song , great band!

[@peterperigrino5269]

Wow I really needed this dose of great music for my soul........ Thank you

[@dbx0077]

Fantastic !!!!

[@fredrudow6465]

60 years old thought id heard everything rock had produced at least once. i was apparently wrong, this is my 1st experience with the band i am pleasently impressed. wonder why ive never heard of them, for some reason i keep waiting to hear them play a rock copy of my funny valentine

[@loftycrofts8491]

50 years later and I'm still listening to it.... my favorite of all there songs......brings back lot's of memories

[@richardwatson298]

This song gets me in the goddamn feels everytime. Goddamnit.

[@TheGrekZorba]

Wonderfull!

[@chrissilverhand1]

Simply a superb song. R.I.P. John Burke Shelley.

[@yobro8368]

M A S T E R P I E C E !!!

[@eltinjones4542]

What a brilliant song, haven't heard it since the mid 70's. Thanks Ps, So sad about Burke Shelley

[@markoldeheuvel6574]

GREAT song

[@randallmarsh2672]

Just recently found this awsome band..deff heavy...love it

[@henrykmatejkowski1095]

Utwór który łagodzi mój nastrój jest świetny a jego tytuł(rodzice) to są wspomnienia młodzieńczych lat och to były piękne lata i chwile.

[@judesida7219]

Awesome song. Brings back memories.

[@ianpmckay]

Possibly my favourite Budgie track ever, such wonderful lyrics and incredibly inspired playing. 😊

[@andrewmacdonald1103]

Fantastic musicianship as well as the artwork. The budgie has a log held. The other set of talons is in attack mode. The whip makes a face on the beige / brown rocks. An eye, a smile, and a nose. The highest stone on the stack on the right resembles ET's face, he is sliding into the green lake. The big mountain has a horn like a unicorn, beneath that, there are eyes and the face of a Moomin. The beige / brown mountainside between and behind the budgie wings clearly depicts the face of a predator. A bear, a fox, or something similar, it is there. I'm sure that there are other hidden meanings. What a superb song.

[@kenthebrit]

one fine budgie track ! saw them at liverpool empire in late 70 s ! i was the owl in the 9th row! magic mushrooms do that to you! ha !

[@ewakamiska]

Super!Unforgotten!

[@filosofemhliskjalf]

Wash your hands and up to bed, Mind your manners or your dead, Mind the cars 'cause you've got school on monday. Black is black and white is white, Witch to choose and witch is right, Guide me to a place where I was stay, Wrap me up and keep me warm, Hide myself far from the storm, Sleep and love will keep my mind at rest. Only now I realise why my parents had to try, Love you all and keep you all my life. Oh that road is there, Oh the road is there, Come on back, back!!!!

[@jonathanaiglon5321]

masterpiece!