Choirboys - Run To Paradise (Official Music Video)

[@brendonp4630]

Friggin' hell the 80's down under were awesome.

[@rosshilton]

man you are not joking. This was Christmas 87. I can close my eyes and taste it. RIP 87. You were a hell of a year.

[@ozepaul]

Sure were

[@and__lam1152]

Xmas 87 my old man got a brand new VL Brock LE CALAIS ... it was killa. Excellent times

[@rosshilton]

@@and__lam1152 That’s one hell of a Christmas present….

[@rosshilton]

1987. Working in a tower in North Sydney, sharing a beautiful secretory with the guy in the next office. Driving a new Mitsubishi company car. Fax machines and desk phones. No mobiles or computers. Post it notes and a Filofax. My life was in that Filofax. Living in a nice apartment at Wollstonecraft. Shopping at Woolworths Neutral Bay (with my bananas on the trolley) and Chatswood Chase. Drinking at the Oaks (schoolgirl central) and the Stoned Crow (cougar central). Sometimes the Jungle Bar, the Marble Bar. Never short of good company. Covering all of Australia for work. $35 a night Best Westerns and 5 star Hotels. Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne nice hotels, nightclubs and bars, expensive dinners with clients. Gove, the Isa, Roxby Downs, Kalgoorlie, Port Headland, Ranger, Portland etc - VB beer with the on site guys and cheap chinese food. The build up to the bicentennial. The monorail going up. Darling Harbour being built. Up in Brissie all the talk about Expo 88. Joining the Army Reserve. Meeting good guys who made me laugh. Ansett flights. So many Ansett flights. The cabin crew new my first name on some flights. Such a good airline. RIP Ansett. Meeting Bob Hawke in a lift. Sitting on an aircraft next to Joh. The Light horsemen movie. Walk, Trot Gallop. Ground Zero. The year my voice broke. Sitting in the cinema on George Street, staggered at how good that movie was. Hey Day and Rafferty’s Rules debuting on TV. Fields of Fire mini series. Vietnam mini series. Nancy Wake. And on the radio, in the bathroom, the kitchen and the car, The Choirboys. Damn it was a good year.

[@AlgernonMoncrieff77]

Australia is one of those very few countries with New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, and Sweden who produces only good bands and good music.

[@carolcollins4878]

Antipodean? Praise the the Lord, I am Australian, I am blessed to have Swedish genes, I can only wish I had some Aboriginal genes, I prefer that, always

[@carolcollins4878]

Am I a white arsehole? Yes I am.

[@carolcollins4878]

But no, I'm not, I'm human that wants our planet to survive,

[@TheDrunkenBard]

Any jeans are worn best on those legs that walk with integrity, denim notwithstanding.

[@danmaster471]

Ya cooked shhh and stop embarrassing us

[@joecutmore5820]

Bloody classic aussie rock down the pub on a sat arvo knocking back a few shooners and rockin

[@skids760]

Fuck yeah, was great times, i dont how much money i spent on the box and how many times id hit this song on repeat...

[@kobydean1]

Thats sad u should have her password anyway

[@kobydean1]

@Gabriel Allan thats sad u should have her password anyway

[@kobydean1]

@Case Nikolas thats sad u should have her password anyway

[@riaroserose6260]

This is rock!

[@tmsmylemk9550]

Living on the streets, this song kept me alive. along with EVIE.

[@richardwardrope5764]

I'm glad you came through

[@tmsmylemk9550]

@@richardwardrope5764 still in the struggle bro, hard to get work , even harder to find a place to call home while trying to feed my family, thank you anyway ,hope #1

[@Shannon-u4y]

Same here.. but we made it

[@Shannon-u4y]

@@tmsmylemk9550 stay strong I know it's hard but just your words show you have heart don't ever lose it

[@juliepritchard1617]

Great pub song. Reminds me of North Queensland times. Best time of my life.

[@CammieInOz]

I'm a bar attendant at the local pub and I play this song often. Still a favourite in 2024.

[@namikstudios]

The funny thing is that this song is actually about drug abuse, it's not meant to be uplifting or a celebration of pub culture.

[@juliepritchard1617]

@@namikstudios well if you don't think that way it's a very good pub song

[@mncury76]

Omg I was in Rockhampton 😂

[@joethi4981]

Aussie music is the best.

[@jukesy1992]

I hope I'm not being a pain by asking this, but, Can you please recommend me some more Aussie artists? Or, even, songs by this band here to check out? Any genre. I'm familiar with ac dc and Kiley Minog and, for better or worse, Rolph Harris.

[@Hazygrenade]

​@@jukesy1992I was only 19, eagle rock, Jessie's Girl and who can it be now

[@Bat-Ben]

You got that right.

[@chriswalshe499]

@@jukesy1992if you want hard rock check Rose Tattoos first self titled album. It's killer.

[@chriswalshe499]

@@jukesy1992The Angels was another great one.

[@sarahmonica7191]

I still play these songs from my childhood and my 13 year old knows such hits like this .. timeless ! Too bloody awesome

[@CletisCarr]

One of the great aussie classics. R.I.P. to our wonderful friend, and drummer extraordinaire, Lindsay Tebbutt.

[@irukandji_au5884]

Peter Criss more extraordinaire, Neal Smith,

[@PerfectSense77]

A truly brilliant song stands the test of time and never, ever goes out of style, just like this.

[@addytrolla2535]

I grew up in Australia in the early 80's. Too young to understand what an epic time it was.

[@craigpollard9128]

the best pub music scene every weekend great pub music

[@grahambosel4724]

Try growing up during the 70's and you're 70 now yourself. Rocking at the old disco or the pubs, live local bands doing a fair job. You were pissed on XXXX or Bundy but you didn't give a rat's arse. Partied on till your mates carried you out. No fights. just good blokes looking out for each other. Good times, amazed I survived! 😂

[@glenb-gc9iq]

i grew up then too, think we just accepted it as the norm

[@blackhawksfan2525]

I'm a 46 year old American who just recently discovered Australian 80's rock music. Its fantastic. Too bad most of it never made it to the U.S back then.

[@lyndevos5758]

Choirboys rocking at Sweethearts, Cabramatta back in the day woohoo

[@dbrown2010]

Who could forget the old Sweethearts ? Best nightclub in Sydney back in the day .

[@shadowfaxframe]

I visited Australia in 2008 as part of a student group and this was the song our bus driver played every time we went anywhere. Memory lane every time I listen to it.

[@ceeejay9112]

Mate, now that's one core memory you will NEVER bloody forget.... EVER!

[@sacpac8480]

Where are you from?

[@momotakahashi7281]

I was in Australia in 2008 too. Visited Cairns, Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Perth, Fremantle, Sidney, Canberra, Gold Coast and Brisbane

[@Zerc00]

Did a Contiki Aussie tour in 2001 and this was also our 'Day Song', loved hearing it every day.

[@tweezuh]

OMG, me too! We did a Contiki tour in 2003 and they played this every morning on the bus!!

[@soloist777]

Aussie 80s music the best!! 'Come Said The Boy', 'The Way You Walk(You know you're really attractive)', 'Great Southern Land', 'Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain'...the list goes on! I get emotional when I think back to the 80s.

[@1979osmocote]

Same here. Such a good time. Really makes you aware of how shit things are now. When I hear this song I feel a real sense of loss.

[@NeilHall-w3u]

You are Same 😢

[@peterlarner190]

Haha

[@kathleenkildare8688]

Alone with you tonight by The Sunnyboys is the name of the second song you mentioned

[@nancyeturner9620]

Love this guys. Saw you in concert. Still playing .

[@nicollecollier1713]

Always loved this song since living in Australia in the 80s.

[@ratchaatsnatchaat1534]

@Everybody's best is different true

[@darrendobson2442]

Me too.

[@bobbyjorge485]

i know im asking randomly but does someone know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was stupid lost the password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me.

[@romeomarley456]

@Bobby Jorge instablaster :)

[@mattluszczak8095]

Dude how about great southern land

[@Boony682]

Remember blasting this in my grandfathers commodore when it came on the radio

[@johngunner-j3k]

Hello Aussie friends....I am NZ. I was there ...good to see you in the 1980's. we beat the world for our size...musically. both countries never to be repeated.

[@jomomma5281]

Ahh memories of early twenties..whatta grouse time those days where. Aging sux!

[@andyheke2592]

Lol…grouse 😂…haven’t heard that for so long 👍

[@kimbeachen3623]

Thanks so much for coming to Auckland Sounds 29 Feb 2024, listening to you all over again!

[@ijustdidahugeshit]

I am a qualified lesbian too

[@josh.fornite2082]

@@ijustdidahugeshit glad you're coming out the closet bro

[@joellewhite912]

Had a sister using heroin when this came out - this song helped me release so much feeling/energy around that time

[@susanstavrou4232]

Another great Aussie band, loved the 80s

[@grahamcox8385]

They made 3 chords sound fucking unreal, love this song

[@davidh25952]

fuckin oath

[@jukesy1992]

I'm from the UK, Only discovered this song today, and, you're so right. Seriously, I'm starting to notice something, I don't know if it's just me, but: What you lot down under seem really good at, is either storytelling, or reflection, or good bops, especially stuff like Kiley Minog which is very dancy, but this seems to tell a great story and ACDC lets you rock out as well. America has Taylor Swift who has reinvented herself a few times bringing a few different music styles, but I've never really connected with that kind of stuff. You guys also have Meg Washington, who's song Lazarus Drug I think will find a second resergence, I connected with thanks to Bluey but it's just also a great standalone ballad from a few years back, now we go from a ballad, to me discovering this, and I'm grinning from ear to ear. Then Cold Chisel Flaming Tree came on, and, what a great story song, and the one about Last Plane to Brisbane almost gone as well. The other day, I also found The Seekers, "The Carnival is Over", and then I realized, hang on didn' they also do... remembering a song in a show that I sang, I typed "seekers - Island of Dreams" and I was right. When that song came on, I started singing along and, I'm gonna admit I found it hard to sing without slightly crying, but managed to keep it together. You Aussies are great at stirring up emotions and memories and, just... wow. Thank you.

[@gavingodfreyYT]

One of the best Australian songs ever

[@NocashhereRobbo]

It's about heroin.

[@ZapperRS]

@@NocashhereRobbo pretty sure everyone knows this song is about drugs

[@NocashhereRobbo]

@ZapperRS do you speak for everyone? I am certain that not everyone has the knowledge that this song is about heroin.

[@Hazygrenade]

@@NocashhereRobbo it doesn't matter what they are singing about?

[@NocashhereRobbo]

@Hazynuts wtf is wrong with you people?! All I said was it was about the woof. No, it doesn't matter. I just thought people may like to know. A lot of vaxxxxed people on the comments 🤦

[@michaelhogan2071]

It is Aussie classic. How on earth did it slip under the radar internationally

[@LoneRider1969]

I remember racing to the dance floor when this song started..Great memories of the good old days.

[@Kilackx]

See you in Auckland 2024 29 Feb, along with loads of other amazing other eighties bands!!, awesome...

[@randys1557]

Saw these guys back in 1982 at the local clubs in Sydney before they got signed. They were amazing back then before recording anything. They were all great people to hangout with too. Real Aussie Rock!

[@viktorvampir335]

Aussie aussie aussie

[@ЧукШевчук]

Super...!!!!

[@kimbaldunsmore4633]

My 19 and 20 year old daughters (mum and dad as well) love this stuff. I saw these guys a few times in the 80's 90's and they still sound great; seeing them at Mosman in a couple of weeks with the whole family - can't wait.

[@denise9831]

How were they?

[@UriahD85]

A bunch of STDs walking

[@kimbaldunsmore4633]

@@denise9831 Sorry delayed reply Denise. They were bloody brilliant - we went with the whole family - and it was a real trip down into my wild past on northern beaches. Plus something for all ages, during the show Mark Gables asked for hands up for different ages - when he got to age 80s one lady puts hand up; she was the bass players mum! Lovely stuff!!

[@lolbrigader]

@@kimbaldunsmore4633 what a great story, a good one to remember!

[@lachfinch6950]

Best time of our lives the 80s rock feel so sad for my grand kids 2024 what a shit hole

[@philsurgenor6386]

So many times I have been running while listening to this song and opened up full throttle to exhaustion to vent all my troubles in life❤

[@sacpac8480]

80s rock is epic

[@ollo7711]

❤Takes me back to school social dance when I was at boarding school in Brisbane in the 80s....this song went off!👏👏👏. Still listening to this gem in November 2024 Sydney Australia.

[@joeldelgado5739]

@@ollo7711 I was born in 84 in Sydney and I only discovered this song a year ago and it rocks 🤘 🎸 🥁 best song ever

[@adrianbarney4993]

Choirboys I still playing this deadly song

[@gaileerickey2781]

It's actually a song about drug addiction if you listen to lyrics,I was an addict so it's personal for me,especially the about mum crying watching me go,knowing what I was doing, n also jesus guna pat my back so I can walk in the light,he don't mind if I abuse myself so I can hold my head up ..another upbeat song about deep stuff

[@lonhro12]

I thought that line was about him wanking

[@riceypudding]

I heard this song for the first time yesterday (march 1st 2024) and I absolutely love it! How lucky are we that the internet opens up a whole world that we weren't even alive / old enough to see

[@Peter-eq3gq]

Classic Aussie Band ,No Frills ,Just Great Music.

[@barrybristow4646]

This song is an absolute oz rock pub classic. Love it . Barry

[@shutthegate8232]

Yep. Chuck in some Hoodoo Gurus, Radiators, Noiseworks, and you're kicking butt.

[@user-zx5kq6hs9d]

@@shutthegate8232 Hunters and Collectors ... Too. 😂☮️♏️🤟🥰

[@teepot4539]

Diesel, Joe Camilleri

[@johnesson4943]

Crossed Australia Melbourne to Perth listening to this and angels howling happy days 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lukeskywalker7199]

2024 still blasting out of my speakers

[@michaelpurvis1492]

Great Australian 🇦🇺 music 🎶 🎵 🎼 🎸 🎹 🎤 ❤️ 👌 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@jamiewoods3058]

This song is a such an good song from the 80's.

[@AiLoveMusic1691]

Agree

[@badabing3462]

Still is Now

[@larrysaunders5247]

Thanks to tiktok This is awesome Loving it from Canada 🇨🇦 Rock on

[@bighawkfan1]

It was the best time growing up in Australia in the 80’s , great music great times!

[@laurastraveltales9847]

Any Aussie teen of the 80s now living abroad and getting desperately homesick in 2024? Or just me?!

[@Trynmliminatm]

The track belies a heart breaking tale for the folks that lived this life, the life that Johnny chose. Some of us made it through. Some didn't... RiP. Some found Jesus through it all. Jesus saves us people .

[@WesHowell-n3s]

Always knew it was drug related, especially with a chorus line, “run to paradise “reference to getting high. But as humans, everyone puts their own interpretation onto the song. And I can hardly blame them for misunderstanding the true heart ache that lies in the lyrics, especially when it is so upbeat.

[@Trynmliminatm]

@WesHowell-n3s very succinct man. Totally 100% . That's the beauty of music hey

[@AshArcher]

Mark Gable - what a singer and songwriter!!! Choirboys were a phenomenal aussie band

[@ChoirboysOfficial]

Thanks Ash.

[@sunshinesegaric4590]

Still sounding fantastic Mark... Great to see The Choirboys perform in Geelong last night ♥️

[@someonesomewhere1600]

Aussie rock: second to none!

[@Da_Porkchop_Xpress]

Nothing better!!!

[@ivanudtohan7890]

Not popular

[@edf9577]

This is the sound of my summer as i was growing up in Aus. Never forgotten ❤

[@Greg-bt5lf]

Wow this just came up randomly . It was the first song my late wife and I heard on our first date about 1988 . It was always our song after that , miss you L ❤️

[@arctictundrarightnow]

Heard this come on in the dock at work - left to do something and perfectly timed return for the guitar solo and air guitared like mad. Sheer awesome!

[@ernestdavis3237]

80's Aussie pub rock Was THE best time to be livin..im BLESSSED 🤙🍻💪🇦🇺

[@garytamme]

still gets the body moving even if a little slower these days Magic

[@craigbrown1672]

Classic Aussie as hell. Miss these days. Love from NZ

[@budsilver666]

Love this country of ours love u australia!!!!!!!!

[@gardengnome3249]

Another one of those songs I for one will never get sick of. This clip needs the old fashioned go go dancers of the very early 70's.

[@Msunbird02]

Dancers would be too kitsch for this vintage classic. imho

[@gardengnome3249]

@@Msunbird02 I love kitsch then.

[@daredevil1956]

Another gem of the 80's!!!! This generation will never experience what we had in the 80's.

[@joannemates6367]

I was born in ‘73. I am so blessed to have grown up in the 80’s. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@johngunner-j3k]

HAHA me too Aussie freind iam from NZ - were got on way back better back then also...but the music - must have been something in the water

[@AdeciaReeves]

Seeing these guys Friday night at The Tiv, Adelaide ⁸⁷ anyone?

[@mat41174]

Run to paradise, there is scant chance to realign with high probability happy outcomes.

[@badabing3462]

Crewed for the Choirboys late 90s fun times

[@dbrown2010]

Always reminds of Paradise Night club in Parramatta Sydney Australia . Great song and great times growing up in the late 80s and early 90s

[@KyliePanozzo-xs3ps]

This song is for my big brother tony and my best male friend t.j love you both very much ❤👍😊

[@JohnHeward-hh4uv]

As a kiwi best Aussie rock song ever

[@JdeffreyBullard]

Best ozy band ever😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ritashaw9660]

A classic from the Aussie rockers!!

[@HumanbeingonfloatingEarth]

Us Aussies do 1 thing particularly well. . We rock.

[@markhand4530]

absolute classic song

[@fraserhill1405]

this song is straight legendary

[@gregellis4521]

I just love the music. Great tempo, beat, guitar music, harmony and good looking chicks and dudes. What more could you want.

[@jukesy1992]

First time listener. I'm a blind person, and, to some this next point is going to seem really odd, but Bluey brought me here. Not because the song was featured or anything, but, I saw the latest episode, liked the music in it, was listening to the Bluey albums by Joff Bush and Lazarus Drug by Meg Washington, then had a brainwave, searched from Australian songs from the 60's, found The Seekers, then wanted more Aussie stuff. I asked my Amazon echo to play songs from Australia. "here are the songs popular from Australia this past week" when I heard that announcement, I thought oh, hang on does that mean... it's probably going to give me a lot of global songs, and sure enough... my fears came true a little while later: I got some AC/DC, which is cool, so far so good, but then, as I say, my fears: no Aussie, just song after song seemed to be on the other side of the world as far from Australia as you could get. I was on the verge of giving up. But then this song comes on, and, I'm not kidding I'm grinning from ear to ear. The riff is catchy, and I'd never heard it before so I was hoping against hope, and, finally, an Australian band. Then a non-australian band in the form of Beach House, but it played Space Song, and it was an interesting listen. What I noticed was a lot of the songs coming on seemed to be about the road, or very reflective, or quite chilled out, so did remind me of an idea of what Australia could be like, keep in mind i've never been. Lastly, I was introduced to the song "Flame Trees" by Cold Chisel. I was extremely satisfied after this, and stopped the music, but it took the echo ages to get there. So I'm asking, could anyone please recommend me some more Australian artists? I still gotta check out Custard and more of Meg Washington, so I'll get on that at some point. By Australian artists, I mean, any genre at all. I wannna continue this journey, all thanks to some cartoon dogs. Lazarus Drug by Meg Washington is an absolutely beautiful song that gets me in the feels. I am thinking "Custard" is probably going to be a completely different listening experience to any of the ones I've heard so far, and am not too sure which song or album to try of theirs. Same with Meg Washington actually. But there's gotta be more out there I feel like I'm just scratching the surface. So can anyone provide any recommendations either of the ones I've already listed, or anyone I might be missing? I really like songs that tell a story, and ballads, but also really good bops and even silly stuff. I was singing along to Seekers - Island of Dreams the other day, I found that very enjoyable. The Carnival is Over, also by The Seekers, is a diffferent, ballady song that still made me go wow. Now I gotta probably check out more Choir Boys as well, how could I forget who I'm listening to right now as I write this? My Dad has a bunch of Kylie Minogue so I've heard quite a lot of that but that's about it, there's gotta be more artists.

[@chominxvlogs]

Hi! 👋 Here are some of my favourite Aussie tunes: The Horses by Daryl Braithwaite (this one is ICONIC and every Aussie knows it) One Summer by Daryl Braithwaite Tucker's Daughter by Ian Moss Buses and Trains by Bachelor Girl Better by The Screaming Jets Sorrento Moon by Tina Arena Five Star Laundry by Motor Ace These ones aren't my favourite but are notable Aussie classics: You're The Voice by John Farnham Eagle Rock by Daddy Cool (this song is referenced in The Sign when Bingo says everyone's "dancing like eagles"!) If you like any of these, I can probably think of more 🙂🎶

[@jukesy1992]

@@chominxvlogs wow what a cool list! I just listened to them all. I'm happy to be introduced to more. One thing I am currently loving, is an album called Spirit of the Anzacs by Lee Kernaghan, which has a more concept/storytelling slant to it but I love that sort of thing as well. I ended up binging the whole album via YOuTube and am probably putting the CD on my Birthday list for June. I've also got both Bluey albums via digital as well.

[@marcusb2728]

Paul Kelly is the greatest Aussie Story teller

[@percy832]

The Angels, Rose tattoo, Cold Chisel, Little River band, skyhooks, Mental as Anything, INXS, Australian Crawl

[@gregfletcher9612]

Changed the Words.

[@Gordon-r4h]

Hunter boys from Waitara, kicked off their awesome careers at the Downtown Club Wellington. Their tough Fijian Blood got them into many Brawls, against the Maori Trainees, the Trentham Boys. Alota teeth were left on the Dance Floor. Lol ..😮.. Holden cars an Old Guitars. Those were our young years ... Great time .. RIP. Dude ...

[@shirazstu]

Oh the 80s... Best of times and the best music ever...

[@gazza116]

the good old old days

[@helenjonathan1032]

This got voted top 5 of the decade in aussie music so good

[@Roger-d5o]

Deserved to chart a lot higher in the US. Has got a kind of Queen/Freddie Mercury sound.

[@glennjelich3174]

I remember seeing the Choirboys at the Horden Pavillion when Never Gonna Die was their big hit. The band rode through the crowd on big ass Harley to go on stage........them were the days

[@mxp14242]

Reminds me of a high school musical I was in where we tried the same thing. The final scene called for one of the greaser characters and his girlfriend to arrive on stage on a chopper (or as close to one as the budget would allow, which ended up being a Kawasaki dirt bike they'd wrangled from somewhere and dressed up with cardboard tubing wrapped in tinfoil). The producer decided that rather than just wheeling it out from the side of the stage, it would be really cool to have him ride it from the back of the hall, down the centre aisle between the main seating, and park it in front of the stage (with the GF sitting on the back, because why not?). Rehearsals all go smoothly, and then opening night he gets halfway to the stage and must've just given it a bit too much throttle because suddenly they were on one wheel, then no wheels as the bike flew out from under them, travelling up and forward while flipping backwards through the air, eventually landing on top of some old geezer sat in the sixth row. Fortunately, the actors were unhurt, while the audience member likely was, but not badly enough to require medical attention and just shook it off. We finished the show, along with three more. But they don't let you ride motorbikes in the hall anymore.

[@NagoyaHouseHead]

This is the perfect mix of singer songwriter, and pop, and rock ...

[@rolfschaefer7201]

I love sitting here drinking whiskey reading these comments 👌👌 and listening too 80 disco music ..me dad run discos in the 80 .so we rocked to sleep as kids to this music🤟🤟🤪🤟👌👍

[@ES-aussie68]

You had a brilliant childhood

[@ossi3529]

Amazing harmonies over some great rock n roll

[@JdeffreyBullard]

Never get sick of this song 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@horokarauti]

Awesome classic Aussie sounds. I'm a Kiwi, don't tell anyone but . . . Aussie Rock is the shiz.

[@markgriffin4888]

Nothing wrong with Kiwi's music mate, sometimes we can't tell the difference 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@patrickmason2756]

One word... Dragon

[@patrickmason2756]

Crowded house, kiwis were making tunes aswell...from an Aussie chur

[@balusindiancuisine]

Unofficial Aussie National Anthem alongside a host of other legendary Aussie songs

[@1goeers]

Was working at a CHR radio station in 1988 and we played the heck out of this song in Parkersburg WV-Marietta Ohio USA

[@ADayInTheLifeOfJames]

His voice was 🔥 wow

[@fredaapinko6160]

Love this song

[@jcdragon77]

Great Music and Era. I saw you at the Yass Soldiers Club in the mid 90's, and some loser threw an empty glass at Mark and like true professionals you finished the show.

[@donaldcampbell3043]

Back in the day i used to copy all the best music videos off of the music shows on tv. Run to Paradise was the first video on my first tape... still love the video over 30 plus years later

[@nancyzammit3298]

Whoes listening in 2025

[@MariaDaniel-og4xq]

You dont mind if abuse myslef so i can hold my head up 😮👏

[@ZapperRS]

Drugs in a nutshell

[@LammeckKajubi]

20 years since listening to it, it still gives me a kick!

[@TizianaTirthaG]

just listening and flying back to NSW coast in 1988. Great memories

[@axeman.982]

I remember seeing this band live in a pub in Melbourne. Excellent night. Great times back then.👍🍺🎤

[@rap923t]

a timeless classic

[@calliphoridaelucilia7679]

intensely sad lyrics about drug abuse, to an insane hook and banging beat. legendary!

[@ZapperRS]

Welcome to the world of 80s music. Upbeat sound with depressing lyrics

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@ZapperRS same as hammerhead by james reyne another banging aussie song of the 80s about heroin addiction - that seemed to be the aussie problem drug of the time

[@stephrose2275]

Love it ❤ only if we could go back to those days

[@JdeffreyBullard]

One of the best bands ever😊😊😊

[@tNt0374]

Always use 2 play this song thro high school in the 90s n hope n wish I end up in paradise well it came true much lov from Australia 🇦🇺 X🇧🇪

[@TheAxelay]

My mom passed on this year in 2020..She always did like this song and after some 32 years when I saw this at 10 years old?! I loved it too...Choirboys were in the background quite abit compared to other Aussie acts at the time but still really good though.....

[@mikeg6606]

Wasn't into this genre at all at the time, but hat's off. This is a classic track.

[@anthonystownsend]

Australia Day, 2004, in Montreal Canada at Club LaBoom and got the DJ to play this. Was an awesome night!