Lindisfarne - Run For Home (Top Of The Pops 1978) (Remastered)

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[@paulringwood8065]

saw lindisfarne when they came to norwich. what a great band they were. im 70 now how i wish i could turn the clock back. enjoy yourself while you can everyone

[@mooneymooney1565]

I cry when I hear this song im 55 now i was 10 years old when it was in the charts it brings back so many memories

[@SeanDoyleRescuesAnimals]

58 fella. does the same for me.

[@paulyflyer8154]

Brings back memories of a cycling holiday when I was 17 with my best friend Tim who died suddenly a few years later. This is the song that reminds me of him and that long hot summer.

[@ssSTRiKEZzz]

🥹

[@stevepettit2064]

i love this song was 11 at the time so i remember that time well your comment really touched me yeah great time to be alive.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

You will have been the same age as me then. Very strong and generally very happy memories of this time, working and hanging out with friends. I , too lost my best friend in a traffic collision 14 years back, so i know what it feels like.....and so does my son whose closest fried committed suicide five years back. The memories stay and often really hurt...but you have to keep going and just try to keep the happy outweighing the sad. .

[@atworkstation]

Hugs

[@wbrax2]

It's my 60th Birthday today, and this is top of my playlist. The 60s and 70s were the best. We are all better people for knowing them.

[@andrewforsey348]

In 60 in August 2024

[@raymondmcmenemy303]

The Great Alan Hull. Geordie poet and much under rated genius. RIP.

[@lynby6231]

Decent singer and musician too

[@tvenergyproductions1]

I don't know about 'much under rated', anyone who knows anything about music certainly rates him very highly.

[@SendoAmeaçadoPerseguidoPorPMBA]

Just give me half of the happiness of the singer playing piano please.

[@kc8923]

Great song. Group of us played it in local pub last night, went down a storm!!!

[@Xnoizz]

What a superb song.... that first time I heard it back then in '78 it touched me.... and it still does.... Ben, from Holland.

[@davidpoole6410]

The unofficial National Anthem of Tyneside or for anyone from the North East of England. One of the greatest pop songs ever written. RIP Alan Hull.

[@angelacoulter7061]

I am a Geordie, Newcastle upon Tyne 👍🏻HWTL 🖤🤍

[@lynby6231]

Scouser here, I’ve always loved this song it takes me back to my teens, I also love “Lady Eleanor” by them, another classic.

[@1wongatonga]

👏🏻👏🏻🫡

[@petercorbett3794]

Are you tone deaf?

[@brianmccarthy8277]

Music was Music in those days. What memories.

[@29brendus]

Great Song in my top 5 along with Baker St, all around the late 70s, and Year of the Cat, Sultans of Swing, and so many more. I still perform this song every weekend in various pubs in Dublin and it gives me great satisfaction and unlike me, it never gets old.

[@GQ-df2li]

Good for you kid. Keep gigging.

[@Jsatchel2010]

I miss home. Stuck here in Japan with my little family and little home.

[@decab8292]

Back in the 70’s my father had an old Bedford angle cab and used it to do furniture removals. He was asked if he could take a budding band round a few gigs. Well he took them round a couple but due to lack of funds in the band they had to leave a black guitar that had mother of Pearl on the fret board as collateral. Well we had that guitar in the house in its case for around 6-7 months. Then a guy shows up and collected it pay the balance, he also asked if he would consider continuing as their driver moving their gear. Offering tickets to the city hall gig. Alas to my sisters dismay he refused the tickets and declined the job. Only to realise that 12 months later they hit the big time. The band was Lindisfarne..

[@grogscol]

Great story, wonderful band RIP Alan Hull.

[@danflisser5171]

terrific harmonies, and I'm back in 1978😎

[@laveritaforza108]

DLT on a Grope Fest. Lindisfarne as fabulous as ever.

[@DavesGarden1714]

Absolutely brilliant Alan Hull hitting the lead singer with his tamborine is pure class

[@user-73421]

That’s Ray Jackson with the tambourine, hitting Alun Hull on the piano.

[@DavesGarden1714]

@user-qp2sc8yg3t My apologies I got Ray and Alun mixed up

[@user-73421]

👍

[@donbrashsux]

Ray Jackson must have a great personality as this shows

[@DavesGarden1714]

@donbrashsux Ray Jackson is a brilliant character and performer

[@davidbaines7014]

Awesome. What a group. What a song 👍

[@brucerouffian2630]

I had a Geordie mate back in those days. We lived in York, so Newcastle wasn't that far to hitch to. We hitched up to see Lindisfarne, and all the way my mate was telling me what bastards the Geordies are to southerners (me) so I had to be really careful and do my best Geordie accent. Needless to say, the only reason I wasn't smashed to pulp was because the Geordies were wonderful. It was a brilliant weekend.

[@markgreet3543]

One of greatest songs ever love ❤

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

Class song, underrated band 👏

[@neo6709]

Absolutely superb song, wish I could go back to Newcastle again, hopefully next year

[@gitfeatures1]

This was big when my wife and I first met great memories and a fantastic band.

[@user-hl8ns2wx5t]

One of my all time favourites. Alan Hull, one of the Greatest of all time.

[@annoynmousk]

A friend of mine just reminded me of this song which was my fave back in the day, I'm 63 now and just heard it again and it sounds Brilliant still as if it was yesterday, my body is 63 yes old not my spirit😅

[@Magpie2764]

Glad that I am old enough to have gone to all the Christmas concerts at the city hall in the 70s, wouldn't have missed them for the world. Fantastic memories of my youth

[@colinbrown7021]

I’m jealous. Managed to see them live in Kent. Seen lots of acts, big artists, no doubt whatsoever Lindisfarne were the best! The very best!

[@Magpie2764]

@@colinbrown7021 It was just one of those things that you had to do as a Geordie. One Christmas eve show went on very late, missed all local transport and no taxis available because of the day it was so ended up walking 8 miles home and arrived back at 3am, wouldn't change it for the world.

[@richardyoung7415]

​@@Magpie2764BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER. PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🌟🎄🙏✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@desevans4905]

alun hull what a writer, up there with the very best

[@alimack58]

this is my funeral song ! i'll enjoy while i can love it toon army!

[@roytbone5791]

The year I left high school. Wish to hell I could go back. Oh well we've still got the music !

[@mightyquinnproductions8672]

Fantastic song and superb writing R.I.P Alan Hull.

[@davidloughlin2238]

Brilliant! Love it, pure class. And i am an irish pratt!

[@gavinbyrne2195]

Snap😂

[@paulfield4808]

Old enough to remember this and other great music from this era just love it 😀

[@andybrown9006]

Love this song, going to see them twice this year

[@jamiefoyers2800]

Another song I saw on Now 70's when it was on Freeview before it got taken off. One of the songs I mind from my childhood and it brought back memories. Especially getting back from school which I hated with a passion..this was always in my head when the school bell rang!. Great track!.

[@pokerface1959]

Just wonderful

[@clivemilson2372]

Superb band in the day.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

This makes me feel so blessed 😃

[@tomxrt2650]

Awesome track by an awesome band !

[@andrewforsey348]

My song of the late 70s❤

[@fredwalker1733]

Great to see a remastered version, especially because the music drowns out the dreadful DLT.

[@TheDriller-Killer]

That's probably more to do with DLT's shall we say 'indiscretions' than anything else

[@cullyx2913]

Absolute classic

[@williamjones6031]

I haven't heard this since 1995, on an easy listening station. Thanks.😁

[@sonjw7392]

Gets to me everytime I hear it..I ran for home back to the North Tyne

[@seanferguson7220]

First heard this live at Euro 96 in the beer tent at St James Park, amazing

[@deeglencairn2598]

feel good song 🙂

[@brian7193]

This was one of my fave songs that year and still one of my all-time faves,I loved lindisfarnes music,and I was lucky enough to see them live in Glasgow, and the roar from the crowd when they said they loved Scotland and Scots people cos like Scotland they hated the Tories for closing all the mines ,one of the loudest cheers I've ever heard at a concert

[@PeterPete]

pop stars say they always love the place they play in no matter where they play!!

[@peterleitch48]

Masterpiece!

[@theexiled473]

RIP Con 🙏✝️🇮🇪

[@ronaldcarfoot4429]

Allan Hull Legend ❤

[@donbrashsux]

Allan Hull Genius

[@petermerron2268]

Christ I have no beer left

[@roytbone5791]

Join the club !!

[@davidbloxham6114]

Grew up with this kind of music, classic 1970s! Awesome!! August 2021❤😀👍

[@markgreet3543]

Love this song it took ages to find

[@nodeloc1955]

My going home on leave song of choice from 1970's

[@tvenergyproductions1]

I remember seeing Lindisfarne at the Planet Theatre in Slough during their yearly Xmas tour in the early 1980s. They were brilliant, but imagine our surprise when, after the show, the whole band came into the nearby pub that my friend and I were in. We had a great conversation, and Alan remarked how much I looked like him!! Unfortunately, neither my friend or Alan are still with us.

[@nickunderwood6175]

Ooh all that hairspray 😂

[@kevinmurphy8857]

I love it. What a fantastic song by the great group and singer

[@changethisonceamonth7516]

Oh wow! Forgot about this song . Brilliant. Thanks for posting. (Was reading an article about the island, thought I remembered there was a band of the same name).

[@tomhirschel8524]

What a great song.

[@johnord684]

Great song-

[@paulanderson1614]

Outstanding

[@moogymiss]

Brilliantly produced.

[@stephangeorgakarakos]

those were the days between brittany & newquay reminds me of my patricia

[@damienchristian8536]

What a great song!

[@eddiejohnson5370]

A great track

[@normanlongstaff8991]

Well nobody sings this song like Sir Alan of Benwell

[@Richieman11]

Fkn awesome !

[@markgreet3543]

Did not help I did not title or song but I'm here now lovely song

[@FarawayPictures]

my son said it reminded him of Christopher Cross... can't fault him there.

[@dokat25]

Blyth festival 2024 brought me here

[@suecope1923]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pauldesousa6688]

Gorgiuos

[@davidgrimster8308]

The georde anthem Newcastle United should come out to this classic

[@johnsteer6848]

I am in the fawn coloured suit on the left, next to my mate malcolm in the white shirt.

[@michaelrochester48]

They’re only American hit as well, in 1978 went to number 33 on the charts.

[@HeribertoAlfaroA]

Está muy chiva viene con dos discos

[@berntob]

Tangled with a "Lady-Boy" at a live Lindisfarne concert, which was a mistake......!

[@alanfox7312]

Phil Collins was talking out of join the band by genesis manager

[@simonwright9735]

DLT putting his training from his pal Sir Jimmy I see....but please don't discredit this Northern classic.....Always in my my thoughts Allen. X

[@13strange67]

Like Punk never happened !

[@kevinmurphy8857]

What a great song by a great band. Do they come from southern Ireland.

[@Living_Matrix1]

No. North of England. Newcastle.

[@80sLiving]

prefer to have the proper studio audio, doesn't even line up

[@robfinlay8058]

Lindisfarne should have been as big or bigger than Dire Straits.

[@johnswallow4899]

8

[@alanlittle3941]

HWTL

[@lisamoroney3036]

Lip syncing?

[@niallmcentee9400]

It was Top of the Pops, all acts had to lip sync on it. But there are videos around where this band were singing live. They were brilliant

[@petercorbett3794]

I can’t believe Alan Hull endorsed this. It’s dreadful.

[@petercorbett3794]

I never liked Run For Home! After what they’d achieved this just sounded like what half the assholes were attempting to put out for an easy chart hit. Absolute crap compared to their genius days, but we’ve all got to make a living I suppose.

[@billybonds4449]

What a beautiful masterpiece from a truly talented Geordie Supergroup.

[@leslietravis3079]

Unbelievable this man can play the piano with his hands in the air...😂😂

[@richardmoore2124]

You can do anything when the video is lip-synched!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacquismith3277]

And, let's face it, JAH was a genius. 😊