Mental As Anything - The World Seems Difficult (1989)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1989:
The Mentals' promo-video for the hit single 'The World Seems Difficult' taken from the 1989 album 'Cyclone Raymond'.
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Mental_As_Anything
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NZOZ NZOZ1989 1989 Australia Late Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Extended Tags: Martin Plaza, Greedy Smith, Reg Mombassa, Peter O'Doherty, David Twohill (aka Wayne Delisle)
Musical Terms: Ballad, Senstive, Soft, Pop, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

[@SGW4K]

The Big Steal brought me here. Great song, great movie. Bloody classics, through and through.

[@richarddunlop4002]

Yes! Me too! One of my fav movies! ❤️

[@alisonhayes7093]

I was just watching the movie but loved this song before that.

[@petermulvahill210]

Completely understood..🙏🤔

[@regfries8279]

greedy gave us more than enough musical gifts, but this was his most precious.

[@RioGrandeAdventures]

Definitely one of the best Australian rock n roll bands of all time...the combination of Greedy and Martin Plaza is outstanding...RIP Greedy 😔

[@aus80srockradio94]

A terrific and criminally under rated song.

[@brad7869]

One of the Mental's best and most under rated songs. It deserved more air play at the time but never got it.

[@JCStorm76]

You’re not wrong

[@juliecurran9884]

Agree.This is such a beautiful song ❤

[@horseshoe182]

this track is beautiful, and has a timeless quality. RIP Greedy.

[@leopoldonotarianni8663]

He died too young

[@MrPete1966]

The entire world seems a whole lot MORE difficult tonight, following the news that this amazing, brilliant, effervescent, vibrant musician - this supremely talented man - has been so suddenly taken from us. RIP, Greedy, whilst we are very much the poorer for your passing, we are very much more the richer for your being and your unwavering contribution to the culture of our music, our entertainment industry. Our country. Vale Andrew "Greedy" Smith.

[@C0wCakes]

RIP Andrew "Greedy" Smith. 16 January 1956 - 2 December 2019.

[@gav240z]

I'm sad to read this..

[@erinsingh1121]

Yes Rest In Peace rip 🪦

[@gastonvidal8624]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ssmv71]

This song has more depth than can be heard on first few listens.. I think it’s one of the top 50 Australian songs of all time...

[@beraya1979]

Hello mate do you got any full épisodes of mtv with richard wilkins from Australia ?

[@MarkWilliams-md6ur]

Such a beautiful song written 30 years ago, by a brilliant man who passed away on tge 2nd of December 2019, Andrew Greedy Smith. The words still ring true even today, The World Seems Difficult To Me, And it seems to be getting more and more difficult every day.

[@rick_terscale1111]

I hear you Mark!! Totally agree.

[@MarkWilliams-md6ur]

@@rick_terscale1111 Cheers for that mate, and it hasn't stopped a being difficult, just seems to be getting worse.

[@weldmachine]

The onset of Covid has also changed a lot about how we see every day life too. I can't help but think about when we were young. The future seemed so exciting and something to look forward to. It has turned out to be a big disappointment. or. Maybe this is just how i feel about things ????

[@electronicshaman]

I was 10 when this came out, as a child I never understood it or even liked it. Now the older I get the more I love it.

[@missrita1826]

WOW! What a song, so wonderful. The music is outstanding. Could dance to this song for ever. Listening here in America.

[@janetjanet2915]

We have many treasures

[@robwhite461]

The best pub band ever, you always left the venue in a happy place. RIP greedy you gave me some of the best times of my life!

[@H0PeeY]

Skyhooks too.

[@fordfalcongt]

The Big Steal brought me here. Never realised these guys did this song. Familiar song of my childhood that i haven't heard for decades

[@Ryan-tq1gh]

Sooooooo I've just spent well over 15 years searching for this song, every so often typing into a search engine what I remembered as a kid what could be the lyrics, trying all these different combos. TODAY 17/05/21 google search "lyrics with" "how does a man".......found straight away woohoo and funnily enough I have so many songs in my itunes of mental as anything

[@sugarayofsunshine]

I heard the tail end of this today whilst flicking around on the radio. I just froze. This is a song that others need to experience.

[@jezmuscat6455]

One of my favorite Mentals song. Remember playing this in dark times in my life. Shows the diversity of this Great Band.

[@maxipazz8214]

This is a beautiful piece of music and the vocals are out of this world

[@glenna8961]

Vale Andrew Greedy Smith! Missed for eternity now.

[@marcuses8360]

Greedy Smith, a guy who just had fun entertaining. Didn’t take himself too seriously. Thanks for the memories.

[@shruggie1]

Rip. Greedy. Thanks for this Amazing song.

[@brianeast142]

What a brilliant song reminds me of my youth and the world wasnt difficult to me then. Full of laughs, fun and great times. The great Australian outdoor gigs such as Australian Rock with the big gigs of Inxs, Mentals, Aussie Crawl, Midnight Oil etc. Back then you could see a great band in a pub out west like the Greenfield Tavern at Greenfield Park, Sweethearts at Cabra, Stallions Parra, and no mad drugs or leb gangs to take you down. Loved the eighties.

[@ahmadfarrall2097]

Brian East well put, only us from that era appreciate how good life was

[@yesterdayhero]

It has taken me 10 years to find this song... It was my favorite song when i was young... Give me a Hell Yeah!!!!

[@rick_terscale1111]

LOL ... it took me 20 years to realise it was by the Mentals. And now I cant stop listening to it.

[@crashdavis721]

Hell Yeah!

[@barryxf]

I've never heard this song before. In the UK we only got to hear Live It Up in 1987, a brilliant track :)

[@colebarnett5124]

Hi all..been playing 'Live It Up' with my uke' band recently...remember it of course from 'Top Of The Pops '87'...but have been checking out all their material and wow what a fantastic band they were....songs are witty, funny and sometimes a bit wacky🤪 but also intelligent🤔 & well crafted🤓..just brilliant....🤗.....RIP😇Greedy & thanks..

[@falchoon]

@@colebarnett5124 He's just no good for you is my favourite, followed by If you leave me can I come too - love that lyric.

[@mikekaraoke]

I'm from the UK as well, surly Barry you remember music programs that would show the European top 20 + a few one outside Europe like in Australia/ New Zealand etc Also the 2nd time I went here as a kid on holiday would see the full music video of it in our accommodation + in some record shops playing music videos etc So just because your from UK doesn't mean you don't know of a song.

[@richalderson6069]

What a beautiful song. RIP Greedy.

[@marlenesullivan3113]

I AGREE WITH YOU

[@13overton]

RIP Greedy. Your music will always live on.

[@seanprice2990]

The Big Steal was on TV last night. My absolute favourite Aussie movie of all-time, this song in the intro sets it up beautifully 😊

[@Darktrain9000]

Remember when this came out in '89 - this was seen as a huge departure from the MAA sound, shame they didn't take it further - still sounds amazing

[@rick_terscale1111]

This song proved they had incredible talent. They should have gone further.

[@thunderlips350]

I loved it the first time I heard it and had no idea who it was. Was totally surprised when I found out it was MAA.

[@divernater]

R.I.P. Greedy Your voice and music will live with us forever😢😢😢

[@taniaphillips9766]

Seems like the perfect song for today doesn't it?

[@ykook7000]

Timeless

[@snokful]

Found it! Remember this from the Big Steal movie. Part of my childhood.

[@weldmachine]

Something i was planning to comment on ? The movie. Big Steal. Must have watched the movie 100 times. After listening to this song makes me want watch it again. Love that movie.

[@Fyfe4life07]

This song does not get enough airplay not even when radio stations have lost classics such a great song that was and still is underrated

[@rick_terscale1111]

I never knew this was by the Mentals!!! :O. I've heard it so many times over the decades and never really knew who it was by. This would have to be one of their finest songs and one of the finest songs ever written. It's pure beauty.

[@weldmachine]

Yes it is a Great song. Maybe one of his best. If you haven't seen it as yet, watch the movie. Big Steal. This song features right at the beginning of the movie. I only mention the movie because i absolutely LOVE that movie. Watched it so many times, LOL.

[@ykook7000]

Such a beautiful timeless classic

[@wiskipete]

ahead of its time this song

[@snokful]

Not really, it's 80s at its purest.

[@dariowestern]

RIP, Greedy.

[@melissastrawbridge]

When I first heard this I listened to it over and over and over again!!! Wonderful. :)

[@arbo690]

It has that quality about it. Its a really beautiful song in so many ways.

[@Naomi.B.]

one of my all time fav songs..EVER

[@edgardogregorini957]

Me too

[@markhand4530]

yes very heartfelt and greedy passed away today RIP Greedy smith x

[@MrJaeger88]

R.I.P. Greedy.

[@nunziorafala1260]

Such a beautiful voice Thanks Greedy RIP mate Thanks for the awesome songs

[@christopherjamessimmons3781]

YOU WILL BE MISSED MY OLD BOSS GREEDY. HE WAS ALWAYS SO NICE TOO THE ROAD CREW .I DID THEIR LIGHTING AROUND THE LIVE IT UP ALBUM . DID SOME BIG SHOWS . FLEMINGTON MARKETS IN SIDNEY WE GOT 27,000 PEOPLE . MENTALS WERE HEAD LINE ACT. R.I.P MY OLD FRIEND GREEDY SMITH .Chris Simmons ,Concert lighting for Mentals in 1984-85

[@andrewh8724]

RIP Greedie. An awesome talent and a great loss to Australia

[@edgardogregorini957]

En Uruguay había FM que ponían esta canción en 1989. Que el mundo lo sepa. Mental as Anything forever

[@gastonvidal8624]

Sabes, estube buscando este tema que lo escuché en océano fm,en un programa que se llamaba "rumbo a las estrellas"principios de los 90s,nunca más lo pude encontrar hasta hoy,me emocionó encontrarlo

[@Hodaris_Darlin]

RIP Greedy. You will be sorely missed. 😔

[@juliecurran9884]

Id forgotten this song,but God its so beautiful ❤

[@robertbatty8263]

Lost a good, sorry great friend tonight. Wind nearly blow my car door off its hing. Good song to mellow and cry to. Thank you for reading

[@christopherjamessimmons3781]

I LOVE THE MENTALS MUSIC MORE SO NOW A DAYS AT ALMOST 60YRS OLD. THEY WERE ALL SUCH GREAT AND TALENTED MEN. I DID THEIR LIGHTING WHEN THEY WROTE, LIVE IT UP, THEIR BIG HIT ,1985 WAS THE YEAR . MAN WE DID A LOT OF SHOWS ,CHRIS SIMMONS. TOUR LIGHTING

[@tylynch2032]

What a song... A all time loved Aussie band .

[@macquariepark]

still miss him.. great voice..

[@timgnanapandithan9517]

Beautiful song,with a deep meaning,life can be tough and difficult,but we have to be strong. I was a bit emotional when I first heard this song.

[@brianeaston575]

Still love this song reminds me of my dear brother 'Shane" who died on the 07/06/2004 miss you brother love Bretty

[@sixgun75]

This song is sooo underated and was very overlooked. A real shame coz imo this band is one of the finest australia has produced.

[@DeepakSharma-pl9cf]

searched this song after listening it in The Big Steal. Great music.

[@gav240z]

I've been searching for ages for this song. It was on "The Big Steal" soundtrack. I've been living away from Australia for 2+ years and this song is very nostalgic for me.

[@alanburge4798]

Gotta love the mentals right ? This song is so good. Very nice song. Classy. Great pop group.

[@GringoLoco]

RIP Greedy Smith... your classic will live on forever

[@851s]

This is a fantastic song,and very hard to come by,thanks nzoz1989,I have seen them live half a dozen times,I met Greedy Smith one night before a show,he gave me a mention during the show,great memories

[@brianeast142]

This song is timeless no matter what era it came out just a brilliantly composed piece of music and lyrics. Loved living in the eighties and seeing this band this song I dedicate to my beautiful wife of 28 years Claudia love you so much my love your husband Brett xxx

[@puddy1974]

such a beautiful song!!!

[@jmag616]

mental as anything had both greedy smith and martin plaza. Both great talents as with the whole band and a great sound of the 80's. I still have the 12 inch single!!

[@buskersdog]

Still perfect after all these years. Era defining, but also timeless.

[@daveg1543]

RIP Greedy

[@richardjdbone]

Not only do I think it a brilliant song, but it's also the absolute story of my life. I could only answer one of the questions raised.

[@4drecord]

Hauntingly brilliant! Remember this fwell when I was living in Melbourne. Pity radio didn't pick up on this. Great track!

[@wayneking1255]

a beautiful song.... better times for this band.... and many of us... :)

[@birdie2034]

Greedy's best song by far A #Classic!! Mentals At Their Best

[@melkosick-mccaw5308]

I remember this coming out when I was in year 8 ,I was ,a geeky 14 year old girl thinking she'd never have boyfriend in high school or any time in her life . I love this song but it also makes me sad

[@truespyfan]

RIP Greedy.. Thanks for the memories.. Thanks for the fantastic tunes of the 80's my teen years.. The energetic shows, you always looked like you were having a blast! You will certainly be remembered and missed

[@sugarayofsunshine]

I love this song. I understand that vulnerability is strength. That’s why I love it ❤

[@mickman3582]

Great song, a great time for Australian music. Sadly Australian music has ended with gen x and y. Miss it and we are poorer without it.

[@H0PeeY]

Such a great song, shame more don't know about it.

[@janetjanet2915]

So talented I love this song brings tears to my eyes

[@brianeastman1729]

For my deat Brother Shano miss you dearly every day since you departed here in 07/06/2004 and my son Ryan Rizza Foster departed here on 17/09/2016 loved and missed by all of us left to carry on Uncle Brett and Brother Brett

[@markymark63]

Can't believe this is maa . where did I miss that? One of many unique bands of that time .

[@edcool77]

Sad but a beautiful classic retro track..soundtrack of my life ever

[@sugarayofsunshine]

It's not sad -it's enlightening.

[@edcool77]

@@sugarayofsunshine Yes, If it's not sad, no, it's what you say and also melancholic

[@rossandrew180]

2022 such an apt set of lyrics...but I don't care.. I am loving life.

[@earhs76]

absolutely loving this song at the moment.....oldie but brilliant aussie talent!!

[@potedude]

Watched The Big Steal last night, this song opened it. Haven't heard it in years!

[@kwozzi7057]

"the big steal" ! thanks for reminding me of this great and funny movie. have to watch it again soon :)

[@surjadi78]

Finally found this track! Been looking for it since it come out.. Never knew it was the Mental's - Loving it!

[@bevanray9718]

This song is beautiful song to sing along with The world seems difficult.

[@sugarayofsunshine]

Again - it's incredible - play it more!!!!!

[@louisealston]

we danced to the song at our wedding..... :)

[@rick_terscale1111]

beautiful!

[@breatheintheoneness]

Classic gold

[@scottmckellar1157]

This song barely made the Top 40, can you believe it? Beautiful song.

[@Hodaris_Darlin]

I believe it was because people were use to their songs being funny & wacky, then this came along & it was so beautiful & haunting it didn't feel like a Mentals' song, but like a fine wine it has aged wonderfully & seems even more beautiful now.

[@TheLMC323]

If Greedy saw the world today, difficult would have a whole new meaning, especially in Victoria.😞

[@Holden308]

RIP Andrew "Greedy" Smith - 2019.

[@truespyfan]

NZOZ comes through again... Top stuff... shows how versatile Greedy is. Shame they don't make em like this anymore...

[@robynwa8552]

PURE AUSSIE GOLD!!!!!

[@equality1060]

RIP Greedy Smith :(

[@keithdickens1395]

I bloody love this song from one of the best bands in Australia if not the world

[@garymarquett7989]

My "Ear worm" brought me here🙌😌

[@gav240z]

Hell yeah, I know the feeling mate. Such an amazing song and i'm sure memories come flooding back for you.

[@robertchinnock8017]

I had the chance to see the mentals in kalgoorlie with my partner at the time and loved the jokes greedy came out with.. it was a great nite out and greedy will be sadly missed by all

[@theodoreconstantini2548]

Mental as anything, Australian Crawl, and the oils, are the holy trinity of OZ music.

[@matthewcrompton3014]

Thank you Greedy for writing some memorable Pop songs like this one, R.I.P :(

[@thesteveus]

Wow, I had no idea this was The Mentals, thought it was a UK or US band!!!!!

[@JCStorm76]

Sounds nothing like them but it’s really good

[@laikathunderchild5746]

Another of my favourite musos has gone RIP Greedy. You kind and gifted man x

[@lesliekane1393]

absolutely beautiful song

[@andrewkemp9804]

Great song

[@marcelrodeka]

Fabulous song