Models - Barbados (Official Music Video)

[@fletchphil]

In a couple of months' time, I will be visiting Barbados literally because this classic song was part of my teen life in the 80s.

[@timsmith854]

How was your trip?

[@LLOOYYYDD]

yeh how was the trip to Barbados? Were you in the sun? Was everything you saw washed away? Was your voice lame from drinking?

[@timsmith854]

@@LLOOYYYDD it must have been a doozy, because he hasn't answered me yet

[@LLOOYYYDD]

@@timsmith854 😆

[@dalekerr5091]

I went to Barbaos in 1995 to watch the cricket, absolutely loved my 9 days there

[@styxcreek]

Freud’s memoir - I’m the Voice Left From Drinking - is an excellent read. He had great self awareness and could laugh at himself. Really well written. A sad loss

[@dbkent]

Was wondering about that book, and also I am the voice left from rehab, did you read that as well?

[@debramcmartin905]

I remember reading this book. I think he had two books. Both great reads.

[@LouKodge]

A great mind, you can see how he was a great grandson of Sigmund Freud.

[@danozism]

I agree 100%. I met James a few times over the years, and he was a lovely guy- quite the contrast to the image he often portrayed in the media. I also agree that 'I Am The Voice Left From Drinking' is a great book. If you havent read his follow up book from 2007- 'I Am The Voice Left From Rehab' - I thoroughly recommend it. A really frightening story.

[@eviemcmanus8311]

I'm reading it presently.

[@dopplerdog6817]

Haven't seen this since the 80s. But seeing it now, given James Freud's struggle with alcoholism and untimely death, this video now has a completely different significance.

[@evanparsons1640]

It takes me back to being a teenager in 1985 in Sydney, this was all over the radio. The Models, a seriously underrated Aussie band. This song is still brilliant

[@MissBooful]

I really loved Sean's gravelly, guttural, edgy vocals, but sweet James gave the band a melodic softness. He was my first ever teen rock star crush. Models my first ever live gig. Wollongong Town Hall all ages July '85, w support 'I'm Talking'. I'm down the front with all the screaming girls going nuts whenever James came near. I guess I was paralysed standing quite still, in quiet awe of him. He noticed. He reached down for my hand, wide smile, all the other girls scrambling for him but he wasn't interested. I reached my hand up, he took it and held it, deep eye contact. Being a 15yo girl, ha!, I'd brought a little teddy bear thinking if I had the chance to pass it to him, I would. I handed it up with my other hand to his surprised amusement. He clamped it into the top of his guitar for the rest of the gig. Funny how moments like that stay with you. I think of him sometimes. When he passed, I didn't take it in. I didn't want to see or read anything about it and was in denial for years. I hope he's floating somewhere dreamy and beautiful.

[@debramcmartin905]

Yes he could sing beautifully,but I thought he was gorgeous. That smile and those eyes.

[@MotoShaneGame]

That's a beautiful story, a memory to last a lifetime no doubt!

[@terrifiedtomatosauce1964]

Wow.. 1980s Australian Music for want of a better word "Scene"was again for want of AMAZING 🎉🎉🎉 I Truly mourn that my now mid 20s kids have through time but also Lock Outs and Covid and Cost have missed out on the road we travelled. imho When James and Sean worked together. Magic Happened.🎉🎉🥳💖🥳🎉🎉

[@brettdavies5239]

Kate Ceberano’s backing vocals takes an already brilliant song and makes it soar into the heavens 😍

[@nicholassmith7984]

I can hear that now.

[@luisaspark9668]

and Wendy Mathews who sang with INXS before here solo career.

[@perryt8442]

Zan & Sherine Abeyrante isn't it ?

[@brettdavies5239]

@@perryt8442 It’s actually Zan and Kate on this one. Sherine did vocals on Big On Love which was another song from the album.

[@johawkins5087]

One of the saddest songs masquerading as a happy song ever written

[@tomperrie2375]

The love of alcohol and suicide. I believe he is singing about drinking himself to death in Barbados. Its a beautiful song.

[@johnburke6332]

Sugar and spice! I did not know that! No wonder I'm here!

[@cityraildude]

@@tomperrie2375 I thought it was about him being drunk and fantasising about being in Barbados as a drunk fantasy

[@discordia013]

Depression sucks.

[@spiritualprepper2205]

@@tomperrie2375 What is the TRUE meaning of the song? Did the writers of the Song ever do a Video Interview about the Song?

[@NoName-oy2km]

This song makes me want to go to barbados and sing this song really loud to see if it will summon any fellow Aussies. Great song.

[@Spacegoat92]

If I'm there at the same time count me in...

[@bravosierra2447]

See you there

[@davidokeeffe5262]

I'm an Aussie living in Barbados half the year (Aus Winter of course - lol) and I for one play it ALL the time, incl to All my Bajan mates - they enjoy it 😁. The mainstream music from/in Barbados is Ragga Soca - Do yourself a Favour & go out and look it up [Thanks Molly], specifically Red Plastic Bag [Ragga Ragga, Something In De Music, Rollercoaster, etc].

[@NoName-oy2km]

​@davidokeeffe5262 looked it up. Is different upbeat. Great idea moonlighting in Barbados.

[@badgebadge8946]

Almost definitely the most underrated Aussie band.

[@owen7185]

Gotta agree with you there. There songs appearing in some classic Aussie films too

[@colinoz]

Agree 100%

[@mwilliams9011]

​@@owen7185 which ones?

[@michellej31577]

@3.13.... that smile! 🥰 Love you James! This song is perfection. James couldn't fight the demons anymore, reflected in his music long before his time. Will forever be remembered ❤️

[@nickhoare6616]

Another beautiful Aussie song with a sweet Sax solo. Bless. #bringbackthesax !!!

[@android584]

We haven't been allowed to have good music since the 80s so I think Saxophones would be banned by the global music industry's puppet master(s).

[@davidfuller4110]

Is that Limahl from Kajagoogoo at 1: 25?

[@kallekas8551]

Ah yes! ABC Sydney’s James Valentine on sax!!!

[@juliadennehy]

I found my cassette, and thought the comments would be outdated, not so! So happy to see people still loving The Models!!! ♥

[@snickersbud8799]

Always a great Aussie classic!!❤️❤️

[@snickersbud8799]

They were formed in Melbourne and from Melbourne 👍

[@frankclark7653]

I always loved the models a great Australian group and a very young Kate Sabrano apologize for miss spelling of her last name but what a band ozzy bands at their best just to name a few I loved them all as a kiwi growing up can never relive Those times .

[@jimfletcher789]

@@snickersbud8799 Isn't Barton a Kiwi? Always thought he was...

[@snickersbud8799]

@@jimfletcher789 unsure about Barton, he could be

[@MrReedmonkey]

James valentine's solo is just perfect. Great band, great song.

[@minkles1330]

This song reminds me of skating around the Red Hill skating arena in Brisbane haha… miss the 80s

[@Audace1400]

Haha.. I remember going there too..thanks for the flashback

[@minkles1330]

@@Audace1400 Miss roller skating haha.... the 80's were so innocent :)

[@no2thenwo737]

lol, being a student at Kelvin Grove SHS going there every so often using the old leather roller skates. Great memories.

[@susa1969]

Not too far away Stafford roller skating for me!

[@jamiewoodward4734]

What a song. Ageless... takes me back. Never will forget this song.

[@Campdog44]

Wow this brings memories back. Takes me back to my childhood in the 80s. Love this song.

[@1serasera]

The good old days when music was real.

[@mrozboss]

Don't forget James he played a mean saxophone 🎷 I so miss those days I wish we could all go back to the 80s

[@susanmarshall7722]

Makes me smile..GO THE 80s 👍🇦🇺🍀😍🌈💓🥳🎉😆😜😋

[@cityraildude]

This song is actually very sad if you listen to the lyrics

[@matthewsmith1547]

It’s the distinctive bass that makes this song.

[@ralphborat6655]

The vocal harmonies too

[@nealanderson9027]

Memories from the days riding on the school bus each day.

[@hwd7]

And those hi hat accents.

[@garymarquett7989]

Another masterpiece from the Models

[@tonygarnsey2160]

Timeless classic.

[@265hemi7]

🇦🇺

[@Susan.Burns63]

Being new to KZbin, ❤ this has been transporting me instantly back 4 decades 😮😊❤

[@iangodsell9073]

My favourite Model's song - haunting.

[@colinoz]

Fantastic song. The bass guitar. What a sax solo! As good if not better than the solo from Never Tear Us Apart. Kate Ceberano on backing vocals!

[@PrasadBadari-q4x]

Best song ❤

[@molongtrev]

Had many great songs, ahead of their time.

[@hikmatnazim9816]

wow !the sax solo.

[@extremeconcepts1]

With Zan and Kate's backing on this track makes it really good with James crooning

[@glennjelich3174]

This is an absolute masterpiece.....James Freud what a talent. Sadly missed

[@bravosierra2447]

When did he pass?

[@glennjelich3174]

@@bravosierra2447 2010

[@sammurphy5573]

Still makes me wanna wiggle.... couldn't leave this outta my Summer playlist.

[@Alan-megan]

Just love that saxophone note @2:00sec BUT a rather unusual "Dark" intro?? Can any Guru's out there to explain please??

[@Sreng444]

My uncle Ronnie used too play Sax.. he was from Marseillaise.. I really wanted to learn.. his daughter got a horse my sister got a sailing boat but I didn’t get a sax! One day I Will see Barbados & Marseille! 💖👍

[@roberthales2579]

JAMES FRUED GOOD GUY WENT TO DETOX PROGRAM WITH HIM ONLY TO LOSE HIM FOUR YEARS LATER RIP MATE

[@jockh6507]

It rings true this stuff

[@dystar112]

RIP James Frued. I loved The Models ❤ 🇦🇺

[@LeonardReyes88]

My old man dug this song, when it first came out on MTV.

[@stratmad]

One of the best songs from the 80s era Models and like the best pop, wrapping a serious and sad topic behind a sunny melody. All the more poignant now because of James Freud’s passing.

[@Owlaana]

OMG MY HEART IS BROKE

[@robertSharp-s3s]

Thank you James for sharing this song with us and your pain. Not convincing unless you have been there, and you have. You are with the Lord now, I know you will see Barbados and the surfing will be good. Both amazing and sad that those most gifted are the ones that suffer the most. Gods speed James, you rest in peace, you have done your Job here. God Bless you mate. To your loved ones James, I offer my deepest condolences, what a loss to this day and always, the great honor of knowing you I hope will carry them through.. sincerely, Rob

[@susanmarshall7722]

Everything about this song does it for me...bugga! Lol I'm going to Barbados xx

[@android584]

Finally, a KZbin upload that does the song justice. Last time I looked all that existed was a cassette tape transfer (better than nothing, but still...).

[@AVportau]

Great song.... loved Modern Girl and Enemy Lines from James before Models ... but my absolute fave is Hold On.... gonna listen to it right now... really wish James didn't leave us.

[@FrankCarlino-j5z]

Thankyou I was there.good lad's ☝️☝️❤️❤️❤️😇😇🤘🤘🤘

[@jaimiewishart4941]

Vale James. You are missed.

[@ElstonAirways1]

Jocelyn Hawkins 4 months ago One of the saddest songs masquerading as a happy song ever written Ain't that the truth!

[@xristo1988]

How good is this song though! So catchy!

[@GoodMrDawes]

Beautiful

[@lightingboltzero8575]

Such a catchy song but the ending was a shock with him shooting himself in the head from Vietnam War scene. Powerful music video.

[@cityraildude]

This song is actually very sad if you listen to the lyrics

[@extremeconcepts1]

This is James Freud at his best!

[@aus80srockradio94]

Great but.... Hold On is him at his very best.

[@jamese4498]

One of the best songs ever written legendary

[@keraptisblackrazor2658]

This video hasn't aged well, or perhaps it has, but its considerably more disturbing given James Freud's fate.

[@rogergreen9861]

How sad that at the end of his life, he was at the wheel of that Jeep again. Brave, troubled man, husband, father and artist.

[@damianmcwilliams8352]

Why focus on sadness

[@no2thenwo737]

Yes, not many know that they found James in his Jeep with a bullet wound to his temple. So sad, so tragic.

[@jaytops]

So now I know why they cut short the end of the music video during Saturday mornings on tv

[@AndrewDyson-u2u]

maybe they showed the full edit on RAGE on ABC?

[@briansummersbriansummers2052]

Love it

[@nealanderson9027]

Just brill memories of my early days at narrogin senior high school and the school bus ride there.

[@bigal3780]

Love the Abaratne twins!. x

[@DanielClarke-ez3it]

Playing this blowing U away

[@nicholaskovacs207]

Aaahhh yes my freindys their best tune😊😊😊😊 only 8000 views as theres other clips of this tune on u tube🤔🤔...so all up views are probarbly closer to 250 000🤗🤗

[@zwastiunburzy3688]

I like how James is not even making a pretence of playing the bass, a choice little dig at Countdowns insistence that all acts lipsync and mime. Not as overt as Chisels' famous debacle, but still a class move by Mr Freud. RIP. One of a kind, and a largely misunderstood artist.

[@peterhoare3219]

He makes getting pissed look as fun as it is.... Till it goes over the edge.... I'm 59. I've been around the block. I mean it's 0552 Monday morning and I'm hooking into Fireball whiskey and Mercury Ciders... And watching the latest mass shooting in the USA!!!

[@strictlysega]

holy moly,, what an ending

[@shakyjake3988]

The man could play bass... RIP James.

[@blues5000]

Aussie Classic love it!

[@COTH-f2y]

This is the 80's In Australia, whatever the original meaning, the vibe is there, like it or not.

[@Lizalotte]

James Valentine on Sax 👌

[@Peter12390]

In another posting of this video there was some information about the pub/where the band pulls up to. I think it was somewhere on The Strand in in Williamstown, Melbourne. Does anyone know about this?

[@265hemi7]

Britannia hotel .

[@JeZMcFeZ]

Such a vibrant Aussie Airways band!

[@rohanmarkjay]

Is the song about an australian guy who was posted to the war in Vietnam. Did not want to be there and wished he was back in Australia with his mates or able to fly to Barbados with his girlfriends. But realising he is fucked forever by his experiences in Vietnam decides to commit suicide in Vietnam realising he will never get to visit Barbados with his girlfriends and mates and live the good life as he is fighting this unpopular war in Vietnam with no way out and he commits suicide thinking about it. Thats the story that comes at me when watch this music video. Very good 1980s Australian song I think maybe about a guys experience in the Vietnam War? Aussies made good stuff in the 1980s. Made some good music in that era. Aussie 80s bands I understand were especially popular in the U.S. I understand back then.

[@AndrewDyson-u2u]

WOW! This then predates Compulsory Hero by 1927, as an anti-Vietnam War song?

[@fattony7609]

Love the Abaratne sisters

[@janreznak881]

RIP Macca. My friend.

[@teddyboo7843]

Take me back when I’m gone.

[@bellanita]

The ending is even sadder knowing how he killed himself in real life.

[@lightingboltzero8575]

Wow that's sad. I don't know anything about the song or singer but I watched this music video a few years ago and it was catchy. The ending of the music video is pretty shocking how he shots himself, fighting in war must be a horrible experience. But yea that's sad how the singer killed himself in real life as well.

[@rothmandaniel6644]

Is that james valentine on the sax never knew that cheers!

[@prpsfuljrny]

how can there only be just over 7000 views on this??? Lol.

[@stuartmcquade3407]

I think it was taken down due to copyright issues..I had it saved at one point and went back to listen and it was listed as not available in your country...so stupid and confusing lol.

[@petermariner6323]

Watching this... and hearing James' sublime bass riff... I'm just really sad now.

[@FrankCarlino-j5z]

It's actually pretty good the boys are rich ☝️☝️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FrankCarlino-j5z]

You must be sad person.☝️

[@andrewseeberg8477]

I hear totes of this 2 and a bit minutes into treaty YY

[@juliewall8923]

This makes me so sad. He was incredibly handsome with an amazing voice but he looks so defeated.

[@dennybish67]

Rest easy James ❤

[@susanmarshall7722]

Repeat 😍

[@extremeconcepts1]

Where was this filmed - trying to work out where that Pub is/was

[@richarda2248]

Brittania hotel Williamstown Victoria. It was our lunchtime hangout in the 1980s now an apartment block.

[@seanm6427]

Anyone know where I can buy a high-quality download?

[@tomperrie2375]

There’s this whole thing called “google”

[@seanm6427]

@@tomperrie2375 I meant a lossless FLAC...

[@philliphoneysett6374]

Isle 🏝s Top song 🎵 respect s to the R h s t✨️s and country 📀s

[@owen7185]

What is the inspiration behind Barbados? Did the band go on holiday there

[@DuckReach432]

Is there a version of this clip with just the music and no sound effects (the crowd sounds in the pub)?

[@tpbrcombo]

I don’t think so. From the time it first aired, I’ve only seen this version with the overdubs.

[@draculasneeze6681]

James was the missing piece of "The Models" RIP Dude.

[@Owlaana]

Who were the two Xans?

[@taralee7076]

I just want to say. those 2 girls who “sang” the Barbados part, have the most amazing teeth! Such pearly whites. They could have done toothpaste commercials 🦷 seriously

[@jimdavid7710]

Just a gr8 song JF why? Anyway.. there’s a legacy.. 💪

[@wagthedog9]

Kate and Wendy ❤

[@richardwyndham7666]

2:12 James Valentine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Valentine_(journalist)

[@stephenshields1662]

James Freud, we all hope you found peace❤

[@liviodave7713]

Lead singer -James Freud - Icon

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

Vietnam vets are shunned upon which is disgraceful lucky my dad and uncle survived. Lost a lot of good men there

[@benburndred2226]

He was to young to be a vet

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

@@benburndred2226 didn't say they were there

[@MnemonicCarrier]

What's with the jeep and suicide at the beginning? I don't get it 😕

[@tpbrcombo]

It’s a Deer Hunter reference that otherwise has no connection to the rest of the clip. Freud discussed this in his first autobiography.

[@MnemonicCarrier]

@@tpbrcombo Thank you!

[@tpbrcombo]

@@MnemonicCarrier anything for you, Dear Leader 🇰🇵

[@MnemonicCarrier]

@@tpbrcombo 🤣

[@edtele]

Отлично ❤🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🇷🇺👍

[@SuperSkurge]

Barbados is the world's newest Republic. they have officially severed ties with the monarchy. It's nice of them to allow them to take part in the commonwealth games though 😉

[@adamcomedy2]

Is there a backing track available for this song? I would really like to sing this particular tune. Models where amazing! If any of the band members are on here, please reply. Thank you.

[@lisawanderess]

There’s one on Spotify

[@marknatasha89]

I'm looking at an original Australian 12" pressing of Barbados on Mushroom Records, and it has no instrumental / dub version, which is most unusual for 12" singles of the era. It's more of an EP, other songs are Tropic of Cancer, Blue Moon and Streamroller Blues. Love those backup vocals by the wonderful Kate Ceberano and (I assume) Zan. No, I'm not a band member, but have met Sean twice and Andrew once around gigs.

[@aatosanttonen3517]

Met Freud in the 80d was a dumb teen in VIC and didn't know anything about the song lyrics 😂 he sure taught me... Didn't sing in the same again RIP

[@kelbell9312]

💃🌴

[@cityraildude]

This is song is very sad if you listen to the lyrics