Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good

[@Paris__]

You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's..........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world!

[@CaritoWest]

Me neither! I have been one of the lucky ones, just like you! Oh, the '80s!

[@Paris__]

@@CaritoWest Right up there👍

[@Paris__]

@Jenna Same here sister. The benefit we have is that we can rewind time and listen to these songs again, and suddenly we are transported back to that time again

[@Paris__]

@Jenna Yes, that's true Jenna. These are surreal times. You know, I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them 😉

[@Paris__]

@Jenna ❤️

[@Reapersinbound]

Nik is a really nice guy in person aswell. I do security at Lets Rock 80's festival that travels around the uk and I talk to him every time. One thing is for sure. He always remembers a face. First time I met him was last year at Lets Rock Sunderland. A year later he remembered who I was.

[@roseault6335]

That's really nice to know :)

[@chaoticlove7988]

That's really cool, good to see artists who are grounded and don't have an ego.

[@Mymindseye8]

If you ever see him again please tell him the starseeds and light workers send love and light ❤️❤️🙏🙏🌎🌎🕯️🕯️

[@Unknown-gf6mk]

I snogged him sometime in the early eighties 💋

[@ianofliverpool7701]

He doesn`t get out that much lol

[@fodsaks]

In the 80's we took music of this quality for granted... We had no idea the chart was full of absolute gems.

[@chaoticlove7988]

fodsaks and such great songwriting 🔥

[@manweller1]

True

[@brandonwoo8299]

I think this kind of music was ignore on that period because its sound way ahead of that time.

[@HeartFeltGesture]

@@brandonwoo8299 I was only 10 but I loved it, I didn't ignore it, I danced to it, it made me happy. Older people ignored it, thinking its just noisy shit compared to what they grow up with, and they are depressed from life experience crushing their spirit.

[@davidgeisler9885]

@@brandonwoo8299 it was a big hit at the time

[@davidrider2264]

Craft, melody, lyrics. THIS is why the 80s were so great, and this song is a perfect example.

[@richardoakley8800]

In the 80 's they wrote songs you could join in ..and were goood

[@piaconis69]

Absolutely

[@ajs41]

Playlist with best-selling singles of the 80s in the UK: kzbin.info/aero/PL6oCQqv2KW6XIEHtzEroDJt2a1vFwmyLW

[@jkoblivion4175]

We were blessed and we didn't know :)

[@nataliemolyneux8951]

This song hits hard for me. After I lost my husband to cancer in 2021, the lyrics described how I felt at the time. I literally didn't want to be here no more. Only for our son, did I keep going. This song still gets me choked up though when I listen to it. Such a deep and fantastic song xx

[@pedropolanco9042]

Me: Hi there! My deep respects! I don't know such deaĺ of pain; though, these days vary so much from those 80's driven tunes, concepts, lyrics, melodies and more... that you get into outsided mode n' else. Please, is OK... You're not alone. Nice reading on ya...!

[@pistonslapuk]

Stay strong. He’s still with you in spirit and you’ll be back together one day x

[@mary-kittybonkers2374]

I’m so sorry for the loss of your husband. I understand why this song affects you, I was going through a particularly painful time in my life when it was in the charts. His lyrics really reflect turmoil, confusion, sorrow and questioning that many of us feel. I also lost my husband when we were 35 years old over 20 years ago, I didn’t want to be there as well, the pain was too great. When I listen to songs now, although I feel sadness, I also remember the love, joy, fun and togetherness we had. Again I’m so sorry . He’ll always be with you in your heart, regards, Mary x.

[@xristospallas4477]

The best

[@pearljam619]

Thoughts and Prayers with you.

[@BurningCarPL]

This track is timeless. It still sound so fresh.

[@leerobinson6017]

I was an apprentice in 84,for £2 ,3 pints of bitter,game of pool,a packet of cheese and onion crisps.£37.50 a week ,£10 board,saved for my moped ,fs1e.Glory days!!

[@venomousbluefrog]

And at the same time it sounds so 80s.

[@walterweiss7124]

MacGyver haircut as well

[@ssesf]

sounds

[@fidelcatsro6948]

2023🐱👍🏿

[@Nottodaysatan71]

When i'm in a deep dark place this song is fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MrDESPREOCUPADO04]

1980 people: The future will be awesome! 2020 people: I want to go back to the 80s

[@Fannycioc]

A qui tu le dis !

[@chaoticlove7988]

Haha so true, the best tunes ! 😅

[@neocortexlab]

2021: coronaviruses silently fly here and there

[@jamespeters2052]

Go on back to a time before laptops, iphones and Internet if you want to, you don't need to go back in time to achieve that

[@jamespeters2052]

Wouldn't it be good if you lived to see the future they spoke about because it'll be well after our time

[@paulbessant8182]

The 80s was such a fantastic decade to live through musically

[@franceleeparis37]

paul bessant ... lets faces it, so was the 70’s and the 60’s and the 90’s.... just be thankful we have lived through the most glorious period of music in our lives...

[@chaoticlove7988]

I wish I had been a teenager then, everything seemed more real then including the people 🤙🔥

[@ilbeda]

the best one. Then the worst of the hits was 100 times better than anything today!

[@stevem2323]

@@franceleeparis37 Yeah but there is something quite special about the 80's.

[@benegasi]

The music was nice,but to soft....90´s rulezzzz

[@vincepham2997]

This decade was full of epic melodies. Bring back the 80s!!!!

[@MsMimilala]

Bavinh Pham ....I totally agree with you its hard to pick a bad 80's tune tbh... 😊

[@heidithechubbybunny8949]

Bavinh Pham I was born in 1988 and I totally agree

[@fryim]

Bavinh Pham, pity it’s gone...

[@argsgsgsgnngndg9894]

look up the NewSynthWave channel here on youtube thank me later

[@TyTye]

It will be the 80s in 62 years

[@fernandopinto7970]

This is a masterpiece from the 80's

[@fabriziovacca3391]

Non soltanto degli anni 80 ma del ‘900

[@antonioquepasa3474]

Da igual cuantos temas haya grabado en CD con mi ordenador, esta canción siempre aparece en todos los CD's. Es como un jodido virus que tengo dentro desde 1985 cuando la escuchê por primera vez. Pero es una buenisima canción, no creen?? Saludos desde Madrid

[@antoinesubitlescoups338]

Folks don't be sad that the 80s are gone. Be glad that they existed and we experienced them in our bones and soul ❤

[@barbarasmith3881]

Makes me feel young again, the thrill of it all x UK den

[@pocho-mkin]

同感です♪

[@ajs41]

Playlist with best-selling singles of the 80s in the UK: kzbin.info/aero/PL6oCQqv2KW6XIEHtzEroDJt2a1vFwmyLW

[@roydavis5613]

1983 was the best year of my life. Dire Straits Alchemy tour, An Officer and a Gentleman, my time living in Norway. Unforgettable!

[@robryan2875]

Be glad it's still in you, jeeze! Why so serious😂❤

[@carlottamatuschanskayasky2839]

One of the most beautiful pop songs ever.

[@magorzatazapert9955]

Agree...

[@potitosarcone7531]

yes my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@simonreeves3229]

✅👌👌

[@guglielminavecchi9313]

Pop-rock

[@spencerderry8837]

Beautiful ? He's basically singing about depression. That's not beautiful

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

Nik Kershaw is without doubt one of the most underrated solo artists of the 80's. Not only is he a brilliant guitarist, his lyrics and song writing ability is second to none. Its desperate when you listen to the total crap that's hitting the charts now compared to stuff like this song. A reminder of just how great the 80's really was. The best era for music in my opinion by far..... 👍😎

[@ry4bfggfd]

Music today just absolutely sucks. Todays music + coronavirus = hell

[@kolasillers7776]

Are you real Bruce Lee?

[@findadmagusfindadmagus7864]

He’s the real Bruce lee!!

[@brandonwoo8299]

He is underated that period because of his song way ahead of time.

[@terenia27shandy95]

I know the song but never heard of him

[@chrismr368]

Three decades ago, walking out of school one evening with this on my mind, the sun on my face and wondering where I fit in. Thirty five years later, I'm not sure I've found out yet but this song is still here and the sun is still on my face.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Best comment I have seen today, thank you. I was falling asleep when I saw it too but it woke me up! I am 50 and feel the same. I have been listening to Nik Kershaw since 1984 when I bought the album ( it is still fantastic) and I feel the same much of the time when I hear the music as I did then. The follow up album was superb too.

[@simonreeves3229]

nice comment 👌✅

[@davidkelly1414]

​@@eightiesmusic1984 I never really paid much attention to Nik during his heyday. When the lady cooks at my Scripture Union camp kept playing his songs I became well and truly hooked. Similar story with Gilbert O'Sullivan in the 70's.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@davidkelly1414 Glad you have enjoyed his music through the years. I saw him live in Liverpool in 2011 at a small venue. His vocals and guitar playing were just as good as in his prime in the eighties. I could not help think of the contrast between a small crowd and his performance at the legendary Live Aid on another day now far away in July 1985. The cooks had good taste in music!

[@RobsRobertson]

Beautiful 🤍🐦 When you were thinking that, I wasn't even alive. 🥲

[@dre5736]

They dont make music like this nowadays💯

[@parisgyre7469]

It's about shaggin' that's why...this stuff was the other romance Picasso

[@JayKhwaja]

It Hurts 😢

[@DanWright-v2j]

What are you trying to say? Is cardi b or Megan the donkey not good?? 😢

[@nicolesgourou528]

Cardi is a cow. Megan who?​@@DanWright-v2j

[@X_Kuromi_X23]

The lyrics hits deep, especially when feeling at your lowest.

[@GeigermSv]

This is something I like a lot with 80's new wave and pop songs : behind the out-of-this-world instrumentals and flashy trends or weird clips, you can notice a very down-to-earth melancholy and existential angst which countered the superficiality this era wanted to drown people into in the West.

[@mariab.4448]

@@GeigermSv so true!

[@nadegelouiseo5428]

ouii@@GeigermSv

[@terriegym]

Spent my 14th & 15th years, feeling exactly what this song says.

[@michelleprie2854]

Wouldn't it be good, if they still could make music like this?!? 👍❤👍

[@albertosuarez2844]

Oh, yeah, i love you, my melody, i'm listenin' to themme in june 13 in 2020, my lady. Very good, the 80's songs are specials. [e-mail] 13-6-2020 12:02 Generation 2020.

[@frederickleivaoyarce7916]

Beautiful you and MUSIC, congratulations to Curicó Chile 😏🍸🍸😍

[@michelleprie2854]

Thank you so much, dear guys... 😊 a BIG HUG for you, from Austria/Europe!!! 🌈🌻🌈

[@shane-irish]

Wouldn't it

[@guleiro]

It would be fantastic...😆

[@andrewdobson7403]

I was 21 in 1984, this is one of the greats...timeless!!!

[@FlorenceAuburtin]

Me too !

[@andreylonergan8265]

Probably the best song I know about lack of empathy. Masterpiece

[@yannickcdr]

ABSOLUTLY

[@gontierfrancois8115]

I don't understand any english. What a pity

[@deborahmaxfield5102]

Yes. Absolutely. It is how I feel about the vile bullies in my life. I am crippled with spinal stenosis yet I get treated like dirt.

[@chaoticlove7988]

“Wouldn’t it be good .. if we were out of the covid 19 quarantine and transported back to the 80’s” ?? 😊

[@Scarletpimpanel73]

Stop whinging - Granddad in 1942 went to war and watched his best mate get shot to bits - me in 2020? Had to stop socializing with insufferable idiots.

[@elizabethsmith6265]

I wish!! I was 16 when this song came out, still love it, life in the 80's was simple, fun, electric and colourful xx

[@stevem2323]

@@Scarletpimpanel73 Still, it would be good to go back to the 80's 😉

[@chrisgrant1029]

Definitely

[@csills7425]

Yes

[@kjracing007]

This was truly one of my favorite songs in the 80s. How good it was and still is!!!

[@jadegb5474]

I am now 56 and every day I go back to the 80s.......a time when I was at comprehensive school, paper round, college, first car, first job, loads of mates, out down the pub every night, football, great music and fashion. Punks, skins and mods, nothing was false like today. I have had children and saw that none of them lived their teenage years like we did..........we were lucky.

[@sergiogonzalesYT]

True words, mate!

[@magnusemeritus]

I barely lived in the eighties. I was an infant. And I also yearn for that time. Wouldn't it be good if I woke up in 1980?

[@Quannluong1571]

❤❤❤

[@floriankohler494]

The Most underrated songwriter in history. What a Genius! !!!

[@onesong2001]

You've never heard of the most underrated songwriter in history. Nobody has.

[@siemniak]

I i thought that he was very popular in the 80's ?

[@declankane7131]

I met Nik on Saturday after a concert in the TLT theatre in Drogheda , Ireland . Spoke for a few minutes . What a lovely lovely man . A true icon

[@pyt7778]

That's so cool, I met him in the 90s in Mark King (level42) dressing room, I agree, top bloke! I blurted out 'I loved you when I was at school' for some reason they had a good laugh over that, but Nik hadn't been around since I was at school(left in 86) so I just meant that. So cool so many80s bands are doing the rounds, I can pretend I'm a teenager again xx

[@seamusnolan4083]

Big into trad especially The bothy band

[@hsvforever1887]

Fake. We didn´t speak.

[@cheesy-p1j]

I remember him as a bit tiny and always with those suspenders :-)

[@Siasmummy]

He was an old neighbour of mine, We was really good friends with him and Sherrie, I am still in touch with his first wife Sherrie, he even used to read bed time stories to my son

[@desjohn4268]

As a child of 82.... these kinds of music from this decade will never be matched 👍💪🇦🇺

[@klaumkl5373]

I’m a 90’s kid and i love the Down Low rmx version to

[@oatmilkandtea]

Good singer yes

[@MILUNGAO]

80's MUSIC NEVER DIES !

[@cecilienilsen3722]

I got it bad You don't know how bad I got it You got it easy You don't know when you've got it good It's getting harder Just keeping life and soul together I'm sick of fighting Even though I know I should The cold is biting Through each and every nerve and fibre My broken spirit is frozen to the core I don't want to be here no more Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes Even if it was for just one day? Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away? Wouldn't it be good to be on your side? The grass is always greener over there Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care? You must be joking You don't know a thing about it You've got no problem I'd stay right there if I were you I got it harder You couldn't dream how hard I got it Stay out of my shoes If you know what's good for you The heat is stifling Burning me up from the inside The sweat is coming through each and every pore I don't want to be here no more I don't want to be here no more I don't want to be here no more Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes Even if it was for just one day? Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away? Wouldn't it be good to be on your side? The grass is always greener over there Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care? I got it bad You don't know how bad I got it You got it easy You don't know when you've got it good It's getting harder Just keeping life and soul together I'm sick of fighting Even though I know I should I don't want to be here no more I don't want to be here no more

[@irentorok4874]

❤

[@merahkesumba]

♥️

[@slicktrick9640]

👍nothing but class

[@alexgmcr1]

Thx

[@DrumsTheWord]

Still sounds amazing. Still sends shivers down my spine. We need more original melodies like this on the radio. Happy 2019, everyone!

[@rjjcms1]

Too right!

[@carlitobrigante6304]

Lot of hate for this video 😭

[@charlesparker2206]

"Wouldn't it be good, if we could live without a care"? Yep, it would be GREAT! So just keep listening to 80's music :)

[@imho4990]

Now music industry is occupied by black DJ's and shit.

[@pmacc3557]

@Evil Doctor PorkChop MAGA 2020😉

[@NattyWalsh-gj6gv]

I was born in 94 and I grew up with all the 80s music I thank my mum and nan for that lol gotta love 80s music

[@sebichelios2782]

Same here❤

[@Schnipp08]

Let's be honest, this song is a classic! Even in the year 2100 people will listen to this masterpiece.

[@lushikatakanbaru2508]

Nik Kershaw understands our problems.

[@headlopper1748]

Francisco Braga mine in particular, he went to the same school I did >:(

[@reecehayes1352]

What school area etc

[@wellishaltunginfos]

Francisco Braga true

[@ese30]

Impresionante, tengo 58 años y es un orgullo haber sido testigo de esta época dorada de la música.

[@trance_trousers]

I'm the same age as you and feel exactly the same way!

[@tarifastylin]

Yo tengo 57, disfruté mucho los 80 porque era joven, pero sigo disfrutando cada decada, de hecho sigo trabajando de DJ y disfrutando mucho. La vida sigue ❤

[@rebeccaclose5558]

Im 53.. listening to this is taking me right back to the glorious 80s....such happy happy times snd memories. I'll always love Nick Kershaw ❤️

[@ogstopper]

I'm 70. This was one of the best songs made in the 1980s, IMHO.

[@billylum3243]

I'm 61, and i love this N. Kershaw's gem to bits. The wonderful 80s music .. ❤🎉

[@markemsworth4235]

I'm now 51 and grew up with this track. To this very day - 3:30 still gives me goosebumps.

[@billylum3243]

My brother is 51, I'm 61. We both are mesmerised by the 80s music. Nothing else comes closer, nothin' ! Today, we are still listening to the 80s. Greetings & love from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾 ❤️

[@markemsworth4235]

​@@billylum3243...Tonnes of love to you and your dear brother over there in Kuala Lumpur. 🇬🇧

[@billylum3243]

​@markemsworth4235 Thk you, Mark.❤ Here's a very special X'mas greetings to you and your loved ones coming real soon on 25 Dec 2023. All the best for 2024. Peace for all, Peace to Humankind to make our tiny Earth we call Home, a safe place for everyone to live.

[@sinisapetrovic4707]

What a brilliant song. What a great decade.

[@rubytuesday1345]

Nik Kershaw. One of the best singer/songwriters the UK ever produced.

[@hammed2974]

no place feels better than home

[@chloebyrne9130]

im 16 years old and absolutely in love with 80's music, i love this song (:

[@Olegzyan]

no wonder. 80's music was great!

[@rauru789]

I'm 14 I love 80's music this song's really good

[@jessg4073]

Mee toooo but I'm 15. Wish i couldve lived through the 80s so bad

[@yaboi-ep5eo]

Am 15 Aswell and I love 80s music it just bring me joy

[@jamesmurphy6466]

Actually same all my friends hate this music 😕😕

[@StevenFordrockabillycat]

Long live the 80s.Great song great era.

[@chantellestevens2086]

Steven Ford ...The 80's were the best..👍

[@carrhartt2424]

80's movies man they rule too

[@gayatriyardi2068]

Chantelle Stevens this is one of the greatest songs of the centuries. i agree sure thing thank you very much.

[@richardzylstra2744]

80s forever

[@elim5310]

Steven Ford AMEN ! For ever 80's💕💕💕💕💕

[@gav240z]

back in 2010 I backpacked through Syria before it all went to shit. I had this song on my iPod and listened to it over and over and over. Now years later it will always remind me of that incredible time.

[@Andyatallah]

Indeed I am from Syria, this song matches Syria colors in the night and countries that belongs back to the Soviet union. Armenia, Georgia,,,,,

[@welshcauldron]

Loved nik kershaw. Still do. I waited 43 yrs to get to see him live, and to own my 1st ever Nik t shirt and beanie.. my partner bought tickets for my 50th to see him at Tramshed this past October in Cardiff

[@sandrospidey683]

This is PURE 80's LOVE!!!

[@jarikasari8694]

One of the best choruses ever made.

[@monkem]

tho the verses are fire

[@drb141719]

My best decade of all. Born in the 60's, tried to figure what growing up was all about in the 70's, went out out into the wide world in the 80's and put my stamp on it by getting married in 88. Any song in the 80's conjours up nostalgic memories for me, times, places, the smells and of course friends and acquaintances who shared those ups and downs with us. I'm a father of 3, grandad to 2 (so far), still married to the same girl who stole my heart with her crazy Maddona look. My kids and grandkids think i'm a nutter when Frankie, DuranDuran, the Cure etc. is played and i start my jigging thing going on lol but god, wouldn't it be nice to be my youth in the 80's for just one more day ...... Peace guys xxx

[@blacksalami3218]

Damn man , many people are married then they divorcing after few years after marriage Nice for u and ur wife for stayin still

[@moltderenou]

Join the Rolling Stones

[@tat-q6i9o]

Your so absolutely right!!! I’m born 1970 and was a Teenager and young adult woman in the 80s. The best time ever with absolute cool and unforgettable music, with crazy unique style and - the best ! - without so much technic but with real humanes. 80s forever!

[@grahampatersongrahampaters1755]

One of the greatest songs of the 1980's. This song brings back so many great memories of 1984.. Great friends, music and life in general.I would love to go back to my teenage years in that decade. Things were not perfect , but so much better than now. Nik Kershaw , you are brilliant.

[@Donna.M]

Still listening in 2024 anyone and still as incredible. They don't make music this good now. Thankyou one of my faves. ❤❤

[@tomlyon3273]

Awesome isn't it this song

[@joannependlebury6644]

Oh im still listening 🖐🏼good memories that make me feel somewhat sad thinking about how easy life was back then its weird listening to these songs wishing you could go back and try to imagine what your future would look like, i bet it wouldn’t be you lay in bed at 23.15pm listening to 80s music reminiscing bout the past WOW that was deep even for me but im sure you get the jist of it 😂

[@Donna.M]

@joannependlebury6644 I get you for sure too long ago, but yes, things were easier, and the music was sooo good. Wish I could travel back there just for a day or two, lol. Miss these days 🥺

[@brionymellen]

Awesome to just that, awesome

[@johnwilliam6035]

Here

[@667neighborofdabeast]

I just love that lyric "I'm sick of fighting even though I know I should". This could not apply more to my life right now.

[@RogueElephant101]

hopefully since your comment a year has passed and your still fighting, there is loads of us out there trying to make sense of each day that passes..

[@Colquhoun2676]

We all have a battle to fight sweetheart, don't ever be sick of fighting, the fact that your fighting says your strong, it's when you stop fighting it means you gave up, don't give up👊Take care 🙏x

[@xeroker1985]

i feel the same, but that is when i got to remember, Jesus is fighting for me. It's not about my strength its abut His

[@hollie6978]

Always keep Fighting!! Your Stronger than you relise💪💜

[@nicholassmith7984]

I know what you mean.

[@deniconstant3168]

Y a pas à dire, les années 80. , c était le top , pleins de bons morceaux musicaux. On baisaient sans capotes , la vie était moins chère, y avait le franc, bref , si je pouvais revenir à cette époque ❤😢😢😢

[@helenkahajossyova298]

And Les Rita Mitsouko

[@benjamindurand3891]

Les Rita Mitsouko c'est de la merde 😂​@@helenkahajossyova298

[@maricarmenlopezorellana3245]

Y yo amigo y yo

[@InfiniteGoddess971]

The days of a $10 concert. Seeing him live was my teenage dream come to life

[@randytoolbox3173]

First dance at our wedding 2022 2:13 ! Everyone loved it! I was born in 85 but know good music when I hear it!❤

[@jamo5468]

This was my favourite song in 1984 at the age of 16 and still is today at 53!!

[@grahampatersongrahampaters1755]

My favourite song of 1984 , aged 18, ( that year). I agree , great song.

[@tammys701]

I was 12 when this came out, just about to hit my teens! Nik was the hottest thing back then! Still is now! There was no internet back then just tape decks, countdown, and MTV!! I'd stay up late just to watch the top 10 and get a glimpse of Nik! I was crazy about him!! I'd write every lyric down on paper and practice every word! I still know every song he wrote!! Best days !! 💕😄🙏

[@raishriebinda4443]

Hahaha and I was 3 years old or almost 3 years old. 😉. I love this song I just keep listening to it.

[@susanmitchell4744]

In the early 80's I was working in the studio of a merchandise company in London and one of the t-shirt logos I was asked to design was Nick Kershaw. Wish I'd kept the t-shirt! Great days!

[@watermelonsandal4206]

Wouldn't it be good if music today had this much meaning, Even if it was for just one day?

[@eddsalazar]

😹👌🏻

[@dianehoughton5555]

I like it... Ha, ha... 😂😝😆🤪😜

[@GabrielStyffer]

The Riddle, tho....

[@derekkelly9286]

​@@eddsalazar L

[@NM-dx6zw]

one of the greatest pop tracks ever done. impressed me when I was kid and does it again and again. especially the sax solo is brilliant

[@mlh4711]

Sax? 🤣

[@NM-dx6zw]

@@mlh4711 sorry you are late

[@ClaptrapRapture]

It was a guitar solo first, interestingly. The producer had the idea to double it with a horn section. Worked well.

[@roberto2k1]

It's actually a horn section layered with an electric guitar

[@williamkerr3350]

Sax????Methinks guitar.

[@Richard-fv7rq]

This is so 80's - the music, hair, clothes, atmosphere. Great music decade to grow up in, continuous stream of brilliant hits.

[@jonathandonohoe1526]

The 80s really where a fantastic decade for music, 🎉

[@PreciousPotat]

I just love his enunciation and breathing technique. There's no slurring, no audible breathing or even gasping. He hits every note and syllable with precision. Given that it's "just" pop, and not something like opera, I feel like people often underestimate singers like him, no matter the commercial success. As if it were mostly just that they were born with this kind of voice. Still you need to practice just as much as someone who wants to master a musical instrument.

[@notjustforme]

As someone who has butchered this song a trillion times in Karaoke-bars, I can only agree with your statement. The way he sings is actually what's gotten me hooked to the artist. It's not often that I can fully understand a songs lyrics the first time around. But it doesn't sound overly deliberate, it doesn't feel technical. Just his unique style. Love it.

[@drawntofashionillustration9596]

Got ya , sis. Most artist today slur, drag the notes, breathy voices. This almost borders on rap in its rhythm. Hypnotic.

[@adamcomedy2]

Nick Kershaw is a highly intelligent artist. His music videos are very enlightening and i believe they are designed to really make us think about life and what's going on in the world we live in.

[@helenbooth3115]

Agreed X

[@Olegzyan]

can't agree more!

[@loredanapopescusuciu2744]

Anybody in Dec. 2018?

[@johnmoore9862]

Yeah, I’m still a fan, still sounds really good!!

[@Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

God bless you Nik Kershaw. What a great song. I miss the ‘80’s so much.

[@urmeli0815]

This song is brilliance from start to finish. The 80s are the years with the most killer melodies.

[@onceuponatime6761]

This was the "light" music of the 80s ... to the face .... Thanks Nik ... One of the most beautiful hits of the period ... and then the solo with electronic horns and triplets .... ... when even the pop music was of quality and full of ideas and good taste ....... what good times ....

[@Lesterjcary]

We will always keep the 80s music alive and in our hearts. We always lift our spirits when we put 80s music on. Thanks Nick Kershaw for being such a big part of our memories.

[@taotoo2]

The way the solo hits when you're expecting a regular chorus is terrific

[@HenrysHowTos]

I’d give anything to travel back in time

[@gontierfrancois8115]

Best remembering of the eifhties, indeed

[@johnnoonan5802]

im buying a ticket if wer going back get a gang together we go back for a bit ,, Wouldnt it Be good to live without a tear

[@antoinettenovella1630]

It would be awesome in some ways, not so great in others. Title is ironic.

[@aunicornofthemultiverse]

Psst! Henry's! Wanna buy a used Delorean?

[@mochaman7472]

Every single song my dad keeps listening over and over is a masterpiece. I don't like all of them immediately, but always end up loving them. This one I used to hate because he would blast it on the car EVERY.SINGLE.TIME ... but here I am... no one forced me to search this song... It's 4 AM and this song just seems PERFECT PS: I still live with him and as we grow older our music taste match more and more... and I am not complaining at all hehe

[@davidthomas9190]

best instrumental bit ever in the middle. epic !

[@aaronclareyloveshr6918]

Hell Yeah!... Glad I'm not the only one who loves it and comments on it.

[@younessmoussaid6904]

David Thomas yeah of course. that was incredible and very nicely played 33 years ago :)

[@loveconquersall143]

Agreed! 🤩❤

[@raisarosal1269]

🤩🤩😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤❤

[@hyperdrive608]

Saw him perform this at Chilfest last week - sounds as good now as it did in the 80's. He is still a great singer and performer - thumbs up Nik!

[@King-Vis]

4:30 "I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it", man I felt that!

[@cheesy-p1j]

One of my absolute Top 10 Songs of the 80s. This never get old.

[@scottlloydamey6154]

The Chord Progression is unlike any other Pop track ever.... Genius writing and, that instrumental melody is almost hypnotic... My youth in a few minutes 💙

[@studonaldson1497]

Thanks Scott. Couldn’t agree more and without descending into muso pomposity Nik was a bloke who was musically accomplished, technically adept and brave in his song structures, qualities so often missing in much of ‘pop’ music especially today. Nothing derivative or formulaic about this either. First time I’ve listened in years and still ‘fresh as a daisy’ as they say or said. Great video too, Stu X

[@nikedecke766]

I agree. The intro does it for me. So good😍

[@kleelove5184]

The instrumental is epic

[@212th]

You don’t get a lot of Instrumentals in modern music sadly

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some fans of 80s classics would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of AGAINST ALL ODDS by Phil Collins, PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael, and EYE OF THE TIGER by Survivor on my YT channel in tribute to the era of legendary power ballads. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks & peace.

[@Kieran84ire]

it's fantastic, so enjoyable.

[@bp6329]

this was his best song in my opinion.

[@leafl75]

@@willritter4076 Me, i would like to hear your performances. I love the songs you mentioned and of course 80s power ballads.

[@sirblaze3002]

Nik Kershaw is a musical genius, I was 11 when I first heard your music and it definitely made an imprint on my musical taste, but being young at the time I never really understood what the song was about. Fast forward today and the song resonates with so much more clarity and meaning. This song is a timely reminder that you never no what people are going through in life and to be grateful for the good things we are blessed with. Thank you Sir for creating masterful works of musical art.

[@graemebroderick1020]

The best music came out of the 80's. Love it.

[@davidschaftenaar6530]

80s folks, because I didn't experience the 80s myself I can confirm that: The music you grew up with holds up incredibly well, the way you feel about it isn't just the nostalgia talking.

[@lifesahellofaride]

made my day reading this, youre great

[@lucaspierre9305]

What a thought! Thank you!

[@HandleGF]

In popular music, the first half of the Eighties was much better than the second.

[@MadMaxBLD]

As a kid I was scared shitless when 3:08 came along, culminating in panic when the loud synth with the rising note appears before the solo. It actually still gives me chills although I relish it now. The whole song has this light-dark theme, where the verses are very eerie and unsettling (musically), which fits with the lyrics, but the chorus is so upbeat and hopeful. What a song

[@jane1975]

Nik Kershaw and his then first wife had a son with Downs Syndrome and this song is born out of feelings over his sons condition.

[@RuthL-kq4bm]

80's music is without doubt the best, could listen to the likes of Nik, Howard Jones, Level 42, UB40 all day every day!

[@piaconis69]

The difference between the old music and today's music is simply one things...the older music lives on the new music dies in a week enuff said.glad I lived in that decade.😊👌

[@tat-q6i9o]

Your absolutely right! Most of the new songs are boring, only 3 minutes long and always the same rhythm. Many of the songs today are finished when many of the 80s-Songs begin their after a long interesting intro. And in most of the 80s Songs you have rythm-changes, breaks, they play with the sound … You see, I’m totally in love with the 80s sound! 😊❤️

[@BuddyMike983]

@@tat-q6i9o Same!👍

[@sarahquinton932]

Me too !!

[@tat-q6i9o]

And I’m so glad that I was a teenager in the 80s! It was a wonderful, fantastic, phenomenal, easy living time with cool movies and extraordinary outstanding music!

[@neighbourhoodwitch18]

My friends and I ended up backstage with Nik and The Krew in 1984, Edinburgh Playhouse, courtesy of my artwork and a kind security guard - none of us have forgotten it and we’re all 50 this year. This song means so much to me!! ❤️❤️

[@Sebastian-ow9uh]

Muza lat 80tych najcudowniejsza dekada ,niesamowicie płodna w najwspanialsze dzwięki ,dobrze było wychowywać sie w tych latch,love the80ties

[@juanmanueldiazzuniga4239]

tengo 42 años y no me canso de escuchar estos clásicos eternos

[@thomasmalone8216]

The video and the song were ahead of their time. How can you forget this song.

[@rickcutrona3295]

Thank you for this song Nik.. I clearly remember as a very young boy first hearing this song and I became obsessed with it and i would always dance around and sing when it would come on the radio or on TV… i am now 49 years old and I still absolutely adore it and still dance around and sing along to this gem of a track… much love to you 👍👍🕺🕺🕺

[@ericgeorge5483]

WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD if today's stuff was half as good as this?

[@kevbri11]

there's good music nowadays, but you probably knew that and posted this just for likes or something

[@lyrimetacurl0]

@@kevbri11 yes but it's less than half as good as this lol

[@kevbri11]

@@lyrimetacurl0 same goes to you, hipster, do the same effort you did to find this music for the music we produce nowadays

[@k0rpi681]

@@lyrimetacurl0 Music at least half good as this (I'd say just as good) nowadays are made for example by Tame Impala, MGMT, Tennis, Sports and Future Islands. Those are just bands I've discovered recent times. I recommend you to try. (:

[@ericgeorge5483]

@@kevbri11 Not at all. I prefer this to today's music.

[@govitch]

Fewer and fewer of us have known and grown up in these beautiful 80s. I am happy to be still here to tell my son about it! "Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care ?"

[@WarrenCromartie2]

Nik was a great songwriter. The 80's pop scene was host to many bands and artists who focused on melody, feel and the dynamics of the song. From Gary Numan to Duran Duran, the blend of understated rock guitar against a synth melody line was such a good formula; the drive of rock music and the accessibility of pop. Does anyone do that now?

[@vladuly]

Mercifully they don't

[@alexanderteuman7273]

1984, this was the best time in my life, i was 19, i had a girlfriend a job and everything was so "geil" & this song.

[@chaoticlove7988]

Andreas Neumann painting a picture there , nostalgia is hitting with this song !! 🔥🔥

[@misanthrop9222]

Da holst du gewiss ne Menge Leute ab 😉

[@dianehoughton5555]

Alles klaar...

[@scottmarcil5050]

Yes it was my best time too! I feel like I could collapse if I think about it too much 😢

[@tweezers1]

I was born in 1984

[@scubafee]

God I wish I was back there again. I feel so sad ... we had the best era but didn't realise it

[@steveblue161]

We sure did :)

[@leeannmansfield5254]

yes we didnt realise it..im happy and crying listerning to 80s tunes .

[@leeannmansfield5254]

I dont wanna be here no more.. .TAKE ME BACK TO THE 80S X SOMEONE X

[@ry4bfggfd]

Don't feel sad. You got to live it. I didn't get to live it at all. Just crappy coronavirus lol

[@chaoticlove7988]

It always seems you can’t fully appreciate a moment till it’s over , well we’ll just have to keep this on repeat 😂

[@cesardominguez]

Back to the 80's, BBC had this radio show on English lessons "Catch the Words", and when they featured this AMAZING song I always thought they were a duo singing to each other!

[@maggie1986100]

The music of 2000 and later is nothing comparable to 80s and 90s, the top periods of all times!

[@jamilaandersson7533]

Amazing Beautiful Song From The Awesome Great 80's Era ♥

[@jamsee1]

Glad to make it 80 likes for your comment Jamila :)

[@loveconquersall143]

Yeahhhh babyyyy! Perfectly said & spot on 👍❤

[@UNITEWAD]

Wouldn't it be Good if we could go back to the 1980's. x

[@Olegzyan]

yeah it sure would!

[@alliebluebell]

Hell Yeh. The 80s were the best👍

[@jackdaw339]

Time is an illusion.

[@anneoconnor6221]

It would indeed

[@andybrown4767]

Loved the 80s..

[@mc77ification]

January 1984. One of the best Clips EVER!!!!!!!

[@corrieseverin7766]

1983

[@gilenobraga3382]

I was 17 in '84 and this song really touched me!

[@ThePoetryOfMyDreams3]

The visual effects in the video are like poetry.

[@pankaburek59]

When he walks near mirror im still shocked they managed to do this.

[@semilife]

A real gem from my 80s youth. Wouldn't it be good to be back in the 80s.

[@ianbourne9970]

Proper 80's royalty this song 💙🤎💜🎼🎵🕺‼️💯

[@Detroit8V92tta]

"I don't wanna be here no more" I sing that at work sometimes.

[@chaoticlove7988]

Detroit8V92tta then the boss walks in and you’re in the middle of the air Sax solo 🎷 🔥😂

[@remixrae9621]

Saw him in 1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London and cried throughout! But came here to point out the special (at the time!) effects in this video, which was way ahead of its day then. Still love you, Nik ❤