Prefab Sprout - Prisoner Of The Past

[@michaelgibson4705]

If your still listening to a pop song after 27 years it’s a classic,this one is

[@cripor9469]

What a superb songwriter you are Mr McAloon! Profoundly in love with your music and your silky voice since 1982. Too much sophisticated for general public, I’m sure you know you have the unconditional recognition from many and many who dislike mediocrity and lack of beauty. Thank you Prefab Sprouts❤️

[@Gerardjhughes]

My late mum said theres a song that a band sung on some morning show that struck her, she was mad into opera . I saw this and smiled . I loved her even more

[@daleywhaley]

Paddy’s music has helped me out of more holes than I care think about. Love this band so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@BilisNegra]

What a beautiful description. Digging it.

[@shaneglackin4509]

Unbelievable song writing, arrangement and voice - please come back Prefab Sprout / Paddy McAloon!

[@ericrose3877]

Paddy has walked away, so we must be grateful for the diamonds he has left us, and cherish them forever.

[@petermcguiness1055]

@@ericrose3877 3 years ago he wanted Trevor Horn to produce some demos. Hopin' that happens someday

[@ericrose3877]

@@petermcguiness1055 I certainly hope so. Paddy has created an army of Prisoners of this song's eternal past.

[@geraldthesaint5457]

I completely got in shock when I heard this for the first time. Still got the chills. What a fantastic song. So classy. How luck I am to have lived this thru the years. Thank you PS

[@kaczorek73]

Andromeda heights must be one of the most underrated albums in the history of popular music.

[@norwegianzound]

Yep. Like loads of others.

[@thomasaquinas1025]

Agreed - i think this is their best album, tho i really like Jordan.

[@ronaldboonstra4834]

@@thomasaquinas1025 Andromeda........lifetime forever. Ty for your comment...

[@bernardbaker6803]

NOT. vacuous rubbish more like.........as per original reviews...........

[@BilisNegra]

It might, the thing is that this that type of comment is such a cliché that the few instances where it is true, it fails to make a point.

[@TheGuardianangel247]

One of my all time fave bands!

[@pmc237]

me too

[@PatricioP.]

Paul McCarthy Love of mi life...!!

[@Bjeden]

J'adore toujours autant ce groupe , même en 2019 😎😎😎♥️♥️♥️

[@luisfigueiredo9906]

Me too. Paddy McAloon is simply amazing...

[@pmc237]

@@PatricioP. prisoner of the past

[@miketownsend1254]

How this masterpiece never won an ivory novello award is beyond me.perfection in music and lyrics.

[@amanfromnorthcountry]

1997 was the first year at the university for me. This song was very popular back then and played regularly on television. This was a time when music videos was the main means of promoting music. I had never heard of Prefab Sprout before but this song opened my eyes (or ears), and I listen to them still to this day. Thank you Prefab Sprout for making the world and life more beautiful. Can't believe it's been more than fifteen years ago, feels like it was yesterday. A prisoner of the past indeed!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Great comment on a fabulous life affirming band.

[@tonyknight7426]

nice words about a great band

[@eamonnquigley2125]

welcome to the prefab sprout fan club...............................room for more

[@petersinton43]

So relate to this song,she was beyond special to me yet she is so better off without me & made something of herself with a family & a husband that adores her....yet here I am that misses her every second & wishes I vould be him after 27 years on.Never loved anyone more than her & never again.

[@Mike-mf8mq]

Perfection in song writing is rare .prefab sprout nailed it with this modern masterpiece

[@DebbieTDP]

They nailed in about 90% of their songs ❤

[@Woodworker1947]

Brilliant.. I play this at full bore on the car stereo in the MX5 as we nip down to the coast with the roof down and its one of the simple pleasures of what we call 'life'..

[@patricksmith4424]

Adding to a comment I made. After listening to this song many times the words and theme are just so good and clever. This is just so real. To the person doing the dumping, their ex is now nothing but a ghost, a memory or something that you don't want to see. For the dumped, the ex is very much still there and they are following them in their minds, much like a ghost would do. Yet another example of why Paddy Mcloon is a genius songwriter. 😮

[@LuisGarcia-zl8rw]

Absolutely fantastic ! When I'm Listening to this I even cry of pure joy and happiness. One of the all time greatest : PREFAB SPROUT Thank you for all the music.

[@simonfarrell6585]

we should all feel privileged to have home grown bands who have left there magical mark in our hearts! this is pure genious, so much talent, happy innocent memories 😘

[@patricksmith4424]

Had not heard this one before even being a huge sprout fan. What a fantastic song and blows away that passes as pop nowadays. How could people not love this?

[@DebbieTDP]

How did a huge fan miss this?!!😮😢

[@patricksmith4424]

@DebbieTDP point taken!😔

[@juliehealy6851]

Have loved Prefab for a very long time and one of the highlights of my life was seeing them at Shepherds Bush in 2000. Paddy, you are amazing ❤

[@californyaeh]

A Prisoner Of The Past I'm a ghost to you now, I'm someone you don't really wish to see I'm a ghost to you now, a shadow since you turned your back on me Maybe you'll learn why it was I shook Baby your turn to wear the haunted look This ghost is here to stay I survived the blast Get ready, get ready to say I've found my niche at last A prisoner of the past Anywhere that you go, I'm going to be the welcome there for you Everywhere that you go, be certain that the table's set for two Maybe you'll learn, there's nowhere you can go Baby you'll turn, as white, as white as snow This ghost is here to stay I survived the blast Get ready, get ready to pay I'm taking you at last A prisoner of the past This ghost is here to stay I survived the blast Get ready, get ready to pay I'm taking you at last A prisoner of the past

[@manueldpmingopereznavales5109]

Finally i got to know the name of that song!!! I love it!!!

[@chrislewis-n3v]

what a stunning chorus- my favourite prefab sprout record

[@maryfrance1187]

Every Paddy 's song is a gem 😍😍 🎼🎶🎵

[@brian7193]

This song should have been a mega hit it's brilliant I love it so much still sounds as fresh as when it was released

[@reacohn751]

Quite possibly my favourite intro of all time and one which always puts a smile on my face, particularly as I know a great song is about to follow.....

[@tomiettinen]

One of the best pop songs ever! I just love this.

[@lookforbeauty1964]

oh my God !! No words to describe what I feel everytime I hear this song ❤️

[@superseven7947]

Timeless classy song! Amazing talented band, superb lyrics, song writing arrangement, pop music on a higher level

[@francishughes542]

Jeez, If i play this once, then i have to play it 8/9 times on a loop, it brillant, & Beautiful, Paddy Macaloon is an amazing songwriter, & seems to be able to tap into something that pulls you in, Fantastic, he has written too many great songs to mention.

[@michelepistillo7980]

Una delle Band più straordinarie del mondo !! pochi sino riusciti a capirli . ho comprato tutti i loro vinili e c.d. !!💯💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤💯❤💯

[@0707raph]

Andromeda Heights is one of the best album ever ! all songs are great ! listening to this album in the dark is a pure delight

[@bernardbaker6803]

it was replicated by ricky gervais as a pxxs take as david brent...........

[@marjoriesharkey9895]

yes

[@George292Rainbow]

Unlikely, noone can replace this void...He had been the Fred Astaire of words, no need to describe this unique melody vein.We have been so priviledged to fill our lives with Paddy's expressions.But we always want ...more.

[@derekmulraney]

What a talent this band was ,forever in my life thank you prefab sprout

[@richardpainter287]

Criminally underrated

[@brendanmaher5275]

Loved listening to them on old fashioned cassette back in the day

[@manuelgomessamuel]

Fabulous masterpiece! Thanks again and again Paddy!

[@dannymcmince]

Always loved their subtle drum beats

[@ericrose3877]

I have to bring up both the live(lottery) performance and this one in order to connect me with all that is good. The many blasts that I did not survive, though I finally made it through, is for me the key to this most classic of songs by anyone.

[@christianlandaetatorres15560]

Not enough words to praise this.

[@vicenterubio9546]

Una de las mejores bandas, su música resiste al paso del tiempo.

[@pulchralutetia]

Wonderful group! God bless 'em!

[@mariflame1821]

I grew up in the 80s in the States and just discovered this band. I looove their music!

[@hervemertes2524]

La musique de Prefab Sprout a changé ma vie..... La beauté absolue dispensée à toutes celles et tous ceux qui ont bien voulu prendre le temps d'apprivoiser la musique de Paddy MacAloon...Qui devient dès lors essentielle.....

[@jean-erictateia3273]

As in "The sound of crying",Paddy,we are both prisoners of the Past.Sometimes,extremely rare cases,both lost everything .and sometimes, life gives us something else to make up for that lack that we may never be able to fill but we have to move forward and find real reasons to be happy anyway.

[@victor58010]

This is the greatest pop song ever written - Fabulous!

[@harvey1954]

Drums straight from the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby" which in turn is a tribute to the drums on the Ronette's "Be My Baby". The story line, though, is like a harder edged version of Jerry Butler's "Never Gonna Give You Up".

[@jesuiself]

I know this song from the album "25 songs" (2005), it will always stay one of my favourite. Thanks for beeing with me all these years!

[@DebbieTDP]

You should buy the album Andromeda Heights then 😅

[@tonyknight7426]

Love: just love this track. The riff at the end, makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[@frambles]

One of my favorite songs of all time....still gives me chills every time I hear it!~

[@jensmaier8289]

20 years i know only one song - "when love breaks down" from GTA OST. Then i discover Prefab Sprout more , some of the most underrated Bands ever

[@DebbieTDP]

In the States probably 😅

[@MarceloMarchese]

Siempre me emociono escuchando a Prefab Sprout!!

[@claudiogonzalez4339]

Yo hasta llorar !!!!

[@colapinjazz]

Paddy eres lo maximo,tu musica es celestial, Prefab Sprout forever and ever.

[@gersonpena7772]

That unrivaled Durham sound is so nice.

[@MadderMel]

He has a lovely voice , of all bands I've listened to , well , it's just pure joy to listen to Prefab Sprout !

[@denisruggeri9702]

Paddy the best voice ever. like Mike Hucknall. Kings of the 80th pop music. So much melancholic for me

[@eamonnquigley2125]

welcome to the party lets hope a new cd from paddy is soon on the way.............................

[@manuelgomessamuel]

Absolutely brilliant. Arguably one of the 5 best songs of PS, along with Earth, the Story so Far, Cars & Girls, Nightingales and Blue Roses.

[@michaelcroft5429]

nothing else to say but pure genius

[@Bjeden]

Vraiment un très bon groupe ..... 😎♥️👍

[@jean-erictateia3273]

Always the Genius of Paddy.Go on like that,always on this way,my friend.

[@teojobim]

GREAT PADDY ,you made our lives worth of something in these dark era we live in....

[@hervemertes2524]

le génie à l'état pur....Le plus grand groupe depuis des decennies......

[@johnblackhall5026]

Love prefab sprout.

[@jacquesledu8157]

Encore une pépite à conserver ....... for a long time . Thank You

[@andrearuggia9314]

Uno dei brani più colpevolmente sottovalutati degli anni 90!

[@ebeyslough]

Pure class. Love the simple melodies and incisive lyrics. Sadly I'll never be able to write anything even close to this. I'll just listen to Paddy.

[@robertmartin5474]

I agree this is such a well crafted song that never sounds dated.

[@加地清直]

高品質ポップの神。

[@peterrouse7777]

Superb songwriter/band .

[@madelinecarling7165]

Fantastic song by a great band

[@johnfeehan3898]

Paddy & co. stirred my soul on many occasions.

[@lelabotoxique]

Gorgeous song, well written and beautifully produced.

[@Parloscope]

Prefab Sprout....The Best !!

[@openminds2c]

Musically and lyrically brilliant!

[@edwardnewsome3846]

Such a great song. A proper lost classic.

[@murraywhyte1609]

My fav band ever, just brilliant songs and music

[@pmc237]

my all time fav

[@eamonnquigley2125]

not a bad compliment if this is from the master that is sir paul.......................in a interview on newsnight mc aloon stated paul mc carthy as a major influance on him also in the same interview and the reporter asked paddy about tom jones and the devil suddenly the lights in the room went out all started laughing........................great stuff thanks

[@flaxenhair4091]

The other night i dreamed that I saw a younger Paddy sitting on a bench in a smoky bar back patio, silently watching everyone. it was very vivid and profound.

[@slowstone72]

Great song.

[@m51galaxie61]

One of my favorite songs! Do not forget to listen to "Looking for Atlantis", another great masterpiece!!! Do not miss this...

[@tombolton2898]

outstanding... have long considered him to have a unique gift for songwriting

[@strictlynorton]

Ireland's produced its fair share of poets and Paddy is certainly one of them. PS really are worth investigating and you'll be glad you did.

[@cristianoromagnolo]

top Song top band !!!

[@kyleowens7308]

Thank you, that's very nice for a mellow song

[@RobertoXimenes-pz7dd]

Essa música e incrível 😁

[@toniedvardsen8169]

The perfect popsong :)

[@stuartgoodall4674]

Love this song and this amazing group!

[@bigjobs5000]

Paddy does pick some lovely ladies - like those in 'If you don't love me.' This one seems to have lost her shoes around the house somewhere - then recruits a large search party?

[@francais958]

very good song , great voice

[@fredjuellarsen9082]

Helt enig et fantastisk album. Fred 63

[@andreasbielo]

Fantastic

[@markaguzmanartist630]

Such a buetiful.song you dont hear music like this i want to cry 🥺

[@Celebrityzmode]

My Fav right from time! This is MUSIC!

[@bandfromtheband9445]

Another incredible song!!

[@joaomariareisjunior7022]

Everybody have a story and is important to be always thinking about the good peoples and things that changes at their lifes

[@Pladderkasse]

Pop masterpiece.

[@paolotaormina4966]

A loved this band

[@pmc237]

best song ever

[@stephenpainter4131]

Just perfect.

[@thpdv5123]

That song !!!

[@brettfield6842]

I don't remember this song being so good....damn

[@ruthdixon7807]

as memorable and mesmerizing as any of his earlier work.

[@amirtox]

.. we don't have more songs like this today