Wild Is The Wind - Billy MacKenzie and Steve Aungle

Performed live in 1994.

[@shockinduction]

For me, Billy Mackenzie had the best voice of all time. There has been no-one before or since to even touch him.

[@cardinal2008uiffingi]

I can remember when the Associates broke onto the scene in the early 80's... they were a breath of fresh air.... so original & unique....... what a loss.

[@mickyfinn4466]

One of the few singers who can make your heart stand still, and time stand still.

[@AlmaSkrof]

I'm speechless. A truly divine version. Billy had a voice of an angel.

[@Iceman-pf9jz]

Each time I hear Billy sing this particular song, it brings the tears to my eyes. A voice so powerful and like a voice of an angel. His music and his voice lives on in our hearts. Thank you so much for letting us all see and hear this truly amazing live performance...

[@rockabilly375]

How can anyone call this poor? You want to see poor then watch the x factor.Long live Billy Mackenzie's music.

[@johnnyyen]

I thought Bowie's version was good, but this is incredible. He was one of the greatest singers ever.

[@1961Blanchflower]

Magnificent -- just about the best British male singer ever in my view.

[@SirHatchporch]

I think Billy may have given Mr. Bowie a run for his money on this one. Great version...and those long, held notes are flawless!!!

[@nicolecross1430]

I have always loved this song,but this version is incredible.The best singer i've ever heard,i miss him.

[@denii23]

Billy Mackenzie phenomenal talent huge fan............The voice of an angel.......RIP

[@TheMidge99]

This is classic Billy at his best. Look, 18 carat and party fears are all good, but this is Billy at what he is good at. He is the voice and always will be

[@AlmaSkrof]

This is so beautiful I'm speechless. Billy had a voice of an angel.

[@darrenlee1938]

Greatest singer of his generation... and the next, then then next

[@niallsullivan3323]

I find this quite upsetting - How could someone that beautiful, that talented ever come to the conclusion that he did? Do we really know anyone at all? Twenty years gone in 2017 - Just listen to that desolate final note and you realise what has been lost.

[@patrickc0408]

THE BEST MALE SINGER TO EVER COME FROM SCOTLAND HERE BILLY AT HIS BEST MISSED FOREVER PAT FROM DUNDEE

[@countvespasian1659]

I've never seen this, just amazing god given talent, I so wish I could have seen him live, just once

[@only1hawky]

Forget the bloody wig. What an amazing rendition of one of my all-time favourite songs.

[@1961Blanchflower]

One of my favourite Bowie tracks - and I'm reeling from his death yesterday - but Billy's version is even better: another heartbreaking loss, nearly 20 years now. :(

[@rsmith7912]

This is just one beautiful song that no one seems to mess up. Johnny Mathis , Nina Simone, Billy, Bowie and George Michael all did great versions of it and I'm sure there are many more. If there's anyone out there that could put them all together that would be some choir of angels. I can imagine all of them singing it together up there in the wind and the clouds somewhere.....

[@bargeanimal]

Hey cool it with the wig business. Think about what can be salvaged from this man. I will personally never forget this great man. Not only did he have a voice to die for but he wrote some beautiful songs too.

[@alanscott3320]

20 years today, god bless Billy - what a talent, what a voice!!

[@WomanNextDoor]

That note at 2.42 wow, just wow. Sadly missed, thank you for the music Billy.

[@andrewbluebells2370]

Man miss you so much , what a gift you had.... but a delicate soul !!!!

[@dancingchexmix]

Hauntingly Beautiful! Thank you for posting. RIP Billy - Love you always & forever more!

[@kkaabboooomm1190]

This is such a superb song, given a masterful rendering by Billy. Few professional simgers could hold a note the way he holds it from 3.42!! If only he was around for longer.

[@sparx550]

Can't let this disappear.

[@DJEquator]

BIG VOICE FROM HEAVEN

[@MarekLi33]

Oh Billy, Billy, it's a pity that no one saw... I think, that it was already in your voice the announcement of this, what in future will happen...

[@bearshaped]

just beautiful with or without a wig...

[@Biggey72]

R.I.P. May he rest in peace. Eternal memory.

[@hellishmovie]

Utterly brilliant. Totally superb. Ewan.

[@Poussey]

Effortless beauty ~ supremely affecting voice and a wonderful spirit.

[@reanimate21]

My favorite Bowie song ever, and even better by my favorite vocalist...SUPERB!

[@bigcrispyhied]

stunning,absolutely stunning......thanks for uploading.

[@dianadfr112]

Awesome voice! Love it!!!

[@banyera]

I cried , when I saw Bowie do this , this is having the same effect....RIP ..BILLY

[@bargeanimal]

Surely the greatest singer ever. But so much more. Where would you get songs like that?

[@toodlebug500]

Bloody hell, that was quite quite beautiful!

[@Bulldoggespirit]

A great song performed by an amazing singer. Sadly missed.

[@alankilroy04]

Greatly missed, what a voice. Thanks for posting this.

[@lyndseymurray2634]

One of the best musicians to come out of Dundee and Scotland...beautiful voice.

[@goobert12]

Incredible still has the capacity to knock your socks off!

[@andrewbluebells2370]

SADLY MISSED, SLEEP TIGHT BILLY, SINGING WITH THE ANGELS NOW!!!

[@echorich]

Here is a case of the cover version outshining the original! Intimately beautiful!!

[@moodyfeverdream]

Wild is the Wig ;] hahaha. Ah, Billy Mac... the voice and the humor.

[@martinralph1152]

superb vocals.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

he had an incredible voice, so special.

[@seigneurjesuistoipshaw.5359]

Yak Cutter Special Needs by the sound of him and that hair!

[@MegaDJmixmaster]

That was a wig. Bono of U2 in a book said he tried to copy Billy Mackenzie's style. he had one of most unique and powerful voices in popular music. He had more talent in his short life than you have have in your little finger Adam. RIP Billy Mackenzie can't believe it's 20 years on the 22nd January 2017 since you tragically left.

[@seigneurjesuistoipshaw.5359]

MegaDJmixmaster A "wig"...? Get out of here, I thought it was a guinea pig! 😀 Luckily for Bono, he never mastered his style.🙀 imagine where he would be today? 💀And I really have to agree with you about his "talent" comparision; his short life and my little finger... 😄😅😆😅😆😄😄

[@MegaDJmixmaster]

Easy to see you live up to your name Adam B'stard. Billy was a wonderful person and you certainly are not judging by your comments. There were far more artists in the early 80's who tried to copy Billy's style but could never come near his vocals and his talent. You Adam are a chunt. Bowie even praised Billy's versions of his songs.

[@Pacabelle]

Oh my god, that took my breath away!

[@Electricca2]

what a lovely song well done Billy

[@christinehutchinson5505]

I have always loved Bowie's version but this is a totally different attack... memorable!

[@aminoto-3]

to anyone who feels the need to slate a performer/performance on yt,... if you don't dig it either click off or fuck off. or maybe film yourself doing better then let others judge you. Billy was a truly original and inspiring artist to many... and still is. the posts on yt are shared for positive reasons...so why the negatives. just click on what you know cause your narrow minds will never grow..

[@sparx550]

Sadly missed and a beautiful song.

[@wolfmcarthur8623]

Amazing vocals from billy

[@Katzenfreundin]

This is really touching. RIP Billy.

[@KitKat-qe8do]

Heartbreaking.. love you Billy x

Unforgettable moment!

[@linlathen]

Breathtaking

[@bthedbradby3274]

Beautiful

[@Bonoerra2012]

@monocromeman What a Voice He Had...RIP Billy God Bless Him x

[@rockabilly375]

I have this on "Eurocentric" but to see it performed live is fantastic.Thank you.

[@juliaseppi1096]

Perfection

[@tammas2000]

Oh Billy, why did you have to do it son. He must be among the best singers the world has ever known; if he but knew it. "You touched me..." God love you.

[@wolfmcarthur8623]

Amazing vocals

[@gasparucciox9706]

this song it move me......r.i.p billy

[@dancingchexmix]

Thank you for posting. WONDERFUL!

[@Easternborders]

so sad a great talent who should have gone on to be a massive star .

[@LemmingdeMerciless]

this is a treasure

[@pefta1]

Liverpool had the mock tops, Dundee has the mock chops, and the genius of Billy McKenzie.

[@Sandyhendry]

A song written for his voice...

[@georgekeskeny7780]

Rest in Peace gentlemen.

[@101merrick101]

Thankyou so much for posting this. Utterly amazing.

[@ElectricLabel]

Bernard Butler and Billy worked together for a short while. Billy quit the project, and David McAlmont was recruited. Fact. And yes, its a wig. Billy used to refer to this performance as "Wild is the Wig".

[@echorich]

@caltontongs73 I think there's an element of hommage to Bowie in the head to toe outfit Billy is sporting. The hair is very David Jones transitioning into David Bowie...

[@JamboInDaWild]

got all the assosciates albums from johhny his brother when i stayed with him

[@FlipMuzic91]

I loved this when David Bowie sung this in the 80's. Later discovered it was a Nina Simone song and all the more deeply beautiful. B-MacK does it justice with this rendition.

[@MegaBrand101]

+Ryan Keegan (Flip) Johnny Mathis originally

[@BoudicaJ]

Bowie sang it in '76. Johnny Mathis did the original x

[@daswank]

no..whether you like his music or not, you have to agree hhe had a fantastic voice and writing talent. there are many of his tracks i personally dislike, bbut what a voice.

[@jonsilence]

Lovely Billy as Mickey Dolenz...gizza break!

[@sgtrayelwood]

Poor, my arse. I do listen to 18CLA, thanks, on a frequent basis. I love that AND I love Billy's version of WITW. It's pointless to compare the two songs though, they are like the proverbial chalk and cheese.

[@denii23]

Billy the voice of an angel

[@shawsky]

he was great.

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

if there was any justice in this world Billy would have been a superstar. Jeff Buckley was Godlike, but Billy MacEnzie was a better singer than JB.

[@neilandrewcairns]

+Dan Hunter Have to agree. Buckley was immense but if anything McKenzie was even more... rarified. Of course I'm biased cause I'm Scottish, but still...

[@ddbest4454]

+Dan Hunter too damn right this guy was awesome class

[@ledivo59]

+Dan Hunter ... McKenzie was definitely one of THE voices of the 20th century!

[@VancouverVortex]

i love the wig - of course it's ajoke. he was evidently very sensitive to the fact he was losign his hair. Hence the hats and wig

[@MyBodina]

Yes.

[@morkygorky]

What a singer! My goosebumps are in tears...great to hear it live, even better than the recorded version, but why is he wearing that stupid wig?? Thanks for posting!!

[@rockabilly375]

Well said.

[@brianyatman]

"Too much sentiment"? Such a ridiculous thing to say. He's a torch-singer, for godsakes. A crooner. It's not for nothing he wrote for Shirley Bassey. He's not Mark E. Smith.

[@sgtrayelwood]

@caltontongs73 I'd always presumed the dreadful wig to be a wee joke on Billy's part. Billy is beautiful, with or without hair. :-)

[@fetishalchemy]

I've never seen this. But I know billy had pretty much given up pretense of hair years before this. I think its a stage joke.

[@ViktorPavel]

Scott Walker meets Jeff Buckley in the dark room. Just joking. I have been in love with his voice and music for since the mid80s now. Bowie´s version of this Toimkin classic is rather different but also very good if not better. From Billie i prefer Gloomy sunday. i won´t get much glommier than than that. Lush fin de siecle - perfect if you think about drowing yourself

[@thinwhitedukebowie4942]

Bowie classic made good

[@hanging1v]

nice one bros brother

[@hellishmovie]

who cares. i would trade my hair to sing like that. sincerely baldy.

[@cffalconer]

I love billy but this last of the summer wine c,mon lol

[@MyBodina]

Whats wrong with sentiment?

[@mobyboy]

i wonder if he covered it , because Bowie did , and they probably have similar voice

[@jonnyapollo6841]

a loss, total loss

[@irnbrubhoy]

What was this programme called?

[@JasonUmbrellabird]

Syrup...!

[@sjorsjimmie]

Strange its not on my addition, must be a different pressing. such a shame as this is an amazing song showing billy's amazing note range.