Stuart Adamson - Shattered Cross

Stuart Adamsons song performed when he was with The Raphaels. Dunno about you, but listening to this always gave me film noir visions so thats the approach I've tried to take with the video.

[@BC25citizen]

"your life won't amount to a bottle of smoke" --- what a line.

[@CarlBewley]

Cheers. It is an amazing song isnt it? One of the best Stuart ever did.

[@doran44]

One more example of the brilliance of Stuart Adamson.I listen to his music and watch him in so many of these great video's on you tube,and I wish to God he was here to feel all of the goodwill that people feel for him.He is so missed.

[@tommygunhunter]

Aural Nectar.. Not long before he left us Stuart left us an absolute masterpiece. His talent was Mozartian.

[@padraigmarcus]

Well said. He was such a brilliant song writer, awesome guitar player, and great singer.

[@tommygunhunter]

Stuart Adamson had by this time refined the art of songwriting and vocalisation to a perfect pitch...he could have gone on to be the Leonard Cohen of his generation.....

[@paulboxer2863]

then again... the crossing and steeltown are absolute perfection.

[@chrisbirch4709]

what a song so haunting

[@Fpstup]

I read on the old BC website that the intro to this song was We Three Kings. I was sitting in a church watching a kids carol service with my son, it kind of hit me the reason for this, Out of Light - Darkness. We three kings is one of the brightest uplifiting carols often done at kids carol concerts, what a contrast, it almost feels like one of the old masters paintings, all that pain and darkness set against extreme innocence and light, it almost hurts to think about it. Genius, pure and simple

[@PeterLoweSMI]

don;t need no reading to see that. I heard it first time

[@chirpyburpy]

@@PeterLoweSMI fuck off Peter

[@TheDonnellymarie]

Gorgeus song. Stuart adamson had a pure talent that is rarely seen these days, I grew up listening to his music. I wonder what he would be doing if he was still with us. love his voice a big part of my life. god rest him where ever he is.

[@karllehman5404]

best comment...it haunts me wondering about suicide. he spoke of beauty

[@kylerennie30]

If you had it all back you'd just lose it again. My life in a nutshell 😂

[@lgassin]

Carl, for some reason I'm just finding this. Beautiful, as usual!

[@KMG68]

Every time I watch this I am struck by how appropriate these images are! Fantastic job, bring on some more. Holli

[@burrencrawler]

Stuart Adamson was fab and died way too young, every band he played in he added pure magic to. My favourite Scottish musician ever, well the Youngs from ac/dc too obviously.

[@bighand1530]

He was only 43.

[@edwardfirth49]

Beauty lyrics, production, cant stop listening to these songs.

[@dbc1dc]

I have yet to get this CD. It sounds as good as anything he's ever done. I think the best thing about Stuart Adamson was the vivid imagery that comes into your mind when you listen to the songs. He was the greatest of storytellers. I read somewhere that one of the best things he enjoyed doing in his life was the soundtrack to "Restless Natives" because he could put the music to the images that were in front of him. I suppose the images in his head he had to put to music proved more difficult.

[@miketaylor74]

the rapheals album is loved daily by me , what a genius, dark but in my life experience thanks SA MH and all sessi0n musicians xx

[@chunkylover53x]

actually, gives me images of my beautiful Ireland in the Summer time and going somewhere for a pint as the sun is going down! cheers though for this, its magic indeed. From your cousins over here on the Emerald isle!

[@bigrikmfc]

Love this song. RIP big man

[@nimmolo]

carl thanks you just turned me on to this recording, it's ridiculously great and your video has got the vibe.

[@Poltaun64]

Well thought out, always loved this song and the video is perfect .....

[@andreasson]

Wonderful song and you people that feel the same should listen to this version by a friend of Stuart. I myself didn't know about stuart until I stumbled across the Transatlantic sessions. Good music, and I'd like to share it with ya.

[@CarlBewley]

Hi lisa, glad you found it - this one is my personal favourite, in fact I peaked about here and couldnt top it, hence no more vids from me for nearly a year!

[@hughie501]

Fantastic!

[@padraigmarcus]

Hi Carl. I agree, but would add EVERY song Stuart wrote/performed was excellent. He always gave it his best.

[@paulockenden2091]

for me Stuarts vocals were greatly improved during the later days of BC and then his work in Rafaels.

[@dubhlochan]

What drugs are you on

[@paulockenden2091]

dubhlochan giving an opinion chump

[@dubhlochan]

Very poor one at that when the man was truly a unique singer and guitarist, just giving my opinion chump

[@paulockenden2091]

His vocals were far superior in his latter days with BC simples

[@dubhlochan]

Why don't you look back to the likes of the concerts they did in New York in the eighties and it will prove you wrong, his voice notes were so diverse to match his song writing

[@ChristopherSmith-bh4sz]

RIP Stuart.

[@CarlBewley]

@Poltaun64 - Cheers! My favourite Stuart Adamson tune ever ...if not my favourite song ever!

[@MikeADFirenze9]

best. the best. tears.

[@brianbigcountry]

she will empty your pockets ,and rip out your heart ,CLASS LOL

[@owenmcgee8496]

Yikes, great video. A song that inspires similar thoughts in me. I can't even buy a lottery ticket or else I feel like "I'm making a deal with a guy named doc". Then again, I've probably watched too many film noirs in my day. John Garfield in Force of Evil could be the best of them, along with Bogart in the Big Sleep. If they colourised the latter one, do you reckon they'd put Bacall in red? I trust not. Waffle. Yikes. And there's some old film with Robert Mitchum in it, but I can't remember its name. Out of the Past.

[@TheCinderellaMan]

Mine too Carl, since the first time i heard it.. Seems strange, that a fan since 1983 (me) should like one of Stuarts last recordings best, but there ye go..

[@maxbrazzini9641]

rip a great artist, erally

[@MarkKlass]

Written by Darrell Scott, who also sang it pretty well. Check him out - quite a guitarist too!

[@lisaknell6018]

I love Darrell Scott, but Stuart Adamson wrote this song. Darrell talks about it in his version of the song, and credits Stuart.

[@MarkKlass]

My mistake! Thanks for setting the record straight!

[@lisaknell6018]

+Mark Klass you're welcome! My fave Darrell Scott tune is "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" ❤️

[@MarkKlass]

I really like "Someday".

[@stuartlawsonbeattie1411]

In the name of one man, God.

[@bighand1530]

John 14:6.

[@paztarancon]

💖💖💖

[@raymondpilarczyk2773]

Great song... but it does bear an uncanny resemblance to the Christmas song "We Three Kings" which in a way makes it even more interesting

[@guymorgan3648]

Bigcountry wrote so many classic albums?

[@ChrisReilly-d7r]

He definitely should of had a solo album

[@dovejunkie]

Feel good factor.

[@johnadamson227]

a life kesson 4 all!

[@frankhoitz914]

Ok Ok! Stuard Adamson werde ich mich in Zukunft mehr kümmern! Klasse!

[@johnadamson227]

*lesson even! lol