The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) HD

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The second single, also included on the debut album "The Icicle Works".
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[@myles-spikewebby8519]

This song is masterpiece. One of my fave road trip songs ever. It helps me when I face health setbacks 4 years ago. And 3 years later, I’m cancer free!

[@laraschauble]

Cancer free!! That's great news!! God has blessed you for sure 🥰

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

@@laraschauble Thank you!

[@PeloquiNB]

Myles-Spike Webby God 4 you.ive seen a loved one go through it. It's horrible. I hope it stays far away from you for the rest of you life. And..this song is most definitely a masterpiece. Have you ever heard of a band called "Their will be fireworks"? If not..listen to these songs,"FOREIGN THOUGHTS".."OFF WITH THEIR HEADS".."WE WERE A ROMAN CANDLE".."JOINED UP WRITING" YOU WIL NOT REGRET IT:)

[@PeloquiNB]

@@myles-spikewebby8519 please read my comment above lol ,I forgot to tag ya on it🤪😜

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

@@PeloquiNB Thanks so much for tagging me!

[@jsimpson5720]

Almost 2024 and about 40 years later, this tune gives my soul a jolt. I thank God every day that I grew up in the best decade. I want my MTV back 🤟😊

[@AdoniaTT]

2024 & I am listening to this 80's masterpiece! 😎

[@jonadkinson6754]

I'm with you. Miss that decade, and that music, everyday. We created the future and now we long for the past😢

[@williamshawver1427]

Well said ❤ ❤

[@Ok_Boomer]

2024!

[@johnandrew2370]

Fuckin' A.

[@stephenparker1704]

The music of the ‘80s was a masterful, brilliant blend of intelligence, inclusivity, superior musicality….a unique wave that lasted all too briefly.

[@josevicentellacermartinez6860]

stephen, yo vivo en valencia, discoteca BARRACA y oia esta cancion por el año 1983-84 (excelente tema)

[@vinceskinner9565]

Very well said!! And there hasn't been a decade of music as original and creative ever since the 80's and there probably never will be another!! 👍😀

[@bigc-up2ok]

Wonderful comment.

[@mjrussell414]

Goodness - I don’t think I’ve listened to this song since I was a teenager but apparently I remember all the words and singing along at the top of my lungs. We sure had the best music.

[@gr33n3ggs4]

Being a teenager when this song came out; brought me here. Sounds even better after 30+ years. Don't know if I should smile while I hold back tears of my forgotten youth.

[@jamesha175]

that is what i do!

[@christo792]

As long as it was a misspent youth, it was well spent.

[@josephperkins4080]

46 and still enjoying my youth....thank gawd for weights and stretching

[@danmeme7740]

Nah its not sad but emotional. We all still have plenty to look forward to if we create that path for ourselves. Just do it!

[@danmeme7740]

@the Submarines May old age not be so kind to you as a reminder of karma. It comes a lot faster then your simple mind can grasp, you will see.

[@steveeddy9686]

The 80's weren't a decade, they were a state of mind.

[@Onemore59]

Well said. I agree. A state of mind

[@dawsonlehmann4852]

Well said very well said

[@kateruterbories2692]

And those of us who experienced it first hand are blessed!!

[@tornoofo17]

Cocaine.

[@rabiqais1]

👍🏼

[@davidwan247]

This song never gets old. One of the best 80's anthems, period.

[@RobertoN-sq4kb]

There are a few songs from The Alarm & Big Country that get to me in the same way as this song. Obviously, The Icicle Works were seen like an more alternative band, but this song was, as many have put it, more anthemic.

[@BritonAD]

100% 👍👍

[@paulbergman2984]

Another kick ass song from the 80’s. The songs from that decade never get old. Thank God I was an teenager during the greatest music generation. Viva la 80’s!

[@kimcapri9178]

Imagine what they had back in Sumerian or Peruvian times. hehehehe

[@jdBLUE2583]

Yes! Yes!

[@lazybelphegore6748]

Me too! When MTV started in the US, I fell in love with every British band I saw. I started seeking out British Music only, Starting w Eurythmics, Culture Club, Duran Duran, The Smiths, the Cure, Cocteau Twins, New Order/Joy Division Siouxsie etc. All that “second British Invasion” music was awesome. Watched “the Tube; SNUB, The Young Ones, and a few years later Mtv came out with “120 minutes” and it was mandatory viewing for me.

[@evelynong7336]

Oh yes!

[@geraldcummiskey6721]

Time and music was great

[@tx3851]

The Icicle Works and Big Country, both had phenomenal drummers and bass players….They drove so many great songs….

[@adg9704]

This song is one of the GOATS of the 80's.

[@shannonnonnahs6943]

This is one of the most underrated 80's songs I can think of. Classic✌

[@drsteele4749]

It is highly rated, as it was when it was new.

[@Ghost-ub3hn]

I agree..as well as Hey Little Girl

[@Aiphiae]

@@Ghost-ub3hn Wasn't "Hey Little Girl" by Icehouse? Icehouse also did "No Promises" which is great :)

[@318tomo]

I agree

[@doyleperkins4916]

It's because you weren't there, you obviously have your head up your posterior and you think it is cool to use "underrated" to describe songs YOU hear for the first time. Grow up, check the available online stats, and stay off KZbin for a while...

[@roytbone5791]

Anyone checking out this video should know that Ian McNabb is still touring with the Icicles and also his solo stuff. He is still a prolific song writer and is currently working on his latest album which should be completed soon.

[@adrianpoesiat]

Love this song. Powerful, creative, romantic

[@1467mb]

I'm 54 this is part of the soundtrack to my life.

[@tinatingley6509]

Right there with you (although a few years behind you)!

[@ryandunson5387]

I'm 54 also definitely the soundtrack of my life...Weren't those magical times

[@thefourthee]

Right behind ya & same

[@simone784]

Right behind you.54, great age.

[@bsa-liveboldischoolofactin2910]

54 in Aug and can't agree more!

[@rebels42wynn83]

Oh my God, please let me relive my 1980s childhood again! I still love this cut so much.

[@celticwarrior5185]

I know Rebella' I feel you, great song and great era👍

[@user-nw2fe3gq7v]

80's were great

[@1251wire]

Granted Rebel12. Never give up ! LIVE !

[@carlozalex]

The 80’s ruled!

[@chuckdaddyo]

Yes!

[@YourHalfSister]

This song smells like the teen spirit of the 80's. At 48, I'm may be old to today's generation, but this song will always make me feel young again.

[@chrismlarosa3497]

wholeheartedly agree! I was about 14 when I heard this awesome tune! I am 48 as well. The late 70s/early 80s were a magical time to grow up.....jailbreak, backyard hopping, waiting for the summer movie blockbusters, no cable TV, no internet, playing Dungeons & Dragons at my childhood friend's house outside during springtime thru early Autumn......and, the list and memories goes on & on!

[@foxopossum]

Yeah, we are definitely old to the young ones. How bizarre!!!🤣

[@pinam2299]

I’m 58. Was 20 when this song came out. Me and my then bf running around back alleys screaming the lyrics at the top of our lungs!

[@Rauoul]

I'm 59 and we jammed this at my duty station while in US Air Force.

[@jtiltin]

Ditto, at 57 I still dance to this as though I’m in my first new wave club in the 80’s

[@ElizabethT45]

Thank you, Stranger Things, for reminding me of 1984 and the second British Invasion when bands like this were all over the radio!

[@chrisc3697]

college radio for the most part

[@kenbray5682]

Elizabeth Culver Edwards I've gotta admit every 80's band I loved did come from the UK ! I'd like to thank the United Kingdom for making the 80's the best time of my life ! Psycadelic Furs, The Cure, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, The Fixx, Simple Minds and Tears for Fears were my favorite bands !

[@EverWinterNights]

I was born in 1984, and even though you guys grew up then, I still feel I was part of that time, I had little experience with the 80's because I was so young, but the music is some of the best in history.

[@الغزوانيإيادعلي]

im going to my friends im going home

[@gerrievijloen9604]

@@RCSurf Stranger Things connecting young lings to some good music, loving season 3 at the moment and episode 3 ending with Don McLeans' American Pie

[@tomvodick1928]

One of the greatest songs ever…and best of the 80s. Truly underrated.

[@cjstone28]

Very Underrated!

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

Great tune. Actually I now refer their song called Hollow Horse. Both are great, though.

[@garybrough3345]

Drumming in not only this song but the whole album is a tour de force , absolutely brilliant. Wall of sound 👍

[@jesuisunepetitefruit]

its all about the drums!

[@casestudy220]

Sounds like same beat and sound as bow wow wows version of I want candy

[@SO-ym3zs]

@@casestudy220 Yep, that groove is almost identical.

[@JohnB-kv4gf]

I will never tire of hearing this song. One of the best songs of the eighties.

[@stuart5811]

me too

[@bigc-up2ok]

Icicle Works, what a name for a band! What a song! Long live the eighties!

[@charliecroker6445]

Except the politics , apart from that i totally agree.

[@kidd_gallahad2512]

How about Echo and The Bunnymen? How'd they come up with that name?

[@anthonypeterson5565]

The name of the band was taken from the title of a 1960 science-fiction short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by Frederik Pohl (who is one of my favorite science-fiction writers).

[@TravisTarrant]

One of the reason why 80's music still kicks ass!

[@theyoungone8872]

The youth of the 1980's were very fortunate to be born in a time when rock and popular music was really at it's best...a unique time...

[@rickjennings7884]

Couldn't agree more! So glad I was born in 69 and my "coming of age" years were the 80's! Best decade ever!

[@demus2371]

These were my golden years 💗💗

[@stacybernardslay]

Born in 68. It was fuckin awesome!

[@ChuckUfarley72]

Born in 72, yes it was the best! Countless fantastic music , the best of times

[@80srocker33]

Born in 63...best years ever for music....period!!!👍😎

[@777pusher]

One of those songs one would enter into evidence that proves the 80’s were the greatest years of audible bliss.

[@JosephPerrotta-db9xp]

70s little better

[@777pusher]

@@JosephPerrotta-db9xp - let’s be real!! 70-80’s have not been touchable, but for a rare track here and there. I grew up on 70’s, then 80’s for my teens and early adulthood. I was blessed, but 70’s NOT better, equal is ok with me.

[@tomdanz2570]

What a great time to be young. The music of this time was fantastic.

[@davidbriggs9675]

I played 'clean' guitar in an 'indie' band in the early 1980. We wrote and played our own songs. I now realise by listening to this and The Ocean Blue, The Wild Swans etc. that we also had a distintive 1980s sound. It's not all about heavy rock and flashy solos. Oh what fun we had back then. What a glorious musical decade. It's all about melody. Great stuff.

[@aleighl]

I love The Ocean Blue!!

[@popartcity3397]

I PLAYED A CLEAN FENDER STRAT THROUGH A FENDER TUBE AMP; CAN'T BEAT THAT SOUND.... OR A RICKENBACKER THROUGH A VOX AMP...

[@srkbear1]

I was the same! Roland Jazz Chorus 120 with out-of-phase Stratocaster sound. I think of this track as way earlier than Ocean Blue; I liked OB a lot (especially their production) but for me they were college while this song is so junior high, early eighties-New Wave-Second British Invasion EPIC. One of the immortal classics. That jangly, stereo chorus solid state guitar sound was all over the early-to-mid eighties; the guitarist for our band got the JC-120 for Christmas sophomore year and we were in AWE. Stereo chorus! The Fixx (“Stand or Fall”), Duran Duran (“Is There Something I Should Know”) and Flock of Seagulls (“Space Age Love Song”) are all iconic examples. Unfortunately, I was the keyboardist in my little band, and wow did I feel lame trying to recreate what was coming out of megabucks Fairlights and PPG Waves and Oberheim xPanders with the meager funds I had. I finally got my hands on a Prophet V by senior year, but that was ‘87 when the era was getting kinda lame. But I wouldn’t trade anything in the world for coming of age during 1977-1986! Music has never been the same.

[@rattledbytherush1490]

Ocean Blue getting ready to start a US tour in 2023, I know I'll be there.

[@chriswright2568]

Probably commented before, but this, with INXS and Big Country was revelatory when I was 16 in 1984-5. Still amazing, still incredibly rich in its devotion to love. It evokes the same emotional content as Ah-Ha, Under Pressure, and Big Country's first album. The main thing I would say is, listen to this whole album. It is amazingly good.

[@jeffalangreenway]

Yes, the album is fantastic. I just discovered it by accident. I had only heard this song and thought they were just a one-hit wonder. But they had a lot of great songs, and the writing is first-rate.

[@shirl6135]

Nirvana is amazing by them 😎

[@ChristopherLivaccari]

Chris Wright, you are 100% right! Don't forget The Fixx and The Call.,

[@scottshingleton384]

One of the most under rated and one of the best songs ever done!

[@datrahardaway3347]

You took the words right out of mouth

[@theunionbeats1]

yup. thought id heard every hit of the 80s, i was wrong. came across this thing and cant believe i hadnt heard it before

[@AlyTennyson]

One of the most under rated and best bands ever, also!

[@johncorbett868]

Not for me.

[@ArcherBowman]

The 80s English bands were killing it! Born in the late 60s and grew up on this stuff. Living in the rural northwest of America, people around me thought I was a bit weird. Where's my boom box and torn up Levi jacket. Memories.

[@Artichokeme90]

This song will stop me in my tracks instantly, remembering my mother's spirit each time. It will be 10 years this August without her Earthside. 💔

[@stevedisintegrationrules6892]

Watching the drummer was amazing how he keeps up with the beat of the song

[@Kenneth-fg9ri]

I absolutely love this song! I was in high school, when this song came out. And that’s been over 40 years ago . And I still love this song to this day! Peace!

[@jkitto2008]

My God I close my eyes and I'm in the middle of the club 1984. Man where did the time go❗️🤔 34yrs ago, wow. I was 24 years old and having the time of my life✨✨✨

[@TheGoldenDragon_]

Goes by so damn fast.

[@Mgbaks]

I'm 24 now and its hard to believe I will wake up one day to find my youth gone.

[@80sfreak42]

Yeah but you're forever 80s...you got to experience the best decade ever!!!!!you're still 80s....80s never dies....

[@jkitto2008]

HUGO 562 , Amen to that ✨🙏🏼✨❗️

[@weejimsdad]

I know that feeling...

[@rhomotor]

I was 16 when this song was released. I'm now 52 and this song is still great!!!

[@tjwalkup2289]

No one makes song this cool anymore. A beautiful energetic display of 80s dynamo.

[@deanzocchi4499]

Such a beautiful melody..like the promise by when in Rome. 80s were loaded with masterpieces

[@patriciadechenier5740]

Goddess, what great percussion work! Not just the drums, their percussionist just drives this song! Just a fantastic driving beat!

[@charleschavez7306]

The BRITISH INVATION started with this awesome band ,The BEATLES. I met my beautiful wife hearing and dancing to this particular song. What A Ride and it's still as exciting now as it was on that dance floor hearing this particular song. LOVE THIS SONG.

[@harbottle8580]

And just like the Beatles, Icicle Works where also from Liverpool.

[@novatitann_133]

I am a teenager right now and I have always loved this music since i was s child, I cannot forget the beauty of 80s music...It's indescriptible

[@indigojones8]

I saw them perform live, along with Men Without Hats in 1987/88? at UNCG. I think my mother still has the stereo that has the Icicle Works sticker I got that day. To think I got to see a live, FREE, show of such memorable bands back then when I was still in high school ...

[@creativecramm]

Best part of having older parents is listening to the older music that i might have not listen too if they had been younger. Now i love the 80's music industry

[@melissamcnamee1702]

My first dance with my husband. All those years ago. Thanks Esoteria Milwaukee, WI

[@stryder0559]

I was singing the lyrics to myself tonight and had to play it. A beautiful piece of music. The drumming and lead vocals tie it together.

[@bartlesandjames612]

I wish I could go back to 1984 and do it all again! I miss those days and the music. :-(

[@ellem686]

Bartles AndJames I was 7 and didn’t know how good it was 😞

[@moniquebenun756]

As much as I loved growing up in the 80s, I don't want to go back and be that young and dumb.

[@80sfreak42]

Great year...1984

[@gregrizal5043]

@@moniquebenun756 You can go back and correct your mistakes. Be smart instead of dumb.

[@Silverfox1966]

The eighties i think back and smile great music, dances with live bands Hit me hit me hit me with your laser beam and bring me back

[@audiodead7302]

Hard to believe its 40 years old. Sounds so fresh.

[@SixMonthsIn]

One of my favorite songs of all time. I'm a bass player and this song has been with me for a very long time.

[@seankilburn7200]

What an intro.

[@mylesjarvis7571]

Man o man...one of those songs that takes me back....what an incredible feeling that is hard to explain.

[@Atheist7]

F A C T CHECKED: YES!!!!!

[@darrylwiggins1156]

Can't beat the message the song delivers and that killer bassline.

[@darenunlimited]

Of all of the phenomenal music of the '80s--and we all know there was a lot--this song has got to be in my all-time Top Ten '80s list. So iconic; transports you back, just like that. Genius track.

[@richardtilton4360]

I’m not sure if there’s a song that reminds me of the 80’s and my youth more than this one! The beginning of this song triggers a playback in my mind of a much happier time in the world!

[@jeffbaumann3289]

Love comes Down upon us and it flows like water Burning with the hope of insight Feathered books the colors of the bright elation Stolen in the sight of love We are we are we are mature children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are rather helpless Take us forever Whisper to a scream Birds fly In the eye of the pathos daughter Spoken At the bitter end Wasted Sacrificed for the new nirvana Night time sends the sun away We are we are we are mature children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are rather helpless Take us forever Whisper to a scream Whisper to a scream Whisper to a scream Whisper to a scream Whisper to a scream We are we are we are mature children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are rather helpless Take us forever Whisper to a scream Songwriters: Ian McNabb Released: 1984 Musicians: Ian McNabb --- Lead vocals/guitar Chris Layhe --- Bass/backing vocals Chris Sharrock --- Drums/backing vocals

[@paulieb3823]

Some things take forever But with building bricks of trust and love Mountains can be moved

[@landonvincent7974]

I have a few problems with this... Firstly, there's no way he says "we're just children". I can't even begin to hear that no matter how many times I listen to this. It's "we are mature children". That's all I hear, every time. Also, you put "in the eye of the pathos daughter", but it pretty clearly says "faithless daughter". Finally, I hear "take us forever", and you put "changes forever". That one might be right but it's not how I hear it. Judging by the writing credit at the bottom, I assume you copy+pasted this from a lyric website, in which case it's they who are wrong. Sadly even the most reputable lyric websites aren't reliable 100% of the time. Guess the only way to truly find out is to check the original liner notes or ask the person who wrote it. Still a great song either way.

[@stranger-hascandy8600]

@PaulDysongs - Sorry. But, NOPE. It's ACTUALLY "We are BUT YOUR children."

[@stranger-hascandy8600]

@@landonvincent7974 - It's "We are BUT YOUR CHILDREN." "(Birds fly) In the eye of the faithless daughter," and "Take us forever." Sadly, I still have this cassette tape. And its liner notes. Oddly enough, the only lyrics video for this song which is even remotely accurate is KARAOKE LYRICS, if you want to try to track that down somewhere.

[@landonvincent7974]

@@stranger-hascandy8600 Sadly? That's awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. If you think it's sad that you own a piece of music history, I'll gladly accept it.

[@huskarsniper81]

2024 and this still rocks me.

[@BlindEmpress]

This song is so underplayed! This is the song played at a summer barbecue or at a bonfire chillin with your friends.

[@sojourn143]

You know you're getting old when this is the music intro of Fidelity retirement account!

[@zinnakatt8312]

I'm lucky I guess, I feel no different now from when this song came out but I'm too old to slam dance any more. Ah, the good ol' days! I want to go back to the 80's.

[@hooklineandinker]

I just saw that commercial and was like what you stole icicle works! Now I'm listening.

[@hooklineandinker]

@dboatrig You didn't already know immediately the band and title? Shame...

[@hooklineandinker]

@dboatrig Also use Shazam duh

[@veronikagetz6616]

I just saw the commercial and said “whisper to a scream!” And my husband said “what?” So I found this on KZbin and fully remember how awesome this song was! He recognized the song eventually. 😁

[@maciekpoprawa4665]

Definitely. Miss that time and that music. That days we had real musicians, real artist.

[@BrazyBrent]

Stranger things credit section brought me here was watching an episode and when it went off I heard this during credit role out what a blessing

[@BenScisly]

Great band and song

[@calfiger]

Thank you to the Remember video series for pointing me to this gem of a song 🙏🏾

[@robythree33]

1984: Icicle Works: A Wisper to a Scream. Back in the day our company Promedia was located in Sloan Square London where we started creating music videos. Icicle Works was one of our first low budget videos that was scripted, shot and edited in one day. I miss those carefree years in the music industry riding a creative wave in the time of stellar music. Promedia: Terry Braun Director. Chris Humphries Producer. Roby Braun art director/designer.

[@kenbray5682]

Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, The Cure, The Cult, Icicle Works, The Fixx, Talk Talk, Pet Shop Boys, The Smiths The Smithereenes, Modern English, Dream Academy, Peter Schilling, Alphaville, OMD, Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, Flock of Seagulls, Berlin, Billy Idol, Scandal, U2 are just a few Bands of hand lol that made the 80's a great time ! Cocnut Grove Miami and South Beach, and Ft Lauderdale had the best Clubs.......

[@RCSurf]

Squeeze , The Reuinion room and Confettis , Washington Square - not one regret for all the amazing shows , and the original Kitchen Club on 21st 1980s for the win

[@mattparks2153]

A Wonderful List.

[@ritchiestirling6801]

And Psychedelic Furs

[@kenbray5682]

Ritchie Stirling How could I of forgot one of the best bands ever ! Sometimes I'll start listing bands and my mind goes blank lol...... Psycadelic Furs wer in the top three on the best 1. Duran Duran 2.Pyscadelic Furs 3.Depech Mode 4.New Order 5. Simple Minds I love the all but those are my top five."..

[@steveogle1284]

And Echo and the Bunnymen

[@FreddyRight-i5x]

thanks for the music Ian , it's still wonderful

[@mattp1002]

Love this song, great balance of instruments and lyrics.

[@kellygilford8637]

A classic song from the days of my youth. Awesome.

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

In 1984 I was a freshman in High school and I remember the day my big brother brought this album home from the record store on cassette. I recall it vividly, even these thirty-nine (39)years later, because the cassette case was very unusual. It was bright ORANGE! 😂 Also memorable, as he placed it in the cassette deck, closed the door and pressed "PLAY," my ears were gloriously assaulted by the opening drumbeat. What a kick this song is! 😍

[@stephenlogsdon4826]

A lot of 80's songs are fun to listen to---but many have true and deep meaning; like this masterpiece from Icicle Works!!!

[@almatenerife458]

Love come down upon us till you flow like water Burning with the hope of insight Feathered, look they're covered with a bright elation Stolen in the sight of love We are we are we are but your children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are Rather helpless Take us forever A whisper to a scream Birds fly In the eyes of the faithless daughter Broken At the bitter end Wasted Sacrificed for a new nirvana Nighttime sends us on our way We are we are we are But your children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are Rather helpless Take us forever A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream

[@jmendez4594]

Thanks ❤

[@WildWoodsGirl65]

"Love come down upon us till you flow like water Burning with the hope of insight Feathered, look they're covered with a bright elation Stolen in the sight of love We are we are we are but your children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are Rather helpless Take us forever A whisper to a scream Birds fly In the eyes of the faithless daughter Broken At the bitter end Wasted Sacrificed for a new nirvana Nighttime sends us on our way We are we are we are But your children Finding our way around indecision We are we are we are Rather helpless Take us forever A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream A whisper to a scream" Songwriter: Ian McNabb Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) lyrics © Peermusic Publishing Source: LyricFind

[@jmendez4594]

❤ Thanks ,one my favorite songs!

[@yourmind7076]

This would fill the dance floor at the high school dances in the 80's. so glad I got to dance to all this great music then. And look back with Joy, Fun and Yes ...Awesomeness!!!

[@robbie007]

Another great song that at the time didn't get as high in the charts as it should. 1984. What a year for music.

[@thearmyflyer4905]

80’s music still rocks!

[@juliansmith4295]

Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of a girl named Michelle in Vancouver. She used to meet me after work, but I never had the courage to tell her how I felt about her. Now, 30 years later, I hope she's happy.

[@daviddring2365]

This is a perfect piece of sunshine! The drums are phenomenal

[@chrisbloomfield4454]

Whilst the wonderful Ian McNabb shouldn't need much of an introduction, it's worth saying that drummer Chris Sharrock is a legend in his own right and has been a member of The Icicle Works, The La's, The Wild Swans, World Party, The Lightning Seeds, Robbie Williams Live, Oasis, Beady Eye and is currently in Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

[@cliffclavin3865]

Chris sharrock is the best drummer I've ever seen.

[@candyaudioline]

Cast?

[@brockjustfuckinbrock]

He is a great drummer for sure 😎😎

[@johnevans347]

@@cliffclavin3865 check out Martin Deller.

[@waynegagnon474]

What a catchy song, rhythmic tribal drumming .!!!! LOVE IT> Classic 80's.

[@toddkissick3426]

The influence of Joy Division on Icicle Works can be found in this song and buried in the song Atmosphere is a part that is clearly heard in this song.

[@sladenorfleet854]

I came here because I miss my youth. Greetings from Texas.

[@juangarza4593]

I'm from Texas too🇨🇱

[@junglechick13]

Yo tambien.

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

MTV Flashback almost 35 years ago ..April 1984 ( VHS tape no time stamp ) 95 minutes uncut . This video played . My wife asked me out a few times before i said yes , She was 20 , I was a Junior at my high school . I cant believe this song is from then...........

[@thewaywelive2775]

Life defining for some, a hidden gem for others. I love how youtube can help you discover "new" old music. Before you needed a radio DJ, magazines and friends to do that. And there are countless of hidden gems. Sometimes you can even find whole playlists of them. I hope the generation that didn't experience the album-buying-days get to appreciate just how insane that really is and how expensive their playlists would 've been if they should have bought its as records or even cassette tapes back in the mid 80's.

[@ricklodestein1101]

Love this song.. wanted so much more from this band.. love the opening guitar and the sound of those drums..

[@swancss3097]

Music like this is what made my teenage years Great 👍 👌 🙌 👏

[@nirad8026]

Heard it first on Scream, then almost a year later on Stranger Things. You can bet I was shocked when I heard the familiar intro at the end of the episode. Perfect.

[@jnorth1000]

Can't beat the drums on this song

[@johnhewick1145]

jnorth1000 then you've never listened to Bow Wow Wow or Adam Ant. Same drum styles. It's called a "Burundi Beat".

[@moontinkleproductions23]

I LOVED THOSE BANDS!!!

[@joeyduranso8557]

So true

[@EnigmaticAristaWingsLord96]

Jungle

[@crystalidentity]

@@johnhewick1145 Thank you - I was _wondering_ what that style of drumming was called!

[@klumpmeister2000]

Thank you Halt and Catch Fire and now Stranger Things for showing how amazing this song is.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

That instrumental, rhythm guitar + bass guitar + the girl narrating, never gets old.

[@maryclark1049]

Love this song :-) That drummers got mad skills!

[@scottlenyo8579]

In the 80s I used to listen to this on my Walkman when I ever I took a flight. If you start this song at the end of the runway when they power up and started their run down the runway, when it gets to the line that says birds fly is when the nose of the airplane would lift up and you would takeoff, it is the perfect takeoff song

[@DeliviaMusic]

If I had to pick 10 songs that defined my 80’s experience through music, this would be one of them, if not the top one. Fkn masterpiece

[@cliffherren9811]

Just really good 80's 1 hit wonder. Part of a great decade of 80's music.

[@kathleenschaefer3818]

I love this band and this is my favorite song of 1984 and I am still jamming to it in December 2020

[@regnana]

What a belter! Transports me right back to the 80's!

[@freedom4mealways]

Forty years ago, Birds really did Fly! Icicle Works and this song and video were so underrated.

[@Lanae8199]

I first heard this song during the mid 90s. I there was a show called “The Retro Request Show” that broadcasted on my local radio station on Sunday nights in Jax,FL. I made many great tapes of music from that show, and still have them toady. I was born in ‘81 and remember a lot of the music from the 80s, but rare and underrated ones like this I discovered a little later. I still love this song.❤

[@solinvictus39]

Almost 40(!) years ago. Unbelievable.

[@CaesarInVa]

I SOOOO remember the excitement I felt when I first heard this song back in 1984: out of the Navy, enrolled in college, Friday night's in Old Towne, resentful looks from anemic, pasty-faced adults trapped in dead-end office jobs with equally DOA lives, jealous cops who over-compensated for their sexual impotence and insecurity complices with their made-up bullshit but who secretly envied us, frigid Saturday night's partying down on the River in winter temps so cold each breath was like a dagger to the lungs.....God what a time to be alive!!! NOTHING was impossible!!!!

[@hinojosavillanuevajosemari9167]

Thanks Stranger This for showing me this masterpiece

[@butube3367]

40 years later....still my all time favorite song

[@mikeburke1993]

Classics never go out of style.

[@Gavb66]

I'm from Liverpool where the Icicle Works originate, got this and saw them live when this was released, brilliant song

[@alexanderninethson8801]

Stranger things 2 brought me here, Eleven going back home. Sorry but I'm 26 and just discovered this beautiful song. I wasn't around 1984. I only started listening to music on 2002 at 7.