The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away

Music video by The Wonder Stuff performing A Wish Away. © 1988 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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[@AJAXKID123]

Man, that guitar sound from that time period... I miss it. Takes me right back to nicer days.

[@JeromekJerome1972]

It sure does. Surprisingly not a million miles from what the Roses were doing just up the motorway

[@tomjim447]

The days were the same, your awareness of the world and attitude have just changed a bit.

[@mountainangel1]

Sure was better days!

[@josephcien]

Yo también quiero volver a esos días!

[@rw8733]

Still have it on vinyl.

[@The-Borg]

Saw you in Boston Massachusetts in the very early 90’s! Great show! Always will remember. 😊

[@allyp-lu2mc]

Song that changed my life... was recording Enter the Dragon on ITV on VHS & left it recording till the tape run out, there was about 15 mins left after the film & a show called Rockin’ in the UK got recorded too, 1st or 2nd video that was on was this, it shaped my life, friends, girlfriends, pubs/clubs I went to in my late teens/early twenties, good times 😁

[@barryhardiman1135]

Great film and band

[@martinhayles1646]

nice story

[@Blubai67]

Rockin’ in the UK was a fantastic music programme. Really captured the late 80s indie scene and bands and perfect viewing after a night out. I've still got a load of clips recorded on old VHS tapes.

[@pedraumpardehpoosh7360]

This is the start of a book!

[@mathewshaw2772]

Still listening and loving it in 2024...Im 55 now..Ha...HUP

[@marcydesade]

58 here, Pup! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adrianparker-e9f]

I am also 55 ! I was never a fan of them but i like this song, although i only heard of it after it was used on a holiday advert on the telly. ( In my home city of Hull in 1990, we had a band called Kingmaker, who had a similar guitar and vocal sound. They can be found on YT.)

[@pimphand00]

Power pop at its finest. Love this era of post new wave and pre grunge.

[@chrisallan4717]

I went to a lot of gigs in the 80s but their performance after the first album came out at Leeds (Uni - I think) was mental. When they launched into this, the audience surged forward so hard, I lost my hat and a shoe. They had their finger on the pulse for a short period and it was wonderful to behold.

[@homoerectus6953]

a fookin shoe...bastards

[@Will-fk2dk]

This entire album! Such a great era of Music!!!

[@Wunjo-Wunjo]

Fecking great wasn't it.

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

Rest in Peace, Martin Gilks. He died exactly 15 years ago on April 3rd, 2006.

[@tarantulagirl]

The Wonderstuff one of the biggest bands in the U.K. late 80’s and early 90’s. I was a huge fan and they are easily one of the best live bands ever and I’ve seen 1000’s. It’s shocking that this channel only has 3.5k subs. Thanks for the awesome memories Miles, Malc, Rob (rip), Gilksy (rip), Fiddly and Paul xxx

[@mountainangel1]

You read my mind. I was thinking the same thing! How come their followers are so low!

[@leehamill4445]

I went to see The Levellers a few years back, which everyone knows are a great band. The Wonder Stuff were the support act and they blew them away, this song in particular.

[@yvetteclark5288]

Love you Malc xxx

[@martingraves6037]

Brilliant track, brilliant band....

[@Nic1973KISS]

Thank god someone finally uploaded this properly to KZbin! As others have said, this video also changed my life. Saw it late one night on 120 Minutes (MTV Alternative Rock video show from back in the day, hosted by Dave Kendall), and it blew my mind. Before Jellyfish, Teenage Fanclub, Kingmaker, etc. these guys were kicking my ass!

[@brassneck96]

I can remember being at the Boston arms listening to the whole album being played before seeing Birdland and The Primitives.

[@andrewkeiley5909]

The bass thing. Very underrated and the backbone of their sound.

[@Wunjo-Wunjo]

Reminds me of dancing with Keith. ❤

[@playlistismo]

@ ▷ The Wonder Stuff 🎶▷ A Wish Away 💿▷ The Eight Legged Groove Machine 📅▷ 1988 🎬︎▷ Miles Hunt

[@mccstuff]

My gateway drug in to the Stuffies, all these years later I'm still here.

[@richashby4475]

Still my fave tune from my fave band ever..

[@staceyjones124]

I love this song. I always thought this was a "90s" song, it's a head of its time. Miles is a babe; I love the faces he makes in this video and his luscious hair.

[@yvetteclark5288]

Malc used to use Henna red hair colour from my shop, the same as me!

[@redpoison8592]

Tab I wish u were here. Nxxx

[@grebonatiproductions7604]

I remember that time when I was feeling down and I never ever wished you were here,,,,

[@Davidnumber23]

was some great music indie sound in the 90s

[@cogleypeter6697]

went to see big country in liverpool and this band was the support

[@mountainangel1]

❤️ one of my favorite bands and songs!!!

[@pgk3052]

First heard this album (on cassette--still the primary medium in '87-'88) when the amazing Kate played it while toiling at our pizza joint. She said she "normally only listened to thrash, just total thrash," but this "blew her away." I concurred--whimsical yet still serious power pop, with a layer of punkish guitar and attitude. The fun associative memories are great, but this shit HOLDS UP!

[@randomnesspersonified]

0:32 is where it starts, roughly. I played the vinyl single to death, and the B side. Love, love, love the song, and the memories. I know a lot of people say it, but I wanna go back to this time, which was a bit magical for me.

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

Great Band around the 'MADCHESTER' scene in 1990 ! dx

[@petermercury]

Pink Toothbrush classic. Follow it with Info Freeko by Jesus Jones!

[@gedc1347]

Just one from a stack of great pop songs.x

[@frenchie-e9o]

I loved it.I used to listen to it when I was a student.

[@teamblitz1990]

Great song from a great band.

[@robertrootes]

Music of my youth!

[@cretin634]

Outrageously good.The Barn jukebox Bangor 1990.

[@heatherballantyne]

Ross ❤

[@mrreindeer1844]

A finer pop song there never was. Always got me up dancing at The Catacomb in North London. In those happy bygone days without mobile phones. What the friar tuck happened?!

[@DizGuys]

Got this single when it first came out. The artwork was glorious. No clear, glossy band pictures. Something very underground, cult, indie about them...I wish they'd remaind like that for longer before making their bid for the big time. Great times growing up in that era though and the first album stands the test of time very well imo. X

[@AlexAlcyone]

0:32 song starts

[@egg4668]

Is it me or does the bass in the back sound like Giornos theme

[@bigsby19]

I love The Bass Things hair. He was so cool.

[@lazermachine]

When I was a kid my older brother played this for me and it blew my mind - perfect pop song imo!

[@petehill8885]

great frontman

[@markconnell9420]

To my girl

[@yaybestos]

Memories :)

[@martinhayles1646]

1st heard this on the owww Gary Davis show, literally stopped me in my tracks .............still does

[@danieljones3955]

Can we go back as fans to early 90s pleeaazzz

[@manoj_bhalerao]

Nice pic

[@starvingbuddha7622]

Was this the birth of shoegaze?

[@yvonnesanders4308]

Do they look like they're gazing at shoes

[@petemarr824]

all their songs sounded the bloody same lol.