Nick Heyward - Kite [1994]

[@thehealthjunkie8996]

Just love this version. Sounding great Nick and the band. Stunning 🙏🙏🧡🧡

[@robertchanrussell2010]

Holy shit, the vocal harmonies are so spot on

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

OMG the best of my young adult-hood. Young Conan AND Nick Heyward. I could melt!

[@jamesdunn9714]

A wonderful performance of a wonderful pop song. My fav Nick Heyward tune, and what a tunesmith he is.

[@612Taper]

Wonderful, thank you for posting!!! This was the clip for me that I saw that night and have never been able to quite get out of my head for all these years. Nick and band were fantastic and Conan always had the best musical guests in those days hands down.

[@whatsforafters7843]

You're very welcome, and thanks for posting the note of appreciation.

[@HeySalina]

Absolutely phenomenal.

[@JimmBailey]

He's the bomb! And that album "From Monday to Sunday" is a true gem.

[@HeySalina]

JimmBailey I'll have to buy a copy!

[@johnnymfan5065]

@@JimmBailey I remember I liked it in the 90s but cant remember any other songs. I remember his first album well though

[@cantwellp1]

Nice, I worked with Nick on the Wham final in Wembley Stadium in 1986, love this track, sounds typical Nick Heyward, lovely.

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

I wanna hear more?!?!

[@dazpearce2096]

Love it - brilliant.

[@luisllorens70]

Look mom! No autotune!

[@craig68able]

Nick is awesome!!!! Love this song.... But love the video more

[@aklink12a]

a gal I liked in college liked this song/ artist.. I bought her the cd as a gift; she was positively surprised when she opened the box. This version's almost better than the radio version

[@juliejordan5640]

oh i love him so!!!!!!

[@lmills9219]

❤Love this

[@stephenvincent]

beautiful

[@vishengro]

I have only just stumbled across this clip which! for me, ( not withstanding the superb vocals being too low in the mix), eclipses both the studio and other live versions that I've heard. Ive always loved the pathos and delivery of this song. Many thanks to What's for afters? for posting! You made my day 😊😊😊

[@whatsforafters7843]

You're most welcome! Thank you for the note of appreciation, and for those details about the different versions.

[@Torahboy1]

You’re so right about the mix. Vocals AND mandolin were too far down in the mix. Lovely song tho. Nick Heyward deserved more of a career after haircut 100

[@indiebil]

Man, this take me back. The band "Ivy" does a rather nice cover of this song.

[@jacquesmesrine8031]

That whole album "guestroom" is astonishing

[@StillOnFire]

Kite is an amazing piece of pop music, arguably Nick Heyward's greatest song. It should have really been a hit! I think coming out in 1993/1994 was always going to set this song back, the current scene was all rather dark and grunge. If it was released, say, in the early 2000s, you had Belle and Sebastian making the top 20 in the UK, this song would have fitted quite snuggly in the twee indie thing and probably got a lot more air play.

[@melwilliams9689]

He still gives me butterflies 😍😍😍

[@juliejordan5640]

me too and he's still hot at 60 :)

[@lizsteele8858]

​@@juliejordan5640 I'm with you there. He was my hot 80's crush! 😎😍 Still think he's handsome & cool. I''m a similar age to him. Rediscovered him & his music earlier this year. Couldn't believe what fabulous songs he has made in the years gone by & he continues to make. 🙂🌟

[@alanestlin312]

Superb

[@zooropa33]

Is that Donald Ross Skinner to Heyward's right? - Left as we look?

[@thomasswan7442]

you can have it all but we will give you nothing the highs without lows. life without pain. drugs without paying death without taxes

[@ThatDarnCat]

Is that Phil King from Lush on bass?

[@NOWtheband]

I don't think so as he was already in Lush by this point, so would be busy with them. Also his hair & onstage manner are different to this chap. :-)

[@jacquesmesrine8031]

Is Timothy b schmidt 😂

[@philtaylor8616]

No it's me...Phil...yes, but Taylor :)

[@CockNozzleJones]

@@philtaylor8616 incredible backing vocals dude!

[@PM-fs2eg]

What are the three chords Nick is playing?

[@VanielDeeform]

I believe they are D, C & G. A And there’s a fourth chord he adds, which is E.

[@BerlinFan82]

Great tune but Nick's voice is being muffled by too much instrument volume.

[@petersapira917]

Amazing version - backing vocals add so much - too bad Nick's voice is MIA.

[@rexnegron1778]

He was better with Haircut 100. Solo, his songs are weak and lacking. But he's had a very successful solo career so they liked what he was doing.

[@jacquesmesrine8031]

I cant believe you say that this song is "weak and lacking"... this song is an actual 90s anthem for SO many people. You're probably a member of Haircut 100 lol