As the backing singer on this track. I used to close my eyes when singing it and this was just about what I imagined. Well done. Christine Beveridge, the Lochgelly Girl!
I also had always thought this song was about the Jacobite rebellion. I can't imagine what else it could have been about, especially from the haunting reference to James.
@Derek9307 the politics and the message it wut makes it a great song! people fightin for their freedom. its wut we r gonna have to do here in the U.S. if that fuckin Obama gets re-elected in november!
@dc761 freedom? the stuart dynasty tried to abolish parliament n reinstate catholicism as the state religion, starting the first of several bloody civil wars over 9 years, they werent the nicest bunch... politics aside, great tune :)
i used to work in a hotel in pitlochry and got the citylink bus every 2nd weekend to go home and i used to listen to this on my sony walkman lol ......gave a great feeling of being scottish tho x
i remember the magic hearing this for the first time, headphones on while being allowed to use my dads stereo for one of my records, haunting, stirring and magical. i could feel the rain and the hunt and lived it , years later i shook hands with stuart at a gig and i remembered that moment i first heard this. stay alive
why cant we just listen to the legend that is Stuart and just enjoy it without looking for every single meaning in his words????? we all know what hes talking about!!
delussions of grandeur from this lot never ceases to amaze me, no wonder there is so much resentment towards the land of the free and home of the brave, as for the whole rothschild ramble ? smacks more than a little of parts of a country where they still deny evolution, which is no surprise as they haven't evolved since the 17th century
You should all be ASHAMED!!!!!! We are so much more alike then the Ethnicities that tug on our existence!!! Muzzies are comin' so get your stupid ideological shit straight, jackarses!! lol but true....USA 4Ever!!
@ArmoredFelix - hmm, let me see. Ignorant comment - check. Irrelevant - check. Likely to annoy others - check. Contains reference to the subgenus Asinus (a member of the Donkey family) - check....you must be an American? Welcome to the party yank, we'll try and keep the conversation down to at least two syllables a word for you....
@ArmoredFelix ...obviously not that clever, I don't know what LULS stands for. Is it some kind of weapon? or some Navy Seals Special Ops type thing? ;) "What's G13 do Tommy?"
@CarlBewley Luls or lulz is a corruption of LOL. More specific than lol, it's laughter at the expense of someone. Schadenfreude lulz is the only reason to do anything. No matter how badly you misbehaved stating that you did it for the lulz makes whatever you did okay and excusable. For a more indepth description see encyclopediadramaticaDOTch/Lulz
@ArmoredFelix - Thanks for the description. I take it during his tenure, that President Bush had plenty of lulz then? that WMD thing he, Cheney and Rove made up in order to invade Iraq must have had them LULing in the aisles. Behaving badly . . but it was funny . . . . well not to the hundreds of thousands or dead and wounded Iraqi's but you know, a joke is a joke after all. LULZ. ;) peace unto you and please vote Democrat, the world does not need another loose cannon cowboy in the Whitehouse.
@CarlBewley Yes, you have it exactly right. Unfortunately America has been lulzing it up at the brown countries expense since it was established. Democrat, Republican, same monster. They are all owned and run by Lord Rothschild and his lackeys.
@ArmoredFelix Lord Rotschild is an evil, not a man. He is the leader of so-called blue-blooded aristocrats who look down on normal people as serfs and has no single humane feeling in his soul. The poverty and misery of millions of people living in this world is a result of the global political & economical system and his family runs
@MrCemsipahi Hmmmm does not look to me that you actually read anything else about him than leftist propaganda.... I am not a fan of capitalism and consumerism but there is a bit more to the guy than meets the eye...... and unfortunately the system in place now also prevented millions (probably billions) from starving early poor deaths.....
@Reemster I agree to a point.I've been taking some con vs. lib as false shadows on the wall.The total and simple truth is that Stallin and the marxists would've put us in a gulag.Hitler and the nazis would've shipped us off to a concentration camp.I can see bad things which were once laid to rest coming back into the practices of men.I have been for some time,bad things done and bad reactions.I realised a bad culmination of events at Easter not long ago.Halloween on Easter anybody? no1wants2know
It practically killed my spirit as it was trying to break free. Maybe I should just let it go for the sake of my soul and peace. It was strange and bad and it left a scar on my mind. Things that have unfolded since have solidified the exsistance and reverence of Christ, God and the Holy Spirit to me. It was scary, it wasn't cherubs and clouds and lights. It was rough and frightening and hard to explain except for the triggering eppisode around Easter. Gotta stop now, thoughts starting creep me.
@ArmoredFelix - I made no such statement. I merely pointed out your shortcomings in the matter of communication skills . . and I was right wasn't I cowboy? Americans are nothing like 'brits' as you call them...Because Great Britiain is an entity of four different countries with very different characteristics. Of course, as you Americans are well known for your accurate grasp of Geography as well, you'd know that wouldn't you?
@ArmoredFelix - Hmmm I'm afraid to retort in case you try to invade and steal all our natural resources ..oh it's alright, we haven't got any, you wont be interested. Go on, just for me, mention God and Guns, it helps to keep the stereotype alive..................Dude.
hibeegirl17....another person who doesn't know there history watching to much Braveheart........If you knew your history then you would know that it was Robert the Bruce who won independence and before you rattle on a lot of tripe...I vote SNP as well so get a grip...lol
@TheCastlerankie Yeah Robert the Bruce won independence, he never helped wallace though, all the Bruce was interested in was feeding his own greed thats what drove him to independence.
@TheCastlerankie Ok maybe too much Braveheart but he did swear allegiance to Edward I for a short time the rest is history...in more ways than one...lol
Well i was born in england with a welsh father, scottish mother and irish grandparents so to be honest i dont know what the hell i am, all i do know that this is a fantastic song and video as were all of B C's songs, so stop arguing about stuff from 300 years ago and just enjoy the music ;-)
I'm Irish and the where the Irish went wrong, unlike the Scots, was Ireland didn't unite under its own King and install its own native peerage. Not religiously reforming with the rest of the British Isles was also a grave mistake in my opinion. Both of those steps might have helped preserve Irish national autonomy.
Best thing that happened tae scotland weirdly enough was edward the first........Robert the bruce knew that the english might was there for the taking...lol
@TheCastlerankie robert the bruce sold us out to the english...he did what he thought was best at the time..the best thing for scotland now is Alex Salmond...bring on the referendum!!!!!
They came from the hills with a tear in their eyes...........its a song about the scottish highland clearances...Im very proud to be Scottish...VERY VERY Proud and i dont care what anyone else thinks...............we are all the same at the end of the day..patriotic and proud x
@blue4u1873 Oh!! You have hurt my feelings.It is not fair to mock me because I thought Big Country were from Italy.I hope you are proud of yourself.I was very happy to hear that they are Scottish.I like Scotland.I once went to Scotland to a place called Hull.Peace brother.
I'm not anything, I just love the song. (having said which, the lyric 'my James' refers to the then king of England, who was a Scot. Layers within layers!)
I am of Irish and Scottish descent I know because this vibrates my very soul. I am American my family was from Tipton Ireland 1868. My ancestor fought the bloody English oppressors in that war. This song pulls at my heartstrings, and even though I first heard it (and bought he album) over thirty years ago it still brings a tear to my eye.
I am of Irish and Scottish descent I know because this vibrates my very soul. I am American my family was from Tipton Ireland 1868. My ancestor fought the bloody English oppressors in that war. This song pulls at my heartstrings, and even though I first heard it (and bought he album) over thirty years ago it still brings a tear to my eye.
I am of Irish and Scottish descent I know because this vibrates my very soul. I am American my family was from Tipton Ireland 1868. My ancestor fought the bloody English oppressors in that war. This song pulls at my heartstrings, and even though I first heard it (and bought he album) over thirty years ago it still brings a tear to my eye.
@MericusHtwtchka - Hi, as an Englishman, A huge BC fan, and the person who created this video, have to say 'bloody english oppressors' is a little misplaced. Right back to Edward the firsts days, Scotlands fight with England involved many of the Scottish landed gentry fighting against their own and on the side of England. It was a divided nation and if anything, English occupation 'united' Scotland - If only in their hatred of us! I dont hate Scotland, love the place and its people. Stay alive!
@CarlBewley you killed our language and much of our culture my firedn this si why i do not type this out in my native tounge so u are oppressors, although scots did fight for england.
@MericusHtwtchka this song also brings a tear to my eye as well, I heard this album in the 80 and bought it. something about it called out to me as well, I was a soldier then and served in panama, granada, and saudi arabia and at every place in the world I served I took big country albums with me. no matter the situation or whatever I was going through, there was a song to fit perfectly. They got me through some pretty tough times and I still listen to at least one song everyday
this is fucking brilliant - I am of celt descent - i dont give a shit - for me - this is genius - it reminds me of my teens - long play on big country - and god rest stuart adamsons soul xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
this is fucking brilliant - I am of celt descent - i dont give a shit - for me - this is genius - it reminds me of my teens - long play on big country - and god rest stuarts adamsons soul xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have thought long and hard why I love Big Country so much and it is embodied in this song. It is music that reaches back through the mists of time to my ancestors. It is the essence of what it means to be Celtic and it defines us. I cannot believe a true Celt would not love Big Country. As to everyone else, maybe it speaks to your heritage too. It goes to the very core of who I am, it is like it is inseparable from me. God, I am rambling.......
What chance have the English got when north/south Walians hate each other,Northen and Southern Irish hate each other and the Scottish the same for the same reason,religion.This is about music and great music at that so as Carl said leave the xenaphobia for another place.
The fact the whole world hates the English makes us even more proud to be English,something the rest of people in the UK don't get.
it dont matter where you come from you should always be proud of your hometown after all its where it all started. ohh yeahh and music should be free!!
@elitesniperface - doh, a reasonable reply! Didnt expect that so now I feel guilty for snapping back so my apologies.. Gets a little tiresome on here listening to all the anti 'everbody' feeling. One thing I'm sure Stuart wouldn't want, is fighting over who lives where and who did what to who . . . . lets look forward not back. peace to you and Stay alive!
lovely pics the problem here is that back in the16- 17 century scotland and england were different countries(and still are i go abroad to scotland for my holidays) they were fighting a proper war with kings and queens,villages were wiped off the map north and south dont you realise that? and if you live in usa or canada your ancestors might have been there its got fuck all to do with ghandi and if you ever goto sctland enjoy
9/10/01 I ran in to batten down for a squall I saw coming, dark clouds bristling with lightning; but by the time I was done, it was gone. Gone off up the coast toward the city (New York). "Odd thing" I thought, but not too odd around here in late summer. The next day I thought of that storm, and this song, and still do to this day. It is a storm, isn't it? Circling the world throughout history-not caring for nation or race or religion-just looking for a place to land or a heart to give it room.
@aggyuvf 23 people have commented on you,r channel and all seem to think that you,re a wanker. Scotland has assholes like everywhere else but I can still like it with or without you,r permission.
@theholyfather1 a recent survey of DNA done in the UK by University College London that showed that the south of England is as Celtic as mainland Scotland, and that many of those who consider themselves Anglo-Saxon are in fact Celts?
I really don't understand why there is war in the world ;})... too many trees?
can we actually drink a pint without mounting each others' mothers or speak with deviled tongues at one another? I'm outside a jungle, but inside a zoo, I'm a computer and so are you... Nice history lesson by the way.
I'm Dutch. And proud to say I bought this LP as soon as it was available here. Not because it was Scottish but because it was fantastic. Look elsewhere on Youtube to see Earth from a distance. A tiny blue marble. Then think about your futile scottish vs english vs welsh vs irish vs rest of the world nonsense. And vice versa. I think BC really raised a voice against that kind of thinking?
Culloden and the Bonnie Prince himself was all about religion it was a religious war between Catholics and Protestants nothing to do with English or Scots as fathers and sons and brothers and cousins from both sides also fought for both sides.
The only thing Hadrian got wrong was not building his wal high enough to keep you English wankers out of here. Do you do the same as you do everywhere else, move in and try to take over. Get it right up yous!
Hi big country awesome band.like most of us im into good music my relatives are from scotland so what i live in england big deal.big country awesome music it rocks.
funny we are all so proud of something we had no control over...where we were born or raised. Better if we do something worthwhile in our society that is worthy of being proud about.
@arthur777ist - I'm English and still live in England thanks. I don't see a huge housing problem here or an especially large influx of Scots. Do you really live in Peru? Bit of a moronic comment wasn't it really?
@arthur777ist go suck yourself into a coma, and if your English I cant imagine any English being proud of you so do your countrymen a favour and shut up.
@arthur777ist why dont u come up here and say some of yer pish to our faces? and i think ''most'' of us including me live here in bonnie scotland, anyway lets get back to this epic song,
@arthur777ist Most of us are not living in England. Percentage wise there is 10 times more English in Scotland than Scots in England. I am proud to be Scots and living in Scotland. I know many people who are proud to be English and living in Scotland. You are somebody who never went anywhere and never did anything. . That is why you are such a retard.
@arthur777ist I am proud an Scottish, why shouldn't I be. Are you not proud to be English. Percentage wise there is ten times more in English living in Scotland than Scots in England. You won't know that tho cos you have never been anywhere and you are a retard.
@arthur777ist Percentage wise there is 10 times more English living in Scotland than Scots in England. Did you know that, probably not cos you have never been anywhere and you are a retard. Anyway nice talking to you :-)
Percentage wise there is 10 times more English living in Scotland than Scots in England. Did you know that, probably not cos you have never been anywhere and you are a retard. Anyway nice talking to you :-)
@arthur777ist The Scotts are the least of your worries mate. Have not driven through Oldham, Leicester, Burnley, Bradford or Blackburn lately ? You should be nice to Scottish people because in years to come England will be hoping they will come and help you in World War 3. No doubt us Kiwi's and Aussies will come and help again too. I'm assuming you do have deep English heritage, and if so you should think better about who you want to be mates with. Otherwise you are totally fucked.
first seen them supporting the Jam 1982 since then they have been an inspiration to me they are awesome music on a different plane what a waste when he went Stuart the best guitariest I av ever heard sleep well and rest in peace u deserve it and thank u
history is history but it is about time we had a country of our own . russia let a lot of countries go on there own , so why wont westminster let us have our own country ? in this day and age it is just plain simple they are making too much money out of scotland to let it go . its 2010 and we are still ruled by people we dont want to be ruled by !
@wildhaggis35 2 things world is a fuckin eveil place my mom is a scot, its the other way around 1 world order, scotland america ae just staes or stokcs and bonds only countires to make us slaves and conform, thier are no countries any more
@wildhaggis35 before i was a all knowiing i wanted scot to be free, but other way around. sad every country has had eveil been taken over supressed and you can call your self proud as you faught back scots are real men. i just came back from lazy spoiledf hawaiins mad losiing thier own country, when like a reatrd need some one to look after it, got nothing but blessings never any eveil stuff, but if they are mad at losiing kingdom of hawaii how come they never faught back. god damm cowards
I like the way the drums and choral/celtic voices weave at the end..Bryzecki is behind so many wonderful drum parts,without him "Citieis in Dust" (Suzy & Banshees) just wouldn't sound right..he was the ONLY guy that could have gotten it right on that song just like he did on "the Phoenix" by The Cult
Can I dare say i'm proud to be Scottish without someone thinking it's an anti English statement?
I'm proud to be Scottish, i'll say it again I'm proud to be Scottish, i'll say it again I'm proud to be Scottish, i'll say it again i'm proud to be Scottish and I just know i'm irritating someone by saying it, is it you and why ?
It's not as simple as borders and flag planting it's about culture and heritage and respect for the people who paved the way for who I am today. I feel gratitude for them
@grahampurdie - Good for you matey. Nobody said you cant have pride in your home or your ancestry. Problems only arise when people start bickering about whose bit of land is best or who can live on their bit of land or takin gtheir neighbours land unfairly etc. Nothing wong with ascerting your view that you are proud of what you are and where you come from.
@grahampurdie speak the truth brother. Be proud of who you are. They maybe able to take your hom and land but not who you are. It's something noone can ever take away and never let anyone else tell you different.
@grahampurdie...whats you having pride in being scottish got to do with this clip?..... or is it a scottish tradition that you have to post personal pride of being scottish on anything connected with scotland?...for example if a mention the M8 glasgow to edinburgh road do you feel scottish pride welling up in you? how about gordon brown......no wait..sean connery?...i can hear the pipes already..lololol..get a grip mate they were a band and most people couldn't give a flying fook where they from
@1MrTurd , did you even take any notice to the lyrics of this song ? if you had then you wouldn't have wasted your time moaning, I can assure you it's a Scottish issue, even after all the pictures on the video you are still so blind as not to see what it was all about. I bet you were the same at school, fkn useless. Like I mentioned before i'm proud to be Scottish for many reasons and your one of the bike seat sniffers that for some reason gets irritated by that. Your problem get over it, DICK
@grahampurdie lololololol, havnt got a problem with scotland or scottish people, couldnt give a flying fook about your country or your countrymen ( i do hope ALL scottish people vote snp and get full independance..........then sign up to become a european state lololol ) .....and do you really think anyone from england would give a fook? get over it TIT........p.s given up sniffing bike seats years ago
@1MrTurd , whats this got to do with your last comment ? You told me the song has nothing to do with Scotland and it's pride, so at least defend yourself and come out with a decent answer. I'm dying to hear it.
Why should I care if England give a fuck about us being independent or not, it's for us to progress and not about getting one back on England. Do you think I want independence so I can stick my fingers up at England ???? You are numb you really are.
I'm a Yorkshireman but spent many years at the University of St Andrews, both as student and lecturer. Scotland is a wonderful country with a cultural heritage to be proud of. So is England. I have many Scots friends living in Yorkshire and many English friends in Scotland. There isn't a problem either way. Just ignore idiots like arthur777ist - he doesn't speak for the majority of us English.
Big Country are one of the best Scottish bands, up there with Runrig and Wolfstone.
so brilliant song!!! thank you Stuart!!
liberamor01 3 days ago
As the backing singer on this track. I used to close my eyes when singing it and this was just about what I imagined. Well done. Christine Beveridge, the Lochgelly Girl!
lochgellygirl 2 weeks ago 2
fantastic song
nick10791 2 weeks ago
muy buena cancion celta saludos la honorable sociedad
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I also had always thought this song was about the Jacobite rebellion. I can't imagine what else it could have been about, especially from the haunting reference to James.
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Long live Big Country, one of the last real BIG bands around.
Please check out my band, who are very big country influenced.
We are Military Arcade.
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MilitaryArcade 1 month ago
CLASSIC!
marybousfield 1 month ago
Forget the politics or any messgae. This is a great song
Derek9307 1 month ago 2
@Derek9307 the politics and the message it wut makes it a great song! people fightin for their freedom. its wut we r gonna have to do here in the U.S. if that fuckin Obama gets re-elected in november!
dc761 1 month ago
@dc761 freedom? the stuart dynasty tried to abolish parliament n reinstate catholicism as the state religion, starting the first of several bloody civil wars over 9 years, they werent the nicest bunch... politics aside, great tune :)
reallybigdave1 1 month ago
this is my favorite song by big country!!!
idog200 2 months ago in playlist The Police - The Outfield - Big Country -- the cars
have always loved this song by Big Country--first as a teen and now, as 'not a teen'. The Storm is Haunting & Beautiful....
beigesucks 2 months ago
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beigesucks 2 months ago
What an extraordinary song, so beautifully produced, and played with such eerie, melancholy emotion.
JoeStunner 2 months ago
still brilliant and always will be
olbeyun 3 months ago
great song.
100bigcountry 3 months ago
brilliant song by a brilliant band
robcoish 3 months ago
Screw evelyn, make thai weed and distribute it as well as you can
brizzlekizzle 4 months ago
Have always heard the sound of heroes in this music.
juliano66 5 months ago
REALLY REALLY STRONG SONG
STUART WAS ALWAYS AWESOME AT MAKING BONE-CHILLING SONGS
THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THEM
I AM A DESCENDANT OF THE HIGHLAND SCOTTISH JACOBITES SUPPORTING CHARLES EDWARD STUART EXILED IN 18TH CENTURY
RIP MY HERO STUART ADAMSON
TheAmericanbornscot 5 months ago 3
@TheAmericanbornscot Totally agree with you. Peace to you from Texas !
DJH2211 3 months ago
superbe chanson une des 1eres que j ai ecouté elle me fait voyager loin dans le temps loin sur la lande ...................
lamarmitedu59 6 months ago
Always loved this song, and LOVE this video interpretation. Thanks!
CanadianOgre69 6 months ago
i used to work in a hotel in pitlochry and got the citylink bus every 2nd weekend to go home and i used to listen to this on my sony walkman lol ......gave a great feeling of being scottish tho x
hibeegirl17 6 months ago 2
@hibeegirl17 especially when the beginning is taken from an irish tune in dublins fair city listen see if am right
normanconnor 5 months ago
i remember the magic hearing this for the first time, headphones on while being allowed to use my dads stereo for one of my records, haunting, stirring and magical. i could feel the rain and the hunt and lived it , years later i shook hands with stuart at a gig and i remembered that moment i first heard this. stay alive
funjonno71 7 months ago
brittish ,welsh irish of scotisch or dutch whose cares this is a masterpiece amazing !!
dinkeldal 7 months ago 11
@dinkeldal * Scottish *who *or
MrTurkish121 4 weeks ago
Like if you get goosebumps :D
guitark66 7 months ago 3
why cant we just listen to the legend that is Stuart and just enjoy it without looking for every single meaning in his words????? we all know what hes talking about!!
hibeegirl17 7 months ago 3
4 dislikes,theres no pleasing some people,this is awesome and has been well put together
bigcountryforever 7 months ago
@pandaplodder - There you go then . . . a history of Germanic breeding :)
CarlBewley 7 months ago
@pandaplodder - No more ironic than the British Royal family also being German. Good old Albert . . . :)
CarlBewley 7 months ago
scotland the brave !!
69millybabe 8 months ago
delussions of grandeur from this lot never ceases to amaze me, no wonder there is so much resentment towards the land of the free and home of the brave, as for the whole rothschild ramble ? smacks more than a little of parts of a country where they still deny evolution, which is no surprise as they haven't evolved since the 17th century
morrisshaw 8 months ago
@morrisshaw Oddly enough, some of the leading voices in the Intelligent Design movement are from the U.K. and Germany. Nice try though.
IDFPleonexia 1 month ago
You should all be ASHAMED!!!!!! We are so much more alike then the Ethnicities that tug on our existence!!! Muzzies are comin' so get your stupid ideological shit straight, jackarses!! lol but true....USA 4Ever!!
miranda4082 8 months ago
love this song very underr
ated
kevinrrrrrrrrrr 8 months ago
Ha ha ha, Brits suck ass.
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix - hmm, let me see. Ignorant comment - check. Irrelevant - check. Likely to annoy others - check. Contains reference to the subgenus Asinus (a member of the Donkey family) - check....you must be an American? Welcome to the party yank, we'll try and keep the conversation down to at least two syllables a word for you....
CarlBewley 9 months ago
@CarlBewley A Brit that tries to be clever. LULS!
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix ...obviously not that clever, I don't know what LULS stands for. Is it some kind of weapon? or some Navy Seals Special Ops type thing? ;) "What's G13 do Tommy?"
CarlBewley 9 months ago
@CarlBewley Luls or lulz is a corruption of LOL. More specific than lol, it's laughter at the expense of someone. Schadenfreude lulz is the only reason to do anything. No matter how badly you misbehaved stating that you did it for the lulz makes whatever you did okay and excusable. For a more indepth description see encyclopediadramaticaDOTch/Lulz
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix - Thanks for the description. I take it during his tenure, that President Bush had plenty of lulz then? that WMD thing he, Cheney and Rove made up in order to invade Iraq must have had them LULing in the aisles. Behaving badly . . but it was funny . . . . well not to the hundreds of thousands or dead and wounded Iraqi's but you know, a joke is a joke after all. LULZ. ;) peace unto you and please vote Democrat, the world does not need another loose cannon cowboy in the Whitehouse.
CarlBewley 9 months ago
@CarlBewley Yes, you have it exactly right. Unfortunately America has been lulzing it up at the brown countries expense since it was established. Democrat, Republican, same monster. They are all owned and run by Lord Rothschild and his lackeys.
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix Lord Rotschild is an evil, not a man. He is the leader of so-called blue-blooded aristocrats who look down on normal people as serfs and has no single humane feeling in his soul. The poverty and misery of millions of people living in this world is a result of the global political & economical system and his family runs
MrCemsipahi 8 months ago 6
@MrCemsipahi I am constantly amazed at how clever and aware the British are. I mean yeah, there's the chavs and such, but still.
ArmoredFelix 8 months ago
@MrCemsipahi Hmmmm does not look to me that you actually read anything else about him than leftist propaganda.... I am not a fan of capitalism and consumerism but there is a bit more to the guy than meets the eye...... and unfortunately the system in place now also prevented millions (probably billions) from starving early poor deaths.....
Reemster01 3 months ago in playlist Men at work
@Reemster I agree to a point.I've been taking some con vs. lib as false shadows on the wall.The total and simple truth is that Stallin and the marxists would've put us in a gulag.Hitler and the nazis would've shipped us off to a concentration camp.I can see bad things which were once laid to rest coming back into the practices of men.I have been for some time,bad things done and bad reactions.I realised a bad culmination of events at Easter not long ago.Halloween on Easter anybody? no1wants2know
TheHUMAiNeC0nditi0n 3 months ago
It practically killed my spirit as it was trying to break free. Maybe I should just let it go for the sake of my soul and peace. It was strange and bad and it left a scar on my mind. Things that have unfolded since have solidified the exsistance and reverence of Christ, God and the Holy Spirit to me. It was scary, it wasn't cherubs and clouds and lights. It was rough and frightening and hard to explain except for the triggering eppisode around Easter. Gotta stop now, thoughts starting creep me.
TheHUMAiNeC0nditi0n 3 months ago
@CarlBewley Also the reason I won't be voting.
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@CarlBewley Oh and by the way, I like all the clever Yanks adore the English and the Scottish. Welsh and Irish are another matter.
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix You are a cocksucking tosser!!!
redninja1able 9 months ago 4
@ArmoredFelix - damn, my Grandmother was Welsh ...and my Dad Irish....No Scot though. Bugger ;)
CarlBewley 9 months ago
@CarlBewley Just for your edification your attempt to obfuscate the fact that Americans are just like Brits is somewhat pathetic.
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix - I made no such statement. I merely pointed out your shortcomings in the matter of communication skills . . and I was right wasn't I cowboy? Americans are nothing like 'brits' as you call them...Because Great Britiain is an entity of four different countries with very different characteristics. Of course, as you Americans are well known for your accurate grasp of Geography as well, you'd know that wouldn't you?
CarlBewley 9 months ago
@CarlBewley Nope, Britain is a mass of chavs, that's it.
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix - Hmmm I'm afraid to retort in case you try to invade and steal all our natural resources ..oh it's alright, we haven't got any, you wont be interested. Go on, just for me, mention God and Guns, it helps to keep the stereotype alive..................Dude.
CarlBewley 9 months ago 2
@CarlBewley I like you. :D
ArmoredFelix 9 months ago
@ArmoredFelix - and you're going up in my estimations too, you non conforming Colonial . . . . ;)
CarlBewley 9 months ago
hibeegirl17....another person who doesn't know there history watching to much Braveheart........If you knew your history then you would know that it was Robert the Bruce who won independence and before you rattle on a lot of tripe...I vote SNP as well so get a grip...lol
TheCastlerankie 9 months ago
@TheCastlerankie Yeah Robert the Bruce won independence, he never helped wallace though, all the Bruce was interested in was feeding his own greed thats what drove him to independence.
redninja1able 9 months ago 4
@TheCastlerankie Ok maybe too much Braveheart but he did swear allegiance to Edward I for a short time the rest is history...in more ways than one...lol
hibeegirl17 9 months ago
when we walk away from the storms roar then i will be afraid no more and now in sure of where i stand let the strengh of peace run through this land
hibeegirl17 9 months ago
AMEN ! (colin)
vellarocks 9 months ago
Well i was born in england with a welsh father, scottish mother and irish grandparents so to be honest i dont know what the hell i am, all i do know that this is a fantastic song and video as were all of B C's songs, so stop arguing about stuff from 300 years ago and just enjoy the music ;-)
colinthomson2205 9 months ago
@colinthomson2205 - Can I get a non religious amen! :)
CarlBewley 9 months ago 2
@CarlBewley Amen
hibeegirl17 9 months ago
I'm Irish and the where the Irish went wrong, unlike the Scots, was Ireland didn't unite under its own King and install its own native peerage. Not religiously reforming with the rest of the British Isles was also a grave mistake in my opinion. Both of those steps might have helped preserve Irish national autonomy.
NiallatUTube 9 months ago
Best thing that happened tae scotland weirdly enough was edward the first........Robert the bruce knew that the english might was there for the taking...lol
TheCastlerankie 9 months ago
@TheCastlerankie robert the bruce sold us out to the english...he did what he thought was best at the time..the best thing for scotland now is Alex Salmond...bring on the referendum!!!!!
hibeegirl17 9 months ago
They came from the hills with a tear in their eyes...........its a song about the scottish highland clearances...Im very proud to be Scottish...VERY VERY Proud and i dont care what anyone else thinks...............we are all the same at the end of the day..patriotic and proud x
hibeegirl17 10 months ago 2
Mr.Adamson said "Stay alive"Scots,English and Irish who cares...Just listen.
LondonCalling1966 10 months ago
great song, brings back some good memories of days gone by ... R.I.P. Stuart
barrylowry 10 months ago
I thought Big Country were Italian.
jasondewey1 10 months ago
@jasondewey1 did you think ABBA WERE - CHINESE AND BEATLES WERE FRENCH AND TAKE THAT ARE FROM PAKISTAN??
blue4u1873 9 months ago
@blue4u1873 Oh!! You have hurt my feelings.It is not fair to mock me because I thought Big Country were from Italy.I hope you are proud of yourself.I was very happy to hear that they are Scottish.I like Scotland.I once went to Scotland to a place called Hull.Peace brother.
jasondewey1 9 months ago
@jasondewey1 - Tut silly, Hull isn't in Scotland..... McHull is, next to OchAyeTheNooBlackpool ;)
CarlBewley 9 months ago
@CarlBewley Hahahahah,,yes you are right,I am silly.
jasondewey1 9 months ago
I'm not anything, I just love the song. (having said which, the lyric 'my James' refers to the then king of England, who was a Scot. Layers within layers!)
kenusshabbus 10 months ago
@kenusshabbus yes he was Jockanese however no lover of england , they killed his mother remember.
grahampurdie 9 months ago
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hibeegirl17 9 months ago
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I am of Irish and Scottish descent I know because this vibrates my very soul. I am American my family was from Tipton Ireland 1868. My ancestor fought the bloody English oppressors in that war. This song pulls at my heartstrings, and even though I first heard it (and bought he album) over thirty years ago it still brings a tear to my eye.
MericusHtwtchka 11 months ago
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I am of Irish and Scottish descent I know because this vibrates my very soul. I am American my family was from Tipton Ireland 1868. My ancestor fought the bloody English oppressors in that war. This song pulls at my heartstrings, and even though I first heard it (and bought he album) over thirty years ago it still brings a tear to my eye.
MericusHtwtchka 11 months ago
I am of Irish and Scottish descent I know because this vibrates my very soul. I am American my family was from Tipton Ireland 1868. My ancestor fought the bloody English oppressors in that war. This song pulls at my heartstrings, and even though I first heard it (and bought he album) over thirty years ago it still brings a tear to my eye.
MericusHtwtchka 11 months ago
@MericusHtwtchka - Hi, as an Englishman, A huge BC fan, and the person who created this video, have to say 'bloody english oppressors' is a little misplaced. Right back to Edward the firsts days, Scotlands fight with England involved many of the Scottish landed gentry fighting against their own and on the side of England. It was a divided nation and if anything, English occupation 'united' Scotland - If only in their hatred of us! I dont hate Scotland, love the place and its people. Stay alive!
CarlBewley 11 months ago 4
@CarlBewley you killed our language and much of our culture my firedn this si why i do not type this out in my native tounge so u are oppressors
frazledazzle11 10 months ago
@CarlBewley you killed our language and much of our culture my firedn this si why i do not type this out in my native tounge so u are oppressors, although scots did fight for england.
frazledazzle11 10 months ago
@frazledazzle11 - is that why you cant spell?
CarlBewley 10 months ago
@MericusHtwtchka this song also brings a tear to my eye as well, I heard this album in the 80 and bought it. something about it called out to me as well, I was a soldier then and served in panama, granada, and saudi arabia and at every place in the world I served I took big country albums with me. no matter the situation or whatever I was going through, there was a song to fit perfectly. They got me through some pretty tough times and I still listen to at least one song everyday
kevndj 10 months ago
im scottish end of . im happy. argue away i dont care
wullieready 11 months ago 2
this is fucking brilliant - I am of celt descent - i dont give a shit - for me - this is genius - it reminds me of my teens - long play on big country - and god rest stuart adamsons soul xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
catherinemcginn 11 months ago 2
this is fucking brilliant - I am of celt descent - i dont give a shit - for me - this is genius - it reminds me of my teens - long play on big country - and god rest stuarts adamsons soul xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
catherinemcginn 11 months ago
I have thought long and hard why I love Big Country so much and it is embodied in this song. It is music that reaches back through the mists of time to my ancestors. It is the essence of what it means to be Celtic and it defines us. I cannot believe a true Celt would not love Big Country. As to everyone else, maybe it speaks to your heritage too. It goes to the very core of who I am, it is like it is inseparable from me. God, I am rambling.......
gsm1881 11 months ago
It is part of human nature to hate something, usually something they envy, fear or don't understand . . . personally I hate intolerant people!
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ah, that would mean I hate myself . . . oops!
This is a great song and one I do not hate!
Nobarama 1 year ago
@CarlBewley Good on ya fella. This is about music here
wils1689 1 year ago
@wils1689 Well said mate.
What chance have the English got when north/south Walians hate each other,Northen and Southern Irish hate each other and the Scottish the same for the same reason,religion.This is about music and great music at that so as Carl said leave the xenaphobia for another place.
The fact the whole world hates the English makes us even more proud to be English,something the rest of people in the UK don't get.
MrTorresisgod 1 year ago
@googleisshittoss yeah blah blah, sshh
elitesniperface 1 year ago
it dont matter where you come from you should always be proud of your hometown after all its where it all started. ohh yeahh and music should be free!!
MrSHAUN9965 1 year ago
@CarlBewley yes that was pretty narrow minded rant from me, one of them days, apologies, i can't tar all with same brush or from personal experiences
elitesniperface 1 year ago 2
@elitesniperface - doh, a reasonable reply! Didnt expect that so now I feel guilty for snapping back so my apologies.. Gets a little tiresome on here listening to all the anti 'everbody' feeling. One thing I'm sure Stuart wouldn't want, is fighting over who lives where and who did what to who . . . . lets look forward not back. peace to you and Stay alive!
CarlBewley 1 year ago 11
@CarlBewley no i needed a slapping back to reality, peace to you also
elitesniperface 1 year ago
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elitesniperface 1 year ago
@elitesniperface according to you
anto1191 11 months ago
@elitesniperface according to you and you are!
anto1191 11 months ago
@sappermacsheffrey - yeh whatever my faux gangsta friend . . . .
CarlBewley 1 year ago
lovely pics the problem here is that back in the16- 17 century scotland and england were different countries(and still are i go abroad to scotland for my holidays) they were fighting a proper war with kings and queens,villages were wiped off the map north and south dont you realise that? and if you live in usa or canada your ancestors might have been there its got fuck all to do with ghandi and if you ever goto sctland enjoy
jisim67 1 year ago
Can i add to the dispute, that Stuart Adamson was actually from Manchester??? His family moved to Dumfries when he was a child.
ChemicalAngel175 1 year ago
@ChemicalAngel175
Dumfries???? Dunfermline!!!
MrHistorian123 11 months ago
Scotland is great, very humble people, big country are not about violence,with this song its history. oh and i like haggis...hoots man :)
wcbob63 1 year ago
prachtige song ! unieke sound
dinkeldal 1 year ago
9/10/01 I ran in to batten down for a squall I saw coming, dark clouds bristling with lightning; but by the time I was done, it was gone. Gone off up the coast toward the city (New York). "Odd thing" I thought, but not too odd around here in late summer. The next day I thought of that storm, and this song, and still do to this day. It is a storm, isn't it? Circling the world throughout history-not caring for nation or race or religion-just looking for a place to land or a heart to give it room.
69ALostboy 1 year ago
Saw them twice in their heyday in Norwich. Looking forward to seeing them again in Norwich in April, but sadly not same lineup RIP
dj34martin 1 year ago
I am English and admire the Scots :)
Good bunch of people and if you can't see that you appear to need specsavers :)
MinutemanUK 1 year ago
The Scots are welcome all over the world. Our celtic soul brothers. An Irishman
theholyfather1 1 year ago
@theholyfather1 Piss off ya durty fenian bastard and don't patronise us
aggyuvf 1 year ago
@aggyuvf 23 people have commented on you,r channel and all seem to think that you,re a wanker. Scotland has assholes like everywhere else but I can still like it with or without you,r permission.
theholyfather1 1 year ago
@theholyfather1 Bolt ya fanny baws
aggyuvf 1 year ago
@theholyfather1 a recent survey of DNA done in the UK by University College London that showed that the south of England is as Celtic as mainland Scotland, and that many of those who consider themselves Anglo-Saxon are in fact Celts?
dj34martin 1 year ago
I really don't understand why there is war in the world ;})... too many trees?
can we actually drink a pint without mounting each others' mothers or speak with deviled tongues at one another? I'm outside a jungle, but inside a zoo, I'm a computer and so are you... Nice history lesson by the way.
whereverthere 1 year ago
big country didn't care about who u are they just wrote songs that are awsome live with it and listen
2431paul 1 year ago
Shame people can't just enjoy the great tune without all the bitchin.
dj34martin 1 year ago
Gawd ! What a bunch of phuckin' MORONS
grover12able 1 year ago
win one fight and talk about it for five hundred years and we get moaned at if we mention the war
hawkwind90 1 year ago
I'm Dutch. And proud to say I bought this LP as soon as it was available here. Not because it was Scottish but because it was fantastic. Look elsewhere on Youtube to see Earth from a distance. A tiny blue marble. Then think about your futile scottish vs english vs welsh vs irish vs rest of the world nonsense. And vice versa. I think BC really raised a voice against that kind of thinking?
TMUNobby 1 year ago 6
Some of these comments are hilarious.
Culloden and the Bonnie Prince himself was all about religion it was a religious war between Catholics and Protestants nothing to do with English or Scots as fathers and sons and brothers and cousins from both sides also fought for both sides.
NBSpike 1 year ago
The only thing Hadrian got wrong was not building his wal high enough to keep you English wankers out of here. Do you do the same as you do everywhere else, move in and try to take over. Get it right up yous!
Bluedoo2003 1 year ago
Hi big country awesome band.like most of us im into good music my relatives are from scotland so what i live in england big deal.big country awesome music it rocks.
54321sunrise 1 year ago
Is arthur 777ist a dick ? I think so.
grahampurdie 1 year ago
@jimcorrill - I dont think Gandhi said 'piss off back' did he? lol
CarlBewley 1 year ago
I am like Terry look at whatever happened to the likely lads?-no hiding place....
part 1.that is me.
arthur777ist 1 year ago
funny we are all so proud of something we had no control over...where we were born or raised. Better if we do something worthwhile in our society that is worthy of being proud about.
davythehibee 1 year ago
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You all might be proud to be Scottish, so why are most of you living in England.
piss off back, and their would be more houses and room for the English.
arthur777ist 1 year ago
@arthur777ist - I'm English and still live in England thanks. I don't see a huge housing problem here or an especially large influx of Scots. Do you really live in Peru? Bit of a moronic comment wasn't it really?
CarlBewley 1 year ago
@arthur777ist go suck yourself into a coma, and if your English I cant imagine any English being proud of you so do your countrymen a favour and shut up.
grahampurdie 1 year ago
@arthur777ist why dont u come up here and say some of yer pish to our faces? and i think ''most'' of us including me live here in bonnie scotland, anyway lets get back to this epic song,
zinkzoyd 1 year ago
@arthur777ist Most of us are not living in England. Percentage wise there is 10 times more English in Scotland than Scots in England. I am proud to be Scots and living in Scotland. I know many people who are proud to be English and living in Scotland. You are somebody who never went anywhere and never did anything. . That is why you are such a retard.
kekkky 1 year ago
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kekkky 1 year ago
@arthur777ist I am proud an Scottish, why shouldn't I be. Are you not proud to be English. Percentage wise there is ten times more in English living in Scotland than Scots in England. You won't know that tho cos you have never been anywhere and you are a retard.
kekkky 1 year ago
@arthur777ist Percentage wise there is 10 times more English living in Scotland than Scots in England. Did you know that, probably not cos you have never been anywhere and you are a retard. Anyway nice talking to you :-)
kekkky 1 year ago
Percentage wise there is 10 times more English living in Scotland than Scots in England. Did you know that, probably not cos you have never been anywhere and you are a retard. Anyway nice talking to you :-)
kekkky 1 year ago
@kekkky - You posted this four times. . . . and you're calling someone else retarded? :)
CarlBewley 1 year ago
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Malc2169 1 year ago
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@arthur777ist - you're a first class dickhead.
Malc2169 1 year ago
@arthur777ist The Scottish are good people, leave them the fuck alone
drk4tlf 1 year ago
@arthur777ist The Scotts are the least of your worries mate. Have not driven through Oldham, Leicester, Burnley, Bradford or Blackburn lately ? You should be nice to Scottish people because in years to come England will be hoping they will come and help you in World War 3. No doubt us Kiwi's and Aussies will come and help again too. I'm assuming you do have deep English heritage, and if so you should think better about who you want to be mates with. Otherwise you are totally fucked.
phillyvinilli 1 year ago
big country :D - fuck the royals !
Aapandarose 1 year ago
first seen them supporting the Jam 1982 since then they have been an inspiration to me they are awesome music on a different plane what a waste when he went Stuart the best guitariest I av ever heard sleep well and rest in peace u deserve it and thank u
98samual 1 year ago 2
wonderful stuff !
breffnipark 1 year ago
history is history but it is about time we had a country of our own . russia let a lot of countries go on there own , so why wont westminster let us have our own country ? in this day and age it is just plain simple they are making too much money out of scotland to let it go . its 2010 and we are still ruled by people we dont want to be ruled by !
wildhaggis35 1 year ago
@wildhaggis35 2 things world is a fuckin eveil place my mom is a scot, its the other way around 1 world order, scotland america ae just staes or stokcs and bonds only countires to make us slaves and conform, thier are no countries any more
tazwildcat7 1 year ago
@wildhaggis35 before i was a all knowiing i wanted scot to be free, but other way around. sad every country has had eveil been taken over supressed and you can call your self proud as you faught back scots are real men. i just came back from lazy spoiledf hawaiins mad losiing thier own country, when like a reatrd need some one to look after it, got nothing but blessings never any eveil stuff, but if they are mad at losiing kingdom of hawaii how come they never faught back. god damm cowards
tazwildcat7 1 year ago
This song,like the whole album,is pure class
I like the way the drums and choral/celtic voices weave at the end..Bryzecki is behind so many wonderful drum parts,without him "Citieis in Dust" (Suzy & Banshees) just wouldn't sound right..he was the ONLY guy that could have gotten it right on that song just like he did on "the Phoenix" by The Cult
bootlegapples 1 year ago
Can I dare say i'm proud to be Scottish without someone thinking it's an anti English statement?
I'm proud to be Scottish, i'll say it again I'm proud to be Scottish, i'll say it again I'm proud to be Scottish, i'll say it again i'm proud to be Scottish and I just know i'm irritating someone by saying it, is it you and why ?
It's not as simple as borders and flag planting it's about culture and heritage and respect for the people who paved the way for who I am today. I feel gratitude for them
grahampurdie 1 year ago 27
@grahampurdie - Good for you matey. Nobody said you cant have pride in your home or your ancestry. Problems only arise when people start bickering about whose bit of land is best or who can live on their bit of land or takin gtheir neighbours land unfairly etc. Nothing wong with ascerting your view that you are proud of what you are and where you come from.
CarlBewley 1 year ago
@grahampurdie
Aye, same here. Highlander, me. Alba gu Bragh.
timdalf 1 year ago
@grahampurdie ALBA GU BRATH !!
Gregor1able 1 year ago
@grahampurdie speak the truth brother. Be proud of who you are. They maybe able to take your hom and land but not who you are. It's something noone can ever take away and never let anyone else tell you different.
shikatema4 1 year ago
@grahampurdie i echo every word pal
zinkzoyd 1 year ago
@grahampurdie...whats you having pride in being scottish got to do with this clip?..... or is it a scottish tradition that you have to post personal pride of being scottish on anything connected with scotland?...for example if a mention the M8 glasgow to edinburgh road do you feel scottish pride welling up in you? how about gordon brown......no wait..sean connery?...i can hear the pipes already..lololol..get a grip mate they were a band and most people couldn't give a flying fook where they from
1MrTurd 1 year ago
@1MrTurd , did you even take any notice to the lyrics of this song ? if you had then you wouldn't have wasted your time moaning, I can assure you it's a Scottish issue, even after all the pictures on the video you are still so blind as not to see what it was all about. I bet you were the same at school, fkn useless. Like I mentioned before i'm proud to be Scottish for many reasons and your one of the bike seat sniffers that for some reason gets irritated by that. Your problem get over it, DICK
grahampurdie 1 year ago
@grahampurdie lololololol, havnt got a problem with scotland or scottish people, couldnt give a flying fook about your country or your countrymen ( i do hope ALL scottish people vote snp and get full independance..........then sign up to become a european state lololol ) .....and do you really think anyone from england would give a fook? get over it TIT........p.s given up sniffing bike seats years ago
1MrTurd 1 year ago
@1MrTurd , whats this got to do with your last comment ? You told me the song has nothing to do with Scotland and it's pride, so at least defend yourself and come out with a decent answer. I'm dying to hear it.
Why should I care if England give a fuck about us being independent or not, it's for us to progress and not about getting one back on England. Do you think I want independence so I can stick my fingers up at England ???? You are numb you really are.
grahampurdie 1 year ago
@grahampurdie
I'm a Yorkshireman but spent many years at the University of St Andrews, both as student and lecturer. Scotland is a wonderful country with a cultural heritage to be proud of. So is England. I have many Scots friends living in Yorkshire and many English friends in Scotland. There isn't a problem either way. Just ignore idiots like arthur777ist - he doesn't speak for the majority of us English.
Big Country are one of the best Scottish bands, up there with Runrig and Wolfstone.
MrHistorian123 1 year ago
@grahampurdie Im Proud with you x
hibeegirl17 9 months ago
@hibeegirl17 , you can be my sister x
grahampurdie 9 months ago