DAAS - Throw Your Arms Around Me

[MrMickthemonster]

Paul is the best aussie showman EVER!

[anthill7774]

I have seen these guys live a few years back, and after listening to the song it brought right back there. I had goosebumps.

[rikwalker917]

the other guy was a kgb spy who now works in africa entertaining reformed ruandan child warriors, with such classics as this lovely song and they laugh and laugh !!!

[NJSMKMMS]

How clean cut is Paul compared to this now. Tim always was......................what ever happened to the other guy?

[randomquotage]

@NJSMKMMS Richard lives in Brisbane with his wife (the Asian news reader from DAAS Kapital) and their two kids and is a radio presenter and vocal Australian Republican. :) He also did a guest spot on GNW.

[theuglyhead]

@NJSMKMMS Richard went to work at the ABC for years.

[johnomcdonnell]

Love Hunters & Collectors version but i'm sorry D.A.A.S is the best version.

[muckfundle]

The original is only available on vinyl 7" circa 1983. the first verse repeats twice and I have never seen it on You Tube.

[spartanmess]

How long ago was this?

[DingoBabyEat]

@spartanmess it was around 1992...at least thats when i saw their dead and live tour

[Welshal1]

My favourite version is the one DAAS did for the Holly Robinson tribute concert but it seems to have disappeared, does anyone know where to find it?

[jacqfly]

@Welshal1 has been posted by micited (wont let me direct link to it)

[kgil4787]

I agree that was the best version!

[TundraBlue11]

I haven't seen this in years! They looks soon young :p

[stevemcarthur1981]

I remember seeing this on TV. To be honest I thought they were strangely dressed. But to be honest - I have never seen these guys so straight and serious. It is a homage to the song

[PolgarGM]

@stevemcarthur1981 I agree. They took this very seriously. This is difficult stuff, and a just love Paul's high, clean tenor. They could not have done this without a lot of discipline.

[60Crisco]

What a trip!! lol, So far, everyone's version of this song that I've watched on here was great, but still think Eddie's version is the most beautiful. He throws his whole heart & soul into it. Doesn't hold back at ALL

[TomFromJersey]

I can't believe people think this is the best version.

Sorry

[wefting]

i have heard many versions of this song ,loved them all ,this is my favourite one .Sorry hunter and gathers fans

[adericho]

@wefting hunters and collectors

[111yorkie]

god this song just breaks my heart, DAAS just get this bang on. Linda, shame this wasnt playing on holiday. Very powerful those 3 little words, never use them lightly

[icecoffee71]

Damm, this is great singing!

[icecoffee71]

Damm, this is great singing from that spunk, Paul

[rednuts81]

DOSE ANY ONE KNOW WERE I CAN GET THE AUDIO FOR THIS SONG, I GET MARRIED IN 2 WEEKS AND MY GIRL LOVES THIS SONG BUT ONLY SUNG BY DAAS

[Ocelano]

@rednuts81 If you have basic windows movie maker aqnd a way to download this clip off youtube then your halfway their imnport the video clip into moviemaker and drag it into the projecxts audio track don't put in any video tracdk and save the project should save it as an audio file if not then seek out the album dead or alive from 1993 either through a legit source like ebay or your local cd store if still in print or an ilegitimate source like piratebay

[amberangel112]

@Ocelano i think dead and alive is on Itunes along with a couple of their other albums

[111yorkie]

lind, dont forget x

[TheFtocFactor]

Really nice version, but no one sings this song with the same passion that Mark Seymour does.

[iluvag9]

I started 2 cry at the start... Beautiful song and sung beautiful by DAAS

<3 them

[MrFailGame]

Every time I hear this song, I think of my wife. I love this song, and it is indeed the best version of it. Very few songs make me feel it in my heart...and this is one of them.

I love you Fel.

[MySpaige]

Not as good as Hunters and Collectors version. Can't beat Mark Seymour's voice.

[landscapecadmonkey]

rich and tims harmonies elevate pauls brilliant vocals to something truly sublime

[tudori1]

loved seeing DAAS live. what a memory!!!!!! :)

[squeakyXD1]

that is the most beautifull song i have ever herd......thanks daas

[SuperPyst]

this a great song! great song+ DAAS= Epic Song!

[squeakyXD1]

love the hair paul XD

[squeakyXD1]

great song but i causldnt help but think that paul mcdermott was gonna crack some kinda joke

[magwaggi]

This is lovely. If you want to hear a good female artist singing this, try Allison Crowe's version of this. She does two versions. A good song, well sung, is worth listening to whoever sings it.

[Ninagirlification]

How can such an incredible voice come out of such a weird personality. I so wish DAAS would reform.

[thenoodletheory]

i usually can't stand paul mcdermott's voice, but in the DAA's, he is just angellic, i don't know what it is. but i love it.

[ClareG09]

i'm getting married this year, this is "Our Song" but while I love this version my fiance likes the H&C... need to convince him so that I can dance on my wedding day to the sweet sound of Paul McDermott!

[RavensNestStudios]

@ClareG09 You know that the song is about a one-night stand, right?

[msgypsygirl1972]

So beautiful.

[evocationimages]

Thank you so much for this memory - I saw these guys live whilst I was still at University and I forgot how amazingly beautiful they were as musicians let alone hysterically funny as comedians !

[wendys120]

I don't know who they are, but they're good!

[07Jezzika]

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[azzie08max]

I LOVE YOU PAUL MCDERMOTT.

[Wingtipshoes]

Best version of this song.

[chavrecycling]

@Wingtipshoes Have you seen the one they did with a choir? That kicks! It was part of the Good News Week series.

[boreduk]

re-share. still love this song

[DMcWild]

Best interpretation i have heard of this song....ever!

[Pook365]

I'd never heard the origonal before, it's so very...very bland in comparison.

It's rather a shame they didn't make more serious music...well more in general.

[kwackaboy]

@Pook365 Have a listen to Paul McDermott singing "Heard it hrough the Grapevine" You'll love it!

[Cambolaconic]

The boy is hot (PD)

[s38paul]

Unbelievable! Has anyone every done a better interpretation?

[itachisinner]

does anyone know how old mister paul sexy mcdermott is?!?!?!?

[hc4jd]

@itachisinner late 40's at the moment I think

[nickyboy22071989]

@hc4jd 48

[nickyboy22071989]

@itachisinner 48

[trickytart101]

@itachisinner yeah tragis he's settled down with kids now eh?

[ytvseb1]

brilliant, but I knew that years ago. video copy was stretched from playing it so often. Beautiful for a wedding song too. I wanted it but DJ didn't have it.

[PinothyJ]

@ytvseb1 I played it for a friends wedding as I was the DJ and it was truly beautiful.

I win at weddings :)…

[stevethegecko]

@ytvseb1

you do know it's about having a 1 night stand right?

"We may never meet again so lets shed our clothes and lets get started"

[ytvseb1]

@stevethegecko Yes I know but we just loved the song. Still do.

[qtheplatypus]

@stevethegecko I've heard it used as a funeral song.  While its about a one night stand it can be thought as a metaphor for life.

[rarnie18]

this is the best

[ytvseb1]

@rarnie18 Wanted this as our wedding song in 2003. dj didnt have it. briliant version isnt it.

[oldnag58]

Hell, I would take my arms around Paul. Hahaha. Best voice ever while getting killed.

[SparkysSparklers]

OMG, I remember when I was 14 I had a crush on Tim Ferguson... whatever what I FREAKING THINKING!!! hahaha

[keinve2]

I must say....... I did not expect this.

Now I have to reconsider my favorite song list.

[VeraChuckandDave]

This version blows the original to pieces.

Tiny, miniscule, microscopic pieces!

[arcangel6]

Check out the later version where these guys perform this together in 2003. Its SMOKIN!

[tifffel]

I have loved this song since I saw this show - what 15 years ago?? I love it!! And I love Youtube - or I never would have found it again! I listen to this whenever I can and sing this song to my daughter!!

[CharlieVanders22020]

Holy shit they can sing. They were very funny as well. Talented guys.

[chrisindarwin]

Love it, Paul means business when he sings, he knew the weight the tune carried. Proud to be old tell the kids we were here.

[djfrisky]

best version EVER... absolute legend...

[marriard]

If i had a voice like his, I would do nothing but sing.

[summers283]

Those guys are gods <3

[magwaggi]

OMG!!! Love this.

[Aknara]

He has such an incredible voice. All these years later I still have a huge crush on him too xD

[Talwyn22]

Ahh this brings back memories :)

Great Stuff DAAS!

There's just not the same level of talent these days

[rutopfeeriom]

Whatever happened to those ABC 90's shows.The Big Gig.........geez,i almost forgot about it.Those shows had such a good vibe and witty.Maybe i'm just getting older and no-one gives a shit.But at least i can be nostalgic about those happier times.

[GeneralG1810]

OMG I forgot how good these guys are, I use to love big gig

[PolgarGM]

He sang this with the Gadflys on GNW (back in the ABC days). Does anyone have that?

[HaydenRhysPeek]

@PolgarGM its on youtube somewhere i saw it a while ago

[PolgarGM]

I wish he would sing nowadays. He has a fab voice. Sing, Monkey Boy, Sing!!

[nikonia24]

Paul is such a hottie... hehe

[MsVenusbutterfly]

Absolutely awesome.  Wow!!!

[EmmyChildxx]

OH MY GOD! THEY ARE EPIC :O Paul looks so young! Love him on GNW and wish he would sing more offten on in :)

[JakAndCrashFan]

A lot of people probably don't realise that Paul McDermott can sing. These guys were awesome on The Big Gig on Tuesday nights in the early 90's. I bought their album "Icon". My sister nicked it, the bitch. Good taste though.

[gabey123]

haha they look like crowded house in their 80s days :D

[keoki9]

wow, that really sucked

[74dof]

Damn... what a gorgeous voice. I never thought I would enjoy anyone other than H&C singing this but, THAT WAS AWESOME. Thanks for posting it. :D

[givemethebeatboys]

their Heard It through the grapevine is pretty awesome too - i think someones posted that somewhere on youtube :P

[thenamescaity]

this is the most amazing version of the song ive ever heard, its absolutley beautiful :')

[styphon81]

DAAS got back together for this one song as part of a terminally ill girls last wish. It was amazing

[idontlikeit00]

@styphon81 Yeah, they got back for a concert called For Holly, in tribute to Ted Robinson's daughter. Someone had the performance on youtube but they took it all down for some reason :(

[dsheps01]

For a total weirdo funnyman Mc Dermott has one of the best voices I've ever heard.

[sexandgromit]

@dsheps01 you have not heard many voices then. He has a voice that makes people want to shoot themselves.

[MissAbbey3]

@dsheps01 I couldn't agree more!

He is mega talented

[bigworm10000]

First heard this about 16 years ago as good now as was then god bless them for this version....... And British tv for airing it

[mallamoozoo]

what so funny about this?

[JenTurtle91]

it's not meant to be funny.....every now and then they'd stop and do a completely straight song.....that's part of why people love them so much is that it wasn't all necrophelia and bestiality

[mallamoozoo]

Paul McDermott is one of those freaks with multiple talents - where do they come from - when most of us can't do anything very well.

[JenTurtle91]

hehe yeah, lucky bastards.........if they weren't so brilliant we'd have to hate them.....good thing we don't!

[TheRandomfanboy]

@mallamoozoo

To be fair, he doesn't consider himself a good actor.

So us untalented bastards have that :-)

[Jcthefluteman]

@mallamoozoo - they don't have to sing funny songs, it was part of the Dead & Alive show, interspersing the comic songs and sketches with beautiful songs such as this.

[TheCHADissexy]

i like paul with his hair long

[kelbel156]

wow they look different then... gotta love this song... ten tenors made it beautiful... wish they had it on youtube

[AussieEvonne]

Must say, helluva version of this great song...

[snapped007]

Pauls the most talented one anyway... better singer and performer than tim by freakin miles

[Eagl3Ey3]

You realise it was tim who sold out....... right?

There's a reason Rich and Paul still talk and sometimes perform.

[LoyalBlood1]

I'm new to DAAS. What is the story with Tim?

[givemethebeatboys]

Paul and Tim still perform- check out 'Oh My Stars' out- paul and tim, just aired tonight :)

[kalnivideoz]

then why is tim always on good news week

[Eagl3Ey3]

you no it was tim who sold out... right?

[gobsmack10]

man i remember being in love with these guys!!! saw them live several times in Brisbane and they were just mindblowingly original, sick, twisted and fucking funny!!!!!

[ginkueno]

such sexy voice by such sexy man. Great vocal and great hair!!

[longbody01]

done with dignity.

[meowjellymoon]

wow. Paul's hair!

[BluBerryCrush]

tragic !!

the hair not the song as i actually love the song : )

[chitchant]

anarchic meets angelic in paul.

[wadjela]

About the lyrics if I may be so shallow, is that all I have ever obsessed over are what are the "four places" where he kissed her? Still irritates me that. Aaargh.

[MrBosanquet]

Well. Head and feet are two of them, so that only leaves... Oh. Nice :)

[JenTurtle91]

hehe well spotted!

[wattlesong]

I remember seeing this on Ch2 at its first airing very late one night, and was amazed that these irreverent young men could create something so other-worldly. Thank you for the reminder.

[ardvarkill]

their harmonies are awesome

[tw25rw]

Better than the crap these guys usually did.

[GotNoBoots]

first off, i agree with mcdermott210. this was an amazing cover, paul looks so intense when he's singing this. he's gorgeous, love him XD

[tanguera33]

Couln't agree more - saw this first when it screened on The Big Gig and have had a preference for Paul's version of the song ever since. Yes he is gorgeous:)

[mithol]

This song was performed on the Big Gig?

[lemonnzzzap]

ha ha pauls HAIR!

[wadjela]

lemonnzzzap - So used was I to the variations of paul's hair in the 90s, icluding a rat's tail at the front, that when I catch a glimpse of him now, I muse "Paul's hair!! "

[staminaj]

I can remember when they used to be on channel 4 in the UK, a very talented bunch

[i2s2bme]

LOL to you all its about a one night stand

[NORTIKalais]

is the audio from this performance available?

[ShellaMonster]

I have audio of this, and it's quite good quality. Private Message me a To: address and I'll email it to you.

[thefusherman]

Do you by chance have a copy of Icon..cant seem to buy it anywhere.Any suggestions?

[glitterbugstar]

ahhh.. I can't get over how young and handsome Paul looks in the clip :D

[mithol]

He's always handsome. xD But he is especially young and gorgeous in this clip, isn't he?

[mcdermott210]

Paul is everything i would want in a man funny,good looking, nice and can sign. love him so much cant wait 2 see him in person next week :D

[spkenn36]

I once met Paul in a dark place near Flinders St station - was very nice indeed!!!

[katsracing]

THANK YOU

Well just found out i have a crush on Paul Mcdermott, or more to the point his voice and songs, i now love DAAS, so sad i only just found out all this, and am pissed off even more due to the fact that even after i ordered the new daas dvd the shop LOST IT!!! now have to wait another 2 weeks! argh

[radsue]

how beautiful is Paul??!?!? I mean, REALLY! He is the whole package; Funny, Cute, Clever and musical.

[666sy]

1 of he most beautiful songs ever written. Reminds me of a love i lost. Somedays i really miss her.

[kazbula]

there will never be any one like these guys. Seen them live a few times. Paul is an amazing talent in every thing he does. LUV DAAS

[NewVGSkeptic]

I think the audio suffers a little around the 3:00 minute mark.

Bloody brilliant voice.

[gordongronk]

Suprisingly good. Paul is an interesting singer. Different key to the original. Wonder why? He is the cousin of the former Adelaide Crows captain, Chris McDermott.

[guzziangel]

i cant say it enough paul sings like an angel

[Duoed]

Paul has a wedding ring on?

I'm 15 and noone in my family really likes them, so I had to discover DAAS by myself. Not cool.

I love you long time.

[tmofee]

i dont think he's married. he has a (very tall) blonde girlfriend he keeps out of the spotlight, but i dont think they're married..

[JMLB13]

is the audio on this bad?? or is it my speekers?

[Boldar64]

it is not stereo... most stuff on youTube isn't.. but it is not too bad :-)

[tmofee]

The stereo on this VHS was crap anyway. Paul/Tim in the left channel, Richard in the right. Very hard panning.

[dje196]

It's definitely stereo. Just either badly compressed or has been re-compressed too many times. Which is why you get that nasty mp3 'shimmer' sound.

[Gutnii]

Nah, mate it's my speakers...

[kekkavich]

id pay BIG MONEY to see DAAS again!

[SauronsEye]

Look them up as "Doug Anthony All Stars" on Google and you'll find they've got a double DVD out through ABC shops.

I saw this when it was aired. I expected them to announce they were going to be "serious" musos and start putting out albums of their original songs...but then they broke up and Ferguson did that vapid short lived show..."Don't forget your tooth brush" and I knew they weren't coming back...ever. sob sob.

[tmofee]

but if DAAS hung around and got boring, we would of never have gotten good news week, and that would of been a crime..

[BarnLes]

Just one word ... FANTASTIC! :-)

[chrismcginness666]

Moriarty owes me ten - pass it on.......

[krispykrunch2000]

DAAS DVD is available in stores next week

[nikko601]

he has such a brilliant voice, have u heard him sing stairway to heaven ? its also brilliant.

[NJLII]

Wasn't that Barry Crocker singing it? And Paul and Tim just did funny backing vocals?

[cmcorrie]

Nope - all Paul with Tim and Richard backing.

[NJLII]

K, there must be more than one version of it, I have definitely seen Crocker sent it p with Daas backing him.

[dancingnympho]

Barry Crocker did a version of Stairway to heaven with DAAS for Andrew Denton's show 'Money or the Gun' but as far as I know that's the only song they ever did together

[NJLII]

Ahh k, that makes sense, the set looked a bit different. Know where I can see their exclusive/non Crocker version?

[psychotweety]

This is as ryko26 says, much better than the original. Makes me shiver.....

[yutu34]

Fuck I love DAAS.

[Chadleyboi]

WOW look at Pauls hair!!

[FUBB807]

That was absolutely FUCKIN BRILLIANT!!!!!!!

[ashspet]

FYI - I just found DAAS Gold - 2 disc dvd available for pre-order on the EzyDVD website. Should be available 6 NOv 08.

[cookiemontaz]

AWESOME! Thanks for that :)

[meitagh]

Oh fantastic...took long enough! Thankyou so much for the heads up!

[michaeljobson72]

I lost my VHS tapes of their shows!!!! :( when will they be released on dvd???

[teenagefucker]

read the comment you replied to!!!

it gives you the date of the dvd release.....