Jon English-Six Ribbons-Against The Wind-

[newmoonmaheno]

the funny thing is,the series is so famous in Iran but in Australia nobody i've seen even know about it, and they don't know about real John and Mary. I just saw an image of their family gathering in jail Museum. Anyway the series and its characters are awesome. thank you for the clip...good memories

[eddibabee]

reminds me of True Love...

Inconceivable!

And i am not left handed :O)

[KARENK72886]

Thank you!

[Kela08]

X'qala l-bahar! Kemm kien joghgobni dan il-programm meta kont tifla :))))

[27Shiba]

Wow, that's an amazing song. <3 I really want to see the series - my parents said it was great. It doesn't seem to be available in South Africa, maybe it's somewhere on DVD in Australia...

[lge8710094]

So SAD when Dinny was shot !

[lge8710094]

i bought the soundtrack from amazon.com.. FAVORITE CD

[ananasnana]

I love this tv film and i hope that comback . sorry my english :(

[Postscriptnow]

This is a fabulous song. John English is a brilliant talent.

[Curragao]

thx

[TheGmgirl77]

"Against The Wind", What a truly outstanding piece of Australian drama! Loved it as a kid, and again later as an adult, fascinated by our remarkable (and turbulent) history and culture!

[Anna42lule]

@TheGmgirl77 I saw it as a young girl and liked it and now i have bought it on dvd and it is still a very good history Anna37

[joeysgirl776]

I've always loved this song... been a fav of mine since I was knee height of a grasshopper... couldn't find it on iTunes... anyone know where I can d/load it?

[stendec73]

I got the dvd last week from an ABC bookshop for $40.

[fotpotf]

@stendec73 I want it too :)!

[Rambler195]

I forgot to say :

Great song .

Simple but catchy and memorable.

[Rambler195]

Mary Larkin was a lovely girl who used to be on British tv quite a lot in the

1970,s .

She had a lovely , natural face,

in complete contrast to the botoxed plastic dollys that grace our screens

these days.

Against The Wind was an excellent series.

They don,t make them like that anymore do they?

[maruku99]

Quite simply one of the best love songs I've ever heard! Simply beautiful!

[newmoonmaheno]

i cant forget this series...the best series ever ...and this hillarious song got me crazy

thanx

[BiggerThinking1]

who was Pike? - a crim or a secret service agent or what?

[Escul1960]

I LOVED this series - it introduced me to Australia in the 70's and was one of my favorite series of al time.

[TheGmgirl77]

Tears, tears, tears to my eyes...

[hiyagawjuzz]

i dnt get y my mum <3z this guy soo much

[SunDragoness]

Song and show from my youth... I hadnt heard this song for years. Thank you for sharing it!

[Dedanann77]

Remember seeing this show as a kid, spent years looking for it on dvd, got it eventually 2yrs ago, was wonderful watching it again. Should show it again on tv.

The song is beautiful, I love it!

[lollyleah]

@Dedanann77

I remember watching it also, but cant remember the name of the series, can you refresh my memory please.

[roofstones]

@lollyleah Against The Winds. Hehe. Watching it now. At episode 9

[thlj2509]

ohhh such a good song the hair on my arms are tickling when i hear this

[dec211979]

My mom named me after jon english character in the mini series

[mallamoozoo]

And Jon English is Bob Geldof's doppleganger

[mallamoozoo]

HOLY SHIT - Pike was Brian Johnson from ACDC!

[winterweib]

I loved him for this through all the years. When I was young I 'was' Mary myself :)

[mathias64ful]

Well..this song is fantastic! And tv-serie also...it feels like yesterday,when i watch this serie in tv..sometimes 70;s.John English sings magnificent.

[twinflame93]

What a song.

I'm a huge beatles fan and i can honestly say either lennon or mccartney would have been proud to have written such an austerely beautiful piece as jon has.

[jennifer5363]

Great series, wonderful music, thankyou Mario and Jon. But 6 ribbons? yellow, brown, blue, red and green......this has bugged me for over 30 years.

[Toratoradora]

its something you wear in your hair? Aint it?

[SunDragoness]

@jennifer5363 Yellow probably the sun, brown the earth, blue the water and green the forest, but red I cannot tell... Just would make sense, wouldnt it?

[lehtinen1337]

Im born in the 90's and still decided to watch this increddible serie. It probably the best i've ever seen. I think they should re send it on television now. Just as they did with Macgyver.

[sosanlary]

fantastic,,,i have good memories with this song

[baflaur]

I bumped into John English two years ago in Melbourne, he and Patrick Swayze were my first crushes and I actually spoke to him. All I can say is that he was supernice but jeez, he has been on a 3 pack a day diet and it shows. Still, he is awesome. Even gave me a ciggie.

[simplythebest4u]

I remember watching this series as a little girl with my mommy and I was so into it back then! Wow!!!!!

[Sweden80Here]

Very nice song. i remember way back as a kid when they showed this series on swedish television.

[Halvorsent]

well spoken. this is good music

[AsgharPersia2000]

my heart goes with all brave men and women who sacrified their lives for freedom

[AsgharPersia2000]

GOOOD, It feels like I am 15 again...

[SubwaySweden]

I love this song but it bugs me that they only count up 5 colors, when it's 6 ribbons. For a while I thought they sang Yellow, White, Brown but they certainly sing yellow and brown.

[pf1lly]

This brings back so many memories...I live in Australia and I can't imagine life ever being like it was.....

[Beldoron]

I saw the series, this weekend for maybe the fifth time since I bought it on DVD. I first saw it when I was around twelve (in 1998) when the Swedish tv-station showed it once again :)

Every time I see the series I fell inlove with Jonathan :) Such a cute story, but at the same time very terrifing!

I just adore it.

[optimax13]

where did you get your dvd i want one and can't find one

[lussam]

MI EPIDERMIS DESGASTADA POR TANTAS BATALLAS PERDIDAS MIS NEURONAS HABITADAS POR TANTO CONOCIMIENTO INUTIL Y SUBVERSIVO Y MI ALMA ICONOCLASTA PROCLAMAN SOLEMNEMENTE; QUERERTE SIN AMBIGUEDADES, SIN CODIGOS SECRETOS, SIN NOSTALGIAS; Y SIN CLAUSULAS OCULTAS. ES UNA DECLARACION INGENUA, TRANSPARENTE , Y SIMPLE TE QUIERO jed

[mourningofrahaza]

Never ending disgust....now Ireland is hate-ridden again...

Why cannot people treat people with decency

[ijk240695]

No Australian of Irish descent hates Ireland, it wasn't the Irish who sent thousands of starving peasants to the colonies for misdemeanors such as stealing a loaf of bread to feed their children.

I am a fourth generation Australian and I am proud of my Irish heritage, I agree people should treat people with decency. Look to the mistakes of the past and dont allow them to happen again.

[Ohaddo]

Great music and great TV. Thanks for posting. The tears are coming :)

[daphnesgarden]

oh i luve this song so much!!! i always like the women who play Polly Macnamara loveli!!

[myfurcoatman]

Sir or Maddam ,could you please supply me with the name of the movie,hummberly yours,electra boudois

[muzze29]

A classic - remember it from the late 70's...Jon you are wonderful....

[MagicalSunrise1984]

calming sounds :)

[warpussnoluv]

Oooh I loved this programme when it was coming and this song....so special song straight to the heart, I wish somebody could get this on youtube <3 <3

[Throttol]

:) helt under bar

[sophietopaz]

oh, i remeber this from when i wasyoung, and the tv series it came from was massive at the time. it was called "against the wind". i don't think the song ever made it to no 1. in australia, but i think it did in somewhere in scandinavia...not sure though...it's one of those songs that prompts memories of faces, rooms and even feelings (well, for me at least). lovely.

[Sorraiya]

oh my goddd it's so pretty... love it already

[komala94]

I absolutely love this song. I remember watching it when I was 5...in South Africa. I feel that this song symbolises true love. Pure,untainted by the material world and deep.Very haunting and brings a tear to my eye.I wish that I could find this type of love.Don't think it exists.

[Blackadder75]

agree with everything you wrote

[sinapisalba]

of course it does :o) it's just harder to see it.. in a way, they were happier than us.. they had hard lives, hard work, they couldn't travel or talk to people oll over the world, but they hat time to appreciate the simple things like having a little house to live in and a loving family around :o)

[komala94]

I guess, it has everything to do with the fantasy of me living in a forest and having a woodcutter for a husband. I grew up on a farm and saw this type of love between my parents...long for it.

[YngvarOppedal]

Those australians can really make wonderful series, one of the best I've seen, with its' interesting characters. If this movie was made in USA it hadn't been so good. The irish-australian dialect is very beautiful/ Dessa australiensare kan verkligen göra underbara serier. En av de bästa jag sett, pga sina intressanta karaktärer. Jag tror inte att amerikanarna hade kunnat göra något så bra. Den irlänsk-australiska dialekten är fin att lyssna till. Avnjut den vänner / Enjoy it friends!

[THESM1THS]

Australia has made a fantastic contribution to popular music - considering its modest population.

[iadobeyou]

Wow - I remember this series, and I couldn't have been more than 5 years old or so when it first aired on the ABC. I remember my sister playing her guitar and singing this song. Such a beautiful, sweet memory - so long ago - but seeing this video brings it all back. This song used to make me sad - and now it makes me cry - but I think it is because the lyrics are so humble and haunting. Timeless...I must buy that DVD!! Thanks for posting this!! :-)

[khanno01]

I was a little older but also enjoyed this on the ABC. I love this song as well. There is a DVD of the series it's great.

[zxkent]

Love this song, it is so beautiful, you can do nothing but love it,

[openmindedaussie]

Love this song.. Jon English has always been awesome...

[1AussieAvenger1]

this song is so real. the sound, the lyrics, and jon english's voice... wow... music doesnt get much better than this. if this was the last song i ever heard, i could hamdle that... timeless, emotional, brilliant.

[Livsangel]

This is a good tune.

Well,it´s more than good, really.

[CrypticFTC]

i only just heard this on the radio 10 minutes ago on 3MP

[ck1988888888]

I absolutely love this song!!! I first heard it when I was 10 years old.

[pbrees1]

Love this show and the song. Thanks for putting it up!

Yes, the series is available on Dvd.

[rjkral]

Anyone know if this series is on DVD?

Remember watchin' it as a kid in Oz. The song has stayed with me ever since. BUt finding it here reminded me what I'd forgotten, that Jon's voice and the way this was recorded was absolutely hauntingly PERFECT.

[metalmickau08]

You guys should check out the cover by Green Carnation. They used to be a metal band!

[SadronAphaderuiondur]

Great song! Australian musicians keep surprising me...

[SpeedStrid]

godly song.

[whatzupa]

I remember singing this when I was a kid at school.

[craytis]

is it just me or does the woman in it only state 5 colours of ribbon?

[ElvenDane]

Very observant you are ;-)

[craytis]

:P ty lol i was just rly confused lmao

[ElvenDane]

Hehe, but I have to admit that I had never thought about that ;-)

We really should complain about this.

[kickpix1965]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I haven't seen this since I was a kid...it was an awesome series...it's a shame Aussie kids don't learn about our history....sweet song.my bro's friend played flute Laura Chislett i think, ...most of those actors are still about in Australia...cool...thanks

[ElvenDane]

And it's even without those Swedish subttitles ! ROFL

Thanks for uploading - nice editing.

[anitashelby]

This is a Beautiful Song! I really love it

[garyco345]

great song from the tv series.

[Brithos300]

I went to my loves' final resting place and played/sang her this song. She would of loved it I know. I will bring her 6 ribbons when I see her again. Until then, rest in peace my love.

[eurotrashss]

i have never watched the series, but i was at the dentist today and i heard this absolutely beautiful song

[ElvenDane]

Get it !

It's great - with fine actors - not fast paced though, but that's no problem, since it gives the characters time to develop, unlike most of the crap that is on TV these days ;-)

( was made in 1978, but has stood the test of time really well, I think ).

[Brithos300]

I am self taught so I'm not good. Passable for my love. She would listen to my attempts to get it right then one day after a few simple changes to suit I got it! I play in minor chords, e minor the start chord if that helps you. But this version is the finest love song of all, for me anyway.

[boabaobab]

I play classical guitar, so I don't really use chords like that. More like "pizzicato", you know, the thing that's going on in the background. I have kinda made my own version of it too, since the original is quite tricky, even though it's for beginners. But I'll keep on trying until I fully get it, it's worth it.

[Brithos300]

I am trying to recapture finger picking as done by hand not a pick or piece of plastic so in some ways, I play it classical too. I have not played for a long time and it is only the anniversary of her passing that makes me pick up and play this for her.

I do have the sheet music for it. I bought it when the song came out, to learn the chords. At the moment I cannot find it but if I do I shall pass on the notes if you wish.

Thank you so much for caring and sharing.

[boabaobab]

This video and your story truly inspired me to try and learn to understand the song. I think I can give much more to it now... I think of nostalgic memories, aspiration, feeling forgotten or left behind or inferior. But at the same time this song makes me feel very happy. It's like tears and a smile. Playing this has started to help my uneasy feelings a little... my guitar creates a little rainbow.

[Brithos300]

Yes, I know what you mean. I shed so many, many tears for my lost love. This song brings back so many memories of her. My guitar builds a bridge for me to cross over to her and she is there waiting for me. Then I am happy. May all your days be filled with happiness.

[nenyablackrose]

this serie is great! i just watched the last episode with my dad, and i fell in love with this song!

[Brithos300]

I play this song for my late wife. We both loved the series against the wind and Jon English was one of our favorites. Now, every year since her passing I play it for her.

[boabaobab]

That is so wonderful. I'm still learning, but 've played an easy version of this some while ago. It's the best homework I've ever gotten...

[jomyjoseph2]

such a lovely song. takes your memories back to good old days

[bitemeximjuicy]

I love playing this song, it's one of my favourites. It's downright stunning. Jon English has such an incredible voice, love it, just love everything about this song.

[novalee66]

i agree with everyting you have just said, it is gorgeous. I saw Jon english in concert many years ago and loved him very much, he is a great entertainer.