Choirboys - Run To Paradise (1987)

[Freddie4evaMercury]

Completed addicted to this song!

Love from the UK

[olexboy]

@luc, I miss the 80s too, unbelievable music, just fucking magic, save me a seat on the 1980s time machine when u get it up n running!!

[lucienspinsrightrnd]

This is amazing to get drunk too. God i miss the 80's aussie music like this. There was just never enough of it.

[k2kopu]

7 people need to 'open their eyes up'

[thetigerbenji]

is this song about suicide?

[ZEGO24x]

So many of you fuckers can't spell - I'm sick of the hypocrisy here where someone points out an error while they have one in their own post - Lighten the fuck up, and/or go back to school, you fuckwits!

[marcey666]

drive my VL around with this playing.

[MelanieOnly]

<3

[Wraith7011]

Love it, reminds me of carefree teenage days cruzin to the beach on a sunny Saturday Arve, drinkin XXXX and just having a bloody great time.

[looseunitt]

love it, reminds me of my childhood with my brother an father cruisin around the coromandel, New Zealand over 20 years ago :)

[TheItchyFetus]

Some one told me this was about heroin or cocaine addiction...

[edzukich]

@TheItchyFetus

correct mate

what a legend of a song

[BastardSixx]

Will be seeing them this Sunday down at the local (Y)

[foccha]

My parents love this song, as do I.

[RomanaThird]

I remember in year two. Born in '84 here. We were asked to dress as hippies for a school costume competition. and I remember dancing like a madman to this song and it's always been my favourite ever since. think I got a prize for my dancing skills LOL

[edzukich]

@RomanaThird

you made me laugh

could see myself doing the same in form 3

[59771006]

The members of the Choirboys are:

Brett Williams – lead guitar

Mark Gable – lead vocals, guitar

Ian Hulme – backing vocals, bass guitar

Lindsay Tebbutt – drums

[elstado1]

@SF4CR *soul

[59771006]

I've been told that this song is about herion addiction.

[gretamob]

@59771006 yep it is

[macnaz1]

What a great time of life having fun in the 80's , I feel sad we cant do it all again :(

[gxd4b1]

@macnaz1 I hear ya mac man ......... i hear ya!

[jjcipod]

Great song

[ferret630]

jeez put your hand up if your australian and were born in the 70's!



[LifeIsTheGreatest]

If there is one song which is an anthem of my childhood, this is it. It may not be the best. It is *not* the worst. It ***IS*** the anthem of my childhood. I recently bumped into a co-year six classmate. After I asked her, she confirmed that this was "our year's year six song".

[sigh]

I broke out of my shyness too late for my primary school years. Such a shame. I couldn't get the old crowd back in a million years. Oh well, such is life. Great to see it on YouTube though. Brilliant.

[lordvenom427]

oi oi oi

[ninepointzero]

Love this song when it plays at mustang

[steve44xds]

the 6 people who dislike this song need a life

[HanmerHelicopters]

Just a template for Guns and roses come on these guys had it sorted with much more class years befor "appetiite for destructiniuon" but they could actually sing (dibs for slashe though)

[Cmentify]

@HanmerHelicopters wtf, this song & appetite for destruction both released in 1987???? Great song, but appetite 4 destruction is a slightly better album than big bad noise.......

[MrMortenbra]

@HanmerHelicopters I struggle to see the similarities between The Choirboys and Guns N Roses. This album came out in the same year as Appetite for Destruction. I hope you haven't gotten "Run to Paradise" confused with "Paradise City"

[wasload1]

AussieSlayer....Where the best? or did you mean we're the best....big difference. Saw these guys a few months ago on the Gold Coast. Hair is gone but man do they still rock!!!

[mrgrip2010]

nothing like ausie music i know that for sure. best of the best

love everything about AUSTRALIA im proud to be ONE.

[jack36202]

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!

[davedidashit]

Mitchell Callaway please for the rest of your miserable existence do not try to sing this song again.

[vikice19]

I was born in 1987, unfortunately not in Australia.

Brilliant song!!!!!

[Oscar77720]

What a knockout! My son is 28 I'm 60 and it is our theme song! Can't get enough of this. Should be our National Anthem. Aust is paradise and the artists are quintessential Australia and show our independent, irreverence and rebellious nature.

[joshuaarnold1993]

@Oscar77720 Bro it's about heroin, still a great song though

[fuckingkidsthesedays]

proud to be australian

[b0ban]

Fist pumps wooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[mrgrip2010]

great Ausie spirite. love you Australia.

[TheAussieSlayer]

Great Aussie Stuff Unlike The Shit We Hear Today C,Mon Justin Fkn BeaverButt.



[MrNICOLETTE82]

@TheAussieSlayer justin needs a life f off.

[gailmckennag]

why is the version on the video for fireworks different than the cd. i like 'guilty'.

[mosstrooper68]

Does anyone know where Brad Carr is at now? Awsome showman!! And axeman!!

[mosstrooper68]

Did anyone notice the resemblance b/t Lindsay and Billy from Smashing Pumpkins?

[mosstrooper68]

First (self titled) album has to be the must underrated albums in OZ history!! So fucken raw, it's not funny. To quote Molly 'do you're self a favour' and add this to your

collection!!

[mosstrooper68]

saw these guys support the angels back in86 at 'the venue' in st. kilda and they blew them off the stage!!

[bloxpiston]

love it ! reminds me of been with mum and dad travel,n all over brisbane and victoria in dads Hot rod model A hot as ............

[barrythecougar0601]

Best aussie rock and roll song ever. I saw them live and it was well worth it

[TheAussieSlayer]

FK THE REST WHERE THE BEST ..........

[Kaffyboy]

@TheAussieSlayer Fuck yeah!!!!!

[nerdflanders8710]

@TheAussieSlayer you spelt we're wrong you idiet.

[Hazzardous1978]

@nerdflanders8710 You spelt idiot wrong.

[nerdflanders8710]

@Hazzardous1978 really? ok thanks you stupid idiet.

[minecraft801]

This is such a good band and i love run to paradise

ROCK ON BOYS

[supersherl279]

i spent a year in Oz in 1999/2000 and this is an all time classic - especially at twister in st kilda!!

[OnceAJumbuck]

Don't tell me this is Paradise? oh can I relate at the moment .... I need to run

[DaveCallaghan24]

Gotta love the pub rock classics...

[happyanarki]

oi Aussie!! I haven't seen a poodle mullet in ages! Ywah

[ddaverowee]

@happyanarki you havent been to morwell then lol

[edaj84]

@ddaverowee Or Moe :)

[frogspinach]

try belting this one out in a kareoke bar

gaurentee you will be out of voice half way through

[VictorYong36]

Great lyrics and the song is all about an important issue- drug abuse

[Antifaith29]

Such a upbeat song with such depressing lyrics. It's great none the less. I wonder how many people know this song is about drug abuse and the pain and suffering that comes with it?

[Antifaith29]

This is STILL my driving down to the goldcoast song. Fits perfectly.

[LeJackel]

man I loved these guys when I was 14

[finalfantasy696969]

They are Aussie? Oh AWESOME!!

[djmastermum03]

I was 14 when this great song came out!

[holydiver7190]

seeing these guys support def leppard soon. its gonna be fuckin grouse

[vallabeats]

hahaha my mates a jerk

[redrawredraw]

nzoz thanks mate. not much to say here, everyone else probably feels the same... we'd all nod and smile and think FUCK YEAH

[dpken11]

The one and only song about drug abuse. You guys rool.

[nuttyscrapper]

The best song of all time :)

[dalkal2011]

i just got back from australia on a student ambassador trip, and this was our song we listened to every morning we were there. so many memories flow. :) thank you

[ClothPegBeyluxe]

nzoz1987 thanks for making my day, I was listening to depressing music and then I found your uploads :)

- a proud Aussie chick

[jronson22]

nzoz1987 you are a legend

[mauricen68]

bring back the 80s.....the best yrs of our generations.....:)

[TROLLBURGER1]

0:40

[Chookie369]

This song is so underrated. LOVE it!

[montyscooter1965]

Great music. Who said the 80s were all shit. Just the faggy shit was.

[Baconole73]

Saw these guys in Darwin and the Arabian Gulf nearly 20 years apart. Brings back memories!

[KailebArt]

Thanks nzoz for showing some Americans that they aren't the only ones with fucking awesome mega rockin' songs. :)

[JonBonJoviGirl1]

80's ROCKED and the 2 ppl who dislike need to get a friggen life!! OPEN YOU'RE EYES UP :P

[Sheidinice]

LOVED the 80's!!!

[LexieT73]

@nzoz1987 you ROCK! What fantastic music and vids you uncover - love your work! Love the 80's :)

[airman898]

Bring back the mullet iam growing one.

[muzzavideos]

I like TNT Roadfast Kenworth W model & the TNT Roadfast Pantechnicon at the start of the video, .... & of course the song.

[rystrttn1]

noizewerkz

[Precision2020]

Want to see The Choirboys LIVE? they will be playing at The Rodder's Life Sydney Nationals in November 2011! For more info search Rodders Life Sydney Nationals

[cbird999]

Oh the memories

[danyramoon]

hahah i just got it new zealand and australia. nzoz hahahh love it

[SweeterThanKisses]

sad day for me,but i love this,feels bit beta.

[bludalwoodalwoo]

Spiral perms rock!

[gordonkylee]

this is when music was music, and not todays trash

[gordonkylee]

this is when music was music, and not wigger trash

[SweeterThanKisses]

open your eyes up

[Fastrackband]

Hey Choirboys fans, we are Fastrack a new Aussie Rock band and we have just released our new Single/Video titled Steal the Show. We think we have something to offer when it comes to rock, we need some exposure so if you have a spare 5 minutes, please click our page and watch our clip. We just want to be heard .\m/

Let us know what you think.

Cheers

[FairladyS130]

Back in the day before girly boy metro sexuals, yes!!!1!

[lawriestorey]

@FairladyS130 have a good weekend.

[pogicko]

TOTO by mal spievat Peter Sevcik v SUPERStar

[DirtyFranK85]

@shazzbutt2009

its obviously about heroin.

[Billbill80s]

epic... great old aussie rock... love it.... GO Aussies AND NZ TOO!

[DavidJHilt]

Love the song, but the clip seems to trivialise/take something away from the meaning of the lyrics.

[FOX9746]

Great tune from 1987 - I remember it well. A shame Aussie music today is not as widespread as it was back then. Mostly crap these days - not like this classic stuff. NZOZ rocks. These are top shelf :)

[laiosto]

I wish all roadies looked like these chicks.

[supersherl279]

spent a year in melbourne in 99/2000, used to love this song - still sounds great years later!!!

[Justaboutme2]

love it, thanks for the mems xx

[giveittodidak]

nzoz1987 you are a legend. This is one of the best songs of all time, from any era. Thanks for posting this and all the other classic songs.

[GolfermanProductions]

4 dislikes.....there obviously not from Australia these 4 :)

[vigo894]

@GolfermanProductions= Well, they're not American, cause we love Aussie rock too.

[FOX9746]

@GolfermanProductions those who dislike this song have no taste in good music - they probably listen to crap like Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus or Lady Gargoyle - or they voted on that awful Rebecca Black song.

[LOLGreyNinjaLOL]

I find it funny how people stil listen to these song and young people start to love these song rock will live on new style RnB and that shit wont

[afarq2]

@shazzbutt2009 it's about heroin.

Lyrics:You only ever did it just for fun*

But you run to paradise

Jenny, I'll meet you at the grocery store

You don't need a friend when you can score*

You run to paradise

[MsPusKst]

@afarq2 u can't keep ur head up on H.....maybe Speed ??

[leomolly1971]

this was in the charts when i went to Oz when I was 16....LOVE THIS SONG, brings back so many memories, it was always on a music show called Beat Box (I think)

[15aramis15]

the best years of my life!

[baird55aus]

nzoz1987 for President of Australia as long as New Zealand joins us!

[TheDazza1969]

The song of our youth!!

[bobsticlez]

this song is on the jukebox at every pub i bet

[tgear77]

Wish my band had a road crew like that.

[mangoes80]

Reminds me when I was 15 and smoking billies with my mates in my neighbours cubby house. We thought they were on holidays and when they came home we were absolutely ripped and boozing in their spa. They weren't happy.

Good times!!

[woddypod]

@shazzbutt2009 He's right.. this song is about drug use.

[TheStrato44]

kia ora nzoz1987,seriously man you need to knighted.these sounds bring back awesome mems.keep it up bro

[nzoz1987]

@shazzbutt2009 it is about herion.

[stcsmy]

are u fuckin kidding me? obviously u r too young or not Australian!!!

[kwt4041]

The dude who posts all these old aussie and kiwi videos needs to be knighted by the Queen! Fuck these bring back memories.

[nzoz1987]

@kwt4041 thanx man... but I'm not doing a good enough job. Do you hear the fuzz found at the start of this clip? I need to do some improvements. But thank you for the kind words!

[jaywon555]

@nzoz1987 Dude, you're a legend. I think Aussies need to always remember the goldmine of the 80's rock era in Australia.

[jaywon555]

@nzoz1987 Dude, you're a legend. I think Aussies need to always remember the goldmine of the 80's rock era in Australia.

[b0ban]

@nzoz1987 - my ass, keep it up!. OH MAN THESE WERE THE DAYS!!

[gilesbrooke]

agreed...these old vids are awesome...great memories...australasians rule

[jonnyreb74]

@kwt4041 memories yeah i was 12 and my mum worked in a pub and this was the main song on the juke box ha ha



[charliebaxter1177]

@kwt4041 hey guys. These dude are awesome. They are playing live at Mebas on the GC 2nd July this year. My band Masters of Rock are supporting them as a rock tribute show To GnR, ACDC and Deep Purple. Get your tickets it'll be an awesome night!! Rock on!

[charliebaxter1177]

@kwt4041 hey guys. These dude are awesome. They are playing live at Melbas on the GC 2nd July 2011. Supportted by Australia's greatest rock tribute show Matsers of rock, It'll be a huge night for 70's 80's 90's rock fans! See u there////....

[LisaW5151]

@kwt4041 Damn absoflogginlutely fair dinkumly awesome memories :)

[landscapecadmonkey]

c'mon....the real legend here is nzoz1987 for digging these classics up.

as for the bogan put downs....circa 1987 EVERYONE was a bogan by todays hyper-wooze standards, and 99% of males technically had mullets.

[nzoz1987]

@landscapecadmonkey thank you!

[drfeelgood888]

@landscapecadmonkey spot on! nowadays everyones a fucking emo, scenekid or screamo, especially bloody teenagers.

[tonyxf1987]

@landscapecadmonkey haha, yep! i was a bogan, and yep, i had a mullet. 1987 i was 10yrs old. the 80's was awesome.

long live bogans!! lmao :D

[getsbent]

THis aint paradise .dont run there ITs A HEll HOLE >>> Choose friends over PARadise, Awesome song ... 2:59 gonnaa have to be abuse myself again :P

[TheMitchelljohnson]

which 4 bastards didnt like this??!!



[randomrosso93]

Love this song!

[nphanlon1973]

the mullets...ahhhhh the mullets

[RomanaThird]

Oh please, enough with the political nonsense. When I was three years old, this song made me happy. It still does.

[kamikazekurt]

I remember seeing the Choirboys live... I got their CD and the guitarist pick when they were throwing them to the crowd! :)

[reality00000]

How fuckin' cool was this drummer!

[Seattlecarnut]

Awesome music! Awesome band! I've never heard of the Choirboys before.

[oztopgun]

@spongebobsquarejocks heroin addiction... sorry you tube a bt buggy today!)

[boogs2007]

This song is ace!

Toadie from Neighbours brought me here.

[impeter1]

aahhh those were the days.....V8 torana's....long hair.......no mobile phones.....no txt......no net.....no facebook.....NO WORRIES.....why did the world have to change.....??... where did all those years go.....

[emgee65]

Ok.... Long shot here but gonna try anyway.....Anybody here old enough to remember a dance club called Paradise then changed to Hot Gossip some years later.....based in the Melbourne's western suburbs/Sunshine around the time of this song?

[philby971]

@emgee65 I've heard of it. I lived in Ripponlea........didn't have much need to venture out to the Western Suburbs since we had "The Chevron" on St. Kilda Rd.

[woody123986]

best aussie rock song ever

[theultimatejota]

aguante los choriboiii' !!!

[FairladyS130]

Top rock drums there.

[woody123986]

is it really about heroin ? haha

[addison1977]

LOL how many Marshall heads are there??!!. Rock \m/

[FinalConflict99]

does anyone have this for download?

[79pricey79]

Love this song it means run to benjamin price lol

[bellajessica89]

played every week at flashdance! haha love it!

[bellajessica89]

great song!!

[bellajessica89]

such a good aussie song! 

[sandrajane91]

I run to Paradise --but got pushed out --fuck lifes a bitch

[Justaboutme2]

Oh, yes love it, bring it on :* XX

[Allnewsweb]

@shazzbutt2009 Any one that knows this song knows it is about heroin

[JH32079]

Every time I ever heard this song at a club or pub I was able to form a circle of eight or more people and just sing our throats sore. They just don't write them like this anymore. An absolute classic!!!!!!!!

[jo25182518]

Anyone out there who went to Jannali Girls High School - Sydney NSW back in 1988 you might remember when we won the radio contest & these gusy played live for us, this was great day & still seems like only yesterday when they played this song. A great aussie band/kiwi band

[daveson100]

wicked

[Pervologist]

I saw this band live in 1987, they were the support for Bon Jovi @ the Sydney Entertainment centre. At the time, I'd never heard of the Choirboys, but it always stuck in my head that the lead singer introduced this song, by saying "we're now about to do our future #1 single". I'm pretty certain this song chartered @ #1 for about a week in early 1988. What a fantastic song.

[jo25182518]

@Pervologist - you are correct. its stayed at no1 on the aussie charts for 2 wks actually...i was also at the bon jovi concert back in 1987 & they were the support band for them. 

[AdmiralofU2]

What "paradise" are they running to?

[xXJeeXTeeXAyeXmanXx]

@AdmiralofU2 paradise, Adelaid, South Australia. maps.google.com.au/maps?ie=UTF­-8&hl=en&tab=wl