Jimmy Nail - Big River

[kingdrewew]

beautiful song...love it..

[murphy1980100]

@kingdrewew love it alsoseen him live fab

[murphy1980100]

sung from the heart love it

[burnzy1986]

He's my favourite Geordie ever. And just like the top comment say's he makes me proud to be a Geordie. I would kill for another series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet

[murphy1980100]

@burnzy1986 or even spender !!

[murphy1980100]

love this song and jimmy hes so sexy

[dpz46]

My Hero, always has been thank god ive got geordie blood in me, thanks mum ;-)

[hellowkity100]

i learnded at school

[murphy1980100]

@hellowkity100 what did you learnded at school ( is that a word)

[6taffy7]

@hellowkity100 did you also learnded at school that it is spelt learned, haha [typo or ironic and witty?]

I learnt at school - sorry couldnt help myself :]

[murphy1980100]

@6taffy7 or even learnt it give up!!!

still fac song

[murphy1980100]

@murphy1980100 sorry meant fab song



[geordiechrisb]

jimmy nail is a legend of the north right up there with sir bobby and i love this song

[Kerrygawtry]

proud to be a geordie

[VorsprungDurchNik]

I first heard this song on Pandora about 6 months ago. Never heard of Jimmy Nail before then, but this song is absolutely fantastic. Makes me tear up and think of my own late father whenever I hear it now. Thank you, Jimmy, for giving me something so beautiful to remind me of my dear dad

[skaramanga6]

Very best



[jorgeviegas1]

Great!!!

[MrBobbyb1991]

makes me proud 2 be a geordie hes awsome

[jebelhahser]

As another exiled Geordie, this and the Flame Still Burns ... excellant

[murphy1980100]

@jebelhahser or even excellent love this song and jimmys voice

[MrAliando33]

what a talent jimmy is

[golly731]

fab song

[golly731]

fab brings back memories of my youth

[squidofsymphony]

Great song, this show was lip synced though.

[TheNastymick]

no words required, there really isn't

[MrBluebear1690]

way aye fookin great song like

[WarriorSouthpaw]

Nailed it!

[wiltner]

Mark Knopfler played guitar on this.

[IAT682]

awesome song.... reminds me of my love

[pete212]

This was the last song my father liked before he passed away. It will always remind of him...... Nice work Jimmy.

[aidycheo]

Always liked Jimmy Nail, true talent, Geordie, No Airs and Gracies, Keep it going never forget, Better than the X factor crap you get now

[flash51050]

nice one jimmy . keep up the good work

[IAT682]

nice song

[dilwich123]

Blydon Races!

[lagerhound]

He was also very good in the film version of Evita with Madonna.

[lindsay3640]

THE TYNE OR THAMES

[zaaritha]

What was the name of the policeserie?

[Andraste77]

@zaaritha - I think you're talking about Spender, a show Jimmy wrote and starred in.

[peacefrog1916]

God the 90's were awful but I'd take this over the shite that passes for music these days.

[pembo2]

best looking geordie to come out of newcastle and he looks as though he has put his best funeral suit on for this chant i am thinking. closed all the shipyards due to shoddy workmanship and took all the work to the tees and the wear to get quality on the job

[lilypru1]

great song, great singer.

[1dabirdman]

wow. this is haunting in a good way.

[sirtinycreep]

Great record. Jimmy should come back as a Newcastle TV detective. I really liked Spender and Crocodile Shoes. ;)

[Lisarata]

I had no idea he was really a singer. I just knew about Still Crazy. Thanks!

[MadGeordie]

Smart as a carrot!

[swastikausa]

second sexiest Geordie alive. next to Cheryl Cole.

[BeanDentist]

@swastikausa id rather shag jimmy than that fukin hoor

[sirtinycreep]

@swastikausa Cheryl COLE????? Cole is her married name. SHE'S NOW DIVORCED!! You mean, Cheryl Tweedy.

[whitenightf3]

My first love was a Geordie girl, so I have soft spot! And if Arsenal don't win I hope Newcastle do!

[wilbyhilbly]

This is one of my all time favourite songs, and I'm NOT a geordie. Just a brilliant true life story which many hard working lives were affected by. Well done Jimmy!

[lalaurenlauren]

This song ranks in my top ten of all time.. my dad grafted in the yards all his life until he died too young eight years ago because of thye conditions he worked in and every time I think of how hard we think life is today ceridt crunch et al I play this and remember him going to a cold shipyard at 6am in the morning and working an extra half shift when I was a kid. Great lyrics and great to play when walking along the pier and gazing out at the Big River.

[jennie453]

brillant song!I love it......



[jefflyall94]

geordie legend

[eeyyee123]

cool what a a man

[nandrewsify]

I am an exiled Yorkie in Queensland and as much as I love it here, miss England.  Next to my fellow Yorkies, the Geordies are my favourite people. Ha'way the lads.

[yorkshiretractors]

@nandrewsify tell you what ladjust come back from a weekend in durham . i am a big fan of Jimmy Nails but just read he is mates wth gary moore who is the biggest twat in music . i saw him in leeds last year he was piss up and telling fans to fuck off all the time any how all best from yorkshire and remember YORKSHIRE RULES AND AND ALL LONDONERS ARE ASSHOLES

[Onmercury]

This song brings a shiver to the spine. It makes me proud to be from Newcastle. Thanks for uploading :o)

[geordiebooy]

if youre a propa geordie you knw the real meaning to this song, me old man worked down swans for 20 years nd now its all fucked we used to build some of the best and biggest ships in the world nd its all went to waste it makes me sick

[yorkshiretractors]

@geordiebooy HI AND THAT TWAT BWORN THE CLOWN AND IS MATE MANY dint give a fuck fuck i will never ever vote labour . they are just a load of middle class assholes who dont give a fuck about the white working class

[schecterscott]

i can hear mark knopfler playing....but i cant see him! hmmmmmm, how strange for top of the pops! i hate to see jimmy mime this song, he sings it so well live!

ive never understood why music is never live on TOTP, whats the point in going on stage in front of millions of viewers, just to "pretend" to play the song?

anyway, on a lighter note.....best song ever written!!!!

[gburny]

love this tune love the geordies ...  from a scotsman

[etaeb63]

@gburny is jimmy not from yorkshire???

[mick9001]

you have to be a geordie to understand the true meaning and the lyrics behind this song...fabulous!!

[Andraste77]

Wrapping up Jimmy Nail day with one of his hits - this is from Top of the Pops. The guitar player had to fake playing like Mark Knopfler, who played on the single, and they cut it off a verse or two short. An underrated talent, and a beautiful man.

[burnzy1986]

love this song wot a geordie

[boomboom124]

Big mess more like! Atrocious!

[foxtrotoscar67]

Jimmy,

Where are you now? I look in Gateshead but you are nowhere?

Wxx

[foxtrotoscar67]

Jimmy,

Where are you now? I look in Gateshead-but you are never there?

Wx

[restinpeacejimi]

WHAT!

[LYNNEM25]

Gives Me Goosepimples Grt Tune V under Rated singer

[SuperModwolf]

toon army great song long live jimmy nail very underated great actor singer song writer wish he'd return to the big sctreen

[chunk123123]

i once seen jimmy nail singing with lindesfarne down the queyside, epic.

[datsyhoehoe]

did'nt you see the episode in the cowboy bar? iI thought it was Boomer that said it?@sof2finchy

[datsyhoehoe]

MISS-SPELL...BOMBER!@datsyhoeh­oe

[datsyhoehoe]

WHY'S EVERYONE SAYING JIMMY NAIL HAS SNUFFED IT? HE'S NOT DEAD YET, HE'S GETTING BETTER...... HE THINKS HE'LL GO FOR A WALK... all of you holy grail fans will get this!

[datsyhoehoe]

I'm a Texan married to a Geordie and, through him ,have learned to love things like Auf weidersehen

Pet, where I first saw Jimmy Nail. I never DREAMED he could sing, but I quite like the rusty voice he has. Still ugly as a mud fence, though. hmmmm...

[Linadeg]

@datsyhoehoe thought I was the only Texan married to a geordie LOL glad I'm not alone! I'm from San Antonio - whre are you from originally?

[MrMichaeladdison]

newcastle the best. because i live ther in the west end

[MrRudeboymod1]

im a smoggie meself, still makesme think of the north-east tho, newcastle, middlesbrough, hartlepool, good times

[AdmiralBirdseye]

Good times in the north east? U must be taking the piss.

[terrytoon67]

@AdmiralBirdseye prick

[pbuk]

Classic tune.

[JigglerOnTheRoof]

He can certainly sing,but by god he`s a terrible actor...horrendous!

[ScabbyGet]

@JigglerOnTheRoof You're wrong! He's a great actor. just a shame he can't do many 'accents'! I want him to make a musical comeback. His albums are ok, better than the X Factor shite they have today!

[nylonTS]

I was born in Newcastle and im very proud to be walker

[pointlessexercise]

My favourite song out of all of Mr Nail's offerings. But I can't sing it because I always choke up - thinking of family members,places and times gone by. Yes, it really was a big river - once.

[steesh52]

Worked at Heathrow when this was out. Staying in Slough. The steward of Slough working mens club told me he always knew when i was in bar, i asked how,he said that song comes on jukebox and i say, the Geordies are in again. Made me proud. Gan on Jimmy.

[flash51050]

when i hear this song it makes me feel such a long way from home. One day ill come back there to stay, no more roaming

[6diddy6]

I'm an exiled Geordie. I was up there this weekend and walked along the Quayside with this song in my head. Makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

[chunk123123]

@6diddy6 a few years (6-7?) ago i saw him singing with lindisfarne on an outdoor stage on the queyside

[middley1964]

I can relate to thiscssbeast. Im a black country lad and seen the devasting blows to industries in my area its all houses now that no 1 can afford cus all the factories have gone to build them

[cssbeast]

aye its all gone to the jocks, epic song this makes me proud to be a geordie

[goosetits]

i can sooo relate to this song. theres a big river where i live! you make me so proud jimmy nail!

[ryanc4992]

sweet song makes me proud to be from the north east

[boombya123]

me too mate jimmy nail you rock

[tam19681]

1st time i heard this was in spenders lanzarote still brings a lump even tho we are plumbers guess its the water watp

[DavyNufc]

makes newcastle proud!!

[smalltins]

Jimmy is such a talent very underated

[malachy1847]

@smalltins Brilliant what a Talent.... he has it all in spades....

[meanmrmustard89]

@smalltins Geordie legend! Very underrated.

[middley1964]

Dont even joke about it ! This song brings a tear to my eye to see industries throughout being ripped apart never to re-appear industry in this country is knackered ! thanx Maggie

[cssbeast]

aye walker and wallsend skyline of crains is almost gone ive got some rare photos like but makes me sad so many blokes sloged there hearts out for family and country alike then mr and mrs politician took it all away and gave it to the jocks

[makikomi]

He is dead. Honestly he is. I should know. I killed him and hid he body in a wheely bin in Milton Keynes. Then I escaped in a stealth bomber that I hijacked from the CIA. I'm a little teapot short and stout... wibble wibble.

[1925ryan]

thts just fukin stupid you dick

[makikomi]

No shit Sherlock

[TehHunSkelper]

I know your distraught but there is no point in denial.

[TehHunSkelper]

I know its hard to accept, Im devestated about this too but it will get easier

[1925ryan]

when did he die coz he was at bobby robsons charity match and tht was a month ago. your just talkin shit!

[TehHunSkelper]

just recently, it was in all the papers

[TehHunSkelper]

ffs Sir, please show a bit of respect for the departed.

[1925ryan]

he was mint in Auf  widersehen pet.

at bobby robsons charity match they put fukin craig david on and never put jimmy on i was gutted!

[jackasswildkidz]

hey hes a geordie though tht makes him canny no matta wht

[novlce]

Jimmy Nail's dead!?

[futuro1313]

not dead :P

[TehHunSkelper]

afraid so :( R.I.P. tehNailster.

[84smokey]

am so very proud i live in the northeast? home is where the heart is, and jimmy s words were spot on when he said it would rise again? just look whats along our river now.

,

[leethelad]

moved away last year and this makes me want to come home!! brings a tear to my eye!!

[TSimpson1993]

it's not simply about the industry, it's about a community and his relationship with his father, brilliant music.

[TehHunSkelper]

RIP Jim, Sadly Missed.

[Madpup1uk]

hes still alive!!!

[TehHunSkelper]

Sorry mate but teh Nailster is no longer with us.

[chipps1]

Funny I've just read a report about him playing football on Friday 24th July

[TehHunSkelper]

my God why cant you just accept he is gone, let the Legend that was Teh Nailster rest in peace.

[1925ryan]

hes not dead!

[TehHunSkelper]

Its ok, youl accept it in time but I suppose legends never really die.

[JasonRadley]

Yeah like it was Thatcher's fault that foreign countries could undercut our shipbuilding industry.

[MrStevo50]

aye me too served me time there. proud to be a geordie

[blacknavistar]

It does remind me of my roots as well,

 I worked all over the north east .

mainly in the shipyards on the tyne, and it always takes me back to then. Happy times

[essaw]

Great song. Rivers are so important to many cities an this song portrays that very well.

[zamanlipoxen]

my fav song.... its akind of nostalgia,, but yah I can remember my river in my home city Dhaka ,,, Its still in my mind, ikts still in my mind,, its called Buriganga

[goldie103103]

I was quite supprised when I heard Jimmy Nail sing in an epesode of Auf Widersehen Pet last week. I thought he would sound horrible but hes really good at it.

[rebeccashow]

i am 11 years old and i love him not shure about is music but love that he is a jordie! just like me!!!!! also i love auf weidershein pet im watchng it to night at 10 carnt wait!!

[HonkyCat90]

You're just 11. I admire your taste in music. Jimmy Nail is great!

[evansfan67]

hes the best snger and the way he talks about newcastle is the best so dont dis

[robjd]

check out jimmy "liam gallagher" nail then

[SubjectToConditions]

your an embarrasment to sperm.

[h3k4a4]

So good, made with feeling unlike music today

[JasonRadley]

He doesn't know what to do with his hands.

[Boxingbabbie]

its a quote from auf weidershein pet from dennis on about oz singin so get ure facts str8

[Boxingbabbie]

how can something so beautiful come out of something sooo ugly

[ianarmanufc]

haha this guy knows if auf pet :)

[dekgorram]

jimmy's a real star, love his songs

[helenback50]

great song, great voice. Love it!

[fatchan]

He has a really really great voice. It's like George Michael has a great voice but he ruined it by picking terrible songs and having a disgraceful personal life. So Jimmy wins.

[samikalastaja]

Fuck - I may be sentimental but hearing this brings tears in my eyes. Somehow reminds me of music by Gene.

[Johi2410]

Mh. Nice song, good!

I still like the Johnny Cash song of the same title a lot more ;-)

[rockypopcorn71]

ITS OZ MAN! lol

[monkeyboy27476]

What a classic song, Jimmys a lovable geordie we all love him!!! My dad knew him before he got famous he was a character then!!

[Highlander01]

Great song from a really underrated singer/writer/actor.

[ishdai52]

fantastic... what a man... fantastic voice.. would love to her more of him xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[SPACE24734]

can any one find what kind of a man am i by jimmy nail coz every time i search it it just doesnt come up

[itspartytime123]

i'm a geordie and they should be more geordie singer's

[londonderryboy]

You are in luck, he has just appeared on TV in a new series, 'Parents of the Band'. It was on last Friday evening, 8:30 on BBC1. Interestingly, he plays a retired musician.

[theultimatekoopa2]

IT's on every Friday at 8:30 on BBC1 infact. :D As you know by now lol. Also, did you know this song is actually 6 minutes (well about 5:59-6:00)? Or at least a version I have does.

[MangekyouSasuke01]

im a proud geordie i dont care what anyone says :)

[vaponee]

this song is very special for me.i have fivety years old and i have never known this trouble with another songs. it,s very nice.

[whitepride1966]

geordie pride cant be beaten nothing better than coming home from working away and seeng our bridge.25 years ago today 11.1183 the best series started AUF WEIDERSHEN PET rip wayne and bomber adopted geordies

[mafra61]

Brilliant but too short !

[bankopf]

This song reminds me of my childhood, remember those sunny summer days when the sun sets and makes everything golden and beautiful. Then this song is played in the radio, nothing beats that feeling ever! Easy 5 stars.

[Kylious]

I never knew Tony Adams could sing.

[louieeyes]

Read his autobiography a few years back, couldn't put it down! Great story portrayed by Jimmy in song form, Geordie men, ace!!

[MWCR]

My ancestors built ships on the Tyne for 200 years. I feel this song is a fitting tribute to those guys who are no longer around and the industry which put Newcastle on the map.

[gburny]

from a jock the tyne rules so does coal!!

[SPACE24734]

its a sad song like. they should rebuiled the tyne river back up dont you think. but its a good song

[trevorbuilds]

Been reading his autobiography in which he raved about this song.Can see why its brilliant