@HONEYSOSWEET63 Thanks once again dear friend, n yeah it does take one back to the good old days. It is a fantastic song and back then their music as in use of guitars was so new. How can ya make a guitar sound like bagpipes ? Stu was a genious.
@blertoly Hah. Yeah I was actually playing it quite loudly last night. I think I did suffer some hearing loss, especially from playing it multiple times. Thanks for the quality upload.
The intro, drums capturing a mountainside... like a lover's voice firing it, the guitars, the bass. the vocals, still fresh! 1983-2011 stay alive! best song ever! even if no-one else like us thinks the same. for me this is all about us! sorry if people think different. until i die this song will reflect staying alive where ever and whenever!
Ahhhh! What a song and what a re-mix. Takes me back to getting ready to go to Archies, Fouquets, John Street Jam etc. Can even smell my Kouros now. Glorious.
@blertoly .....So, picture the scene. There's a windswept guy, stood on a bleak mountain peak. There's an ink black sky above him. Rain is falling, in sheets as thick as lead. Lightning is streaking across the sky. The thunderclaps are deafening.
He's wearing Ripped Jeans, and a tattered black Tshirt. He's holding his arms out wide, looking up into the maelstrom. His eyes are closed, his face serene. He's smiling.
That's how this song makes me feel. It defies any other explanation.
@lara8550able Hello Lara, thanks so much for watching. It is a great song. Thanks for you kind wishes. May peace and happiness always grace your life my dear friend.
@mrsoundwave i actually liked the movie, prob due to the link with Big Country. The sound track was also on the 12" version of the single restless natives. Awesome mate. Thanks again buddy for your imput, i appreciate it mate.
@blertoly you tube is an ass. It came up try again, error so i did, many times. Then the damn site printed all lol. Too funny. Glad you enjoyed the vid though
@spainishgirl Hello Dorothy, thanks so much for watching. Big Country were the greatest band to ever grace my life. I thank you for your comments sweet lady
I was working in a record shop when this was first released and I played it to death, so much so that the boss threatend to sack me if I ever played it again !
I did, but only when he wasn't in.......then again, what do you expect from a Neil Young fan ?!
This sounds to me like the Steve Lillywhite 12inch remix version, very rare and on vinyl only, as far as I am aware. Thank you so much for uploading this!
I have been trying to find the Pure Mix of this song for ages. I have a really obscenely low quality MP3 taken off of a cassette. Thankfully this is an amazing quality recording you seem to have. :D
Thanks for this, I used to have it on vinyl when I was a stupid teenager and prolly left the box to melt in the attic. Back then girls and friends were more important than worrying about my record collection. Now I rethink that order, all of 'em go away eventually LOL.
@6irondriver lol, so true mate. Luckily i still have all my vinyl BC songs and cd's too. I bought a turn table a few years back to plug into my cd system so i can listern away for hours. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care
@mickaweapon hey Mick, ty for watching buddy n how the hell are ya these days ? yeah my fav band to buddy, always have been, always wil be. thanks for watching and sharing your words with me.
This is by far the BEST version of the song I reckon! I bought the Big Country (tape/cassette in those days) and this was on it as well as an extended "Fields of Fire". I thought "wow this is wicked stuff - all that drumming and guitars - which I thought sounded liked bagpipes". Thanks for this 12" posting, it's just got to be heard LOUD.
I LOVE THIS!!! Thank you for posting it!!1 I heard it for the first time while i was driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway in high school,back in '83...awesome tune...Sounds so free and royal....
(~_~),,,,,,,THERE YA GO....MY ALLTIME FAVORITE SONG FROM BIG COUNTRY!! TAKES ME BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN MTV USE TO AIR THEIR VIDEOS!!
THANKS IAN!!!
HONEYSOSWEET63 1 month ago
@HONEYSOSWEET63 Thanks once again dear friend, n yeah it does take one back to the good old days. It is a fantastic song and back then their music as in use of guitars was so new. How can ya make a guitar sound like bagpipes ? Stu was a genious.
Hugs dear friend.
blertoly 1 month ago
HEY THANKS FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO WITH ME.
slimchelle 1 month ago
@slimchelle No worries Chelle. Thanks for watching.
blertoly 1 month ago
@blertoly YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME ANY TIME.
slimchelle 1 month ago
@blertoly Thanks Chelle
blertoly 1 month ago
"If you tell anyone how I get my guitar to sound like bagpipes, I'll fookin' kill ya!!!!"
Stuart Adamson to a roadie, 1983
rowdymax1 1 month ago
@rowdymax1 LOL, yeah I can imagine Stu saying that. Thanks for watching.
blertoly 1 month ago
PURE CLASS
barrywatson2611 1 month ago
Absolutely brilliant show I can remember them playing in Redcar Bowl 10 plus years ago they were brilliant !
sonnrob 2 months ago
@sonnrob Thanks for watching and I am glad you got to see them live. Totally amazing live they were.
blertoly 2 months ago
A legend who's talent is sorely missed, RIP Stuart
iainb31 2 months ago
@iainb31 Thanks and yeah a true legend
blertoly 2 months ago
Why you no gets louder? My eardrums are still intact and that simply won't do. rest in peace stuart
theHondaFteam 2 months ago
@theHondaFteam LOL. Turn the volume up. Thanks for watching man. Glad ya liked it.
blertoly 2 months ago
@blertoly Hah. Yeah I was actually playing it quite loudly last night. I think I did suffer some hearing loss, especially from playing it multiple times. Thanks for the quality upload.
theHondaFteam 2 months ago
@theHondaFteam Thanks mate. So glad you enjoyed it and suffered mild hearing loss lol. And thanks for watching it loads. Respect and peace.
blertoly 2 months ago
@theHondaFteam Thanks mate. So glad you enjoyed it and suffered mild hearing loss lol. And thanks for watching it loads. Respect and peace.
blertoly 2 months ago
It's christmas time, people are having fun.... Cha Ha Cha Come Up Screaming!
aarlevanbram 2 months ago
@aarlevanbram Thanks again, n yeah I agree, come up screaming.
blertoly 2 months ago
Ha-Cha!!!!!!
aarlevanbram 2 months ago
The intro, drums capturing a mountainside... like a lover's voice firing it, the guitars, the bass. the vocals, still fresh! 1983-2011 stay alive! best song ever! even if no-one else like us thinks the same. for me this is all about us! sorry if people think different. until i die this song will reflect staying alive where ever and whenever!
aarlevanbram 3 months ago
@aarlevanbram Thanks for watching and yeah, so true
blertoly 3 months ago
Timeless. This song still sounds so fresh!
DecemberProjectXXX 5 months ago
@DecemberProjectXXX Yeah, it is timeless and will always sound so good. Thanks for watching.
blertoly 5 months ago
Great Song! Also, great words you have in the description box.
He kinds reminds me of Patrick Swayze. I miss them both.
hyacinthdibley 6 months ago
right on, BRO!! BIG COUNTRY FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!!
spainishgirl 7 months ago
@spainishgirl always sis. This has been my fave group since 1982 when the first hit the street.
blertoly 7 months ago
@spainishgirl
Ahhhh! What a song and what a re-mix. Takes me back to getting ready to go to Archies, Fouquets, John Street Jam etc. Can even smell my Kouros now. Glorious.
CalumandKelan 7 months ago
@CalumandKelan thanks for watching, this is a historic song from 1983......
blertoly 7 months ago
i love it!!!!!!!
spainishgirl 7 months ago
@spainishgirl thanks sis, i love this too..... but i love all Big Country songs coz they are awesome. Thanks for watching girl,
hugs,
ya bro, Ian
blertoly 7 months ago
@blertoly .....So, picture the scene. There's a windswept guy, stood on a bleak mountain peak. There's an ink black sky above him. Rain is falling, in sheets as thick as lead. Lightning is streaking across the sky. The thunderclaps are deafening.
He's wearing Ripped Jeans, and a tattered black Tshirt. He's holding his arms out wide, looking up into the maelstrom. His eyes are closed, his face serene. He's smiling.
That's how this song makes me feel. It defies any other explanation.
Englander30 6 months ago
yes, here we go and thank you for sharing this great in a big country pure mix, 12 inch remix.
mykey4fun1 8 months ago
@mykey4fun1 no worries my great friend. So glad you enjoyed it. Its a classic my friend.
blertoly 8 months ago
grandisimo tema,me trae muy buenos recuerdos.
37Enki 8 months ago
@37Enki hey, thanks for watching
blertoly 8 months ago
Great song and video , my friend Ian ;-) Thank you !
Greetings and happiness to you and to yours Lady ;-)
Yours friend ,
~ Lara ~
lara8550able 8 months ago
@lara8550able Hello Lara, thanks so much for watching. It is a great song. Thanks for you kind wishes. May peace and happiness always grace your life my dear friend.
Hugs,
Ian xx
blertoly 8 months ago
@mrsoundwave i actually liked the movie, prob due to the link with Big Country. The sound track was also on the 12" version of the single restless natives. Awesome mate. Thanks again buddy for your imput, i appreciate it mate.
blertoly 9 months ago
@mrsoundwave damn right mate. How he found that unique sound from a guitar. Priceless indeed. Appreciate you watching buddy
blertoly 9 months ago
Does anyone else feel good after you listen to this song if you were feeling bad before?
younggunsfan 10 months ago
@younggunsfan Always. This group are an inspiration. Awesome music, amazing lyrics. Thanks for watching and for commenting.
blertoly 10 months ago
@blertoly you tube is an ass. It came up try again, error so i did, many times. Then the damn site printed all lol. Too funny. Glad you enjoyed the vid though
blertoly 10 months ago
@younggunsfan Always. This group are an inspiration. Awesome music, amazing lyrics. Thanks for watching and for commenting
blertoly 10 months ago
@younggunsfan Always. This group are an inspiration. Awesome music, amazing lyrics. Thanks for watching and for commenting
blertoly 10 months ago
@younggunsfan Always. This group are an inspiration. Awesome music, amazing lyrics. Thanks for watching and commenting
blertoly 10 months ago
@younggunsfan This group are an inspiration. Awesome music, amazing lyrics. Thanks for watching and commenting
blertoly 10 months ago
you are always welcome,my dear BROTHER!
spainishgirl 10 months ago
@spainishgirl you are so sweet girl
blertoly 10 months ago
LOVING IT,BRO!!
BIG COUNTRY ALWAYS!!!!
spainishgirl 10 months ago
@spainishgirl Hello Dorothy, thanks so much for watching. Big Country were the greatest band to ever grace my life. I thank you for your comments sweet lady
blertoly 10 months ago
big country, they sung passion and feeling in there songs, wow they were good!!!
littlechefxxx 10 months ago
@littlechefxxx yeah, they were awesome. This is a great mix to the original 7" version. Thanks for watching
blertoly 10 months ago
I was working in a record shop when this was first released and I played it to death, so much so that the boss threatend to sack me if I ever played it again !
I did, but only when he wasn't in.......then again, what do you expect from a Neil Young fan ?!
'Dreams stay with you'
dikthrust 11 months ago
@dikthrust lol, yeah i know wot ya mean. Glad ya like the great group
blertoly 11 months ago
I remember this ,i loved it,what happened to him,sorry but i wondered,love this!
sunshinerayday 11 months ago
@sunshinerayday hi there. Thanks for watching. Stuart took his own life many years ago. A shame as he was a fantastic song wtiter and singer
blertoly 11 months ago
Anyone know what album this was on? I'm currently requesting iTunes add it and they need that info
caffn8me 1 year ago
@caffn8me the album is called "The Crossing "........ their first album made in 83
blertoly 1 year ago
total rock at its finest
otommyoparre 1 year ago
@otommyoparre damn sure mate. Thank you for watching. Take care
blertoly 1 year ago
R.I.P. Stuart Adamson..........you ARE still the BEST!
Mustang12571 1 year ago
@Mustang12571 thanks for watching
blertoly 1 year ago
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Mustang12571 1 year ago
very nice
ameng316 1 year ago
@ameng316 thank you
blertoly 1 year ago
Another Hit from the nostalgic 80's!! / no1
aNdyVhee 1 year ago
@aNdyVhee damn sure............ These 4 were the best
blertoly 1 year ago
This sounds to me like the Steve Lillywhite 12inch remix version, very rare and on vinyl only, as far as I am aware. Thank you so much for uploading this!
themattygee 1 year ago
@themattygee glad you enjoyed the song n thanks for watching
blertoly 1 year ago
I have been trying to find the Pure Mix of this song for ages. I have a really obscenely low quality MP3 taken off of a cassette. Thankfully this is an amazing quality recording you seem to have. :D
dvsbstrd 1 year ago
@dvsbstrd hi there, ty for watching and you can get the 12inch version on cd. I burned the disc to comp.
blertoly 1 year ago
This could very well be the best song from the 80's, at least to me?
Never get tired of listening to it. Never!
Stay alive.
n8tureboy 1 year ago
@n8tureboy i agree, the song is awesome n back then BC used to like mixing it up on 12 inch disc. ty for watching
blertoly 1 year ago
Thanks for this, I used to have it on vinyl when I was a stupid teenager and prolly left the box to melt in the attic. Back then girls and friends were more important than worrying about my record collection. Now I rethink that order, all of 'em go away eventually LOL.
6irondriver 1 year ago
@6irondriver lol, so true mate. Luckily i still have all my vinyl BC songs and cd's too. I bought a turn table a few years back to plug into my cd system so i can listern away for hours. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care
blertoly 1 year ago
@6irondriver
I can totally relate. I have a stack of LP's languishing away in an attic myself. I too have rethought the order of things.
n8tureboy 1 year ago
Sorry Stuart wrong spelling!
jace7 1 year ago
@jace7 no worries over the spelling, thanks for coming back though
blertoly 1 year ago
Pure perfection thankyou lots and R.I.P Stewart very sadly missed!!
jace7 1 year ago
@jace7 . missed indeed, thanks for watching
blertoly 1 year ago
This remix just rocks. it definitely showcases the music talents of this band. Best band of my youth and still my favorite band 25+ years later.
mickaweapon 1 year ago
@mickaweapon hey Mick, ty for watching buddy n how the hell are ya these days ? yeah my fav band to buddy, always have been, always wil be. thanks for watching and sharing your words with me.
Take care mate
blertoly 1 year ago
amazing song and talents!!! Thanks!!!
nicnicmotmot 1 year ago
damn good!
gyggedy 1 year ago
@gyggedy hey thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
blertoly 1 year ago
Did this version ever appear on an album?
jts1976 1 year ago
@jts1976 the extended version wasn't on the album.
thanks for watching
blertoly 1 year ago
This is by far the BEST version of the song I reckon! I bought the Big Country (tape/cassette in those days) and this was on it as well as an extended "Fields of Fire". I thought "wow this is wicked stuff - all that drumming and guitars - which I thought sounded liked bagpipes". Thanks for this 12" posting, it's just got to be heard LOUD.
synphl 2 years ago
wow, thanks for the write up. So glad you enjoyed the vid and yeah this is awesome.
I have the extended mix of fields of fire on my channel too.
thanks for watching, n yeah, ya gotta play it load
blertoly 2 years ago
@synphl Oh Hello!
zakman246 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS!!! Thank you for posting it!!1 I heard it for the first time while i was driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway in high school,back in '83...awesome tune...Sounds so free and royal....
hillbillywarlord 2 years ago
i love this extended version too and you first heard it the year it came out. good for you buddy.
ty for ya comms
blertoly 2 years ago
blertoly, THANKS for the upload.
Awesome Big Country.
>>>nb.
nbyon 2 years ago
no problem, so glad you enjoyed it, and yeah, BC are awesome. thanks for ya comms
blertoly 2 years ago
I love this version of the song, glad i found the video, i always called this :The Acid Mix... thank you for posting this.
reym79 2 years ago
no worries, glad you found it on my channel.
ty for the comms and for watching
blertoly 2 years ago
Greatness will always endure!
Defynt13 2 years ago
absolutely.
blertoly 2 years ago
wow that sounds good wicked quality
masterisme1111 2 years ago
thanks.... glad you enjoyed the awesome Big Country.
so many more to view from me if you have the time.
ty for watching
blertoly 2 years ago
Fourth!!!!!!!!!! :o)
pureinheart422 2 years ago
OK, third one. But better late than never. Am I right ?
As long as I give you 5 stars (lol).
Yeah, still sounds great.
kerpatricia 2 years ago
Second !!!! TY for sharing ! A classic !!!!
The blue eyed frog
isabellle87 2 years ago
thanks WEE FROGGIE, yeah you got there second lol.........
the vamp that never sleeps,
Ian xx
blertoly 2 years ago