Noiseworks - Take Me Back (1987)

[MattyAndFatty]

I cant pause the video wtf is this black magic!

[eSFreSHneSS96]

the reason why austrailia is so popular because of talented singers in the 80's, thankyou

[MsMelly37]

i remember seeing noiseworks live on few occasions and still to this day noiseworks remains 1 of my fav bands live like so many aussie and kiwi bands they just sound amazing live not like alot of american bands that have all that shit to enhance there voices

[peachygotit]

Nice 80's song, nice to see a Maori boy rocking it!!!

[WiseGuy02]

80's was the best time for Aussie and NZ bands. We had them coming out of our ying yang.

[jettison27]

Can anyone recommend some similar songs or bands? (also love ELO, mister mister, and Asia)

[scorpiocand]

@jettison27 (Angry Anderson) Band: Rose Tattoo, Band: 1927

[agapegr]

tops song !!!

[MrT21232]

great tune



[70719800]

Oh my god I was 18 when this one came , I`ve had a few pints listening to this brilliant tune !!

[sally2010ization]

I would so love to hear this song live in concert! One of my all time favs!

[karakafat]

Dunno why this song was never released in New Zealand. Only "No lies". Yet, Take me back was a better song.

[65lianne]

I saw these guys live more times than I had hot showers! So miss them! Now back in Scotland....and after 20 years, they are still one of my faves! :)

[tppks]

Jon u budju.....best 2 concerts ive ever been to in darwin

[moonstarfireshine]

LOVE LOVE LOVE Jon Stevens...:)

This song brings back all the good memories of my younger years and the time i had with me bestie Scotty..who so wonderfully has re entered my life again recently. Love the Harley Scotty.. cant wait for another ride.

Thanks NOISEWORKS..:)

[CypherOz]

LMAO @ Argebarse love it :D

[uretitibeach]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL still laughing at argebarse's comment LOL LOL LOL

[giulianno3000]

I found a tape of this guys. I will never forget how their sounds made go high.

[shadylee73]

Hoping my neighbours love this so just as much as yours :P

[fialottis]

He is so sexy, Jon!! :) :)

[opiumtrails]

Great aussie band

[j0noStrIk3r]

who the hell disliked this!

[juliejag1]

yuuuummmmm

[Spirgauks]

Che, bro, that Jon Stevens' got a classic Maori pub-singing voice, aye. Choice.

[Yubzy1]

Jon Stevens is one of the great rock voices. Went to a gig recently and his voice is still amazing, new album released must buy.

[hollymaylittledarlin]

still love this song @ listen to it on my iPod...

[Stealthkeys77]

"Take me back to 1989 its been a long time ....

I'm sick and tired of insincere generation Y !

uuuu whoa whoah"

[v8holdentiger]

@Stealthkeys77 I am Gen Y but this is the most played song on my iPod...I agree, today's music ain't got shit on 80s Aussie rock!

[jatklzd]

wow, great memories of this band. One of the 1st cassette tapes I bought for my tape deck :) And John was sooo hot!!

[Tricia241269]

I was studying my HSC in 1987. I can remember school camp and playing this song over and over on a cassette recorder. Memories. x

[gadget301]

Lost 2 of my best mate's in 87 from a car crash, With what happened & knowing the meaning of the song, it stir's some deep feeling's everytime i hear it. That said, loved the band & there song's. This Aussie band ROCKED.............

[Oceanmanta]

@gadget301 sorry to hear mate, this song is beautiful. hope your friends are listening to it up in the clouds

[missbunnychickthingy]

heaps good song from the band! watch?v=_jTZiBdhpo8

[BaddBeeach101xx]

ilovethis, <3

[whitwainwright]

Hey Bono, your brother broke out again.

[myfeeling4you]

I can't describe it, you all know what I mean when I say the songs of days gone by just make you feel bloody good, the memories , the summers, winters,any time Australia was a different place back then, shit how I want them back

[supersando78]

how good is this ?,i love jon stevens

[MsTman23]

i play this song so much. so if u hate it be prepared to hate it even more

[thehangover]

Saw Noise Works in 87/

88 I think I was 12 yrs old and it was at Australia Wonderland it was awesome

[Oceanmanta]

Jon Stevens. I LOVE YOU

[leelee2145]

I'm orig from Australia, 80's was my best decade, live in the USA and thank God for youtube, lol

[mrrex35]

Great track.

[W3Ar31]

what a honey <3

[ceternyum]

Uffff...!!! que lujazo los vuelvo a escuchar después de tiempo...!!! Que recuerdos...!!!

[Berebum]

im hearing ya ;)

[xlrtrs]

I love this song, Dear Enemy never got to work with Noiseworks back in the 80s, Great Band., Great Voice.

[IMMORTALSicenunow]

Noiseworks are AWESOME!!!!

[Mekkayla]

What a Honey! Was then still is now!

[argebarse]

If you ever get the chance to see Noiseworks live, DO IT THEY'RE FUCKING AWESOME

[VATO187GD]

He's a kiwi hey? anyway great song first time I've heard it lol. I was born in 86 lol

[Mekkayla]

@VATO187GD yes Jon Stevens is a Kiwi, and a damn fine one! lol

[holdenastra36]

this song was about his x girlfriend if you didnt know!!

[angusmartin93]

how can you not like this song

[Justaboutme2]

Love it, love it thank you mwah XX

[MsJustinBieber10ify]

I love this song!

[liddie007]

love this song, reminds me of my teenage years....

[argebarse]

This is my neighbours' new favourite song. Whether they like it or not.

[Zodist]

@argebarse Sorry I can't hear it.Turn it up louder please.Cheers

[1falconhell]

@argebarse

know what you mean,thats why i live on a farm and can crank up all these songs with no one to complain.

[vcat10]

@argebarse seriously LMAO!!!! I can so relate to that sentiment with this song, almost killed my family with it when I was a teenager I'm sure.

[piepackage2]

@argebarse OI!! TURN THAT CRAP DOW.... hey, this isn't bad

[Pero698]

@argebarse Thats brilliant mate!

[80sOldSkool]

@argebarse I'm hearing you! It's an awesome song, truly sensational band & a Jon is a legend.

[cheekygirl1972]

this song is awesome, love it. And also Jon Stevens is so hot here.

[sappa71]

Noiseworks are and will always be one of the best things us and our Kiwi mates have ever produced or seen.

[flamingviolets]

God he's beautiful!

[MrArtvandelay99]

Gee this bloke had an great voice live

[flamingviolets]

@MrArtvandelay99 Still does.

[RetroJenny]

Excellent song. 

[RomanaThird]

I freaking LOVE this song. Everytime I hear it on the radio I turn it up and sing no matter who is around... even when they play Reach Out... Hot Chilli Woman, hey. I was born in '84... still. Love Noiseworks.

[sappa71]

One of the great NZ/ Oz bands of this era!! U rock JS

[BaddBeeach101xx]

This is an amazing song, he dedicated it too his girlfriend after she passed on, R.I.P.

[Boofuzzled]

@BaddBeeach101xx I thought it was about his best mate that commited suicide

[BaddBeeach101xx]

@Boofuzzled Uhmm naah i thought it was after his girlfriend died, but it might have been because of his Bestfriend, .

[barnesaholic]

@Boofuzzled yeah that is what i believe it was too, his mate committed suicide.

[takyle21]

If anyone from AUS/NZ was going to step in for INXS it should have only ever been this guy.

[SUMKREW1]

hell yes

Get to see these guys tonight xD

[LatsNiebling]

Dont know why these guys never had more critical or commercial success... I guess it was partly they were recording at the same time Jiimmy Barnes was releasing his great solo albums... and John Farhnam in 87 released the greatest selling album of all time (at the time it was anyway) so maybe these guys were just unlucky.... 2 years earlier... 2 years later... who knows... but they are still GREAT!!! :-)

[TheSylvia07]

@LatsNiebling They are as good as Barnsie !!!!!!!

[HOTOjake]

@TheSylvia07 BETTER!

[ThePoketroket]

@LatsNiebling He was a whole lot better looking than Jimmy Barnes LOL

[mrpcpete]

@LatsNiebling

Cause Sony dumped them as they spent too much money making their last album which was not a commercial success. John Stevens had to go solo to pay back some of the money to Sony Music.

[MickAussieGuy]

great song

[altargolgotha]

dont know why tis band didnt have greater success, mayb inxs had all the attention

[dreiktov]

and these guys still rock . to this day

[Jazzticism]

There's something to be said for mullets.

Have to say ... it looks good in this clip !

[mickpork]

i love this song....the lyrics are so strong....

[MsTman23]

john stevens has the best mullet i have ever seen. there were alot of bad mullets out there, but he still manages to be hot! i saw him in concert recently and wanted to rip my bra off and throw it onstage. but thought it would bring the wrong kind of message to a stadium full of bogans.

my fav sond in the world. top ballad xx

[McFunnyCunt]

what a great song.

[misterfullabull]

geez it does take you back...awesome

[gobeestart]

So nice music ! thanks ! I remember in late 80`s i had this on tape! Then i wanted it on CD but they could not get it. They did not make it enymore was the answere i got from the big music store. I could not belive my ears. The store owner see my very dissapointed face,and he said he had a friend who have this cd. He would ask him if he would sell it to me !! Guess what..he said no offcourse. Then i found it on vinyl in a secon hand store :-))) Yes the albume TOUCH

[hecnj001]

what happened? media hype of young new talent giving them false instant fame/record companies mass marketing.......'the song' became a product to sell, the artist just another product for consumers. It must work though - look at all the 'Britney' wannabes/Lindsay Lohens, etc. 

[sebbbo77]

I remember back in 1988 walking alongside Sydney Harbour with my walkman playing this song full blast as I had a perve of the chicks in lycra jogging around the Botanic Gardens. Fucking Awesome..... its a scene that won't be repeated !!

[dontlike2]

4 people need a kick in the face

[sandra2584]

wow i remember this.. woooohooo

[imagine9384]

great song, great band.

[ELITAH7]

Ahhhh!!! Forget these guyz but how could I. Heartfelt song of undying L-O-V-E. You do have moments that you wish they just were smooth sailing but I guess you wanna TAKE them BACK more soooooo. Appreciate the good times more. Thankin HEAPS for sharing. Tan from Oz=)

[OrlaithRead]

this Takes Me Back....

[jromethebassist69]

FUCKIN' MULLETS!!!!!

[MsTassiegirl]

@jromethebassist69 Yes but he looks hot with his mullet

[MsTman23]

u cant grow a mullet like stevens. but daym!! he s the only guy thats ever looked hot with one. i think i play this song about 50 times a day. greatest ever aussie power balled.

[mika7367]

They were great!.

[76musicman]

I Think lead singer from Kings of Leon sounds like Jon Stevens

[lethalweaponmatt]

@76musicman ...... Alot of people have thought the same, the two voices are very hard to distinguish ...

[jo25182518]

Was this video filmed at the newcastle steel works - does anyone know. After 23 yrs Im still listening to there music.. & Jon Stevens you are still HOT HOT HOT

[soapywater]

yay this is the one i was looking for!! thx 101.7 and youtube :)

[munkogasuski]

aint they kiwis...............

[uretitibeach]

He looks like any other typical KIWI in the beginning of this vid! YAY for yo Jon

[Dragnet5]

Jon was singing for Inxs when they came to my home town and that's how i got into noiseworks.

[Lomiest]

Yummy!

[AliciaPTLAlicia]

RIP Bronwyn, my angel in heaven, one of my most happy memories was dancing together at a concert at Noiseworks, when I need to feel your presence, I just listen to Noiseworks, as it does 'Take me back' L & P to all Noiseworks fans they are the bomb, very talented. They always will be :-)) xx

[enquvist]

I have the 7" vinyl single of this and still can't bring myself to get rid of it. Classic Australian radio rock!

[wdgann111]

Please bring back the 80s and save us from this hip hop rubbish

[U2INXS100]

One of their best !!! Gr8 VID !!

[mika7367]

reminds me of the good times i had back then.sweet

[creemEaz]

this is how aussies do it everything is full of passion and heart and this song is a great example

[ness321ify]

Oh yea :)



[cashcarter1]

Jon Stevens still looks hot after all these years. This song "takes me back" to my high school days! Thank you for uploading. :)

[uretitibeach]

Jon Stevens Wrote this song about a good friend that died, and he saw her the day she died.. I have loved this song for a million years, I met them him once.. nice guy.

[andrewioa]

one of the greatest aussie songs ever written!

[ephremzimbalist]

I'm from Oz, mid-30's, have lived in the UK for 8 years. I frequently play this song, reminds me of those great days at the end of the 80's, early 90's - high school, summer hols, hot summers, nothing to worry about........take me back......

[Countess777]

@ephremzimbalist I feel exactly the same way! I'm early 30s and have lived in the UK for 6 years.

[scotty5ify]

awesome real music

[1963Leanne]

I have always loved Noiseworks! And the singer was a hunk, probably still is.............

[dobycruel]

fantastic voice.....top song great rythem guitar....classic

[JesseEley07]

Wow! What a song! It is my favourite. I am currently getting guitar lessons with this song. So much fun! What a performer John Stevens has!! I must see one of the concerts one of these days.. Go boys! ;)

[JMein13074]

Mullet:(noun) see;Jon Stevens

[ness321ify]

i HAVE GREEN EYES LOL...WE RARE LMAOOO

[ness321ify]

AS ANY BRAIN KNOWS...NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE DRUMMER FOR MOST PART IN THE END......THE FRONT MAN MAKES THE SHOW...IS AND HAS BEEN THE WAY,,THE TEAM MAKES THE "FRONT GUY" HAVE A HIT!

[ness321ify]

SAW THIS BAND WHEN I WAS 17 AT THEIR PEAK ! LOL YEAH

[ness321ify]

America is hooked on non talented studio produced clones.....no need for talent in USA...Gyan and this Band just an example of true talent that comes out of OZ not to mention ACDC..INXS.....so many....mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn the tunes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jamelle13]

We saw Jon play this live last night, acoustic set, and we met him after... he still has the most amazing voice,,, and all this only 7 months after major heart surgery! You are a legend Jon Stevens!

[wawanee2]

ok so I can make a comment now im back logged in, it's fuck you all, this is the best the 80's has, and i love them, 'get fucked to all and listen to my band.

[MrJarhead71]

love it great song make feel girlfriend come back with me... it;s emtion songs

[demonmatt73]

ive always thought jon stevens has an amazing voice!

[rystrttn1]

he's a poo face

[AlexInJaegerland]

my uncles the drummer :D

[terceldude]

I was born this year! :)

[imdamumma]

I'm feeling REALLY old,,i remember when i took my brother to the Perth entertainment center (Australia) to see them and many other bands at a charity event called 1990 something it was great

[JustBecauz]

born 1992. why did i group up with the crap music? should have been around in the 70-80s...

[Ernster86]

what a awesome song an SOLO! woooooo!

[mika7367]

This is what a real rockband should sound like, You know not too pretentious and not too arrogant either. ;)

[sainters2010]

One of the best songs ever....and great to sing out load to. Based on a true story I believe....Gotta love Jon Stevens......

[dwnunder7]

Timeless music, awesome song. And how about that, originally a Kiwi...

[tickareno]

! ! A U S S I E ! !

[W3Ar31]

<3..........crap on kings of leon :D

[lw2711]

hmmm... go the 80s... miss that Noiseworks sound.

Top song

[DragonzINXS]

I got told once that he wrote this song after his girlfriend got killed in a car accident...can anyone confirm or deny this?

[jo25182518]

@DragonzINXS - yes it was written about his girlfriend who was killed in a car accident

[GeneralG1810]

@jo25182518 Thats an apples and oranges argument, mind you I dont like INXS without Hutchens. That show they did to replace him was a crock of shit, what a bunch of sellouts :(

[phileustace]

One of the best aussie rock songs EVER !!

[schuey7wc]

saw these guys at the clipsal 500 on the weekend and i tell you they stole the show over mental as anything, ian moss and status quo....sounded so fresh and tight and whipped the crowd up for the ride.....gold!

[W3Ar31]

he is such a hunny :-) and great voice

[BJBFOREST]

What..rock groups actually smiling. Now they look like they want to eat your children. Good times.

[propositionjohnston]

Kings of leon are trying to sound like you guys 23 years on!

[liatjetta]

We musn't fret about their youth back then, they have aged also

[ness321ify]

geez this is when songs were written...what the bloody hell happened!!!!

[samuelwilliams]

all the decent singers stoped making music

[MrSando75]

@ness321ify - Justin Bieber and brittney dude......all the fucked up shit

[jonohawkins]

@ness321ify .......people started contracting strange diseases............which made GAY prominent.........you are correct tho......... its all gone to shit.......with some exceptions

[suspensiondude]

@ness321ify The marketing people too over!

[suspensiondude]

@ness321ify so called artists ran out of talent!