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Isn't it supposed to echo when she says "Heaven"? That was probably just the American single mix? Apparently, echoes didn't test well in Australia...? Or were American audiences have an insatiable appetite for echo in 1984?
@TheWheelofLife100 I forgot about this song and if was played on the radio last weekend. I recognized it right away and could not remember the name of the band.
One of the better 80's one-hit wonder songs. At least this is the only one I ever heard.
Does anyone else remember how, at the Australia Bicentenial Celebrations in '88, the Eurogliders omitted the words "I don't want to live in this place"?
did you know that the foo fighters last 3 albums have been written about what i have discovered? dont believe me? i have proof. read my 2 comments posted below. i am not lying. honest. regards from penguin tasmania.
i came up with a theory that involves the book of genesis (fig leaves) buddha (sitting under the bodhi fig tree) jesus (many sayings about figs) ross horne's book (new health revolution) and science (figs are the most important source of food for fruit eating rainforest animals). i then experimented on the figs by eating mainly dried figs (same brand) for over 6 years now and found cycles which i related to the numbers in psgs 11/12 of the book of revelations. this theory has gone everywhere.
so far i have had eliminations at days 504, 840, 1176, 1512, 1848, 2184, and expect my 7th at day 2520. today is day 2375. i have definitely found something. i am not lying. what i have found has gone around the world and many songs have been written about it.....the foo fighters last 3 albums...."vertigo" by U2 (my first name is phil)....coldplay's last 2 albums. an elimination is a day when you experience strong flu-like symptoms and feel terrible. bad stuff is washed out of your body.
As soon as I saw the name "Eurogliders" in the suggestion list while watching the Divinyls, a FLOOD of happy musical memories came back! I'd forgotten this band and song completely! THANK YOU!
RECALL THE MANSELL ROOM IN KINGS CROSS CIRCA 1983 --JIMMY B ARNES FLEW IN TO OUR SEATS --AS I WAS SITTING NEXT TO RENEE-- AND HER GIRLFRIENDS -YIPPEEEI OHWAY
The first night I ever heard this crowd was at vhe MANZILL ROOM KINGS CROSS sitting right next to RENEE GEYER AND then Jimmy the Barnes dropped in something fierce-- wow and he and I were interviweing indonesians for jobs in australia that did not then exist
LOL, I hope Eurogliders don't mind sharing the stage with Mike & the Mechanics as they belt out, 'All I Need is a Miracle'. And there's always room for one more act.
Not sure if I actually remember this song.. but it sounds very 80's.. ahha.. not a bad thing... High schooldays.. not a great song.. but not as bad as most of the crap today!! ..
Every once in awhile when you sufing around youtube across the suggestion panel pops up a song faded from my memory. Well Done !! a great tune from back in the day.
@memepoolshark I remember this. I liked it. You should not complain, and feel lucky. Heavy rotation of this and it's ilk of the late 80's stuff is not as good as....... (you may fill in the blank here. Tell me: What it better?_____________________________________________)
I can remember seeing them live in Bunbury W.A back in the day and even though they were in a massive fairground tent you could just sit outside and hear them perfectly. Great band great sounds and excellent live.
@memepoolshark ....Ha! Though I dont share a similar passion with Track as you do, I can certainly relate to and understand where youre coming from,and for putting it so comicaly, I will vote thumbs up on this comment.
And if that sends me to Hell....'Well Im sure I will be Greated by the Human League,performing Dont You Want Me(The Eterinty Mix)
I lived in Perth at the time of this song's fame, it really reflected on my sadness at the time, and I really did not want to live there, Sydney started to look like Heaven to me, Peter Garret called it paradise wasting away. Interesting memories, of hopes, insights, inspirations, thanks Eurogliders!
@ashli188 Perth was a long way from home. I was bullied at school. My step father was not the best to get along with. I was poor, fell sick often. Other things went wrong. It is a small city.
I remember listening to this when it came out, during long drives on straight, shimmering black roads in the deep red outback, hot winds blasting in your face...
@gothos1000 They mention "Eden" and "heaven" but it's not about Christianity, is about getting away from the horrible, dry, dusty place they're living it and going somewhere better... i.e they're talking about Australia
@gothos1000 They mention "eden" and "hevan" but it's not about Christianity, is about getting away from the horrible, dry, dusty place they're living it and going somewhere better... i.e they're talking about Australia
I saw these guys in the 80s with the Jimmy Barnes and the Divinyls. And I have to say Grace Knight blew Chrissy off stage. She owned the stage and entertained the crowd without ever grabbing her crotch.
A comment from memepoolshark,got me thinking...you poor tasteless MF...go back to the hole you came from and be a hater..we don't care..You rock Eurogliders and I'm a jimi hendrix and Funk fan,but I liked this alot...Gotta love the 80's.
fck what is wrong with you people! nothing but hate and negative crap coming out of your mouths! have any1 of you made any songs and made any hits? no! so there it is! bag some1 else to make yourself feel good yeah right. this song has got to be one of the good hits of the 80's.
fck what is wrong with you people! nothing but hate and negative crap coming out of your mouths! have any1 of you made any songs and made any hits? no! so there it is! bag some1 else to make yourself feel good yeah right. this song has got to be one of the good hits of the 80's.
@memepoolshark I can't agree because we never hear it anywhere except in our own music library or when we pull it up on Youtube. but dam, your comment is funny. I feel that way about "my heart will go on". BLEH>
"This Island" was excellent production, great variety, a few songs became classics..we still play it and enjoy it. This is well written and well sung and anyone criticising it just another jobless loon haunting cyberspace until their next dole payment arrives. Aussie music in the early 80;s was high quality and still identifyable. Sad to think of the shite that came later.
It's funny, but I remember only seeing this one video...one time on MTV.......I ended up buying the album (cassette)....probably a couple of times over the years. There were a few good songs on there ( for the 80s )...
bear in mind they were WAliens, living the nightmare of WA in the 80's; servos shops and a lot of pubs in the city centre used to be shut at 6 to 7 pm except Friday and Sat. All suburban service stations closed (just like the bush still, up north and south of Perth at 5.30 or six... yeah heaven must be there - somewhere on the road back to Australia :-P
i have to disagree with you memepoolshark .Eurogliders were one of this country's finest bands with many great songs including this one.Grace Knight was and still is one of the finest singer/entertainers this country have ever produced !!
@nzoz1984 - bear in mind they were WAliens, living the nightmare of WA in the 80's; servos shops and a lot of pubs in the city centre used to be shut at 6 to 7 pm except Friday and Sat. All suburban service stations closed (just like the bush still, up north and south of Perth at 5.30 or six... yeah heaven must be there - somewhere on the road back to Australia :-P
don't you wish they made a comeback and sing all their great hits, thinking a tour would go down great and show the world how us aussies are in having such fantastic talent.
Yup, as a States person, I recall this from my childhood. This group is one of the many OZ bands that deserved much more airplay. In the mid-80s: the UK and the US groups dominated the Billboard charts.
@raskdog you might be answering to an American - this song wasn't an official hit in the US, but is their most remembered song; thus, making them a 'one hit wonder' accoring to the Americans who remember this tune.
@nzoz1984 When it comes to music and world politics American's have never really had a grip on things and are basically wankers. Eurogliders had heaps of hits... American's just did not realise it... Have a listern again to "Absolutely" album...
@nzoz1984 i don't know what you mean by "official hit" ... this was their ONLY hit in the US. it did indeed reach the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in 1984. none of the other Eurogliders singles charted in the US, though others were released.
OMG! Que buen tema! Realmente estos Eurogliders traían un sonido muy fino y ritmico...Que pasó con ellos? En México sólo se escucho este tema y nunca más volvimos a saber de ellos...que lástima!
Awesome song from Perth's homegrown band...fair dinkum bonzo rippa good times I've had when i was there in West Oz growing (or trying to) up. Sniff...really makes me homesick...
I bought this the week it came out, on cassette. Wore it out, still have the replacement. She has such an awesome voice, I loved this tune the second I heard it
Your correct , my apoligies they are from austrailia . New zealand who sits right next to aussie the same way japan sits next to china , recieved the same recognition for the groups foundation is why i mention new Zealand , plus New zealand is a more dreamier place to visit one day is why . Just a twang more dreamier { not much ]
Brilliant -
kiwitwo 1 month ago
love the bass lines
TheItchyFetus 2 months ago in playlist Get More Into: Best Australian Songs of All Time 2
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yomay1969 3 months ago
Isn't it supposed to echo when she says "Heaven"? That was probably just the American single mix? Apparently, echoes didn't test well in Australia...? Or were American audiences have an insatiable appetite for echo in 1984?
JavaJoelRadio 3 months ago
Never get tired of this song!
TheWheelofLife100 3 months ago in playlist Classic hits 2
@TheWheelofLife100 I forgot about this song and if was played on the radio last weekend. I recognized it right away and could not remember the name of the band.
One of the better 80's one-hit wonder songs. At least this is the only one I ever heard.
poidog44 2 weeks ago
@poidog44 *it
poidog44 2 weeks ago
I wasn't even born when this came out. Thanks Dad! And thanks for posting.
krssanchez1 3 months ago
RAGE! dam that was a good show
marineninga 4 months ago
Year 12, singing this about one of our teachers..."Kevin, must be there! I don't want to go to his class...!!"
kwas101 4 months ago
Truly one of the most underrated gems of the 80's!!!
Itzakadoodle 4 months ago 2
who can hear the train
friginhell123 4 months ago
Does anyone else remember how, at the Australia Bicentenial Celebrations in '88, the Eurogliders omitted the words "I don't want to live in this place"?
independentsheep 5 months ago
totally awesome..............
Drumr56 5 months ago in playlist Drumr56's favorites
hidden gem..... classic new wave from the 80's!
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figbat1 5 months ago
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did you know that the foo fighters last 3 albums have been written about what i have discovered? dont believe me? i have proof. read my 2 comments posted below. i am not lying. honest. regards from penguin tasmania.
figbat1 5 months ago
i came up with a theory that involves the book of genesis (fig leaves) buddha (sitting under the bodhi fig tree) jesus (many sayings about figs) ross horne's book (new health revolution) and science (figs are the most important source of food for fruit eating rainforest animals). i then experimented on the figs by eating mainly dried figs (same brand) for over 6 years now and found cycles which i related to the numbers in psgs 11/12 of the book of revelations. this theory has gone everywhere.
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so far i have had eliminations at days 504, 840, 1176, 1512, 1848, 2184, and expect my 7th at day 2520. today is day 2375. i have definitely found something. i am not lying. what i have found has gone around the world and many songs have been written about it.....the foo fighters last 3 albums...."vertigo" by U2 (my first name is phil)....coldplay's last 2 albums. an elimination is a day when you experience strong flu-like symptoms and feel terrible. bad stuff is washed out of your body.
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figbat1 6 months ago
And now we're stuck with this crappy manufactured music of the 21st century. What a shame.
Jospehporta 6 months ago 2
I never get tired of this song no matter how many times I listen to it.
TheWheelofLife100 6 months ago 2
Ahhhhhhh...those were the days
argyleaddict 6 months ago 2
this takes me right back to the summer of 84, listening to wlir 92.7 fm very vivid memory :)
MrRealbullshit 6 months ago
@MrRealbullshit Me to mate, what ever happen to music?
veganath 6 months ago
i saw eurogliders with my first real love, denise, at lismore workers (1984). love euroglders (and still love denise xxx)
landscapecadmonkey 6 months ago
I like this song
AlexDhuna 7 months ago
As soon as I saw the name "Eurogliders" in the suggestion list while watching the Divinyls, a FLOOD of happy musical memories came back! I'd forgotten this band and song completely! THANK YOU!
SeanRaleighSalesRep 7 months ago
Aussie rock rules!!!
redhot33 8 months ago 20
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jamestargetedindiv 8 months ago
AMAZING BAND
lauritabein 8 months ago 6
i always thought this was talking heads
OldBenSunderson 8 months ago
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bobby7771117 9 months ago
@bobby7771117 Don't be preaching to me. Now go make me a sandwich!
SolidPRAWN 7 months ago
@harrybythesea you heard him.
dkthg 9 months ago
gotta hate having cancer and not being able to tell your wife or kids
abc1231349 9 months ago
One hit wonder.
MrDebashishMohanty 9 months ago
cancion y grupo excelente !!!!!!
rivherdog 9 months ago
RECALL THE MANSELL ROOM IN KINGS CROSS CIRCA 1983 --JIMMY B ARNES FLEW IN TO OUR SEATS --AS I WAS SITTING NEXT TO RENEE-- AND HER GIRLFRIENDS -YIPPEEEI OHWAY
johngkyneur 10 months ago
The first night I ever heard this crowd was at vhe MANZILL ROOM KINGS CROSS sitting right next to RENEE GEYER AND then Jimmy the Barnes dropped in something fierce-- wow and he and I were interviweing indonesians for jobs in australia that did not then exist
johngkyneur 10 months ago
@memepoolshark
LOL, I hope Eurogliders don't mind sharing the stage with Mike & the Mechanics as they belt out, 'All I Need is a Miracle'. And there's always room for one more act.
TheElectrish 10 months ago
@memepoolshark a couple of "hell No 1's" should also include Bop Girl and the highly forgettable She Bop,
ozphil 10 months ago
just love those flashbacks.....cool song!
rumeroo 11 months ago
didn't know they were kiwi thought they were euro
9sanskrit 11 months ago
@9sanskrit ozzie
azl65 11 months ago
@azl65 ok then didn't know they were ozzie thought they were kiwi
9sanskrit 11 months ago
How in the heck does the black guy tune his bass. LOL!
mrstrictlygm 11 months ago
@mrstrictlygm haha ronni is amazing !!!
MICKAA16 8 months ago
Not sure if I actually remember this song.. but it sounds very 80's.. ahha.. not a bad thing... High schooldays.. not a great song.. but not as bad as most of the crap today!! ..
gremlinjr 11 months ago
Every once in awhile when you sufing around youtube across the suggestion panel pops up a song faded from my memory. Well Done !! a great tune from back in the day.
Megafoot2164 11 months ago
This song always comes on when I'm out fishing.
chickensayboo 1 year ago
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Freeze at 1:01 for a chuckle. Otherwise, great music from back in the day.
timcro24 1 year ago
Fereze at 1:01 for a chuckle. Otherwise, great music from back in the day.
timcro24 1 year ago
@timcro24 What about at 1:50?
MrDebashishMohanty 11 months ago
@MrDebashishMohanty - Yep, also right at 1:48. Great laughs, but I really enjoy this song. Great memories from way back in the day!
timcro24 11 months ago
before people cared about music...now, people cares for who is performing the "music" which isnt really music... shittards damn faggots..
weward 1 year ago
OMMMGGG JUSTIN BIEBER IS TOTES WAY BETTERRR
only joking, he sucks shit. this is what MADE MUSIC.
wildgangstag 1 year ago
i dont want to live in this place...
rugrats1212 1 year ago
@memepoolshark I remember this. I liked it. You should not complain, and feel lucky. Heavy rotation of this and it's ilk of the late 80's stuff is not as good as....... (you may fill in the blank here. Tell me: What it better?_____________________________________________)
Music used to try harder.
MrEkshin 1 year ago
Beatiful Song I have loved this song since it came out........I'm in the wayback machine
snopeg34 1 year ago
Amazing song. Great performance. Love the synth. The opening and closing scenes bookend the video perfectly.
palms69 1 year ago
I can remember seeing them live in Bunbury W.A back in the day and even though they were in a massive fairground tent you could just sit outside and hear them perfectly. Great band great sounds and excellent live.
johnnychimpo71 1 year ago
@memepoolshark never stop being a lilkunt we hate fucheads liku
njbscorpio 1 year ago
This song reminds me of my college days. Nice tune, nice video, excellent singing. Definitely one of Australia's hidden gems from the 80's.
airdriver 1 year ago
@airdriver hard to believe they are actually australian, there's not one single fair fuggin dinkum and oi oi oi in there.
nerdflanders8710 1 year ago
@memepoolshark ....Ha! Though I dont share a similar passion with Track as you do, I can certainly relate to and understand where youre coming from,and for putting it so comicaly, I will vote thumbs up on this comment.
And if that sends me to Hell....'Well Im sure I will be Greated by the Human League,performing Dont You Want Me(The Eterinty Mix)
KAISERKRAUT 1 year ago
@memepoolshark theres a good boy
latch on to the guitar part. it's awesome
nerdflanders8710 1 year ago
Awesome song. Love it . Something sexy about Grace Knight.
TJayee1 1 year ago
Dont like this song at all, and I like most of nzoz's videos
The80sMusicGuy 1 year ago
good base player. I love Australia!
goblinking169 1 year ago
As a Yank who a: loved this when it came out (in the US) and b: someone who loves Oz, I quite enjoyed reading all the comments below. Love Oz music.
tmlafrance 1 year ago
I lived in Perth at the time of this song's fame, it really reflected on my sadness at the time, and I really did not want to live there, Sydney started to look like Heaven to me, Peter Garret called it paradise wasting away. Interesting memories, of hopes, insights, inspirations, thanks Eurogliders!
Novatene 1 year ago 2
@Novatene what's wrong with perth?
ashli188 10 months ago
@ashli188 Perth was a long way from home. I was bullied at school. My step father was not the best to get along with. I was poor, fell sick often. Other things went wrong. It is a small city.
Novatene 10 months ago
@Novatene:( well hopefully its all better now. but i have my own experiences and to me perth is great its a shame you dont see it the same way
ashli188 10 months ago
@ashli188 Thank you ashli, I am sure I would see it differently now. My mind is so much changed after 26 years. You live there?
Novatene 10 months ago
I remember listening to this when it came out, during long drives on straight, shimmering black roads in the deep red outback, hot winds blasting in your face...
ozoneocean 1 year ago
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@gothos1000 They mention "Eden" and "heaven" but it's not about Christianity, is about getting away from the horrible, dry, dusty place they're living it and going somewhere better... i.e they're talking about Australia
ozoneocean 1 year ago
@gothos1000 They mention "eden" and "hevan" but it's not about Christianity, is about getting away from the horrible, dry, dusty place they're living it and going somewhere better... i.e they're talking about Australia
ozoneocean 1 year ago
i remember this song,the motels etc..the 80s..what an era of good music
7080s 1 year ago
Videos initial cinematography sequence reminds me of something from Mad Max beyond Thunderdome. A decent song at best.
waninghope 1 year ago
@memepoolshark Still an idiot.
jl2dixon 1 year ago
@memepoolshark IDIOT!
jl2dixon 1 year ago
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jl2dixon 1 year ago
I saw these guys in the 80s with the Jimmy Barnes and the Divinyls. And I have to say Grace Knight blew Chrissy off stage. She owned the stage and entertained the crowd without ever grabbing her crotch.
RedDwarf0707 1 year ago
@RedDwarf0707 Quite frankly I would hate to see her grab her crotch.
waninghope 1 year ago
i sooo miss the 80s..what i will do to go back for a day and savor the moment..
bandypaul 1 year ago
A comment from memepoolshark,got me thinking...you poor tasteless MF...go back to the hole you came from and be a hater..we don't care..You rock Eurogliders and I'm a jimi hendrix and Funk fan,but I liked this alot...Gotta love the 80's.
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I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOREVER!!!!!! OMG IT IS BETTER THAN I REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!
photosbyrose 1 year ago
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOREVER!!!!!! OMG IT IS BETTER THAN I REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!
photosbyrose 1 year ago
As a scot living in Aus in the 80's, nice to hear this again!
alistrh 1 year ago
@memepoolshark hey... go fark urself. i like it. have a nice day.
123perrin 1 year ago
fck what is wrong with you people! nothing but hate and negative crap coming out of your mouths! have any1 of you made any songs and made any hits? no! so there it is! bag some1 else to make yourself feel good yeah right. this song has got to be one of the good hits of the 80's.
qcboy04 1 year ago 2
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Very true qcboy04. Leave em' to there fate!
shawnbeeve 1 year ago
fck what is wrong with you people! nothing but hate and negative crap coming out of your mouths! have any1 of you made any songs and made any hits? no! so there it is! bag some1 else to make yourself feel good yeah right. this song has got to be one of the good hits of the 80's.
qcboy04 1 year ago
@memepoolshark I can't agree because we never hear it anywhere except in our own music library or when we pull it up on Youtube. but dam, your comment is funny. I feel that way about "my heart will go on". BLEH>
scottksmith 1 year ago
love the facials at 1:03 in the song lmao!
cpa97054 1 year ago
Great stuff nzoz, keep the classics coming!
mattcb73 1 year ago
Brings back some great memories of 1984. I've got this stashed away on Vinyl somewhere...?
JazzCat60 1 year ago
Great song and love the Flock of Seagulls hairstyle on the keyboardist!
martinjsxx 1 year ago
I loved being a teenager in the '80s. We had it all and needed nothing more. This track brings back all of that.
elDamahj 1 year ago
Effing awesome song. Grace could really sing. Pity they could not write a few more like this.
TJayee1 1 year ago
"This Island" was excellent production, great variety, a few songs became classics..we still play it and enjoy it. This is well written and well sung and anyone criticising it just another jobless loon haunting cyberspace until their next dole payment arrives. Aussie music in the early 80;s was high quality and still identifyable. Sad to think of the shite that came later.
Prenty52 1 year ago 2
hehe hehe, I forgot about this song...I like it
jkappianaq 1 year ago
This was a great album! I remember loving all the tracks...
maldenom 1 year ago
apparently some people wouldn't know a good band if it bit them on the ass
lowmax1313 1 year ago
@memepoolshark fucken shit band
ratrodralphy 1 year ago
You cant be that haunted by the song if you actually typed it in to hear it again MORON!! Its a classic..
judda1971 1 year ago
F**ken Classic Aussie Music
Thanks for sharing
Macbrand 1 year ago
i like it
MegaHugga 1 year ago
its also the song featured in the new Mazda ad.
ptbmcloud 1 year ago
It's funny, but I remember only seeing this one video...one time on MTV.......I ended up buying the album (cassette)....probably a couple of times over the years. There were a few good songs on there ( for the 80s )...
195511SM 1 year ago
@memepoolshark and that's why you came here to listen to it by choice???? lmfao
sedoble 1 year ago
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bear in mind they were WAliens, living the nightmare of WA in the 80's; servos shops and a lot of pubs in the city centre used to be shut at 6 to 7 pm except Friday and Sat. All suburban service stations closed (just like the bush still, up north and south of Perth at 5.30 or six... yeah heaven must be there - somewhere on the road back to Australia :-P
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evieektfj 1 year ago
@memepoolshark hmmm testy little fellow are'nt you!!
Westyrulz 1 year ago
i have to disagree with you memepoolshark .Eurogliders were one of this country's finest bands with many great songs including this one.Grace Knight was and still is one of the finest singer/entertainers this country have ever produced !!
jassthebass 1 year ago
@memepoolshark hahahahahhahahahah, I know I should hate your comment, but that got me laughing... I don't love this song, so its all good with me.
nzoz1984 1 year ago 14
@nzoz1984 - bear in mind they were WAliens, living the nightmare of WA in the 80's; servos shops and a lot of pubs in the city centre used to be shut at 6 to 7 pm except Friday and Sat. All suburban service stations closed (just like the bush still, up north and south of Perth at 5.30 or six... yeah heaven must be there - somewhere on the road back to Australia :-P
fknucklewit 1 year ago
@nzoz1984 it is very catchy. Heard it a TON on half of Sydney's radio stations.
Neptuneman07 1 year ago
@memepoolshark then why are u here listening to it????????????????
stellav45 1 year ago
don't you wish they made a comeback and sing all their great hits, thinking a tour would go down great and show the world how us aussies are in having such fantastic talent.
myfeeling4you 1 year ago
I can't believe it...I was trying to think of this song for a month now!
Killbride 1 year ago
Yup, as a States person, I recall this from my childhood. This group is one of the many OZ bands that deserved much more airplay. In the mid-80s: the UK and the US groups dominated the Billboard charts.
Neptuneman07 1 year ago
this brings back so many so highshool memories - thanks to those who posted!
jordankellim 1 year ago
No they weren't one hit wonders. They had quite a few hits on three great albums.
raskdog 1 year ago 3
@raskdog you might be answering to an American - this song wasn't an official hit in the US, but is their most remembered song; thus, making them a 'one hit wonder' accoring to the Americans who remember this tune.
nzoz1984 1 year ago 2
@nzoz1984 When it comes to music and world politics American's have never really had a grip on things and are basically wankers. Eurogliders had heaps of hits... American's just did not realise it... Have a listern again to "Absolutely" album...
noahkryst 1 year ago
@nzoz1984 i don't know what you mean by "official hit" ... this was their ONLY hit in the US. it did indeed reach the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in 1984. none of the other Eurogliders singles charted in the US, though others were released.
groovedigger00 1 year ago
Go Grace... you good thing!
Eurogliders were Excellent Live!
fergsnando 1 year ago
i love this song, but i have to agree she does look dikeish
rafiq52feek 1 year ago
she looks like a dike
sneakerino 1 year ago
Awesome!
TheCustard17 2 years ago
Thank you.
bj70117 2 years ago
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pegilu62 2 years ago
This song helps me feel like there just might be a place to have peace and safety.One of my most favorites
pegilu62 2 years ago
when good music was being made! Oh if only it could come back!!!!!
stellav45 2 years ago
The clothing is awesome! Very stylish.
swankrecords 2 years ago
My college sweetheart's best friend was practically a groupie of this band (she'd lived in Aussie).
I saw them at Boston's Paradise and The Bottom Line in NYC...where I had the privilege of meeting them.
They were a sweet bunch of people and concert was good fun.
Their 2nd singe in the U.S., Another Day in the Big World, didn't do all that well.
I wonder whatever happened to these nice people.
Arkady63 2 years ago
@Arkady63 The lead Singer went on to have a fantastic solo career - Grace Knight is her name.
SucculentCarol 2 years ago
Cheers for the info. And, fyi, Grace Knight was very charming.
But this all seems (and I guess was) eons ago!
Arkady63 2 years ago
Crispin on guitar and Amanda Vincent on keys
slyme1711 2 years ago
And Arkie Whiteley starring in clip
MrRazorspirit 2 years ago
One of the earliest songs i can remember as a kid, and a damn fine one at that!
tramman82 2 years ago
wow this vid ruined the song, i though the lead singer was hot... but no
goblinking169 2 years ago
they could pass for scottish in a second! (this is meant as a compliment, spare me the flames!)
xyaqua 2 years ago 2
You could pass for an Irishman with a degenrerative brain disease (this is meant as a compliment!)
Heh, j/k :)
LeatherCladVegan 2 years ago
OMG! Que buen tema! Realmente estos Eurogliders traían un sonido muy fino y ritmico...Que pasó con ellos? En México sólo se escucho este tema y nunca más volvimos a saber de ellos...que lástima!
Chacmool 2 years ago
Awesome song from Perth's homegrown band...fair dinkum bonzo rippa good times I've had when i was there in West Oz growing (or trying to) up. Sniff...really makes me homesick...
no2loitering 2 years ago 2
Very cool song ! I remember seeing this videos back in the 1980s. Should have been a number one hit !
dmhandy 2 years ago 2
Some of them were actually from Western Australia!
Tracer123 2 years ago
That would explain the tough looking Dyke doing the singing...
...s/he (it?) is a good singer though, despite looking like a reject from Prisoner Cell Block H!
vargyna 2 years ago
what a revolting thing to write, have you no class? you must need your eyesight tested ignorant fool, grace was lovely..bad karma to you mate..lol!
floriego7 2 years ago
Is that profile picure of you or Willem Dafoe?
Damn he got old & rough...
vargyna 2 years ago
what a strange person you must be
floriego7 2 years ago
At least you changed your photo :)
vargyna 2 years ago
LOL! you must be really bored to even check that
floriego7 2 years ago
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Sad...
...but true!
vargyna 2 years ago
were they one hit wonders?
poix1970 2 years ago
No
and thank you for your earlier comments. Much appreciated!
nzoz1984 2 years ago
I bought this the week it came out, on cassette. Wore it out, still have the replacement. She has such an awesome voice, I loved this tune the second I heard it
sysfixr 2 years ago
New Zealand Music ... Classic song as always and forever being !! ...Vive le 1985 ... !!
fourcups123 2 years ago
Erm they were actually from Australia.
franjon 2 years ago
Your correct , my apoligies they are from austrailia . New zealand who sits right next to aussie the same way japan sits next to china , recieved the same recognition for the groups foundation is why i mention new Zealand , plus New zealand is a more dreamier place to visit one day is why . Just a twang more dreamier { not much ]
fourcups123 2 years ago
goose bumps
johnwally 2 years ago
Absolutely. I get goose bumps every time I hear this song. It is without doubt in my Top 10 songs of all time.
♫Aaron Ryan Music♫
aaronryanmusic 2 years ago
This is a 1980's wet dream. This was so cool when it came out. 25 years later it is still a good song. it'll live forever on my 80's mixes..
xyaqua 2 years ago
Heaven is a Red Rats Tail.
gq4101 2 years ago
Awesome.
emily555a 2 years ago 2
thankyou you very much for making this available :)
kwakaholic 2 years ago 2
I never thought I'd ever hear this song again but I seem to recall it as much more plaintive than this live version.
sweetdreamerzz 2 years ago