Dream Boy by Tony Butler

[aarlevanbram]

2012 we'll rock on!

[Booberry82]

just sitting here with a tear in my eye.......

[80Cleveland80]

love it Tony! keep BC alive.

[P44LYY]

HI Tony i've just heard this for 1st time beleive it or not!!! Truely moving, thanks ;-) Paul Sampson

[edwardfirth49]

Lovely song is that

[delgres1]

Très belle chanson. Tony butler est un musicien doué.

J'aimais son jeu de basse au sein du groupe Big country.

[stoofermouse]

hi there

are you guys coming to play in the south of ireland?

cork or in killarney?

pete

[DJHMORECAMBE]

Great song Tony..absolutely love it.

[aarlevanbram]

2011 will it be in the setlist?

[Mralexmace]

Wonderful song.....

[bassatnight]

Only just discovered this, what lovely song. Tony was a bit of a Bass playing hero of mine. I hope he still plays 4 strings too!

[gsm1881]

Tony, this is so moving, made me cry, so heartfelt. I never saw Big Country live, to my eternal regret. You guys were the best of them. Thank you for all the music, I listen to BC every day, abosolutely tove the group now. The music of BC has touched my soul. Take care.

[nittenboys]

TOP SONG !!!!

[nittenboys]

TOP SONG !!!!!!

[MissGraveyardQueen13]

Nice song tony and very nice voice.Ive been a Big country fan since day one.I seen you once at the Hollywood pallidium LA,the seer tour.Anyway the music is still fantastic In a Big country still gets me going,But Wonderland is a kickass song.There all good.Thanks again keep going with your music.dundee boy in La.

[speeedskater]

good stuff !! book marked this video

[shogunk]

Great song Tony....Great song....keep singing....and "come up screaming!!!"

[IKONtheband]

Nice work Tony, hope you keep on rocking

[Kaapenaar71]

Superb, as was/is SA.

[MisterBstrat]

Great song. Always loved your work, Tony. What was that TV show from the 80's where you and others showed people what it was like to be in a band? I think you had a Roland synth bass. I loved it.

[jamesnadam]

Superb Tony.....

[iainmacmhathain]

Tony, This is great! Keep it up lad.

[JACoz]

Great song Tony, I grew up with Big Country, you guys should all be proud of what you achieved..

[rootworker13]

Beautiful. You've got a gift and you do that gift proud.

[fiver1971]

I'd love to see you guys tour the U.S. There are many BC fans here in the U.S. who never got to see BC play live. BBW would be a great show to have the privilege of attending.

[sausagekiller]

yeah i agree

but Stuart Adamson is gone, and to me BC was a part of him too

[catpee3000]

What a moving tribute! I'm not particularly emotional, but this song made me tear up...There was something special about the whole dynamic of Big Country that we may never have again. Life goes on, because it has to, but we won't forget Stuart anytime soon.

But, we've still got you and Bruce and Mark, and hopefully there will be more BBW stuff to come!

[kerpatricia]

What a moving tribute to Stuart.

Many Thanks TONY. You rule !!!!

[SavedandSound]

Kerpat, this song blew me away! Saved, Faved AND Subscribed!

To tonybutler57: My friend, kerpatricia, obviously has excellent taste in music! Have always been a fan of BC, but thanks to Pat my admiration and respect have grown even more.

Now she has introduced me to your music. This song is beautiful in every way--your lush, fluid vocals; the brilliant lyrics and the moving message within; your richly textured guitarwork and the visuals in the video...in a word, perfection.

Props, sir!

[raycwilson]

Tony message from Ray wilson,great song ,yoursounding good ,be nice to chat not sure how to contact we are both a long way from london opposite eends of m 5 be good

[rattlethepoint]

no way ive seen u loads of times round ndc man on the music side never knew u wer in big country and do ur own work i gotta say dis is a good track sir and the cd life goes on. some good lyrics on there too keep up the work.

[musicfunkydude]

A beautiful song Tony,very fitting, great to see you coming to the front, keep it going .

[Nossiloc]

Great tribute to Stuart. I have what I think is the audio for the original demo -- but this is nicely produced, too.

Tour Western Canada!

[scottishadamson]

Yeah.Totally agree.Get the lads together and go and play some gigs.

By the way -this song stucks in my head...

5 *

[walesspiritof76]

Tony -get the others together and start again!!!!There are still thousands B.C. fans out there waiting for your return.!!!!!!!

Thanx for touring Germany last December.I won´t forget that night !!!!

Please come again !!!

[stpiquette]

Teacher, O Captain, my Captain...Let not this trip be done. Thank you Tony for sharing your wonderful gifts now and over the years. I hope you feel the love sent to you in these great comments- you are loved and blessed.

[maDaleha65]

Great track Tony,I feel born again watching and listening to you and the guys of BC on dvd and cd after a break of 17 yrs.Jeeze....it's been far too long,but I'm back for good now. Stay Safe Tony, Dale

[animalexorcist]

TONY! Quit teaching, get Bruce and Markymark and go out and KICK ASS!!!!! For Stuart, for you, for us!!!!! We want Big Country, we want Big Country, we want Big Country, we want Big Country, we want Big Country, we want Big Country, we want Big Country!!!!!!!!! Please :)

PS, do you still have my Scotland flag from the Pinkpop concert in Holland? It was only 24 years ago :)

Cheers

[maDaleha65]

Watch out Tony......I think someone wants their flag back!......lol.

To BC fans everywhere....Stay Safe!

[animalexorcist]

Why, thank you young man :)

We want Big Country.....

[stayalive378]

Tony, this is a beautiful song. I miss Stuart so much, God Bless him...

[scottyburen]

sorry i missed you guys in hardenberg last december, nice to see you playing lead

[jjpendo]

Tony you're a legend, this song is amazing.

[bradyirishguy]

I have this on my ipod now. I love it, listen it all day...

[aarlevanbram]

and then there were three... thx Tony if there are ghosts he was watching and feeling proud of all us especially You, Mark, Bruce and Ian.

[Oli211170]

Brilliant, thanks again, Tony.

[ZoeyMacaroni]

I could listen to this all day. Amazing.

[hcjc57]

Hey Tony, I was very touched by this vid...it still hurts to see Stuart not among us today. A passionate, yet simple man, loved by all those who were affected by his music. Anyway, I'd thought I'd let you know that I've set aside my income tax refund check to finance my trip to see BC play Nashville, and that's even if they do play my hometown of Cincinnati in 2008, so we Yanks can pay our long-overdue respects to his memory. Stay Alive, Clem in Cin City, USA

[Zepster77]

Hey TB, thanks for posting this great vid. I also downloaded your acoustic demo of this song from the Big Country website. Wishing you all the best from Zwolle, the Netherlands.

[One62]

Guitar and voice, Stuart is too overlooked. I appreciate him greatly! Tony, I am sad for all the good that could have been. Take care mate.

[FROGMOUSE]

i'm 27 years old and i hated the 80's. however i just discovered big country and love them. tony come play in philadelphia /usa.

you guys are great live

[Zepster77]

Who are the other people appearing in your vid? Just curious!

[con5lfc]

What a beautiful song.Stuart is a legend,as is you Tony Bulter,heard the new song its class :)

[nessun000]

Absolutely brilliant! this song touches heart and soul so deeply. rock on forever mate! ..peace.

[Danymailand]

Amazing song to a lost friend Tony,

La vostra musica mi accompagna da più di 20anni, e mi emoziona sempre..

[WIL1997]

Tony, this is a hard song. you know Stuart the better than us, and you also can judge him a little harder. Nevertheless, Stuart seemed to lose his vision, his understanding (dream boy as you call him). Consequently, he is a victim of the present evil world. There is no great answer beyond that.

[kevmckiv]

This is beautiful! Tony your bass is played so well,love your sound along with Chris Squire as a parallel. Thanks for your sincere music. Come play a gig in Vermont!

[HumGuitar]

Tony, what a privilege to be able to tell you the impact that your music has made on my life. Big Country, Pretenders, and Pete Towneshend, wow, you have worked with the best. I especially love Big Country. It's hard to pick a favorite song, but I really like the thunderous "Flame Of The West". Great bass line! Enjoyed this song, "Dream Boy". I'm a teacher, too. Take care.

[billy2610]

once again tony bruce and mark thanks for the big country sound remember you all well in sefton park liverpool as stu would have said stay alive see you in nottingham cheers billy

[billy2610]

nice tune tony still gets to me why stuart felt he no longer wanted to be here with us still he was only human and you guys knew him better than most so sadly missed

[Zuzax22]

WOW... This is an excellent tribute to Stuart... Thank you so very much for this Tony... I still miss him very much and am truly saddened that the younger generations won't get to know his music... Bot once again awesome song thanks...

[sdhunterx]

Great stuff Tony. Thanks. The Garage gig was memorable - I hope it meant as much to you as it did to us. Stay alive...

[WRG01]

The VOICE! Life is hard indeed; especially when you have a purpose to show us all as it seems Stuart did. I hurt for the man who couldn't live his life as God intended. I miss him greatly. See you Stuart in the WT.

[bowlingballout]

I've always loved this song!!!

[loobylou713]

What a lovely song. Looking forward to seeing you all as usual in nottingham.You know i would never miss a gig.

[cretinbob]

Wow waht can I say. What a great song. His loss still hurts me, I can imagine what it does for you. I thought you and Mark were brilliant with Pete Townshend, and certainly Big Country couldn't have been what it was without you. You gave me strength through hard times, and still do.

[SGStevie]

Great song . From the first time i saw you at the old glasgow apollo to the last fling tour i was hooked . It think my fav big country moment was at glasgow green just rewatched it for the first time in mabye 20 years and harvest home kicks arse lol .

[SeekingMsRyte]

Correction to last message - see YOU, Bruce and Mark in Glasgow in July...suffering that bank holday malaise!

[SeekingMsRyte]

Lovely song and arrangement Tony. Subtle key changes that would have made the hairs stand up on the neck of Stuart himself. Never realised that you musical prowess extended to the six string too - lovely fret work. See you, Tony and Mark in Glasgow in July. Stay alive!

[paulmichaelwills]

Tony, thanks for posting that. Still got the bass plectrum you threw into the crowd in Clapham Grand back in the UK. Now in China so won't be able to see you live. Fancy a gig in Shanghai? Our child isn't born yet but it just heard your song ;)

[Phantomorphan]

Beautiful song to a lost friend Tony. Something so many can identify with. Hope you have the happiness that Big Country brought to so many

[roisinbr]

Tony

Just heard this - absolutely fabulous. Really a fab tribute to Stuart RIP. Well done and keep up the good work. You have recently got 2 new fans to add to the BC fanclub. My 2 boys think you guys rock! Cheers RB Ireland

[isabellle87]

c'est une très jolie chanson ! Merci pour tout le bonheur que vous nous apportez.Continuez à nous faire rêver s' il vous plait et merci mille fois d'exister...(une fan Francaise)

[DagothTennisball]

Brilliant song. Really, really good. Thanks a lot for posting this.

[densebird]

I have listened to this song many times and it still remains a beautiful and touching song with spine-tingly guitar and vocals throughout. Thank you for influencing my life since the 80's!

[masqueradered]

Fantastic song Tony, thanks for the upload. Keep up the good work.

[burkenbauer]

thanks for putting this on here tony! kept playing the version on the big country website but now i know where to buy it!! brilliant song...

[exitstgeleft]

Tony Galen here again are there any plans of you and Bruce and Mark maybe touring the U.S. ?? Just curious is all If so I would be there!! Planing to watch youre other spaces on here,you have many BC fans here in U.S. sure you all know that Keep up the awsome song writing Tony  Galen

[exitstgeleft]

Tony Galen here in Maryland in the U.S.A. Been a fan of youres for many years enjoyed you with Pete and enjoyed youre music and songs even more with BIG COUNTRY One of the best rock bands ever I related so much with the songs that you and Stu, Mark and Bruce worked on to bring us the best and you all did !!!! I still listen today my son even listens to BC Keep rocking Tony Stu would have wanted you to I know I sure do as well Thanks

[tonybutler57]

Thanks Galen. Watch this (or my other) space/s.

[popadop5]

lovely song tony.

what do you teach & do your pupils know you were in big country.

you were the first band i ever saw...thanks for making me love the music that i do.

cheers tony

andy

[tonybutler57]

Thank you. I teach Music Technology,Performance and Production. Yes my students do know, there is no keeping that a secret. Cheers, TB

[SD1LeeLee]

Fantastic song Tony! Would be cool if you could mail me the chordes to that song :) Nice to see you still play bass.... I need to get another one as I sold it.

Keep up the good work Tony.

All the best from Rover SD1 Club! and me!

[tonybutler57]

Thank you. The chords are pretty simple to work out. Haven't really played bass until very recently. Still like it but enjoy playing otheer instruments as well. Cheers TB

[fernandogonzales]

This track is truly amazing. I like it actually. rock on!

[tonybutler57]

Glad you do. Cheers TB

[LBjim]

Tony, It Jamie from Long Beach,Calif,USA!!! Dream Boy is great..Now I have to get the disc..Peace,Dude and If you come out to play LA I will be there..Jamie

[tonybutler57]

Hope so, that for getting the disc and being at a show. Who knows, we may surprise you.

[lennonlive]

Hi Tony!

Thank you for this wonderful song. Hey man- I saw many of your Gigs - one of them was the Gig in Wolfsburg ( my Hometown ) as you supported the Stones- it was such a great time. We miss you much in Germany. Please go on with your wonderful music!

Cheers Dirk

[tonybutler57]

We just may do that. Cheers, TB

[oss68]

any chance of doing rock city(nottingham) never been the same since may 2000.

[lennonlive]

Hi Tony!

Thank you so much for this great song. Hey man -I saw many Gigs of you. One of them was the Gig in Wolfsburg ( my Hometown ) as you supported the Stones - it was such a great time. We miss you much here in Germany. Please go on with your great music. Cheers Dirk

[dager35]

Really nice song. Bless you.

[microcube64]

Hi Tony

we all miss "a lost friend" so much.

I recently watched restless natives again, and the tears just came when I listened to the music again.

Go on Bassman and stay alive!

[rammyrake]

Absolutley great song, also a great album too that the song is on.

[stmon99]

You and Mark made up one of the best rhythm sections in the history of rock. I'm glad you're still making music. I only found out about your CD from YouTube just from poking around. I can't wait for the CD to arrive from CDBaby!

[tonybutler57]

I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, TB

[tonybutler57]

You are the first person to buy Life Goes On from CD Baby. Thanks man. TB

[kjlslm]

Hey Tony. There is this relentless push to connect with nature from the video. I'm just wondering where that is that coming from. Maybe I am reading too much into it. But the same kind of push seems to be in the original "In an Big Country" music video. Can you say anything about that?

Also I have to say that Empty Glass was and still is one of my most favorite albums. All the best. Kevin

[tonybutler57]

Big Country was about many things and nature was probably an underlying force, but this song and video is just a simple song about a lost friend. We always preferred out door videos and this is an extension of that. If I do more, they will probably be outdoor shoots in nice places. Cheers TB.

[allister1964]

Thanks Tony for a great song. My friend Alan and myself (from Northern Ireland), met you and the other members of Big Country at "Glasgow Nightmoves" in September 1982. Cheers for all those wonderful years my friend..

[tonybutler57]

Thank you guys for those years to.

[bulldog9099]

Beautiful but haunting. Stuart was a very special man. As are you Mr. Butler

[raypawood]

Tony - nice. Have the album and enjoy it quite a bit. Especially liked queen of my dreams and running to the sun. And Dreamboy ... though it is sad in subject matter.

ray

[DarthVegas1]

Tony, a very fitting and eloquent tribute! Best of luck in everything that you do -- your music has been a tremendous inspiration! - c

[tonybutler57]

Thank you for the kind comment.

[Niccherino]

bravo. Go ahead and don't stop writing, playing an singing! ciao

[Cosser]

Love it.

[futebolusa]

Tony! Always been a fan of your work, especially BC. What you up to lately?

[tonybutler57]

Thanks for checking out the video. I am now a teacher but as you can see, I still make music. check out my web site for further info and stuff; www.tonybutlermusic.co.uk

Take care, TB