In A Big Country

[clucas41601]

I attended this free gig on the Friday evening in Sefton Park and BC were fabulous - immediately went and bought their first album afterwards. The following night Nick Heywood of Haircut One Hundred played a free gig but abandoned it half way through after one of the many bottles hurled by a gang of nasty punks hit the guitar neck and cut his hand (so the announcer claimed). Didn't like HOH but NH was good enough to play for free and if the punks couldn't stand him they should have stayed away.

[FrankSidebottom]

Larks in the park!!!1983

[1961lozzer]

@Zepster77,Sefton park is in liverpool

[ordflyboy]

Great song

[Equalizer919]

crowd didnt sing the refrain with them there when they wanted them to. lol

great f' ing song.

[beckyboo1961]

This man evolved over the years and got better and better. Too bad the rest of the world didn't. What a shame. If only he knew how he was loved. My heart still aches. What a beautiful man inside and out.

[Zepster77]

WHAT A SHOW this must have been!!! Where is Sefton Park ??

[FrankSidebottom]

@Zepster77 Larks in the park.......... They had a series of free concerts in Sefton Park....Nick Heywood was also on I seem to recall.

[justnatural]

Shame the lead singer took his own life

[grt4erage]

The only man on the planet to make the guitar sound like bagpipes, "genious". R.I,P, Stuart.

[1961lozzer]

Missed Big Country this year,will not be missing them in 2012,back to my hometown of Liverpool,Stuart you will never be forgotten,so many good memories,lads you are fuckin legends to me!

[berriturtle]

i love this song! i wonder why they had the crowd fenced off so far back? Was that normal back then?

[VoidTerraFirma]

Pretty kick-ass guitar playin right here.

[Kravitzlove50]

A.K. This song brings me back to the many years of magic and beauty we shared. I miss u. But I'm glad u r my best friend. I hope u feel magic with who u with now. U deserve only goodness. Being with u made me a better person Thank you

[SgtRum]

Awesome Song, We Miss You William!

[TellyComedyAndDrama]

RIP

[kezzer2]

RIP Stuart...great music...band members..prayers said. x

[mufc99ok]

rip what a waste

[NiallatUTube]

Epic track

Big Country

Big Sound

[merchantsofmilton]

Lovin the mosh pit in the front!

[lazyfreedom98]

Property Owners.

Do you really think that 240 bit videos make a difference in you future.

Oh, ya Big Security Theater, yes they are laughing at you dummies.

Be ambitious about the right things.

Dream Big.

[tjamescee]

Creative genius! RIP Stuart!

Only a few bands lived up to this - The Alarm, U2, The Waterboys.

[SugarLovesShmool]

@tjamescee hey James-I agree with you 100%!Great post....I have The Alarm on vinyl....and the Waterboys on a crappy little tape...but I just play 'em like crazy....keep rocking to the good stuff!

[nanuage1]

y can't i find the actual video?

[deeppurple1337]

I like big country but suicide is retarded

[and111nyc]

First time I've seen this video, THANKYOU for posting, 1983 was truly Big Country at the very height of their powers. RIP Stuart, saw you live so many times, come up screaming.

[Hot80s]

now 41, but when i hear Stuart's voice i am back in 81-82-83-84!

[wickerman10]

Love the Simple Minds NGD reference. 2 of the greatest bands of all time!

[rckmmmm]

also pull up in a big country -moscow 1988

[missasegei]

I have always loved this song..



[mrmikespence1964]

HONKY!!!!!! TERRIBLE!!!!!!! TERRIBLE!!!!!!!

[BELACSAMOHT]

4:22

Badass part.

[geezeep]

Superb so many brilliant memories rip big man

[CelesteK]

1:38

Look at all of those kids singing and dancing to the song. :)

[kezzer2]

Sadly missed.....great post !!

[kezzer2]

Top post....miss these guys !!

[nursedjones]

They truly up-lifts my spirit and gives me hope to cope with this DAMN world

[kezzer2]

@nursedjones Same here.!

[007luvr]

Wow !!! This song still rocks !!! Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about the good old days !!! This was when the video age had just begun !!!!

[howedelamitri]

I want to be in that crowd jumping around right now!

[Blanchefort1]

Saw and heard them live three times. Awesome band.

[Oldshirt]

Begged my mom to buy me this single on vinyl when I was 10... Wore it out!

[Ronbo710]

Big Country RULED!!! These guys were innovators. Not like the shit nowadays all done on computers. Brilliant.

[Bubbamiester1000]

can i have stew's vest?

[Bubbamiester1000]

this song is synonymous with many happy memories.

[DaWgsRoCk]

Big Country spank the Monkey, what a total legend was William Stuart Adamson

[destroyerofsenses]

Love the improvised ending....i wish the orginal ended like that

[happystudio1]

1 person should be fucked in the arse....)

[BigMommanTX]

I cannot hear it.

[blacktabbymoon]

He did not od on drugs he was very depressed and hung himself, not everything is drugs Wonky.

[zagitta]

this song reminds me of when i was born, 1984, i'm really going to try to play this song live somehow in 2011 like 30 years later but i think it's still a good song, i'll try to play it with some band, bring it on to these times.

[sk8eronthaweekendz]

wy couldnt i live in the 70's and 80's when they had good music like this instead of rap

[michaellovesthecat]

love big country Sorry of his passing

[mousebatfolicle]

Excellent post. Another example of just how good this band were and it was such a shame they never got the success that they deserved. RIP Stuart

[GriggsC123]

Hey is that Jeremy Clarkson Singing?

[atlantic1952]

Thanks for posting this Tye, this band were brilliant live, what a shame it all had to end......

[mattisha34]

Thanks for posting. This is one of my favorite songs when I was a child. It sounds very good live. The production was pretty incredible. I didn't know the lead singer passed away. Rest in Peace, Stuart.

[tyeistops]

@mattisha34

i 1st heard this at age 13; 40 now!

Incredible song.....never fails to 'kick me back to reality'....

Rip Stuart Adamson indeed.....

[sumoflone]

@tyeistops i am 18 now,..,,ive been looking for this song which was from the album we had b4 called "lost and found" but ironically, it was lost...im so glad to have found it agen...it brings a lot of good childhood memories and the glory days when music was real!...rip stuart

[WonkyTonkBotty]

@tyeistops Didn't he die by hanging himself? I never knew why he did that.

[Sw155]

@WonkyTonkBotty yeah he did and it is a real shame. No one will ever know the true reasoning behind it, but he lapsed back into alcoholism at the time so i'm sure that played a part as well.

[grover12able]

@WonkyTonkBotty He ODed on heroin in Hawaii

[RanchoRelaxoArg]

@tyeistops Me too, 40 nooooo!!!!!

[avfcmickdaly]

@mattisha34 ...right there now is what youtube is for...for fans to talk about experiences with great bands like this...not whinge about justin/miley or any other disney muppet.........but you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!...dah dah dah dah dah.

[MrAndersoncouncil]

@mattisha34

Nor I until this moment. That is truly sad and shocking.

[gymman1031]

Is Sefton Park in England?

[AccyRed]

@gymman1031 Yeah it's in Liverpool

[tonyzackery]

beautiful music!

[130shipley]

This song inspired me in high school when the song made it to America to see the world, and I did.

[mrpeixe]

i'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert,

but i can live and breathe and see the sun in winter time

[olexyd]

what happened to the original vid on youtube?

[SheWoreLemon83]

@olexyd that's what I want to know, where are all of the official vids? I've come across Look Away and One Great Thing, but that's it...you'd think INBC would be readily available.

[tlcbiking]

THIS MUST BE THE ONLY GROUP EVER TO MAKE AN ELECTRIC GUITAR SOUND LIKE PIPES!

[tyeistops]

@tlcbiking

hmmmm.....go google!

BIG COUNTRY FOREVER!!!!!

[Niche79]

Love how the european guys are so skinny, my size and then you see the Americans and you realize why they say we all are fat! haha I look normal when I visit Europe, here I just look skinny, haha! Love the 80s!!!!!!

[mooseasaurusrex]

Wow.

Maybe it's just me, but they sounded really good live.

[tyeistops]

@mooseasaurusrex

They were soo much better live...believe me!

Bloody brilliant on record..but.....you just had to be there live!

Totally fuckin' awesome.....

[toadiesrule]

does anybody know why U2 band is in the hall of fame but big country isnt whats wrong with this picture please put them in hall of fame music this fan is pissed off and should put this awesome band in they have my vote

[tyeistops]

@toadiesrule

Big Country never 'sold out'.....they had chances but circumstances and stuff....

imho.....they were always true to their fans; and that's that!

[soxmonki]

Classic ... my mom's family is native but they are also Scott .. this is our shared heritage .... love the dance they are doing ... :)

[girlmusic2remember]

R.I.P. Stuart.

[ponfarr69]

I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert. I thought pain and truth were things that really mattered, but you can't stay here when every single hope you had shattered.

[drkmagneto]

Awesome song from an awesome band! RIP Stuart. You are missed by a lot of fans!

[tyeistops]

@drkmagneto

Totally!

[DJTEVAdotCOM]

their guitar were custom filtered to resemble bagpipes..

[tyeistops]

@DJTEVAdotCOM

erm.....don't think so...just the way they played!

Go figure/research .....whatever....!

[hunhun23]

I went to see them when they came to Tempe, AZ back in the 80's. They have been and always will be awesome!

[tyeistops]

@hunhun23

They were amazing!

[hunhun23]

Now this is music! I remember dancing to this in the clubs back in the early 80's.

[MsKerrieLuongo1991]

i love this 80's band, all there songs really have touched me in a happy way, even though i am digonsed with depression somehow this music makes the depression slowly turn into happy thoughts. god i love big country, rest in peace stuart

[tyeistops]

@MsKerrieLuongo1991

Their music really does help...............

[redredreds100]

@MsKerrieLuongo1991 I lived through this era, saw these guys a few times, good luck to you, I wish you well, I truely do

[roydes01]

this song is very bittersweet, cud only have been about 6 when my older brothers wud blast it out on thier ghetto blasta, loved it then love it now. used to watch thier music video wiv east of eden and wonderland on it was wicked. just hope my children will appreciate this generation ov music but doubt very much they will. shame such a shane.

[borninhavremt]

in a big country I get drunk

[sHORSLEYs]

this song is really good !! i love it !!! :D

[tyeistops]

@sHORSLEYs

isn't it!

So uplifting and positive...my ultimate 'feel good' song...never fails to deliver!

[andrewcoook420]

@tyeistops you are right on that very uplifting

[robfergusonjr]

@sHORSLEYs its early 80s, wot you'd expect? less?

[manlius]

Sure sounds like there are bagpipes playing. Are there? If so, where are they? I don't see any keyboards. What's making the bagpipe sound? Am I imagining them because they're Scottish???

[tyeistops]

@manlius

nooooooooooooooooo bagpipes!

Just the way Stuart and Bruce played their guitars...

a gorgeous, tuneful sound but really nothing like bagpipes.

[kingston0708]

@manlius are you disrespecting scotland? l

[manlius]

@kingston0708 no. do you consider bagpipes disrespectful?

[v1per187]

Thanks for uploading. Wish I could have been around to see them play this song back in their hay day.

[tyeistops]

@v1per187

so glad you like...they were soo good live

[scottiek65]

this song, In a Big Country was the #4 most popular song on KROQ FM 106.7 in Los Angeles, in their year end Top 106.7 Songs of 1983.

[obgpunx13]

killer live recording!

[locheelad2]

THE song is too true.

[asianstud8]

the bass is so thundering its awesome

[tyeistops]

'the' song that got me soo very into them;

sent tingles down the spine then; still does now!

[dirtyjew1974]

i mean its one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time lol

[dirtyjew1974]

one of my top 5 favorite songs!

[MRDXKLIQ101]

its like inxs without mike but i do say if they wanna do it go for it by all means

[tyeistops]

@MRDXKLIQ101

dunno about that!

BC have lost not only singer/songwriter but guitarist/ and true passion......yes...Tony and Bruce have the abilities/passion but have not got that 'certain something'....they are the most amazin' guys around; don't wish to take anything from them; they rock! tony, bruce and mark are all part of it all! No disrespect to anyone here: Stuart can never be replaced in any shape or form!

He was a total 'one off'!!!!!!!!!

[MRDXKLIQ101]

all good man they was the shit back in the day

[tyeistops]

@MRDXKLIQ101

they still would be now!

[tyeistops]

@gordonS2

more than you realize!

[MRDXKLIQ101]

where the music vid

[tyeistops]

@MRDXKLIQ101

sorry?

[locheelad2]

Grand to hear comments from younger people who are digging the truth in the songs, NO commercials, I've become sick to the back teeth with U2 and their money comes first attitude.

[ozzmaster13]

YOU CAN'T BEET BIG COUNTRY

[tyeistops]

@ozzmaster13

totally!

[ozzmaster13]

@tyeistops

YOU KNOW IT!

[alanthebus]

I was at this concert and can remember it like it was yesterday what a great night . Greatest live band ever RIP big man gone but never forgotten you brought so much joy to so many

[tyeistops]

@alanthebus

Ditto! Although i wasn't there....just wish i'd been!

[provoira]

Great footage!!! Love seeing all BC videos!! Best band in the world!!! RIP Stuart!!!

[tyeistops]

@provoira

Thanx....yep...you got it in one! Def...the best band in the world...without a doubt!

[Spraycando]

Saw these at Sunderland Poly and were one of the most energetic bands I've seen. Bass player was jumping about all over the place. Good sounds, and a good night out.

[tyeistops]

Big Country- soo far not anyone been to a 'bad' big country gig- to my knowledge... there wasn't one!

They always gave their all....and no matter what; gave time to their fans....

totally gorgeous brilliant band....will never be forgotten!

[locheelad2]

That's Stuart's upbringing, i.e. bringing the rest out, holding hands and introducing, class act all the way.

[nbyon]

Nice Scott--------------Box!

[nickspear]

Cheers, gillo69.

[nickspear]

Like to see Bono play a guitar riff and sing! Such a great, honest band.

[gillo69]

Nickspear i agree mate

Big Country deserve everything u2 have and more!!!

Fuck Fuckign u2 and Bone-O

[imaRobot1688]

can someone please explain to me how this was their only hit in the US? there is absolutly no reason this band shouldn't have been huge...

[dobbysta2]

the us has no soul...so no taste!!...hein britney!!these guys were intense!!! rip stuart

[dirtyabe91]

because they were unjustly tied into the other 80's new wave music.

[dobbysta2]

yeAh so i've heard!!I M JUST DicoveriNG THeiR albums theiR sound doesnt hAVE that MUCH RESEMBLANCE WITH u2,somehow i prefer Bc's music

[colintwix]

I am nearly sure this was originally on The Tube with Jools Holland and Paula Yates. After seeing this (I was 15) me and my mates seen them at newcastle City Hall. It still rates as one of the best gigs I have ever been to. They were a great live band.

[tyeistops]

dunno if it was.....

just remember this was shown as a seperate 'gig' ...sefton park...

although the song 'in a big country' was prob. on 'the tube' b4 this....my memory eludes me here!

Help anyone?

[normanwarrior1]

hard rock and celtic sound..just great,i was 18 and i was very much impressed by this group..rip Stu forever in my heart..

[tyeistops]

forever!

[LydiaLund]

In a big country dream´s stays with you!

I was at the concert in Stockholm 1984/85 It was the best! Remember the Skids? RIP Stuart.

[tyeistops]

Stuart was the best......!

[aceshighorlow]

i was at this gig i cant believe it is nearly 30 years ago happy times

[nealtracy]

@aceshighorlow ....They showed this gig on The Tube...What was it in aid of.....It seems a strange place to hold a gig.....looking down at the front im sure that would be a health and safety issue now.....mores the pity!

[Hellon999]

very good! x)

[BART51258]

I was at this gig, stuart asked me for my b/w cnd patch to wear for the show, which I gave him ( top right of his jacket ) I travelled across the country to see this band countless times and stuart asked me to run the fan club mag, which I did for a while. Numerous stories to tell of those great times ! Still miss Stuart loads, he was not only a supremely talented person, but just as important, a wonderful human being as well.

Sefton Park is in Liverpool,and the day of that gig was brilliant

[rpgfire]

Tony Butler gr8 bassist. this song is one of the reasons I picked up the bass. first song I ever learned..

[mikekingphoto]

Glorious

[tyeistops]

Yes...isn't it!

[tyeistops]

My own copy is shite;bigcountry7618...has 'most' of full gig....just traded with him...fof...will try...no storm on his...though it's already on here............thank you 4 such nice comments; especially thanks to Gaz...you're a real star!

[isabellle87]

Well done !!! Thank you , thank you :) !!!

[stayalive378]

Amanda; you're a star!! I'd never seen this before, thank you so much!! =D