Icehouse Man of Colours

[TwoheadsIncorporated]

Its simple, another example of talent far beyond their time.

[EnarPilrith1]

Awesome song. Another great Australian classic!

[PsySchmai]

I remember this so clearly when I was 10 and went to see them with my Dad for my first ever concert in 1988. :)

[Munnoo77]

Dont watch dis instead watch Ice House Man Of Colors 1987. Much Better dan dis

[brettensile]

my fave Icehouse song. The others were good but this is such a confident yet soulful song.

[orientlux]

Una cancion muy bella, que me ha acompañado por mas de 20 años ....

[davylampy]

absolutely awesome album. Top candidate for a desert island disk!

[pdb606]

Great song Iva. The Oboe solo is worthy of the Tasmanian Symph. Thank you for all of your songs and the different memories of my life that each song evochs.

[minstralwinds]

You know, since hearing this song for the first time, whenever I look at an old man, I think of this song....A mna that has a lot of history and story and much of it with color! I learned to respect me elders and this song just solidifies it! Thank you for the posting

[PositiveLastAction]

Beautiful tune matched well with poetic lyrics. One of their best.

[hutchinson54]

Such a beautiful song. It gives me chills every time I hear it. I never get tired of it. My favorite by these guys.

[prince46799]

i went to a concert at bombay rock ,goldcoast in the 80,s it was great very professionnel i enjoyed it alot

[s1201]

I just simply want to say 'thank you' for sharing this....

[knhmgruth]

wauchope boy

[carlesaro1]

Excelente cancion , que recuerdos cuando tenia 20 años , me llega al alma y me pone triste porque que ha pasado tanto tiempo y uno vuelve a vivir los momentos de su juventud. gracias Icehouse

[MultiFrankDux]

Icehouse, the best music of the world.

[1a2b3cdf3]

spelled color wrong

[dirkworld]

@1a2b3cdf3 This is how the majority of english speaking countries spell "color" Colour" Flavour, honour" etc.

[OMGitsAsianFRED]

@1a2b3cdf3 thats australian and british spelling....

[joking62]

I saw Iva perform this lvie in melbourne years ago - still give me goosebumps when I think about it - my akll time favourite band /singer/music

[Monamika84]

Amazing, brilliant, beautiful...takes breath away

[mygreatlovenova]

such a beautiful song

[simonhamid]

I was 17 when this album came out and had started my first job in a record store. When they came to my town I didn't have the money so I sat on the stage loading dock of the theatre with a group of friends and listened. As other's have said this song is one of those defining ones and just hearing Iva play the oboe and sing this song live was magical. Beautiful song.

[felixlechatbotte]

the more i hear this song, the more i understand why i love Icehouse :)

[hutchinson54]

One of the most beautiful songs this group ever did. Where did this music go? The music of today just doesn't compare to these timeless classics. An era greatly missed, to say the least.

[fankhauser99]

Why won't Iva allow Icehouse songs to be made available on iTunes? Does anybody know? I would really love to buy this beautiful, haunting, amazing song.

[80srule4ever]

@fankhauser99 Is that so? How disappointing! I was hoping to buy a few of their tunes myself!

[fankhauser99]

@80srule4ever Hey dude, I just tried to attach a link to a discussion I stumbled on when I was googling why Icehouse isn't on iTunes but YouTube wouldn't let me! Anyway, from what I found, it seems Iva Davies owns the rights to publish his music and hasn't decided to release them yet. I don't know if this is true or not but it's just what I found.

[80srule4ever]

@fankhauser99 Thanks for researching the issue. I do not own any of their tracks so I was looking forward to downloading from itunes. A last resort would be to actually buy their CDs and then go from there -- longer process but I guess worthwhile. Thanks again !!!

[fankhauser99]

Why isn't Icehouse available on iTunes? Does anybody know? I would really love to buy beautiful, haunting, amazing song.

[Gameslover99]

"cavemanjack"



[revdavidnye]

THIS SPEAKS TO MY SOUL!!!!

[28trichy]

the best thing today: I can hear all these great songs from >man of colours< from my own CD... as loud and as long as I want. You're all so right... there's no playback in it and no plastic-voice.... only real good hand-made music. I'll love it forever.

[TheGmgirl77]

Best album

[InGoodNick1973]

Beautiful...simple



[MrCanadianPride]

Iva represente le type de chanteur que je revais etre lors de mes 18-30 ans. Son style, son aura, sa presence profondement marquante dans tous lieux ou il apparaissait. Sa voix si chaude, puissante et de differents octaves lui conferrait un coffre remplie de notes comme j aurais tuer a posseder. Merci Iva pour ton talent et ta voix.

[Qayzar]

Time.

[girlofcolours2]

@Qayzar yes,dear.nice comment.

[TheWIERDChannelLOL]

this song is awsome..i love it!

[MRMILO57]

Beautiful and very endearing song.

Wasn't a big fan, but how some of their songs become timeless.

[AmyLilies]

I absolutely LOVE this track...

Up until last Friday, I´d never even heard of Icehouse... but thanks to a new aquaintance from New Zealand... I´ve found a new favourite band!

:)

[Swandoni]

Icehouse were a brilliant band , sadly , largely ignored in Britain.

Thank you for posting!

[LDRNOVA]

@Swandoni Ignored for the most part in the US sadly as well.

[Clauddiale]

ahhh hermoooooosa cancion me encanta que alegría haberla encontrado aqui!!!!!

gracias por subirla

ahhh beautiful song, I really love this song, Im very happy to find it in here, thank you for uploading!! wow im very happy to hear it again,,, !

[edblzds]

No Promisses song was very played here in Brazil in the 80´s. But since that time I have been search for all songs and history by Ice Houe and Iva.

There is no distance even time to sowing fantastic songs. Althoug I am very from Australia and never there before, all the things from that country sounds me fantastic.

Iva has a dreamed voice and I will appreciatte it forever!

Luiz

[synthpeej]

I have to turn it over its making me cry

[seriouslywacky]

I adore this band, makes me proud to call myself Aussie. Iva, you are a legend and I hope this music still exists when humankind is no more.

[robertma7149]

i like it this song

[RosArnold]

Absolutely love the oboe solo.

[feldschpah]

This song is just so poignant. It's really tugs at the heartstrings.

An excellent job by Iva and Icehouse on a memorable song.

[sitithesecond]

@Maiblume4: My favourite Icehouse. Vielen, vielen Dank!!! I was in Aussie in the 1980s when this album came out. Many happy memories!

[sitithesecond]

Thanks for posting! Beaut song from a great Aussie band and fabulous tribute to the artist, Iva's father ... great music and of course Iva's wonderful soaring voice.

[005526656]

i probly won't make old bones,my life is good , thanks Iva you are a legend mate

[primusultimusque]

hey Anzac2404, I think you'll find this is an Aussie band. Iva Davies (born Ivor Arthur Davies, 22 May 1955, Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia)

[anzac2404]

One of the greatest bands to come out of New Zealand...always loved this song, great album!

*Thanks for posting this, brings back some memories, cheers.

[rainerscheuch]

wonderful homage - I think to his father - he can be proud of his son Iva..

[bicks29]

He has an amazing voice, sweet, high and it stays deep in your soul...

A great voice and talent for one of the most amazing bands of all times...Icehouse...!

[hetie52]

@bicks29 I can only agree with that. It exactly expresses my feelings. Music from that time was so much better than some of the crap we have to listen to today

[bradhienzachary]

Yeah I love his voice too, when he sings in the studio. His voice don't have the feeling for me when I hear his voice in all the live clips I have heard. What do you think?

[ASkywalker1]

the title track from the album that outsold INXS's Kick album, now that's something to be proud of

[piwko144]

New Romantic,super!!!!!!!!!!!!

[realizationday]

beautiful

[Crazyoneishere]

It is a pitty this song isn't on itunes

[voicebeyond]

Iz is. Iz is a mun. Iz is a colourd mun.

[frigate100]

Iva,  did this song for his father who was an artist. Beautiful!

[LosDe80s]

Great video ,beautiful song !!!

[doobydot]

This is the only Icehouse song I've ever heard, and I don't want to listen to any other - because I KNOW no other song can have the same effect. This is just too wonderful. Brings back a lot of memories to me. Thanks for posting the vid.

[cookamidgera]

Sorry, but you should listen to tunes like "we can stick together" & "can't help myself". Then you will understand that you are missing out!!!

[JBS1950]

Yes this is a fantastic piece of music but please listen to more Icehouse, fabulous band, great music

[morroy1]

yes one of the best song of this album wonderful

[prufrok1]

haha

needs more oboe!

[lisafs1]

the girl in the clip is ivas wife

[roadglide21]

@lisafs1 How old is she? She is beautiful, and glides when she dances.

I read somewhere that Iva said that he and Tonya met in 1985; how long have they been married?

I watched the video of "Some Rooms" at the Sydney Opera House. Has she beeen in anymore Icehouse Videos?

[LoveHeartLogicHead]

Easily their best song for me.

It may not actually be correct but I think that Iva's hands would have had a couple of beads of sweat on them with his father in the film clip but then, as he got into the song, he would have let the rhythm and beat provide him the support he needed.

Just would be both thrilling and perhaps a little unnerving to have your dad in one of your widely released songs.

[Abrimaal]

Surely the best song.

[LoveHeartLogicHead]

Abrimaal,

Agreed.

Regards.

[Abrimaal]

But I also like "Feed the Machine" and "The System" from the album "Big Wheel". They are so dynamic and powerful.

[braemage]

@LoveHeartLogicHead Well his Dad was the" Man Of Colours" Big shoes to follow in, and didn't he do his Welsh Da proud :))

[gazzerwow]

FANTASTIC MUSIC.....

[PeteGG]

Bit of trivia - the 'man of colours' in this film clip is actually Iva Davies' father!

[Scotscan]

Aussie Aussie Aussie cracking track reminds me of painting at uni back in old days

[jeja34]

absolutly love this song!!

[tjcarr70]

Best Aussie band of the 80's by far :)

[alieb3]

P.S. Your mothers sweet twat smells like garbage

[alieb3]

Because its garbage.

[AdamAus85]

Nah it's Icehouse, Garbage is that group with the Scottish singer.

P.s. You're a twat.

[cspace1234nz]

Got such feeling in this song, it's amazing.

Can't buy icehouse songs on itunes, why not ?

[willcand]

Cause Itunes sucks!!

[Scotscan]

The same can be said for Spotify too! :(

[cspace1234nz]

OOPS !

I went to click on REPLY and accidently clicked on the thumbs down...sorry about that !

Maybe it's more to do with the artist that with itunes. Maybe some artists just don't like the idea of putting their stuff on the net in that way or maybe there are some sort of contractual/copyright things that prevent it.

[johnied8509]

I can,t download his songs on rhapsody either.

[azadeh45]

Lovely song,thanks.

[snufkin789]

new age?

[marseneau7]

saw them in atlanta in 88 or 89? ...great band.

[ITM396]

My lifesong for a long time already..

[qtkitty4u]

I like this song its soft and relaxing, Nice

[becksta82]

beautiful song! makes me want to runaway in my dreams:)

[oricuc]

iva sei stupendo, la tua voce è meravigliosa e questa canzone..indicibile..

[ryanperryjasper]

I've loved this song since i was a kid. Got it on my Ipod now. Dude did the soundtrack for Razorback as well, quality all the way.

[HomeComingPrisoner]

magical

[TheSeano1]

Loved this song since when I first heard it on the album, when it was first released all those years ago, and I was a teenager growing up in Adelaide. Still just as powerful and beautiful now, will never grow old, and I'll never tire of listening to it. Iva Davies, you are a wonder and an all-time Aussie legend.

[AG4572]

You didn't go to the concert on the banks of the Torrens in 1985 by any chance?? Iva Davies came down a cable from the roof of the Festival Centre to the stage playing the oboe.

[Capelle79]

The most overlooked band of the 80's

I got to see these guys,inxs, u2,tears for fears,queen,foreigner live, god damn im thankful to grow and live thru the 80's!

[lydocaine7212]

I love this group. davies has one of the finest voices I 've ever heard-- deep--richly resonant-with a beautiful falsetto--I was lucky enough to see them on tour. great group.

[rjmdrum]

Couldn't agree more.

Saw them as the opening act in 89 for the last show the Cars ever performed live (in Providence RI USA)

I went for Icehouse which was one of m favorite bands and was much overlooked in the US

[heavymetalweb]

what can i say, this group is amazing, is just like come back to the 80's and feel the same feeling of that moment, I love icehouse!

[frissonknives]

I remember as a young boy, knowing how beautiful this was.And how it struck something inside me that I didn't quite understand. In a way that makes it to me all the more meaningful. A feeling that still resonates. I think I was about 10 or 11.

[destube]

yep i know exactly what you mean, i used to hear it on late night radio, I was 16 at the time, thought it ws amazing even hen!!!

[binscent1]

I only heard it for the first time, last week,

It's beautiful.

We're doing it in school, a truly fantastic song, that hits you in the heart, hard.

[MrGziss]

@frissonknives id swore i wrote that..ha. me too! same age.

thanks to my dad showing me it, and having relatives from there.

[ChristEternity]

@frissonknives Your not wrong, I too felt that sensation, and when I heard the song again about 5 years ago it brought back memories of my childhood that I had felt were long forgotten in a world that rapidly changes like this one.

[RAAF307]

@frissonknives i would have to say i would agree, i remember sitting in the lounge at the age of 17 when this song came on count down and it gripped my soul and i have never let go, love this group

[GreaterGreece]

@frissonknives...you just spoke for both of us. I was exactly the same age and this song almost feels like my awakening into the world of a young man . Such a great song from a fantastic decade.

[keironphillips1]

Hmm, some of the songd on man of Colours were a little self indulgent but this one is sheer class, even now.

[nweflynn]

Still sounds good years on. Good and sad memories. Very evocative.

[ArtGardenfunckle]

This still rocks. Always lived these guys.

[marlarice]

I loved this group in the 80's. I love good instrumental music in a song. Without the vocals all of their songs are still bangin!

[fivecougarsoz]

such an amazing and beautiful song, almost to the point of being haunting. I wish I could write and produce a song like this for my Dad as Iva has done here

[tw2466]

Very talented group probably one of the best to come out of Aus

[nightcat3549]

If I remember correctly, Iva was a member of the Sydney Philharmonic before he created Icehouse

[AussieRoadHammer]

Straight from Wikipedia - "In late 1977, Iva Davies, a former oboe and composition student at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music joined with bass guitar player Keith Welsh to form a band called Flowers."

[ruffian1868]

Andy Macaky ( Roxy Music ) and Mick Karn ( Japan ) were exponents of the oboe before Iva discplayed his talents on the instrument.

[loubob11]

a beautiful blend of lyric melody and sentiment

[MARKBPHARM]

Perhaps something sad happened in Bogan39's life at the time this song was popular

[annoyingmidget07]

i have to say, that's the first time i've seen an oboe solo in pop/rock music

[Bogan39]

crappy song makes me wanna punch someone

[dawwwood]

beautiful composition,what sadness.

[trentmcgregor]

a beautifully haunting song - one of their best

[PhilosopherEight]

If you listen carefully, you can hear the difference between Art and Entertainment.

I fear Art may be dying...

[trentmcgregor]

yes, art is dying unfortunately - they dont make songs with the same feeling or passion any more

[PrinceCharmlesssss]

They do, but it is unfortunate that they are not given the publicity that all the other rubbish gets these days

[toolartist]

ahh yes indeed

[motorholer]

deeply thanks for postin.

[ASkywalker1]

BRILLIANT. The best album and band from the eighties. Icehouse are the best.

[grogg688]

Awesome song, a definite favourite despite its age.

[synoptic33]

Piękny clip, ciarki przechodzą kiedy się słucha! :)

[badintentions2]

icehouse ws a superb album when they were called the 'flowers'.

when they made a 'comeback' a few years later and let some marketing agent try to turn them into something they were not they lost their passion for music and i cringed...

[Danshearer9]

AWESOME!!! memories of the awesome eighties!!! should be reconised as one of the greatest Australian bands of all time!!

[holdenfan69]

All of Icehouses songs are brilliant. It's quite unfair that they're not really recognised in the music world of today.

[pusoweydupa]

I remember seeing Icehouse back in the 80s in San Francisco. My friend and I got to meet some of the band, but unfortunately never got to see Iva Davies up close. Would love to see them in concert again. Their music is terrific!

[GOOBANANAS]

Yet another underated band from the 80's. Ultravox, Peter Murphy, Mige Ure, TalkTalk, Go West, The Stone Roses, The The , Crowded House, The Book of Love and so on...Damn now I have to break out the tapes.

[EXPERT80s]

One of the Icehouse's best song ,i love it !!!

[upfrontbear74]

Lovely song

[Kishmakay]

Jesus Christ... these guys were incapable of making a single bad song! Goddamn it!

This is heavenly.

[Loriq1962]

I have loved this group for the longest time... and their music is so hard to find!!>> This is one of my favorite songs... but I also like my obscession as well!!

Lori

[tordoff]

You can find nearly all there music cd's on ebay, UK, USA and Australia.

Look under the name Flowers for their earlier work.

[Choefoe]

u tube is working on iTunes with the video,s. There are quite a few alreaddy ;)

[raspberrian]

i love this song too besides no promises...i am glad they play these tunes on soundscapes on kssj sacramento, ca

[abctamer]

Iva is such a soulful muso. This has to be one of the best songs ever

[synoptic33]

Super extra lux!

[unlocked1evil1]

Also is it just me, or does this song, make you think sometimes, why is there crime, and wars, and why we can't all just get on in this one place, called earth. For we are all human, and this IS OUR HOME.

[unlocked1evil1]

people close your eyes and listen to this song, it can take you to dreamland, where everything is beautiful, and you have your soul mate with you, and you will feel complete, and you will be, because you will be in your perfect paradise. Great choice Maiblume4, well done.

[kaweshkarelectronico]

Great, Great ,Great, I can't belive that I Found, this is one of my soundtrack life, thanks Maiblume4 for posting it, I'm from Southern Land and the sound of this song is incredibly blue, thanks again.

[Maiblume4]

Thank you so much! It's my pleasure when someone is happy watching the videos!

[theherd10]

Thank you SO much for posting this video. I just saw this vidoe for the first time today. As a 15-year old boy, I LOVED this song. Great memories. Bloody masterpiece is right. Thsnak again!

[theherd10]

Sorry for the speeling errors. Was in a hurry!

[theherd10]

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G! Sheesh!

[Maiblume4]

Thank you :-) I am always happy when someone enjoys my videos, and it's always nice to find other people who love Icehouse.

[Testaware]

Oh,yes... I remember this song, very close to me!

[BUSIMAN5]

bloody masterpeice

[smiguet]

I think Iva Davies is beautiful.

[Warthogfan]

Bleeuuucchhh

[maddymad12345]

With This Voice And This Talent The Man Can Do No Wrong

[fivecougarsoz]

Don't you think it's interesting how nobody agrees with you? I wonder why ...

[bullgrim]

When I was 16 always wanted to dedicate my life to painting. Well, I cannot say discovering this song really helped much to take decisions oriented to art...but...It really helped in the bad moments through career and artistic life. Now I work as a fine art teacher and painter (oils and acrilycs). I still listen to this song, it remainds me of a dream I made real. Thank you, Mr. Davies.

[AdamAus85]

Power to you mate. I'm still working on my dream. Hard when you don't really know what you want just yet.

[fivecougarsoz]

... :)

[dubtoffee]

One of his best

[hhelbys]

This is not the most popular of the Icehouse albums but is one of the better.

A truly beautiful song , Iva Davies is one of the true great Australian talents.

Thank you for posting it!!!