Van Der Graaf Generator - Refugees

[plectrum23]

a genious song, rips you apart

[marpa58]

a musical trip...perfect!

[jstorrdala]

Hmm, I can't say nothing, beautiful, it would be the best to die in this moment, what the future can bring any better thing...

[BlackestEyes1963]

Best song EVER WRITTEN. What more is there to say?

Damn... so beautiful, so wonderful. VDGG RULES!!!

[Friulidani]

Quel voyage ! une pure merveille!!!

[jstorrdala]

Az egyik legszebb szám amit ismerek, ezerszer hallottam és nem tudom megunni, ezzel szeretnék távozni ebből a világból...

[LaVadoRos1]

.. the summer wind out of the land of youth..

[Recebaccs]

Men. Is this really our life, isn't?

[jstorrdala]

@Recebaccs

Yes, this is...

[acer9575]

onde virem imigrantes clandestinos ou não vão ve-los sempre com os seus sacos e o olhar de quem procura compreensão e uma simples palavra amiga e depois eles vão sorrir e falar de coisas lindas das suas vidas.eu sei porque sou um deles

[tomwodi2]

I know the way. I'm far away now, but I know the way. I'll be there one day.

[Volutebleue]

Merveilleux....

[patmetheny92]

** 0 FANTASTICa!

[chocobo998]

This song brings tears to my eyes, true beauty. I wish more people liked it.

[Barchenson]

@chocobo998 : I like it (and my english sucks) you wont believe but in this small southamerican country there are people who like this son, true beay¡uty like you say.....

[chocobo998]

@Barchenson Thanks,  it's always good to hear that there are more people that like this fantastic music.

[beans1308]

yo castletokarma,how can u possibly apply this song to today.i love the song but must disagree with yr "status".beans1308

[CastletoKarma]

Great music and quite applicable today.

[CastletoKarma]

ss

[chungafrescor]

Conocí ésta canción, al comprar "The least we..." de VDGG, en versión 33 rpm, en una disquería perdida, con la tapa en muy mal estado. Coincidió con las primeras salidas con una piba de la que me enamoré. Escucho Refugees y veo nuestros paseos en bicicleta por la ciudad.

[greenbouncer]

Sad and beautiful. What a voice!!!!!!!!!!

[lillaari]

Káprázatos..



[lillaari]

Káprázatos..

[FlameChains]

I'm going to see him live next week ;D

[FabioCalcinelli]

Me too.

[fredy25051992]

Who thinks that this sounds like Herbert from Family Guy, thumbs up :)

[ValerioMansueti]

one of the best songs of all the times,..I was 15 years old when I listened it for the first time,...(1970)..and still it gives me so many thrills,..and always will give....

[beatrizzze]

@ValerioMansueti the song has its own great magique I was also15 years old,as I heard it for the first time and I feel the same about it.

Greatings from Germany

[beatrizzze]

@ValerioMansueti 

[mario7dic]

questa musica ......solo da amare amare sempre più specie oggi che: chi sa piu comporre?

[crinclark]

My favourite VdGG song of all time. One day I will get two Westies and I'll call them Mike & Suzie. Westies where I love.... :-)

[teresamnrsilva1961]

Petter Hamill-O primeiro concerto que vi ao vivo no estadio do Mar, no Porto....saudades desta musica.Neste tempo n tinha nem giradiscos!!!!Agora n tenho os suportes!!!! SAUDADES

[kotedo]

i am 41 now, and I absolutely love VDGG since i was 17 or 18. This isnt the usual music of my time but i always found it amazing and astonishing, how they performed. what a pity that i didnt had the chance to see them live...

[scotthur]

@kotedo they're having a tour this year. you should definitely check it out! btw, i'm 19 and i've been listening to these guys since 16. although i haven't seen any other of my friends who like them, they're absolutely timeless.

[kotedo]

@scotthur : Thank you m8, i did not know that ! I will have a look for them when they come to germany.

Plus : Great - you´re 19 and the music "of your time" is very different today if u know what i mean - thank you for listening to it. cheers..

[WindPowerKits]

like this video. See my home energy stuff using Rooftop Wind Turbines and solar panels on my roof. I won a Green Design Contest with my product on EarthDay

PEACE

[marquez897]

nous sommes tous des réfugiés !

[badger622512]

Still one of the saddest songs - but i love it

[badger622512]

one of the best songs ever from the 70s - still makes me fill up

[Thejohnjackjoe]

van der graaf... what a word to write.. what a band they where....

[carmine6786]

does someone can tell me where i can find the flute scores of this song????plz

[hugodraslik]

@carmine6786

The flute part is very simple here, it just plays the chords of the song (egcg-egcg, dgbg-dgbg, ceae-ceae... and so on....)

[carmine6786]

@hugodraslik thank u very much...

[K2nsl3r]

sounds a bit like A Whiter Shade of Pale meets Sigur Ros

[RicardoSilva15]

one person here is dead musically. Dislike this song is a sin

[funkberto]

@RicardoSilva15 If aomething dont like VDGG o all beauty old Prog songs is a SUBHUMAN.

[geminirat60]

terrible

[TheProclaroIndonesia]

Peter Hammil has a very unique and distinctive voice ....,

[BlackestEyes1963]

Loveliest song ever written.

[HIPHOPrevoltion]

west is nothing I think the east is the best..wrong

[dimitriskerkoulas]

@HIPHOPrevoltion

i think as ''west'' he means the west of the sun, the end of life,the end...

[HIPHOPrevoltion]

very poingiant

[MrTilaws]

so many good memories of my youth !!

[thistledonicely]

Beautiful! What a fantastic voice Peter Hammill has.

[tremeluzir]

Exquisite and priceless!

[vandergraaf1]

Urumaa, Urumaa..

De unde veniti?

Noi locuim aici in VdGG din 1978...

Ghiozdane pictate cu Numele.

Am avut epifania anul trecut. Atit Peter cit si VdGG in concerte. Am dat mina cu Dinsul. Extraordinar. Si momentul dar mai ales apropierea de ceva atit de indeparta si personal in acelasi timp. Am plins. Pling. Era 1978, poze alb negru, calatorii cu trenul, benzi mono...

[urumaa]

@vandergraaf1 , :) buna, uite, am un blogulet rockprogresiv la wordpress punct com, sunt acolo

[vandergraaf1]

@urumaa nu stiu cum sa va gasesc la wordpress. am incercat si urumaa si rockprogresiv dar cred ca nu ma pricep. Imi pare rau. Multumesc mult de raspuns.

[vandergraaf1]

Urumaa, Urumaa..

De unde veniti?

Noi locuim aici in VdGG din 1978...

Ghiozdane pictate cu Numele.

Am avut epifania anul trecut. Atit Peter cit si VdGG in concerte. Am dat mina cu Dinsul. Extraordinar. Si momentul dar mai ales apropierea de ceva atit de indeparta si personal in acelasi timp. Am plins. Pling. Era 1978, poze alb negru, calatorii cu trenul, benzi mono...

[vandergraaf1]

Urumaa, Urumaa..

De unde veniti?

Noi locuim aici in VdGG din 1978...

Ghiozdane pictate cu Numele.

Am avut epifania anul trecut. Atit Peter cit si VdGG in concerte. Am dat mina cu Dinsul. Extraordinar. Si momentul dar mai ales apropierea de ceva atit de indeparta si personal in acelasi timp. Am plins. Pling. Era 1978, poze alb negru, calatorii cu trenul, benzi mono...

[naughtyfluffxxx]

Cryin my eyes out

[jimbronxny]

a GREST band that never got the deserved recognition

[urumaa]

Nordul – loc uitat de ani, rece si alb,

Unde, gheata cuprinde sufletele oamenilor imbatranindu-i de atata amar de ani,

Sudul – caldura intinselor campii, sterpe, uscate,

Si eu ma plimbam prin ape adanci, si prin ganduri,

Estul – de unde zorii zilei rasar si acel soare galben,

Unde sufla lin vanturi rasfirate, unindu-se toate intr-unul, in final,

Vara, spre august, e a oamenilor ce zambesc larg

In forfota veseli, si totusi – linistiti

[urumaa]

Ne plimbam in lung si-n lat, mana de mana Pe liniile subtiri, dintre nisip si marea cu vase Zambind relaxati – de libertatea gasita Ne intreptam impreuna spre Vest, cel ce-a mai ramas. Vestul este acolo unde zilele incep sa se sfarseasca Unde culorile devin din ceva gri in galben luminat Si unde putem fi alaturi de prieteni, de cei de-o vreme plecati Acolo unde lumina se joaca cu norii galbeni de raze Vestul e Mike, Vestul e Susie, Vestul e locul in care iubesc cu adevarat.

[urumaa]

Acolo se incheie zilele noastre, Spunandu-ne aceleasi povesti, incercand parca Ca in Vest sa zambim – sa plecam, Sa ne cerem scuze celor nu stiu calea de fapt. De fapt de acum suntem singuri Doar refugiati, cu toate in bagaje, stranse cu sfori Fara ganduri, de fericire impresurati – cu toate ca singuri. Vestul e Mike, Vestul e Susie E locul in care incepi sa iubesti nesperat Locul spre care refugiatii se intreapta in graba, Vestul e locul …. e acasa de fapt.

[Sarricel]

Saw Peter Hammill play years ago in a smoky basement club in Bath. OMG - blew my mind. This and Just Good Friends are phenomenal.

[oritzamelson]

the least we can do is wave to each other ..

[BlackestEyes1963]

I would like to get buried with this fantastic song, Play it LOUD please!

[crtjuren]

@BlackestEyes1963

me too

[talparotonda]

van der for ever.......

[juergenwolf001]

Es gibt nicht viel Musik, die nach 40 Jahren noch immer sooo gut ist.

[marcosfastback]

@juergenwolf001

doch, sehr vieles aus der zeit 1968 - 1972...



[ViajanteB4]

Very very chévere.

[Hawklord23]

Absolutely brilliant song the Best, yup I agree Zep, Tull, Heep and then there was VDGG

[rosinbollene]

Made my tears coming

[fogobass]

isso me faz sentir, bem

[BlackestEyes1963]

Heartbreakingly beautiful. Mr. Peter Hamill = GOD.

[vancetheworld]

i'm a metalhead...this song is just....poetry.....

West is where all days shall someday end.....

[infodimondi]

STRATOSFERICI !!!

[pierrotlunaire100]

We're refugees, carrying all we own

in brown bags, tied up with string;

nothing to think, it doesn't mean a thing,

but we'll be happy on our own.

[fall64]

Definitely the best.

Touches the inner heart.

[jmoloc]

Inperdenoble, los habia olvidado.

Maldita memoria

[jandal3]

Tęsknota...

[branchonfire]

great song takes me back to my teenage years, friends, poetry, parties, all those great times. love this song and its outsider status. it has been with me for many years now. thanks for the post

[jimbronxny]

@branchonfire  i LOVE THIS BAND..I'm 59 so I miss the 60's and 70's so much...

[crystalofmud]

this is hope, certainly actually

[crystalofmud]

west as all those beautiful things he talks about and refugees remember, everything he sings about it is true, these things are not lost

[crystalofmud]

west is where all days will some day end

[IlanRefugees]

eargasmic.

[BannersOfCrimson]

one of the best songs ever, period.

[insuretec]

West is where we choose home! Yeah!

[vandergraaf78]

This is...Musical Heaven...

[YngvarOppedal]

Vilka härliga tongångar! Den här gruppen verkar både vara väldigt melodiska och tänka på vackra texter.

Sweat sounds. I think this music both have sweat music and lyrics.

[alra1975]

So many sad memories from lost youth....

[Bachwerkeverzeich548]

@alra1975

L'ascoltavo proprio oggi...

[idanbenaim]

One of the best songs of all times, played by my favorite band.

Thanks.

[mg22ful]

I finaly found this amazing song....

[ariacurva]

Peter Hammill, per me una delle voci più belle di tutto il panorama musicale rock. Per te...!

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

si..OH SII

[puddypuss]

forget modern mix comment, video got interference. this is original and good.

[elciad100]

ha distanza di anni , mi vengono i brividi

li ho visti dal vivo,all'uscita di questo disco, un giorno indimenticabile,

[cuddlyable3]

Who were Mike and Susie?

[BLooDCoMPleX]

@cuddlyable3

Just symbolic names that represents the refugees or all of us maybe.

[Applemask]

@cuddlyable3 No, they're real people; the guys that Peter Hamill roomed with in his student days. Susie is the actress Susan Penhaligon. They're mentioned again in "Easy to Slip Away" ("Susie, I guess you're on your way to be a star, but I don't know where you are: the only time I seem to see you is on T.V.) FUN VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR FACTS

[ariacurva]

Fra le 500!

[puffo331]

per te !

[olimpia600]

che meraviglia

[usedtobe42sack]

You don't need video with this one. I am old, I am old, and it still gets to me.

[Tubba324]

This is the perfect hymn for all of us, old geezers, who lived the post hippie times of the seventies.

Thanks Peter Hammill and VDGG for all those moments of ecstasy.

[puddypuss]

mike and susie were people hammill shared a flat with in late 60s. susie is the actress susan penhaligon who is still appearing. not sure I like this mixing of old classic with modern pop/rock style

[mobyboy]

lovely voice and song

[ariacurva]

Che bella voce!!! Di lui gli esperti musicali della rivista inglese "Melody Maker" dissero: "Canta come se avesse ingoiato un violino"...!

[felipepb1]

Brilliant.

[petethai]

li ho visti il 10 febbraio 1972 a torino sempre fantastica questa musica

[3melrose]

outstanding, I love it since I was young and that's a long time ago.

[jimbronxny]

Beautiful

[sidstoke]

lovely and all that - but i always liked the single version better

[Rindhol]

stupendo...

[chungafrescor]

La trayectoria de Van der Graaf Generator es un espectáculo. Y esta canción es una joya.

[anniegog]

beautiful

[hammill88]

sogno ed evasione, resi in modo così dolce e delicato: una delle più belle canzoni che abbia mai sentito

[mobyboy]

brilliant !

[ariacurva]

E' senza dubbio fra i brani più belli di Peter Hammill.

[sisifo]

best VDGG song

[GAFFTV]

N'ah man....Plague...

[Elfe57]

LOVE IT SOOOOOO MUCH

REALLY THE BEST

[Zoltar1979]

One of my favourite by VDGG.

Notes touch my heart...

[gab69lyon]

pas une ride contrairement a nous qui avions 20 ans en 70

[NAORUTO123]

What is the lyrics about?

[fivestring]

it's about losing and remembering friends and family you used to have but will never see again...We're refugees, carrying all we own in brown bags, tied up with string...

nothing to think, it doesn't mean a thing, but we'll be happy on our own.

West is Mike and Susie;

West is Mike and Susie;

West is where I love,

West is refugees' home.

[captainsoul1953]

Its about the changes between the hippy hopefullness of the 60s and tthe stark reality and lost innocence of the 70s

Jim

[cuddlyable3]

@captainsoul1953 Refugees can't be about the 70s because Peter recorded it in 1969.

[andyib632]

This song has really grown on me since I've been listening to Van der Graaf Generator in general. Just fits with their sad, beautiful songs so well.

[NUCCIOCONTINI56]

this song makes me cry everytime. wonderful song!! since 40 years.

[poetabeat]

musica da ascoltare chiudendo gli occhi e sognando con la testa piena di sbobba

[scompaio]

tx for this song.. a wonderful song.

[cageehv]

Going through all your bones....

Shivers, bumps, so intense...

*A fan forever*

[Phangaea]

sutch a beautiful song...

[jimbomarc]

ça me nous rajeuni pas dis donc...Thanks very much

[neilthompson27]

Pawn Hearts is still my favourite album but this is my favourite VDGG track.

[GibKnete]

I`ve heard it.............39 years ago !!!! :-) THANK YOU for upload. Regards from germany, Klaus

[samnsoul]

Ach Klaus !

[vsnait]

so true!!

[vsnait]

This is too damn good..

[CastletoKarma]

Jayney Mac is all I can say.... I had this on vinyl all those years ago.

[karmadeloco]

peter hamil is the best

[karmadeloco]

a very great group, in the shadow of the others

culte

[checkoutniandra]

Van der graaf generator at its best!!!!!

[nhito]

thx 4 posting,XD,V.D.G.G. is my most favorite prog band(not Hammill solo)!

[strength75]

I really LOVE them!

[captainsoul1953]

I dont know a single person who likes VDGG..i feel like i among friends here

Jim

[kuarkik]

that true!i feel also among friends here :)

[sorbus49]

The Album Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

Had a  Very Profound Impact Upon Me

[Signifer82]

I think some (not many) groups rose to the hights of the great classical composers, and this is one of them. It will be listened for ages. Long life to VDGG!

[taulua1]

I bougth this in 1973 and it is still brilliant

[hatiffnatka]

pure beauty

[veti84]

what a masterpiece