Simply Red - Holding Back The Years

[QueensNewYorker718]

classic



[diskeywick]

Time is a ravenous bastard, but memories are beautiful window's to sancutary.

[bmaloy9]

I love this song

[iBruceBats]

JUST THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE MAKES ME WANT TO SING AND DANCE AND GET NAKED.......

[sakrihittn]

Wow....relax pure..........

[ilovesnoopdogg91]

My Favorite song..... Love this <3 <3 <3

[DenCoDom]

Man! I remember trying to record this song off the TV onto a cassette tape! LOL! This is fiya!

[MegaSweetessence]

@DenCoDom rofl can imagine that one

[decka71]

i know people say it all the time...enjoy each day as much as you can as before you know it its passed us all by!!!

[BrunoYOPz]

Real music lived in 80's, no doubt about it! +)

[dougd1015]

and then they dropped off the face of the earth

[katarashantel97]

Damn that's my song! Good for the soul!

[deckard165]

Wish music sounded like this nowadays.

[BrotherApexx]

This song will never get old.

[khearne1028]

I would like to dedicate this song to my that special woman

[stevedwnng]

We may not have had internet, iphones, or Xbox, but damn it we had music 10X better, cartoons with actual plots and storylines, and MTV was playing nothing but music videos all the time

[Midnightryder7]

@stevedwnng Don't forget Atari and Pinball machines..they were fun..missle comand was my favorite

[Heckooo]

Wish i lived in the 80s

[lewisner]

@Heckooo Yep..no internet, just cassettes, rampant unemployment, Thatcher, Reagan, property crashes...we had it SO good then.

[MultiPalp]

Beautiful! Great singer! Awesome song!!!!!

[msintoblue7]

timeless how i miss the 80s and all the fun we had.....such a more simple time for everyone

[Gegamel76]

love is the answer

[curvy71]

when i hear this song i think of my uncle Charlie.he always tried to sing this song.r.i.p uncle Charlie

[peacesells]

@001GenLee I dream your same dream at least once a day my friend.....at least we have some memories of that great time that nobody can ever take away!

[10461RESTHAVENDRIVE]

Been my favorite for YEARS!

[lennymac100]

LOVE THIS SONG..PERIOD!!!!!

[TheMustangsally75]

Bottle of wine, & Patsy Cline!

[rrm543]

Looks like this may have been made in Whitby

[FindOnePickOne85]

@spring09ize I REALLY WISH I COULD TO MY GOOD FRIEND. I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GO BACK TO THOUGHS DAYS!!!

[amilheim]

If I could live in the 80s with what I know now, I'd be all set. It was a magical era.

[StrongAmoeba]

I guess gingers DO have souls:)

[skynett1000]

timeless...this song will never die because someone will always feel the pain and sadness of life....

[T1374]

This is REAL music. If you disliked it, then you're into washed down kiddie music or born 10 years ago.

[Vinnybrain]

Every time I hear this sone it takes me back where I first heard it. At the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrel Theatre in San Francisco---yes, a strip club---played through a HUGE McIntosh p.a. / repro system. It sounds SO damned good! this song plays, and I remember the girl dancing on the stage, a lithe redhead whos name i dont recall---only the flowing silk sash across her perfect body flowing in the breeze of the fan, against her perfect curves.... precious memories of a young man....

[okrangler9]

This was the greatest musci of all time! i cannot count the number of songs of this era that just made life worth living for us...and the huge numbers who lost thier lives during this same time...why??? I love the music from this time

[the1musiclad]

@okrangler9 - you can't honestly believe 80s music is the best music of all time?

[hawkdogie]

beautiful voice

[simonjohnheath]

Perfect song,



[Quinotar7]

My older sister used to play this around me in the mid 90's and it's her birthday today...Happy Birthday Sis...

[tonnieKnox08]

I never get tired of listening to this song, over and over again. 80's song are the best,..:D

[hjlipinski]

@001GenLee You rock....my thoughts exactly, the 80's.......what a great decade

[jtheaceman]

Simply bad-ass!!

[cherrieandcats]

@001GenLee i remember this song...when it came out. both myself and my husband loved it. i still do...dont know if he does. does it make me want to go back...yes...too much.

i try to avoid this music but it calls to me, haunts me.

im now 46 and i had a good life then and have a good life now but... just diff. still i long for my 80's and all it meant and all it was :)

you are a strange younger women to see this but..you are smart LOL :)

the best time of my life

[underiapground]

131 no saben de musica :D

[OffTheGlass87]

8 Ball & MJG - Comin out hard

They used this sample and made it a southern rap classic.

[tonnieKnox08]

The man at 0:49 was like "duh"...lol

[tonnieKnox08]

I never get tired of listening to this song, over and over again! it's like wiping all my stress when I listen to this. 80's song's the best.

[9missClaire]

@001GenLee Yep

[9missClaire]

@spring09ize Yep

[BrownanDownable]

I'm 30, so yeah only a little kid in the 80's. But I remember this is the type of music my Dad would always listen to on the radio when he's driving me to school in the morning. Simply Red, Micheal McDonald, Journey, Foreigner, Van Halen, Lionel Ritchie. 10cc. Bad Company. Santana. Duran Duran, Tears for Fears. And countless others. Very soulful music, no wonder I liked it so much as a kid.

[MsAmyjo79]

love this song!

[anc6368]

This song always reminds me of Rodney's wedding in Only fools & horses.

[isleofmehr]

love this song: old god.. love this song: Listen to the fear that gone :)

[roundaboutwrongway]

What a voice!

[1strbttrfly]

My mama got me liking this song she got they cd....just makes me wanna close my eyes and think

[jno359]

I love this guy! Where did he go?

[LadiiBugg20]

Thumbs up if you remember this song from "Love and Basketball"

[SuperFlamethrower1]

im 14.......i like it :D

[flashingart]

@001GenLee You want to go to the past? IF YOU WOULD HAVE PASSED THE WAYS WE MADE TO COME UP, YOU WOULD NOW SUFFER DOUBLE. BECAUSE Y OU WOULD SEE, HOW FAST WE ARE GOING DOWN NOW.

[leasoki]

very good

[leasoki]

very good :-*)

[aquilone60M]

Grandissimo!!!!!!!

[1Bushpig]

And to think I could not listen to this stuff, because all the friends said it was FAG music, to hell with them I'm 48 and will listen to what I want....

[Komplete1]

My entire teen years were during the 80's.

The music was brilliant. It was truly the Golden Age of music of all types.

[BHibb100]

Beautiful song! Im goin to sample it eventually!

[jasewauk12]

i forgot about this song..thanks :)

[asdfkie]

@001GenLee screw you, I'd be -14 years old in the eighties. don't complain, at least you got to be in the eighties.

[jason69332]

great tune bring back memreys! wanna cry but i english lool

[adamh2770]

I've wasted so much tears...

[bonbonvie1]

DRIVING MY DADS CAR TO GET SOME OF THAT GOOD GOOD

[21oily]

Thanks for remaster!

[faovsen]

He is spirit > incarnated

[MrGarethhouse]

Always reminds me of Only Fools and Horses where Del Boy is left standing on the dancefloor on his own at the end of Rodneys wedding. Great song

[bombaclaat]

Very depressing.

[nonrefund]

wasted all those years!!...ooooooohh keep holing on!!.....so tight!! love u Simply Red followed you for damn near 17 yrs!! uuuyea..that is all i have to say!!

[cjgrovestreet4life]

simply red standing by

[Absolutemusica1]

love this song too ...somehow it makes you feel warm inside ..a lovely feeling ..and he has a wonderful voice .

[Mrbrianjohnson951]

@spring09ize

I hate to tell you this, but you can't live in the past. You have to get on with your life no matter what.

[jhazzaman]

jhazzaman ITA !!! LOVE LOVE And LOVE !!!

[ibizaboii]

the 80s ed sheeran

[Ahleyk]

His music has always been magical, taps into one's most inner feelings.

I think I survived the 80 and 90 thanks to Simply Red and didn't even know it.

[bushbaby001]

I believe that this is one of the strongest songs of our time. Mik articulates the unspoken fear that we had as children and continue to carry as adults, t hat burning fear that we have, unfortunately, lost so very much of who we are/were. This loss of identity, worth, and self-esteem could truly be in response to how we were raised and dealt with. Those of us, keep holding on, believing that, we can survive and hopefully be able to give back.

Bridgette

xooxox

[DedpoolRising]

@001GenLee I'm so, so with you on that one...I'm 31 and would LOVE to do that and really experience that time period (for the good and bad) plus see so many great musicians, too.

[krpelkey]

@spring09ize a men a men my friend

[MYHEARTMUTMINI10]

Espectacular. Saludos de Argentina.

[pimphstrong1]

i love this song even though its older than me

[soldiercarter]

@pimphstrong1 As you should its such a great song

[SouthernWasp]

@pimphstrong1 Great music is ageless and timeless! You have good taste!

[j0seph1nev]

i love this song sooooooooooooooo much it makes 1 think of all doings good or bad



[brownsuguarsav]

Wow! a classic miss thiz......I LUV THIS SONG!

[Alanz955]

ooh look its Whitby Abby and the harbour!, been there!! and sat on the cliffs, feeling like this song!

[rinnanl1]

It is about a small town boy fighting to hide his sexualtity and finding himself leaving home to leave for the big city where he can be himself. A very sad song but beautiful. One of my favorites.

[boogs2007]

So this is what I have missed from all of those years.

Geez! I was just 1 bloody hell time really does fly.

[CandiApple305]

Yes sir!!! simply red no other like love it man

[jimjohngarcia]

this song takes my feelings back to a time when i spent 5yrs in prison.

[HanginWithSnakes]

....YAWN



[melittagriffith]

This was a time when technology was budding. Fashion was what you made up. It was all acceptable. I grew up on Atari and now their is Playstation. This song reminds me all that I discovered and discovered me.

[rveal77]

@001GenLee for real! i feel u

[lilynick1]

I wasted all my tears. Wasted all those years ......

So it seemed anyway.

[My2011full]

Good times, so many dreams .... and the certainty of realization of all .....

[ooJUKEBOXHEROoo]

There is soo much feeling in this song This man has a very good voice. Beautifully written music too. Simply Red huh? Simply timeless. Music that is. ; )

[youresoshain]

RIP Mick. I'll keep holding on.

[sflookout]

Always thought this was being sung by Carly Simon

[Ballateer]

I still get teared up when I hear this song. A marriage of nine years gone down the drain and two children that were not even made that was conceived by another man. :-(. I got to let her go.

[debalvarez3]

great song then and now , I'll make new memories with that song today!

[buddygoodcat80]

Wow; where did the past 25 years go? Great song, both then and now.

[jene4loveu]

Don't have to comment anything because the others talking exactly what I think about this song.If you ever loved so deeply you would understand.Love it.

[bullslawdan]

125 people should die in a fire.

[greatone94]

@001GenLee I'm with you on that. I feel the same everytime I hear songs like this back in this time :)

[MrPendejo1321]

Simply Red standing by

[tripwires2]

SIMPLY HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL

[RU4VOLS]

Such beautiful, timeless music...from a better time. Love this song!

[ltinsley2]

this song can remind you of how screwed up the wirld is now. may have been in '86 too when this was released, but we didn't know it teenagers

[asassin6]

@001GenLee Hell yah, also 29. Listened to this growing up so, so many times. The 80's were a magical time for me.

[shawnwiggidy]

simply red...simply great...that's all I have to say...it's all I have to say!!!!

[sweetangal72]

I Love the 80`s too :)

[shawnwiggidy]

simply red...simply great...timeless...that's all I have to say,it's all I have to say

[sariguella34]

divino tema!!!

[todds7]

OMG tre fantastique.

I totally relate to the teacher crush thing -- um, years later.

3:38 et seq. THE BEST -- mecries meself

You younguns -- don't miss this one.

[tomg106]

123 people have never held back their years

[IMFINHERE]

classic tune from a classic era....whatever the "genre" of music you were into, nothing beats these days for music of any kind.....

[TheCola34]

holding holding holding AAAAAAALALALALALALLAALALA I say OOOOOOOOyea



[rufiao]

does everybody in this video have alzheimer?

[BugsMeaney]

the past always makes more sense than the present......you've had more time to think about it.

[BABYDOLL2001981]

I love this song and it came out when I was 3 and half

[jshaw19691]

i am in a blizzard right now and this song is wonderful..

[TNStevieRayfan1]

Brings back sooooo many memories!! Too bad they are just memories.

[tomg106]

@001GenLee I think about that all the time, go back to the 80's but live it in ur early 20's/ late teens. would be great.

[knight1768]

always loved great tune

[SlaughterHotel]

123 people couldn't keep holding on.

[13jamani]

only 16 and can see what real music is ....



[DonKalusha]

Timeless



[JayGWills]

Beautiful 

[kmiles8176]

Now this is what I call "Blue eyed soul" ! I've always liked Simply Red.

[TheKellyro]

i lovee this song

[Prostylefilms]

Soul stirring.

[AbzluvzdaBeatles]

Whitby <3

[keyseye]

I was only 4 when this song came out. I don't know how I remember it. I guess my mom just continued to play good music so I could know what it is. Thanks for that mommy. I miss you. RIP

[yiddz]

love the song but what an ugly manc ginger drug taking woman abuser!

[4windriver]

@2:23 "So Tight" how thats sexy every time

[debegar]

Makes me think of love yearned for and time passing but never finding your hearts companion.

[FRANCECHILD]

WOW

[blackandtanful]

ｼﾝﾌﾟﾘｰ･ﾚｯﾄﾞはよかったﾈ!～～ﾐｯｸ･ﾊｯｸﾈﾙの­泣かせるﾊﾞﾗｰﾄﾞ･･Holding Back The Years～ｸﾞﾚｲﾄﾌﾙ･ﾅﾝﾊﾞｰ!

[itznotme58]

Song popped into my head earlier this week after years of not having thought of it. Funny many of your were little kids and reminisce about it. I was about 28 when it came out, now I'm 53. Wow. It brings back bittersweet memories.

[4windriver]

HOLDING.....SO TIGHT!

[4windriver]

@ 2:32 you have to agree how sexy that is EVERY TIME!

[clarkbell]

Gosh I thought this song was from like 1977 or something... not the 80's

[bushbaby001]

@bushbaby001 In relation to my former comments: I would love to collaborate with other "Boomers and Others" in the creation of "Real Music!" That which we loved, stood for and kept close to our hearts...

Ideas?

Wishing you all,

Love, Luck & Laughter

Bridgette

xooxoxox

[bushbaby001]

@bushbaby001 Gracious thanks to all of you who liked my comment many months regarding this song! You are all incredibly real! Please, I have thought about this for many years and since so many of us are "linked" to this kind of music....how do we create something painstakingly real and long lasting for not only ourselves but for future generations which follow us?! I wish to be able to share the story of my much-beloved music with my future generations as well as creating something which

[mrreeg]

3:39 is my favorite part. Dude had some serious vocal range.

[primoaprile1]

fermando gli anni è l'occasione per fuggire da tutto quello che ho conosciuto, fermando le lacrime, perchè qui nienteè cresciuto. ho sprecato le lacrime, ho sprecato gli anni, ma continuerò ad aspettare...e per te fermerò i momenti. buonanotte amore mio. TI AMO

[dubman75]

any time i hear this i always think back at only fools and horses with the great scene of rodney dancing with cassandra on their wedding day in the nags head and del boy looking at them,you can almost read his mind thinking im on my own now.great tune

[ClassicRocker61]

Nice teacher....

[lleho]

very beautiful, classic.

[Flirtilizer]

Finally, I understand this song. I hope it isn't all a waste as I keep holding on but i'm so tired.

[MegaLovlee]

This my flavorite song ever... i feel the same thing. holding back the years. Just saw the video.

[banterking4]

This song always reminds me of only fools LOVE IT!!!!!

[MrDemilord]

Time when the artists could really sing, in comparison the artists at this moment need autotune

[MrDemilord]

justin bieber pressed 119 times disklike

[dtomorro]

Esto es Temaso.

[ChainsawingRico]

Simply Red is Simply Amazing. :)

[doyouwannarollwithme]

It's so sad that they don't make real music like this anymore :(

[7878Roland]

@twistedwish20 You've got the most thumbs up, that i ever see. What is your secret?

[Kyra651]

The kind of song that makes you pause, slow down, and listen with your heart.

[solidkevinx]

What is this song about?

[mrhoffame]

This type of beauty has really left music! Even the music of today that I love...you just don't have "this" anymore.

[romy780]

J'en ai des frissons !!

[poopster77]

Fricking remarkable!! Thats all I have to say!

[pinkheartz74]

he's quite hot in this video lol

[donnact54]

MY Song That I love the most!



[ganzano]

There are NO groups/songwriters like this anymore.

[happymike44]

God what great music it was the golden age for music and none of us would understand it until now.

[trirycheman]

@happymike44 So right man. It was great to be a teenager at that time. All that great music and we didn't know, till the 90's hit! LOL Damn grunge and rap. It's all electronic fakery now.

[808kiker]

@happymike44 AMEN!

[kingstram2002]

great song the times were good then love and music

[layzjayz]

this is one of those song that make you wonder what went wrong in your life and how long you fought to make it right...i come from that place,hold on long enough and change will happen if you want it bad enough...and you can hear that in his voice...one line stands out for me(nothing had the chance to be good,cause nothing ever could) very powerful lyrics..quite simply a classic now and forever!

[TheBaby6]

How can be people disliking this song???...his voice makes my body shiver,unbelievable!thumbs up for good music like this!

[sgtZipper]

Only 5 million views, compared to Justin Bieber that's just not right

[gangstarap187]

@sgtZipper why compare it to Justin Bieber?

[layzjayz]

@sgtZipper they dont know a classic song when they hear it...the beiber fever bullshit will play out before this will!

[dubman75]

@sgtZipper your so right man,music like this doesnt exist any more.i wish i was back in the 80s doing it all again.great music back then

[MrGthang]

@sgtZipper because teen kids, and a whole lot of sperms tune in to Justin Bieber as fans.