As an American I find this stuff really fascinating,especially the way it mixes forms of western music across ethnic and geographical barriers,I don't think any us rock combines AOR,Southern Rock,Countrt Music,Reggae,Soul Music,Heartland Rock,and elements from New Wave or Prog like this stuff does so casually,plus the elements from British and European Art Rock very casually dispersed with Country to begin with. Hope that's not too pretentious.
Australia has produced more great bands per capita than any other country. A lot of it might not have been heard around the world, but that's their loss. We're lucky!
Proof that every Australian looks like Guy Pearce. Jk ha this has always been one of of my comfort songs and I’ve covered it in so many ways. It’s one that just bypasses the brain and grabs you by the heart
This was my first husband and my song. We saw Hunters and Collectors at The Coogee Bay Hotel along with Paul Kelly and The Dots and Do-Re-Mi. What a top line up, typical of the mid 80s! And a brilliant night! Unforgettable!
Well the meaning of the song is about a one night stand and fact and listen to the actual lyrics when you have time. I am sorry for your dad and your loss and I will go throught he same thing sooner rather than later. Cheers man
I fell in love with someone like this once. I'm older now, and glad to never be that vulnerable or foolish. Falling deep in love like that is the driving force that creates babies. Then reality happens. The greatest gift in life I feel now is seeing that baby grow up and fall in love with a person who loves them in return. The circle of life.
I wish what would,could,have been as most of us do and then a loner I see and hear my ol mates,guys and gals whom have had children and some married but then they come to me with the disaster of buying that Home 🏘️ and hate there job and the children deal of child support though blaming each other and the mistake of getting married etc etc etc, I'm hitting 50 in December and all I know now is I do wish I had that dear 💓 girl if I only i found her and a two kids of my own and know I am more an adult and father than all those others that have stepped into it just because plus I get there are exceptions and not all is black and white but life itself of the pitfalls and potholes with no manual is a very brutal most of the time place to be and live and definitely if you have no family in your country apart from two siblings that useless tits on a bull with your father dying and blahhh blahhhh blah, just venting here with a most difficult time/moment in my life so please pardon me and I'm sure most will get what I'm trying to say and I give all that get me here a big Aussie 🇦🇺🦘 🤗 and I know how us lost Lonely souls are going through though it's a same shit but different smell in each of the bloody awful gut wrenching heart breaking 🖤💔hell's of shitty life we go through, before,now and in the future , your not alone even though I feel like I an right now with my torred hell I'm dealing with 🇦🇺🦘😞🙏🥺💔🖤✌️
This song, this anthem...it is a portal...it transcends all the chaos, it embraces the great beauty of love, throwing its arms like a cloak around us and all else falls away...
I grew up on Australian Pub Rock. Hunters & Collectors, Innocent Bystanders, Weddings, Parties, Falling Joys, ... Moved to NYC, raised two kids, and going out to a show today means seeing Emo Hip-Hop (yes, it's a thing, try BONES) , or David Byrne with my kids. But at least twice a year I get to rent a car and the Aussie rock comes out - and it never ever feels tired. Every two or three years I return to Oz - but its not the same, innocent country where I grew up. What happened?
Naturally, because they started out playing in pubs and such. Where they had to be good at entertaining the patrons, live, or the managers/owners of the pubs wouldn't ask them to return. And the crowds would certainly BOOOOO them off stage if they were no good. That's why Australia spawned some of the best live talent in the world, back in the 70's and 80's, out of the pub scene. I'd like to also add The Angels to that list. R.I.P Doc ❤ He certainly knew how to entertain the masses.
This song makes me homesick - but like many in the Covid year 2020 I too am 'trapped' in a foreign land. Ironically I saw Mark Seymour in concert just before I left the great south land. He had his daughter with him on stage. A very nice night of Australian nostalgia.
Hello future person, indeed we are still listening to this song in [insert date here] . You have great taste in music too. You’re right 0% [list bad stuff] 100% [list good stuff] Nostalgia indeed. Have a lovely day!
this song is a rare beast. one that can be played at a funeral or a wedding. Maybe the best love song ever written. Certainly not mainstream but just extraordinary!
@@PiggyXMaloneHow can you say that? Personally I prefer this version to the original (1986) version. How many Hunters fans reading this would agree with me?
I never heard this in the 90’s. That’s a crime. What a beautiful song and beautiful voice. What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it. 30+ years and this song makes me cry EVERY time.
@@PiggyXMaloneHow many times do you want to keep spamming the same comment? Personally I prefer this 1990 version to the original 1986 version. How many H&C fans out there would agree with me?
Listening to this to get the massacred NRMA version out of my head! What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it. Hunters, Hoodoo’s, Kelly, Cave. Simply the best live entertainment on Earth.
Thank you. He was 30, I was just 26 with a 2 and 5 year old. It was sudden and unexpected.. "so if you disappear out of view, you know I will never say goodbye.." makes me cry every single time 😢
Saw these guys a couple times in Oz in 1988. They were touring with Paul Kelly. I hope they still have/had a great run. Top notch band. Very fond memories.
I discovered this song in the UK in the mid 90s. Think it was covered by a band supporting Kirsty MacColl and I first heard it at a gig in Leeds. It’s one of the most beautiful love songs ever. Thanks for sharing it.
only 1000 likes? WTF. this song resonates with my being. i weep when i hear it. true tears of joy I never heard this in the 90’s. That’s a crime. What a beautiful song and beautiful voice.
“Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won’t make life perfect, but she’ll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that’s in you.” Gayle G. Roper
How do we decide what is the greatest song written and recorded by an Australian artist or band? This is inevitably subjective, but one thing we can determine is how often a song has been covered or performed by artists who are excellent songwriters in their own right. By that benchmark, this song has a strong claim to being Australia's best.
why did they let this beautiful song be massacred by that insurance ad? Hunters, Hoodoo’s, Kelly, Cave. Simply the best live entertainment on Earth. What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it.
What an absolute classic.🇦🇺🦘🎵
Being in an Aussie pub while this song comes on, makes you feel proud to be australian
Too fucking right.
As an American I find this stuff really fascinating,especially the way it mixes forms of western music across ethnic and geographical barriers,I don't think any us rock combines AOR,Southern Rock,Countrt Music,Reggae,Soul Music,Heartland Rock,and elements from New Wave or Prog like this stuff does so casually,plus the elements from British and European Art Rock very casually dispersed with Country to begin with. Hope that's not too pretentious.
Im sitting in my recliner with some spirit Bundaberg😄👍Aussie Aussie Aussie 🌴🌞🥂🍀🇦🇺
Mate this song used too go OFF IN A KIWI 🥝 PUB TOO 🤷♂️
@Seppos once again overestimating the value of their opinion
Australia has produced more great bands per capita than any other country. A lot of it might not have been heard around the world, but that's their loss. We're lucky!
and nz of course
New Zealand to!
Yesssss❤❤❤love this band so much ❤❤❤❤❤
Verdade!
Eu conheci aqui no Brasil mas é bem raro.
Faz uns 25 anos que conheço essa banda.
Amo muito Yothu Indy, Australian Craw, Hoodoo Gurus, Midnight Oil, Spy X Spy, Men At Work...entre outras bandas maravilhosas!
This is not a song, it is a hymn
Memories of Melbourne in the 80's. Good times with friends.☺️
This song first existed in the 80's, Donna.
I was in my twenties in the 1980's...😂😂and I seen this band in Melbourne back then.
Ooh nice - and that’s how old my mum was in those years, too.
Proof that every Australian looks like Guy Pearce. Jk ha this has always been one of of my comfort songs and I’ve covered it in so many ways. It’s one that just bypasses the brain and grabs you by the heart
Brings a nostalgic tear to my eye. A swell of pride and love for Australia and it’s music
I'm here because of The Bear! To the person who asked. Made me cry for sure
This version of this song is honestly the best
That's what I was thinking, too - and can you also hear one of the words from this song getting held in by the singer for long periods of time?
Slightly better that DAAS version
I see.
We will NEVER forget it. Never is the promise.
There is nothing like a fantastic Aussie song
The block is awkward
This was my first husband and my song. We saw Hunters and Collectors at The Coogee Bay Hotel along with Paul Kelly and The Dots and Do-Re-Mi. What a top line up, typical of the mid 80s! And a brilliant night! Unforgettable!
Nice
Wow is all I can say.
Can smell that 80s summer heat, so Aussie
I could never get sick of this song, true Aussie legends. 👏🏾🏆❤
Best.song.ever
Agreed ❤
A masterpiece. If Mark Seymour had only written this one song it alone would have justified calling him a musical genius.
Hi Shirley
We played this at my Dad’s funeral.. I can’t listen to it now without crying... my favourite song ❤️
What a beautiful memory for you
one of mine too...
A true lovesong of life, loss and longing. Until we meet again.
Well the meaning of the song is about a one night stand and fact and listen to the actual lyrics when you have time. I am sorry for your dad and your loss and I will go throught he same thing sooner rather than later. Cheers man
Rip Dieter Brummer, may his memory be a blessing. This song reminds me of his character in Home and Away.
Well said hi from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 rest in peace dieter 🙏🙏🙏
That was a shock .he was only young .that was very sad .rip dieter bummer .🙏😞💙
And me love this song always rip dieter
It was a shitty soap opera luv.
@@darkjudge8786 so? He was a human being.
I'm here because Hunters and Collectors are fabulous Australian band for many years, thank you Hunters
This used to be my favorite song. Love this band . I love Australian bands . They rock . 😃❤🤘
They make great music indeed!
Roger that ❤
I fell in love with someone like this once. I'm older now, and glad to never be that vulnerable or foolish. Falling deep in love like that is the driving force that creates babies. Then reality happens. The greatest gift in life I feel now is seeing that baby grow up and fall in love with a person who loves them in return. The circle of life.
WoW deep SiS
It is better to have loved and lost then to never have loved at all
Yup. Me too.
I wish what would,could,have been as most of us do and then a loner I see and hear my ol mates,guys and gals whom have had children and some married but then they come to me with the disaster of buying that Home 🏘️ and hate there job and the children deal of child support though blaming each other and the mistake of getting married etc etc etc, I'm hitting 50 in December and all I know now is I do wish I had that dear 💓 girl if I only i found her and a two kids of my own and know I am more an adult and father than all those others that have stepped into it just because plus I get there are exceptions and not all is black and white but life itself of the pitfalls and potholes with no manual is a very brutal most of the time place to be and live and definitely if you have no family in your country apart from two siblings that useless tits on a bull with your father dying and blahhh blahhhh blah, just venting here with a most difficult time/moment in my life so please pardon me and I'm sure most will get what I'm trying to say and I give all that get me here a big Aussie 🇦🇺🦘 🤗 and I know how us lost Lonely souls are going through though it's a same shit but different smell in each of the bloody awful gut wrenching heart breaking 🖤💔hell's of shitty life we go through, before,now and in the future , your not alone even though I feel like I an right now with my torred hell I'm dealing with 🇦🇺🦘😞🙏🥺💔🖤✌️
That's blissful ❤
As a man, I find singing this song makes me feel both romantic and more masculine at the same time.
Did you know it’s about a one night stand!
Those feelings are not incompatible. Real men can be romantic without feeling uncomfortable. Take it from an old lady who knows.
@@kylielawrence1283 Before a break up.
Absolutely that's the idea
Lol
This song, this anthem...it is a portal...it transcends all the chaos, it embraces the great beauty of love, throwing its arms like a cloak around us and all else falls away...
Wow. Thanks. That puts it right.
You're so right!!
Well said
This made my ❤ melt so bad 🥹
A beautifully written expression of the feeling this song encompasses 😍
left my Aussie lover in 1994 to this in California, he flew back to Tas after a few months together.....xxxxxxx never forget this or him...
Hiii from aussie
Maybe the best love song ever written. Certainly not mainstream but just extraordinary!
Are one night stands "love"? ;)
According to Eddie Vedder, it is the best love song ever written.
Its about a one night stand. Hardly a love song. Its a song about seduction
True ❤
The "squeeze the life out of you" part is questionable. 😂
Australian Pub Rock . Remember this folks ? I lived in the past and thrived . Now I am just a Ghost . Australia Where have you gone ?
We have gone down the rabbit hole, and it ain't nice.
Australian rock has died
I grew up on Australian Pub Rock. Hunters & Collectors, Innocent Bystanders, Weddings, Parties, Falling Joys, ... Moved to NYC, raised two kids, and going out to a show today means seeing Emo Hip-Hop (yes, it's a thing, try BONES) , or David Byrne with my kids. But at least twice a year I get to rent a car and the Aussie rock comes out - and it never ever feels tired. Every two or three years I return to Oz - but its not the same, innocent country where I grew up. What happened?
Michael Marshall, eerie, that’s Exactly how I feel. I don’t connect with anyone or anything. I feel like the proverbial stranger in a strange land.
Australia has turned to shit
Maybe everything really did die when the clocks hit year 2000
30+ years and this song makes me cry EVERY time.
Not 30 years, about 5 years. This is the bullshit remix.
Hunters, Hoodoo’s, Kelly, Cave.
Simply the best live entertainment on Earth.
Mike Perth agree 100% but you have to throw the oils in. Oh and I didn’t expect it but weddings parties anything go off live.
Ed Kuepper, also.
Fuck yeah brother!!!
Naturally, because they started out playing in pubs and such.
Where they had to be good at entertaining the patrons, live, or the managers/owners of the pubs wouldn't ask them to return. And the crowds would certainly BOOOOO them off stage if they were no good.
That's why Australia spawned some of the best live talent in the world, back in the 70's and 80's, out of the pub scene.
I'd like to also add The Angels to that list.
R.I.P Doc ❤
He certainly knew how to entertain the masses.
Angels, Oils, Mentals ... the list goes on and on ...
Here from The Bear? What an episode. Ritchie forever!!!
heck yea, vedder had a nice ring to it
Was played at a best mates funeral so long ago, sadly missed still. RIP Captain Kenny
best show ever...i almost cry every time.
Greatest Australian Rock and Roll love song EVER!
This song makes me homesick - but like many in the Covid year 2020 I too am 'trapped' in a foreign land. Ironically I saw Mark Seymour in concert just before I left the great south land. He had his daughter with him on stage. A very nice night of Australian nostalgia.
Join the club mate
What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it.
Me too 😜
Lyndell Cohen Oh yeah
This isn't from that era. This is the bullshit remix.
Love it too❤
Aussie music always the best
Cannot believe this song is 30 odd year's old, in my opinion second only to the "Holy Grail" . These guys are legends and this is from Aotearoa!
Hello future person, indeed we are still listening to this song in [insert date here] . You have great taste in music too. You’re right 0% [list bad stuff] 100% [list good stuff] Nostalgia indeed. Have a lovely day!
I was lucky to see them twice at Sweethearts in Cabramatta back in the 80's, the good old days of Pub Rock
We were probably at the same gig.
Beautiful classic for all Aussies, makes me want to cry!
this song expresses the raw beauty of intimacy
Nice.
YES !
Probably the most heartwrenching version of this song.
still the most romantic song ever written
Its about the last time they have sex before they break up, not really romantic
@@needabettername1559 It's about the only time they have sex. She's not even sure he knows her name.
this song is a rare beast.
one that can be played at a funeral or a wedding.
Maybe the best love song ever written. Certainly not mainstream but just extraordinary!
The original was the best. This is the bullshit remix.
@@PiggyXMaloneHow can you say that? Personally I prefer this version to the original (1986) version. How many Hunters fans reading this would agree with me?
I used to listen to this song so much when I was in a custody battle for my children... Can't tell you how much these words resonate.
I never heard this in the 90’s. That’s a crime. What a beautiful song and beautiful voice.
What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it.
30+ years and this song makes me cry EVERY time.
Who could possibly dislike this song? This is a classic!
The original mix was a classic, not this shit.
This video, on the other hand...
@@PiggyXMaloneHow many times do you want to keep spamming the same comment? Personally I prefer this 1990 version to the original 1986 version. How many H&C fans out there would agree with me?
Aussie bands and singers are making a comeback even if it’s only on line . Love it Thankyou xoxo
Beautiful classic Aussie rock, thanku
this song is a rare beast.
one that can be played at a funeral or a wedding.
@Musical Majesty My girlfriend at the time cot a bit uncomfortable about the "I will squeeze the life out of you", but she was bonkers anyhow.
It's about prostitution. Hardly suitable for either
Hunters, Hoodoo’s, Kelly, Cave.
Simply the best live entertainment on Earth.
30+ years and this song makes me cry EVERY time.
only 1000 likes? WTF. this song resonates with my being. i weep when i hear it. true tears of joy
Tears in my eyes
"only 1000 likes?"
Now it's 10K but really not nearly it's just deserts.
Does it really matter what it is about? It means something to who listens. Make it your own, and go with it.
Hell Yeah!
Love this comment!!
Good ritmische sound👍🥂🎄
Listening to this to get the massacred NRMA version out of my head!
What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it.
Hunters, Hoodoo’s, Kelly, Cave.
Simply the best live entertainment on Earth.
Yeah little kids singing about a one night stand.
It was a travesty of an advert
@@sugarnads And sometimes TO kids and koalas too, if I remember correctly 😨
R. I. P. Incredible SONG. MAGNIFICENT. All fans the best
What a truly beautiful song.
I know, Simon - it is my absolute favourite.
Had this at my husbands funeral...we had a short but real love
This really hit me. For what it's worth geniunely believe he's looking down on you one way or another
Natalie Oldham Sorry for your loss😢
So sorry
Thank you. He was 30, I was just 26 with a 2 and 5 year old. It was sudden and unexpected..
"so if you disappear out of view, you know I will never say goodbye.." makes me cry every single time 😢
So sorry for your loss x...... Means the world to me this song, so I can only imagine what it means to you.... God Bless xx
One the greatest Australian rock/pop songs ever; an original, poetic and poignant classic.
Simply the Best!! Memories with this one of a Lady no longer around!
One of THE GREATEST songs !!!
Pure joy listening to this ❤
Hunters and Collectors did this in 1990, Epic song that touches everyone differently, great music takes you to that natural high!
Saw them at the Old Lion in Adelaide back in the early 90s, was one of the best shows I've ever seen.
HI
SPENT MANY NIGHTS AT
THE OLD LION
GOOD DAYS
CHEERS FROM SYDNEY
FABULOUS SONG.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@kangavalma7399 things were better back then. Cheers mate.👍
@@TheWerewolfOfNorway-mf5jz Always Cheers 🇦🇺🇦🇺
1.2 million views - so totally underplayed for such an iconic aussie song! ?
3.5 million now👍👍
It's November 2024. I miss ❤ my Australian husband.
My favourite Hunters and Collectors song.
It's written by Mark about his wife.❤
It's going to be played at my funeral.
mine too, my favourite song ever
No it’s not about his wife…he didn’t get married until 1994 😊 it’s about his girlfriend at the time May.
What an amazing Aussie band; how come the world doesn't get that
❤❤❤❤, it's the song I send to my wife, when she's having a bad day. Thankyou Mark and the hunter's. Have been a fan since the 80's😅😂❤❤
This is the song my late father sent me to connect with him. It came to me on Father's Day.
I first heard Crowded house cover this song, then learned that Mark and Nick are brothers and then became a H&C fan too! Awesome.
Saw these guys a couple times in Oz in 1988. They were touring with Paul Kelly. I hope they still have/had a great run. Top notch band. Very fond memories.
So raw, so pure, you can feel this deep inside your heart!!
MOST beautifully expressed song in the universe.........
One of the best songs ever :-)
Very talented family that one. Mark leads this band and his brother Nick was in Crowded House. One of their best songs.
Get goosebumps just listening to it.
Obviously you weren't around when the original was released. This is the bullshit remix.
I discovered this song in the UK in the mid 90s. Think it was covered by a band supporting Kirsty MacColl and I first heard it at a gig in Leeds. It’s one of the most beautiful love songs ever. Thanks for sharing it.
I’ve always loved this. Still listening 4 days before Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄💕
One of the best australian love songs ever made. Probably THE best.
I never heard this in the 90’s. That’s a crime. What a beautiful song and beautiful voice.
Hi 👋
I first remember this from Home and Away when Angel listened to it after Shane died, brilliant episode.
No matter where in the world you are, your loved
I remember this from when I live in Australia. One of my favourite songs.
Absolute beautiful Australian song 💖
2024 anyone here for these Aussie farkin legends
I feel like we need this song now more than ever
One of the best Australian band s from the past and still pumping it out they are great music value for us
"THE BEAR"
Timeless classic.
only 1000 likes? WTF. this song resonates with my being. i weep when i hear it. true tears of joy
I never heard this in the 90’s. That’s a crime. What a beautiful song and beautiful voice.
First concert I ever saw- opening for Midnight Oil- Radio City NYC
Such a fan of this band, its songs and Mark, of course! Yup, his music conjures up real Aussie pride!!
A great song and a good cover version heard recently on Bear, a TV show.
one of the greatest love songs ...
PLEASEEEE PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE put this version on Apple Music and Spotify
A remake was just used in the TV show The Bear. I cried. ❤ this song.
YEP.
This song reminds me of my Dad. RIP TRUE BLUE
We had adventures together some life threatening but we survived. 😊
“Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won’t make life perfect, but she’ll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that’s in you.”
Gayle G. Roper
RedRiddin Hood perfect words
RedRiddin Hood b
I. 😉👍
Great words, hope you don't mind if I borrow them. Thank you🙂
Very nice
How do we decide what is the greatest song written and recorded by an Australian artist or band? This is inevitably subjective, but one thing we can determine is how often a song has been covered or performed by artists who are excellent songwriters in their own right. By that benchmark, this song has a strong claim to being Australia's best.
nah. Patsie. Patsie Biscoe.
It's a uniquely Australian view on how we grieve for our loved ones after they have passed away.
They are timeless, just wish I could remember
The boys thrashed this tape on many a surf trip.
These old songs brings back good memories of years that are now a pleasent memory!
why did they let this beautiful song be massacred by that insurance ad?
Hunters, Hoodoo’s, Kelly, Cave.
Simply the best live entertainment on Earth.
What a great song. There is so much great Aussie music from this era. Love it, love it, love it.
By far the best version!
johnmc58 definitely, just a shame that Google play music doesn't have this version.
I love this song so much.💞 It will always remind me on one great love I had. All I ever wanted was his arms around me.🌹