My Dads family are Scots, Mum's Irish Catholic. This song is a masterpiece. It makes me cry .Truly beautiful. I was brought up on Celtic music. The subject matter is sad , poignant, but has hope.A great Scots band singing about the so terrible troubles in Northern Ireland.
Oh for sure. Lyrically and musically superb. Although the 80's had a huge amount of shite music, at least there was room for something this good to breathe. Listening to the music of today, I fail to see how a track like this would get off the ground, never mind reaching escape velocity.
I'm a Belfast child, I born in 1971 and it is my birthday today. When I was born there was bomb let off near the hospital that shattered the windows of where my mum was.... Now... things are different. Decades upon decades change the face of the world. Sometime for the better, sometime for the worse.
Beautiful song,I buried my first son, the year this was released,always reminds me of him.im seeing simple minds next year for the 3rd time.i love them and it's always emotional
Tres años menos. Desde España. Qué manera de describir el conflicto. Obreros, niños, lucha, astilleros, industria, canción, inspiración, rock&roll, historia, futuro, calles, blancos y negros, guerra y paz. Amor?
Its 1989. I'm 14 years old, sitting in front of the radio 10'o clock at night, waiting for them to play this song so I can record it. Its 2024, I'm 48, this song popped up on my playlist as I was sitting and finishing up some tricky coding. Its 10'o clock. My son just came to say goodnight, he's 14. Full circle. This song is still as good as the first time I heard it.
Una cosa simile e successa a me, sono del 70 e ora ho 54, l' 89 ero nell' Arena di Verona Full Show concert: fantastico e ho tirato giù le psrole cone tu scrivevi.. Sono meravigliosi Politico Religioso il Gruppo Band Pop Rock Simple Minds e Carismatici!!✝️🙏🏼👑⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grazie 🙏🏼
I'm hearing you, Jen. An Aussie guy here 1963 vintage. My DNA is more Irish than anything else and proud I am. Those were magical times. The best of times. An era of music that will live forever. 😎
@@jenniferjones188 Yes but as a child of the same era, we were naive to the reality of the situation. Their greatness is that they did this and were the anthem of The Breakfast Club.. They spoke to everyone of that time. Proper legends. Personally I blank out much of the 80's due to my poor hair choices.
If you ever wanted an example of how music can paint lucid, powerful images in your mind, and make you feel as if you're actually there, it's this song. 34 years on, it remains an absolute masterpiece.
I'am french ,i don't speak english, but ,i understand what you mean....also ,that the spirit in my mind ,in your mind....always ...in a stadium,"you Nevers walk alone" , ........sorry ,i'am just a little french....my heart is loving for you....follow you...sorry ,i'am stupid,i'am french....
Went for a piss hoping I'd make it back before this came on in Manchester in March. Heard the intro coming in as I was in the middle of relieving myself.... made it back for the last minute 😭😭😭 so booked Senigallia, Italy for July to make sure I get to see it in full. Unreal song
I grew up in this town...my town...i walked and played on that same hill where the boy and girl are shown running when I too was young... it was a happy place to grow up...even now I can be easily reduced to tears as I watch this wonderful video...and reflect on the tragedy that unfolded in that beautiful place....may such things NEVER be repeated in Ireland...land of enchantment and inspiration...my land.
Your comment is incredibly intense full of unspoken incidents and emotions that I'm certain I should know about but sadly, I do not. I only know that Ireland is a place of beauty, of the land and the people. ( I'm Irish myself, not connected to my roots, but look with longing to these place and its people in some ways, perhaps feel their sorrows and simple joys.
I feel every word of this song. i was born in N. Ireland, as a child growing up it was such a dark dark time, i want people to fully understand the great sadness and pain that time was, the good friday agreement brought a kind of peace, but when i look at some today playing with peace it makes me sick. I dont care any more about the whole orange and green thing, most people just want to live in peace with there neighbour. People think it will never go back to those dark times, but beleive me it could. Belfast to this day has so called peace walls every where, until those are not needed i think thats the true turning point. N Ireland has come a long long way, but some just want to play games with that hard won peace, i remember all the lives lost, well over 3,500 everyone of those lives must never be forgotten, i truely hope the clock never goes back.
Thank you for the moving and informative comment . just wanted to ask, when you refer to "people playing with peace", might brexit have something to do with that? Or is there a chance that Ireland could reunite? . . . or am I just a dreamer?
@@ichhasseamerika Hi Bob. Brexit just sets things back, i think borders are mostly in peoples minds, some day the whole of Ireland will be one again, but it will only come about by peaceful means. Small groups will still try to get there point across by bombs and guns, but only brigs more pain and hate. The teens today in N Ireland get along far better and they are the hope, i think once all the old so called leaders are gone the better, i say that about both sides.
@Jason Kearney yes very true, you are right the next generations will be the real hope, as i see from my nephews and neices they just want to get on with they lives, people togather regardless if your orange or green, moveing forward togather in peace.
I hope we dont ever return to those dark days. I spent 2 years during the troubles in NI. Spent time in every county. Lost friends there, and years later we are still losing our friends. #peace
As I get older, I find so many of the songs I 'just liked' when I was younger turn out to be earthmovingly epic masterpieces. Case in point: Belfast Child.
Of all the songs that were written about that horrible conflict, this was the only one that made any sense to me. It wasn't political in any way, it was just a lament for lost lives, and lost generations. I was profoundly moved by it, and still am
@@ferm8103 Yes, I read somewhere in an interview with Jim Kerr, that during a songwriting session Mick McNeil (the supremely talented keyboard player, and the guy playing the accordion in the video) played the melody of 'She moved through the fair' on the piano. Kerr and the band were so moved by the melody that the song was developed from there, with Kerr writing the lyrics.
Born in 66. This fantastic song is 31 years old and I can remember every single word. I can't remember what I had for tea on Friday night! The overriding power of music and well written lyrics. And how many of you like minded feel the same? Don't you just love 80's music ❤️❤️
Im a scouser. Half Italian (Mother). Half Irish (Father). Live in liverpool now, but consider myself a scouser. I know thats hard to take in. But i was born to this song when my father played it when my mother was in labour with me. He played it over & over again. This is my life song. It has such an effect on me in so many ways.
Gives me the goosebumps each time I listen to it. And I have never even been to Belfast, only seen TV series on "the Troubles"...if you live in a peaceful city that was never so divided in its recent past, it's hard to imagine what Belfast went through. This song does make you think about it...
You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's..........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world!
Same here.Went thro glam rock.Punk rock.New wave.Gothic.New romantics (shite).Johnny and the self abusers.Live Aid.Brit pop.Live 8. Floyd's reunion 🫂 was the icing on the cake 🎂 🥮 and for me it was the end of music as we know it.Oh aye and prog rock heavy rock etc etc..My favourite song of all time wasBowies Quicksand**.Best group ever was The Sex 🔫 🔫 pistols.I seen the bill grundy show live as it was.
This song remains the best example I know of turning a traditional folk melody into something new and wonderful, that still completely respects the original tune. It's a classy touch that the song begins with the line "When my love said to me...", echoing She Moved Through the Fair's opening line "My young love said to me...".
Wonderful song. I was 17 years in 1989 and I lived in the GDR. These year changed my whole life. Always when I hear Belfast Child I have so many feelings.
I am 55 now born in Belfast in Cliftonville, a bit drunk, the wife has gone to bed, living in England and missing home so many years later... peace please lovely people xx
I'm 27 and grew up with my dad playing SM. Never knew what this song meant at the time but it hits hard knowing now. Always have love for my Irish cousins🏴🤝🇮🇪
My ex husband died in 2021 born in East Belfast 1956 he told our children funeral in England ashes scattered in Belfast his wishes get carried out this July his children have done him good ❤❤❤
One of the most powerful and beautiful songs ever written. Very melancholic but hair raising. I grew up in Ireland. The Troubles still haunt Irish souls to this day, both north and south of the border.
Simple Minds are a Scottish group I think. The song (based on She Moved Through The Fair - an Irish folk song) is about the troubles in Ireland, and so impacts on other nationalities. Plus the haunting melody and story behind words, would pull on the heartstrings
I'am 62 and Gabonese from Africa I love this song as all songs of Simple Mind. At these times we loved music and voices. Nowadays there are no longer genius singer who can have this kind of voice naturally, it's pity!!!
My family left in 1967( my Dad said he couldn't stand what he knew was coming). I went back in 2017 and thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Long may peace reign.
I'm from Brazil. I always remember the conflicting situations in Ireland and it made me very sad. I am fifty years old today and listening to this song it seems like it was yesterday. Strength and honor to all Irish people !!!
It doesn't have to be Belfast. This song and lyrics scream to every man woman and child throughout the world that just want peace, no more suffering, no more hurt and no more being afraid. To you all who long for an end of the pain. I love you. We love you. You will stand tall and breathe the air. Rise up and say no more.
james drury Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD WILL INHERIT THE NEW WORLD. Look in google images for ‘Denver airport children mural’. See the prophesied future in a wall no one pays attention to!
I think that a similar song has not yet reached its peak like this one, I grew up with them, I am now 74 years old and I still hear them and they give me many situations from my youth 🌹🌹🌹
That part where the music breaks down and he sings quietly "..life goes on..." - wow man that just gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Still the same feeling after so many years, what a masterpiece!
Over 20 yrs later and it still sounds phenomenal. The hills shot was recorded less than a mile from where I live, in the Castlereagh Hills above Belfast. Powerful song, immense band.
When one of my best Friends, invited me in 2009, to go to a concert I was skeptical. Until then I wasn´t familiar with these guys. I am glad that I had the chance to see them live. And learn about their music. Since then I am a big fan. This song is pure awesomeness.
I'm from Belfast And The Music and The Lyrics are True The Town I Love So Dear The People Through the heartache and the pain we have Grown Stronger as a a nation if you can call it home that is.
My Mother was 50 percent Scotts Irish, My eyes are too filled with tears, The Irish people are loving and hard working, don't let religion or politics ruin your life.
Oh father why are you so sad on this bright Easter morn, when irish men are proud and glad of the land where they were born...some will never understand or care. RIP great grandad Mcquade 😢❤
May be leaving myself wide open here but I was serving as a young 20yr old British solder in NI when this song was released. Haunted me then and still does to this day. Stirs all sorts of emotions .
To me, this song is an amazing testament of hard times for many back in the day in this area of our world. Brought to light by an amazing talented band. The story profound, the black and white video adds a contrast onto the band as they show footage of past times. Music should always be this good because craftsmanship like this no longer exists so keep this one very close to your heart! Brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it.
This song is an absolute masterpiece. It starts very slowly and the singer whispers...it's my favorite piece. then slowly, slowly continues stronger. BELFAST had so many problems...but seeing that te children continued to run and play..it was a hope for better future.
Mam 49 lat,mieszkam w Polsce.Pamiętam gdy mój kraj w 1989 zmieniał się politycznie i namiastka życia z zachodu zaczęła się pojawiać. Pierwszy raz w życiu oglądałem wtedy MTV i ten utwór.Wtedy jako nastolatek bardzo go przeżyłem,dzisiaj tak samo go przeżywam.Wspaniały ponadczasowy utwór,takiej "jakości " piosenki już nie powstają.Wszystko co najlepsze zostało już stworzone i zagrane.Tęsknie za starymi czasami.
Simple minds are not a poor man's U2 they were great band in their own right. Always been a little underrated in my opinion like The Cult. Fantastic bands
I wish new generations would listen to this music and appreciate it more because this music had sense, a message, whilst nowadays you don't even know what you're listening to. I'm born in '94 and haven't had a chance to actually be there, at that time when this song was made and times when Ireland was engulfed by riots and wars but I can feel it through these songs and this pain is so realistic, I sometimes wish I was there at that time, trying to do something good, make a change. And I'm not even from out there, I'm from Serbia, but my heart always belonged in Ireland. I don't know why, but I felt that, even when I was 5 years old and didn't know what a country was. I hope I'll finally get a chance to visit it someday.
Thank you! Well that's what I think about some times. I have freckles and everything, and there were some Celtic tribes living on the teritories of Serbia a long ago. So maybe I have some Celtic ancestors. Who knows? :)
You could make a "Family Finder Testing", your DNA gets tested and you can discover your ancestry, and make connections with other matches who have the same ancestry. Maybe you find distand cousins who go back to your same Irish ancestors. I made this testing at www.ftDNA.com two years ago, and it is a hot crime ;-)
Im hearing it for the first time in my life and I got tears in my eyes (Im from Czech Republic, 27 years old). One of the most beautiful songs, that I have ever heard O:)
Their greatest masterpiece is even better in 2019. Love the part where the heavy drum comes in and Jim's perfect voice, what more do you want? Turn up the volume....
Love this song , I served over there and brings back so many memories, good and bad but mostly good , a lovely country and a great city , happy that the troubles are over and everyone can live in peace
Was living in Germany in1990. Napping on the floor. This song came on. My sub conscious woke me up to hear it. I woke. Utterly flawless. One of the greatest songs written.
Saw these guys in Glasgow last week and to say I cried when he sang this is an understatement. Such a powerful song.
Thought it was just me...😢
Han är något ni aldrig får se live. Jag har. Mellan fyra ögon
No more war!
the world is full of proxy wars
My Dads family are Scots, Mum's Irish Catholic. This song is a masterpiece. It makes me cry .Truly beautiful. I was brought up on Celtic music. The subject matter is sad , poignant, but has hope.A great Scots band singing about the so terrible troubles in Northern Ireland.
@@ferm8103 I don't think they ever denied it?
My maternal grandad was half Irish. My paternal gran Scots. And we have a good slice of Welsh as well.
Ortodox Celtic from Serbia
I'm 63 years old and I'm Portuguese 🇵🇹.Ireland is full of beautiful music and musicians.I love this country for its history.❤
Realmente, troquei Portugal pela Irlanda e eles são musicais e muito amáveis.
I’m from Belfast, this song means so much to me, now that there is peace.
Hello from Serbia💫Ова песма ме подсећа на моје детињство...I love Simple Minds😇
My Grandfather was born in Scotland but he always felt Irish cause his father was born in County Tyrone.
I'm from Switzerland and this song make me crying. Amazing
ha! you make me giggle. Peace.... good one
@@christinefluckiger9690 komme auch aus der Schweiz und du sprichst mir aus dem Herzen
Soul in written notes, eternal music….todays music has no soul….this masterpiece is pure soul 🙏🏻💝
Please do not give up on today's mucic. Listen to different places. Opportunity does abound.
My Grandfather was from Belfast .. We played this for him at his funeral .. I tear up everytime I hear this .. RIP Grandad !
You're Granddad was absolutely touched from what you did for him, heartgoing
Class song Christian to pick for your grandfather 👍
I hear you
Respect ✊
What a fantastic tribute to play This song for someone from Belfast .
Jim Kerr's (Simple Minds) Song is one of the best Lyrics of all Time
Wow. Just wow. Completely forgot how much of an exquisitely crafted and performed masterpiece this is. Puts 99% of modern music to absolute shame.
Oh for sure. Lyrically and musically superb. Although the 80's had a huge amount of shite music, at least there was room for something this good to breathe. Listening to the music of today, I fail to see how a track like this would get off the ground, never mind reaching escape velocity.
@@JohnPreston888 It's unlikely it would get off the ground. It wouldn't be seen as being commercially viable.
@@JimSting Hence, " Listening to the music of today [...]".
Trevor Horn's production is elite tier..... just stunning.
It would be difficult to find an equally emotive piece of music. Truly iconic.
This track shows what Simple Minds is all about.
Charlie's bass in this is thunderous.
So, true
I'm a Belfast child, I born in 1971 and it is my birthday today. When I was born there was bomb let off near the hospital that shattered the windows of where my mum was.... Now... things are different. Decades upon decades change the face of the world. Sometime for the better, sometime for the worse.
Belated happy birthday.
RESPECT Xxx
НИКАД ВИШЕ БОМБЕ,ИСТО СМО БОМБАРДОВАВАНИ ОД НАТО 1999!Hello from Serbia for Belfast Child IRELAND
No caso da Irlanda foi pra melhor, nessa época havia o conflito entre católicos e protestantes! São Paulo, capital Brasil!
Please, move to me
Quelle merveille , j'aime tellement cette chanson.
Jai vu les simple minds en concert cette semaine... enfin, à 55 ans 😅
Longue vie à eux !
The best Scottish Band of all Time! Been listening to them since the early 80s, and they are still amazing!
I'm a Brit that has lives in Belfast for over 20 years. I cannot begin to explain how good this is.
So proud of Jim Kerr & Simple Minds…
Now at 65 years old , listening to Belfast Child . Wow … masterclass , unique wisdom , poetry in every word… 🏆🎻
❤
I'm two years younger than Jim.i still love him to bits
Beautiful song,I buried my first son, the year this was released,always reminds me of him.im seeing simple minds next year for the 3rd time.i love them and it's always emotional
❤ simply regards, oxbridge lalashame,,,, breakfast club's sanderwish 😅
Tres años menos. Desde España. Qué manera de describir el conflicto. Obreros, niños, lucha, astilleros, industria, canción, inspiración, rock&roll, historia, futuro, calles, blancos y negros, guerra y paz.
Amor?
Its 1989. I'm 14 years old, sitting in front of the radio 10'o clock at night, waiting for them to play this song so I can record it. Its 2024, I'm 48, this song popped up on my playlist as I was sitting and finishing up some tricky coding. Its 10'o clock. My son just came to say goodnight, he's 14. Full circle. This song is still as good as the first time I heard it.
Una cosa simile e successa a me, sono del 70 e ora ho 54, l' 89 ero nell' Arena di Verona Full Show concert: fantastico e ho tirato giù le psrole cone tu scrivevi.. Sono meravigliosi Politico Religioso il Gruppo Band Pop Rock Simple Minds e Carismatici!!✝️🙏🏼👑⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grazie 🙏🏼
E bello ciò che hai scritto per questo ho scritto a lei perché ha detto bellissime cose profonde che toccano il cuore
HELL YA MR PAUL!😂❤👍👍🎼🎼🍺🍺
I turned 18 that year...not realy know what the song means.
Good night regards Dj Midnightcaller
Words legitimately don't exist to describe how powerful this song is. Goosebumps. Every time
For me Simple Minds were one of the greatest bands of the 80s I am 56 now and still love their music pure class Jim Kerr brilliant.
Indeed,me 66 is this group Like a Heritage..
Vermächtnis,German
I can die in Peace With
Belfast child in my lips!
I'm hearing you, Jen. An Aussie guy here 1963 vintage. My DNA is more Irish than anything else and proud I am. Those were magical times. The best of times. An era of music that will live forever. 😎
Yes Gary the 80s for me the best times of my life.
I'm 56 too. Nothing like the 80s!
We were brave. We were hopeful. We knew darkness, but chose to remain in the light.
@@jenniferjones188 Yes but as a child of the same era, we were naive to the reality of the situation. Their greatness is that they did this and were the anthem of The Breakfast Club.. They spoke to everyone of that time. Proper legends. Personally I blank out much of the 80's due to my poor hair choices.
If you ever wanted an example of how music can paint lucid, powerful images in your mind, and make you feel as if you're actually there, it's this song. 34 years on, it remains an absolute masterpiece.
Belfast here. Correct.
We are all here...
It pierces the heart,
Does the Belfast child sing again?
I think they do, at least I hope they do.
I'am french ,i don't speak english, but ,i understand what you mean....also ,that the spirit in my mind ,in your mind....always ...in a stadium,"you Nevers walk alone" , ........sorry ,i'am just a little french....my heart is loving for you....follow you...sorry ,i'am stupid,i'am french....
I am spain ❤ a Irlanda , good song , Dios Bendiga Irlanda y países hermanos católicos ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Went for a piss hoping I'd make it back before this came on in Manchester in March. Heard the intro coming in as I was in the middle of relieving myself.... made it back for the last minute 😭😭😭 so booked Senigallia, Italy for July to make sure I get to see it in full. Unreal song
I grew up in this town...my town...i walked and played on that same hill where the boy and girl are shown running when I too was young... it was a happy place to grow up...even now I can be easily reduced to tears as I watch this wonderful video...and reflect on the tragedy that unfolded in that beautiful place....may such things NEVER be repeated in Ireland...land of enchantment and inspiration...my land.
Your comment is incredibly intense full of unspoken incidents and emotions that I'm certain I should know about but sadly, I do not. I only know that Ireland is a place of beauty, of the land and the people. ( I'm Irish myself, not connected to my roots, but look with longing to these place and its people in some ways, perhaps feel their sorrows and simple joys.
A beautiful song... I wish they'd write one about the Palestinian child
I not live in Ireland but your country is beautitul and like me very much
I feel every word of this song. i was born in N. Ireland, as a child growing up it was such a dark dark time, i want people to fully understand the great sadness and pain that time was, the good friday agreement brought a kind of peace, but when i look at some today playing with peace it makes me sick. I dont care any more about the whole orange and green thing, most people just want to live in peace with there neighbour. People think it will never go back to those dark times, but beleive me it could. Belfast to this day has so called peace walls every where, until those are not needed i think thats the true turning point. N Ireland has come a long long way, but some just want to play games with that hard won peace, i remember all the lives lost, well over 3,500 everyone of those lives must never be forgotten, i truely hope the clock never goes back.
Thank you for the moving and informative comment . just wanted to ask, when you refer to "people playing with peace", might brexit have something to do with that? Or is there a chance that Ireland could reunite? . . . or am I just a dreamer?
@@ichhasseamerika Hi Bob. Brexit just sets things back, i think borders are mostly in peoples minds, some day the whole of Ireland will be one again, but it will only come about by peaceful means. Small groups will still try to get there point across by bombs and guns, but only brigs more pain and hate. The teens today in N Ireland get along far better and they are the hope, i think once all the old so called leaders are gone the better, i say that about both sides.
@Jason Kearney Very true words Jason, i always think most borders are in peoples minds.
@Jason Kearney yes very true, you are right the next generations will be the real hope, as i see from my nephews and neices they just want to get on with they lives, people togather regardless if your orange or green, moveing forward togather in peace.
I hope we dont ever return to those dark days. I spent 2 years during the troubles in NI. Spent time in every county. Lost friends there, and years later we are still losing our friends. #peace
As I get older, I find so many of the songs I 'just liked' when I was younger turn out to be earthmovingly epic masterpieces. Case in point: Belfast Child.
I don't think we realised how spoilt for choice we were...
Couldn't have put it better myself
@@sadiethompson7489 thankyou lass...
That is so true.......
You done know what you’ve got til it’s gone
Of all the songs that were written about that horrible conflict, this was the only one that made any sense to me. It wasn't political in any way, it was just a lament for lost lives, and lost generations. I was profoundly moved by it, and still am
Wasn't it borrowing heavily from she moved through the fair ?
@@ferm8103 Yes, I read somewhere in an interview with Jim Kerr, that during a songwriting session Mick McNeil (the supremely talented keyboard player, and the guy playing the accordion in the video) played the melody of 'She moved through the fair' on the piano. Kerr and the band were so moved by the melody that the song was developed from there, with Kerr writing the lyrics.
Some day...the Belfast Child ... will sing again...it is light ... driving away the darkness...Freedom for humanity... The old dream of mankind...
I'm an Aussie 58 years old and I wow, I love this song
Born in 66. This fantastic song is 31 years old and I can remember every single word. I can't remember what I had for tea on Friday night! The overriding power of music and well written lyrics. And how many of you like minded feel the same? Don't you just love 80's music ❤️❤️
Simply effortlessly brilliant I'm 54 and come back constantly to this epic era
Born in 66 as well...i think we've lived in the best time...70's and 80's...mis it...
Klasse
You and me both!
@@markvandertoorn1049 I was born in 65 and I agree 💯
Im a scouser. Half Italian (Mother).
Half Irish (Father).
Live in liverpool now, but consider myself a scouser. I know thats hard to take in. But i was born to this song when my father played it when my mother was in labour with me. He played it over & over again. This is my life song. It has such an effect on me in so many ways.
Gives me the goosebumps each time I listen to it. And I have never even been to Belfast, only seen TV series on "the Troubles"...if you live in a peaceful city that was never so divided in its recent past, it's hard to imagine what Belfast went through. This song does make you think about it...
This is the most beautiful song … I remember this from my teens ..I m 56 and English but it means so much . Thank you x❤
This Simple minds song Belfast child is a masterpiece I had not listened to this wonderful song for years and I cried from a 59 years old Irishman fan
You are not old if your Soul still love this Masterpiece 💎
Born in Belfast in 1963, lived in Australia since 1971 and this song just takes me home.
I'm not suprised your family left for Australia. Belfast was a war zone in the 70's.
You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's..........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world!
me too
...Du hast so recht !
Same here.Went thro glam rock.Punk rock.New wave.Gothic.New romantics (shite).Johnny and the self abusers.Live Aid.Brit pop.Live 8. Floyd's reunion 🫂 was the icing on the cake 🎂 🥮 and for me it was the end of music as we know it.Oh aye and prog rock heavy rock etc etc..My favourite song of all time wasBowies Quicksand**.Best group ever was The Sex 🔫 🔫 pistols.I seen the bill grundy show live as it was.
@@ceciliasmall4969 A life well-lived sister❤️
In my late 60s, but this is out of this world wonderful!!!
This song remains the best example I know of turning a traditional folk melody into something new and wonderful, that still completely respects the original tune. It's a classy touch that the song begins with the line "When my love said to me...", echoing She Moved Through the Fair's opening line "My young love said to me...".
Wonderful song.
I was 17 years in 1989 and I lived in the GDR. These year changed my whole life.
Always when I hear Belfast Child I have so many feelings.
I am 55 now born in Belfast in Cliftonville, a bit drunk, the wife has gone to bed, living in England and missing home so many years later... peace please lovely people xx
Hi ian. I.m a bit drunk too.. someone made me limoncello... been to your emerald isle once . Hope you visit again.
love to you brother...from AUSTRALIA X
Irish people are the salt of the earth wonderful folk and very hospitable
@@richardtattersall647 salt of the earth that cant agree on anything
Irish ☘️ always miss home it’s in there blood and soul.
Jim’s incredible performance still makes my eyes wet.. What a song, timeless.
I hope the Belfast Child continues to sing forever more...
yes I hope so, x
Yes, 🥰,
Incredible song and haunting melody. You should watch the You Tube version with Sinead O'Connor
Where do u stay on a visit to this incredible city?
I hope❤
This is a great city. Well worth a visit. Or 3 in the last year.
Not many artists would go down that road in the 90s jim you did great song and thanks you'll be remembered forever in Ireland for this one🇮🇪🏴
I'm 27 and grew up with my dad playing SM. Never knew what this song meant at the time but it hits hard knowing now. Always have love for my Irish cousins🏴🤝🇮🇪
ok but the song is BELFAST. Thats Northern Ireland. #GAWA
My ex husband died in 2021 born in East Belfast 1956 he told our children funeral in England ashes scattered in Belfast his wishes get carried out this July his children have done him good ❤❤❤
One of the most powerful and beautiful songs ever written. Very melancholic but hair raising. I grew up in Ireland. The Troubles still haunt Irish souls to this day, both north and south of the border.
unforgettable song with deep meaning 55 now and it still makes me cry
What a masterpiece of emotions! I'm almost in tears and I'm not Irish!
ys, i think so Too
I am English and it tears me up every time
Knob
neither were Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish group I think. The song (based on She Moved Through The Fair - an Irish folk song) is about the troubles in Ireland, and so impacts on other nationalities. Plus the haunting melody and story behind words, would pull on the heartstrings
Muzika moje mladosti,imala sam 17 godina tada a sada 50,i dan danas VOLIM da je slušam!Pozdrav iz Srbije!
takodzer veliki stovstel SM. LP
I ja ostarih voleći je. Apsolutno remek-djelo. Pozdrav iz Banjaluke!
This song is a masterpiece! It has vibration, harmony, lyrics, all ingredients to last across years!
Gut
I think most songs have harmony, and lyrics the melody is from an old folk song. So not great a poor cover if anything
I'am 62 and Gabonese from Africa I love this song as all songs of Simple Mind. At these times we loved music and voices. Nowadays there are no longer genius singer who can have this kind of voice naturally, it's pity!!!
I`m 71 now.This must be for me the best video/song ever.
This song has " a soul " and it touches my heart so deep that I get goosebumps every time I listen to it. ❤❤❤❤❤
I get goosebumps as well...one of my favourite songs
Especially when the drums come in.
@@Venti1388The flutes get me.
Ai perfettamente ragione,mi vengono i brividi!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ Grande complesso, immenso!!!!!!!!!!
I cry every time I listen to this song
❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂So I,belive me,nome Čedo Croatia
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS OF THE BAND EVER !
I left Belfast at 7 years of age in 1971 to live in Australia, been back once in 91, this song reminds me of where I was born
Michael Scott Hi are you happy to live in Oz?
Fantastic city. Great character. May the day arrive when neither nationality nor religious persuasion be a defining character.
My family left in 1967( my Dad said he couldn't stand what he knew was coming). I went back in 2017 and thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Long may peace reign.
I'm from Brazil.
I always remember the conflicting situations in Ireland and it made me very sad.
I am fifty years old today and listening to this song it seems like it was yesterday.
Strength and honor to all Irish people !!!
It doesn't have to be Belfast. This song and lyrics scream to every man woman and child throughout the world that just want peace, no more suffering, no more hurt and no more being afraid.
To you all who long for an end of the pain.
I love you. We love you.
You will stand tall and breathe the air.
Rise up and say no more.
james drury ♥️
james drury
Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD WILL INHERIT THE NEW WORLD. Look in google images for ‘Denver airport children mural’. See the prophesied future in a wall no one pays attention to!
Brilliant words
The whole point though is that it IS about Belfast!
Well it does have to be Belfast as that's what the fucking song is about, numpty
I think that a similar song has not yet reached its peak like this one, I grew up with them, I am now 74 years old and I still hear them and they give me many situations from my youth 🌹🌹🌹
This song is calling for peace!
That part where the music breaks down and he sings quietly "..life goes on..." - wow man that just gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Still the same feeling after so many years, what a masterpiece!
Over 20 yrs later and it still sounds phenomenal. The hills shot was recorded less than a mile from where I live, in the Castlereagh Hills above Belfast. Powerful song, immense band.
It was released in Feb 1989.
So it's actually 33 yrs old.
The most underrated band of multiple generations...still as good as when I first heard this bk in 1989 ❤
When one of my best Friends, invited me in 2009, to go to a concert I was skeptical. Until then I wasn´t familiar with these guys.
I am glad that I had the chance to see them live. And learn about their music. Since then I am a big fan.
This song is pure awesomeness.
I'm from Belfast And The Music and The Lyrics are True The Town I Love So Dear The People Through the heartache and the pain we have Grown Stronger as a a nation if you can call it home that is.
One day we'll return here when the Belfast Child sings again
Love
After all those decades , I'm still crying , each time I'm listening this fantastic song . Thank you , Jim & Simple Minds !
Kein Wunder alle Jammern
@@wolfgangboettcher3126 Wer jammert denn? Was hat das mit dem Konflikt in Nordirland zu tun?
Absolutely yes, me too!
the 70th and 80th are still alive
My Mother was 50 percent Scotts Irish, My eyes are too filled with tears, The Irish people are loving and hard working, don't let religion or politics ruin your life.
U are right, Carrie, Belfast,
hi yes ive met them an illustruos day in brussels, with deep personal remembrances
This song is art! Absolutely incredible. You'd have to have a stone heart if you're not crying listening to the words! Wow, just WOW!!
Im English/British and i LOVE this song. Beautiful, Powerful, Gorgeous music. Soulfull. ❤🙏
Great tune 🎉
Not heard this for years, forgot how stunningly brilliant it was, where has talent gone?
Oh father why are you so sad on this bright Easter morn, when irish men are proud and glad of the land where they were born...some will never understand or care. RIP great grandad Mcquade 😢❤
Only one word needed for this song, MASTERPIECE.
Having lived in Belfast all my life i can honestly say..simple minds, it's time for a return..
One of the most beautiful songs ever, heart breaking .....
Live goes on ;)
May be leaving myself wide open here but I was serving as a young 20yr old British solder in NI when this song was released.
Haunted me then and still does to this day. Stirs all sorts of emotions .
Love to you!!!
To me, this song is an amazing testament of hard times for many back in the day in this area of our world. Brought to light by an amazing talented band. The story profound, the black and white video adds a contrast onto the band as they show footage of past times. Music should always be this good because craftsmanship like this no longer exists so keep this one very close to your heart! Brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it.
I'm Welsh and this song gives me goosebumps. Absolutely brilliant.
This song is an absolute masterpiece. It starts very slowly and the singer whispers...it's my favorite piece. then slowly, slowly continues stronger. BELFAST had so many problems...but seeing that te children continued to run and play..it was a hope for better future.
You are so naive.
One of the best song ever written.
Not one ov the best song ever written. It is the best song ov all time
This song just simply penetrates right through your soul ...
It really does! 💙
In deed it does 👌
🙏
One of the best songs ever! Masterpiece!
True!
Mam 49 lat,mieszkam w Polsce.Pamiętam gdy mój kraj w 1989 zmieniał się politycznie i namiastka życia z zachodu zaczęła się pojawiać. Pierwszy raz w życiu oglądałem wtedy MTV i ten utwór.Wtedy jako nastolatek bardzo go przeżyłem,dzisiaj tak samo go przeżywam.Wspaniały ponadczasowy utwór,takiej "jakości " piosenki już nie powstają.Wszystko co najlepsze zostało już stworzone i zagrane.Tęsknie za starymi czasami.
To prawda ...
They are on tour again starting right now check for your country when they are there if not come over to England you are welcome 🙂
@@SAHB I would love to see the band,but life has become expensive,ticket prices are very high and I only have to listen to CDs.🙂
Best regards.
@@janekhimilsbach5586 l do understand if I go I will send you some high light's and one day we will return to a better future all my love Frank
This is a masterpiece from Simple Minds. Definitely one of my favorite songs. -- Anthony from Virginia, USA
Simple minds are not a poor man's U2 they were great band in their own right. Always been a little underrated in my opinion like The Cult. Fantastic bands
Were? They still are, still making albums and touring 40 years on, longevity proves class.
Simple minds are Scottish and brilliant unlike bono. Big up the Scottish.🏴🏴
They are an exceptional no doubt mate
never, ever underrated either..
I totally agree! Simple Minds and The Cult were truly talented bands and still are.
Everything Is perfect: music, lyrics, video and Lisa Germano's violin.
Love this song....gives me goosebumps everytime...wish it were the 80s again...
me too, i was 26 !!!
Me to
Me too 63 now miss it memorys of normal people
Ruud from the netherlands
Nobody in Belfast does :P
Love the song.... ❤❤❤
The song is just so powerful, not just musically, but the message of peace, amazing ❤
I wish new generations would listen to this music and appreciate it more because this music had sense, a message, whilst nowadays you don't even know what you're listening to. I'm born in '94 and haven't had a chance to actually be there, at that time when this song was made and times when Ireland was engulfed by riots and wars but I can feel it through these songs and this pain is so realistic, I sometimes wish I was there at that time, trying to do something good, make a change. And I'm not even from out there, I'm from Serbia, but my heart always belonged in Ireland. I don't know why, but I felt that, even when I was 5 years old and didn't know what a country was. I hope I'll finally get a chance to visit it someday.
Maybe you had a past life in Ireland. I really believe in those things. I hope you will go there one day.
Thank you!
Well that's what I think about some times. I have freckles and everything, and there were some Celtic tribes living on the teritories of Serbia a long ago. So maybe I have some Celtic ancestors. Who knows? :)
You could make a "Family Finder Testing", your DNA gets tested and you can discover your ancestry, and make connections with other matches who have the same ancestry. Maybe you find distand cousins who go back to your same Irish ancestors. I made this testing at www.ftDNA.com two years ago, and it is a hot crime ;-)
Well i was born in 2000 and im from germany and i love this Song
Almost certainly, I would say.
If that is you in your pic, you look more than a bit Irish.
Warning! The music in this video contains examples of musical perfection
You're mistaken. It's among the most boring songs ever performed. And I like Simple Minds.
Matt Celis ... you need to be from the north to understand ... Jim captured us perfectly . Boring ? Us ? 😂
I agree 1000% mono lith it's bloody perfection so awesome I love how it just builds throughout the song but come back to the haunting part
mono lith that was funny
mono lith wow thanks smidnightcaller
Im hearing it for the first time in my life and I got tears in my eyes (Im from Czech Republic, 27 years old). One of the most beautiful songs, that I have ever heard O:)
This is my favourite song from Simple Minds. Belfast Child is a beautiful and a powerful song! ♥️
R.I.P. MUM THIS IS FOR YOU 🙏🏻WHEN A TUNE MEANS SOOO MUCH MORE THAN PEOPLE COULD KNOW
Kieran Gardiner 💗
You'd be surprised - I know a lot of things...
Penny Z Merope ❤️
my favorite simple minds song
One of the very best ever made... Such a powerful song.... Absolute timeless
Peter Larkfield great comment mate
Absolutely perfect
Remember when we were young and beautiful... so many years ago... O God I Remember
🎉absolutely brilliant
1989 what a year. Amongst all the new dance stuff and SAW ruling the charts, we got this gem.
Absolute class.
This song will always remind me of the days i served in Northern Ireland 🇮🇪
32.
Their greatest masterpiece is even better in 2019. Love the part where the heavy drum comes in and Jim's perfect voice, what more do you want? Turn up the volume....
greatest masterpiece my arse dont you forget about me was their anthem this song was rubbish didnt even chart
Neither of them rates anywhere near their best.
@@GhostMillionairesTV what’s their. Best then
Factory, 70 Cities As Love Brings the Fall, This Earth That You Walk Upon. Stuff like that.
Love this song , I served over there and brings back so many memories, good and bad but mostly good , a lovely country and a great city , happy that the troubles are over and everyone can live in peace
Was living in Germany in1990. Napping on the floor. This song came on. My sub conscious woke me up to hear it.
I woke. Utterly flawless. One of the greatest songs written.
This was during the troubles. Unity in Belfast for all children🎉🎉🎉🎉
All we can do is pray. My grandson made friends of the opposite religion and got beat up for that....he was only 13😢
❤❤❤❤