This song has haunted me for decades. I was drawn to it but didn't understand why until now. We are living the reality of Silent Running. God speed to all Patriots worldwide who are working together to defeat the evil on and in planet earth forever!
Ahhh Silent running, This song used to give me goosebumps as a child in the 80's. Now I realize why. Teach your children quietly folks, freedom depends on it. Peace & Godspeed!
I remember back in '85 when this was first released that this song was written in the future and brought to the present. Now it's the future and the world feels as tenuous as this tune implies.
@@jessicafallen9778 at least you've got your youth! And you can still see the cool films and listen to the music.. Best wishes to you from Rolland at Castle Hassall
This song is absolutely frightening! If you can't see what's coming you must be blind. Someone once said, "Losing our freedom is only one generation away." The fabric of our society, our culture, our customs, our history are crumbling right before our eyes. This song is about a father looking down on his family from heaven as he has already given his life for the freedom we take for granted. If we don't unite to stop this cancer, our civilization will soon be nothing more than a footnote in a history book. What a prophetic song!
Bring it Traitor Joe along with all your tyrannical sycophants!! You are all on the wrong side of history, but you are too drunk with power and greed to see😮
I am afraid you are 100 per cent wrong, this song IS about revolution, they have told you that you have freedom and you believe it. Read some or our history and you will find otherwise. Even today thare are 13 MILLION American children STARVING in the US, is that freedom? Not from hunger. How about the 90,000 governments that rule you in the USA, brainwash you, and keep you in your place while our owners have the good life? This song is about change, change for the better, change for the people not for the ones that have it all.
@@vanessakammerer5602 Does god keep 13 MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN STARVING IN THE USA? HOW ABOUT ALL OF THE CHILDREN DYING ALL OVER THE WORLD EVERY DAY? WHAT KIND OF FAIRY TALE GOD IS THAT?
Hi Cousin?...., I’m on the Ensign william Campbell Farm, VA Militia, 1776-1782, .....listening to this song, thinking about the words and the warning that goes with them!🇺🇸
This has to be one of the most thought provoking and yet deeply disturbing songs ever written. It Chills me to the bone every time I listen to it as I realise how thin the fabric of the reality we live in really is and how quickly it could crumble to the point where you need to hide in a cellar and have a gun and ammunition by your front door.
And now they are trying hard to take those guns away. The UN is the one pushing it and now they pass international law limiting one to 25 rounds and if caught with more if anything breaks out they are war criminals! I don’t like Trump as a person but some things I agree with him more than 100% and one was not playing nice with the UN.
This song was never your average pop song. It stood out from the standard fare, feeling more real, more authentic, more related to real life, Great singing and fantastic composition. Now it's more profound than ever.
Absolutely spot on. Is it any wonder their are record gun sales? All due to the insanity of the left trying to destroy us from within. Nope. We fight back, hard.
@@nanceejay3507 be happy. Be happy to be a part of this. This is an event that they will talk about for generations. I believe the outcome will have been worth all the pain.
Paul Carrack is a very, very under rated musician. I still remember his first song, " How Long " in 1974 I was about 9 or 10. I absolutely love this man, he does have a golden voice.
Best years of my life, as it turns out. And due in no small part to the music being cranked out while I grew my family, grew my career, and enjoyed almost every one of my American countrymen pulling on the same oar in unity of purpose. How far we've fallen.
I worked in radio when this song came out. I understood what the lyrics meant perfectly. Never thought it would come true like it has the past few years.
I remember hearing this Great Tune on the radio for the first time on a January Night in 1986 with my girlfriend . We were both 23 years old . All we said was “ Whooooa ! “ Wow ! That’s a great song ! Today 2020 , It stills sounds Great ! 🤘😎👍📀🎸🎶🍻🍻🍻🍻
Only underrated because these guys were part of Phil Collins's original band, Genesis. Mike Rutherford formed this band to fill in time while Collins pursued his solo interests.
Still makes the hairs stand up on my neck some 15 years since this song was recorded, the man with the Golden Voice (Carrack) is simply awesome...........there is no one better!!
This song means more Today than it ever has!!! I Never listened to the lyrics very closely when this song first came out in the 80's ,but Rutherford is obviously a very, very wise man.
It was literally just a side gig for all involved , a Supergroup like Asia, The Wilburys and many more, they just wanted to make different music than their other groups
When I was a child this song first came out it gave me chillbumps, I remember listening to the radio trying to catch this song to record it on a compilation cassette player. I had the tape on pause. I was standing on a wooden chair in the living room hanging something on the wall and the song came on and I was so excited I went to get down and I slipped, as I was falling I got the pause button nearly killing myself, but I finally caught the tune. It was remarkable...
I wonder if it was that magical sound of the synth? The song had the same effect on me and it was in one of my dreams. My dad maybe turned the radio on early one morning when I was still sleeping. I dreamt I was stuck on the moon and I was.calling out 'can you hear me...'
Mike R must be the coolest and the most versatile guitarist of our age. Laid back and still contributing the most delicate fills and intros. In collaboration with Carrack it's a marriage made in music heaven.
All over the world there are people from every walk of life ...see what is coming on this earth ...in late Fall of ‘85 this was foretelling the times we are in now
I think you will find that the music your hearing is NOT all live.What the musicians on stage are playing is ALL LIVE but who is playing bass and who is playing the high keyboard line with the pitch bend and delay on it?....It is certainly not Paul Carrick(keyboard and lead vocals) or Mike Rutherford(electric guitar).It is still a brilliant version and the music that IS live is superb.But i think you will find that the drummer is playing to a click track and there is a keyboard bass in there along with OTHER keyboard lines to complete the sound.They would have needed another 2 live keyboardists to do it ALL live.A brilliant song and brilliant performances by the musicians but DEFINITELY a backing track as well.....UPDATE....Here is a fully LIVE performance(very recent....from a month ago)Different Band Lineup.......Still has mike rutherford from genesis of course(Otherwise it couldnt be MIKE and the mechanics)This time only mike on guitar......2 keyboard players(no Paul carrick) and a Bass Player.......The version HERE probably sounds better than the LATEST one in some ways(The keyboard parts are MORE ACCURATE as the ones on the backing tracks are possibly from the original recording and pretty well sound SPOT on).......But UNLIKE this version IT IS ALL LIVE............th-cam.com/video/OVlnwwAOOT4/w-d-xo.html
It's now January 10, 2021. We're here now. For those of us who are gen X, we were not listening and we did nothing. Now look where we are. Teach your children quietly, for one day our sons and daughters will rise up and fight while we stood still. We. Are. Here.
It all depends upon your perspective. That of an American or as a Global citizen? While you may relate the song to events that tie Americans to a thought process that leads to a downward spiral, the citizens of Rwanda, India, Bangladesh and many others are seeing their GDP and lives improved substantially.
It's coming people, it's coming. I thought I was such a strong believer, I once thought I couldn't be shaken, but it's 2023 and things are only getting worse. I spend a lot more time talking to the Lord GOD Almighty to just give me the strength to not falter. I loved this song the first time I heard it, and it never grows old.
I wonder how many of us thought that, all those decades ago, songs like Silent Running and Who'll Stop the Rain were actually clarion calls for the future. It wasn't just rock 'n roll after all... not when we objectively view what's been occurring, and still is more than ever, on multiple fronts. From George Orwell's 1984 - "If you want to see a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face... forever."
Absolutely brilliant lyrics and oh, so true! Remember, always, we the people are the majority, we simply have to resolve to work together with one common goal: Work together and agree to resolve the petty differences upon achieving victory!!👍❤️👍
Anyone can draw their interpretations of the message or meaning behind this song. My personal introduction and experience to this band was having one of my friends talk me into attending a concert after I had been literally overindulging in many things and all I wanted to do was sleep. Yet he convinced me to go see Mike & The Mechanics . The venue that they performed at was originally acoustically designed for classical concert music. So it was a warm evening in the summer in California the perfect location for an outdoor concert .I can only describe the experience that I had that evening when this band performed this song. I never heard anything live by any other band that sounded almost like it was coming from the heavens it was majestic and magnificent.
Oh, I forgot to mention ...THANK YOU GENTLEMEN for being a phenomenal band that will leave a mark in the music industry regarding how lyricism, melody, harmony, and vocal intonation is suppose to be! Not this quick million dollar fashion industry that produces joke musicians!! Again, THANK YOU!!!
I had to find a song with a historical/social message in it for school, and I stumbled across this. I absolutely love it. I haven't been able to get it out of my head and just love the music and lyrics that they put together. This is real music in my opinion.
I just turned 74 years old. When I first heard this song in the eighties the mood reminded me very much of Bowies' Diamond Dogs. A description of a dystopian world which I knew would eventually arrive, but not for a long, long time. I never imagined that I would see the day when I kept a gun and ammunition just inside my doorway. Fear God. He is our only hope.
whatever happens....pray to God, the Father and the Spirit, in the name of the Son, Jesus Christ. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal. Thanks for this awesome tune!
Thankyou so much for putting this powerful song and the music that goes with it up here. I had forgotten about this song how i forgot about it is beyond me. And i agree with you this is the year and time it was meant for. And perhaps in the future years thats a head of us
Can you hear me, can hear me running 🏃♂️. Loved this song from Mike and the Mechanics. The 80’s rocked and was the best time to be alive. The future sucks!!
I believe this song was written from a note meant for his family. It was found on a civil war soldier's body. Please correct me if I'm wrong. When I heard this I understood the urgency in the music. Perfect song. Always gave me goosebumps.
Definitely was a pretty big hit. I remember it was played on MTV a ton back when it came out. I didn't know that it was Rutherford's project; I thought it was just another cool new band at the time
I lived in West Germany when this song came out; my dad is retired U.S. Army. Living close to the potential front lines if the Cold War were to turn hot - this song was very prescient.
Wow...song speaks so much..with all going on in..2023..let's all pray we all get thru this..Yes...Can you here me running..Can you here me call you..!! 😔🙏
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This song has haunted me for decades. I was drawn to it but didn't understand why until now. We are living the reality of Silent Running. God speed to all Patriots worldwide who are working together to defeat the evil on and in planet earth forever!
God bless you. We are so diverse and separated, but we hate tyranny
Look after Yourself Mate. ❤❤
Same here
They knew. Rise up in God’s name
❤
Ahhh Silent running, This song used to give me goosebumps as a child in the 80's. Now I realize why. Teach your children quietly folks, freedom depends on it. Peace & Godspeed!
I remember back in '85 when this was first released that this song was written in the future and brought to the present. Now it's the future and the world feels as tenuous as this tune implies.
FJB...ChiComms are coming
Wish I grew up in 80s I grew up in 90s that was good too but not the 80s
It was sooo great, was the first song I ever heard of Mike and the Mechanics.
@@jessicafallen9778 at least you've got your youth! And you can still see the cool films and listen to the music.. Best wishes to you from Rolland at Castle Hassall
This song is absolutely frightening! If you can't see what's coming you must be blind. Someone once said, "Losing our freedom is only one generation away." The fabric of our society, our culture, our customs, our history are crumbling right before our eyes. This song is about a father looking down on his family from heaven as he has already given his life for the freedom we take for granted. If we don't unite to stop this cancer, our civilization will soon be nothing more than a footnote in a history book. What a prophetic song!
Bring it Traitor Joe along with all your tyrannical sycophants!! You are all on the wrong side of history, but you are too drunk with power and greed to see😮
Because we didn't stand up, we watched them strip God from everything
And then there's " the Times they are a Changin' " ... Bob Dylan
I am afraid you are 100 per cent wrong, this song IS about revolution, they have told you that you have freedom and you believe it. Read some or our history and you will find otherwise. Even today thare are 13 MILLION American children STARVING in the US, is that freedom? Not from hunger. How about the 90,000 governments that rule you in the USA, brainwash you, and keep you in your place while our owners have the good life? This song is about change, change for the better, change for the people not for the ones that have it all.
@@vanessakammerer5602 Does god keep 13 MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN STARVING IN THE USA? HOW ABOUT ALL OF THE CHILDREN DYING ALL OVER THE WORLD EVERY DAY? WHAT KIND OF FAIRY TALE GOD IS THAT?
Just wow. I was in high school when this came out. Never imagined it would resonate in 2023.
January 2021... how appropriate this song is for the times we’re in
So...it wasn’t at all appropriate in the the early 2000’s...?!?
this song is very appropriate; we are not adapted to the present day; we are learning to be
It’s going to get so very much worse
That last verse though.
Hi Cousin?...., I’m on the Ensign william Campbell Farm, VA Militia, 1776-1782, .....listening to this song, thinking about the words and the warning that goes with them!🇺🇸
This song has finally reached the year it was intended for 2021. God Bless!
ABSOLUTELY!
God bless you also😊👍❤️🇦🇺
It wasn’t intended for 911 timeframe then ????
Yes
I think you might be right.
Prophetic song. Feels like we are headed toward its fulfillment
Definitely
FJB....Chicomms are inbound.
Yes, we are headed straight into the jaws of the lion!!! The 7 year Tribulation!!!
Hide your stuff.
Maybe people will start listen for once.
This song sends a message wake up everyone
How so?
@@cbennett196631 you are not observing current events.
I'm awake. I just don't like what I see, so I'll teach my children...and go back to bed. Great song and recording, musos on fire
I'm awake I'm ready lets go
We go one we go all
Truth
A prophetic song ! And finally this song is more important now days than it did back in the day !
Its only prophetic to the stupid and deranged who are so brainwashed by Qanon/MAGA propaganda that they think they're the good guys.
@@scarpfish you are the one who is deranged
This has to be one of the most thought provoking and yet deeply disturbing songs ever written. It Chills me to the bone every time I listen to it as I realise how thin the fabric of the reality we live in really is and how quickly it could crumble to the point where you need to hide in a cellar and have a gun and ammunition by your front door.
Salute the flag whatever flag they offer, never hinting what you feel- today!
And now they are trying hard to take those guns away. The UN is the one pushing it and now they pass international law limiting one to 25 rounds and if caught with more if anything breaks out they are war criminals!
I don’t like Trump as a person but some things I agree with him more than 100% and one was not playing nice with the UN.
The Song is beautiful and disgusting at the same time
Here's another, The Way It Is, by Bruce Hornsby.
A whole generation will probably never know what they missed.
that's why we gotta share it!!
Absolutely!
You got that right with out a dought
Either they missed something or you did
no
Paul Carrack has got one of the best voices in all of rock! Amazing talent!!
just listen to Paul sing HOW LONG when he was ACE lead!
Yes, as he's known as "The Voice".
HOW LONG is still one of my all time favourite songs. His voice never changes over the decades!,
Yep
This song was never your average pop song. It stood out from the standard fare, feeling more real, more authentic, more related to real life, Great singing and fantastic composition. Now it's more profound than ever.
Prophetic
Or we can choose another path .. not of violence..!!
In The Living Years was also 'out of place'. MM rocks!
Absolutely spot on. Is it any wonder their are record gun sales? All due to the insanity of the left trying to destroy us from within. Nope. We fight back, hard.
fully agreed👍👍👍👍👍,,mark
This song was way ahead of it's time. Very cool and edgy
What’s “edgy” about it...you probably should listen to some of the other genres out there and hear real “edgy”
Absolutely ahead of it's time.
Edgy would be the last i would describe this song as lol
Quisiera entender la letra❤❤❤❤
Teach your children quietly , one day sons and daughters , will raise up , and fight while we stood still
Whoever wrote this must have been a time traveller. Fuck the new world order
@@kerrydangerfield6528 it is what we are going through shortly. Love this song 😻💕
I told my spouse that this a.m
This song ALWAYS had a prophetic message to me, even WAY back in the 80's. Just didn't know it would be HERE SO SOON.
@@nanceejay3507 be happy. Be happy to be a part of this. This is an event that they will talk about for generations. I believe the outcome will have been worth all the pain.
This song has always felt like a call to arms, it's great to see other's are hearing it as well...
it's about the world in the time of Christ's return
I love this! This song will never get old
deze zanger met zijn band klinken live geweldig lekkere eigties muziek
Yep
@@marcvanvliet9386 right on.
"For someday sons and daughters will rise up and fight while we stood still". One can only hope, because that someday is today.
Paul Carrack is a very, very under rated musician. I still remember his first song, " How Long " in 1974 I was about 9 or 10. I absolutely love this man, he does have a golden voice.
Absolutely. He is pure talent.
You're cute
Just throwing that out there
That was when he was with ACE. How Long is another great tune and the lyrics are true to life, unfortunately🤷♂️
Many hits with many different artists-golden voice. He is playing keyboards with Eric Clapton on this small tour now.
Wait...ok...so it turns out that the same guy sings 2 of my favorite songs? I never knew this.
What a special voice, what a talent this Paul Carrack!
I am so blessed that I was able to enjoy the '80s......born 1948.
1960, still love it.
Born 1952.
Real music,those were the best days!!!! not like the living hell we’re in now😞
Maybe it is for you...but I will continue to enjoy music from EVERY era
Does this band realize how this song has effected the world today?? This so epic!
Rise up and defeat the NWO!!!!!
It's coming....Stay with the High Command....The Most High!
Mike Rutherford does and he's horrified by how it's been misinterpreted by gun fanatics and nationalists when it speaks out against these very things.
@@CrowTRobot Use it only In emergencies 🙋❤️🇺🇸🎯
It effects me more now than ever music as time goes on means more .. and effects me more on emotional and spiritual level as you age ...❤❤❤
Perfect song for April 5 2020..
I see it all so clear now...
2020
Who knew it would be so accurate for today when they wrote it for a movie way back when.
@Dirk Simmang The Two Witnesses will soon be here. Are they the clearness you see?
good song of mike and the mechanics ¡¡¡¡¡¡
And ... what happened?
“Never hint at what you really feel.” Boys and girls we’re heading right in that direction.🇺🇸
Trump 2024
Biden “won” 😼🇦🇺
@@marilyntape508 MT... that’s what they say. If he won legitimately, then I’m the new singer to Mike and the mechanics.
@@garywill9763 GW... if these dopes can steal This Election, then 2024 becomes meaningless.😎
@@kellykempkilroy I wonder if some democrats are sorry now that they voted for Biden 🤔
Who misses the 80s and before? Real people and real times making REAL music
Amen brother
I'm 69 and love this Song❤
I do!!
Best years of my life, as it turns out. And due in no small part to the music being cranked out while I grew my family, grew my career, and enjoyed almost every one of my American countrymen pulling on the same oar in unity of purpose. How far we've fallen.
It is coming!! So prophetic a song! State of things to come!!
Paul Carrack, Paul Young, Steve Winwood. Weren't we lucky to hear such singers in our time!
raybede Yes we were .
I didn't know Winwood was in this band. ??
@@davenorth8922 Hi Dave.
No Steve was not in this band but I was just thinking of some of the great singers which we have seen.
Eric Clapton too, whose superb vocals are often overshadowed/overlooked because of his master guitar playing.
Truly! Buffalo Springfield as well!
'Broken Arrow'...
THIS SONG STILL HOLDS TRUE!!!!! THE DAY IS GETTING CLOSER!!!!!!
Always has been, remember Huxley and Orwell wrote about it in the late 1930s' Brave New World and 1984.
Paul Carrack is the man with the golden voice
I worked in radio when this song came out. I understood what the lyrics meant perfectly. Never thought it would come true like it has the past few years.
What a fantastic tune, such a force with the current world situation. Stand strong. You deserve freedom.
A song that hits the mark in these times.
Genesis are the greatest
I always marveled at this song. But damn, it's almost upon us in the year of our Lord...2024.
This song has finally reached the year it was intended for 2022 !!! God Bless!
I remember hearing this Great Tune on the radio for the first time on a January Night in 1986 with my girlfriend . We were both 23 years old . All we said was “ Whooooa ! “ Wow ! That’s a great song ! Today 2020 , It stills sounds Great ! 🤘😎👍📀🎸🎶🍻🍻🍻🍻
You are lucky person👍👍👍
just just ; Hey thanks ! Just Just ! 👋😎🎸
Thanks for sharing my thoughts
Wake up America it's time to kick some Ass
The text of this imperishable masterpiece acquires a new meaning with each new war. People naively consider any war to be the last...
Amazing how these lyrics are becoming more and more realistic daily. Just listen to what he's saying. So true.
Jaxon Jackson yes it sure is isn’t it? 2018
Can you hear me???
Yes...
@@rverity06 More and more we can hear you.
Brother, this is 2019, August, Time traveler, more than meaning, it is prophetic!!!!! Fight for our County!!!!
One of the most underrated groups. But still one of my favorites.
Only underrated because these guys were part of Phil Collins's original band, Genesis. Mike Rutherford formed this band to fill in time while Collins pursued his solo interests.
Still makes the hairs stand up on my neck some 15 years since this song was recorded, the man with the Golden Voice (Carrack) is simply awesome...........there is no one better!!
This song means more Today than it ever has!!! I Never listened to the lyrics very closely when this song first came out in the 80's ,but Rutherford is obviously a very, very wise man.
2021 and it all makes sense. WAKE UP!!!!!
... this group deserved more recognition for their message to the world .
It was literally just a side gig for all involved , a Supergroup like Asia, The Wilburys and many more, they just wanted to make different music than their other groups
Perfect song for 2023 and the years ahead.This is the reality that we are now living in.
When I was a child this song first came out it gave me chillbumps, I remember listening to the radio trying to catch this song to record it on a compilation cassette player. I had the tape on pause. I was standing on a wooden chair in the living room hanging something on the wall and the song came on and I was so excited I went to get down and I slipped, as I was falling I got the pause button nearly killing myself, but I finally caught the tune. It was remarkable...
I wonder if it was that magical sound of the synth? The song had the same effect on me and it was in one of my dreams. My dad maybe turned the radio on early one morning when I was still sleeping. I dreamt I was stuck on the moon and I was.calling out 'can you hear me...'
A very very underrated band but brilliant first class musicians in every way
Love my 80s, they’ll never die 💪🏼
For sure..!!
For he who has ears to listen let them hear what a spirit has to say always remember chapt 22revelation just a voice crying in the
Never gets old…
Así sea¡
So alluring…prophetic…a gem 💎
Paul Carrack and Paul Young, two of the most prominent contemporary artists.
Never thought the song could be better than on the recording - but this version is phenomenal.
Don't think I've ever seen a better performance of this song
I never tire of listening to this version and performance. Just an awesome band packed with talent 🎉❤
Mike R must be the coolest and the most versatile guitarist of our age. Laid back and still contributing the most delicate fills and intros. In collaboration with Carrack it's a marriage made in music heaven.
I am glad i was teenager in a decade when they made masterpieces like this !!
Silent Running...PRICELESS!!!
All over the world there are people from every walk of life ...see what is coming on this earth ...in late Fall of ‘85 this was foretelling the times we are in now
Damn! This is an awesome live version. Classic 80s
Quality the sonho.
Didn’t, know they were this good with a lot of songs
During a time with no auto-tune or pre record tracks, just live raw music at its best.
Yes
Waye !!
One of the best live performances that I’ve ever heard.
I think you will find that the music your hearing is NOT all live.What the musicians on stage are playing is ALL LIVE but who is playing bass and who is playing the high keyboard line with the pitch bend and delay on it?....It is certainly not Paul Carrick(keyboard and lead vocals) or Mike Rutherford(electric guitar).It is still a brilliant version and the music that IS live is superb.But i think you will find that the drummer is playing to a click track and there is a keyboard bass in there along with OTHER keyboard lines to complete the sound.They would have needed another 2 live keyboardists to do it ALL live.A brilliant song and brilliant performances by the musicians but DEFINITELY a backing track as well.....UPDATE....Here is a fully LIVE performance(very recent....from a month ago)Different Band Lineup.......Still has mike rutherford from genesis of course(Otherwise it couldnt be MIKE and the mechanics)This time only mike on guitar......2 keyboard players(no Paul carrick) and a Bass Player.......The version HERE probably sounds better than the LATEST one in some ways(The keyboard parts are MORE ACCURATE as the ones on the backing tracks are possibly from the original recording and pretty well sound SPOT on).......But UNLIKE this version IT IS ALL LIVE............th-cam.com/video/OVlnwwAOOT4/w-d-xo.html
It's now January 10, 2021.
We're here now. For those of us who are gen X, we were not listening and we did nothing. Now look where we are.
Teach your children quietly,
for one day our sons and daughters
will rise up and fight while we stood still.
We. Are. Here.
So this song wouldn’t apply to 9-11 timeframe is what I’m gathering??
It all depends upon your perspective. That of an American or as a Global citizen? While you may relate the song to events that tie Americans to a thought process that leads to a downward spiral, the citizens of Rwanda, India, Bangladesh and many others are seeing their GDP and lives improved substantially.
It's coming people, it's coming. I thought I was such a strong believer, I once thought I couldn't be shaken, but it's 2023 and things are only getting worse. I spend a lot more time talking to the Lord GOD Almighty to just give me the strength to not falter.
I loved this song the first time I heard it, and it never grows old.
then pray to Him that drumpf doesn't win
I wonder how many of us thought that, all those decades ago, songs like Silent Running and Who'll Stop the Rain were actually clarion calls for the future. It wasn't just rock 'n roll after all... not when we objectively view what's been occurring, and still is more than ever, on multiple fronts. From George Orwell's 1984 - "If you want to see a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face... forever."
One of the BEST songs of ALL times. Silent Running...
What we should have been doing all along...much like what 'they' were doing...
BLOODY AWESOME! Paul's voice is out of this world! Plus that RIPPING keyboard riff! Spine tingling genius.
1986 was a great year.
I was a freshman in HS👍
Argentina fifa world cup champion je!
Absolutely brilliant lyrics and oh, so true! Remember, always, we the people are the majority, we simply have to resolve to work together with one common goal: Work together and agree to resolve the petty differences upon achieving victory!!👍❤️👍
Paul Carrack with his golden voice, and the absolute brilliant group!! Thanks a million!
Anyone can draw their interpretations of the message or meaning behind this song. My personal introduction and experience to this band was having one of my friends talk me into attending a concert after I had been literally overindulging in many things and all I wanted to do was sleep. Yet he convinced me to go see Mike & The Mechanics . The venue that they performed at was originally acoustically designed for classical concert music. So it was a warm evening in the summer in California the perfect location for an outdoor concert .I can only describe the experience that I had that evening when this band performed this song. I never heard anything live by any other band that sounded almost like it was coming from the heavens it was majestic and magnificent.
Paul Carrack. What a singer. Also Paul Young from Sad Cafe RIP my man
Oh, I forgot to mention ...THANK YOU GENTLEMEN for being a phenomenal band that will leave a mark in the music industry regarding how lyricism, melody, harmony, and vocal intonation is suppose to be! Not this quick million dollar fashion industry that produces joke musicians!! Again, THANK YOU!!!
I had to find a song with a historical/social message in it for school, and I stumbled across this. I absolutely love it. I haven't been able to get it out of my head and just love the music and lyrics that they put together. This is real music in my opinion.
I just turned 74 years old. When I first heard this song in the eighties the mood reminded me very much of Bowies' Diamond Dogs. A description of a dystopian world which I knew would eventually arrive, but not for a long, long time. I never imagined that I would see the day when I kept a gun and ammunition just inside my doorway. Fear God. He is our only hope.
Ditto, sir. I am 73 and locked and loaded as well.😢
I was born in the early 60s. Those 70s 80s was best music ever.
Your right born in 1961
Rise up patriots in God’s name. Defeat the devil here on earth.
God bless you all.
They knew 40 years ago and warning us.
Who do consider the Devil to be, Donald Trump
One of the best songs ever written !
Mike Rutherford and B A Robertson wrote it back in 1985
Brother, this is 2019, August, Time traveler, more than meaning, it is prophetic!!!!!
@Steven Sabastian this isn't 2000's commercialized crap. it was penned by members of the band.
Such a great song by a great band! Paul carrack is “The man with the golden voice “.
With all the songs that Mike Rutherford had left over with Genesis he had alot more to put in those this band
This song has
alot of meaning now of days
Sheila Jackson scary, but it does.
Brother, this is 2019, August, Time traveler, more than meaning, it is prophetic!!!!!
@@stevenjones71 It's Happening!!!
Especially *swear your allegiance to the flag / whatever flag they offer*
and *teach the children quietly / rise up*.
@Jerry Vdm Cheer up Jerry
The Era Of Real Music & True Natural Talents...
paul carrack what a voice
Andrew John I LOVE Paul Carrack!
Paul Carrack is a good singer but Paul Young playing congas for letting him do the first voice is absurd
@@marcelobaez4474 respect for Carrack
@@shitosawpasterski2978 I said he is a good singer
Brother, this is 2019, August, Time traveler, more than meaning, it is prophetic!!!!!
Still so good in 2024!
I miss when musicians told a selfless meaningful stories in their songs unlike today!
whatever happens....pray to God, the Father and the Spirit, in the name of the Son, Jesus Christ. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal. Thanks for this awesome tune!
One of my favourite tracks from that era. So evocative, with superb vocals from Paul Carrack.
It's like they knew..25 yrs ago and it's true in 2022
This is undoubtedly their finest hour
Thankyou so much for putting this powerful song and the music that goes with it up here. I had forgotten about this song how i forgot about it is beyond me. And i agree with you this is the year and time it was meant for. And perhaps in the future years thats a head of us
This great song is a pure masterpiece.
Can you hear me, can hear me running 🏃♂️. Loved this song from Mike and the Mechanics. The 80’s rocked and was the best time to be alive. The future sucks!!
One of the best natural voices ever! Never get tired of this ever!
I believe this song was written from a note meant for his family. It was found on a civil war soldier's body. Please correct me if I'm wrong. When I heard this I understood the urgency in the music. Perfect song. Always gave me goosebumps.
So the note is 400 years old?!!
Powerful lyrics and vocals that always bring back scenes from the film Red Dawn.
Could never understand why this was never a bigger hit absolutely amazing song mr carrack in fine form.
Yeah, it was a pretty big hit. I heard it a ton on the radio back in the day.
Definitely was a pretty big hit. I remember it was played on MTV a ton back when it came out. I didn't know that it was Rutherford's project; I thought it was just another cool new band at the time
Very big hit of the #80s!!
It actually plays on the classic rock radio station at my work sometimes. Sometimes it switches back to pop music though...
@@RSSpeacemaker this is pop. Good pop!
The song of our times. Time to come together people!!!
Such a great performance and one of best songs ever written and the crowd is sleeping. OMG!
Maybe the crowd is mesmerized? I am
This song just captures me everytime I hear it, never get tired of listening to it!
This version almost makes me cry, oh is so beautiful!!!
A group of sensible talented genius musicians...
Absolutely prophetic song..the evil is upon us worldwide .. teach the children because our governments are against us . We have to unite and prevail
I lived in West Germany when this song came out; my dad is retired U.S. Army. Living close to the potential front lines if the Cold War were to turn hot - this song was very prescient.
They all sound superb. True musical genius shines through!
One of my favorite all-time songs. Love you guys, Mike, and mechanics.😊
It has reached what is happening in America right now. I love this song, have to tell you still don't know who the bad guys are.
Wow...song speaks so much..with all going on in..2023..let's all pray we all get thru this..Yes...Can you here me running..Can you here me call you..!! 😔🙏