As an Australian travelling through Scotland and Western Europe during the very hot summer of 1989 this album was burnt into my psyche. It remains a masterpiece.
This album, and in particular, this song, shows one of the greatest bands the world has seen and heard at the very top of the game! Just pure and utter genius!
The power of this title is matched only by the beauty of the melody, all from an exceptional album giving the strength to accomplish great things, thank you .
I think the real meaning of this song is acceptance. "This is your land" means this is what you were given you can accept it or not. Nowadays everybody wants more money, more power and more respect, and you can never get enough of it. The song preaches for accepting what you have and not falling into despair. ' You don't know what you've got until the whole is gone '' is what happens when you don't appreciate the good you have in your life. In the end , Jim sings about "what is right and what is wrong", which means that some things we should never give up on and still strive for to improve.
Jim kerr wrote it about any country that is beautiful with big skies, open ranges etc then you notice a military nuclear base or a military submarine off in the ocean. It's about people not letting it happen and keeping their land free. It won't happen but he wrote it like a fairytale freedom song. Hope that helped 🙌
@@nigel447 exact !!! Les américains les australiens ne sont pas chez eux là terre appartient aux indiens et aux aborigènes en Australie qui sont parques comme des bêtes
My dad was a teacher so we were taken back to his mums house every half term and full holidays. Luckily that meant I spent most of free time in Devon. On the moors. And I played 'this is your land, take it in your hand' on my Walkman! It is my land now. Brilliant
*Money can't buy me...* @2:07 that cameo appearance by Lou Reed was awesome, although song was already great on its own: it just gave it an extra vibe! Rest in Paradise, Lou, and don't walk too much on the *wild side* ... Hi Jim and other SM peepz...Remember me? 1989 (Street Fighting Years), one of the years that I interviewed you! great group, never a delusion! Keep kicking ass! Melody Fox (aka the Princess of Rock) LPM💚☮🎵
The music is good , but many of the pontificating lyrics throughout the album are obnoxious activist rubbish. If Kerr wants to be a sanctimonious politician he would find a home among the socialist left elites.
this is my favourite nap song. i find it so relaxing and motivating. highly recommended for everybody... reminds me of pre-human earth era, an unspoiled planet ❤️
I was 11 when MTV was first broadcast in my country and this video was on heavy rotation. One of my fave songs back in the summer of 89, thing is we only had a B/W TV then and watching the video in full colour and in HD no less is a tremendous experience for me, thank you.
Musical taste is a strange thing. I've seen Simple Minds live so many times over the years and love all their stuff. When SFY was released I just couldn't take to it but now I love it, my favourite album by them.
I can remember this band from the days of my youth when the 80's started. The rhythm,the words makes these bands like U2 and The Outfield to name a couple more some of the best bands up to this day.
If youd been in Maidstone last night. 04/08/2018, then there was no denying that Simple Minds have the best catalogue of great songs that can be performed majestically every time and entertain a massive audience. And then they keep producing great new albums, with even greater songs! But This is your land IS the song for me. It woke me out of a coma!
This is your land It's the way it was planned Sky to the sea, something to see Old ancient town, to the old people ground I wanna know, something to go This is your land, laid out in your hand This is your land Wherever I go, way down here I know This is your land Oh churches and steeples, big city people I wanna know something to hold Walk down the track, to the old railroad track I wanna leave something to see This is your land, laid out in your hand This is your land Wherever I go, way down here I know This is your land Money can't buy me Money can't buy me I've got time Time is on my side You don't know what you've got till the whole things gone The days are dark and the road is long And when you walk away, the hope is gone Tell me what is right, and what is wrong Is this the way it was planned This is your land, take it in your hand This is your land Wherever I go, way down here I know This is your land, take it in your hand This is your land Wherever I go, way down here I know This is your land
Simple Minds was primarily concerned with making meaningful songs. '' You don't know what you've got until the whole is gone '' I thoroughly agree with that and it's almost a miracle to earn a decent living sometimes... But this is your land and I look forward to hearing their new record.
La puissance de ce titre n' a d' égale que la beauté de la mélodie , le tout issu d' un album exceptionnel donnant la force d' accomplir de grandes choses , merci .
Saw them at the Palaus omnisport in Paris on this tour, they we're epic so saw them at Wembley too.We went to see U2 twice but Simple minds made them look like a kareoke quartet
@@jamescotter833 not a fucking chance......live these guys at there peak created a sound that has never been replicated.....floyd are the ones on that kind of sonic level along with the minds
Masterpiece! 😍 Music, lyrics, vocals, visualisation, instrumental coda against the background of rapid flying frames at the end of the song (the most impressive moment for me - it evokes in me a feeling of love and freedom)...everything is in harmony. 🥰😌
As an Australian travelling through Scotland and Western Europe during the very hot summer of 1989 this album was burnt into my psyche. It remains a masterpiece.
G'Day ya little Terrierist !!!
American in Paris circa 1989 here, and I agree
that must have been quiet a trip!
I love you Chuck Bohl Amen
Its about Latin América. Mind the distance!
Hard to believe this is 30 years old... and still absolutely f*****g awesome. Man I've got old.
Shhhhhh 30+ years now
Una de mis canciones favoritas de este disco ❤❤❤❤❤
Old but gold
what a smart voice of this singer , i love him singing.. and his band too.
This album, and in particular, this song, shows one of the greatest bands the world has seen and heard at the very top of the game! Just pure and utter genius!
+Baby Simba I agree, NGD is in a league of its own.
Simple minds best band from Europe
Yes my friend
True, although 'Kick It In' is a bit lame.
@@josephbennett4236 I think that "Kick It In" it's not so bad, but i agree with you is also my least favorite song on this masterpiece album!!
The power of this title is matched only by the beauty of the melody, all from an exceptional album giving the strength to accomplish great things, thank you .
I think the real meaning of this song is acceptance. "This is your land" means this is what you were given you can accept it or not. Nowadays everybody wants more money, more power and more respect, and you can never get enough of it. The song preaches for accepting what you have and not falling into despair. ' You don't know what you've got until the whole is gone '' is what happens when you don't appreciate the good you have in your life. In the end , Jim sings about "what is right and what is wrong", which means that some things we should never give up on and still strive for to improve.
for me this song was bound to the experience of the indigenous first nation tribes through out the world
Jim kerr wrote it about any country that is beautiful with big skies, open ranges etc then you notice a military nuclear base or a military submarine off in the ocean. It's about people not letting it happen and keeping their land free. It won't happen but he wrote it like a fairytale freedom song. Hope that helped 🙌
@@nigel447 exact !!! Les américains les australiens ne sont pas chez eux là terre appartient aux indiens et aux aborigènes en Australie qui sont parques comme des bêtes
My dad was a teacher so we were taken back to his mums house every half term and full holidays. Luckily that meant I spent most of free time in Devon. On the moors. And I played 'this is your land, take it in your hand' on my Walkman! It is my land now. Brilliant
*Money can't buy me...* @2:07 that cameo appearance by Lou Reed was awesome, although song was already great on its own: it just gave it an extra vibe!
Rest in Paradise, Lou, and don't walk too much on the *wild side* ...
Hi Jim and other SM peepz...Remember me? 1989 (Street Fighting Years), one of the years that I interviewed you! great group, never a delusion! Keep kicking ass!
Melody Fox (aka the Princess of Rock)
LPM💚☮🎵
Summer 1989. Dreamt so much over this song
Personally, I think the team up of Trevor Horn and simple minds was one of the best. The entire album was EFFING BRILLIANT!
TH great
The music is good , but many of the pontificating lyrics throughout the album are obnoxious activist rubbish. If Kerr wants to be a sanctimonious politician he would find a home among the socialist left elites.
Music like this only proves crystal clear that the best days of music are behind us.
It will change. After a collapse there will be a renewal. It has always been like that throughout history😊
Too right my pal long live the 80s 😢
Brings me back to when I first started dating my husband. LOVE IT ❤
Still get Goosebumps listening to this song. Love the contribution from Lou Reed at 2.08!
Jim Kerr is a Prophet
You can listen to any simple minds song and they don't seem outdated ,sound right up to date
After some years living abroad returning home I've listened to this song in my car... crying...
80s yes
this is my favourite nap song. i find it so relaxing and motivating. highly recommended for everybody... reminds me of pre-human earth era, an unspoiled planet ❤️
its your land your majesty rip our queen
Me encanta Simple Minds...desde Argentina. Un saludo a todossss
I was 11 when MTV was first broadcast in my country and this video was on heavy rotation. One of my fave songs back in the summer of 89, thing is we only had a B/W TV then and watching the video in full colour and in HD no less is a tremendous experience for me, thank you.
Needless to say I purchased its parent album several years later - remains one of my faves.
great song..Street Fighting Years one of the best albums ever and so underrrated
Yes i have to fully agree!, now i gonna replicate one quote of Walter White/Heisenberg from Breaking Bad TV Show, "You're Goddamn Right!!!"
You are so right!
I agree totally and one of My favorits
Agree, now 2024 and still listen to this album on vinyl all the time
Agreed. Great song and Album. Saw them perform this song live at Wembley in 1990 - superb !
Simple Minds at their finest...i saw you live in 1990...superb!! Thank you,,,
The filming style starting at 3:43 is so mesmerizing and beautiful, it fits the song so well ✨
And I loved Mick MacNeil's longer hair in this period. It is also flying on the music!
One of my faves from SMs. Nice ending.
Jim Kerr looks soooo good in this video! Those eyes!!
Lisa Germano on violin.
nostalgie......c est tellement bon....
Saw them in june 1989 on this tour live as an 15 years old kid. It was a beautifull dream about three hours and i wanna never wake up
Wonderful Song. Love it.
Musical taste is a strange thing. I've seen Simple Minds live so many times over the years and love all their stuff. When SFY was released I just couldn't take to it but now I love it, my favourite album by them.
Amazing tune!!! ... this is our land!
I can remember this band from the days of my youth when the 80's started. The rhythm,the words makes these bands like U2 and The Outfield to name a couple more some of the best bands up to this day.
Extremely soothing voice and hopeful idea
Such an underrated beautiful song! Grandissimi Simple minds!! ps R.I.P. Kenny Hyslop
What a group 80s magic
If youd been in Maidstone last night. 04/08/2018, then there was no denying that Simple Minds have the best catalogue of great songs that can be performed majestically every time and entertain a massive audience. And then they keep producing great new albums, with even greater songs! But This is your land IS the song for me. It woke me out of a coma!
Mick MacNeil was the soul and the best musician of this great band, i play bass but with his keyboards makes me want to learn to play keyboards too ❤
This is your land 💙🏴💙
Best track & vid on the album ! 🖤
Masterpiece!
Long live 80s bands❤
Andrew and Lynne brought me here. So glad she's free of that bully.
Meaning it is grand music by a under ranked band mainly known for one song when they have so much greatness to offer our ears!
🔊This is Your Land🌍🌏🌎 Love You Jim and Simple Minds♥️♥️♥️
Me too
This is your land
It's the way it was planned
Sky to the sea, something to see
Old ancient town, to the old people ground
I wanna know, something to go
This is your land, laid out in your hand
This is your land
Wherever I go, way down here I know
This is your land
Oh churches and steeples, big city people
I wanna know something to hold
Walk down the track, to the old railroad track
I wanna leave something to see
This is your land, laid out in your hand
This is your land
Wherever I go, way down here I know
This is your land
Money can't buy me
Money can't buy me
I've got time
Time is on my side
You don't know what you've got till the whole things gone
The days are dark and the road is long
And when you walk away, the hope is gone
Tell me what is right, and what is wrong
Is this the way it was planned
This is your land, take it in your hand
This is your land
Wherever I go, way down here I know
This is your land, take it in your hand
This is your land
Wherever I go, way down here I know
This is your land
Thank you for the lyrics❣ Great great great
🤍🤍🤍
simple minds fantastic
Reminds me of Land that is no more 😢
Simple Minds was primarily concerned with making meaningful songs. '' You don't know what you've got until the whole is gone '' I thoroughly agree with that and it's almost a miracle to earn a decent living sometimes... But this is your land and I look forward to hearing their new record.
Love this song and simple minds
discazo y este un temazo ..!!! 03:44 ....me emociona igual que la primera vez que oi el disco.
Es asombroso
La puissance de ce titre n' a d' égale que la beauté de la mélodie , le tout issu d' un album exceptionnel donnant la force d' accomplir de grandes choses , merci .
Ma chanson préférée quand j'étais jeune !
C'était comme l'époque ! ..
Best Simple Minds Album ever (Street fighting Years; 1989). Great Song.
Yes, brilliant
No not their best but ok have a listen to the new gold dream album it's on a different level x
New gold dream 81.82.83.84.94.2004.2014.3014.4014 for ever the best but street IS good
New gold dream is their best, and a musical masterpiece..but i like this also very very much
I like more "Real life"
One of the best SM song ever!
Beautiful! This is an awsome master piece!
Simple Minds + Lisa Germano + Lou Reed : Magic
Saw them at the Palaus omnisport in Paris on this tour, they we're epic so saw them at Wembley too.We went to see U2 twice but Simple minds made them look like a kareoke quartet
No way u2 in there day beat everone amazing live band
@@jamescotter833 not a fucking chance......live these guys at there peak created a sound that has never been replicated.....floyd are the ones on that kind of sonic level along with the minds
Lou inspired millions of artists! His death is a huge loss physically, though he will continue to inspire all of us spiritually!
lou who?
@@plasticweapon Lou Reed
Magnifique ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🕊️🙏
Tellement.. de temps que je ne l'avais pas entendue ! ..
Simple Minds com belíssimas canções!
Was touring Wales with a tent back when this was released. This was my soundtrack.
Masterpiece! 😍 Music, lyrics, vocals, visualisation, instrumental coda against the background of rapid flying frames at the end of the song (the most impressive moment for me - it evokes in me a feeling of love and freedom)...everything is in harmony. 🥰😌
I just love this song ..it means a lot to me🥰
Maravilhosa voz...belo cantor...😱😍😻💕
Vou 💖💖💖💖💖 em sua juventude:Até o fim da minha vida...😘
Que canción más hermosa 😀😀😀
This is lovely masterpiece
swietny videoclip oraz super piosenka oraz wspanialy zespol simple minds
Saw them when I was 17 at Wembley Stadium summer 1989. Unforgettable.
magic! cosmic! with lou reed!
jedna od omiljenih mi pjesama mog the best banda.......love it
Brilliant 🏴🏴🏴
GREAT SIMPLE MINDS
Magnificent.
Yes
Beautiful
Jim Kerr at his best ❤
Love this song....
me too
This is music is the best in the world and I loved this sound
special song , rip lou , class act .
This album is as close to New Gold Dream as it gets I love it.
Stunning.
Happy 😊 30th anniversary
Awesome
Superb....
bellisimo tema...grande Kerr..
fantastica!!!
cool
Perfect!
Procurei por esta música por décadas, acreditando que quem cantava era o Bono Vox do U2.
Muito emocionante encontra-la depois de 30 anos.
All fabulous
Listening to This beautiful song on 25th.april 2020 in Portugal 🌞🌞❤️🍀
Yo desde la Ciudad de México 😍🇲🇽
Ciudsd de México 16 de agosto 2020
Best Songs
Love it!!!!
Best music band ever
This Video was Shoot in Almería, Rodalquilar mines... Andalusía, Spain.
Recuerdo cuando hablaron de esta canción y video en Rockopop. Este tema es mágico!!
This is our land.
Splendido,sognante brano
Magnífico
Top
SIMPLESMENTE ESPECTACULAR
MUITO OBRIGADO
Procurei essa música por décadas, acreditando que os vocais fossem do Bono Vox do U2.
@@wvfonseca Lou Reed meu caro
I've got time, time is on my side....
Amazing