I am not australian,but since i was 15 til my 49,i still listening Hodoo Gurus,Gang Gajang,Spy and Midnight!!You guys Just have the best bands ever!One day i Will tô Austrália!!
All our bands had to be able to perform live and draw a crowd as the pubs would not employ them i spent 8 years in Sydney 79 -87 and could pick and choose as most of the time no cover Charge
Years ago my husband had to work in Melbourne for a year. He left the kids and me in Brisbane as we had commitments here. Because money was tight he shared a house with some other guys. He said it was the loneliest time of his life and he adopted this song as his theme song. We still play this to remind us how good we have it now, being together.
I am a Truck driver, and for me, this songs reminds me of all the driving long hours and getting to the next place I have to be. Great song to play when driving.
@@geoffreydennis7750 Nice to meet you mate! I'm in Brisbane. My flatmate met his wife at that gig. They divorced earlier this year but oh what a great night. When my mate rang to tell me about the divorce we had a great laugh about that night! Let's build a time machine 😂
I love how many of the Australian bands of the 80s and 90s wrote songs that were often about the human condition - even though sometimes we were so drunk or high we hardly knew what we were shouting, on a subconscious level we knew we were singing about situations that had depth and meaning. They weren't just about young love and sex. I think that's why many of us still love these songs and never grow out of them.
I drove a Taxi for a living in 1991 in Sydney. I did the 3pm to 3am shift. One day my 1st Fare took me to the Rocks, where a Pub was just opening. I was the 1st person thru the door. Hence the line early on in this song, " When the Bar is Open, you'll often find me Warming a Seat " means so much to me. Also the Bar looked exactly the same !! From memory, i had 2 beers, and jumped back into the Taxi.
Musicas que elevam nossos pensamentos nos levam a lembrar tantas coisas boas e ruins que ja passamos coisas que só musicas dessa época dos anos 80 e 90 sao capazes abençoando foi quem pegou essa época conhecendo musica de verdade ❤
Saw these guys performing in Manly tonight and had to listen to all the songs again when I got home. I'd forgotten how many great songs they had - made me feel like I was 18 again!
Como pode ter tão pouca curtida essa música tão phoda!!! Como pode ter curtida negativa? Obrigado Hoodo Gurus por ter sido a trilha sonora da minha adolescência e início de juventude!!!
This is one of those Quiet Achiever tunes. It's status has grown over the years. If they did a Music Poll of Gurus' fans today, this song would rank very high and I mean very high. TOP 5 Gurus songs.
Saw them multiple times when they toured Canada. Amazing band, Dave is a great song writer. This is one of the first songs I taught my daughter on guitar.
Always loved the Gurus since I first saw them at Avalon RSL circa early-mid 80s (then walked home to Church Point in the small hours with the sun coming up at the end). I have spent so much of my working life by myself at bloody airports all over the place and on endless flights and hate it thoroughly. There is no glamour and even if you have a airline lounge membership, it is still a painful experience. All that said, the minute I sit down at an airport bar or coffee shop this song springs straight into my head, makes me smile and the experience becomes a little bit more tolerable.
I used to be a runner, before my knees demanded that I stop a few years ago. It was a non-negotiable situation. So, I started walking. I walk 3-5 miles a day, 6 days/week. I'm already at 124 miles in 2022. This song is on EVERY one of my play-lists for walking - every one! I always hit the "shuffle" option, and - oddly - this song seems to always come on when I need it. Like when the cold wind is blowing straight into my face, and I'm thinking of somewhere else I'd rather be. GREAT song!
My brother and I are massive Gurus fans. Lucky enough to go around the pubs with them when they started out ❤ in Sydney. My brother passed away recently and this song was played. I love and miss him but this song brings him right back to me.
Lived in Mozambique, East Africa, for two years 1994 - 96: a Hoodoo Gurus tape being one of the very few things I'd bought from Oz. Lordy, does this song bring back some memories - belted the heck out of it whilst I was away.
Such a great song, such a great band. Dave Faulkner, what a songwriter; love that line: "What was that, that you were trying to say? I guess I was a thousand miles away...". So good.
Spending 240 nights on the road in sales... this song resonates with me so much! The glamor of travel is lost and those whom miss us suffer the most. A thought to all the people doing it tough on the road. Life is to short to be a 1000 miles away!
This song reminds me of my best friend. We would always play that CD on his dad's CD player. We're still in touch and I love my family very much, but I miss those days hanging out with him. No worries, no bills, not a single care in the world. Those were the days.
When I arrived in Melbourne in 1995, I really enjoyed the way the locals loved live music. I frequented The Clifton hill, on numerous occasions. I'm back in Cork now
Thanking the Southern Cross and our Great Southern Land ✌️ To all of the great Aussie muso's who have Past "we salute you"! The Gurus and Oz Pub Rock for ever🙏🤘✌️🇦🇺
One of the most underrated songs by one of the most underrated songwriters of Australian popular music. Paul Kelly's great, but Dave Faulkner has equally strong gifts in the rock/pop song arena. I get a kick out of watching the video too - the monorail must have only just been a year or so old when they filmed this, the rooftop scenes in Surry Hills; and the very very early days of Sydney Park in St Peters - used to rollerblade around it a year or two later.
First time I heard this song off their album " kinky", I was in a stock mustering camp in the middle of the Australian outback a thousand miles from anywhere.
My favourite of all time worked in Corporate. Love these guys have travelled to USA to see them. Thanks for playing in my home city Perth. Americas Cup anniversary. You guys rocked
Not in Australia they weren't , I do know they were a hard working band week in week out they played the live music circuit filling each venue they played . Then do an album tour then start it all over again .
Released in 1991, the year I started working for Ansett Australia. Love this song, and loved Ansett. The two will always be inextricably linked in my heart.
Hey yesterday is important because it defines who we are for tomorrow.. its lessons learnt and unlearnt in the end .. But it always does feel like a thousand miles away i guess but the importance is the gathering of oneself yet again to be creative and stay on that path ..and its not easy and people can wax lyrical about life but they dont understand the truth of an artist and its complexities when trying to exist in day to day living to keep your family alive as well .. anyway lets dance and sing out loud cos thats soul food indeed... Sharon
The song that got only better with age. My late great mate fav song. RIP Janno, So many great times in indo your home. Miss you champion.Always had great music taste.
I am not australian,but since i was 15 til my 49,i still listening Hodoo Gurus,Gang Gajang,Spy and Midnight!!You guys Just have the best bands ever!One day i Will tô Austrália!!
SpyvSpy...another great (but very underrated) Aussie band
fully agree
Have a look for the Sunny Boys!
Thank you! We think they are awesome.
All our bands had to be able to perform live and draw a crowd as the pubs would not employ them i spent 8 years in Sydney 79 -87 and could pick and choose as most of the time no cover Charge
One of the greatest and most underrated songs to ever come out of this country.
Can’t believe it only reached 37 in the charts
Oh yes I also can't believe that also. this is as good as they get a lost classic
Either can I that is amazing, this should be no.1 world wide let alone Australia
@@davidbattaglene6873 Agreed
A classic mate!
Yes and I believe the chick (can you say chick) @1.00 min was a groupie (can you say Groupie still ) of the band .The good times
Years ago my husband had to work in Melbourne for a year. He left the kids and me in Brisbane as we had commitments here. Because money was tight he shared a house with some other guys. He said it was the loneliest time of his life and he adopted this song as his theme song. We still play this to remind us how good we have it now, being together.
Thank you for the words
That’s beautiful. Nice, righton.
I am a Truck driver, and for me, this songs reminds me of all the driving long hours and getting to the next place I have to be. Great song to play when driving.
😎
Probably the most underrated Aussie band of the 80s and 90s
I absolutely agree
I saw them at The Mansfield Tavern in the 90's. Great concert ❤🦘🐨
@@sherrymorris8628 The hoodoo gurus and the divinyls were my fav aussie bands around the traps in Sydney in the 80s,90s
@@geoffreydennis7750 Nice to meet you mate! I'm in Brisbane. My flatmate met his wife at that gig. They divorced earlier this year but oh what a great night. When my mate rang to tell me about the divorce we had a great laugh about that night! Let's build a time machine 😂
Big call! Triffids?
Australia has produced some of the greatest bands and musicians in the world - unique and bloody amazing 🤘🖤🤘
Yep I agree with you
Thanks jas
& NZ 😁
@@davesaxon6594
Split Enz😊
You thunk so?@@davesaxon6594
Dave Faulkner; one talented story teller-song writer. No one else quite like him.
And he still has a great voice 30 years later.
@@peterbooth6753 Love his voice
@@jennifermason9557 Listen to him with Courtney Barnett ... th-cam.com/video/nsu5ZlZD-M8/w-d-xo.html. Great resonance and dynamics.
Except for Paul Kelly....
I love how many of the Australian bands of the 80s and 90s wrote songs that were often about the human condition - even though sometimes we were so drunk or high we hardly knew what we were shouting, on a subconscious level we knew we were singing about situations that had depth and meaning. They weren't just about young love and sex. I think that's why many of us still love these songs and never grow out of them.
So true, Dirk.
Yep, nailed my whole appreciation of this band. Well said my friend.
You have ACDC but bands like hoodoo gurus, the angels, Aussie crawl, noiseworks, ect, thats your real Aussie rock. It hits different.
Spy v spy were the best Aussie bands in the world ✌
The church, dragon and rock melons.
Icehouse, Dragon, Mondo Rick, Silverchair, Powderfinger
Exactly
Ur onto it!
I drove a Taxi for a living in 1991 in Sydney. I did the 3pm to 3am shift.
One day my 1st Fare took me to the Rocks, where a Pub was just opening.
I was the 1st person thru the door.
Hence the line early on in this song, " When the Bar is Open, you'll often find me
Warming a Seat " means so much to me.
Also the Bar looked exactly the same !!
From memory, i had 2 beers, and jumped back into the Taxi.
Great story bro
Musicas que elevam nossos pensamentos nos levam a lembrar tantas coisas boas e ruins que ja passamos coisas que só musicas dessa época dos anos 80 e 90 sao capazes abençoando foi quem pegou essa época conhecendo musica de verdade ❤
Great song. Australian music is absolutely superb.
We are the best -NO doubt : th-cam.com/video/VjxLtraxGTU/w-d-xo.html
As an Australian shiftworker this song amongst all the songs from this BRILLIANT band has resonated with me the most
Yep mate.
This goes to show a hit doesn’t have to hit the number 1 spot on the charts.. it’s greatness is judged by longevity 🥰
Saw these guys performing in Manly tonight and had to listen to all the songs again when I got home. I'd forgotten how many great songs they had - made me feel like I was 18 again!
Just another example of why Aussie rock is so good love this song and the band
Austrália ♥️🌎 bandas magníficas.
FROM BRASIL 👏🇧🇷
Como pode ter tão pouca curtida essa música tão phoda!!! Como pode ter curtida negativa? Obrigado Hoodo Gurus por ter sido a trilha sonora da minha adolescência e início de juventude!!!
I wonder how many of the people that gave you a thumbs up
have any idea what you said ,of course I know what you said
so I give you a thumbs up
@@drewbabydrew7742 - You're not the only one!
Como pode né cara....eu estive e sempre vou estar contaminado pelo vírus do rock'n' roll ...estara em meu sangue , sempre !!
Época do Aero Anta, Venice….
Essa música me traz ótimas lembranças de adolescência 😋
My kids, husband and I saw hoodoo gurus last night 15th May in Cairns. The emotion in this song you could feel it absolutely everywhere
Yes, Um from brazilian, I local hoodoo gurus
Yes, Iam from brazilian, I lovely hoodoo gurus
Thanks
@Sidewinder thanks
Their songs never get old.
I really love this song! This music has a sound of freedom for me!
This is one of those Quiet Achiever tunes.
It's status has grown over the years.
If they did a Music Poll of Gurus' fans today, this song would rank very high and I mean very high.
TOP 5 Gurus songs.
This is my favourite song of All Time... for many reasons
Jeff I am with you there! Hoping to one day see it live!
Totally agree, top 3 for me, a great travelling anthem.
The Hoodoo Gurus have been underestimated yet are excellent live and can hold their own with the best. JAW
Always a go-to song to sing when I’m felling lost, or need to go somewhere. A thousand miles away. Love the hoodoos, always will.xx
aussie stuff...the best ! th-cam.com/video/VjxLtraxGTU/w-d-xo.html
Can quite agree - gives me faith that regardless of the dead end I am at... the way will become clear!! XX
Me too
When I hear this song I feel good. This song has the power to make a person feel light and willing to live life. Best wishes to all.
This is not a song, this is MAGIC.
This track talks to ALL of us. Travel, work, living the dream ...a classic.
Saw them multiple times when they toured Canada. Amazing band, Dave is a great song writer. This is one of the first songs I taught my daughter on guitar.
That's what I will be doing with my son next year in 2022!
Always loved the Gurus since I first saw them at Avalon RSL circa early-mid 80s (then walked home to Church Point in the small hours with the sun coming up at the end).
I have spent so much of my working life by myself at bloody airports all over the place and on endless flights and hate it thoroughly. There is no glamour and even if you have a airline lounge membership, it is still a painful experience.
All that said, the minute I sit down at an airport bar or coffee shop this song springs straight into my head, makes me smile and the experience becomes a little bit more tolerable.
And when the bar is open... god bless you!!
Wow. Avalon to Church Point......a very long walk.
Thanks Dave, and the Gurus, for another masterpiece
I used to be a runner, before my knees demanded that I stop a few years ago. It was a non-negotiable situation. So, I started walking. I walk 3-5 miles a day, 6 days/week. I'm already at 124 miles in 2022. This song is on EVERY one of my play-lists for walking - every one! I always hit the "shuffle" option, and - oddly - this song seems to always come on when I need it. Like when the cold wind is blowing straight into my face, and I'm thinking of somewhere else I'd rather be. GREAT song!
Desde, São Paulo, Brasil... Curtindo muito, em domingo a tarde.
This song never had to grow on me. The first time I heard it on F.M. radio it was on my top-ten list of all-time favorites.
Quem é do 🇧🇷 deixa um Like.
My brother and I are massive Gurus fans. Lucky enough to go around the pubs with them when they started out ❤ in Sydney. My brother passed away recently and this song was played. I love and miss him but this song brings him right back to me.
I love and adore HG and everything they produced - unique Australian brilliance
Have to be up there with Australia greatest, Faulkner is a killer song writer.
Me too. Very fortunate to see them once ❤🦘🐨
@@sherrymorris8628 Well if you go to this song ,you could see them again as they are touring ,hopefully near you ,sure they will be great
Lived in Mozambique, East Africa, for two years 1994 - 96: a Hoodoo Gurus tape being one of the very few things I'd bought from Oz. Lordy, does this song bring back some memories - belted the heck out of it whilst I was away.
Heard this on the radio driving home from work today and I honestly love and felt this song
And so you should!!!
Promised to myself someday I'd take the time to try and make sense. Out all those opportunities I've lost from trying to sit on the fence. Brilliant
The ballsiness of this song cannot be overstated
Brings me to tears. Thanks Billy!
Such a great song, such a great band. Dave Faulkner, what a songwriter; love that line: "What was that, that you were trying to say? I guess I was a thousand miles away...". So good.
I said the exact line in a discipline meeting with HR. I survived an extra 8 months . Left on my own terms.
I love you hoodoo gurus thank you for your talent and words and memories ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Spending 240 nights on the road in sales... this song resonates with me so much! The glamor of travel is lost and those whom miss us suffer the most. A thought to all the people doing it tough on the road. Life is to short to be a 1000 miles away!
I love the hoodoo gurus THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SONGS. ❤❤❤❤
This song reminds me of my best friend. We would always play that CD on his dad's CD player. We're still in touch and I love my family very much, but I miss those days hanging out with him. No worries, no bills, not a single care in the world. Those were the days.
I would rather be at night fill at Padbury thank you Daniel. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
When I arrived in Melbourne in 1995, I really enjoyed the way the locals loved live music. I frequented The Clifton hill, on numerous occasions. I'm back in Cork now
You are brilliant thanks ❤❤❤❤
Can not get any better ❤❤❤
Thanking the Southern Cross and our Great Southern Land ✌️ To all of the great Aussie muso's who have Past "we salute you"! The Gurus and Oz Pub Rock for ever🙏🤘✌️🇦🇺
However much money HG made they deserved every cent for all the joy they have given. Just delightful to sing along.
Love you guys rock
One of the most underrated songs by one of the most underrated songwriters of Australian popular music. Paul Kelly's great, but Dave Faulkner has equally strong gifts in the rock/pop song arena. I get a kick out of watching the video too - the monorail must have only just been a year or so old when they filmed this, the rooftop scenes in Surry Hills; and the very very early days of Sydney Park in St Peters - used to rollerblade around it a year or two later.
I like both but I think Dave has given me more joy over the years because he’s heavier on guitars and harmonies. #garagerock
O can write the same... Since i was 15 until 44 now. This song is so good and never will be old. Congrat and thanks, Australia.
My favourite Gurus song! Resonates with me and my working life.. gotta love Dave’s energy !!
Just incredible song writing. Mr Faulkner take a bow!!!!! 🙂
What a band should be...2 guitars...bass and drums.. the most underrated band of all time!.my favorite Aussie band now and forever.
This song summed up my feelings after my Dad passed away in 1991 like this song a lot
My thoughts are with you- don't want to end up the same way x
Love this song from the 90s Rock
Thank you for your talent and words and memories ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
First time I heard this song off their album " kinky", I was in a stock mustering camp in the middle of the Australian outback a thousand miles from anywhere.
An absolute gem of a song. Superbly written.
This song is a masterpiece!
My favourite of all time worked in Corporate. Love these guys have travelled to USA to see them. Thanks for playing in my home city Perth. Americas Cup anniversary. You guys rocked
@@Niki-im5ynof course, Dave Faulkner was born and bred in Rivervale
a thousand miles away ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I can’t wait to see you Fellas in SF USA.
Have a great tour in the US😉🤘🏿💪🏻
I always liked hoodoo gurus.but that song is one of the best it's a pity it's not played on the radio that much triple m ect.
Acabei de sair do show deles! Meu! Que show! Lendas!
eles estiveram aqui no Rj-barra
Love this song and the band.
The Hoodoo Gurus are one of the most underrated bands of their era.
Not in Australia they weren't , I do know they were a hard working band week in week out they played the live music circuit filling each venue they played . Then do an album tour then start it all over again .
Eu amo, amo essa música!
Boa demais mesmo!
What a great song. What a great band!
Bangles on back up vocals too ! Lurve this tune. 😎🎸👍🏻
True blue Aussie hit love it
Brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Algumas canções são eternas!
Com certeza!
My favourite band ,always has been, always will be
Thank you night fill at Padbury ❤❤❤❤❤❤
MAKE MY EYES LEAK EVERY TIME
I have been a fan of the Hoodoo Gurus since they first arrived
It's 2022 and almost September and I still like them.
Quality music never gets old
you can never stop liking them, their tunes are timeless. Red Dog used some of the sound from this masterpiece
Excellent song 👍
Viva o show hoje em Porto Alegre. Viva Hoodoo Gurus.
Released in 1991, the year I started working for Ansett Australia. Love this song, and loved Ansett. The two will always be inextricably linked in my heart.
l love you hudo g
Just a great rock song. Love the acoustic and electric guitars in unison.
Thank you are brilliant ❤❤❤ l always remembering ❤❤❤❤
Beautiful song.
i am 100% straight but love Dave Faulkner and the gurus. Thank you for your music across the decades
I Love this song and the Gurus Forever. Thank You guys you were Special we are Blessed to have you in our lives
The 80’s sure did spit out some great bands
My favourite Hoodoo's song, so well written and easily relatable.
Awesome guys, seen them a few times both recently and in the past, never fail. Great stuff!
Rock australiano,td de bom,o povo precisa comhecer.É top.
I'm a proud Aussie n our rock is the best,biased but true☮️
I guess I WAS a thousand miles away ❤❤❤❤❤❤
A thousand miles away this is the best thank you very much ❤️😗❤️❤️😗❤️❤️
Hey yesterday is important because it defines who we are for tomorrow.. its lessons learnt and unlearnt in the end .. But it always does feel like a thousand miles away i guess but the importance is the gathering of oneself yet again to be creative and stay on that path ..and its not easy and people can wax lyrical about life but they dont understand the truth of an artist and its complexities when trying to exist in day to day living to keep your family alive as well .. anyway lets dance and sing out loud cos thats soul food indeed... Sharon
The song that got only better with age. My late great mate fav song. RIP Janno, So many great times in indo your home. Miss you champion.Always had great music taste.
I love this song thank yoU for the memories 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜