What a classic from the '80s! Chris De Burgh's character in this video reminds me so much of Barnabas Collins from the Dark Shadows series! Thanks for posting!
It reminds me of Barnabas Collins too ..lol...I used to watch all the Dark Shadows shows with my mom... I'm now 58 years old and she passed away 4 year's ago and she died at the age of 72. I still remember that show among others like it was yesterday..lol...the shows,music, everything..
I actually had forgotten about this song. I haven't heard it in decades...but once I started playing it, I was singing along. Music has an amazing ability to transcend time. Such a great tune.
Hadn't heard, Don't Pay The Ferryman, since i can remember, never thought to play i on TH-cam or Alexia, timing?! but the song would come into my mind now and then, a lot more than any other song... amazing how the mind works, or doesn't work... good song for my funeral...
The 80s spoiled us…Proof! Here I go again. Great song. Chris delivered a song us 80s kids will remember forever. After all, we are listening to it right now (now is relative to when you are hearing it). Don’t Pay The Ferryman is exactly what the 80s was in terms of music. Our music was all over the place. A little pop-rock with a British sound. It was so great to have the 80s musical landscape unfolding around us. If nothing else in the world was good, our music always was. The 80s spoiled us…
Ahhh. The 80s was a great to be alive. All those concerts and new music videos and new groups coming out out every week. Here in Cali we used to go to a club called Dillions of Westwood. Richard Blade from KROC 106.7 was there every weekend to introduce new bands. It was awesome.
The ferryman is the one carrying the dead over the waters to Hades and is the reason dead bodies used to be buried with a coin in their mouths, so they COULD pay for their passage to the afterlife !
@@jamesrichardson7100 Yes, thought this , A Spaceman came travelling and Borderline were the most interesting / profound songs he has, but OMG I’ve just discovered ‘ The Last time I Cried ‘. It’s horrendously moving ! Christ’s betrayal and death in the cross, the trenches of WW1 ( and my grandad spent over 3 years in the trenches ) Jews being transported on trains to Auschwitz , the graveyards on the Somme - which I’ve visited ! And the ridiculous thing is, most people only remember Chris de Burgh for The Lady in Red. BTW , did you know he went to the same school as Kate Middleton ? , now ‘ Princess of Wales ‘ !! Marlborough college !
And the reason you didn't pay until you got to the other side was, if you paid the ferryman early, he would dump you in the river Styx and you would never make to the otherside! He would take your money a leave you in pergatory, never to make it to the afterlife.
“You don’t wait three years to see a Chris De Burgh concert and then MISS the encore of Don't Pay the Ferryman because I'm in the foyer talking about stolen shopping carts? I'm the one Bubbles, not you.”
This song now has new meaning for me. On 6/11/23, through no fault of my own, my house caught fire and burned to the ground. It was devistating. I lost all the content and house. All that being said, the most devistating part, I lost 2 of my cats. Both were sisters from the same litter, they just turned 3 years old and they were the most precious kittens I've ever had. Loving, sweet and so cute. Hearing this song now, I WOULD pay the ferryman right now, if it would bring those 2 girls back to me. I'm so heartbroken about this.
OMG!!! Thank you for reposting this orignial video!!! I've LOVED this for YEARS!!! I remember seeing this on MTv back in the 80's!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!! I just bookmarked this and will be running this on LOOP FOREVER!!! The song is incredible and the video is just SO COOL!!! For those of us old enough to remember, you could wear out an album, cassette or 8-track tape by over playing them. Hopefully, this cannot happen to TH-cam, because I'm going to be testing it with this video!! 🤣 Well, the end of day 3 of binge listening/watching this video during my lunch hour. Still cannot get enough of this!!! THANK YOU CHRIS FOR THIS AWESOME SONG!! 3 weeks later: still listening to this during my lunch time. I will never get enough of this song/video.
@spedc Latest Headline: TH-cam Crashes After Unknown Person Plays "Don't Pay The Ferryman" On Continuous Loop For 5 Months Straight. It Has Been Suggested That This Person Go Buy A Cassette Or Record For A More Long-Lasting Performance. 😂😂😂
@spedc I couldn't agree more! This song is truly one of the best I've ever heard and this is the first I've heard this song since the 80's. How sad is that huh? It's amazing how quickly we forget these great classics when we don't hear them as much. But I remember seeing/hearing it on MTV as well and how excited I was. Because it makes you feel like your there sharing that time and experience and no you can never get enough of this tune. Because it's just the darn good! I too remember the records/lp's, cassettes and 8 track tapes I wore out. Gosh those were the good days! I miss them so much. 😊 ❤
Hi raggededge82, I also saw him on 2 July 2023, near Hamburg, Germany. Of course he sang this great song. Even talked a few words to him at the reception of the hotel where we ran into him 😊.
My dad would play this in the car when I was a kid. The song and story about crossing the river Styx tickled my imagination. It has a special place in my heart. As a child i was *certain* that thanks to Chris De Burgh i would have an edge when I encountered the ferryman 😂
The interesting thing is that it's actually the Acheron that the ferryman carries you across, not the river Styx. The Romans changed the original Greek legend.
There is a station I love called Lost 80s on iHeartRadio and they play this song at least once a day. Always thrilling to hear it and it’s still one of the best! Honestly this song is better than Lady In Red. I miss the 80s!!
Love this song. I first heard it when this video was played at a Doctor Who convention back in the '80s. (Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor, is the Ferryman.)
I loved this song, and one day I saw him at the airport where I was working. He was so gracious and even sang to me at my gate! 😍😊 He indulged me with a selfie.
I have never seen this video before. Chris DOES look like he is from Dark Shadows (either that or Dracula)! But I have always wondered WHAT exactly is this song about?? It sure is wicked good! I am 65 now but the 70s and 80s were SO much fun. So many nice memories, so many people and animal friends long gone.
Even though I've always been primarily a metalhead (although I also love a lot of early electronic music from the likes of Vangelis and Jarre), I've always had a soft spot for stuff like Chris de Burgh, Meatloaf, and Queen
@@filter021 wNormally, I would say that people on here would not know who Barnabas Collins was, but it seems to be 80s people that are commenting on this video, so I'm sure a GREAT deal of us know who Barnabas is!!
The album version of this song is about 20 seconds longer and includes actor Anthony Stewart Head reciting lines from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in a low vocal tone.
I do remember that version. Even with that not included, I'm overjoyed that the video is back on to view again!! Do you know what was being read? I always heard it but never knew what was being said.
@@spedc Here's what is said: "I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep And (how we know not) all clapp'd under hatches; Where, but even now, with strange and several noises Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains, And moe diversity of sounds, all horrible, We were awak'd; straightway at liberty; Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good, and gallant ship;"
@@dagdogg Thanks for that. I've been listening to this song for years and I heard the talk in the background but never knew what was being said. Thanks!!
One of my favorite 80's songs, but sometimes I forget how powerful Chris' voice was. And I don't care if he has denied it, that is definitely Tom Baker as the Ferryman. The nose, the teeth, the smile, the hair.
By gum, the grinning hooded man at the end, Charon, the ferryman, does look a lot like Tom Baker of Dr Who! I just spent hours recording my Vinyl to Digital. Something you don't hear on the digital released out there is the part 'In the bridge of the song, lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest can be heard, spoken very low by British actor Anthony Head.' It is definately on the vinyl but I dont hear it on the Oficial Video and not included on the digital versions. It is VERY difficult to understand even on the vinyl, but if you listen to it about 40 times you eventually attune to it and can hear the words. So at least I have a digitised version to hear in my truck going down the road. Always seemed something was missing on my store bought copy. "Shakespeare's The Tempest can be heard, spoken very low by British actor Anthony Head. [Act 5, Scene 1, lines 230 - 237] BOATSWAIN: I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep And (how we know not) all clapp'd under hatches; Where, but even now, with strange and several noises Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains, And moe diversity of sounds, all horrible, We were awak'd; straightway at liberty; Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good, and gallant ship" Spelling Is Correct (SIC) its shakespeare after all. At first listen you catch bits and pieces like clapped and hatches, noises, shrieking, howling, jingling, horrible.. As you listen over and over eventually you get nearly all of it. Too bad that it was so low when they recorded the master, would have been great to hear it better. Kind of like Vincent Price in Alice Coopers Black Widow that was quite dramatic.
First video I ever saw. I lived in a little town that took forever to get MTV, and my friend Chris took me to his house to let me watch. I thought it was amazing---little 3-minute movies set to music! This particular video doesn't quite hold up as a life-changing event, the tiny budget is obvious, but it sure rocked my world at the time, and I still remember every line and every shot.
I haven't heard this in almost 40 years. Completely forgot about it until it came up on an early 80's channel on Tidal. Couldn't believe I forgot about it...great song!
Back when videos only cost a buck fifty and one large pizza to produce. Still, I love this song; it reminds me of playing Dungeons and Dragons back in the early eighties. 😁
Wow! I can't believe it's been 40 years since I've last heard this song. It's sad how easy it is. To forget great tunes like this. When life gets busy and it doesn't get as much air play as it should. But listening to it now is thrilling. Chris De Burgh's voice has so much power and he just draws you in and it's like your there with him in that particular time. It gives me chills and I love it. 🥰 It's such a timeless classic that should never be forgotten. 🩷🩷🩷
I know exactly what u mean! It's by far my most favorite also of his songs. I'm 58 yrs old, in my late teens or early 20's when it first came out. I just love him singing it....😘
Here here! I agree about The Lady in Red song. He should Not of switched to that sort of mush. Now I like High on Emotions but my favorite one will always be Don't Pay the Ferryman. It'll always have my heart.
I always love the 80 ever yet because of the Rock music. It's logical cause that I was born in the early 80's. 🎶😎🎧 And my first time with the music from Chris de burgh was that one. Since my first best gift was a Walkman as i came in the school in the late 80's. 🚸🏫🚸🧱🏘️📻🎶🎸📼📺 Because such devices were a highlight in the first school year back then, I wasn't alone with the fact, Musical development, at the end of the 80's. At the time, no one suspected that this was a roller coaster of emotions that was very sensitive in the minds of growing children. 🛋️📻🎶🐝🦋🌇🕰️🌔
What a shame that all these people who fondly remember the song from 1982 didn't translate that love into record sales. He should have been as big a star in the US as he is in the rest of the world. Yes the song is badass - I bought his album "The Getaway", a true lost classic.
I have been trying to find this original for so long. The song was easy to find, but this video has been a bitch to track down. Too many remakes. Thank you
Oh my goodness😯, I haven't heard this amazing song since I was in High School back in 1984. I'm so proud and happy to have gone through the 80's as they were best times and GREAT and AWESOME music.😀🤘
We made it to the State finals in 1983. We got to our hotel room. I was only 16. When I turned on the radio in my room this was the first song I heard. Such great memories!!
It's been over 30 years since I've heard this song. As someone else said. Music has an amazing ability to transcend time. The lyrics came rushing back. Singing along! Don't do it!!
Chris played for us back in the 70's at the Armadillo World Headquarters. Don't think he knew what to think of all us hippies there in Austin Texas. But I got to keep the poster from the gig. Talked a little bit with him backstage after the show. 😎✌ I had a great time, hope he did too
It's about Greek mythology, specifically Charon, the ferryman of the dead to the underworld. That's why the ancient Greeks put coins over the eyelids of their dead, so they could pay the toll across the River Styx.
40 years ago at my High school prom they gave out Record Albums as prizes to some. I was given this album as a prize for dancing good at the prom. Memories. Wow.
Haven't heard this in 35 years and still as badass as I remembered it..great memories
He;s totally rocking the Barnabas Collins look.
DeBurgh is the original Euro-Goth storytelling badass!
Amen Brother.
Yes! I feel the same way u do.
I got you on that 1, close though by a little
What a classic from the '80s! Chris De Burgh's character in this video reminds me so much of Barnabas Collins from the Dark Shadows series! Thanks for posting!
I was wondering why he felt so familiar!
Hanging out at The Old House
And the ferryman is doctor who tom baker
Yes our favorite Dr. Who. Tom Baker.
It reminds me of Barnabas Collins too ..lol...I used to watch all the Dark Shadows shows with my mom... I'm now 58 years old and she passed away 4 year's ago and she died at the age of 72. I still remember that show among others like it was yesterday..lol...the shows,music, everything..
I actually had forgotten about this song. I haven't heard it in decades...but once I started playing it, I was singing along. Music has an amazing ability to transcend time. Such a great tune.
I started singing with it too.
Hadn't heard, Don't Pay The Ferryman, since i can remember, never thought to play i on TH-cam or Alexia, timing?! but the song would come into my mind now and then, a lot more than any other song... amazing how the mind works, or doesn't work... good song for my funeral...
Very well said.
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G damn this is a stupid song
@@byelevenseas Wrong. It is a stupid song to you.
There is no such thing as 'stupid' art.
Bye, troll.
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Takes me back to old days when MTV actually played music. Good music, that is
real "old man yells at cloud" energy in your comment. "good music" wtf does that even mean?
Don't Pay the Ferryman 😊@@CRneu
The 80s spoiled us…Proof!
Here I go again.
Great song. Chris delivered a song us 80s kids will remember forever. After all, we are listening to it right now (now is relative to when you are hearing it).
Don’t Pay The Ferryman is exactly what the 80s was in terms of music. Our music was all over the place. A little pop-rock with a British sound.
It was so great to have the 80s musical landscape unfolding around us. If nothing else in the world was good, our music always was.
The 80s spoiled us…
Bingo! Well said 80s have had so many #1 hits than any other decade and still timeless!!!
The music from the 60s 70s 80s and early 90s was great. It was happy music, it was good music. Today's music is awful.
@@user-nu8in3ey8c songwriting was great too.
@@bobbonj1171 Agreed
I cranked this up on my 1977 nova whenever it came on. Our music holds up!
" a lifetime preparing for the journey"...as I approach retirement, this feels like me, and I recall this song from my youth.
I had no idea " the journey " was even in the cards!
@@tatianalyulkin410Could you explain what you mean by that? I'm not understanding.
Great song . I remember watching this video on MTV in its early days . The 80’s were good times 😎😎😎
I’ve had video killed the radeo star stuck in my head all day . No regrets.
Rushing home after school, hoping to catch my favorite videos on MTV 💃🏻GenX!
I had vhs tapes full of them
Ahhh. The 80s was a great to be alive. All those concerts and new music videos and new groups coming out out every week. Here in Cali we used to go to a club called Dillions of Westwood. Richard Blade from KROC 106.7 was there every weekend to introduce new bands. It was awesome.
Yep this video aired early back during the MTV days for sure!!!
Same!!!!
@William HELLHASEYIS I didn’t like it either, I always felt it was a ripoff of Wonderful Tonight.
The ferryman is the one carrying the dead over the waters to Hades and is the reason dead bodies used to be buried with a coin in their mouths, so they COULD pay for their passage to the afterlife !
true story, yet i enjoy the story he tells
@@jamesrichardson7100 Yes, thought this , A Spaceman came travelling and Borderline were the most interesting / profound songs he has, but OMG I’ve just discovered ‘ The Last time I Cried ‘. It’s horrendously moving ! Christ’s betrayal and death in the cross, the trenches of WW1 ( and my grandad spent over 3 years in the trenches ) Jews being transported on trains to Auschwitz , the graveyards on the Somme - which I’ve visited !
And the ridiculous thing is, most people only remember Chris de Burgh for The Lady in Red.
BTW , did you know he went to the same school as Kate Middleton ? , now ‘ Princess of Wales ‘ !! Marlborough college !
Over the river Styx..
And the reason you didn't pay until you got to the other side was, if you paid the ferryman early, he would dump you in the river Styx and you would never make to the otherside! He would take your money a leave you in pergatory, never to make it to the afterlife.
The coins were placed over the eyes of the dead to pay passage to the afterlife.
“You don’t wait three years to see a Chris De Burgh concert and then MISS the encore of Don't Pay the Ferryman because I'm in the foyer talking about stolen shopping carts? I'm the one Bubbles, not you.”
Well turn your phone off Gary
Gary, someone’s masturbating in the food court!
@@capttrouble Don't fuck with me, Bubbles...
This song now has new meaning for me. On 6/11/23, through no fault of my own, my house caught fire and burned to the ground. It was devistating. I lost all the content and house. All that being said, the most devistating part, I lost 2 of my cats. Both were sisters from the same litter, they just turned 3 years old and they were the most precious kittens I've ever had. Loving, sweet and so cute. Hearing this song now, I WOULD pay the ferryman right now, if it would bring those 2 girls back to me. I'm so heartbroken about this.
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So sorry for such a devastating loss.
I have a cat too and I feel your pain. So sad.
So sorry to hear this. Time heals all, they say. But I don't know.
So sorry. Love is everything, it will always be there between you and them...more priceless then gold. Keep loving .
OMG!!! Thank you for reposting this orignial video!!! I've LOVED this for YEARS!!! I remember seeing this on MTv back in the 80's!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!! I just bookmarked this and will be running this on LOOP FOREVER!!! The song is incredible and the video is just SO COOL!!! For those of us old enough to remember, you could wear out an album, cassette or 8-track tape by over playing them. Hopefully, this cannot happen to TH-cam, because I'm going to be testing it with this video!! 🤣 Well, the end of day 3 of binge listening/watching this video during my lunch hour. Still cannot get enough of this!!! THANK YOU CHRIS FOR THIS AWESOME SONG!! 3 weeks later: still listening to this during my lunch time. I will never get enough of this song/video.
@spedc Latest Headline: TH-cam Crashes After Unknown Person Plays "Don't Pay The Ferryman" On Continuous Loop For 5 Months Straight. It Has Been Suggested That This Person Go Buy A Cassette Or Record For A More Long-Lasting Performance. 😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣@@aspirecan4829 I wonder how many people will read your comment and say, "What is a cassette???" LMAO
I would listen to songs on my turntable and repeatedly play them. We still have our albums.
@spedc
I couldn't agree more! This song is truly one of the best I've ever heard and this is the first I've heard this song since the 80's. How sad is that huh? It's amazing how quickly we forget these great classics when we don't hear them as much. But I remember seeing/hearing it on MTV as well and how excited I was. Because it makes you feel like your there sharing that time and experience and no you can never get enough of this tune. Because it's just the darn good! I too remember the records/lp's, cassettes and 8 track tapes I wore out. Gosh those were the good days! I miss them so much. 😊 ❤
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That's hilarious! 👍🤣 Thanks I needed the laughs today! 😉
This man is an amazing singer and song writer! Lady in Red is mesmerizing.
Check out "Spanish Train" from "Spanish Train And Other Stories"!
Classic!
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And yet so very different to this track. Could be by two separate artists.
He actually can’t sing for shit 😂
The Ferryman kinda looks like Tom Baker (Dr. Who). Also, in that outfit, De Burgh reminds me of Count Dracula.
That is Tom Baker at the end! When I first saw this vid in the '80s, I nearly knocked over my chair from jumping up!
Certainly looks like Tom Baker, my FAVORITE Doctor!! They should have let him wear his iconic scarf under the cloak. That would have been hilarious!!
Tom Baker was great in the episode with Matt Smith. The museum curator. He was the first Dr. Who that I saw in the 70s.
@@mssrus- I watched this just now to get a good look at him at the end. That sure looks like Tom Baker and his signature high-wattage grin.
saw him last night, April 6 2023 in Halifax NS. at 74 years old he can still rock!
Hi raggededge82, I also saw him on 2 July 2023, near Hamburg, Germany. Of course he sang this great song. Even talked a few words to him at the reception of the hotel where we ran into him 😊.
Trailer Park Boys brought me here. Glad you had a good time at the show dude.
Does he play in States?
Saw him at the Rebecca Cohn once. Just him and a 12 string.
I missed the encore because i was on the phone with my boss about shopping carts
My dad would play this in the car when I was a kid. The song and story about crossing the river Styx tickled my imagination. It has a special place in my heart. As a child i was *certain* that thanks to Chris De Burgh i would have an edge when I encountered the ferryman 😂
The interesting thing is that it's actually the Acheron that the ferryman carries you across, not the river Styx. The Romans changed the original Greek legend.
Why isn't this gem of a song never played on the radio or Sirius XM?1? It was fantastic then and still is!
Because Sirius XM merged and watered down good music.
There is a station I love called Lost 80s on iHeartRadio and they play this song at least once a day. Always thrilling to hear it and it’s still one of the best! Honestly this song is better than Lady In Red. I miss the 80s!!
If you request it, they'll actually play it.
The 80s on 8 channel played this song back in 2020.
To all the people who say this song is badass... You're right! One of my favorites from the 80's. Love the melody that winds through it.
A big nod to the 80s...what a great decade. Maybe the ferryman can guide me back there someday.
Just don’t pay him until he gets you there. 😁
Love this song. I first heard it when this video was played at a Doctor Who convention back in the '80s. (Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor, is the Ferryman.)
Apparently Baker and De Burgh both deny it is Tom in the video...
One of the coolest most underrated song from the 80's.
I remember this video playing on MTV (back when they played music.)
Love MTV I’m hearing impaired and this is visual radio to us! 🤘🏻
I loved this song, and one day I saw him at the airport where I was working. He was so gracious and even sang to me at my gate! 😍😊 He indulged me with a selfie.
I have never seen this video before. Chris DOES look like he is from Dark Shadows (either that or Dracula)! But I have always wondered WHAT exactly is this song about?? It sure is wicked good! I am 65 now but the 70s and 80s were SO much fun. So many nice memories, so many people and animal friends long gone.
Is the ferryman Tom Baker? I could swear that's the Doctor under that hood with that huge smile!!
Yes.
Even though I've always been primarily a metalhead (although I also love a lot of early electronic music from the likes of Vangelis and Jarre), I've always had a soft spot for stuff like Chris de Burgh, Meatloaf, and Queen
He's rocking the Barnabas Collins look.
@@filter021 wNormally, I would say that people on here would not know who Barnabas Collins was, but it seems to be 80s people that are commenting on this video, so I'm sure a GREAT deal of us know who Barnabas is!!
The album version of this song is about 20 seconds longer and includes actor Anthony Stewart Head reciting lines from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in a low vocal tone.
I do remember that version. Even with that not included, I'm overjoyed that the video is back on to view again!! Do you know what was being read? I always heard it but never knew what was being said.
@@spedc Here's what is said: "I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep And (how we know not) all clapp'd under hatches; Where, but even now, with strange and several noises Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains, And moe diversity of sounds, all horrible, We were awak'd; straightway at liberty; Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good, and gallant ship;"
@@dagdogg Thanks for that. I've been listening to this song for years and I heard the talk in the background but never knew what was being said. Thanks!!
i love this wonderful song. de burgh is just too good!!
what a great song this is one of my all time favorites. probably the best song chris deburgh ever did.
i don't think I've heard this gem since the 80's. I was in my late 20s and hooked on MTV. Great memories! Thanks for posting.
One of the greatest videos from the early 80s. Perfect song as well. Thanks for reposting this!
One of my favorite 80's songs, but sometimes I forget how powerful Chris' voice was. And I don't care if he has denied it, that is definitely Tom Baker as the Ferryman. The nose, the teeth, the smile, the hair.
By gum, the grinning hooded man at the end, Charon, the ferryman, does look a lot like Tom Baker of Dr Who!
I just spent hours recording my Vinyl to Digital. Something you don't hear on the digital released out there is the part 'In the bridge of the song, lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest can be heard, spoken very low by British actor Anthony Head.' It is definately on the vinyl but I dont hear it on the Oficial Video and not included on the digital versions. It is VERY difficult to understand even on the vinyl, but if you listen to it about 40 times you eventually attune to it and can hear the words. So at least I have a digitised version to hear in my truck going down the road. Always seemed something was missing on my store bought copy.
"Shakespeare's The Tempest can be heard, spoken very low by British actor Anthony Head.
[Act 5, Scene 1, lines 230 - 237]
BOATSWAIN: I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep
And (how we know not) all clapp'd under hatches;
Where, but even now, with strange and several noises
Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains,
And moe diversity of sounds, all horrible,
We were awak'd; straightway at liberty;
Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld
Our royal, good, and gallant ship"
Spelling Is Correct (SIC) its shakespeare after all.
At first listen you catch bits and pieces like clapped and hatches, noises, shrieking, howling, jingling, horrible.. As you listen over and over eventually you get nearly all of it. Too bad that it was so low when they recorded the master, would have been great to hear it better.
Kind of like Vincent Price in Alice Coopers Black Widow that was quite dramatic.
Loved this song and his voice as a young teen when it was released. Pure majestic power 💥💥💥
I saw him perform live this spring. The entire audience was singing this song! An amazing artist!
First video I ever saw. I lived in a little town that took forever to get MTV, and my friend Chris took me to his house to let me watch. I thought it was amazing---little 3-minute movies set to music! This particular video doesn't quite hold up as a life-changing event, the tiny budget is obvious, but it sure rocked my world at the time, and I still remember every line and every shot.
Wow. I haven’t heard this song in many years. Thank you for sharing.
Gary the Mall Cop told me about this guy.
Freakin’ shopping carts…
Waited 3 1/2 years to hear the encore of this song.. but I'm in the foyer talking to my boss about shopping carts.
I was 20 in 1982 and it sounds as good to me now as it did then. Must have a listen to his other stuff, thanks for the posting.
I haven't heard this in almost 40 years. Completely forgot about it until it came up on an early 80's channel on Tidal. Couldn't believe I forgot about it...great song!
This song is the only reason I wouldn't ever punch him in his face for The Lady In Red.
Well said😅
Back when videos only cost a buck fifty and one large pizza to produce. Still, I love this song; it reminds me of playing Dungeons and Dragons back in the early eighties. 😁
One large pizza, with extra cocaine. You have to have the right toppings.
My favorite from de Burgh. Chris is such a talented musical artist! 🎸🎸
I would love to see King Diamond cover the song that would be awesome🤘🤘🤘🤘
Wow! I can't believe it's been 40 years since I've last heard this song. It's sad how easy it is. To forget great tunes like this. When life gets busy and it doesn't get as much air play as it should. But listening to it now is thrilling. Chris De Burgh's voice has so much power and he just draws you in and it's like your there with him in that particular time. It gives me chills and I love it. 🥰 It's such a timeless classic that should never be forgotten. 🩷🩷🩷
This is so junior high era for me...that classic 83-85 era
One of my favorites!! 80’s rule!!
This is, by far, my favorite Chris DeBurgh song.
It's a pity that he switched to mushy stuff like Lady In Red.
I know exactly what u mean! It's by far my most favorite also of his songs. I'm 58 yrs old, in my late teens or early 20's when it first came out. I just love him singing it....😘
Here here! I agree about The Lady in Red song. He should Not of switched to that sort of mush. Now I like High on Emotions but my favorite one will always be Don't Pay the Ferryman. It'll always have my heart.
Mine also...😊
And " High on emotion"....
I always love the 80 ever yet because of the Rock music.
It's logical cause that I was born in the early 80's.
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And my first time with the music from Chris de burgh was that one. Since my first best gift was a Walkman as i came in the school in the late 80's.
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Because such devices were a highlight in the first school year back then, I wasn't alone with the fact, Musical development, at the end of the 80's.
At the time, no one suspected that this was a roller coaster of emotions that was very sensitive in the minds of growing children. 🛋️📻🎶🐝🦋🌇🕰️🌔
The ferryman's union has asked me to remind viewers that not paying the ferryman, can incur a fine.
Good point, although it is a different ferryman, I can promise you, it is the last two cents you will ever need
As Chris recommends, the trick is to pay him once you arrive on the other side, not mid-journey.
I haven't heard this song in 42 yrs.. Crazy! What a cool song!
Still love this song in 2023
Garry the mall cop manager brought me to this video! all you TPB Fans know what I’m talking about
And if Gary would have turned his phone off, he would not have missed the AMAZING ENCORE of this song...
“Start the fuckin thing!”
I remember how often MTV played this video in the 80s. Ah, I miss those times.
Gary the head mall cop brought me here.
Well Gary why don’t you turn your fuckin phone off
Love the artist love the song Love the video
An eighties classic! I couldn't wait for this video to play daily on MTV back then.
The custom of putting coins on a dead person's eyes were to pay the Ferryman to take you across the river Styxx to the land of the dead
Still remember this video on MTV like yesterday!!!
Mystery Science Theater, thank you for bringing me here.
Love this song! It's a classic!
What a shame that all these people who fondly remember the song from 1982 didn't translate that love into record sales. He should have been as big a star in the US as he is in the rest of the world. Yes the song is badass - I bought his album "The Getaway", a true lost classic.
Timeless tune!:)✨ thanks for the flashback ✌️💖🤩
I have been trying to find this original for so long. The song was easy to find, but this video has been a bitch to track down. Too many remakes. Thank you
I forgot about that song. Such good music 🎶
i actuall own this album ..renember ALBUMS ?
Me too!
Gary the head mall cop missed this song because he was on the phone with the head office regarding the stolen shopping carts.
Thanks a lot bubbles
this was the encore, and I missed it because I was on the phone in the foyer, talking about stolen shopping carts
I used to think ihe ferryman at the end was Tom Baker from Doctor Who, but now it looks like Chris to me. lols.
You’re not the one getting calls from head office about stolen shopping carts.
Back when MTV was great.
Don't go to the foyer to use the phone and speak about stolen shopping carts, or you'll miss the encore.
Oh my goodness😯, I haven't heard this amazing song since I was in High School back in 1984. I'm so proud and happy to have gone through the 80's as they were best times and GREAT and AWESOME music.😀🤘
Songs from the never gets old. This one is wonderful.
This song and video reminds me of ozzy's. 'bark at the moon'.
But because of the two songs' chronology, I am sure many more people thought "Bark At The Moon" reminded them of this song!
I remember hearing this for the first time, I was 14 and till this day it stays in my head when I hear it. 5/2024 still here, you?
We made it to the State finals in 1983. We got to our hotel room. I was only 16. When I turned on the radio in my room this was the first song I heard. Such great memories!!
Great song and video from the 80s. One of our favorites. We hadn't seen this video many years. Great to see it again.
Servo of mst3k sent me
Love this song and finally seeing the video love it too! Wonderfully done!
It's been over 30 years since I've heard this song. As someone else said. Music has an amazing ability to transcend time. The lyrics came rushing back. Singing along! Don't do it!!
Awesome song that doesn't get nearly enough play on the radio.
Chris played for us back in the 70's at the Armadillo World Headquarters. Don't think he knew what to think of all us hippies there in Austin Texas. But I got to keep the poster from the gig. Talked a little bit with him backstage after the show. 😎✌ I had a great time, hope he did too
Here because Gary didn't turn off his phone.
Talking about stolen shopping carts
Great song!!
2024 .. remembering when he opened for Asia in Philly. Underrated talent...😊
Forty two years ago and this song and video are incredible
That’s it! I’m going back to the 80’s!!
That really is who it looks like at the end, right? The smile is unmistakable.
He won't confirm it
Who do you think it looks like?
@@bobdavis4848 It's... of course... (wait for it)...THE FERRYMAN!
Who? Exactly. Who knows? All teeth and curls.
If Dracula says,
"DON'T PAY THE FERRY-MAN!"
You better listen!!
What a great song. Imagine how it would have been if it were metal, instead of pop.
I have no idea what this song is really about, but I have loved it for 40 years.
It's about Greek mythology, specifically Charon, the ferryman of the dead to the underworld. That's why the ancient Greeks put coins over the eyelids of their dead, so they could pay the toll across the River Styx.
I loved this song when it hit the air waves
I remember this song. Been awhile since I heard it. I would pay the ferryman to bring three back to me
What a powerful voice.
Love the song, but I have to admit, Chris De Burgh looks like a vampire in the video!
Was it taken from "The Getaway" or "Into The Light" by Chris De Berg?
Getaway
jesus please go to the principal's office immediately
40 years ago at my High school prom they gave out Record Albums as prizes to some. I was given this album as a prize for dancing good at the prom. Memories. Wow.
How, oh how, did he go from this great rocker to Lady in Red? Unbelievable.
It's called having range.
@@Dee-p4j True, but his range shrunk to ballads after Lady in Red. He was such a promising rocker.