Spandau Ballet - Through the Barricades
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Lyrics:
Mother doesn't know where love has gone
She says it must be youth that keeps us feeling strong
I see it in her face that's turned to ice
And when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice
And now I know what they're saying
As our sun begins to fade
And we made our love on wasteland
And through the barricades
Nothing written today comes close to the musical prowess of songs like this. Melodic, emotionally captivating, descriptive, expert musicianship. I couldn't tell you the name of one artist that has stood out for me in the last five years that comes close to the quality of music like this.
Just playing the instrument tells you they were talented and skilled. Your descriptive writing is pretty cool too.
👍👍👍❤️
One of the best songs ever recorded ❤❤❤
Absolutely TRUE...❤❤❤
Love you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a band Spandau were. Tony Hadley seriously had one of the best voices in British popular music. It just soars. Fantastic record.
@@lindadodds6915 What is that in English fucktard?
Saw them in concert in Belfast back in the day. Fantastic
Have to agree as hes my cousin. My son used to do a Tony Hadley tribute show. He sung this song almost as good as Tony, who by the way, is a lovely guy. When at a family gathering at a restaurant he got up and sang Happy birthday to a lady at the next table. Saw Tony at The Stables theatre 2 days after winning Reborn in the USA
and Rick Astley
It still does...
Nach zwei, drei Akkorden erkennst du dieses Lied und Tränen der Erinnerungen schießen dir sofort in deine Augen😢Du vergisst den jahrelangen Streit der Mitglieder der Band bezüglich der Rechte etc. und denkst dir wieso? Es gibt kein schöneres gefühlvolleres Lied aus den 80er Jahren, welches den Geist dieser Zeit ausdrückt❤️🖖
Interesting, my mind goes immediately to the destruction caused by the conflict and the horrific acts of barbarism and hate.
My mum passed in 2021 from cancer..and this has been my dads song to my mum ever since they got married in 2003 ❤️
So sorry! :(
🙏 God with you, so sorry
R.I.P 4 ever with this song
Da italia ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
❤
Sheer quality .. hair on the back of my heck rising and why are my eyes wet .. I’m 75 years young and have no answers .. heartbreakingly beautiful .. takes me to a happy time ❤️
Beautiful song, especially when you know the story behind the lyrics. Listening today , June 2nd, 2024, Tony Hadley's 64th birthday 🎂
It’s October 2022 and I’ve been going through some tough times these last 6 months . I’m nearly 50 and this song to me just settles everything and reminds me how far I’ve come. I’ll always love this song.
Well said Emma
Just remember 'you'll never walk alone' Emma.
Same. ❤
Love you Emma even though I have never met you. I am struggling myself but we need each other just know you are not alone.
Hi there Emma , I'm 56 , I really hope that in the time lapsed since you posted here, life has become somewhat easier for you and life is treating you more kindly.😊..... I too just like u have found my self struggling for several years now with a variety of different issues , some very serious and some not so, but nonetheless they are a heavy burden to carry at times,and I find myself questioning my very being. However like u I too have come along way and hoping for a little respite from the toils of life so I can push on with my journey and enjoy it to the fullest. Take good care of yourself Emma and know there's many many of us out here all trying to muddle through this unpredictable often messy thing we call life. Please know that you have a friend at the end of your fingertips who's routing for you and championing you on and always wanting the very best for you always.😊 ❤
A great tune this, I’m 53 and a lad of the 80s I grew up in west Belfast where a cruel incident happened that give Martin kemp the creativity to write this song. It goes right inside my heart ♥️
This song gave Spandau Ballet the last of their 10 top 10 hits in the UK,in the winter days of the last few weeks of 1986 when it got to number 6.
Rest in Peace Kidso 😔💔
For me, this is the best song made, ever. The lyrics, the structure... It's even from my birth year 1986. How great is that!
80s music is and will always be the best. Phenomenal groups like Spandau Ballet are the reason why!
God bless the british 80 s music. My life would be so empty without all the music from the british talented bands! This music will last forever and that s the mark of real art
Totalmente de acuerdo contigo!!!
La mejor época de la música pop!!
E Inglaterra fue la cuna de increíbles nadas y artistas!!
Qué suerte tuvimos!!
Thank you sir 😌
@@tontacarracelas3164 thanks Tonya to🤣🥰
@@briancanning9291 You welcome!!!
I am really greatefull to Uk!!!
Not only for music, also for the best documentaries in the world(BBC are la creme de la creme) and so many good series and movies!!
And of course the people.
This song is so sad and beautiful at the same time. Iwas born in 1968 and heard it often in my youth. When I am hearing it today, tears comes down again.
68 here as well...same feelings.. somewhere in time
Same goes to me
Anch'io sono del 1968 e ho le stesse sensazioni ed emozioni incontrollabili, la nostalgia è inevitabile. Saluti dall'Italia😊
This is such a poignant reminder of my teenage years growing up in Northern Ireland. I met and fell in love with a guy from the other side of the divide in Northern Ireland. We tried to make it work but my parents like his were very staunch in their beliefs and past history of our wee country. Where Marty came from was a very republican stronghold and it was dangerous for him to date a girl from the other side of the barricades and if caught he no doubt would of got a punishment beating. Unfortunately the relationship couldn't survive on love alone. With the distance between us and the bitterness shown towards two contentious religions we reluctantly parted. To this day its one of my biggest regrets and I often think of him and what he's doing now. I still have a special place in my heart for him and always will 💕
So sorry really.....
What a sad love story you have. 😔
Well written allison..I was born in Belfast and completely understand..very sad this shite still goes on..blessings to you girl..ERIN GO BRAH.
I'm very sorry that the two of you had to go through that and that you still have to live with those regrets.
Poignant and humbled to read your message.. thanks for sharing . Stay safe and enjoy life
Incredibilmente bella...ricordi che affiorano nella mente ,tempi che nn ritorneranno mai piu...un saluto a tutti quelli che hanno vissuto i fantastici anni 80 come me.
Io cero
Io c'ero.... Avevo 12 anni quando la radio suonava questa canzone.... Ricordo le feste che venivano organizzate in casa .....e i primi lenti....che bei ricordi....
Mitici ricordi quante volte l'ho ballata, ricordi che come hai detto tu non torneranno mai più.
Giuseppe condivido pienamente.era vera musica e noi siamo stati davvero fortunati a vivere quel periodo prolifico di gruppi straordinari
Giuseppe a beati noi cke li abbiamo vissuti possiamo ricordarli con immenso piacere,,e con tanta nostalgia e le lacrime cominciano a scenderà ciao a tutti
Martin Kemp said it was the best song Gary has ever written and Tony Hadley said it was the bands best song! Enough said.
I agree. Seen them play this live, one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
Great song ! and Tony is a BREXITEERS!
Gary - what a songwriter. 👏
Phil Blundell a beautiful song
@@kingkane1051 And?
One of the most unique songs to come out of that era. Beautiful lyrics and melody. 💕
Totally agree with you
There is a book called across the barricades they go together. True story amd a great read.
@@orlawalsh926I remember reading that at school. Spandau Ballet wrote this song about the troubles in Northern Ireland. This song has a very special place in my heart ❤
This sounded fantastic live on Radio 2 today on the gorgeous Vernon Kay’s show. 6th feb 20 24
Tony‘s voice is better than ever!
Growing up in northern Ireland this song is so poignant and beautifully told
I have experienced the troubles first hand
Always makes me cry. Soi powerful
Same here..powerful indeed!
Me too
@@seanmcwilliams6848 we probably understand things others could never in a million yes👌
Aye I'm buncrana. Grew up there in the 70s. Jesus Mary and Joseph. Wasn't good. Ce'ad Mile Fa'ilte. Co Donegal.
@@liammccarron8191 Did u grow in Buncranna or Norn Iron?
Beautiful song and an example of where a terrible tragedy, inspires something of incredible timeless beauty.
It is based of course, on a relationship set against the troubles of Northern Ireland, but was inspired by the song's writer Gary Kemp, visiting the grave of "Kidso" and then walking back down.the Falls Road.
"Kidso" was a member of Spandau Ballet's merchandising team who was tragically killed by a soldier on his return to Belfast, after a SB tour had just ended.
A case of someone so creative, being inspired by this senseless waste, that something of incredible depth, beauty, timelessness and pure emotion is created that can be an indelible mark on the troubles past, the living present and the hopeful future.
RIP "Kidso". This will ensure that your memory will live forever.
Well said. It's a powerful memorial to a life needlessly cut short.
@@eternalwheel Thank
You for your kind comment.
Jus a small correction. It's Thomas "Kidso" Reilly. He Was a good friend of a couple my uncles.
@@notbatman7331 My sincerest apologies. i.misread it. I shall correct it immediately. I meant no disrespect to him, or those you know that knew him.
@@eternalwheel Many thanks for your kind words.
It's an honor to see this video,now i am 50 yrs.old...reminiscing those days...when i was still young...
Brings back so many memories of the 80's. Wish we could take ourselves back in time so much fun, laughter and bliss ❤️
Tony Headley surely is one of the best male voices!!! The song is fantastically touching, masterpiece!!!
So is Tony Hadley
Not Headley Lamarr.
This song played at my mums funeral in 2015 almost 7 years ago. Still brings tears to my eye.
💔
By far the best song the Spands ever recorded, still brings a lump to my throat hearing it in 2024, 40 years later. All those so called music critics who said it was "insufferable" and "self indulgent" and especially the guy from Smash Hits who reviewed it back then, they're all talking out of their backsides. This song is an evergreen classic.
Possibly one of the best love songs of my generation 😘
It's not about love, it's about the problems in northern Ireland..
@@markoshaughessy4392 its about two people who fell in love from the other community Catholic and Protestant from the North of Ireland buddy
True was a great tune
@@markoshaughessy4392 correct
This song give us power of ballads of the 80's, more spiritual contents, but still has rock sound touch in the middle, and classic accoustic orchestra at the end. It is probably the biggest master piece of Spandau Ballet.
Ho 50 anni e non smetto mai di emozionarmi con questa canzone stupenda ❤
io ne ho 60 e mi fa lo stesso effetto ^_^
Qua' la mano ✋
Idem
anche a me fa lo stesso effetto... :)
Io ho 56 circa....penso come té..ti saluto
Arguably one of the most beautiful songs - I love the 80’s music so much
Someone in 2020? One of the most beautiful songs ever.
I am. But is one of the most beautiful song,not THE one.
Yep
I agree!
Si
Eccomi
Nothing BEATS the 80s, when I hear the song of Spandau Ballet, it's like I am in the TIME warp
The best song ever made. There is something magical about this song. It's like a pathway to another world and dimension. 2021 April still here.
Its like an OPERA of its own. Wonderful. Have been listening to this song at least 1.000 times in my life!
It's a masterpiece for sure.. Gives me goosebumps.. I can't help but really get into it and sing along to it. x
So many memories wrapped around this song...Glad I was part of that wonderful journey, so many of us here, wooo wooo😍😆🙅♂🙅🧔♀🙍Have a good life guys, don't get dragged down by the silliness of the present time, but only get the best of it, you can still find some good in it.
Great comments enjoy
As an Irishman this song is very profound. It delves into the innocence of love without race or religion but yet is bounded in the social norms of what Northern Ireland was (or still is to some extent). "We made our love on wastelands...born on different sides of life... so come to me when I'm asleep and we'll cross the lines and dance upon the streets". This refers to the flashpoints and interface areas that divided Protestant and Catholic areas. I was not a native of Belfast or the North of Ireland but regularly passed through and worked there in those times. There was a tension in the air when you see armed men with machine guns..... but still we will cross the lines and dance upon the streets. What poetry for such troubled times and its's true.... there's always one escapes!
A lad I knew when growing up in the north east of England .. Served in Northern Ireland at the time of this song ... He found love there and married an Irish lass . Sadly he died at a young age due to illness but I always think of him when I hear this song .
I think the song is actually based on the period of the troubles in Northern Ireland going by the words, as also around the time this was in the charts I remember our English class reading a book called Through the barricades which was about a young Catholic boy & protestant girl falling into 'forbidden' love in Northern Ireland during the troubles, trying to keep it secret & then the dangers faced when it got out, was a great book, & with my interest in the situation already sparked thanks to U2 by then & my at the time RAF dad being anti Irish gobbing off it lined the way for my love of all things Irish
is that steve owen from eastenders
@@davidwackko693 Yes, Martin Kemp played Steve Owen
@lisbon67 hailhail when will the hatred end. Both sides of the troubles lost a generation to pointless war. Both sides lost combatants and suffered collateral damage. Nobody won. Soldiers do not murder people they follow orders but when politicians who do order it get it wrong the soldier is the fall guy. Perhaps the Irish situation might like to be put on ice as in my time it's been rather pointless to have different Christian denominations fighting while our soldiers and police . British and Garde have both been dying at the hands of Al quieda daresh is etc.
My father and cousin were killed in the conflict note the word killed. I hold no grudge on my father it was a war zone he knew that. Still wish he had not had his brain blown out. My cousin now that is a bit more difficult to forgive he was killed after the good Friday agreement but I'm trying.
tbh, I never was a big fan of SB, but this song makes up for everything. the slow build-up, the climax, the drop and not to forget the lyrics come together for one of the best pop ballads ever.
When I try to think of the perfect melodic pop song this is the first that comes to mind. An absolute Masterpiece.
It certainly is. It gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it.
2024 anyone..?
August 2024
I am very lucky - I have a great Music 🎶 🎵 Memory since Childhood- why? Because no one was around to take care of me. Und nein ich bin nicht im Kinderheim aufgewachsen! Sogenannte Familie aber es war nie jemand dort ansprechbar oder sonstwie.
❤❤
yesiree
Presente!
Has to be one of the most wonderfully evocative songs of all time...
This is a masterpiece. Immortal !!!!
great song
Nel lontano 86 ero militare: ascoltavo questa canzone sulla branda con il mio walkman la sera, quando finalmente potevo riposare.. un ricordo indelebile, emozioni che provo tutt'ora. Quanta bella musica oggi è quasi dimenticata..
Stesso periodo di militare c'era un ragazzo che suonava e cantava questa canzone bei ricordi 😢
Ottobre 86 nave che da Civitavecchia parte per Cagliari, canzone in sottofondo servizio di leva, 19 anni.... ero il padrone del mondo !!!
"Through the Barricades" est l'un des plus beaux sons des années 80 que je connaisse. ✨
Just fucking brilliant song. 80's the best era of music!
Absolutely
Was the*
No. 70's were.
AMEN to that
Just brilliant without fecking
This is a beautiful track, far better than True or Gold in my opinion. Haunting melody and fantastic poignant lyrics of a forbidden love in N Ireland during the troubles. Thank you Gary Kemp
I am from Northern Ireland and i never knew that, Heres to a better peaceful future .......
Stunning song! Gave me goosebumps first time I heard it, and it still does now in 2021! x
V
"Friday's child is full of soul" 12 years before the Good Friday peace agreement changed Northern Ireland forever. They knew all along
My mother’s favourite group, I’m 24 but I’ve seen them live and they are absolutely great. We love you ❤️✨
its 2020 and spandau ballet are singing to us that amazing song! wish this year tony will join again spandau ballet and give us the concert of the decade! how much i miss the '80s!
Paul in Spain Tony is one of the nicest guys in music land but he just knows what he wants, and that means not working with Gary Kemp. They have a long history together and that was not always pleasant for Tony. There are different kinds of sources where you can find everything about the ways Gary used to work. To me the word dictatorship comes in mind after reading their books and watching their interviews. Tony is very happy as a solo artist and has no plans at all to return to Spandau
@@j.schermer3523 tony says that he has a lawyer on speed dial because of the things gary tries to do to tony,he sits there saying he would love for tony to come back,tony has said what made him leave this time is so bad and affected his whole family he will not say what it was,the only thing is it was all of them not just gary this time,it must have been bad to fall out with JK and SN who were great friends.
@@cheryldavison9759 Steve tweeted a nice birthday message on Tony's 60th birthday. I think the relationship between them is not damaged permanently. Tony is a forgiving guy, but I think Gary and Martin have spoiled it for good for Tony.
@Paul Torrevieja Property Management i really don't know who is right or wrong, i really don't care.what i know is that this group is nothing without TONY and tony is not making anything similar ,so great by his own.many groups had arguments.like the rolling stones,but always work together after fights.groups should stay together to respect their fans!
The sax at 4:54 is so beautifully subtle ... what an amazing song melodically and lyrically- played it a million times back in the day.... thanks lads
It took me a while to get use to the pace change in the middle when I heard it first ..now it's pure genius
Glad i am 55 . My mum is in her 80's now. She loved them also back in the 80's that she stole my cassettes. She loved these guys because they dressed stylish and loved their voices. The Leadsinger still is handsome today.
Glad I'm 60 and this is a part of my life . ❤
And he still has an incredibly strong voice. Saw him last night. Fantastic!
Per quanto mi riguarda .....una delle più belle canzoni . Mi fa tornare indietro alla mia adolescenza. Semplicemente bellissima !
This is my favourite song from Spandau Ballet coz its a very beautiful song and i wish i could go back to the 80 and 90 years when music was wonderfull............miss those times..................
snap top times top music wish we all could go back better times then I miss them .
Oddly, this is Tony Hadley's favourite song as well.
elisabetecosta71 can't agree more, they composed music before not noise like what we have now..
elisabetecosta71 it's mine too
elisabetecosta71 I completely agree. I get tears in my eyes from this music. I also do with the modern music, but because of another reason... And other tears!
Canzone stupenda, da fare battere il cuore a distanza di tempo.. un saluto dall Italia ☺️
Completamente de acuerdo.Un saludo para ti también.
Chi e' qui oggi 22 gennaio 24...indimenticabile...struggente...splendida...
Presente !
I am happy to be able to hear Spandau. In the 80s they weren't so easy to come by.🤗
January 2021, still listening 💕💕😍😍
May 3066, still listening!
@@kingkane1051 Absolutely...February and still listening 👍👌
One of the groups of the pop's history in all the world. I still love Tony, Martin and Steve. Lovely songs, videos...
U forgot Gary
Ma sono io nel video mi somiglia no
A song written in memory of Kidso Reilly RIP murdered by Ian Thain of the British army on a Belfast street.
Beautiful song inspired by the north of Ireland troubles. Hadn't heard it for many years, but thank God we have peace in the North, its not perfect but i believe we will get there one day. Growing up in the troubles & looking back it seems like a life time ago, but for obvious reasons the nightmare of that time will always remain with me & everyone who lived here forever. The most sad thing about it is, im now 45 & as i look at my kids growing up, i realize we never had a normal childhood, so the only thing we can do is make sure our children never have to go through the same. Thanks Gary Kemp for thinking of us during that time, not many give us a second thought.
celticpride67 sadly there's no peace..fuelled republican hate , a young woman murdered ,
Not quite peace yet
great song,
This song reminds me to the best time of my life..
I'm thankful of being part of the 80's and 90's.
Probably the best time in human history 🙏🙂
ouè moi aussi c'est mon époque préféré. cool.
which singer these days can move people like this?
we can even feel his spirit...
no more war please...
Such a beautiful song a song for mum who passed away in 2023 just listening to the first few lines triggers it for me rip mum
How I loved the 80's. This song was just brilliant. Today's music just can't compete. Take me back please!!!
I'll go back with you
This amazing ballade was written in only 20 mins apparently . One of their best if not the best but always never got the recognition of their more famous hits ie Gold and True
Confession of 2020...I cant stop listening to this and watching it. This song, Tony Hadley, his voice ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 😍😍
Me too😭
Not only his voice is beautiful..
Born on different sides of life.... my dear wife ❤ was born in Thailand...
Trough the barricades, we had a lot... i was born in Germany. We together happy now. No eye remains dry when i hear this timeless master piece ❤
I cant understand why nearly 2k have disliked this beautiful masterpiece what a deep emotional thought provoking song ........ take me back to the 80s please
i agree totally
So and so it getting a taxi but its gonna b bleeding cramp
Omenirea degenereaza, din pacate!
Absolutely one of their most beautiful songs ever. Always makes me teary! 😥♥️😍 (and to the 2.5k who thumbed it down, I feel sorry for you)
They dont know what is music. They know curse music
Buen gusto de musica tienes te felicito de Chile grande Spandau Ballet siempre lo escucho
i'm starting a new life with my little daughter. it's me and her and nobody else. This song reminds me good times of the past. It's time to let go my old me. For my daughter and for myself.
+vanesa valdez And your daughters father?
+vanesa valdez bless you and your daughter.good luck in whatever you do in the future x
+active3110 he ran away, but i never expect something else from him, but i wanted to have her anyways, and i not regret my decision, before her i was so lost and sad and now i'm truly happy.sorry for my english, it's not very good, and the long explication.
+mark jones thank you very much!! same for you :)
It's part of your history, good an bad pass an we move on , usually to greater things. Love your daughter. Teach her to love. Teach her to live.....thru the good an the bad. Love and peace to both of yzzzzz!,,,,
September 1st
The word barricade came randomly in my head. Aren't we unbelievably lucky to have You tube at our fingertips to play a song like this writhing seconds!!
Such a powerful ballad, sadly more relevant today as all we've gone on to do is have more separations
At least I lived through the 80's and like all of you saying the same, they were jammed with brilliant musicians
Off to listen to Tunnel of love now 🎉
my favourite of all times. makes me sad,makes me strong,makes me optimistic,makes me enjoy and love life. so much more. i cant forget this song my whole life.
Best moment I ve heard best song..bravo
Totally agree with you
Un privilegio avere avuto tali compagni di viaggio ♥️ quando la musica c'è l'hai dentro è difficile che tramonti ❤
Concordo. Classe 1971 presente.
One of the best Ballard's as is Belfast child
I totally agree
Thank you Elaine best wishes
I do hope you meant ballads.
crazy neon clothes, cold war, daring hairstyles, first love, first abandonment, joy, grief, friends who called me on the landline and then visited me on their bikes. no internet, no cell phones. we could still walk through the barricades back then, but now they're too high to walk through alone. This music gives me courage and confidence that the good times can come again. we have a problem with xenophobia and not with refugees. we have to get through these barricades.
Brings a grown man to tears... Absolute epic TUUUNNE forever 💗
I saw Tony perform this live this year and it was just as fantastic as the original :)
the 80s have the best ballads,i bless the people dance this ballads
AMEN
+hernan cespedes We'll cross the line And dance upon the street .
hernan cespedes WWW.RAEL org ALLELUYA@...We ARE ALL ONE in the World and INFINITE ....THE RETURN OF THE CREATORS ELOHIM ! ! ! UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD . RAEL TV .
Wow still goosebumps 30 plus years later Nov 2023
Instrumental ending of the song is so beautiful, in album version its atleast 30seconds longer. So so beautiful :))
One of THE best songs ever written- Powerful, Profound and Prophetic!!! X.
When a song is beautiful haven't age! And this is a beautiful song.
One of my favorite song of tthe 80"s through the baricades., Hello, from manila Philippines 😊
Hey there, I lived in the Phils for 20 years, my favourite band was Aegis.... Luha....
It breaks my heart that I had to leave, 6 years ago, and now back in boring England.
When I was in school we were given a book to read called 'Across The Barricades' set in Northern Ireland about two young lovers from both sides of the divide, and I've often wondered whether that was Gary Kemp's inspiration to write this song.
Tony Hadley sings this beautifully, his best ever vocal in my opinion.
Martin Kemp stay well mate.
Although it has a similar theme, the book has never been mentioned as inspiration. It was inspired by the murder of 'Kidso' (Thomas Reilly), who worked for them on merchandise during the True tour. He went back to Belfast after the tour and was killed. Gary explained, "I'd been to Ireland a few times - it was quite shocking for privileged boys as we were. When we went back in 1985, his brother Jim Reilly [drummer with Stiff Little Fingers] offered to take me to Falls Road to visit the grave of Thomas. As I took that walk, I could see the barricades set up dividing the two main streets, the Protestant side and the Catholic side. I got to experience some of the emotion of that first-hand and it just stuck with me. It didn't occur to me to write a song at that point, but it was a huge influence. I was living in Ireland about a year later, and 'Through The Barricades' came to me in one evening. About two in the morning, lyrics started appearing in my head and I picked up a guitar - this has never happened to me before. I felt the song was leading me itself. It's a song not specifically about what happened to Reilly, it's a love song, which is what I know best. It's a Romeo & Juliet song - two people trying to have a relationship that wasn't really allowed."
Thomas Reilly (Kidso) was shot in the back by a British soldier on 09/08/1983. Legal history was made when the soldier who fired the fatal shot, Private Ian Thain, was sentenced to life after being convicted of murder. It was the first time a British soldier serving in N Ireland had been convicted of killing someone while on duty. However, it emerged two years later that Thain had been released on licence and was back serving with his regiment.
Incidentally, he was a road manager for several bands. Paul Weller sent flowers. Bananarama attended his funeral.
@@lisaoreilly984 phew did not know that..
Beautiful and strong voice*
This song reminds me of my parents, my Scottish ancestors*
Belle et triste chanson avec la magnifique et belle voix de tony hadley, un de mes chouchou du groupe" SPANDAU BALLET"et leur saxophoniste steeve Norman........
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One thing for sure he aint no Carreras
+Lauren Wallace di
Tony sings this song beautiful and the words so meaningful
Absolutely fantastic song.👍
A master piece
Brings back so many memories. Love it!!!
Me to...
Char you are stunning 😍 😚 ❤
Who listens to it in 2020 ???? 😀😀😀🎶🎶👍👍👍
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@@estelavillarreal6129 🎶🎶👍👍😀😀
I do....most days!
Yup!
I do ! Daily !
August 25, 2024
In my room in Lusaka, Zambia hoping there's someone out there in the world listening to a truly magical piece of music so befitting to these crazy times we're living. Peace for those children in Gaza, Tel Aviv , Kiev.
Time Machine - take me back to the 80s pleeeeeeease :(
To sign on
F 23,50 yop scheme
Yes please
Take me with you please!! 🙂🙂🙂
@@suevining8926 ahh, bless you Sue - they were great days not just songs, Sue, but one was able to buy a large house next to nothing ( well you know what I mean) Hard for the youth of today...rant over! hahaha - Take care of yourself and try to enjoy it all no matter what X
the best song they ever did x
I agree, and one of the most underrated songs of all times.
fully agree
Emily Williams ur so rite love the song
Emily Williams you are so right
With out a shadow of a doubt... Truly epic TUUUNNE forever 💗
Time stands still whenever I hear this song. Spine tingling every time.
July 2024 and still loving this song so much. One of the absolute best ❤️
Ascoltarla da sempre un'emozione fortissima
Superb, this was real music xx
I'm from n.ireland and then this song meant alot for me xx
pure class
beautiful song
Immer und immer wieder super gut. Ganz großes Kino der Song. Und jedes mal laufen bei mir die Tränen bei diesem Song
My absolute fave era 80s golden generation
Fantastica. Sempre bella ed attuale. Intramontabile