Big Country - One Great Thing (HQ)

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  • Опубліковано 11 лис 2006
  • This is an excellent Big Country video from the early 90's. Check out the 12" version as well.

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  • @berniemaupin
    @berniemaupin 14 років тому +65

    OMG I worked on this video in Sept 86. Director was Storm Thorgeson. Only thing I remember was going all over the country during the course of a week filming the groups of singers. First one was the steam engine guys which took forever and we didn't think we'd get them all done. Miners were in Kent. Swimmers in Dover. Guys on a boat down in Cornwall.

    • @caveman385
      @caveman385 3 роки тому +6

      Oooohhh right! The Storm Thorgeson of Pink Floyd and Hypgnosis, didn't know that! Thats kool.

    • @acpgiga
      @acpgiga 3 роки тому +4

      Great story!

    • @ebneigh5191
      @ebneigh5191 2 роки тому +4

      It’s legendary - then Tennents lager nicked the song and the video idea!

    • @guimarboy
      @guimarboy 2 роки тому +6

      It's a great video

    • @guimarboy
      @guimarboy 2 роки тому +5

      Interesting because Stuart Adamson wasn't a Scottish nationalist he was a socialist. May he rest in peace.

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 4 роки тому +40

    If there's one great thing it's Big Country. I was so lucky to see them live more than once. Rest in Peace always Stuart. You are loved. ✌️ 💖 🙏 😊 👑

    • @lisaknell1809
      @lisaknell1809 3 роки тому +2

      The Power Station I never did. One of the greatest regrets of my life. 😢

  • @kenspedding4594
    @kenspedding4594 5 років тому +31

    RIP Stuart grew up with their music and still playing it blasting out in my car on the way too and from work.

  • @Tinalera
    @Tinalera 14 років тому +21

    A song with a positive message....a rarity in this day :)

  • @madath61
    @madath61 Рік тому +5

    Surely the best song to be featured in an ad. EVER

  • @freedeebloke
    @freedeebloke 9 років тому +73

    My grandad is in this video 2:51 front left. Nice to see his face again after so long :)

    • @adz693
      @adz693 8 років тому +12

      +freedeebloke I'm surprised there's not more comments like this for this vid based on its content. I'd expect loads of "I remember when they turned up at my Ballet Class/Tattoo Palour/Mime Class/Beekeeping/Convent/Cheerleading/Belly Dancing/Oil Rig/Bottling Plant/Mime School/Scuba Diving/Morris Dancing/Punks/Model Agency/Ex-Servicemen/Bowls Club/Circus/Ballroom Dancing/Kendo/Steam Engine/Cruise Ship/Majorette/Ladies Choir/Mens Choir/Bodybuilding/American Football/Skydiving/Sewing/Can Can/Fishing Boat/Swimming Club/Operating Theatre/Jive Dancing/Primary School/Refuse Collection and asked us to mouth along to the words" type comments.

    • @lesleystorey3917
      @lesleystorey3917 5 років тому

      Whereas my nan

    • @dringmusic
      @dringmusic 3 роки тому +3

      My grandad is in this video to. Hes one of the maypole dancers 😊💗

  • @Gringao22
    @Gringao22 14 років тому +13

    I always love BC's tremendous power, optimism and hope. I was devastated when I learned that Stuart Adamson killed himself. RIP to a friend I never met, and one I hope to one day.

  • @padraigcronin1172
    @padraigcronin1172 9 років тому +25

    A brilliant song that speaks to all, regardless of nationality. Have we not all yearned for that One Great Thing? I love that poignant line where the medalled veterans sing "...and I've seen it far too young".

  • @trevorphillipsgtav8500
    @trevorphillipsgtav8500 7 років тому +23

    If there's one great thing to have in my life is the rock n roll Scottish band, The Big Country!

  • @i.p.knightley6970
    @i.p.knightley6970 Рік тому +6

    this song could go on forever

  • @michealkelliher8428
    @michealkelliher8428 Рік тому +17

    Big Country with their unique bagpipe guitar sound. Nobody in the world sounded like them. Poor Stuart RIP 2002, 20 year's ago this year! My God.
    Big Country were Scotland. I'm from Ireland, and I absolutely loved Big Country.
    They should have been bigger than U2.

    • @briandonnelly8749
      @briandonnelly8749 Рік тому +1

      I'd 2nd you mate BC for ever 😉

    • @alfiekelly5914
      @alfiekelly5914 Рік тому +2

      I am a huge BC fan and was lucky to work with them a few times. They are undoubtably Scotland's finest. But Mark and Tony are English and Stuart was born in England!

    • @thescrivener8516
      @thescrivener8516 7 місяців тому

      Couldn’t agree more. Such a unique sound.

  • @KyleThePug
    @KyleThePug 11 років тому +25

    Can't we have great music like this today?

  • @handsomeclem208
    @handsomeclem208 Рік тому +3

    THIS is one of the reasons why I consider BC to be Scotland's G.O.A.T. (that's Greatest Of All Time, if you haven't figured it out already) Rock N' Roll Band, end of story......

  • @paulsvid
    @paulsvid 7 років тому +35

    I am that clown sitting on the floor juggling We did that shot in Southampton with the associated wizards of the south

  • @hughhaggerty8124
    @hughhaggerty8124 2 роки тому +6

    The greatest Scottish group ever! And the greatest lead singer! X

    • @davidfairbairn8
      @davidfairbairn8 6 місяців тому

      100 percent. Greatest Scottish rock band by a country mile. Topped off by being one of thee greatest live bands. No one got crowds bouncing like Big Country.

  • @emmettmcshane9694
    @emmettmcshane9694 3 роки тому +5

    I'm Irish and love the Horslips but us Gaels must stick together really love this anthem by Big Country Brillant.. Pure Class

  • @UISTMAN59
    @UISTMAN59 15 років тому +9

    An athem . Big Country :
    One of the great things in Scottish music. Glad they happened in my life :-)

  • @bedazzled621
    @bedazzled621 12 років тому +3

    Saw these guys on BBC Breakfast this morning and it reminded me that the ladies Barbershop chorus I used to sing with appeared on it (light green dresses with white bows, Yuk!!). We had to shoot our bit of the vid and learn the words of the whole song in one evening but, if you blink.... you'll miss us.

  • @herculesdutradecamposfilho2033
    @herculesdutradecamposfilho2033 6 місяців тому +2

    They were bigger than U2.This beautiful song sounds positive and joyfull to me❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @BritishRail60062
    @BritishRail60062 9 місяців тому +1

    What a legend! I miss great music like this!

  • @hazelmyles665
    @hazelmyles665 17 днів тому

    Was at the Hogmanay, gig in Edinburgh playhouse 84/85, atmosphere was amazing, .

  • @Pacquaio
    @Pacquaio 14 років тому +6

    one word...
    class

  • @wilbert916
    @wilbert916 11 років тому +3

    Had a chance to see Rush a few weeks back in SJ, CA. Told the boys to go without me and plugged into 3 hours of Big Country. I saved money, and had a WAY better experience. Long live the spirit of BC !

  • @chrismcfarland7343
    @chrismcfarland7343 5 років тому +4

    If there was only one great thing 2 happen to my life it was to hear this song

  • @raymondchapman8895
    @raymondchapman8895 6 років тому +12

    met stewart in 1996 in his pub in in dunfermlin signed an album top bloke

  • @gezzaf6912
    @gezzaf6912 6 років тому +10

    superb song and video from 1986 its so catchy

  • @ZeroChannelZero
    @ZeroChannelZero 5 років тому +17

    I never get tired of watching this video when I need a reminder that the world doesn't (always) suck. Stuart said he hated making videos, but I think this is about as perfect as it gets. LOVE the band channeling their inner Temptations @ 2:36 :D

  • @hughhaggerty8124
    @hughhaggerty8124 2 роки тому +5

    The greatest Scottish group ever! And the greatest Scottish lead singer! X

    • @hannoveredamm432
      @hannoveredamm432 2 роки тому +1

      I saw them as a young man in 1985 in Osnabrück (Germany). I will never forget this great Scottish band.

  • @marcelbreitenstein4286
    @marcelbreitenstein4286 5 років тому +6

    Best Band of the 80's 👍👍👍👍

  • @mimilovehealth8605
    @mimilovehealth8605 5 років тому +7

    Gets me every time. RIP STU.😘

  • @tildybiscuit
    @tildybiscuit 2 роки тому +2

    This is the song for now.

  • @brickbat246
    @brickbat246 16 років тому +6

    One great thing indeed!
    1986 was definitely their peak year thanks to this and Look Away

  • @kincaidclark9494
    @kincaidclark9494 7 років тому +17

    Big Country Forever!

  • @dirtyjew1974
    @dirtyjew1974 14 років тому +9

    absolutly fantastic group and well deserving of every bit of recognition they've ever gotten and probably more!

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 4 роки тому +6

    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    If there's one great day, if there's one great height.
    Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    I've seen too much of what fighting has done.
    I've seen too much anger and I've seen it far too young.
    And talk will come to nothing.
    While the shouting still goes on.
    But we are only singers.
    And too many songs are sung.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    If there's one great day, if there's one great height.
    Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    Ive seen the way of martyrs and I've seen the way of Kings.
    I've seen the hope that love can bring.
    I only hope what pleases me will also pleasure you.
    For mine can never be the hands that make a dream come true.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    If there's one great day, if there's one great height.
    Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    I've seen too much of what fighting has done.
    I've seen too much anger and I've seen it far too young.
    I've seen the way of martyrs and I've seen the way of Kings.
    I've seen the hope that love can bring.
    I only hope what pleases me will also pleasure you.
    For mine can never be the hands that make a dream come true.
    If there's one great thing to happen in my life.
    If there's one great day, if there's one great height.
    Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    If there's one great thing to happen in my life.
    If there's one great day, if there's one great height.
    Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    If there's one great day, if there's one great height.
    Let it be the time for peace, let it be the time of right.
    If there's one great thing.
    To happen in my life.
    I do not own the copyright.
    Source : LyricFind
    Songwriters : Butler / Adamson
    One Great Thing lyrics © BMG Rights Management. US, LLC

  • @fearghasmor
    @fearghasmor 12 років тому +7

    The song has been remastered and launched as the anthem! Always a classic and now is going to go down in history..!

  • @trevorphillipsgtav8500
    @trevorphillipsgtav8500 7 років тому +11

    Stuart Adamson RIP.

  • @petertrickaz
    @petertrickaz 17 років тому +6

    Great song, inspirational video.
    All very talented musicians, one of the best bands ever.

  • @PureEffinMagic
    @PureEffinMagic 17 років тому +5

    Wow - I've always loved this song but had never seen this video before. This has to be the best one I've seen for any of their songs -- it really captures the spirit (and especially the humor) of the song and the band, and avoids all those gruesomely dated '80s fashions in most of the early ones.

  • @seanmccusker5199
    @seanmccusker5199 6 років тому +6

    This is one of my top 5 of songs ever

  • @rmckim
    @rmckim 9 років тому +18

    Benny Harvey RIP

    • @ZuluRomeo
      @ZuluRomeo 7 років тому +4

      Gone but not forgotten.

  • @wkrp71
    @wkrp71 13 років тому +4

    Hands down, a damn good band, that I WILL NOT forget. Thankfully, I'm positive they have inspired many musicians like myself for the future.

  • @lynsay18
    @lynsay18 16 років тому +6

    a fantastic song !!!!! ... one for playing loud when the sun is shining and the car window is down

  • @ZuluRomeo
    @ZuluRomeo 15 років тому +8

    The ultimate Scottish 80s rock anthem!

  • @basicplanet1116
    @basicplanet1116 3 роки тому +3

    This should be the concept for 2020 everywhere.

  • @thepolicefan1
    @thepolicefan1 13 років тому +2

    Think this came out around '86. Great song that didn't get the play it deserved here in the US though it was likely a hit in Europe.

  • @alangregg5520
    @alangregg5520 2 роки тому +3

    Great band. Very underrated

  • @annetempleton3158
    @annetempleton3158 2 роки тому +2

    Such a good song x

  • @Oggmasta
    @Oggmasta 13 років тому +6

    this band was prob my favourite and still are one of my favs, but this song wasn't one of there best still it's better than almost all of the pop/chart music we have now
    RIP Stuart Adamson

  • @alfredagain
    @alfredagain 6 років тому +6

    Fantastic! These guys rocked, and I believe they even did it without a bass guitar.

    • @johnathandr
      @johnathandr 7 місяців тому +1

      Quoi? Tony Butler is a magnificent bassist and wonderful human being. They would not have been nearly as good without him.

  • @MOTORHEADZ
    @MOTORHEADZ 14 років тому +3

    Classic Rock Song it rocks

  • @garethjohn6067
    @garethjohn6067 2 роки тому +1

    One great video! Rip Stuart.

  • @jehugo66
    @jehugo66 9 років тому +10

    Love that front Belly Dancer!

  • @DalekSec4
    @DalekSec4 13 років тому +3

    Forgot how good this band was. Thanks for putting this video on

  • @christopherpetty7430
    @christopherpetty7430 Рік тому +1

    one great thing it's listening to big country

  • @kishanna09
    @kishanna09 13 років тому +1

    lovely and amzing 80s!
    see you in heaven Stew....

  • @rabrankin
    @rabrankin 17 років тому +1

    I love this song dig the sunglasses bit and the gorgeous totty in the black dresses!
    I wish I could leave a legacy as good as yours!

  • @stephenmackie238
    @stephenmackie238 7 місяців тому

    Love them to bits so glad I've seen the original band live come up screaming double live album one of the best I've ever heard well better live as you know RIP Stuart 💙

  • @jedimusic35
    @jedimusic35 7 років тому +8

    this came out in 1986

  • @angelcorealanza1452
    @angelcorealanza1452 Місяць тому

    Big country fue una gran banda 😢🎉 un estilo tan único lo mejor que tuvo su país Escocia ha tener una banda con mucho estiló

  • @adamx78
    @adamx78 14 років тому +2

    Big Country !!! tenia esa caracteristica de la guitarra celta propio de ellos q hicieron su estilo bravazoo !!!! q buena banda !!! arriba ESCOCIA !!!

  • @Donuts62
    @Donuts62 9 років тому +6

    Brilliant video, great song, fantastic band.

  • @SARAHAMYADAM
    @SARAHAMYADAM 13 років тому +1

    its hard to believe hes gone nearly 10 years and still missed by all his fans

  • @robbiecampbell9831
    @robbiecampbell9831 3 роки тому +1

    miss his voice so much

  • @marcelbreitenstein4286
    @marcelbreitenstein4286 5 років тому +3

    Love it❤❤❤....

  • @Thewitwan
    @Thewitwan 9 років тому +17

    I think you'll find the Uk is a very different place to what it was when Stuart was around. Many Labour supporters feel the same way.

    • @caveman1326
      @caveman1326 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah! The corruption is more out in the open and in plain sight *coughs* Hancock, Cummings, Patel, Harding, phantom ferries, botched covid handling, dodgy PPE contacts* coughs*. End the Union!

  • @antonellapergliamici
    @antonellapergliamici 10 років тому

    I NEVER TOOK THE SMILE AWAY FROM ANYBODY'S FACE , AND THAT'S A DESPERATE WAY TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO IS STILL A CHILD
    IN A BIG COUNTRY DREAMS STAY WITH YOU , LIKE A LOVER'S VOICE FIRES THE MOUNTAINSIDE , STAY ALIVE !
    NON HO MAI TOLTO IL SORRISO DALLA FACCIA DI QUALCUNO , E QUESTO E' SOLO UN MODO PER CERCARE DISPERATAMENTE CHI E' ANCORA UN FANCIULLO.
    IN UN GRANDE PAESE , I SOGNI TI STANNO ACCANTO , COME LA VOCE DI UN INNAMORATO CHE RISALE LA PARETE DI UNA MONTAGNA . GRAZIE STUART ADAMSON

  • @user-qw6mi9ws2o
    @user-qw6mi9ws2o 10 років тому +3

    Rock'n'Roll Never Die!!

  • @ewandmunro
    @ewandmunro 12 років тому +2

    The YES campaign for Scottish independence was launched today. They have a slogan.. One Great Thing. Coincidence? I think not. Someone somewhere had a wee thnk about it. I saw the slogan and came to find the song.. tears in my eyes.. its perfect for the job and I reckon Stuart would be kinda proud. RIP pal.

    • @chrispetty4574
      @chrispetty4574 Рік тому

      Beautifully music best 👌 👌 👌 👌 👌 👌 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 oopsband is big country

    • @chrispetty4574
      @chrispetty4574 Рік тому

      Big country is the best band ever to play on God Green earth they are the best that is that

  • @sandrasrgc
    @sandrasrgc 16 років тому +2

    Big Country were amazing! Have about 4 of th eir LP's-but no record player! LOL
    just listed em on ebay to get rid of-and purchase their cd's instead!!!
    you are missed, Stuart!

  • @jehugo66
    @jehugo66 8 років тому +6

    God I love the Belly Dancer at 00:14

  • @taighsolais
    @taighsolais 11 років тому +3

    Tears in my eyes.
    So sad that Stuart isnt here with us to see us working towards18/9/14. Talented big guy.

    • @handsomeclem208
      @handsomeclem208 Рік тому

      Davie, I know all too well your sentiment and here we are in 2023 as of this posting......

  • @rogerfalk5944
    @rogerfalk5944 2 роки тому +1

    I love this video!

  • @Grichal1981
    @Grichal1981 13 років тому +3

    Why wasn't this a massive hit?

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 Рік тому +1

      Made number 19 in September/October 1986. They got to number 7 with the terrific Look Away a few months earlier.

    • @davidfairbairn8
      @davidfairbairn8 5 місяців тому

      Press hated them. Shocking

  • @viciouswolf1111
    @viciouswolf1111 11 років тому +1

    Salmond has not broken a single promise so far. He is the most honest of the four big party leaders.

  • @psychobollox
    @psychobollox 16 років тому +4

    scottish.
    *smiles himself back to sleep*

  • @jtp4201
    @jtp4201 9 років тому +5

    amazing vid

  • @jasonphillips5816
    @jasonphillips5816 10 років тому +2

    First of all, great band, great song, Stuart Adamson also formed the skids, into the valley is one of my fav songs. Who is to say how he would feel about Independence? as he is no longer around to voice his opinions, one thing is for sure, Alex Salmond couldn't run a piss up in a brewery, you only have to look at how he handled the Donald Trump situation to see that!

  • @davytolmie99
    @davytolmie99 2 роки тому +1

    Time someone did a remaster on this classic

  • @euanrocks
    @euanrocks 12 років тому +1

    Yes 2014.

  • @fredmichel8974
    @fredmichel8974 7 років тому +15

    I know within my Irish Blood there lies a Big Country

  • @jacklad70
    @jacklad70 13 років тому +1

    I love this !

  • @suburbansoftrocker
    @suburbansoftrocker 14 років тому +1

    Ow yeah.

  • @Diamondblade2008
    @Diamondblade2008 12 років тому +1

    I bought their greatest hits CD off eBay for a couple of quid just for the sake of having this song (and a few of their others) on my iPod!

  • @yatyas02
    @yatyas02 16 років тому +1

    Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Dubliner812
    @Dubliner812 3 роки тому +1

    R.I.P Stuart

  • @RUDI-UK
    @RUDI-UK 4 роки тому +3

    My nephew adapted this on the flute when he was 13 and had the whole of Nelson Drive Flute Band play it while marching on the 12th July in Londonderry. It went down a storm. Happy times.

  • @Htiler
    @Htiler Рік тому

    The first 15 seconds of this video great. Then it slows right down.

  • @cachondo350
    @cachondo350 16 років тому +1

    VIVAN LOS 80 ,ESTO ES MUSICA

  • @SoulStylistJukeBox
    @SoulStylistJukeBox 7 років тому +3

    1986

  • @Thumtwiddler
    @Thumtwiddler 5 років тому +9

    Shameful to say, this is the first time I've heard this and it's due to TOTP repeats. If this was an English band this song would be much better known.)

    • @newmanj8690
      @newmanj8690 4 роки тому

      Don't think so. There are are a lot of English bands that go unnoticed from the 80s and who have simply faded into Oblivion. James was a good 90s example until the crowd at Anfield began singing "mo Salah" to the tune of "sit down".

    • @passie66
      @passie66 2 роки тому +1

      They were not really unnoticed in Nederland anyways; in 1983 i became a big fan because of Fields of fire. They also did have a few records in the charts and now and then still on radio here; i have seen them in Nederland playing live as well; before and after Stuarts death, even in my hometown Arnhem

  • @airguitardemon
    @airguitardemon 11 років тому

    In two years, it will be the one great thing that can happen in our lives, I'm just sad that Stuart Adamson won't be around to witness a proud moment, or as he says, the time of peace.

  • @michaelbragg6903
    @michaelbragg6903 4 роки тому

    My two favorite guitarists played a cherry sunburst Les Paul, Stuart and Ace Frehley

  • @BsERoss
    @BsERoss 9 років тому +17

    Fantastic song! I usually hate anything thats too stereotypical. ie. the commonwealth games. However, the referendum has made me realise how much I love my country and how important it is to me. Seeing flash mobs happenin all around Scotland, with hundreds and thousands singing scottish songs, its breathtaking! This is our one and only chance for a better Scotland and I am proud to tell my future children that I voted YES.

    • @ScotlandTV
      @ScotlandTV 9 років тому

      ALRIGHT MA MAN. You should be proud.

    • @MrPeterpiper1969
      @MrPeterpiper1969 9 років тому

      Scottish Independence Alliance Except the yes campaign lost. Speaking as someone born in Hillhead, now living in England I have to say I was glad of it. While a part of me would still love to see Scotland as an Independent nation the truth is that too many of us now don't even live at home. Why? because there's not enough work, not enough hope and not enough resources outside of Glasgow and Edinburgh left for us to be a really strong independent nation and economic force.

    • @TheGamersEnjoyment
      @TheGamersEnjoyment 9 років тому +1

      Good on you, mate! It's a shame I was missing the vote by a year, but I will always be Yes until the day I die.

    • @MrPeterpiper1969
      @MrPeterpiper1969 9 років тому +2

      ***** I would be the first to admit that the Union hasn't always worked to our advantage and that many very bad mistakes have been made since 1707. But we need to be realistic, this is the 21st century and standing alone Scotland would be in even more trouble than she is now.
      Make no mistake, I am very proud of my heritage but I think we have bigger problems to deal with. Like I said there are more Scots living outside the home country than in it. I feel that for Scotland to have any chance of being a truly strong independent nation the current step by step approach is the right one. I am not against Independence at all, merely against it right now as I don't think the country is truly ready yet. The infrastructure just isn't there yet, either in terms of the Parliament or in economic terms.
      The SNP seemed to think an independent Scotland would magically make foreign investors buy into the country and create millions of jobs overnight. That is not going to happen. They thought many of us who live in England would suddenly uproot the lives we've built here and move back but that wasn't going to happen either. Not without work for us to go to at any rate.
      For Scotland to survive as an independent nation the economy has to be grown and the powers of the parliament need to be increased to allow the Scottish Government to do it. Until those two things happen then we as a nation cannot hope to be truly independent anyway.

    • @MrPeterpiper1969
      @MrPeterpiper1969 9 років тому

      ***** I agree the media campaign was ridiculously one sided. However the fact is that I for one was intensely annoyed by being told that those of us born in Scotland, who grew up in Scotland and consider themselves to be Scottish but didn't currently live there were not entitled to vote on the country's future. We were treated as almost traitors by Salmond and his gang of cronies. I did what I had to do in order to raise a family and had I been able to hold and keep the job I have now without leaving Scotland I'd have stayed happily.
      As to the economic issue Scotland's GDP is tiny compared to England's but that's actually beside the point. It's the per capita income that matters and in that respect Scotland and Northern England (where I live) are miles behind London and the Home Counties. However the cost of living is also far lower and as a result the standard of living is actually about the same.
      Much was made of North Sea Oil but the truth is it's a finite resource and Scotland needs a lot more than oil if she is to become the nation I (and I guess you) know she could be. We need to attract and keep a manufacturing industry and to use modern technology to it's full potential. In all truth before any nation can really hope to stand and thrive in this new millennium it needs a flexible infrastructure and a solid base or it becomes just one more Poland and Romania, a place where the workers leave in order to earn more elsewhere. I want an independent and strong Scotland but at this moment I don't think she's ready for that and I have no faith in the SNP's ability to either get her ready or run it properly if she was. The proof of that (for me at least) was they couldn't even debate Gordon Brown effectively and that man is probably the worst Labour leader of all time.

  • @Adams4eva
    @Adams4eva 16 років тому +1

    BC r the best. love them. This is one of those songs, like was already mentioned, that you have to play loudly in the car...especially around areas where people blast out all kinds of other stuff...:).
    I used this song for a form assembly :D didn't look at how everyone was reacting to it...just enjoyed it :D

  • @brianbigcountry
    @brianbigcountry 15 років тому +2

    it was tennents lager and it was accually in the 80's

  • @johnmhearton3986
    @johnmhearton3986 3 роки тому

    Never seen this before. Good song!

  • @Allyclark
    @Allyclark 10 років тому

    Totally Agree! Yes!

  • @craigbailey1815
    @craigbailey1815 3 роки тому

    Big country is the best world great voice and music

  • @Domini_k
    @Domini_k 8 років тому +24

    If theirs one great thing, it's the day Scotland is one independent country.

    • @capcolombie3834
      @capcolombie3834 7 років тому +6

      And how are you going to pay for that? Too many people been watching 'Braveheart' and thinking it was real. Jeeeeeez idiots. I speak as a Scot here.

    • @Domini_k
      @Domini_k 7 років тому +1

      Born in Harlow, England and support Scottish Independence so can say that is complete dunked rubbish.

    • @davidstefanovic8610
      @davidstefanovic8610 7 років тому +3

      There's not theirs

    • @lesleystorey3917
      @lesleystorey3917 6 років тому

      Resident evil no such thing as independence as most of us have not been subjected to day time male directorship .

    • @lesleystorey3917
      @lesleystorey3917 6 років тому

      no such thing as independence or self made man but this sound still rings in my ears this sound has carried me through some dark times