I was in the US ARMY 11B on reforger 84 somewhere in a field on maneuvers and some one had this on cassette and it fit the time perfectly cause we were fixing to go back to the states and I was going on Christmas leave in 2 weeks. I was 19 and going home for2 weeks. The 80’s were great and I will never forget being young in that decade.
THE GREATEST BAND THAT NEVER WAS... I was a GARDENENER... IT WAS A LIVENER! THAT ALBUM SITS IN A REALLY PROUD POSITION... YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE STILL GOING? SKIDS/COUNTRY...x
The song is iconic. It will go down in history as one of the best. And what an ending to a song to let the audience control it. Singing that that was beautiful.
My god can you imagine being in that club that night? Must have been the happiest place on earth. What an epic performance. Just doesn't get any better.
I was to a concert with Big Country here in Copenhagen in 86 , and yes it was the happiest place on earth , the connection between the band and the audience was fantastic - and we could really see that they enjoyed to play , and they had so much energy , and the same with us ,the audience.I miss the feeling , i had that night.
I was at this concert, came up from London for New Year, when you see a band at the absolute peak of their power in one of the best venues in the world, this was epic, love ya Stuart
The crew at the Barrowland are world famous. 3 flights of stairs with truckloads of gear. Half man half forklift. They cheat now though, they use a hoist! Best crew ever with the best band ever.
Wow. Awesome. I bumped in to Stuart in Manchester in the early 90's one Sunday and he was the most beautiful, sweetest man I've ever met. We still adore you Stuart. We love you 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Aye, actually experiencing life rather than filming it from the 3rd person. My generation that saw this stuff were the last generation of real human beings.
You are not alone in that regard, my friend. Those words have a deep significance to those of us touched by this great band and their music. Come up Screaming!
Not unlike Overkill by Men @ Work, Don't Change by INXS, Save it for Later by the English Beat or She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult...to name a few of the best from my youth. Songs💫✨🌟⭐ such as those, have somehow gotten better over the passage of time...
Fuck! How very poingnant that Stuart Adamson tells the crowd...'stay alive'...God Bless You Stuart!...what a fkn belter concert this was...shoulda woulda coulda n aw that!!
Everyone has one, this is mine, to be allowed to go back in time to witness something live, i saw BC quite a few times but never at Barrowlands, i could watch these videos all day every day, and every time think, let me stand plum centre and pogo with the rest of them, get sweaty and walk out knowing you've been part of something fucking special, you don't get bands and moments like this anymore, 'Stay Alive' big man.
They were terrific live. A measure of a great live band, is, they sound much better live. Love those guitars singing. This is the quintessential 80’s song.
I saw the band live with Stuart and without him, they are still playing in his honour, you are missed Stuart.🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴☮️☮️☮️☮️
African-American guy pushing 60 (1/4 Irish. ) When I was a kid everybody sang Auld Lang Syne at New Year’s Eve. And I mean everybody! The Irish, the Italians, The Puerto Ricans, the African Americans, The Polish. you know everybody. And the ball drop in New York city Times Square which is probably about an hour away from where I’m living right now in New Jersey, they used to play that song on the television. Doesn’t happen anymore. People have forgotten this song. Not a big Scottish community where I’m living at.
At that time Big Country for me was the best band the world - I envy the audience in Glasgow Barrowlands - what a privilege - No wonder they all went mad dancing with so much excitement.
Big Country has a sound like none other. Stuart Adamson's voice on Steel Town gives me chills. Mark Brzezicki's drumming sounds like rushing water from a waterfall. I believe this band was The Pacific Northwest sound before Seattle even imaged flannel and guitars that sounded like bagpipes.
+Robbie Hawthorne You are correct mate. They played one in the afternoon and then another gig through the bells. I was at their Final Fling concert at the Barrowlands about 13 years ago. Some band
Big county drummer is nice is hell, unique sound to the bands member with the new sound back in the day. I'm glad you gave use unique sounds and words for us to listen forever
+MenaceTwo2Society It wasn't just the music in the 80's either, it everything. One of the most exciting times to be alive. The last great era of original and creative music, film, television, etc. I just remember people in general being more authentic. It's difficult to express in words how it felt to be alive back then. Anything was possible.
you are right , I was born in the wrong era me and my younger brother listen to 80's music and we even dress retro sometimes . This music takes me to a time where life was not so much easier , but less stressful and more relaxed! Ja ka
Menace-I love many bands from the eighties like Smiths, Echo and the bunnymen, New Order, Psychedelic Furs and many more but you have to know it´s easy to forget that there is fantastic music even created today. I do not like the phrase "it was better music in the 70s, 80s.....blablabla.. greetings from Sweden.
They've recently risen to easily my fave Scot band, I can't believe I've missed so much of their stuff through the years at my age. What a helluva discovery, better late than never.
Oh my good! Take a look at this concert! !!!!! Amazing anda fantastic! Tks for share! Here in Brazil that still remains some peoploi who like a lot of good 80´s music!
Caught an earful of the band outside a Chicago club back in the 90's, too broke and out of it to go inside. Seeing them here at their height on home turf is bittersweet but great.
Although this song is absolutely beautiful and never fails to cheer me up, every time I hear it, I also get a twang of pain knowing what happened to Stuart. :(
I was in the US ARMY 11B on reforger 84 somewhere in a field on maneuvers and some one had this on cassette and it fit the time perfectly cause we were fixing to go back to the states and I was going on Christmas leave in 2 weeks. I was 19 and going home for2 weeks. The 80’s were great and I will never forget being young in that decade.
THE GREATEST BAND THAT NEVER WAS... I was a GARDENENER... IT WAS A LIVENER! THAT ALBUM SITS IN A REALLY PROUD POSITION... YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE STILL GOING? SKIDS/COUNTRY...x
I'll never forget when this song came out. I was 13 and it was the soundtrack of my generation. Soaring, timeless, and hits you deep within the soul.
I was around 15 I think - same same here as what you say.....deep within the soul!
me too brother!
My two best friends kenny and pat shot
@Andrew Graham "Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming". If only Stuart Adamson could have got through. :( Rest in Peace, Sir.
I was in my twenties the song was incredibly powerful. God Rest his soul
The song is iconic. It will go down in history as one of the best. And what an ending to a song to let the audience control it. Singing that that was beautiful.
My god can you imagine being in that club that night? Must have been the happiest place on earth. What an epic performance. Just doesn't get any better.
It was and I can vouch for that!
brilliant!!
I was to a concert with Big Country here in Copenhagen in 86 , and yes it was the happiest place on earth , the connection between the band and the audience was fantastic - and we could really see that they enjoyed to play , and they had so much energy , and the same with us ,the audience.I miss the feeling , i had that night.
Mark Cunningham what year was it Mark, that’s a fantastic time for you 👍
Mark wish I was there love big country spent loads on cd. All the rarities really goo
I was at this concert, came up from London for New Year, when you see a band at the absolute peak of their power in one of the best venues in the world, this was epic, love ya Stuart
this wasnt 2009 though, was it? what year is this?
@@bradcad123
it's gotta be mid 80's
The crew at the Barrowland are world famous. 3 flights of stairs with truckloads of gear. Half man half forklift. They cheat now though, they use a hoist! Best crew ever with the best band ever.
I was 10 yrs old when my brother introduced me to this band....... ty bro
It was in either 83 or 84
I may be old but I’ll never stop coming back to this . Amazing !! RIP 💔
Without them , i don't know how would i be here today . my 50 th birthday .
Every time i watch videos of big country i tear up. Saw them at leeds town and country club, the best gig i ever saw.rip stuart
Town and country what a venue
I was too young and lived too far away to have seen them live, but they were a fantastic show to see by the looks of it. And terribly underrated.
I love how when Big Country plays, it's like a group of guys playing for their friends. Such great vibes!
Wow. Awesome. I bumped in to Stuart in Manchester in the early 90's one Sunday and he was the most beautiful, sweetest man I've ever met. We still adore you Stuart. We love you 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
I witnessed the best concert to this day. Big Country performing at the University of Delaware in 1983!
I love how Stuart touches each and everyone’s hand during the breakdown, what a legend… RIP
In the days were people danced instead of holding their phones in the air!
Aye, actually experiencing life rather than filming it from the 3rd person. My generation that saw this stuff were the last generation of real human beings.
Fucking love this band my dad introduced them to me now he's been gone 6 years today thanks dad love you man x
Fuck your generation. Coddled entitled babies best friends with their parents.
my dad died in february and dad introduced them to me too! howdy
every time I watch any of these videos and Stuart says Stay Alive, I just want to burst into tears. Whats up with me?!?!
You are not alone in that regard, my friend. Those words have a deep significance to those of us touched by this great band and their music. Come up Screaming!
Nothing wrong with you friend. You are in touch with yourself, with God
Yeh we all do mate wish he still was 😥
Same
I think of those words every day and Stuart as well and the phrase “Stay Alive” is part of my days regular routine ...
OMG, what a performance. R.I.P. Stuart. If you only knew how much this song meant to your fans, maybe you’d still be around. Gone way too soon.
If "In A Big Country" ain't the Scottish National Anthem, ... it should be. What an awesome song!
Mad Jack yes it should be the anthem. I love it.💃💖💕😘🇳🇴
scotland already has the greatest national anthem and im not even scottish
Lets start a petition to make this happen!
Yup. It's just like "Land Down Under" by Men-At-Work is the Australian National Anthem.
I LOVE# this song forever, 66yo male.
40 years ago ! Everyone there must be in their 50's and 60's now ! Shocking how time has flown.
This is one of the most unique songs ive ever heard. Sonic and lyrical genius
Agreed!! And making that guitar sound like a bagpipe was just incredible.
Scottish tribal rock.
This song has stayed with me since the 80's like a lover's voice fires the mountainside!🔥💯
Not unlike Overkill by Men @ Work, Don't Change by INXS, Save it for Later by the English Beat or She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult...to name a few of the best from my youth. Songs💫✨🌟⭐ such as those, have somehow gotten better over the passage of time...
Fuck! How very poingnant that Stuart Adamson tells the crowd...'stay alive'...God Bless You Stuart!...what a fkn belter concert this was...shoulda woulda coulda n aw that!!
Everyone has one, this is mine, to be allowed to go back in time to witness something live, i saw BC quite a few times but never at Barrowlands, i could watch these videos all day every day, and every time think, let me stand plum centre and pogo with the rest of them, get sweaty and walk out knowing you've been part of something fucking special, you don't get bands and moments like this anymore, 'Stay Alive' big man.
👍👍❤❤❤❤👍👍👍
Barrowlands was a great venue,
Came down from the highlands for this gig , has stayed with me ever since !
Stay alive, outstanding then, outstanding in 2020,2050, 2150, fkn 2270!! RIP big man
I would have been 16 years old NYE 1983. There are no words for this performance!
Cool band. Cool song. Yes first-time I heard it was the year it was released.
What a waste this man had so much more to give to humanity.
Loved and never forgotten
Big Country is one of the greatest bands period 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
They were terrific live. A measure of a great live band, is, they sound much better live. Love those guitars singing. This is the quintessential 80’s song.
I come back here every new years just to hear a mass of Scots sing Auld Lang Syne
My favourite 80s song... I heard it first as a 14yo in Australia and I love it still. RIP Stuart.
I saw the band live with Stuart and without him, they are still playing in his honour, you are missed Stuart.🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴☮️☮️☮️☮️
The best live concert footage l've ever seen! AND one of my favorite songs! Awesome energy!!!!!
African-American guy pushing 60 (1/4 Irish. ) When I was a kid everybody sang
Auld Lang Syne at New Year’s Eve. And I mean everybody! The Irish, the Italians, The Puerto Ricans, the African Americans, The Polish. you know everybody. And the ball drop in New York city Times Square which is probably about an hour away from where I’m living right now in New Jersey, they used to play that song on the television. Doesn’t happen anymore. People have forgotten this song. Not a big Scottish community where I’m living at.
Happy New Year. Such a talented human. He went home way too early. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yep, brings the Scot out in me every time :)
I've seen loads of bands. For me these were the best! Stay alive.
At that time Big Country for me was the best band the world - I envy the audience in Glasgow Barrowlands - what a privilege - No wonder they all went mad dancing with so much excitement.
Hi from Philippines I'm the avid fan of. Big country..
It’s coming to that time of the year again Big Country were awesome RIP Stewart sadly missed🎸❤️
An unforgettable night on many levels! Best gig of 1983!
Still amazing in 2022. Stay alive.
Saw them at Cardiff as support act for Bowie in 87. Unbelievably good and they rocked Cardiff
That band were fucking superb , and ave been to London to see U2 , Etc but the Barras with Big Country were the best band ever !!
I had the video such a great time in my young years thankyou big country ...
Big Country has a sound like none other. Stuart Adamson's voice on Steel Town gives me chills. Mark Brzezicki's drumming sounds like rushing water from a waterfall. I believe this band was The Pacific Northwest sound before Seattle even imaged flannel and guitars that sounded like bagpipes.
Best live version,
by far,
from the most
under appreciated
band,
ever
Ahhh Glasgow…
“Ah’ll be “Bach” again soon
best band line up ever stuart was a genius the music was great then and even better now
"Stay alive ... " RIP Stuart Adamson - you are missed.
There is nothing better then seeing the crowd dance together
Incredible performance, but that's exactly what this amazing band were weren't they....? Bloody incredible!
RIP brother, amazing performance, Wish I was there ❤
This would be on a list of events if u ever got a hold of a time machine. It can never be recreated
My time machine gigs would be Big Country @ Barrowlands, The Beatles @ Futurist Theatre and lastly Simon & Garfunkel @ Central Park....
Aye mate. I will be on that trip !!
Just pure pleasure to listen to a briliant band, a lead singer who absolutely believed in what he sang......rip sw
What an excellent band… true 🎶🎶🥰🥰🥰🥳🥳🥳👊👊👊
GOD DAMNED!!! I WISH I WAS THERE.
i might be an old scottish fool, but, i definitely had something in my eye, watching this. we scots seem to be brilliant at everything.
+graeme noone OCH AYE THE NOO!!!
Aye.... apart from non of them were scots.......
Well said, we're a class apart. Scots Wha Hae.....
VC1 2 were actually.........
@@versioncity1 Stuart & Bruce were both raised in Scotland from an early age
Saw them 1983 Edinburgh nite club truly epic
AWESOME GREAT BAND SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !
So proud to say i saw this wonderful band live so many times
Pogues and big country gigs are legendary
Best memories ever
Even better now than back then awesome
Epic for sure. All those guys (RIP Stuart) really are something else!
I was at this concert, but it was the early one, they did 2 shows as I recall, anyway, freaking awesome
+Robbie Hawthorne You are correct mate. They played one in the afternoon and then another gig through the bells. I was at their Final Fling concert at the Barrowlands about 13 years ago. Some band
I am jealous.
@@32ivanhoedrive i was at that one to mate. 2000. BRILLIANT.
Beautiful. Genius Stuart so sadly missed...
*SHHHHHAAAA!* * kicks leg *
Totally immense, yas
Absolutely loved that part!
Especially when Bruce done a Harry Maguire with a leg in mid air.
two of scotlands finest mixed with two southerners in one of the worlds best rock bands r i p stuart
Are we fuck.
At liam kane: with simple minds 😉😉😉😉
Wonderful atmosphere. I wish I could be there on this day.
Stuart, great stage presence.
Went to a big country gig many years ago,brilliant,such a great band. Massive loss to the music world 💙🏴
Big county drummer is nice is hell, unique sound to the bands member with the new sound back in the day. I'm glad you gave use unique sounds and words for us to listen forever
STAY ALIVE! So sadly uncannily apt.in our hearts & thoughts forever SA.
Stuart u r badly missed R.I.P. big man ur a legend 👍🎤🎵🎶🎼
Are you sure ?
vincent brannelly Yes Vinny he is
My favourite Scottish band, my favourite country (and people) after my own (of course!). Diolch Yr Alban!
this is great----the best band of this era for energy and powerful emotion
Truly Great Band
phenomenal band and crowd...charismatic Stuart sorely missed
A Great British Band
still missed, still a legend
Had this on VHS. Would of loved to have been there.
I was born in 1995 and I find this beautiful . STAAAAAY ALIIIIIIIIIVEEEE
Your entire generation sucks the ball bag.
100% Ja ka
+MenaceTwo2Society It wasn't just the music in the 80's either, it everything. One of the most exciting times to be alive. The last great era of original and creative music, film, television, etc. I just remember people in general being more authentic. It's difficult to express in words how it felt to be alive back then. Anything was possible.
you are right , I was born in the wrong era me and my younger brother listen to 80's music and we even dress retro sometimes . This music takes me to a time where life was not so much easier , but less stressful and more relaxed! Ja ka
Menace-I love many bands from the eighties like Smiths, Echo and the bunnymen, New Order, Psychedelic Furs and many more but you have to know it´s easy to forget that there is fantastic music even created today. I do not like the phrase "it was better music in the 70s, 80s.....blablabla.. greetings from Sweden.
great crowd. electric!
So sad the way he left us...he will never be forgotten...BIG COUNTRY, legends....stuart,, always in our hearts....Be well..✌
brilliant band ..brilliant songs
They've recently risen to easily my fave Scot band, I can't believe I've missed so much of their stuff through the years at my age. What a helluva discovery, better late than never.
Oh my good! Take a look at this concert! !!!!!
Amazing anda fantastic!
Tks for share!
Here in Brazil that still remains some peoploi who like a lot of good 80´s music!
+Leonardo Santiago Rino i cant stop watching this right now it's so good
There is such sadness in the lyrics of 'stay alive' its almost as if it's was obvious what was coming
As good today as it was 40 years ago, RIP Stuart 🙏
00:50 total shred. My favorite band of all time! .
Caught an earful of the band outside a Chicago club back in the 90's, too broke and out of it to go inside. Seeing them here at their height on home turf is bittersweet but great.
One Of The Best xxxxxxxx
Had the pleasure of meeting the group back stage on two occasions in early 80's, what gents. RIP Stuart
What a righteous performance. Just brilliant.
brilliant band great concert just wish i'd been there
Sad that the man didn't follow his own advice and 'Stay alive'...RIP Stuart.
That's what is so sad "stay alive!"
Although this song is absolutely beautiful and never fails to cheer me up, every time I hear it, I also get a twang of pain knowing what happened to Stuart. :(
I heard them 🎶once on FM radio. in USA and went out and bought their album , Big Country ...🎸
ah now that takes me back… who wouldn’t want to go back there if we had a time machine?
Great memories, think I was at this concert, fab night.
I can see the sun in wintertime.
Ponder that.
Mark Brzezicki is playing an Aria Pro 2 Sb1000! Him, John Taylor and Cliff Burton were the reason I got one in the early 80’s and I still play mine
Thats Tony Butler on bass mate.
RIP STUART WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU