Dammit, dude, you had so much talent. You had so much to live for. And I get it. I've been to that dark place too. Nobody could write lyrics so hard and solemn without so much pain. But dammit, man, there was still so much more to see and learn and experience. I hope wherever you are, you're at peace now.
He threw his kids under the metaphorical bus, his band, and his entire musical legacy, with one stupid drunken mistake. Rock and Roll history has a habit of not forgiving suicides by hanging. Heroin ? Yes. Car crashes and drownings, yes. Shotgun ? Yes. But not hanging. Michael Hutchence legacy also was wrecked because of his means of suicide too. Stuart would have been revitalized by The Skids reforming. It would have been magnificent to see him and Jobbo strut their stuff again.
@@johnny5805 More harsh than I would have put it, but I see your point. It's just depression, even without the compounding factors of alcohol or heroin, it really messes up your way of thinking. It's fucking demonic. It genuinely convinces you that people you love really would be better off if you were dead. Like the hero in a movie who sacrifices himself for his friends and family. And even when you think "But wouldn't killing myself be a horribly selfish thing to do?" that evil bastard whispers in your ear "Haven't you suffered enough? Don't you deserve to be a little selfish? Everyone else is."
🎼Spent six of the last seven shows in the US with INXS. A fan, I wasn't working on their caravan. Got to know them pretty well as was my plan. Great bunch of guys by all accounts. Clambered up on the stage at the Beacon theater in New York during the encore. 🎤Michael was dancing around doing "don't change" with two girls. One of them was my brother's old girlfriend. I heard someone calling my name right before the encore. I waved her up to the front. Didn't even realize she climbed up on the stage behind me. I went to the back and I was rapping on the symbols with Jon after grabbing a couple of sticks. He was laughing his ass off. Michael even brought the baby out on stage for a moment or two. Those were heady days when the storm trooper security was actually backing off and letting people run wild. Michael had changed a bit. He seemed to be fighting something. I still have some incredible memories and photographs to go with it. The guys were a lot of fun and always grateful as I'm sure they still are. Timmy said when you get down to Oz, Look me up we're going out on the boat. 🎸As time went by then the news about Stuart came out.... Another heartbreak. I knew quite a bit about what was going on there as well. I've said my prayers for these guys. I can't imagine their final hours. I would venture to say everybody thought about it at some dark point in their life. I'm fortunate I've learned to soldier on...... I will have my rendezvous with Christ, I know I have to have something solid to lay on the table when it's over. I'm trying to learn more every day and stay in the boundaries of his graces. I see it more clearly every day. I'm not perfect, but that's the road. I want to go down. I would love to see these two chaps again when it's over...... Sadly, they were walking a thin line, but it's not mine to judge. And I damn well know it....
@@warrenbutterfield4208 Well said. I'm not a religious guy myself. Lapsed Catholic agnostic, classic Irish stereotype. But I do see the good religion does, especially Christianity. If it's good to you, it's gotta be good for you.
That little smile on his face at the end just KILLS me. A perfect song, a perfect ending. It could have almost been about his life. I found this song during Covid and all the lockdown and loneliness that came with it. This song is simply amazing. One of his best, IMHO.
I have to add that for those of us that play guitar… As soon as I saw, he was using a telecaster in this one… I said to myself, he's gonna throw a few drops of Nashville in there. After they had done a number of tours and probably seen things, they never dreamed of… You get your ears perked up a little bit.,,,,,, And I'll be damned if he didn't know exactly what to do with that thing adding a couple simple flourishes to the song and he nailed that ending just like he wanted to. He seemed to be in a more peaceful place at that point. Lord knows what changed I can only hope for forgiveness for Stuart. We all have to work at it, it's harder than my mother ever told me. However, I'm never gonna quit. I want to be in the right place when I pass....✝️
I have followed Stuart since the very early days in The Skids( loved him and that band as well)to Big Country's 1st Single and everything he did. One of my all time favorite musicians ever. I feel more than fortunate and honestly blessed to be able to listen and witness his journey while on my journey. Such a massive talent and an honest and passionate soul. THANK YOU STUART..for sharing your work and your beautiful art with those of us who could lend an ear. Helped me to understand the true meaning of "being yourself,,be who you are,,be the original you and feel everything along the way". Thank You Stuart..Rest In Gods Hands My Friend,,You Have Erned So..
Well, said Steven.... You can pray for somebody's soul and then hope your prayers have influence… You will find out one way or the other when you pass...: Here's praying we pass on the right side. I know where I want to be and I've learned how to get there and like everybody I need to work even harder at it.
This just auto played on my TV; never heard it before, now I'm listening to it over and over. I'm blown away. R.I.P. Stuart, I wish I knew your music sooner.
A band that went under the Radar , I don't know why? Saw them live in late 80's in Manchester , Stuart was ripping that guitar, a great talent sadly gone, such a catalogue of songs yet we only ever hear the one.
Remember hearing IN A BIG COUNTRY in the early 80s when it premiered on MTV, just blew me away! Being a Metal head it was a big difference from what my norm was, have been a fan ever since. Buffalo skinners being my favorite album of theirs, amazing music from a fantastic band..
Funny, I listened and DJ'd just about everything back then..... unfortunately, even some of the crappies dance music for the punters... But these guys just blasted off the radio, and the MTV and they definitely caught the ear of my metalhead friends. The pedals, the Ebows And a mix of fenders and Gibsons..... Done properly will usually grab ears. It might not have. 🫵🏻yours perhaps
I remember this was a good song - so underrated. Listening again i feel it is one of BC's best, most powerful and memorable songs! 🏴 Long live Stuart Adamson's legacy 👏
My all-time favorite BC track. Though it's too bad they edited out some of Stuart's greatest guitar work on this song. You need to check the version on "The Buffalo Skinners" record. Brilliant. And I never knew what a B-Bender guitar was before I finally learned that's how Stuart got that pedal steel effect. Always thought that was either Bruce or a studio player. It's amazing how smoothly he transitions from that sound to his solos...
They were not my favourite band at the time but I am listening to this and I am so impressed with his vocals and guitar tone.. They were a Very good band
I watched the current lineup of big country in Nov 24. I have to say it was a brilliant gig. I know people say that the band isn't the same without Stuart but that's like saying acdc isn't the same without bon Scott. Whatever happened with Stuart I hope he's at peace, your music lives on.
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One of the greatest band ever !!!!!
Dammit, dude, you had so much talent. You had so much to live for. And I get it. I've been to that dark place too. Nobody could write lyrics so hard and solemn without so much pain. But dammit, man, there was still so much more to see and learn and experience. I hope wherever you are, you're at peace now.
Yes.
He threw his kids under the metaphorical bus, his band, and his entire musical legacy, with one stupid drunken mistake. Rock and Roll history has a habit of not forgiving suicides by hanging. Heroin ? Yes. Car crashes and drownings, yes. Shotgun ? Yes. But not hanging. Michael Hutchence legacy also was wrecked because of his means of suicide too.
Stuart would have been revitalized by The Skids reforming. It would have been magnificent to see him and Jobbo strut their stuff again.
@@johnny5805 More harsh than I would have put it, but I see your point. It's just depression, even without the compounding factors of alcohol or heroin, it really messes up your way of thinking. It's fucking demonic. It genuinely convinces you that people you love really would be better off if you were dead. Like the hero in a movie who sacrifices himself for his friends and family. And even when you think "But wouldn't killing myself be a horribly selfish thing to do?" that evil bastard whispers in your ear "Haven't you suffered enough? Don't you deserve to be a little selfish? Everyone else is."
🎼Spent six of the last seven shows in the US with INXS. A fan, I wasn't working on their caravan. Got to know them pretty well as was my plan. Great bunch of guys by all accounts. Clambered up on the stage at the Beacon theater in New York during the encore. 🎤Michael was dancing around doing "don't change" with two girls. One of them was my brother's old girlfriend. I heard someone calling my name right before the encore. I waved her up to the front. Didn't even realize she climbed up on the stage behind me. I went to the back and I was rapping on the symbols with Jon after grabbing a couple of sticks. He was laughing his ass off.
Michael even brought the baby out on stage for a moment or two. Those were heady days when the storm trooper security was actually backing off and letting people run wild.
Michael had changed a bit. He seemed to be fighting something. I still have some incredible memories and photographs to go with it. The guys were a lot of fun and always grateful as I'm sure they still are. Timmy said when you get down to Oz, Look me up we're going out on the boat.
🎸As time went by then the news about Stuart came out.... Another heartbreak. I knew quite a bit about what was going on there as well.
I've said my prayers for these guys. I can't imagine their final hours. I would venture to say everybody thought about it at some dark point in their life. I'm fortunate I've learned to soldier on...... I will have my rendezvous with Christ, I know I have to have something solid to lay on the table when it's over. I'm trying to learn more every day and stay in the boundaries of his graces. I see it more clearly every day. I'm not perfect, but that's the road. I want to go down. I would love to see these two chaps again when it's over...... Sadly, they were walking a thin line, but it's not mine to judge.
And I damn well know it....
@@warrenbutterfield4208 Well said. I'm not a religious guy myself. Lapsed Catholic agnostic, classic Irish stereotype. But I do see the good religion does, especially Christianity. If it's good to you, it's gotta be good for you.
Sorely missed Mr Adamson💔
The genius of the great stuart adamson will never die.👍
I just want to give Stuart a hug and scream, please stay.
"In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
❤
@@obscuredsatellitesinflight6034 Amen! Wilkl
That little smile on his face at the end just KILLS me. A perfect song, a perfect ending. It could have almost been about his life. I found this song during Covid and all the lockdown and loneliness that came with it. This song is simply amazing. One of his best, IMHO.
Succinct & Sharp ..... Joe, nicely stated!
I have to add that for those of us that play guitar… As soon as I saw, he was using a telecaster in this one… I said to myself, he's gonna throw a few drops of Nashville in there. After they had done a number of tours and probably seen things, they never dreamed of… You get your ears perked up a little bit.,,,,,, And I'll be damned if he didn't know exactly what to do with that thing adding a couple simple flourishes to the song and he nailed that ending just like he wanted to. He seemed to be in a more peaceful place at that point. Lord knows what changed I can only hope for forgiveness for Stuart. We all have to work at it, it's harder than my mother ever told me. However, I'm never gonna quit. I want to be in the right place when I pass....✝️
He was absolutely amazing. A horrifically sad, sad story.
The drink, no man is above it, we should all be careful
Amen
Very True Bro 🇬🇧@georgerichardson7728
What a beautiful, emotional song from a nearly forgotten group......!!!!!! Phantastic!!!!!!!!! Stuart, sleep well forever!!!!!!
Certainly nowhere near forgotten here in Scotland !
@@georgerichardson7728Or in England 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Stuart and big country will never be forgotten
What a beautiful song! More people need to hear this!
Indeed
I have followed Stuart since the very early days in The Skids( loved him and that band as well)to Big Country's 1st Single and everything he did. One of my all time favorite musicians ever. I feel more than fortunate and honestly blessed to be able to listen and witness his journey while on my journey. Such a massive talent and an honest and passionate soul. THANK YOU STUART..for sharing your work and your beautiful art with those of us who could lend an ear. Helped me to understand the true meaning of "being yourself,,be who you are,,be the original you and feel everything along the way". Thank You Stuart..Rest In Gods Hands My Friend,,You Have Erned So..
Well said. Skids too were brilliant. Got me through some tough times
Well, said Steven.... You can pray for somebody's soul and then hope your prayers have influence… You will find out one way or the other when you pass...:
Here's praying we pass on the right side. I know where I want to be and I've learned how to get there and like everybody I need to work even harder at it.
This just auto played on my TV; never heard it before, now I'm listening to it over and over. I'm blown away. R.I.P. Stuart, I wish I knew your music sooner.
A band that went under the Radar , I don't know why? Saw them live in late 80's in Manchester , Stuart was ripping that guitar, a great talent sadly gone, such a catalogue of songs yet we only ever hear the one.
How can you dislike this!!
I agree - how is it possible not to like this???
Fine pop song by Big Country.
Great song, great album, great man and band!
Haven't heard this in year's such a classic big country song
I love Stuarts shirt. He’s such a brilliant guitar player.
Remember hearing IN A BIG COUNTRY in the early 80s when it premiered on MTV, just blew me away! Being a Metal head it was a big difference from what my norm was, have been a fan ever since. Buffalo skinners being my favorite album of theirs, amazing music from a fantastic band..
Same here love my metal and rock but always loved The Skids and Big Country .
Funny, I listened and DJ'd just about everything back then..... unfortunately, even some of the crappies dance music for the punters... But these guys just blasted off the radio, and the MTV and they definitely caught the ear of my metalhead friends.
The pedals, the Ebows And a mix of fenders and Gibsons..... Done properly will usually grab ears. It might not have.
🫵🏻yours perhaps
That guitar solo is pure magic 💙
Simple and a bit of the divine. He had that ability didn't he?
My favourite Big Country song 💙💙
Big country big sound Top band 2023
And 2024🏴🏴
Glasgow Barrowland THE FINAL FLING, never forget it
Pure class
RIP S.A. X
Amazing song, but a tough listen at times as we know what happened to Stuart. Love the live versions of this as well. Underrated song.
A yuh
I remember this was a good song - so underrated.
Listening again i feel it is one of BC's best, most powerful and memorable songs! 🏴 Long live Stuart Adamson's legacy 👏
Indeed, a theme through there history. So good live too. ❤
Amen! RIP S. ADAMSON. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED 4 EVER. GODS SPEED, SEE YOU ON THE OTHERSIDE!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Legend my all time favourite band, will never be forgotten ❤
My all-time favorite BC track. Though it's too bad they edited out some of Stuart's greatest guitar work on this song. You need to check the version on "The Buffalo Skinners" record. Brilliant. And I never knew what a B-Bender guitar was before I finally learned that's how Stuart got that pedal steel effect. Always thought that was either Bruce or a studio player. It's amazing how smoothly he transitions from that sound to his solos...
fantastic!! always feel sad when i see Sir Stewart of Adamson😥
Absolutely fantastic song!!!
canzone molto struggente e malinconica pero molto attuale a quei tempi grande songwriter
One of why favs, turn up the volume and lay back and enjoy the musical journey.....
Legend, cracking song
Even today I still look for his songs !
Tears rolling,RIP Stuart❤
They were not my favourite band at the time but I am listening to this and I am so impressed with his vocals and guitar tone.. They were a Very good band
Always gets me it was so many years ago the best seam to go early came back mate we need you now 😢😢
Salute Big Country!!
Ave big country!!!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Anyone listening in 2025? Always in our hearts Stuart Adamson! Greetings from the Nederlands Gerard van der Staay and Peter Bies.
Total respect amazing
great
How I love this band, Big Country...wow, have no words, just the best band outta the 80's, for me ❤, such a shame what happened to Stuart Adamson
Will love you forever Stuart, such a lalent, hope I meet you in Heaven.❤
Stuart forever in our hearts.
Lovely song. Should be re-recorded by the current Big Country lineup with a classic style BC guitar sound.
Never got the credit he deserved.
For those that missed them… Too bad
For the rest of us, One more thing to be grateful for......
I watched the current lineup of big country in Nov 24. I have to say it was a brilliant gig. I know people say that the band isn't the same without Stuart but that's like saying acdc isn't the same without bon Scott. Whatever happened with Stuart I hope he's at peace, your music lives on.
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Still missed .....
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Where were you … when I turned it around… yes where were they all Stuart.. something went wrong you weren’t rescued.. you could have been …
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“Belief and delusion are incestuous siblings.”
Aleksandar Hemon, The Lazarus Project
They smashed it but still no real recognition no wonder he struggled music industry tossers
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