The majestic song that really started my love for Big Country. “I am an honest man, I need the love of you, I am a working man, I feel the winter too” gets me every time. He had our love but still felt the winter. Rest In Peace Stuart, you will be forever loved and missed. ❤️😢

It breaks my heart that Stuart felt so desperate that he felt he had no choice but to take his own life. The most talented artists have so much heart and passion that it is hard to survive in this world. Sometimes the best are taken from us way too soon. God bless you...

I walked into school with a jumper as near to Stuarts as possible a few weeks after seeing this video. I was sent home for not wearing the appropriate uniform. Worth it

I'm 55 now... and this song raises the hairs on my neck now as much as it did back then. It never ages. An absolute incredible piece of music and fabulous lyrics. Love it.

God i love this band! They should easily have been as big as U2. RIP Stuart, you were a proper legend.

As much as i love this song it still makes me feel so sad. Stuart, i hope you did find your Wonderland. Miss you.

Damn they were good! They were one of the most under rated bands ever. So talented! I have always loved them.

I can remember watching this the very first time it was released on top of the pops and fell in love with it there and then. Stuart looked and sounded amazing in this video and for me it epitomizes everything the great man was about. One of the greatest guitarists and singer/song writers EVER in my opinion and will never be forgotten. Love you Big man. You made my teenage years such a joy !

This was, is and will always be my favourite band. Played my dad's The Crossing LP relentlessly and still see it as a perfect album. Saw them play Canada's Wonderland for their The Seer tour and got Stuart and Tony to sign my album cover and t-shirt. This song though - a yearning pervades it yet it harkens wide open, crisp spaces unmarred by humanity. Perhaps this was the world Stuart sought. I hope he is there now.

I remember listening to this on my walkman when all my other classmates were listening to Michael Jackson Thriller. I'd like to think I converted a few, but it wasn't hard, all they had to do was listen.

it still saddens me deeply to think that stuart went unhappy when, after every gig i went to ,crushed against the stage i'd return home very very happy. id be unable to speak for 3 days cuz i'd sung my voice to shreds . i'll never forget one night at bristol studio which was a club upstairs on a suspended floor and as the band played the crowd bounced the floor up and down like a bloody trampalene. RIP stuart, you were an awesome front man in a fabulous band!!

The drum sound on this track is AMAZING! Wish they were still around. RIP Stuart.

Discovered Big Country when I was 12, they carried me through my growing up years, theyll always be my favourite band.

was fifteen when i got "the crossing" and loved it. Somehow i forgot about them. Rediscovering them again. Wish i knew how completely great they were live back in the day. I would have gone to every show i could. Too bad i won't get the chance. What mind blowing talent. They never got huge here in US. They should have. Ive been turning everyone i know onto "come up screaming" cd, young and old. Are any young folks gettin into these guys? learning something about great music and songs?

Rest in Peace Stuart. Listening back to this reminds me of my youth, when life was simpler.

No band around at present could hold a candle to this lot!

Big Country, and Stuart in particular, never got the recognition they deserved. They had to put up with a load of crap about 'bagpipe guitars' , people overlooking what a magnificent songwriter he was and what a tight, tough band they were. They were doing what U2 later did and a FUCK of a sight better. The Crossing is the best British rock album of the 80s/90s and a fitting monument to a sensitive, gifted and - in the end - tragic British musician. He WILL be re-evaluated. Rock on, Stuart.

RIP, Red Haired man! From Brazil! One of the most beautiful voices all times...

im sad they will no longer be making music that moves me ..i love their sound and style and content that inspires ...thank god we have a testament to his life

A great song from a simpler time. Stuart you are sorely missed

With the video processing technology available today, this great video needs a fresh 2023 upload ❤

Still love this band as much as when I first heard them in 84. Saw them a dozen or more times in the Barras - every gig was life affirming. And on the subject of Icelandic jumpers, my ma used to knit them for me and my brother, she always made the necks too tight and I can still recall the sore ears taking them off and her telling me that they would "slacken off". She is dead now and so is Stuart ..... Happy memories of both. RIP My wee Maw. xx

I'm glad I took a chance on wonderland! I'm here waiting when you're ready ❤

Saw them live in Dublin and it was 1 of the best live gigs ever. The energy was awesome.

Am proud to say that i had Big Country on last weekend and found my 12 year old daughter singing along and she knew the words!! hopefully ive passed on the love to the next generation lol

LEGEND! ah the memorys of youth! still got the crossing on vinyl, infact i bought it twice just cos the album covers were different colours R.I.P. Big Man

Found this band by accident and so glad I did. What a load of superb songs they've done.

"With innonnce, within ourselves we sing the same old song" - still awesome, makes me mourn my own childhood!

I remember listening to this song on my radio when I was a teenager, on the late-night show. It's such a great track but it always makes me feel sad.... That said, it's still a great song and it sounds as good today as it did all those years ago.

Crank this up loud and sing along at the top of your lungs! Fills me with such joy...

Loved this group! One of my favorites from the 80s. One of my favorite songs by them. Sad. RIP Stuart Adamson.

They rocked! The entire album was amazing! So simple with so much power. I got this album when it first came and it blew me away! Still does... I love love love BIG Country! Listening STILL gives me chills!

I feel bad for Stuart. He was such an amazing musician and put so much work in his music but is extremely underrated. He definitely should have gotten a lot more recognition. And the way he went to the big guy in the sky just makes his story ever more sad.

happy memories of my teenage years and saw them live the 80s rocked!

Always loved this track, melody, vocals lyrics so superbly written, simple yet complex and honest. Rest in Peace big man - love you - love your music. Thank you.

Saw them in Santa Barbara in 1983. Exciting concert.

Take's me back to being 17, great, great band. Stuart sadly missed.

Agreed! I grew up in CNY and I remember the first time I heard this on the radio I was in a store in Utica. It was on 96.9 WOUR. The cashier groaned..got up and changed the channel!!! I was 14 and furious..never forget it. LOL I think I have listened to them everyday since 1983. Best band ever IMHO.

Big Country....ABSOLOUTE QUALITY!! Real music, real lyrics...and QUALITY GUITARS!! Stuart, you had so much more to offer!!...keep the dream alive boys!!

Sadly missed. Maybe he'd still be around if enough humans were as emotionally in touch, a man born out of time. His lyrics invariably make me cry, I was lucky enough to see BC in concert in 85, unsurpassed as yet.

I watched this video on vhs many times at my parents house This is one thing I will thank my father for, this band was a beautiful introduction to real music

They don't make music like this anymore... Long live the 80's!

Another Big Country classic

Great song - Mark Brzezicki's drumming still forces me to air drum to it as soon as I hear it! Shame they were of the era where poor old Stuart feels the need to do some George Michael type dancing!!

It's amazing this song is 40 years

When music was Music!!!!!! god i wish i was in my Teens again

Holy Shit this band is Amazing! Haven't found a band in a long time that has given me the shivers like this 1.

I so miss them, i will still be listening to their tunes till im old and wrinkley,miss you stu ,whish you were still around,RIP.XXX

Great sound,sorely missed,a true countryman,tradition,mountains,and song....beautifull....miss his voice..............

R I P Stuart,you knew how to write and master brilliant songs.Pitty we only get to listen to them on you tube or from cds we own,I am just glad we dont need a licence to listen to the radio.

As we'd say in the 80's- "This song rules".

We are ALL in Wonderland!! Isn't that utterly fantastic?!!

One of the most stirring, uplifting and emotional songs ever. I miss you Stuart.

The music will live forever, most certainly and Stuart won't be forgotten.

Your drummer is the best

He went to wonderland... seemed like a beautiful person. Rip

there's something affecting about stuart up on the mountainside in the snow LOVING singing the woaoaowoah bits into the freezing air of (eye like to think) scotland (but if my memory serves, it isn't). that was a fantastic gig you were honoured to behold, one of the great concert films. is there any sign of a dvd release? in my teens, eye painted a mural on my wall; a collage of bc imagery, featuring the wonderland mountains, the stag, and the pub from the back of 'iabc.' wonderland it.

A great band, this brings back some fantastic memorys.

Stuarts sweater personifies the era this video comes from - all geometric patterns. Brings back many memories. Superb band, lucky enough to see them live - still have fond memories of that day.

I was hit by BC in 1983. Wonderland was, simply, shocking. It took The Crossing into another land. I was so inspired by it. It made me feel important as a stupid 17 year old. I watched that pride be torn apart beneath a darker sky? How could a 17 year old understand this epic journey. When Steeltown emerged I became an adult overnight. My dear friend Stuart. I miss you every day.

I had the priveledge of seeing Big Country in Daytona Beach (free concert), spring break 1984. These guys were very good! I will never forget the sound, it was incredible! Just so happened I was 17 years old and skipped school, me and some freinds drove to Daytona about 20 miles away, low and behold Big Country and Modern English, were getting ready to take stage, We got a parking spot and the rest is history! Also I must add that Modern English was good! concert was at the Band shell!

The greatest love song ever written.

this music will live longer than 80 percent of other 80's stuff. it has soul, and if you listen closely to all their songs, you can hear the passion and love in every note and word.

I love this song so much

We only have their greatest hits, but this is one of my favourite songs off it. Also like Just A Shadow. Well I like them all, but that one particularly.

Had a friend from the Def Leppard band who really liked this song he would play this all the time I truly miss Steve Clark he also suffered from addiction today will make 28 years that he will be gone I've been listening to this song since 5:00 am thinking of him I remember the first time he played it to me .He said little bit come ere " I have something to play u .He really liked Big Country I to Hope they found their wonderland.

I stood on the top floor of the carpark on Westgate Street to listen to them then went to the pub before Bowie came on :-) Got to see them in Newport-fantastic band and Stuart was such a wonderful genuine guy.Still feel so sad when I think about his death :-(

i have never figure out why this group wasnt hotter than other's of the era. great sound, great lyrics.

I used to really enjoy watching their videos on MTV as a kid, then as an adult my love for this legendary was reignited, fortunately. 👍🏼

1983 still n amazing tune Andy peover xx❤😂

Big Country Rulez! I never heard of this band before. Sorry to hear about their lead singer. They have a great sound. God bless...

A gentleman and an icon for the common man ! pure brilliance. I saw them at the cornwall collisuem many years ago, a memory that will always remain.

My 11 year old daughter loves listening to their Undercover album. They did some great covers in addition to their own beautiful music.

I lived in Montana and remember only being able to find the crossing and wonderland lp......i had them in casette tape and literally wore them out and was desperately waiting for new music that never came.........For me they literally dropped off the planet until i saw by chance the album "Why the long face" in a record store in the mid 90s and it re lit my hunger for their music............

I've herd other people's comments here I thought both the skids and big country had so much to offer some great songs . ❤❤❤❤❤❤

The Video And The Guys is Pure Coolness, Literally.

great band! happy memories of seeing them live in Glasgow

je crois que je suis la seule en france qui soit aussi dingue de ce groupe !un grand merci à utawxr pour l' envoi ce cette video. bises

the lead singer topped himself in a hotel room about 5 yrs ago....great track, pure 80s class

They were the best oh my God were they the best without any doubt, on every conceivable level. Big Country Big Wow! What guitar, and wish I could have built snowmen with him💖

good post you have....no one has ever come close to Big Country....in song or lyrics!!! BIG COUNTRY RULES....TIOCFAIDH AR LA!!!

Thank you! I loved them. Such a waste that he took his life. Sigh. But we always have the music, the videos, and the memories.

superbly innovative guitarist you are indeed missed Mr Adamson

Fantastic! stirs up so many emotions.. so many memories.

I had this Vynl EP as a 12 year old - Best shit ever on the way to the schenectady planetarium on a middle school trip .... big ass walkman ... Wonderland ...

agreed! brilliant stuff - saw BIG COUNTRY live and every time they were "AWESOME!"

The best single that BC every had. To this day I never heard anything that comes close to Wonderland.

happy 50th Stuart thanks for all RIP a fan from france

Best song to listen to ever when stoned,group of true professionals

We all love u Stuart

I love Scottish music and Big Country are so good. They also can fuse bagpipes in the music and do it well.

21 years ago on December 16, 2001, Stuart took his own life a few miles from where I live. Yet, 7,000 away from where he was born. A long distance from loved ones. Miss you Stuart..

First heard this live in March of '84 - had to wait 4 more mos. before my local record shop had the EP - most amazing thing I'd ever heard @ the time - STILL ranks right up there!!

the crossing was a great album desrved to be on the list of the top albums of all time and a completly original sound ..wow great band i have a imported clear 12 " vinyl of this single:)

Brilliant... BC is all world!!! RIP Stuart (we miss you) Pavel Penguin

fantastic!

Great band I had the pleasure of seeing them live 10 times between 85-99. Amazing live band. Brings back many happy memories of the early/mid 80's. Always thought they deserved more success than they achieved. RIP Stuart

good to see a great classic song once again, im back into big country, i saw them live a few times in the late eighties and they were awesome, the drummer was excellent back then. Stuart lives on in these videos, a much underated band.

BC did some magic stuff didn't they? Turn your volume up high for this one. My dad loved this, I miss him and BC so much. I hope Stuart knew how much pleasure he brought me and many others before his tragic death. Miss you buddy.

power,beauty,longing..a classic.