Big Country - Chance (Single Version)
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The fourth single from the debut album THE CROSSING
Copyright 1983.
Also appears on Through A Big Country: Greatest Hits
Copyright 1990.
Lyrics & Music: Big Country
Stuart Adamson - In A Big Country
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@petedenkaat 2 жыл бұрын
I was playing this song on my guitar the other day... when I finished I looked up and my kids were looking at me... crying! It reached them maaaan!
@tommo6621 5 жыл бұрын
Still hauntingly beautiful, after all these years.
@kerryrace3244 3 жыл бұрын
❤️😢 Totally agree
@craigplatt3954 2 жыл бұрын
Rip Stuart Adamson gone but never forgotten in our mind and 💕 thanks for the unforgettable music u left us
@moste322 2 жыл бұрын
Mooi nummer
@djpriddin6211 2 жыл бұрын
The single version is better than the album version. A truly marvellous song. MAJESTIC - one of the best songs I have ever heard!! Yep Another one of my favourites. RIP BIG MAN Stay alive!
@frankdelaney5501 6 жыл бұрын
this was the best track big country made, and I remember Stuart adamsons death as if it was yesterday. R.I.P Stuart.
@The_Macaroon 4 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@dougieroberts7045 2 жыл бұрын
Marvellous track, from the greatest band of all time, The Crossing , album is an absolute must in anybodys music collection who claims to love music. Without the album in your collection, you dont have a collection.
@websurfer1585 3 жыл бұрын
This brings back powerful memories of being 17 years old, and driving around in my first car, a mk 1 escort, such great times sorely missed. 😢
@BradBrassman 2 жыл бұрын
Similar to mine, but a Mk2 Cortina and I was 21. Also powerful memories. I guess such songs arent called the "soundtrack to our lives" for nothing?
@darrenrobertw 4 ай бұрын
And me in my Cortina haha
@aladdinsane7882 Жыл бұрын
Greatest Decade Ever.
@darrenpark11 6 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful, melancholy, haunting choruses of all time 💚
@kevinballen 6 жыл бұрын
I just broke out in tears.This song makes me so alive.
@RHR-221b 3 жыл бұрын
💙 Stay free, K. [Edit: You are not alone. One of these old afternoons, perhaps we will all meet again, on a better Astral Plane - no hippy shite intended. In my particular (non) Faith, but in Hope.]
@tonyaughney8945 2 жыл бұрын
Cut out the soy and eat some meat. That should stop you crying.
@blakewilson4892 2 жыл бұрын
That guitar at the end. Jammin
@ronnawood7221 5 жыл бұрын
To know a band almost 30 years ago and still remember the pleasure 30 years later. Amazing
@MD-ru5vs 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree , for me a bit more than 30 years , make it 37 years
@audreymackie2165 4 жыл бұрын
RIP Stuart. Thank You for the memories and the autograph. No other guy in Fife as good as he was 👍
@daniel11076 8 жыл бұрын
The new generation, definetelly, needs to know Big Country.
@daniel11076 8 жыл бұрын
Will Crouch Great!
@andrewmckay261 4 жыл бұрын
Simon Cowell made sure they won't.
@neilguthrie3248 2 жыл бұрын
This brings back so many memories. At college in Kirkcaldy I could hear this being played on the jukebox down in the common room along with Should I Stay or Should i Go, Dear Prudence and Small-town Boy. Great times.
@reneemckenzie4818 Жыл бұрын
Such a sad song Stewart Adamson at his best soooo sad 😞
@Tincats123 6 жыл бұрын
Hugely underrated band - Great Tune!
@Retroscoop 2 жыл бұрын
Bwah.... They didn't sell THAT badly. Could be better, could be worse, could be far worse as an Irish pal used to describe such situations
@skidillydiddily8571 3 жыл бұрын
i was 20 when this was recorded, remember it at the time but hadn't heard it again until now, well i am speechless, it's so good i am literally in tears
@philipbrougham6360 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best records ever made ...
@DirtyPoochRacing 4 жыл бұрын
What a fucking track (apologies) but oh my god what a tune. Takes me right back to vodka,cider and sadness.
@steviewonder2049 6 жыл бұрын
This is way better than the album version
@paulburns1333 4 жыл бұрын
Defo, crisper and clearer, more layered, brilliant.
@williammartin3884 11 ай бұрын
Makes me proud to be Scottish great big country
@stephaniemoran1027 11 ай бұрын
A truly great song! Was a favourite of mine back in the early 80's.
@doran44 8 жыл бұрын
This is truly my personal favorite out of all of the great/beautiful songs created by Big Country.I like a lot of bands but I love these guys.And like all B.C. fans,I am truly sorry Stuart is not with us today.I really is amazing how talented he was as a singer/songwriter/musician.And on top of all that he was such a good and decent man.He deserved a better fate than he got from life.
@martingilligan3857 5 жыл бұрын
One of the finest songs written
@mattuttley3711 3 ай бұрын
Timeless Thank you for the memories Stuart Rip
@bigcountry7852 9 ай бұрын
Magic still a great song😊❤RIP 🌹 Stuart
@dawncolley8567 Жыл бұрын
2:18 goosebumps 💛💙💛
@jbpicado 3 жыл бұрын
what a piece.
@alternativefm328 6 жыл бұрын
Chance is Stuarts finest
@jackieblu7111 5 жыл бұрын
Seen them in Edinburgh Playhouse...Fabulous... Oh the memories... RIP Stuart ♥
@mathiashalbroth5088 3 жыл бұрын
Lucky Jackie, I hope I have had the chance...Now its too late...:(
@jackieblu7111 2 жыл бұрын
@@mathiashalbroth5088 they were fab, I treasure the memories.. 😉
@derekpughpugh1700 4 жыл бұрын
Sends shivers down my spine. What a song. Great lyrics..
@MisterMikeTexas 6 жыл бұрын
I like the single version much better than the album version! The album version for some reason cuts off that great guitar ending!
@Kwinquark1 5 жыл бұрын
The finest version, no doubt - but it haunts me still
@koiwa24 2 жыл бұрын
All the rain came down on a cold new town As he carried you away From your father's hand that always seemed like a fist Reaching out to make you pay He came like a hero from the factory floor With the sun and moon as gifts But the only son you ever saw Were the two he left you with Oh Lord, where did the feeling go? Oh Lord, I never felt so low Now the skirts hang so heavy around your head That you never knew you were young Because you played chance with a lifetime's romance And the price was far too long Oh Lord, where did the feeling go?
@Nessie2410 4 жыл бұрын
This version is sooo Scottish, somehow, it feels different from any other tracks of theirs as well as the album version. Love it.
@paulburns1333 4 жыл бұрын
I thought a lot of their songs sounded scottish.
@colinsmith7465 Жыл бұрын
What a legacy!
@Bootroom79 5 жыл бұрын
In my top 20 list of all time favourites. Where has the music gone?!
@mathiashalbroth5088 3 жыл бұрын
One fine day it will be famous again. Hope never dies...
@andrewjsmith4585 Жыл бұрын
In many ways, almost the perfect single. Full of pathos, it's dynamic and catchily singable. Glorious!!
@buzzabuzza3494 Жыл бұрын
Big country =unique,brilliant music👏👏👏🙏🙏
@geaarkes6111 Жыл бұрын
Was direct mijn favoriete band uit de jaren 80 Nog steeds!!!!❤❤❤
@user-vj3mt6nr5g 4 ай бұрын
En een van de weinigen die Nederlands verstaat. ;-)
@rob4b 2 жыл бұрын
Superb memories of my youth and very moving back then and still today.
@gertjanvandijk3746 5 жыл бұрын
This song will tattoo my heart forever
@kennyrobertson3439 6 жыл бұрын
I loved big country , I saw them live twice in the 80s . A brilliant decade of music
@willrichardson519 6 жыл бұрын
Kenny Robertson I saw them in one of my first concerts at the Oxford Apollo. My baby sister was rather keen on Stuart. Terribly sad that he felt he was a failure. The pain of that is so resonant.
@MD-ru5vs 3 жыл бұрын
Lucky you, I never saw them live.
@iansmith384 3 жыл бұрын
Me too. At Wembley Arena.
@jackieblu7111 2 жыл бұрын
Me too, Edinburgh?
@pratulpal2337 5 жыл бұрын
I can't help stop playing song this song. I am no music afficionado but one of the hand ful of concerts I ever went to was at Exeter University in the late 80's to watch BG. What a song.
@Happyheretic2308 5 жыл бұрын
When??
@pratulpal2337 4 жыл бұрын
1990 Reply Tardy The For Sorry
@Nessie2410 4 жыл бұрын
How could anyone dislike?? Beats me. Splendid tune. ❤️
@carlangas977 5 жыл бұрын
OOOOOOOH Lord, where did the feeling go? OOOOOOOH Lord, I never felt so low
@tommyclark2709 5 жыл бұрын
Carlos Olacia - Poor Stuart, it’s so sad. Depression is an evil f-ing thing. :,(
@carlangas977 4 жыл бұрын
@@tommyclark2709 So true, man, life's a shame, sometimes. Big Country is and always will be my favourite band. There is no other band whose music has the ability to make me connect instantly with it, as this band's does.
@carlangas977 2 жыл бұрын
@@tommyclark2709 you get that right...he didn't have to do that, he could have asked for help...😢
@klingedooler 3 жыл бұрын
Never heard this song since 30 years may be. I love it. Great Band
@rockystelone21 2 жыл бұрын
The 80's music was a time to remember
@richardawrhodes6965 4 жыл бұрын
Sends the hairs in the back of my neck up. Superb.
@CLRlovestheeighties 3 жыл бұрын
Big Country - the most underrated band of the 80’s IMO
@chrisgibbons2217 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant one of the best bands of the eighties.
@philiprickerby1147 4 жыл бұрын
Great song
@jonbliss7118 4 жыл бұрын
My fave track from BIG Country
@mshighpoint 5 жыл бұрын
brill song
@hakanlindgren2591 6 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how sad and grim this song is. The lyrics are brilliant! Very relatable, tho not for me personally but still.
@rjjcms1 5 жыл бұрын
Yes,my two favourites Fields of Fire and In a Big Country put wind in my sails whereas this is much more downbeat,especially lyrically,but still very good.
@brianwaite5925 8 жыл бұрын
A god walked amongst men
@3storiesUp 6 жыл бұрын
You said it mate.
@Happyheretic2308 5 жыл бұрын
Stuart Adamson and Mark Hollis - we are bereft.
@barneycrockett4600 6 жыл бұрын
Taken from us far to earlier, in our 💓 forever.
@iansmith384 3 жыл бұрын
Saw them twice in the mid 80's. This is my favourite of theirs. Pax to all from soulboy73.Xxx.
@jongranger4824 8 ай бұрын
timeless -
@paulbryson1692 Жыл бұрын
So sad loved this band so sad Thier singer I never new I was young once I reached 12
@RHR-221b 2 жыл бұрын
I have always thought this bittersweet song is about Stuart's childhood. Stay Free and Rest in Peace, Stuart. R. 🍻 😎 🌠
@RHR-221b 2 жыл бұрын
💚
@marcovanesch4005 5 жыл бұрын
Forgotten classic. Great track. BIG country style
@chrisdonegan428 3 жыл бұрын
What a band, what a song. ❤️🎶😄😄😄
@robertianfoster2913 5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant track !
@floraline1815 8 ай бұрын
j'adore !!!
@XBOX39 7 жыл бұрын
The great 80's
@paulberks5466 5 жыл бұрын
'80s
@BradleyJC 4 жыл бұрын
This album is still one of the greatest of all time and I CANNOT BELIEVE they're dubbed a goddamn 1 hit wonder...
@borytastards2035 6 жыл бұрын
Sun and moon his gifts
@zombiemosher1139 8 жыл бұрын
Better version than the LP version i think.
@chrisghijsen2788 4 жыл бұрын
yes
@barclay124 6 жыл бұрын
Classic.
@john111257 6 жыл бұрын
a class tune..great band too
@michaelmitchell8218 4 жыл бұрын
Great song with a very sad meaning to it. Nice guitar in it too.
@davidilse2241 5 жыл бұрын
Love this song awesome band !
@biankamackiol8337 7 жыл бұрын
ich liebe die Songs von Big Country, echt schade, das Stuart gegangen ist
@paulcannon811 5 жыл бұрын
RIP Stu.. I cried to your lyrics and sounds when you were alive... I’m never gonna stop. Special love from Snacker ❤️✌️
@andydinwoodie1497 5 жыл бұрын
Great, great band. Saw them live a couple of times back in the 80s.1st time was at the Ingilston Arena Edinburgh 5th December 1986 2 days after my 18th birthday. 32 years ago......
@brucedanton3669 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the memories. I had to look this up on You Tube here as I had not heard it for a long time. From their first album The Crossing of course. I remember at the time, in 1983, that in Smash Hits the reviewer Tim de Lisle gave it 4 out of 10 and I know that he said something about 'not being Scottish' or so-indeed?!
@paulbryson1692 Жыл бұрын
Fields of fire on Westminster
@Round_07 4 жыл бұрын
This is better than the album version, but the 12” version is amazing
@ShaneSteadycam Жыл бұрын
Love from Ireland, Stuies voice and those lyrics. 💚💙
@vwtdis 3 жыл бұрын
Great track, although getting fed up with the constant adverts from You Tube, I had four between this track and the last and one of those was a trailer for the new Bond film, they’re actually longer than the music I want to listen to
@johnlumley-moore2079 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent band ...
@ryanjsimpson 3 жыл бұрын
great song
@stephenodonnell8023 4 жыл бұрын
game changer
@johngrogan6726 2 жыл бұрын
Great track
@jackieblu7111 5 жыл бұрын
1.30 to 1.45 is so haunting..I love it ❤️
@michaelgallagher4173 Жыл бұрын
Yes, it is haunting Jackie Blu…. 3 years later
@ianjackson5128 5 ай бұрын
When Steve Lilliwhite tells you he'd place this LP in his top 3.............
@neilswift2203 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant guy and band. Sad he took his own life.
@sharkylou 5 жыл бұрын
Top band
@stephenodonnell8023 4 жыл бұрын
mind if i ask how he died
@denstanley3564 4 жыл бұрын
@@stephenodonnell8023 Sadly he hung himself, so sad. R I P.
@tablet647 5 жыл бұрын
the ending of the 7 inch version is better than the one they used on the crossing
@TheQuiet1 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Thanks for upload.
@deirdrestewart840 5 жыл бұрын
❤️
@johnm5889 4 жыл бұрын
Tune
@R.S.407 4 ай бұрын
♥
@josephrankin9406 3 жыл бұрын
Support for Queen at Knebworth ...
@HandleGF 4 жыл бұрын
To go from this brilliance... to a closet in Hawaii... FFS
@BookieKillah 5 жыл бұрын
Included on the new *_Now 100 Hits - Forgotten 80's_* 5-CD compilation album!... No official video for this one, then...?
@lanett53stinkyowl16 7 ай бұрын
Greatest hits members to experiences the wonderful massive non breathing favors non famous people I've come across and interacted and done living life without planning such experiences it's a wonderful life trip to explode with glee right this very moment OMG thank you universe.. My story will be good nothing ugly mini novels started and about finished series seriously all wonderful (how the ball bounces) cliche again my bad not bragging it's been terroristic to terrific blissful glad and this song full circle in my heart thank you for reaching my material.. I'm not bs'ing just coming near sorry or online sales releasing the mini novel I'm gonna finish this straight up two yep yep yep
@welshgirllouise5914 4 жыл бұрын
👍
@mickmcgowan7756 4 жыл бұрын
Saw them at Wolverhampton civic hall just before Stuart's death brilliant they were live
@davidstewart4310 4 жыл бұрын
May 2000 :-)
@Round_07 4 жыл бұрын
I was there too...bittersweet memories bearing in mind what happened after
@welshgirllouise1479 6 жыл бұрын
🎶🎤
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