I'm in my Indian Summer years at 81 yrs old. Brings tears as I reflect on life and the years that can't come again. Such beautiful music from the Dream Acadamy.
I'm a little behind you...sitting at 58...and while I couldn't begin to compare my life experiences to yours, I continuously find myself thinking more and more about who I am and how I got to be who I am. Something I think the current generation can't even fathom as most of them think their entire life revolves around how many clicks and likes they can garner on their various social media accounts, along with trying to desperately capture a moment or two on their phone instead of *living* in the moment and creating a memory for themselves to remember as the years go by.
Chris, Wish I could get to know you. I am a man going on 74, no regrets in my life, but I still reflect on everything, especially beautiful music. You would be very interesting to talk with.
At 54, every year I wonder how many more Springtimes I'll be lucky to experience. Two weeks I met up with my old school friends, we hadn't talked for 10 years or so. So many names from my past are no longer with us, many never made it to their 30's. It was so sad finding out sad stories about people I grew up with. You are looking very healthy, and I wouldn't put you anywhere near your 80's, must be lugging a heavy lens around, I know as my joy is a 500/4 🙂 Take care 👍
@Lawrence Goldfox yeah, same Fauci 🤡 that said HIV would mutate and run rampant thru the heterosexual population is now the Joker that is heading up the CCP virus response. Follow the $$$$
Can’t believe my luck: I corresponded over the last couple of days with the singer, Nick, and to my surprise learned that the filming location of this video was not in the UK, but in Hyannis Port, MA! This video and music has always captivated me. It’s amazing to be able to correspond with the key person responsible for making this gem.
Funny - I just watched the video and my first thought was that location shots didn’t look like the Europe to me! The only part that had me thinking was in the final scenes where the little “Euro sports car” had me thinking I might be wrong……???
I think this video really captures the lyrics and melody well. It's as if John Hughes himself had something to do with it. Summer fading to fall, a dining room table fading from good friends together to a lonely and empty room; definitely a work of art. Sure thought Nick and Kate's reunion a few years ago was awesome. It's said we can never go home again but thankfully the memories remain.
Eureka!!! Mystery solved. In the 80's, I saw part of this video. LOVED the song! Never heard it or saw it again and it was lost to me. Just stumbled on it on here. Downloaded and cherishing! It's as beautiful as I remember.
I worked for the Warner Bros. label Reprise and we worked really hard on this record. It was my favorite act. For a while. We just could not crack this thing open the way it deserved.
Just an amazing and beautiful group...in an age of crazy, frenetic (but really diverse and great music), they stood out pretty much alone with this sound....SO underrated
This song makes me cry - not out of sadness but out of happiness... remembering my time in Athens, GA. No those days will never come again, but we can remember them.
May I add that growing up, I wasn’t allowed to listen to the radio. The. Dream Academy’s music was some of the first popular music I was privileged to hear when I started college, and I consider myself blessed. Thank you, Dream Academy!
I worked at a boarding school through the 2000's and I lived next to the students next door. I introduced one of them to all three Dream Academy albums, which she really enjoyed. A few months later, she drops a CD off on my desk and says, 'I think you should listen to this guy, he's sounds a LOT like Dream Academy...' I said I would, but it was after her graduation and well over a year before I put Nick Drake's 'Five Leaves Left' into my CD player. I was STUNNED - this was recorded in 1969! Suddenly, I had to hear everything that guy did - and if you look him up online, you'll find that he was the true inspiration for the D.A., with 'Life in a Northern Town' being their elegy to him. He has inspired quite a few other melancholia artists - some I've listed below. I never got a chance to thank her. But it showed how closed minded I'd gotten in my old age - I waited a year to even give it a chance. SHAMEFUL! Lesson learned. If she reads this: THANKS! So I thought maybe Nick Drake had pretty much invented the style... Until I got the Drake box set and heard his MOTHER'S piano recordings. Unbelievable! 😮 Also recommended in this genre: Parallel Lions - Holding Patterns / More electronic, but wonderful. I discovered them here: ruclips.net/video/WI9W_VdV1l0/видео.html Beck - Morning Phase and Sea Change The Believers (Gilbert Gabriel's solo project) - Angels and Fools The Ocean Blue - My favorite being: Cerulean and pretty much anything by Duncan Sheik - love his self-titled album
The lead singer admits to being influenced by Nick drake. Look up “ dream academy interview”. If you love this band ( like I do) you’ll really enjoy seeing them in the height of their career.
Brilliant video that allows us to reflect on our youth (how we wish we was). Beside that the band is clever by “Indian” equals “in-the-end” (so obvious). I fear we’ll not see this exalted level of song writing with our current wordsmiths.
One of the very best bands to come out of the 80's, check out Kate St.John's beautiful song " Indescribable Night " from a solo album she put out, its awesome !
Kate St. John's lush, haunting yet subtle oboe performances turned these songs into timeless legends. This album, like Tapestries, illustrated past, present and future in beautiful jewel-tone melodies and lyrics.
We played this on 1490 AM WTCS Fairmont back in the late 80's. For an AM station, we played a very eclectic mix of music, everything from British tracks like this to American album rock!
_Remembrance Days_ still remains a favorite album of mine. Songs like "Indian Summer", "Humdrum", "Power to Believe" & "Hampstead Girl" are all very close to me... Overlooked brilliance... 💎
@@candy-o.thepremiertributet4313 Also the police inspector's car named Ginko in the 1960s comic Diabolik.The latter one similar to the french character Fantomas,at least for his deeds.Notice:the handles are very peculiar,as well as the italian Fiat Ritmo-"rhythm",check!-and the directional arrows are situated on the top chassis, left and right.Bye
Just heard this song for the first time and immediately loved it. I had never heard any other songs by Dream Academy except Life in a Northern Town; now I'm motivated to check out their other songs. Great use of pedal point in this song: in the chorus. the bass (and the backing vocals) stays constant while the chords change on top, giving the music a strong sense of driving momentum.
I did not fully appreciate this song when it came out, but my god the memories it stirs up now. Summer loves were the absolute best. This song was, is and will always be... perfect
So poetic and pure...time is reflection...and this song always brings me back to the late 70s out in the Hamptons and its after Labor Day...melancholy but grateful...🌼🍂🍁🌻🌼🍂🍁🌻
I wish I have a place like the one featured in this video! I actually have never seen any of the videos from Remembrance Days and A Different Kind of Weather... this video is lovely and really is how I would imagine the song would be visually...
Hard to believe they were a 1-hit wonder after penning so many lovely songs. Here's another that takes me back to early autumn of '87. Left school a few months earlier and enjoyed a summer never to be forgotten and as the colder days approached, this song kept me warm. I remember seeing the vid on the Chart Show on ch 4 and then hearing it as a potential chart-breaker on Radio 1 just before the top 40 was presented one sunday evening by Bruno; alas the track never even got close to making it.
Never a one hit wonder to me. I love every song on every record! Had a huge crush on Nick. Sooo good looking and that voice! Love their lyrics and the music. All very talented!
This is my "when I get my blood pressure taken" song... not kidding! I love it... it's everything that an escape from realiity should be - new friends and on the coast = To our young years!!
I remembered this song in college, started listening to it again back in October of this year. there were days and months back then that I would like to revisit if I ever could.
chimmy ~ It wasn't underrated by those of us who how good it is. The better word is unknown. It didn't get sufficient promotion and airplay to push it into mainstream popularity.
The Dream Academy still today my super favorite band ever.. First time in my life I can listen to the same albums over and over and still love those songs.. So fine music and arrangements.. Too bad we no longer hear anything about them... Whatever happened to Gilbert Gabriel, why'd they split?
I just imagine myself sitting in a cabin with a burning fireplace eating fresh apple pie. I mean it only makes sense since the song talks about the summer’s ed and the beginning of fall, how nostalgic but also slightly saddening it is for summer to end.
Met my one true love, Sarah, at the beach...magic days long gone....lost track of her to my misfortune😢😢😢 I fell madly in love with her though the time was so short there are memories 18 years later that haunt me.
The backing vocals, almost a drone, really, give this piece an hypnotic effect. It is noteworthy that U2 also penned a song titled "Indian Summer" with a background drone or chant that is reminiscent of Native Americans. Very effective, imho. The fine harmonies just add to this very well written song; a true gem from a Wonderful decade.
@@candy-o.thepremiertributet4313 Thank you very much for the information. Did you hear it from Nick the singer of Dream Academy? You must be lucky. Enjoy visiting Hyannis Part!
I'm in my Indian Summer years at 81 yrs old. Brings tears as I reflect on life and the years that can't come again. Such beautiful music from the Dream Acadamy.
If I reach 81, I will be more than content. I hope my comment finds you well.
I'm a little behind you...sitting at 58...and while I couldn't begin to compare my life experiences to yours, I continuously find myself thinking more and more about who I am and how I got to be who I am. Something I think the current generation can't even fathom as most of them think their entire life revolves around how many clicks and likes they can garner on their various social media accounts, along with trying to desperately capture a moment or two on their phone instead of *living* in the moment and creating a memory for themselves to remember as the years go by.
You are 81 years. Makes me happy. 82 now. Keep going
Chris,
Wish I could get to know you. I am a man going on 74, no regrets in my life, but I still reflect on everything, especially beautiful music.
You would be very interesting to talk with.
At 54, every year I wonder how many more Springtimes I'll be lucky to experience. Two weeks I met up with my old school friends, we hadn't talked for 10 years or so. So many names from my past are no longer with us, many never made it to their 30's. It was so sad finding out sad stories about people I grew up with.
You are looking very healthy, and I wouldn't put you anywhere near your 80's, must be lugging a heavy lens around, I know as my joy is a 500/4 🙂
Take care 👍
Brilliant group. Never got anything close to the recognition they deserved.
They were world famous!
Very underrated band here in the US. I love their sound. Can we go back to the 80's where life was awesome and no covid 19?
Covid crisis is going to last as long as politicians can milk it.
@Lawrence Goldfox yeah, same Fauci 🤡 that said HIV would mutate and run rampant thru the heterosexual population is now the Joker that is heading up the CCP virus response. Follow the $$$$
please!
Love this one,1st track from their 1985 album.St. Martin's Summer here in Italy,3rd November's Friday.
No. There is no back. There is only the here and now which contains Everything. That's all there ever is. Explore that. Nothing has been lost.
One of the most artistic, amazing bands..... I love them!! Been listening to them since 1983
83? Was that Alphaville? Their first release was 85, so you’ve piqued my curiosity
one of the best albums ever made, should have sold millions
I've often thought this. Remembrance Days was definitely the best of the three, IMHO.
It sold the amount it was meant to sell. That's it.
@@wlf_l7133 I got 39 thumbs up
Can’t believe my luck: I corresponded over the last couple of days with the singer, Nick, and to my surprise learned that the filming location of this video was not in the UK, but in Hyannis Port, MA! This video and music has always captivated me. It’s amazing to be able to correspond with the key person responsible for making this gem.
Funny - I just watched the video and my first thought was that location shots didn’t look like the Europe to me! The only part that had me thinking was in the final scenes where the little “Euro sports car” had me thinking I might be wrong……???
@@ddellwo the Citroen car definitely threw me off as well. I’ve wanted one since seeing this in 1987!
I think this video really captures the lyrics and melody well. It's as if John Hughes himself had something to do with it. Summer fading to fall, a dining room table fading from good friends together to a lonely and empty room; definitely a work of art. Sure thought Nick and Kate's reunion a few years ago was awesome. It's said we can never go home again but thankfully the memories remain.
Eureka!!! Mystery solved. In the 80's, I saw part of this video. LOVED the song! Never heard it or saw it again and it was lost to me. Just stumbled on it on here. Downloaded and cherishing! It's as beautiful as I remember.
❤️
I worked for the Warner Bros. label Reprise and we worked really hard on this record. It was my favorite act. For a while. We just could not crack this thing open the way it deserved.
Thanks!
Shows that you have good taste in music and recognize the true qualities of a good artist! Thanks for your great contribution to the world of music!
A seriously underrated group for sure!!
This album has stayed with me all the years since it came out. “Through poppy fields...”
Stays with me, too. Tops the best.
Just an amazing and beautiful group...in an age of crazy, frenetic (but really diverse and great music), they stood out pretty much alone with this sound....SO underrated
Great song! One of my favorites from Dream Academy
Mine too!
Another great song by the Dream Academy!
I love this song. Happy to say I saw them live in a small university venue in London. A great night.
When did you see them? What year if you can recall?
Feb 24 1991 Bloomsbury Theatre
This song makes me cry - not out of sadness but out of happiness... remembering my time in Athens, GA. No those days will never come again, but we can remember them.
Athens GA is the BEST!
great son, listening from argentina
Always tears of joy when I hear it as well.
May I add that growing up, I wasn’t allowed to listen to the radio. The. Dream Academy’s music was some of the first popular music I was privileged to hear when I started college, and I consider myself blessed.
Thank you, Dream Academy!
My youth in Stockton, CA was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
The Dream Academy sound stands the test of time quite well. Love it.
Thunders & hypnotic native american ("Indian") chants blending with the lyrics... When that part starts, the song become into a sensorial experience.
I completely agree! So amazing to discover someone else who shares that feeling there.
I truly miss the 80's bands. First time I've heard this song. Love life in a northern town though.
You haven't lived until you've heard this song... Not that I'm a Dream Academy Freak, but this song... Yeah!!!
The Dream Academy has so many awesome songs, but this one is my favorite
@@alienlundy Just the atmosphere in this is incredible! Definitely my fave! :-)
Agreed!
Tracy Chapman, Edie Brickell, Indigo Girls, and Dream Academy were such visionaries in the 80s.
They all aspired to the DA’s lofty abilities!
I worked at a boarding school through the 2000's and I lived next to the students next door. I introduced one of them to all three Dream Academy albums, which she really enjoyed. A few months later, she drops a CD off on my desk and says, 'I think you should listen to this guy, he's sounds a LOT like Dream Academy...' I said I would, but it was after her graduation and well over a year before I put Nick Drake's 'Five Leaves Left' into my CD player. I was STUNNED - this was recorded in 1969! Suddenly, I had to hear everything that guy did - and if you look him up online, you'll find that he was the true inspiration for the D.A., with 'Life in a Northern Town' being their elegy to him. He has inspired quite a few other melancholia artists - some I've listed below.
I never got a chance to thank her. But it showed how closed minded I'd gotten in my old age - I waited a year to even give it a chance. SHAMEFUL! Lesson learned. If she reads this: THANKS!
So I thought maybe Nick Drake had pretty much invented the style... Until I got the Drake box set and heard his MOTHER'S piano recordings. Unbelievable! 😮
Also recommended in this genre:
Parallel Lions - Holding Patterns / More electronic, but wonderful. I discovered them here: ruclips.net/video/WI9W_VdV1l0/видео.html
Beck - Morning Phase and Sea Change
The Believers (Gilbert Gabriel's solo project) - Angels and Fools
The Ocean Blue - My favorite being: Cerulean
and pretty much anything by Duncan Sheik - love his self-titled album
Thank you so much for sharing this message! I’ve yet to study Nick Drake, but you put him on my radar!
The lead singer admits to being influenced by Nick drake. Look up “ dream academy interview”. If you love this band ( like I do) you’ll really enjoy seeing them in the height of their career.
Great song and video! There music is timeless!
Kate is so pretty!!
Brilliant video that allows us to reflect on our youth (how we wish we was). Beside that the band is clever by “Indian” equals “in-the-end” (so obvious). I fear we’ll not see this exalted level of song writing with our current wordsmiths.
One of the very best bands to come out of the 80's, check out Kate St.John's beautiful song " Indescribable Night " from a solo album she put out, its awesome !
Kate St. John's lush, haunting yet subtle oboe performances turned these songs into timeless legends. This album, like Tapestries, illustrated past, present and future in beautiful jewel-tone melodies and lyrics.
We played this on 1490 AM WTCS Fairmont back in the late 80's. For an AM station, we played a very eclectic mix of music, everything from British tracks like this to American album rock!
Now 2022, but so beautiful song!
_Remembrance Days_ still remains a favorite album of mine.
Songs like "Indian Summer", "Humdrum", "Power to Believe" &
"Hampstead Girl" are all very close to me... Overlooked brilliance... 💎
4:10 Citroen DS "The Shark",1955-75.
I always thought it was a jag! Thank you for sharing that detail! I always wanted exactly this car because of this video!
@@candy-o.thepremiertributet4313 Also the police inspector's car named Ginko in the 1960s comic Diabolik.The latter one similar to the french character Fantomas,at least for his deeds.Notice:the handles are very peculiar,as well as the italian Fiat Ritmo-"rhythm",check!-and the directional arrows are situated on the top chassis, left and right.Bye
@@candy-o.thepremiertributet4313 I recently fell in love with a white McLaren!
yes super ! wonderful song and the melody and harmonies are so beautiful. Congratulations. I adore it
🎤 The Dream Academy
🎼 Indian Summer
💽 Remembrance Days
📅 1987
🎬 Dominic Sena
Can I transport back to this World..a time of different feelings and a belief in love and all life has to offer..
Steve Patton ~ Ah yes... if only...
I wish. For me it was 1991. Graduating high school. I seem to remember having this cassette at that time.
This song came out when I was a mere 195 yrs old, great memories!
Just heard this song for the first time and immediately loved it. I had never heard any other songs by Dream Academy except Life in a Northern Town; now I'm motivated to check out their other songs. Great use of pedal point in this song: in the chorus. the bass (and the backing vocals) stays constant while the chords change on top, giving the music a strong sense of driving momentum.
You never heard Power to Believe? If you saw Planes, Trains, and Automobiles you have.
All of their records are littered with real gems!
First ever listen...goosebumps!!
I did not fully appreciate this song when it came out, but my god the memories it stirs up now. Summer loves were the absolute best. This song was, is and will always be... perfect
So poetic and pure...time is reflection...and this song always brings me back to the late 70s out in the Hamptons and its after Labor Day...melancholy but grateful...🌼🍂🍁🌻🌼🍂🍁🌻
大好きな曲。ビデオクリップも素敵！アーサー・リーの（LOVE）が好きだというところも気に入っている。
I wish I have a place like the one featured in this video! I actually have never seen any of the videos from Remembrance Days and A Different Kind of Weather... this video is lovely and really is how I would imagine the song would be visually...
Agreed on all points!
Hard to believe they were a 1-hit wonder after penning so many lovely songs. Here's another that takes me back to early autumn of '87. Left school a few months earlier and enjoyed a summer never to be forgotten and as the colder days approached, this song kept me warm. I remember seeing the vid on the Chart Show on ch 4 and then hearing it as a potential chart-breaker on Radio 1 just before the top 40 was presented one sunday evening by Bruno; alas the track never even got close to making it.
Never a one hit wonder to me. I love every song on every record! Had a huge crush on Nick. Sooo good looking and that voice! Love their lyrics and the music. All very talented!
They were not a 1-hit wonder in the states, FWIW. They were a 2-hit wonder.
I think I would have done as well if I knew what he looked like. I heard the music on the radio but had never seen them on TV.
When real music mattered, Dream Academy was a giant. Their work has not dated at all.
I've always loved this song
Me too
I look up the sky and just reminisce.. this song is so beautiful.
I love DREAM ACADEMY very much, "Life in the northern town" "Indian summer"-always on my mind.
I love this song!
Looks like they shot this video in New England USA. Maybe on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, or Nantucket? Beautiful scenery.💕💕
Wow! You’re spot on! It’s Hyannis Port, near the Kennedy compound
Memorable and haunting. Like many of their songs, its seductive and hypnotic, as well.
One of the best Song from 80s!!!
Definitely one of the best... you haven't lived til you've heard this song!!! Ahhhhh.... :-)
This is my "when I get my blood pressure taken" song... not kidding! I love it... it's everything that an escape from realiity should be - new friends and on the coast = To our young years!!
It doesn’t have to be only young years!!
Glad I found Nick on Instagram. What a pleasure to follow a legend.
I really love this song by The Dream Academy and such beautiful lyrics.
I remembered this song in college, started listening to it again back in October of this year. there were days and months back then that I would like to revisit if I ever could.
Still listening july 1st 2023 in Houston Texas. Where are you?
This is just a beautiful and emotional song - pure beauty.
Why have I never heard of these guys before today? I think in 1985 I was still busy with rock pop and girls lol
I am listening on July 2022, it's so beautiful song...
The keyboard work in this song is perfect.
Amazing group legendary singer take care stay safe ❤️
September/October on Fire Island or walking the streets of NYC on a crisp fall day - wonderful sound track
The new 2024 box set looks fantastic!
Their music is very haunting and beautiful
I absolutely love this song.
Hard not to! :-)
very underrated
no kidding
sure!!!!
Muy cierto, lamentablemente.
chimmy ~ It wasn't underrated by those of us who how good it is. The better word is unknown. It didn't get sufficient promotion and airplay to push it into mainstream popularity.
Gorgeous Band❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
love this, just stunning!!!!
Who else is listening to this in 2020 during quarantine?
me listening from argentina. great son
Love this song, I miss being outside
Hong Kong, Autumns are awesome here. much cooler than the summer, but still warm
Lo estoy viendo hoy, 6 de noviembre de 2020
Brings back such great memories and happy tears every single time I hear this song.
Curto demais essa banda desde os anos 90, sempre ouço as músicas como, Indiam Summer, e outras como The Love Parade, e Hampstead Girl!
The Dream Academy still today my super favorite band ever.. First time in my life I can listen to the same albums over and over and still love those songs.. So fine music and arrangements.. Too bad we no longer hear anything about them...
Whatever happened to Gilbert Gabriel, why'd they split?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Academy
Nick released a CD as Trashmonk.
Gilbert had a released mentioned in this thread elsewhere.
So sad. So many memories.....
I just imagine myself sitting in a cabin with a burning fireplace eating fresh apple pie. I mean it only makes sense since the song talks about the summer’s ed and the beginning of fall, how nostalgic but also slightly saddening it is for summer to end.
I DO NOT know why, but this song makes me cry. Maybe because of the finality of it all...
Yup. Fucking brilliant in every way.
Hell of BAND IN the 80s just awesome!!!!
Hermosa canción. Gracias.
il regista di questo video e'un grande! grandi atmosfere
Dominic Sena, director
I agree!
Wow, I had forgotten about this group. How could I have done that?
John Ritthaler I have no idea. They're awesome.
Johnny How Dare You! lol :-)
Johnny XRP because your constantly being force fed the garbage music of today. Not all is bad, but the percentage of good music today is sooo small.
How come Gilbert doesn't get to run on the beach with Kate !!! ??
What a beautifully evocative video that perfectly captures the vibe of the song.
Love this!
To go back in time and stay there...
Bless you I needed this ❤️😌❤️
Gotta play this every end of summer
Great song
No se que me gusta mas.. la banda, su música, o la belleza de kate St John
Asi tambien pienso yo! ♥ demasiado talento y belleza! ♥
I used to listen to this band in my 20s.
HEAVEN IS LIVING THIS SONG.
You made me CRY! 😭
what a damn good song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DA is an Indian Summer...its not a crowded place as most do not stick around...but if you do...you get something special.
In the distance the city lights flicking in the bay where all previous existance seams a wolrd away. Just poetry.
first time hearing this song i love it
Great sound. I could jump off again , inhabit that world, and never come back.
I agree this is stunning
Perfect wonderful❤️🌌❤️🌌❤️🎼🎧🎤
great song, thank you!!
Met my one true love, Sarah, at the beach...magic days long gone....lost track of her to my misfortune😢😢😢 I fell madly in love with her though the time was so short there are memories 18 years later that haunt me.
que bella canción !!!
I miss this cassette.
there ought to be a lot more subscribers,wakey wakey
The backing vocals, almost a drone, really, give this piece an hypnotic effect. It is noteworthy that U2 also penned a song titled "Indian Summer" with a background drone or chant that is reminiscent of Native Americans. Very effective, imho. The fine harmonies just add to this very well written song; a true gem from a Wonderful decade.
Cherish every minute
Love this song. Does anyone know where this lovely video was taken? I really wanna visit the place someday.
hiyoccout ~ In Hyannis Port, MA I believe.
Hyannis Port near the Kennedy compound.
I’ve wanted to visit that since its release and only today I learned from the singer its location. I’m in CT and *have* to find it now.
@@slimshine953 Thank you very much for the info and sorry for not noticing your comment for two years.
@@candy-o.thepremiertributet4313 Thank you very much for the information. Did you hear it from Nick the singer of Dream Academy? You must be lucky. Enjoy visiting Hyannis Part!
Never tire of this album. Hampstead Girl could have played Woodstock!