Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw lyrics

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @seanahlberg1369
    @seanahlberg1369 4 года назад +345

    I'll be 52 in mid November and I'd give nearly anything to turn the clock back to the 80's and back to my teens. I recently saw a current pic of Billy Squier (LOVED Billy when I was a teen!!!!). It was hard to see how aged he is. I somehow managed to freeze time in my mind since the 80's came to an end and I guess chose to live in a weird state of denial. The 80's generation is aging and that's so difficult to comprehend. It's so true....you don't love what you've got till it's gone forever. Anyway this song brings a flood of memories.

    • @ivyg6178
      @ivyg6178 3 года назад +10

      You're 53 now. You're lucky to remember '80s, though.

    • @seanahlberg1369
      @seanahlberg1369 3 года назад +11

      Ivy G : Not quite 53 yet....11/13.
      I'm clinging to 52 with desperation. Lol!

    • @ivyg6178
      @ivyg6178 3 года назад +5

      @@seanahlberg1369 Well, it's fun when it lasts ;)

    • @MrRainer009
      @MrRainer009 3 года назад +11

      @@seanahlberg1369 ;-) Happy early birthday, Sean Ahlberg. Btw, I'm holding on to 56 as long as possible! :) God, I miss this music and the 80's. Take care.

    • @juanestpasseparla5654
      @juanestpasseparla5654 3 года назад +12

      Im currently only 22 years old and wow the 80s seemed like it was the best era to live your twenties

  • @noshrinkingviolette
    @noshrinkingviolette 3 года назад +445

    My Dad will pass away at any time now. For over 30 years, he told me he wanted this song played at his funeral and I am going to
    Honor his wish. Love you, Dad.

    • @rileyrose7054
      @rileyrose7054 3 года назад +19

      May the God of all comfort be with your dear father....and may God comfort you and keep you in his care...this song is how I feel much guilt in my life that I wish I could change.
      this is my song..

    • @rileyrose7054
      @rileyrose7054 3 года назад +6

      Roseblack....if you have ever watched the movie Atonement....Im the young girl in that movie..who ruined her sisters happiness

    • @paleshelter4002
      @paleshelter4002 3 года назад +10

      Beautiful..

    • @jamesgarcia2892
      @jamesgarcia2892 3 года назад +15

      I know how you feel my dad passed away a year in a half ago from brain cancer I still miss him a lot

    • @bethfoor1965
      @bethfoor1965 3 года назад +9

      God bless your Father. 🙏❤️

  • @OFFICIALCOTNOB1
    @OFFICIALCOTNOB1 5 лет назад +79

    The middle instrumental section with the Electric Guitar/Brass solo - gets me everytime. Genius sound.

    • @silicon212
      @silicon212 2 года назад +4

      Absolutely killer. I've always thought the same.

    • @alanledesma4945
      @alanledesma4945 Год назад

      Wouldn't it be good is Nik's masterpiece without a doubt

  • @Candyskin69
    @Candyskin69 11 лет назад +131

    The instrumental is 40 seconds of pure brilliance.

    • @beemerowner
      @beemerowner Год назад +12

      Totally agree. Imagine being in the studio when they played that part. Incredible.

    • @alanledesma4945
      @alanledesma4945 Год назад +1

      What instruments are played? If I'm not mistaken I think there's a bass

    • @techontesla5284
      @techontesla5284 11 месяцев назад +1

      Awesome love this♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @blh7884
    @blh7884 11 лет назад +266

    I was 25 in 1985. People were much happier then and the music reflects the mood. There is very little happiness today. We need to get it back and it is time. The 50's and the 80's. Its been thirty years it is time again.

    • @Ghost-ug8qu
      @Ghost-ug8qu 5 лет назад +8

      Ok Boomer

    • @FZappaFan1
      @FZappaFan1 5 лет назад +29

      Ghost - Boomer? Keep grasping at straws for something original while you piggyback that next thing.

    • @starlight8302
      @starlight8302 5 лет назад +21

      Ghost See these nasty mean comments you haters make, exactly what is wrong with the world today!! Where is the love people?

    • @croagh202
      @croagh202 4 года назад +11

      @@Ghost-ug8qu troll

    • @DackDavenport
      @DackDavenport 4 года назад +6

      @@Ghost-ug8qu pull your pants up.

  • @Cnw8701
    @Cnw8701 6 лет назад +349

    Such a criminally underrated song!

    • @edmundmcgrath213
      @edmundmcgrath213 4 года назад

      @@BlackMasakari haha

    • @grinnifer
      @grinnifer 2 года назад +5

      It wasn't underrated when it came out. 💕😎

    • @CinematicMaj
      @CinematicMaj 2 года назад +5

      it was a hit itsNOT UNDERRATED stop saying that just becuz everybody says it in the RUclips comment section

    • @T0XicRaBBitz
      @T0XicRaBBitz 2 года назад +2

      Who underrated it?! Nobody that's who.

    • @sagan1976
      @sagan1976 2 года назад +2

      No. It’s not. Never was.

  • @ddrhoades123
    @ddrhoades123 10 месяцев назад +21

    I just turned 55 on Nov 1st. I remembered this song from high school days. Makes me smile 😊

  • @QUINTUSMAXIMUS
    @QUINTUSMAXIMUS 7 лет назад +54

    This is one of the deepest songs that I've ever heard. It's so powerful. It definitely resonates with me because I have struggled in my life. I went to this page because I'm singing song lyrics because I believe in the power of song and sound, and I love the words.

    • @mrs.a9559
      @mrs.a9559 6 лет назад +1

      Baz Maz same here.

  • @sc1794
    @sc1794 3 года назад +47

    I grew up in a poor dysfunctional family,this song is exactly how I felt when I'd see the kids who had it all,family,clothes, all the latest things of that time. Always be grateful for a nagging Mom and Dad.

    • @wintermatherne2524
      @wintermatherne2524 2 года назад +1

      You have no idea what you’re saying

    • @stacy3
      @stacy3 Год назад

      @@wintermatherne2524 i busted a nut

    • @techontesla5284
      @techontesla5284 11 месяцев назад

      Agreed M♥️M

    • @Mikewee777
      @Mikewee777 29 дней назад

      My parents were psychologically abusive and neglectful but I could not begin to imagine the horrors of being a homeless orphan with no inheritance .

  • @aliciamarquis85
    @aliciamarquis85 Год назад +32

    80s rock. Never dies

  • @rodgersmith3215
    @rodgersmith3215 10 лет назад +495

    wouldn't it be good if music was still as good as this...!

    •  10 лет назад +12

      Indeed
      Today's music is NOT better than 80s and 70s

    • @thejaykid34
      @thejaykid34 10 лет назад +2

      it would be great

    • @ShainaKarasik
      @ShainaKarasik 10 лет назад

      Raul-Angel García nope. it is not.

    • @ShainaKarasik
      @ShainaKarasik 10 лет назад +1

      lol wtf...you mean someone opposite of me. My newest fav band was Electronic (Bernard Sumner & Johnny Marr). I like New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, Electronic...the cure, bit of smiths...some other 80s uk artists here and there, front 242, cetu javu.....lmao

    • @serendipity9987
      @serendipity9987 10 лет назад +4

      At least we can still listen to good music like this. They can't take it away. Great music stays great no matter how old it gets.:-)

  • @malvinaedith7704
    @malvinaedith7704 7 лет назад +164

    Best instrumental part ever made

    • @blooDropletLNG
      @blooDropletLNG 4 года назад +9

      That part I was like, yea now comes the chor... Oh, oh, wait, oh OHMYGOD

    • @homerthecat3623
      @homerthecat3623 3 года назад +2

      I agree, i have listened to that instrumental countless times and never get sick of it👍

    • @alanledesma4945
      @alanledesma4945 Год назад

      The intro of Happy children by P.Lion is also outstanding

  • @RichM0410
    @RichM0410 4 года назад +180

    January 2020 who still listens to this GEM ?
    The lyrics are so much a reflection of my life

    • @melaniee.germann330
      @melaniee.germann330 4 года назад +1

      May 2020 Been thinking about this song song since a couple of days, maybe the first of my so many favourite songs. Went to industrial music later.

    • @katsolo6050
      @katsolo6050 4 года назад +4

      Ikr, I am one of the few teens of 2020 that listen to this still 😂

    • @marcobaretta1116
      @marcobaretta1116 4 года назад +1

      I listen to it in 2020

    • @christopherjackson2629
      @christopherjackson2629 4 года назад

      I listen to it all the time but still didn’t know who sang it until I looked on RUclips and I keep hearing it in CVS stores and I like the song

    • @deecee4702
      @deecee4702 4 года назад +2

      Here! Should have a bigger hit!

  • @Mac-ty5we
    @Mac-ty5we 2 года назад +43

    One of the best songs EVER...words to this song are "epic"! I believe if this song were re-released today it'd be just as epic. It's one of those songs and words that have a timeless meaning!

  • @antidepressant11
    @antidepressant11 6 лет назад +21

    the solo the solo...the solo takes this song to the next level

  • @ES-qu1jd
    @ES-qu1jd 4 года назад +28

    I was in the grocery store today and heard this song playing and started singing along... I hadn't heard this song in ages! It was a great flashback to when I was a kid. It made my good mood even better!

  • @GTAproductionsFilms1
    @GTAproductionsFilms1 12 лет назад +173

    so beautiful song, is awesome!!!

    • @heritagekebek3029
      @heritagekebek3029 3 года назад +8

      *FLASH FM*

    • @MavtheMachine
      @MavtheMachine 3 года назад +4

      @Logan Decker Thanks for this. I’ve been trying to figure out how to hack your gfs insta for some time now. 👍🏻

    • @pippabjerga
      @pippabjerga 3 года назад +5

      Yes totally

    • @jamesgarcia2892
      @jamesgarcia2892 3 года назад +1

      I know the instrumental part got me teary eyed a little bit

  • @sTimeCapsule
    @sTimeCapsule 8 лет назад +323

    80s will FOREVER live

  • @marcgiancola5463
    @marcgiancola5463 6 лет назад +39

    One of the greatest songs ever written. And it's even more relevant in 2018.

  • @ch64621
    @ch64621 4 года назад +35

    I can never get enough of this song. I feel that this song describes a lot of things happening today in 2019

  • @natuurvriend
    @natuurvriend 10 месяцев назад +16

    For me this song is about depression, and nothing else. Depression is horrible. And being lonely too.

    • @andyhoky
      @andyhoky 2 месяца назад +2

      👍🏻 It is so sad if anyone had depression:( and being sad 😢 :(((

    • @natuurvriend
      @natuurvriend 2 месяца назад +2

      It is healthy, it will end, and then you will be happy again.

  • @rachelpaz9829
    @rachelpaz9829 7 лет назад +38

    Om my gosh i cant believe i found this song it speaks the truth sometimes you need to walk in someone's else's shoes to appreciate your life God Bless You'll

  • @MrToddling
    @MrToddling 7 лет назад +122

    I was a teenager when this came out in the 80s and this song always made me feel so sad- but I loved it. 2017 and the feeling is still the same. What a great song.

  • @gregorysophus3793
    @gregorysophus3793 8 лет назад +94

    It was deep when he said I don't want to be here no more. Finally someone said it. Thanks nik

    • @litew8
      @litew8 7 лет назад +18

      Finally he said it? He said it over 30 years ago lol

    • @AmandaRules4ever
      @AmandaRules4ever 7 лет назад +18

      I was a child when I heard this song & I related to the lyrics so well, coming from a terribly abusive, neglectful home, trying to end my life at such a young age. This song validated me so much. It still does.

    • @realzok
      @realzok 5 лет назад +2

      I dont think he was referring to suicide
      He just thought it would be great to be someone else,or something along those lines

    • @edmundmcgrath213
      @edmundmcgrath213 4 года назад

      @@realzok he was referring to wishing he could be Trump

  • @timbowden1680
    @timbowden1680 2 года назад +38

    I love the dichotomy of this song. The lyrics are kinda depressing, full of defeat and resignation, but the music is relentlessly upbeat and cheerful.

    • @lindaadnil7320
      @lindaadnil7320 6 месяцев назад

      No sweetheart he's saying he can't cope, its a beautiful song

  • @sounddigress605
    @sounddigress605 Год назад +5

    Great !!!! fiev minutes music and lyrics live 30 or more years....I call this Art !

  • @jonpavitt
    @jonpavitt 4 года назад +19

    I have always loved this song, but I've only just started covering it. Like all great songs, it works on so many levels. It sounds simple, but it isn't. The lyrics set a dynamic between two opposing positions. Lots of clever use of chords and phrasing. Holding a chord at the end of a verse and then continuing the same chord into the next phrase. At the end Nik puts the first verse into the chorus, but enters at the second chord to make it work. Pure Genius.

    • @alexvagias5295
      @alexvagias5295 3 года назад +2

      Yes, I agree. Musically, the transitions, on so many levels, are incredible and too numerous to mention. Great arrangement and production. Very engaging. I always put this song among the really great ones like Under Pressure and Baker Street. Like my nephew once told me, "how you do a song is, even, more important than the melody." This song was done really well. 'Genius' is the right word.

    • @jonpavitt
      @jonpavitt 3 года назад

      @@alexvagias5295 Yes there are so many clever things going on in this song. I think your nephew hits the nail on the head. I and others, for that matter, would call it "musicality". Even though I can't put a clear definition on that word, I think a lot of us would understand what it means. Maybe "musicality (and with deference to your nephew) is how you do a song."

    • @jermzii
      @jermzii 3 года назад +1

      yes.. that gm chord is a bit tricky as well as the cadence in the 2nd verse

  • @RadioRoswellTV
    @RadioRoswellTV 3 года назад +11

    Wonderful melody and great production. Many memories of the 80’s when life was simpler .

  • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
    @ToiYeuYAHWEH 7 лет назад +62

    The English people are so gifted with making such great music!!!
    -- With love from Vietnam

    • @ShanntahnPininchula
      @ShanntahnPininchula 6 лет назад +4

      You are so right!!! From USA with love.

    • @Fuzion180
      @Fuzion180 6 лет назад +4

      Thanks from England! I hear all these great 1980s songs, and I didn't realise how many of the artists are from the UK! this is all before my time

    • @moinmoin4366
      @moinmoin4366 5 лет назад +1

      Don't let 'em fool you ;-)

    • @goye9397
      @goye9397 4 года назад +3

      From Argentina here!!! Awesome song

  • @deathgyunos294
    @deathgyunos294 3 года назад +12

    I was one month old when Kershaw played this song at Live Aid. I only first heard it when I looked into that monumental event, but it's become an absolute favorite. I've had a pretty good life, and whenever I get dissatisfied with it, I listen to this song and it helps me to put things back in perspective. I AM the guy with the greener grass, but this song it truly incredible. So far I've not heard much of Kershaw's work, but I've liked every song of his that I've ever heard. Queen may have brought the house down in 85 at live aid, but Kershaw' one of the top reasons I still return to that channel here. This song is just awesome, no matter how he performs it. That takes real talent with a lot of honed ability. Bravo!

  • @HeggyC
    @HeggyC 2 года назад +14

    I never got this song until I was diagnosed with severe depression. Now it makes perfect sense.
    It's a comfort to know I'm not alone.

  • @rodionraskolnikov2459
    @rodionraskolnikov2459 8 лет назад +389

    It's unbelievable that someone can dislike this song!!!

    • @thespeez
      @thespeez 6 лет назад +1

      Then why didn't chart higher on Billboard's Hot 100 chart?

    • @jayt6454
      @jayt6454 6 лет назад +11

      Their are Plenty of great songs that were never on the billboard 100 chart

    • @CygnusRoc
      @CygnusRoc 6 лет назад +9

      thespeez The Billboard 100? You’ve got to be joking. That doesn’t define creativity, it doesn’t define whether or not a song is any good either.

    • @robertpreston2220
      @robertpreston2220 6 лет назад +8

      Many people are clueless and need the media to tell them what is good instead of seeing that the best stuff is usually not popular by the pathetic masses who know nothing about music

    • @alaindavid7038
      @alaindavid7038 6 лет назад +3

      Wouldnt it be good if we could live without a care??

  • @jessicarupe9199
    @jessicarupe9199 8 месяцев назад +4

    "Grass is always greener over there"? No, the grass is greener where it's watered. This song, to me, is such a reminder to be thankful for what you already have. The story in these lyrics are sad but true. One person wants what the other one has, and the other is saying it's not all it's made out to be. Just goes to show you that envy and jealousy is counting someone else's blessings instead of your own.

  • @TheRecoveringCreative
    @TheRecoveringCreative 13 лет назад +8

    This song is a great example of why music from the 80's was so good. It's music has that epic movie like feel and the lyrics have meaning. it's hard to find music now that makes you feel.

  • @morganthomas4610
    @morganthomas4610 5 лет назад +8

    Been trying to find the name of this song for years!!...today was the day !! :')

  • @Orijuno
    @Orijuno 7 лет назад +243

    "Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care?" 😢

    • @Lahijal_Kruguer
      @Lahijal_Kruguer 5 лет назад +2

      O r i j u n o That’s what life was supposed ti be...instead a scary place where people die with not even being noticed...No one left behind, ¿can you remember not being part ofThisCanival corpse called society?We got ir bad even the earth sais so...

    • @brianjoyce9040
      @brianjoyce9040 3 года назад +1

      You can!

  • @biffalo2993
    @biffalo2993 9 лет назад +689

    51 dislikes ?? ..... 'You must be joking, you don't know a thing about it'

    • @jetbike81
      @jetbike81 9 лет назад +9

      +Peter Smith Nice ,very nice,best solo after little red corvette.

    • @Larsi303
      @Larsi303 7 лет назад +1

      wieso eigentlich B(i)ffalooo ?? :-))))

    • @catherinesmyth2636
      @catherinesmyth2636 6 лет назад +5

      "it's getting harder and harder keeping heart and soul together. stay out of their shoes if they know what is good for them"

    • @Shanethefilmmaker
      @Shanethefilmmaker 6 лет назад +11

      Wouldn't it be good if there were no dislikes on this song?

    • @jiverdude2775
      @jiverdude2775 5 лет назад +3

      DUMBSHITS BIFFALO, DUMBSHITS...

  • @markhinsley4339
    @markhinsley4339 8 лет назад +195

    its a classic from a great 80s era when music was loved not like the garbage in the charts today

    • @John6-40
      @John6-40 5 лет назад +1

      @c1981 1. You're replying to a 3+ year old comment. 2. What he said is factually correct. The charts are less diverse than ever and littered with digitally rendered songs and autotune. You'd have a point about any other generation, but this time, people are correct. All other generations had real musicians and real instruments. This generation of music is quite literally garbage.

    • @BenZoet
      @BenZoet 5 лет назад

      TBF a song like this reminds me of this, but in a different sense
      ruclips.net/video/_-D7hBRCF_Q/видео.html

    • @霧裡探花水中望月
      @霧裡探花水中望月 2 года назад

      This generation of music sings about a, big, fat, nothing, lol

  • @realzok
    @realzok 5 лет назад +9

    Have loved this song from the first time I heard it in HS,early 1980s. What he is trying to say,I Think,is that in the human condition people always think that others have it better than them. The grass is always greener,etc,in someone else's backyard. When in fact,they may be suffering or going thru things you have no idea about. It just looks to outward appearances like they are doing great. We never know what burdens others carry around. Very powerful message and song. And I am a metal head from way back. Black Sabbath,Judas Priest,Slsyer,etc. But good,powerful music is just that,no matter the genre. In my top 10 favorite songs. A masterpiece of meaning.

  • @jkenun1
    @jkenun1 10 лет назад +5

    This is a good message. No need envying someone else. We really don't know the troubles they face to be where they are.

  • @jimmycarter9099
    @jimmycarter9099 2 года назад +18

    Love this song basically says don’t judge others until you walked in there shoes . Life’s been a roller coaster ride worked my whole life . Money comes and gos we should all take along hard look at our self and realize that we are all the same as one . For as one we can do any thing .

  • @leslieleach1420
    @leslieleach1420 6 лет назад +21

    This song so reminds me of my childhood growing up in the 80s I loved this song, how could you not. I haven't heard this song for so long so I'm having a catch up on all my favourite songs

  • @lilbearette5123
    @lilbearette5123 6 лет назад +52

    The 80’s forever! ❤️

  • @williamcarter1665
    @williamcarter1665 4 месяца назад +4

    I can very much identify with the lyrics of this song. What I wouldn't give to be someone else, even if for just one day, which would be the happiest day of my life.

  • @Kastle9498
    @Kastle9498 5 месяцев назад +4

    I can't belevie i forgot how good this is

  • @leeanncotrone8369
    @leeanncotrone8369 5 месяцев назад +6

    Released 1984. Well said lyrics just found it here 6/10/2024

    • @guavaB52
      @guavaB52 3 месяца назад

      And this lady remembers it in 1984. Sadly, in 2024, no one says it like this as well!

  • @odog5183
    @odog5183 5 лет назад +8

    One of my favourite 80's songs. Nick and his band do a great performance of this song at Live Aid

  • @DebraDKing-wh2kw
    @DebraDKing-wh2kw 4 года назад +2

    fav song ever & I wasn't even born in this era..
    The English people are so gifted with making such great music!!!
    -- With love from Vietnam

  • @alphacause
    @alphacause 7 лет назад +34

    Wouldn't it be good...if music like this were still regularly played on mainstream radio?

  • @ThePiperrox
    @ThePiperrox 4 года назад +6

    I was a teenager when this song came out and I listened to it over and over. Still love it to this day.

  • @Prandei
    @Prandei 10 лет назад +143

    back in the time when pop-music was great

    • @johnhagan9271
      @johnhagan9271 10 лет назад +11

      Brings back memories when Top 40 was great, Top 40 music is basically non existed today

    • @richardavery4811
      @richardavery4811 9 лет назад +6

      Carl Nissen I guess people my age and near yours were spoiled. We got the best of the baby boomers music in the 80s, barely old enough yet did remember the classics of the 70s' and made the great music of the 90's.

    • @thespeez
      @thespeez 6 лет назад

      This song NEVER broke the top-40 here in America!

    • @hendriktonisson2915
      @hendriktonisson2915 4 года назад +1

      @@thespeez Who cares if it was not in the top-40 in America? It was in top 10 in several countries.

    • @paleshelter4002
      @paleshelter4002 3 года назад

      @@johnhagan9271 agree when number 38 on the top 40,was just as good as number 1

  • @dianneperkins2952
    @dianneperkins2952 3 года назад +9

    Heard this playing at a fast food joint today. Seems forever since I’d last heard it, but yet, just the blink of an eye ago. Like so many others have said, a huge wave of nostalgia rolled over and through me. For a brief, bittersweet moment, it was the 80’s again.

  • @mi5clarke302
    @mi5clarke302 7 лет назад +28

    That's right forever live the 1980s. Best decade ever best music best people.

  • @treybanks327
    @treybanks327 5 лет назад +5

    I wish there was a huge group of us who truly adored the 80s rather some of us were before it, during it or after it nd dedicate everything the 80s offered...

  • @Shindai
    @Shindai 7 лет назад +146

    I never knew the lyrics before... damn, that's harder hitting than I realised before.

    • @moinmoin4366
      @moinmoin4366 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah, I wish I had listened then ;-)

    • @winilula
      @winilula 3 года назад +1

      Unless we had the liner notes you had to guess which is why no one has the "there's a bathroom on the right" moment any more

    • @billkeithchannel
      @billkeithchannel 3 года назад

      @@winilula Or find a copy of Smash Hits or Star Hits on your newsstand.

  • @johnfroude4507
    @johnfroude4507 3 года назад +3

    Listening Nov 4, 2021. I'm almost 68. Great song.

  • @demicoleman544
    @demicoleman544 3 года назад +7

    I hear this song at work and its makes me proud of sobriety to get through another work week

  • @peggymullaney
    @peggymullaney 4 года назад +6

    I listened to this album endlessly in my basement when I was a teen...such great stuff.

  • @teresaharrison5773
    @teresaharrison5773 6 лет назад +20

    Brilliant lyrics and instrumental blast from the past.
    Great music is timeless.

  • @lucadf2715
    @lucadf2715 5 лет назад +5

    Everlasting, touching and always lovely with a beatiful voice.

  • @aarenceprice7033
    @aarenceprice7033 7 лет назад +72

    wish they still made music like this

    • @thespeez
      @thespeez 6 лет назад +6

      I wish the song got its due respect back in the day!

    • @robertpreston2220
      @robertpreston2220 6 лет назад +2

      we all wish that

  • @melaniesolano7344
    @melaniesolano7344 8 лет назад +93

    fav song ever & I wasn't even born in this era..

    • @Tommyblueeyes
      @Tommyblueeyes 8 лет назад +8

      Even if you were born in this era, you wouldnt get it lol. You had to be born BEFORE this came out lol. To appreciate it. I doubt it a 2 year old would.

    • @gigijarrett2977
      @gigijarrett2977 5 лет назад +1

      I was! Love it! 🖤

    • @michaelsparling4152
      @michaelsparling4152 5 лет назад +7

      I’m 14 and I can safely say this is an amazing song

    • @rgrace6609
      @rgrace6609 5 лет назад +2

      You missed a good one.

    • @morethanjustforkicks
      @morethanjustforkicks 5 лет назад +1

      This takes me back to my childhood. Time portal to the past.

  • @darellbanks822
    @darellbanks822 Год назад +3

    This song is just as relevant in 2023 as it was in2019. Thought provoking and deep and I listen to it often. Darell Banks

  • @Mr.Bryanmay32
    @Mr.Bryanmay32 12 лет назад +4

    Lord please,take me Back to the 80. I'm dying on this era of 2012, please , God have of mercy of my soul,I do not understand this life I live, I belong to the 80 Lord

  • @luisvaladez7832
    @luisvaladez7832 4 года назад +7

    this tune was in my head for 36 years. I love it. I got it in my blood

  • @nataliemolyneux8951
    @nataliemolyneux8951 Год назад

    This song haunts me. My husband died in May 2021 from cancer only 52 years old. He loved Nik Kershaw in his teens. I heard it on the radio when I was low and depressed and felt he was reaching out to me. Whenever I hear the song,.I think of him and how I felt at the time. It hits hard 😢 xx

  • @lukefoley1417
    @lukefoley1417 5 лет назад +9

    Dont worry 80s songs are still being played on radio today believe me

  • @edwardclark4787
    @edwardclark4787 6 лет назад +1

    What a wonderful song this is! The instrumental part towards the end is nothing less than glorious.
    Inspirational stuff from Nik Kershaw indeed!

  • @bad.wolf.4
    @bad.wolf.4 Год назад +4

    i relate to the lyrics of this song as an 18 year old, glad music never goes out of date

    • @daniellele6195
      @daniellele6195 Год назад

      There are only two types of music - good music and bad music!

  • @saliciousable
    @saliciousable 3 месяца назад

    Just one of the darkest, most gorgeous songs. The lyrics are heartbreaking yet I can't help but smile when the horn section kicks in.

  • @colshythecomedian
    @colshythecomedian 11 лет назад +85

    Bring back the 1980's!!!

  • @shawnpatrick5843
    @shawnpatrick5843 2 года назад +5

    One of my favorite songs from the 80s.

  • @barriehomeboy
    @barriehomeboy 8 лет назад +35

    Toronto radio is playing this like like crazy suddenly. I'm 61. I honestly thought this was a song that I'd forgotten from the 80's.

    • @amopastorcanadense
      @amopastorcanadense 8 лет назад +8

      wow, cuz this is pure gold!!

    • @thespeez
      @thespeez 6 лет назад +1

      I wonder if CFZM is willing to play this during "Robbie Remembers" show?

  • @RickMason-yj7pv
    @RickMason-yj7pv 4 года назад +1

    Great song still. And I'm pushing 70!

  • @BusterBLV
    @BusterBLV 3 года назад +7

    Unlike a lot of 80’s pop this one really holds up. Perfect stylized mix on the vocal, synth and guitar. Although not really a big hit this IMO is a quality pop tune.

    • @jazzcat412
      @jazzcat412 2 года назад

      One of the best I ever heard

    • @riproar11
      @riproar11 2 года назад

      "Unlike a lot of 80's pop" What are you talking about ??? So much of it holds up really well! It was a decade where everything was changing so much with every year.

  • @sebamesina5606
    @sebamesina5606 6 лет назад +9

    Fantastic song Nik Kershaw

  • @Prettymumzzy
    @Prettymumzzy 8 лет назад +73

    The good old days.

  • @richardgarcia1137
    @richardgarcia1137 3 года назад +3

    I was 15 when this song make a hit! Until then I'm at 50, I'm still listening this song.. Perfect for my Driving music.. It makes me alive and relaxed. I love this song of Nik Kershaw..

  • @carmensol1945
    @carmensol1945 3 года назад +6

    My heart aches 💔 a girl can only dream... of the 80s that is 🥺

  • @miloslavpokorny2358
    @miloslavpokorny2358 10 лет назад +7

    hi from Czech republic ,,... so for me such song with lyrics is very amazing thing ... have a good time and sun not only in the sky

  • @Francisco-eb3eo
    @Francisco-eb3eo 8 лет назад +19

    I was in Italy when I listened to it, never forget those days

  • @davidholtzer5029
    @davidholtzer5029 2 года назад +5

    I love this song. It was part of my childhood and it brings back memories

  • @markslanson1509
    @markslanson1509 11 лет назад +7

    Play this song at your local bar or lounge and people will come up to you and ask you who it is. Why so many great songs like this one never end on the radio or more well known is a mystery to me.

  • @MasterMoyle
    @MasterMoyle 12 лет назад +2

    Wouldnt it be good to be a teenager in the 1980s. Then I would have experienced this music. I wish I was a child of the 80s.
    Wouldn't it be good if we could go back to the 80s.

  • @andulkavlnkovana8311
    @andulkavlnkovana8311 6 лет назад +3

    This song is so beautiful. I love Nik!

  • @alvanwalls8371
    @alvanwalls8371 3 года назад +2

    Time passes for you and I , Wouldn't that be good return to the 80s if just for one day.... those days are gettin further away..what a helluva ride we've all been on brothers and sisters

  • @Turbojumper
    @Turbojumper 6 лет назад +17

    Wouldn't it be good if we could bring back the 80's? Even if it was just one day? Wouldn't it be good if there was a radio station that only played songs from 60's, 70's and the 80's?

    • @jupitereloroi79
      @jupitereloroi79 5 лет назад

      Nostalgy fm

    • @brianjoyce9040
      @brianjoyce9040 3 года назад

      Sirius. Just heard this song on 1st wave, perfect

    • @steveswick4571
      @steveswick4571 3 года назад

      There is a station WBET FM 99.3 SuperHits 60's 70' 80's catch it on Alexia or Tune in Radio app

  • @meryldepp
    @meryldepp 13 лет назад +2

    Most people of my generation (I'm 18) prefer the 80's and 70's songs... to nowadays'. Great melody+rythmn, you couldn't ask for more...

  • @cesarmontojo654
    @cesarmontojo654 9 лет назад +32

    thumbs up for this song! remembering my younger days...

  • @HalonPoisoning
    @HalonPoisoning 2 месяца назад +1

    No one seems to talk about what this song is actually about.
    It's clearly about someone who is uncomfortable in his own life and is jealous of another person's life thinking they have it better.

  • @Hurricanebloodmoon19
    @Hurricanebloodmoon19 13 лет назад +3

    this was my personal anthem for 4 years, from 10 to 14. It's 4 decades later and I still like it. Even without the severe depression. Sometimes it is that bad.

  • @godfamilyfood8688
    @godfamilyfood8688 2 года назад +2

    My gf who was born in the 80tys are obsessed with the 80tys music and I can see why!

  • @rachelpaz9829
    @rachelpaz9829 7 лет назад +20

    The sad thing bout this song i was bout 20 yrs old n married and this song was my life im 55 yrs old now still married for 35 yrs I made it to the other side The green grass was waiting for us we just had to grow up and get there God Bless

    • @cindytesto9614
      @cindytesto9614 6 лет назад +2

      Rachel Paz you are one of the fortunate ones. God bless

  • @Hitmanhart22804
    @Hitmanhart22804 8 месяцев назад +1

    It’s 2024 and being an 80s born and bred I think I get this song even more in today’s world… wouldn’t it be good to be back in 80s shoes even if it was for one day 😢

  • @carparthero
    @carparthero 3 года назад +3

    classic 1984 track. still listening and enjoying this in april 2021.
    ...and the lyrics have so much meaning today with what's going on with the world - for example the middle class getting smaller and smaller 👀

  • @stewarthandte5406
    @stewarthandte5406 Месяц назад

    One of my all time favorites! Miss this type of music….takes me back to so much better times in my life!

  • @rosemariehromero5950
    @rosemariehromero5950 3 года назад +6

    Since i heard this song my day is incomplete without listening this i really love this song.🥰🥰

  • @Lyndachica
    @Lyndachica 7 месяцев назад +1

    One of my fave songs of all time 😍🥰

  • @gregoryfreeman9073
    @gregoryfreeman9073 4 года назад +6

    Wouldn't it be good if people still listened to this today?

  • @anitaseekford7251
    @anitaseekford7251 2 года назад +3

    One of the greatest angst songs ever.