I was there right up the front,I was 16 at the time!! the emotion was so heavy, they all had tears running down their faces. It was a beautiful moment, ill never forget it. So glad it was captured on film.
It's great to see Paul Hester in this clip. Man it's so great to see this clip. Hard to even find 90s clips on youtube nowadays. I am so glad they have such a big following especially in Australia. RIP Paul Hester. God bless Crowded House. This song is worth 10 of their great songs too. It's my favorite one from them. I love singing it too.
This song reminds me of my wife who dreamed every day. I didn't understand her dreams until now because of this song. I love her dearly and now see what I could not see for so long. I fell into the same trap that many people fall into...I only recognized the job, the bills, the mortage and the everyday things that go on. Little did I understand the beautiful dreams and the beautiful life she wanted to live. Try to live your dreams every day...it's what makes life so special.
The melancholy of this song still gets me. I was head over heels in love with a beautiful woman who became my wife and eventually my ex. What can you say. It's a great song to a flawed movie.
How lucky we were to have grown up with this music!! Whatever happened to music with a melody and a message, created and performed by artists like this who had REAL talent?? Some of the kids today listen to this good stuff, even after all these years. Rock on!!
As a 19 year old, I'm thankful every day to my parents for playing me Crowded House and similar bands throughout my childhood. It's lead me to grow up with an actual taste for music. I think I was born in the wrong decade..
What an emotional performance! I didn't know it was their farewell tour but the keyboardist seems to portray the sultry tone explicitly, not to mention the superb vocal. I wonder if freedom is still attainable these days but their message will always encourage the audience to keep on achieving the goal.
If you're not crying after this performance you have no feelings, heartp or soul. Farewell to an awesome era of music that the shitty auto tune rap generation will never know. An absolute perfect bookend to my youth.
I love this song. Even 25 years later, I get goosebumps every time I hear it. I cannot image how one would not, and especially how anyone could denigrate it.
Great find. I remember this concert - I still have my shirt. The Opera House forecourt was crowded so much people were sitting all around Circular Quay listening. A night I will never forget.
i cried drains when i watched this on tv years ago. how wrenching for a crowdie fan to have to listen to this song and then witness the last of this WONDERFUL band--at that time. and now, the chorus of this song has come true. IT'S NOT OVER!!! crowded house has come back! now i cry tears of joy as i watch this. ;)
I may only be 17 years old, but Crowded House is my favourite band of all time. Their lyrics and melodies are hauntingly beautiful. There is a Crowded House song for every mood. Neil Finn is class personified. On my Facebook, I put 'Neil Finn' next to my religious beliefs. He writes music that is after all, heavenly. I'm yet to see the band, or Neil by himself, live. That is my ultimate goal for 2011.
Awesome tune. Stephen King's THE STAND was playing tonight and featured this tune. Had to hear it again and found this awesome live video. Beautiful and it puts me in such a pensive peaceful place. Amazing what a great song can do. Gonna pick this up on iTunes, add it to my collection.
I love this song so much, It took me 2 years to find it after i heard it on the TV adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand" as it was the title song for that program, every time i hear it i am always reminded of that book and program and man, i can't tell you how much i love this song!
as I was there I can safely say it was the best concert I have ever been to in my life and that song did as they say bring a tear to a glass eye. thankyou boys and thankyou paul. welcome back to our lives all the rest.
I found this video about a week ago after looking for the Susan Boyle rendition, which she did sing very angelically.....how can you not?......I do remember this song........it's beautiful, sweet and sad....a song for the world.....I love it!.....Thank you Crowded House!.........
This was a great concert, put on for free by the crowdies as a farewell to the world. The stage was setup in the open plaza section of the Sydney Opera house and the crowd was just huge. I was up the back about halfway up the steps with a friend and we loved it. So great.
While listening to the music of the 60's, 70's and 80's, I can't help but think that these were the best years for music, and baby boomers are fortunate. Great music never gets old. Young and old enjoy these wonderful songs of those years, and appreciate the genius, harmony, and creativity of the artists.
One of the most beautiful songs every written. Watch the original video to see the stages of the band's development through their different band "houses." This song spread around the world to universal acclaim and is still one of the best loved songs of the 80's.
I read a few comments. Here is how I see it... I think that any song that touches anyone has done its job. Good songs have been written from the beginning of time, and will continue to be written. Just because some songs are popular, doesn't mean we have to dog them, but whoever enjoys them is getting them anyway. Love what YOU love and the rest of the world will love whatever they want.
Music is more about becoming a benchmark for a certain period of time. 20 years from now you won't look back on todays music as being classic, but many people growing up in todays world will.
wonderful song and superbly done live, but makes me think about that beautiful young lady out there somewhere don't dream it's over I'm still goin find you!!!!!!
I was 21 when this song came out.....great song.....great group, great message. I will always have fond memories of this song. This was the year I started getting my act together as a human being and a person. Wish I could have been at this concert.
I found this video a bout a week ago looking for the rendition that Susan Boyle recently released, which she sang angelically....how can you not?......I Love this rendition live better......a beautiful song for the world!....Thank you Crowded House!......
I love Crowded House, everytime I hear this song it brings back the 80's to me. Timeless classic. It is sad how time comes and goes, time waits for no one
You make a clear point; DebraErics. The 80' is like and arrow through the heart, but instead of killing you, it brings you life like no other to each and everyone of us that live it. Great songs make great living, great living makes great memories, such as this one.
Beautiful!! awesome track !! heard it in the movie adventure land for the first time!! since then I make sure to listen to it every single day!!! awesome!!
Mark Hart was at my church this morning. He is married to one of our member's daughters and they were passing through (I live in Arkansas) on their way to New York to do a show. I didn't know who he was at the time until I was introduced to him. I wish I would have got his autograph and taken a pic. This was too cool!
I remember when I fell head over heels for this song. There seemed to be sooo much crap on the airwaves back then...then I could hear this song wafting over the winds....What a stand out! Great sound quality here! Thanks!!!! I've never seen the band before.
I love this song--always have.It's a shame that songs like this don't grace the general airwaves of popular music. Much of today's music is so devoid of substance it is sickening. Technology has (with all the good that is has allowed) contributed to poor excuses for what is called "songs." Any modern songwriter would do well to take lessons from the simplicity and beauty of this song and its arrangement. To put words in to the Kinks mouths, Where have all the good SONGS gone.
This song sounds great sung by any artist. Sixpence and Howie Day do it justice. If I close my eyes, I am back in the 8th grade with my WalkMan on daydreaming of getting as far away from where I was then. I think most teens today can totally relate to that feeling if they listen to Crowded House or any other artists. Much angst.
I was there!! :-) In November 1996 i travelled from Germany to Australia just to see this concert! It was soooo fantastic.
you're so awesome for that
I can't look at Paul without my heart breaking a little.
I was there right up the front,I was 16 at the time!! the emotion was so heavy, they all had tears running down their faces. It was a beautiful moment, ill never forget it. So glad it was captured on film.
wow... never again will we see such greats on one stage again.
..we never dreamt for it to be over..
You will all be missed... R.I.P Paul Hester
It's great to see Paul Hester in this clip. Man it's so great to see this clip. Hard to even find 90s clips on youtube nowadays. I am so glad they have such a big following especially in Australia. RIP Paul Hester. God bless Crowded House. This song is worth 10 of their great songs too. It's my favorite one from them. I love singing it too.
This song reminds me of my wife who dreamed every day. I didn't understand her dreams until now because of this song. I love her dearly and now see what I could not see for so long.
I fell into the same trap that many people fall into...I only recognized the job, the bills, the mortage and the everyday things that go on. Little did I understand the beautiful dreams and the beautiful life she wanted to live. Try to live your dreams every day...it's what makes life so special.
my favorite song of all time
The melancholy of this song still gets me. I was head over heels in love with a beautiful woman who became my wife and eventually my ex. What can you say. It's a great song to a flawed movie.
How lucky we were to have grown up with this music!! Whatever happened to music with a melody and a message, created and performed by artists like this who had REAL talent?? Some of the kids today listen to this good stuff, even after all these years. Rock on!!
As a 19 year old, I'm thankful every day to my parents for playing me Crowded House and similar bands throughout my childhood. It's lead me to grow up with an actual taste for music.
I think I was born in the wrong decade..
I remember watching this on tv the night they gave this last concert and I remember having tears in my eyes when this started.
What an emotional performance! I didn't know it was their farewell tour but the keyboardist seems to portray the sultry tone explicitly, not to mention the superb vocal.
I wonder if freedom is still attainable these days but their message will always encourage the audience to keep on achieving the goal.
If you're not crying after this performance you have no feelings, heartp or soul. Farewell to an awesome era of music that the shitty auto tune rap generation will never know. An absolute perfect bookend to my youth.
I love this song. Even 25 years later, I get goosebumps every time I hear it. I cannot image how one would not, and especially how anyone could denigrate it.
it was a blast being there...
I am so jealous
I wish I could have got over to Australia I've always loved Crowded house.
music just isnt the same these days. we wont look back in 20 years time and remember any songs from this era as classics
Personally I think there is music for every taste and every mood...I grew up with this kind of tunes and i love every note. Great music Thanks!!
This Music never gets old , WE just do
Good Songs like this Live forever
one of the best songs from the 80's and another my mom 's favorite songs.
Great find. I remember this concert - I still have my shirt. The Opera House forecourt was crowded so much people were sitting all around Circular Quay listening. A night I will never forget.
Totally awesome 80s classic tune.
Haven't heard it for a little while so glad I found it on RUclips.
i cried drains when i watched this on tv years ago. how wrenching for a crowdie fan to have to listen to this song and then witness the last of this WONDERFUL band--at that time. and now, the chorus of this song has come true. IT'S NOT OVER!!! crowded house has come back! now i cry tears of joy as i watch this. ;)
I heard this song in1987 and still love it the same. I was a teen at that time, long time ago. :(
The BEST song forever...
I may only be 17 years old, but Crowded House is my favourite band of all time. Their lyrics and melodies are hauntingly beautiful. There is a Crowded House song for every mood. Neil Finn is class personified. On my Facebook, I put 'Neil Finn' next to my religious beliefs. He writes music that is after all, heavenly. I'm yet to see the band, or Neil by himself, live. That is my ultimate goal for 2011.
in loving memory of my dear friend Dikla Dahan Z"L that loved this song and every time I hear it she comes back to my mind..
i loved these guys and best of all the emotion on the drummers face R.I.P baby you are so hot
Awesome tune. Stephen King's THE STAND was playing tonight and featured this tune. Had to hear it again and found this awesome live video. Beautiful and it puts me in such a pensive peaceful place. Amazing what a great song can do. Gonna pick this up on iTunes, add it to my collection.
I listen to this song and just good for the soul, thank you. Hello from Russia!
Still remember this day like it was yesterday. So emotional!
So many memories! Good, bad, happy, sad,too many to mention miss u Hessie
Great song. Takes me back to the 80's.
one of my favorite songs
Great song, a classic from the 80's
One of the best live performances of a popular song I have ever heard. These guys have always been a total inspiration to me musically.
I love this song so much, It took me 2 years to find it after i heard it on the TV adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand" as it was the title song for that program, every time i hear it i am always reminded of that book and program and man, i can't tell you how much i love this song!
as I was there I can safely say it was the best concert I have ever been to in my life and that song did as they say bring a tear to a glass eye.
thankyou boys and thankyou paul. welcome back to our lives all the rest.
i begin the first morning of this 2012, listening this beautiful song, and i tell you that i live in Argentina. Nice song. Nice singer
The best concert ever.
the part when the crowd sings along at the end is just magic!!!
i am 17 and i love this song i love the music of my mom and dads time awsome nothing like this music one of a kind
the voice and melody hasn't changed..through the years... Awesome band !!
I found this video about a week ago after looking for the Susan Boyle rendition, which she did sing very angelically.....how can you not?......I do remember this song........it's beautiful, sweet and sad....a song for the world.....I love it!.....Thank you Crowded House!.........
I first heard this song in 1986 and it still is a great song to this day.
I was out of high school-loved this tune-something to fight for in the world-what a thought!
Yes it is a small world am here in Manchester uk...What a tune such a classic I just can't get sick of listening to it
This was a great concert, put on for free by the crowdies as a farewell to the world. The stage was setup in the open plaza section of the Sydney Opera house and the crowd was just huge. I was up the back about halfway up the steps with a friend and we loved it. So great.
While listening to the music of the 60's, 70's and 80's, I can't help but think that these were the best years for music, and baby boomers are fortunate. Great music never gets old. Young and old enjoy these wonderful songs of those years, and appreciate the genius, harmony, and creativity of the artists.
One of the most beautiful songs every written. Watch the original video to see the stages of the band's development through their different band "houses." This song spread around the world to universal acclaim and is still one of the best loved songs of the 80's.
I read a few comments. Here is how I see it... I think that any song that touches anyone has done its job. Good songs have been written from the beginning of time, and will continue to be written. Just because some songs are popular, doesn't mean we have to dog them, but whoever enjoys them is getting them anyway. Love what YOU love and the rest of the world will love whatever they want.
R.I.P. Paul Hester!! Great Drumming!
I was at this concert on a boat in Darling Harbour. BEST concert EVER!!!!
this,ladies and gentleman, is timeless music.
As an artist that must be the greatest feeling to have... To have the crowd sing back to you. Awesome moment right there.
I remember talking about this "farewell tour" with my friends in '97-'98 and being completely sad i couldn't go.
This is one of my all time favourite ever live perfomances.
Music is more about becoming a benchmark for a certain period of time. 20 years from now you won't look back on todays music as being classic, but many people growing up in todays world will.
If I could go back and do anything in my life it would be to be sitting in the front row of this concert.
wonderful song and superbly done live, but makes me think about that beautiful young lady out there somewhere don't dream it's over I'm still goin find you!!!!!!
You;ll never see the end of the road while your traveling with me. Awesome words!
Que música linda e que clip espetacular. Esse grupo Crowded House é demais. Parabéns. Horácio, Brasília, Brasil.
How can you NOT like this song? It is just so perfect in every way.
I was 21 when this song came out.....great song.....great group, great message. I will always have fond memories of this song. This was the year I started getting my act together as a human being and a person. Wish I could have been at this concert.
I found this video a bout a week ago looking for the rendition that Susan Boyle recently released, which she sang angelically....how can you not?......I Love this rendition live better......a beautiful song for the world!....Thank you Crowded House!......
i had the pleasure of ch touring at my home town in 2008 - best concert of my life - i just wish you could enjoy the same experience !
The BEST of the 90s say goodbye. GREAT CONCERT.
Saw them this summer and boy what a magical performance they put on! R.I.P Hester, you were certaintly there in spirit (especially during this song!)
one of my all time favorites....... greetings from turkey
I love Crowded House, everytime I hear this song it brings back the 80's to me. Timeless classic. It is sad how time comes and goes, time waits for no one
itz a small world. North Carolina here lovin' it!
why does this always make me shiver to tears being the last song of thier farewell concert?
best thing to ever see and hear
You make a clear point; DebraErics. The 80' is like and arrow through the heart, but instead of killing you, it brings you life like no other to each and everyone of us that live it. Great songs make great living, great living makes great memories, such as this one.
I keep going from one version to the next & can't settle on which I like the best. It's such an overwhelming song and vocal presentation
Beautiful!! awesome track !! heard it in the movie adventure land for the first time!! since then I make sure to listen to it every single day!!! awesome!!
This was played at my Best Mates funeral..Don't Dream It's Over..See you over the other side my BEST MATE.xx
Love Love Love still this song!!! You know they won't win!!
To this day , the greatest concert I never saw.
All joking aside. I think we all agree that it is a great song, very deep and meaningful!!
A classic.
❤ This song is timeless 😊 ❤ so special 💖 💗 💕 to me 😊
One of my favorite 80's songs, and one of the best from this lovely band.
Mark Hart was at my church this morning. He is married to one of our member's daughters and they were passing through (I live in Arkansas) on their way to New York to do a show. I didn't know who he was at the time until I was introduced to him. I wish I would have got his autograph and taken a pic. This was too cool!
ecxelente video soy de argentina provincia de san luis y me encanta esta cancion se las dedico a aquellos que estan enamorados !!!!!!!!!!
I remember when I fell head over heels for this song. There seemed to be sooo much crap on the airwaves back then...then I could hear this song wafting over the winds....What a stand out! Great sound quality here! Thanks!!!! I've never seen the band before.
I love this song--always have.It's a shame that songs like this don't grace the general airwaves of popular music. Much of today's music is so devoid of substance it is sickening. Technology has (with all the good that is has allowed) contributed to poor excuses for what is called "songs." Any modern songwriter would do well to take lessons from the simplicity and beauty of this song and its arrangement. To put words in to the Kinks mouths, Where have all the good SONGS gone.
my favourite song... Great song and lyrics.
Um clássico nunca morre! Bons tempos aquele!
Márcia - Portugal
One of the best songs ever.
Timeless song by a gifted songwriter and performer - what an event this must have been!
This song sounds great sung by any artist. Sixpence and Howie Day do it justice.
If I close my eyes, I am back in the 8th grade with my WalkMan on daydreaming of getting as far away from where I was then. I think most teens today can totally relate to that feeling if they listen to Crowded House or any other artists.
Much angst.
Amazing song, incredible Hammond B-3 sound, great chorus-like arrangement a` la JS Bach..!!
I saw them Live on Saturday Night. It was fantastic to say the least.
a love the melody of this song , its so romantic
The best Aussie musicians ever to have come out of Auckland
Wow, great atmosphere at the end, good vibrations, awesome.
And ofcourse a great song, no doubts.
Love this song. The performance was great.
Awesome song. Can't believe how long it's been, but I still get all emotional when I hear this song. Strong and smooth. Crank up the organ!
Talk about timeless...
Wish I could write a song like this.
to those 15 peaple that dont like this song wake up to yourself this is real music....
Love this and think its an everlasting classic for all ages. :)
I was 11 when this concert took place, I wish I could have gone! And this is from someone who will have seen them live twice come December!