We are Canadian and grew up with Glass Tiger and this song. I never appreciated the deeper meaning of this song, or the video, until touring Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and seeing firsthand the display of sacrifice by Scottish soldiers. This video is thoughtfully done and gave me chills. The biggest takeaway we had from that tour is that we live in a very messed up world, and that hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Lord help us all.
Canadian culture is amazing! Here I am more than thirty years after Glass Tiger was successful in Brazil to introduce them to new generations telling the story of their music. this song is special you feel in the words sung by Alan Frew the mixture of feelings of a soldier on his mission fear, hope, courage and both sides life and death, glory to the winners and tears for those who lost their loved ones . undoubtedly a song to give chills and another one of the many wonders that Glass Tiger brought us!
@@allanmarwood5887 which castle is in the beginning? i recall Alan saying they went to a couple castles,i know this isn't Edinburgh castle or Sterling tho,unless they looked different in 1985
Still love this song and album some 30 years later. I, too, am a metal head, but good, melodic music defies categorization. I was into Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Glass Tiger, Howard Jones etc before I ever got into hard rock and metal. The 80s were a magical time!
@MisterG I listen to very few “modern” artists. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, and…um. Rock is in dire straits now (and not the great Mark Knopfler band); so much of what’s on the radio, or satellite radio, is soulless tripe. Auto tuned crap. While I don’t like or even love every genre, I was born in 1971, and the music that I was exposed to growing up, really from about the mid 70s to the mid 80s, represents the greatest explosion of creativity in popular music history. That’s not to take away anything from the great bands whose origin came before, many of which I love. But think about it. Progressive rock really exploded in that time. Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, Kansas, Rush, even early Queen was heavily progressive with their thematic approach and complex arrangements (especially on Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, ANATO and ADATR). There were so many fabulous hard rock acts playing in huge stadiums. Deep Purple, The Who were at their absolute peak, Led Zeppelin, etc. Marillion transitioned to a more progressive band with their lead singers changing, Fish being replaced by Steve Hogarth. I’ve never been a real fan of punk, as I tend to gravitate towards bands with real musicianship-but the Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, which were more avant-garde-the attitude was a breath of fresh air. The Police began as a punk band, and they evolved, as did the GoGos, who started as punk, and moved more towards pop. That crossed over some into both glam rock/metal (Queen again, David Bowie, Sweet) and pop/disco like Blondie. The Bee Gees were huge. You saw lines blurred between disco and r&b, soul. There was an explosion of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, The Allman Brothers. Beaches off from Southern Rock was a hybrid of rock and some slight country influences in bands like The Eagles. Then, in the early 80s, you had the advent of synth pop and the second British Invasion. Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Howard Jones, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Ah ha…Canadian rock bands became virtually their own genre with Rush moving into more mainstream rock and embracing synthesizers, along with Triumph, Glass Tiger, Bryan Adams. Then metal really emerged in the middle of the 80s. Hair metal bands were everywhere. Quiet Riot, Ratt, Whitesnake, Dokken. Iron Maiden, Dio, Rainbow, Judas Priest, etc. These bands all featured virtuoso guitarists. Randy Rhoads with QR before he joined Ozzy’s band. Warren DiMarrini, George Lynch, John Sykes. Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. Motley Crue was huge, as were Def Leppard. The instrumentalist guitarist emerged-Steve Vai, Joe Satriani et all. Then really heavy metal with speed metal, Metallica, Testament, Anthrax, Megadeth. You had the birth of my favorite genre, modern progressive metal. Queensryche, Dream Theater, and the godfathers of prof metal, Fates Warning, who switched from being a pure metal band to a progressive metal one with the arrival of drummer Mark Zander and vocalist Ray Alder. Towards the end of the 80s, before grunge ruined everything, bands like Guns and Roses deconstructed metal to their roots. A new collection of bands right at the end of the decade: Saraya, Badlands with Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen, the supergroup power trio Blue Murder, Enid Z’Nuff…. I could go on and on. But there will never be that kind of artistic freedom and creativity again. I’m pushing 50 now, and while we all wish we were younger again, I loved growing up when I did. The music kicked ass, and I’ll be listening to all of it until they stick me in the ground.
The Thin Red Line was a description in the English and Scottish press of this incident where around 200 men of the 93rd, aided by a small force of 100 walking wounded, 40 detached Guardsmen, and supported by a substantial force of Turkish infantrymen, led by Sir Colin Campbell, routed a Russian cavalry charge. There were more Victoria Crosses presented to the Highland soldiers at that time than at any other. The event was lionized in the British press and became an icon of the qualities of the British soldier in a war that was poorly managed and increasingly unpopular. The commander, Colin Campbell, formed the line of men two deep. Convention dictated that the line should be four deep. However, Campbell, felt he had insufficient trained men to form square, and met the charge head on with the 2-deep firing line. As the Russian cavalry approached, the Turks on the flanks broke and fled. The 93rd discharged three volleys: at 600, 350 and 150 yards respectively, however they did not get a chance to discharge one at point blank range as the Russians turned away. The Times correspondent, William H. Russell, wrote about the event in his November 14, 1854, article, Heights Before Sebastopol. He described how he could see nothing between the charging Russians and the British regiment’s base of operations at Balaklava but the “thin red streak tipped with a line of steel” of the 93rd. Popularly condensed into “the thin red line,” the phrase became a symbol of British composure in battle
Cool. Thanks for the history lesson. Back in the day, BEFORE the Internet and Google, I could barely find a scrap of info about this historic event. LL 🙋🏻♀️✝🇨🇦❤
@@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms If it is pro-war then it is a disappointment indeed. No real artist should ever celebrate violence, colonialism and imperialism.
Listening to this I reflect on my youth, joining the US Navy at 18 years of age in 1987. Never went to war, served active duty during peacetime, and was in the reserves during the first Gulf War. But I think of the generation that went to Afghanistan. I cry for my youth that is long gone, and for the youth that did not return home from war or suffer to this day the perils of violent conflict.
1986.... Easily the greatest year ever for music..... You'd be hard pressed to find a year with more breakout stars than any year ever....... Mr. Mister, Pet Shop Boys, Steve Winwood, Stacey Q, Berlin, Nu Shooz, Falco, Level 42, Bananarama, Howard Jones, Miami Sound Machine, Bangles, Scritti Politti, INXS, Arcadia.....just to name a few.......
I think the Witch Queen and her troop of little children represent The Morrigan, a Scottish and Irish mythological character who incited soldiers into a fighting frenzy in battle then brought them into death. The shadow over the dead men was the this queen essentially finishing what she started. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
I didn't pay any attention to these guys back in the day. I was a metal head and pretty close minded. Now I'm starting to see a lot of good music from then.
Proud of my Scottish Heritage!! i am Cannadian of Partly Scottish Decent and English and Irish. Maybe French. However I love being Scottish and when times get hard I remind myself that I come from a warrior Culture and that the Scots were always Feirce warriors in Battle. I have that in me so it keeps me going I gesuss. Alba Gu Brath!!!!
Went to a GAELIC College, Queen's University in Kingston, and your comment sparks recollections... My Grandma was a KIRK... We celebrate our Roots here, in Canada. ❤
Saw them open for Journey when this was new. Easily one of the best opening acts(at the time) I ever saw. Lots of great music from these guys through the years.
Still one of the best songs, groups and videos to come out of Canada. Glass Tiger. Classy, clever, Creative and Canadian. What more could a person want?!
Canadian culture is amazing! Here I am more than thirty years after Glass Tiger was successful in Brazil to introduce them to new generations telling the story of their music. this song is special you feel in the words sung by Alan Frew the mixture of feelings of a soldier on his mission fear, hope, courage and both sides life and death, glory to the winners and tears for those who lost their loved ones . undoubtedly a song to give chills and another one of the many wonders that Glass Tiger brought us!
There's a great backstory to the events depicted in this video and it's a rousing anthem for The SCOTTISH everywhere ! the lead singer ALAN FREW who is Scottish was a motivational speaker and is a stroke survivor so God bless him and make him well🙏 i will take that as inspiration to march onwards as the soldiers do in this video as ALAN has done in real life ! 🙏💯
After 32 years in search of this....i found it last year 2018... I remember a few words of his song....since first time I heard it When I was 17..back in the 87-88 Demnn long ago Now I learned english and I have family......we are old who listen this song back in those days.....
Just bought the Japanese pressing reissue for The Thin Red line album. Having grown up in the 80s, I don’t know how this wasn’t a huge hit. Wasn’t it released as a single? This song is one of those hidden gems that rewards the listener for buying the album, and not just some greatest hits compilation, or a single mp3. This is easily one of my favorite songs of the entire decade, and that’s saying a hell of a lot.
If I recall correctly, it was in heavy rotation on Much Music, where I first saw this video. Listen to a rock radio station so didn’t here it that way, but it was played fairly frequently on the less heavy stations in Toronto where I lived at the time. Bought their music and still listen to them. Got to support our Canadian talent! Great to know there are still GT fans out there! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
Omgoodness, they opened for Corey Hart in St. John's and were INCREDIBLE. The singer had a bad accident a couple weeks ago and BROKE HIS NECK in two places and STILL sang his heart out. He was great. Both them and Corey Hart put on a fantastic show. So glad they came to St. John's!! Thank you!
Just watched Glass Tiger perform last night July 21st at Kitchener City Hall and I must say they are one Canada's Best bands!!! Alan Frew still has a great voice and persona on stage!!! Great time for everyone there!!! Check out some of the postings for the concert on RUclips!!
On a 80s nostalgia kick and heard this today for the first time in years. Awesome song. There is a power in the lyrics I never noticed before back in the 80s. Beautiful imagery and symbolism.
Most definitely. I'm what they call a millennial and the majority of what I listen to is 50s-80s era music. Because it was good and it still is. There is absolutely nothing that compares and fills me with the feelings that this music does. We can't let it go.
Ok, interesting. Thanks, Jeff , for the background. I like songs that are based around real historical events but are sung as if the action is taking place in the present. Like Lights Out by UFO. It talks about the London Blitz in WW2. Not happy but still makes for a good song.
Hang on, I think I'm wrong. It isn;t about WW2. I've heard it was about power cuts and strikes in London during the 70's . Either way, makes a good song
I actually didn't know this song was based on actual events until I made that comment. I always thought it was just a song about a fictional battle. The video depicts "Kedikoi" as a goddess of death or souls, so I looked "her" up and Wikipedia describes it as the village near the battle. I agree that historical events can make a song more appealing. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 is one. You probably know the song, "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter. Most people think it's about Kurt Cobain, but Tit's actually about Pennsylvania State Treasurer, R. Budd Dwyer, who was found guilty of bribery and then committed suicide in front of TV cameras. It was later discovered he was probably innocent. Pretty graphic video!
I was 7 in 1986 and living in the UK (still do). Glass Tiger are an unheard of band here...maybe because they sound too similar to a lot of British bands (this song reminds me of anything by Big Country lol). they are one of the bands that I had to seek out myself...such a hidden gem!
+Bloop the lead singer is actually from SCOTLAND and now works as a motivational speaker ; yes I agree with the analogy they also did a song that's a tribute to their Irish roots called MY SONG the vid was filmed in IRELAND and features the CHIEFTAINS as guests !! ENJOY!!
Best song Glass Tiger ever did. Was nice to see a band come out with a song that wasn't all about the rock and roll lifestyle or another love song at the time when everyone else was doing it.
The first cassette I ever purchased was Glass Tiger's 'Thin Red Line' at age 9, earned with my strawberry picking money. Popped it into the car stereo on the way home and this song started, and I lOVED it. Still do.
I notice someone else has post the long backstory behind this , so before Braveheart there was this proud anthem for the Scottish everywhere ! 😃🏴 Is there any Scottish blood in me ...hmmm ? well I feel Scottish when I hear this. Lol ! Stand tall and walk proudly out there CHEERS . 🙏
saw Glass Tiger playing in Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta, last night, Canada Day. Absolutely fantastic!!!! they still have it. Best birthday present, and fireworks too.
I remember this song so well at a time in my life back when I still had dreams and aspirations. Man I'm in a dark place in my life right now. I shed a tear for yesteryear.
In 2015 I lost my wife of thirty years and my mom within a few months of each other. You're going through hell. Sounds trite, but as someone else said, just keep going.
Dam good song! At the 80's Glass Tiger have been very popular-had many songs I like still today-Real good music from🇨🇦.The Video in my Eyes a Tribute to all who have fallen to keep Freedom and Justice alive. Madame "Death" very well played in the Video. Great Performance of the band!! And of cause the soilders💂
Estoy tan enamorado de esta canción. Ojalá tuviese el disco de vinilo para oírlo a tOdO volumen. Gracias Glass tiger x hacer de mis momentos y días de música más felices. 🌈💎⭐🪩⚡🫧🌙🩷✨
A primeira vez que escutei essa música foi lá por 2012, só estou comentando aqui pra documentar, pra la na frente quando voltar aqui, ler meu coment e saber que estive aqui em 2012 e que deixei minha marca aqui, Glass Tiger 🐅 banda sensacional
Alan Frew was born in Scotland....also the term "Thin red line" comes from the 93rd Highlanders(Scots) stand in the Crimean war against a Russian cavalry charge.
A lot of the lyrics were actual writings from some guy that reported on the event (can't think of his name), like "remember no retreat, you die where you stand" and "a thin red streak tipped with a line of steel". Brave people they were....
I did like Metals but these guys are rooted in my heart. I always sing Diamond Sun, My Town, I will be there and all that were not given airplay on the radio.
13 juin 1986,forum de Montreal,première partie de Julian Lennon,le premier show d'une liste qui n'a fait que s'allonger au fil des années !La belle époque ,quand les billets de shows étaient abordables.....
Probably the best band to ever come from Canada. This video is what introduced me to Glass Tiger. However, I seem to remember "Kedinkoi" being an "old lady with a serious case of bed-hair". But when I woke up THIS morning ... Yup. Same hair as her. Where did the years fly to? sigh. #LauraLeeWasHere 🙋🏻♀️✝🇨🇦❤
I've always liked this band since I was a kid. They performed to the Calgary Stampede in 2001 and I was disappointed at their luke warm reception by the crowd. But most of the crowd was younger and they had a kick ass lineup all week, so they were probably expecting more of the edgy new stuff. But the band played with spirit and did plenty well. I still have the audio on my minidisc 😁
Canadian culture is amazing! Here I am more than thirty years after Glass Tiger was successful in Brazil to introduce them to new generations telling the story of their music. this song is special you feel in the words sung by Alan Frew the mixture of feelings of a soldier on his mission fear, hope, courage and both sides life and death, glory to the winners and tears for those who lost their loved ones . undoubtedly a song to give chills and another one of the many wonders that Glass Tiger brought us!
Title Track off their Debut Album... INCREDIBLE collection worth adding to your #Libraries! Fastest Selling Album in Canadian History to reach PLATINUM in Canada!
"Thin Red Line" The hands of time have spoken for the chosen ones Cold steel glistens in the dawning sun Destiny and claidemaugh that embraces me All here to sacrifice for victory Hidden in the shadows where the cold wind comes A mist queen dances for her fallen sons Over and over Her shadow falls over me Remember no retreat, for here you die where you stand It's chance that brings the Rory's to this foreign land The crimson and the claidemaugh make you strangers to fear A thin red streak tipped with a line of steel Shadows fall over me All for the thin red line All for the thin red line Now the battles over, Kedikoi can cry For all the gallant hillmen she's seen fought and die Red is for the heroes green is for the brave Soldiers would you leave me with no souls to save Shadows fall over me All for the thin red line All for the thin red line All for the thin red line Oh oh oh oh oh...
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Possibly one of the most under appreciated bands and songs ever. Easily one of my favourite songs
Great ale drinking song!
I agree. And it never gets old.
Ppl won’t appreciate Canadian artists
In grade 7, my school had a lip sync contest. I had to do this song!
Agreed
We are Canadian and grew up with Glass Tiger and this song. I never appreciated the deeper meaning of this song, or the video, until touring Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and seeing firsthand the display of sacrifice by Scottish soldiers. This video is thoughtfully done and gave me chills. The biggest takeaway we had from that tour is that we live in a very messed up world, and that hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Lord help us all.
Canadian culture is amazing! Here I am more than thirty years after Glass Tiger was successful in Brazil to introduce them to new generations telling the story of their music. this song is special you feel in the words sung by Alan Frew the mixture of feelings of a soldier on his mission fear, hope, courage and both sides life and death, glory to the winners and tears for those who lost their loved ones . undoubtedly a song to give chills and another one of the many wonders that Glass Tiger brought us!
Alba gu bràth
The opening of this song always gives me chills.
Me too!!! Can't find any video from the 21st century that makes me feel the same... 80's magic!!!!
For real
@@allanmarwood5887 which castle is in the beginning? i recall Alan saying they went to a couple castles,i know this isn't Edinburgh castle or Sterling tho,unless they looked different in 1985
Still love this song and album some 30 years later. I, too, am a metal head, but good, melodic music defies categorization.
I was into Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Glass Tiger, Howard Jones etc before I ever got into hard rock and metal.
The 80s were a magical time!
Yes!
@MisterG I listen to very few “modern” artists. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, and…um.
Rock is in dire straits now (and not the great Mark Knopfler band); so much of what’s on the radio, or satellite radio, is soulless tripe. Auto tuned crap.
While I don’t like or even love every genre, I was born in 1971, and the music that I was exposed to growing up, really from about the mid 70s to the mid 80s, represents the greatest explosion of creativity in popular music history. That’s not to take away anything from the great bands whose origin came before, many of which I love. But think about it. Progressive rock really exploded in that time. Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, Kansas, Rush, even early Queen was heavily progressive with their thematic approach and complex arrangements (especially on Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, ANATO and ADATR). There were so many fabulous hard rock acts playing in huge stadiums. Deep Purple, The Who were at their absolute peak, Led Zeppelin, etc. Marillion transitioned to a more progressive band with their lead singers changing, Fish being replaced by Steve Hogarth. I’ve never been a real fan of punk, as I tend to gravitate towards bands with real musicianship-but the Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, which were more avant-garde-the attitude was a breath of fresh air. The Police began as a punk band, and they evolved, as did the GoGos, who started as punk, and moved more towards pop. That crossed over some into both glam rock/metal (Queen again, David Bowie, Sweet) and pop/disco like Blondie. The Bee Gees were huge. You saw lines blurred between disco and r&b, soul. There was an explosion of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, The Allman Brothers. Beaches off from Southern Rock was a hybrid of rock and some slight country influences in bands like The Eagles. Then, in the early 80s, you had the advent of synth pop and the second British Invasion. Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Howard Jones, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Ah ha…Canadian rock bands became virtually their own genre with Rush moving into more mainstream rock and embracing synthesizers, along with Triumph, Glass Tiger, Bryan Adams. Then metal really emerged in the middle of the 80s. Hair metal bands were everywhere. Quiet Riot, Ratt, Whitesnake, Dokken. Iron Maiden, Dio, Rainbow, Judas Priest, etc. These bands all featured virtuoso guitarists. Randy Rhoads with QR before he joined Ozzy’s band. Warren DiMarrini, George Lynch, John Sykes. Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. Motley Crue was huge, as were Def Leppard. The instrumentalist guitarist emerged-Steve Vai, Joe Satriani et all. Then really heavy metal with speed metal, Metallica, Testament, Anthrax, Megadeth. You had the birth of my favorite genre, modern progressive metal. Queensryche, Dream Theater, and the godfathers of prof metal, Fates Warning, who switched from being a pure metal band to a progressive metal one with the arrival of drummer Mark Zander and vocalist Ray Alder. Towards the end of the 80s, before grunge ruined everything, bands like Guns and Roses deconstructed metal to their roots. A new collection of bands right at the end of the decade: Saraya, Badlands with Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen, the supergroup power trio Blue Murder, Enid Z’Nuff….
I could go on and on. But there will never be that kind of artistic freedom and creativity again.
I’m pushing 50 now, and while we all wish we were younger again, I loved growing up when I did. The music kicked ass, and I’ll be listening to all of it until they stick me in the ground.
@theaterdream Same dude. 😁😁
Great comment. I feel the same way.
@@theaterdreamer Yup. Well said.
Canada 1986.
Miss You So.
Hot80s and 1812.
Aw, yeah. 😥
The Thin Red Line was a description in the English and Scottish press of this incident where around 200 men of the 93rd, aided by a small force of 100 walking wounded, 40 detached Guardsmen, and supported by a substantial force of Turkish infantrymen, led by Sir Colin Campbell, routed a Russian cavalry charge. There were more Victoria Crosses presented to the Highland soldiers at that time than at any other. The event was lionized in the British press and became an icon of the qualities of the British soldier in a war that was poorly managed and increasingly unpopular. The commander, Colin Campbell, formed the line of men two deep. Convention dictated that the line should be four deep. However, Campbell, felt he had insufficient trained men to form square, and met the charge head on with the 2-deep firing line. As the Russian cavalry approached, the Turks on the flanks broke and fled. The 93rd discharged three volleys: at 600, 350 and 150 yards respectively, however they did not get a chance to discharge one at point blank range as the Russians turned away. The Times correspondent, William H. Russell, wrote about the event in his November 14, 1854, article, Heights Before Sebastopol. He described how he could see nothing between the charging Russians and the British regiment’s base of operations at Balaklava but the “thin red streak tipped with a line of steel” of the 93rd. Popularly condensed into “the thin red line,” the phrase became a symbol of British composure in battle
Cool. Thanks for the history lesson. Back in the day, BEFORE the Internet and Google, I could barely find a scrap of info about this historic event. LL 🙋🏻♀️✝🇨🇦❤
Interesting,would this song be a pro or anti war statement? What year did this war take place in.
@@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms If it is pro-war then it is a disappointment indeed. No real artist should ever celebrate violence, colonialism and imperialism.
@@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms . Probably a little of both.
Nonsense. All of human history is fake.
You think the current year is 2022 when in reality it is closer to 252.
Listening to this I reflect on my youth, joining the US Navy at 18 years of age in 1987. Never went to war, served active duty during peacetime, and was in the reserves during the first Gulf War. But I think of the generation that went to Afghanistan. I cry for my youth that is long gone, and for the youth that did not return home from war or suffer to this day the perils of violent conflict.
Glass Tiger was brilliant and their music continues to transcend time. Simply Amazing!!!!!
1986.... Easily the greatest year ever for music..... You'd be hard pressed to find a year with more breakout stars than any year ever....... Mr. Mister, Pet Shop Boys, Steve Winwood, Stacey Q, Berlin, Nu Shooz, Falco, Level 42, Bananarama, Howard Jones, Miami Sound Machine, Bangles, Scritti Politti, INXS, Arcadia.....just to name a few.......
1984 would like a word.. ;)
Gotta Agree with u there brother.
Beastie boys Whitney Houston Metalica BonJovi Janet Jackson.....lol just to name a few
Ummm.... Stevie Winwood was a star before 1986. Perhaps you've heard of Traffic, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group?
Don´t forget QUEEN!
Let's just say the 80's were a good time for music and big events that made the decade fabulous !
I think the Witch Queen and her troop of little children represent The Morrigan, a Scottish and Irish mythological character who incited soldiers into a fighting frenzy in battle then brought them into death. The shadow over the dead men was the this queen essentially finishing what she started. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
I didn't pay any attention to these guys back in the day. I was a metal head and pretty close minded. Now I'm starting to see a lot of good music from then.
I have a great day and I will be a
Another pretty underrated band from the early 90's was Blind Melon.
Proud of my Scottish Heritage!! i am Cannadian of Partly Scottish Decent and English and Irish. Maybe French. However I love being Scottish and when times get hard I remind myself that I come from a warrior Culture and that the Scots were always Feirce warriors in Battle. I have that in me so it keeps me going I gesuss. Alba Gu Brath!!!!
Went to a GAELIC College, Queen's University in Kingston, and your comment sparks recollections...
My Grandma was a KIRK...
We celebrate our Roots here, in Canada.
❤
Ahhh, the 80's. How I miss the hair, the makeup, the shoulders! Best fashion era I've lived through.
Glass Tiger is forever my most favourite Canadian band.
Classic Canadian band. Their best song
Saw them open for Journey when this was new. Easily one of the best opening acts(at the time) I ever saw. Lots of great music from these guys through the years.
This brilliant song is for people who not only enjoy great music, but also appreciate words like patriotism, tradition, sacrifice, and country.
Nah, I see it as ironic. We fight all these wars for what? Lines scribbled on a map by racist men 100's of years ago.
I'm having a teenager flashback with all these GLASS TIGER videos.
Still one of the best songs, groups and videos to come out of Canada. Glass Tiger. Classy, clever, Creative and Canadian. What more could a person want?!
Canadian culture is amazing! Here I am more than thirty years after Glass Tiger was successful in Brazil to introduce them to new generations telling the story of their music. this song is special you feel in the words sung by Alan Frew the mixture of feelings of a soldier on his mission fear, hope, courage and both sides life and death, glory to the winners and tears for those who lost their loved ones . undoubtedly a song to give chills and another one of the many wonders that Glass Tiger brought us!
I have always loved this song. Still do. The video is about a history, but for me it definitely runs deeper 🎶🎧🎶🎧🦋😇
I saw glass tiger open for journey and i was hooked, great band...
I remember having this cassette. Clear with red tape. Ahh, how I loved growing up in the 80"s.
Brian Mundy So did I my friend!
still one hell of a song/video after all these years
George Harris yep
The best of times. Trust me. So much talent. Bands could actually play. Killer song. Bought the cd back in the days.
Love love love Glass Tiger and still do. I was in my 20's in the 80's and always will love their music. Alan Frew has great vocals.
My older brother had there CD and i fell in love with the band. Glass Tiger is an amazing band
This is still my favorite song on the album
What a powerful song...brilliant lyrics! Love it still
So much symbolism...great song
Song hasn’t started yet and still get chills 😀😀
There's a great backstory to the events depicted in this video and it's a rousing anthem for The SCOTTISH everywhere ! the lead singer ALAN FREW who is Scottish was a motivational speaker and is a stroke survivor so God bless him and make him well🙏 i will take that as inspiration to march onwards as the soldiers do in this video as ALAN has done in real life ! 🙏💯
Canadian via Scotland
After 32 years in search of this....i found it last year 2018...
I remember a few words of his song....since first time I heard it
When I was 17..back in the 87-88
Demnn long ago
Now I learned english and I have family......we are old who listen this song back in those days.....
It is true; a very underated song.
Such a great song. Gives me chills 😄
Just bought the Japanese pressing reissue for The Thin Red line album.
Having grown up in the 80s, I don’t know how this wasn’t a huge hit. Wasn’t it released as a single?
This song is one of those hidden gems that rewards the listener for buying the album, and not just some greatest hits compilation, or a single mp3. This is easily one of my favorite songs of the entire decade, and that’s saying a hell of a lot.
If I recall correctly, it was in heavy rotation on Much Music, where I first saw this video. Listen to a rock radio station so didn’t here it that way, but it was played fairly frequently on the less heavy stations in Toronto where I lived at the time. Bought their music and still listen to them. Got to support our Canadian talent! Great to know there are still GT fans out there! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
Quadruple Platinum in Canada.
one of my buddys Louis favorite songs driving around in his 85 mustang GT back then. He passed away in Nov 2012. This one's for you.
great 80s band, you guys rule for ever. peace out.
Omgoodness, they opened for Corey Hart in St. John's and were INCREDIBLE. The singer had a bad accident a couple weeks ago and BROKE HIS NECK in two places and STILL sang his heart out. He was great. Both them and Corey Hart put on a fantastic show. So glad they came to St. John's!! Thank you!
I remember this on cassette..a transparent red plastic one..man I'm old lol
Don Ross I was just saying this! Cassette was clear and tape was red. Wish I still had it.
Wow thnx for the memory
I had this tape too. Forgot it was see thru red
Had it too lol
Don Ross yup, same here. And I played the hell out of it. Damn thing snapped in the middle of “Don’t Forget Me”.
Thankfully, CDs don’t do that.
Yes my fellow gt fans!
Everything was perfect in the 80s we should go back
I remember loving this song when the album came out. It still holds up. Great video, too.
Just watched Glass Tiger perform last night July 21st at Kitchener City Hall and I must say they are one Canada's Best bands!!! Alan Frew still has a great voice and persona on stage!!! Great time for everyone there!!! Check out some of the postings for the concert on RUclips!!
On a 80s nostalgia kick and heard this today for the first time in years. Awesome song. There is a power in the lyrics I never noticed before back in the 80s. Beautiful imagery and symbolism.
still love this song after all these years
I'm American and I've loved this band since 1986. So many good songs and albums
This song and You're What I Look For, are my two favorite Glass Tiger songs.
Always loved this song from my fellow Canadians
Used to love this song a lot during the 80's.
April 2022. Finally remembered. I LOVE this track! Always have.
My first concert ever, Glass Tiger opening for Red Rider. So good.
It does not reflect well on our society, and our musical experience, that we no longer make mind numbingly awesome songs like this anymore.
Yes, we cut the artist's nuts off for singing about Western history.
Most definitely. I'm what they call a millennial and the majority of what I listen to is 50s-80s era music. Because it was good and it still is. There is absolutely nothing that compares and fills me with the feelings that this music does. We can't let it go.
There are still bands that make music akin to this today but they're all considered "scene" bands .
No, it does not!
There's definitely music made like this. The demand is massive, but mainstream pop is always late to catch up.
Be patient. It'll be mainstream again.
Love love love this song!! Can't beat this time...
This song is based on an actual event: The Battle of Balaclava, fought on October 25, 1854.
Ok, interesting. Thanks, Jeff , for the background. I like songs that are based around real historical events but are sung as if the action is taking place in the present. Like Lights Out by UFO. It talks about the London Blitz in WW2. Not happy but still makes for a good song.
Hang on, I think I'm wrong. It isn;t about WW2. I've heard it was about power cuts and strikes in London during the 70's . Either way, makes a good song
I actually didn't know this song was based on actual events until I made that comment. I always thought it was just a song about a fictional battle. The video depicts "Kedikoi" as a goddess of death or souls, so I looked "her" up and Wikipedia describes it as the village near the battle.
I agree that historical events can make a song more appealing. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 is one. You probably know the song, "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter. Most people think it's about Kurt Cobain, but Tit's actually about Pennsylvania State Treasurer, R. Budd Dwyer, who was found guilty of bribery and then committed suicide in front of TV cameras. It was later discovered he was probably innocent. Pretty graphic video!
@@mattshantz8266 Ever heard of Sabaton? Almost all historical
@@MrDogsledder I have, haven't heard a lot of their music but what I have is good
Gives my goosebumps hearing this every time ever since the first time hearing this at age 8
I was 7 in 1986 and living in the UK (still do). Glass Tiger are an unheard of band here...maybe because they sound too similar to a lot of British bands (this song reminds me of anything by Big Country lol). they are one of the bands that I had to seek out myself...such a hidden gem!
+Bloop the lead singer is actually from SCOTLAND and now works as a motivational speaker ; yes I agree with the analogy they also did a song that's a tribute to their Irish roots called MY SONG the vid was filmed in IRELAND and features the CHIEFTAINS as guests !! ENJOY!!
¡Super clásico! una de nuestras favoritas.
one of the more under-rated voices in the pop era...unique and very nice to listen to
Best song Glass Tiger ever did. Was nice to see a band come out with a song that wasn't all about the rock and roll lifestyle or another love song at the time when everyone else was doing it.
the 1980s Canadian iconic band !!!!!! love them then and love them now !!!!!!!!!!!
Good band.....I met them years ago when I was on a TV show,,,,,,good guys
music 80s = Glass Tiger. Good memories !!
The song has great meaning to it in more ways than one. I like it
The first cassette I ever purchased was Glass Tiger's 'Thin Red Line' at age 9, earned with my strawberry picking money. Popped it into the car stereo on the way home and this song started, and I lOVED it. Still do.
I notice someone else has post the long backstory behind this , so before Braveheart there was this proud anthem for the Scottish everywhere ! 😃🏴 Is there any Scottish blood in me
...hmmm ? well I feel Scottish when I hear this. Lol !
Stand tall and walk proudly out there CHEERS . 🙏
I saw them in Jacksonville FL 1986, they opened for Journey. Excellent !
Canadian Pop Rock Classic!!! 😍🎧❣️
I just found this song. I am in love!!
Saw them live at Disneyland in 1987 for Grad Night. Went out and bought the cassette the next day. Good times!
saw Glass Tiger playing in Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta, last night, Canada Day. Absolutely fantastic!!!! they still have it.
Best birthday present, and fireworks too.
I remember this song so well at a time in my life back when I still had dreams and aspirations. Man I'm in a dark place in my life right now. I shed a tear for yesteryear.
In 2015 I lost my wife of thirty years and my mom within a few months of each other. You're going through hell. Sounds trite, but as someone else said, just keep going.
Turn to Jesus
This was my fav song when I was little 💓
and NOW !? this does lift my spirits greatly as well as the bright smile from a lovely lady ENJOY THE DAY LUV!!
pvtrichter88 I still love it 😍
Jennifer Gibb I'm still young and this song is great
My fav song too. December 2018
Love love love Glass Tiger and still do rock on the 80's come back i miss Glass TIGER =o(
Dam good song! At the 80's Glass Tiger have been very popular-had many songs I like still today-Real good music from🇨🇦.The Video in my Eyes a Tribute to all who have fallen to keep Freedom and Justice alive. Madame "Death" very well played in the Video. Great Performance of the band!! And of cause the soilders💂
Estoy tan enamorado de esta canción. Ojalá tuviese el disco de vinilo para oírlo a tOdO volumen. Gracias Glass tiger x hacer de mis momentos y días de música más felices. 🌈💎⭐🪩⚡🫧🌙🩷✨
Had the pleasure of doing backline and stage work for a GT show here in St.John's. Great people...great show.
Classic 80's where the best music was!
Enjoyed Glass Tiger hosting my New Year's Eve 2014 at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino
2021 & Still Love this Group & Song!!!!!
By far best Glass Tiger song of all time. Love it.
I love this song. love the lead vocalists voice. awesome band as well . a lot of great music ...
A primeira vez que escutei essa música foi lá por 2012, só estou comentando aqui pra documentar, pra la na frente quando voltar aqui, ler meu coment e saber que estive aqui em 2012 e que deixei minha marca aqui, Glass Tiger 🐅 banda sensacional
2018 and still loving this song
2019 and still no idea what "claidemaugh " is.
2019 and me too
@@kahnadah I think its a type of broadsword ...for close encounters :)
2021 still my Favorite Glass Tiger Song
Alan Frew was born in Scotland....also the term "Thin red line" comes from the 93rd Highlanders(Scots) stand in the Crimean war against a Russian cavalry charge.
Good history
A lot of the lyrics were actual writings from some guy that reported on the event (can't think of his name), like "remember no retreat, you die where you stand" and "a thin red streak tipped with a line of steel". Brave people they were....
I used to listen to this album over and over!
I did like Metals but these guys are rooted in my heart. I always sing Diamond Sun, My Town, I will be there and all that were not given airplay on the radio.
13 juin 1986,forum de Montreal,première partie de Julian Lennon,le premier show d'une liste qui n'a fait que s'allonger au fil des années !La belle époque ,quand les billets de shows étaient abordables.....
Teacher showed us this in class, I'm addicted to it!
astrid mine did too
That’s one hell of a teacher. You are lucky
I absolutely cannot wait to see these guys live tonight 🔥 and what's even better is that I get too see them today for my birthday 😂
One of the best songs of the 80s and my favorite.
They’re still performing. That’s how you know they’re good.
I wish you guys were coming to Vancouver. Thank you for a lifetime of music.
best intro ever. I am obsessed.
my dad showed me this song a few days ago. man its good, kinda reminds me of going on roadtrips
Probably the best band to ever come from Canada. This video is what introduced me to Glass Tiger. However, I seem to remember "Kedinkoi" being an "old lady with a serious case of bed-hair". But when I woke up THIS morning ... Yup. Same hair as her. Where did the years fly to? sigh. #LauraLeeWasHere 🙋🏻♀️✝🇨🇦❤
I bought the cassette tape asap. Wasn't disappointed. I loved this album.. I bought 3 afterwards. Some songs were 👍. This was a credible album.
I've always liked this band since I was a kid. They performed to the Calgary Stampede in 2001 and I was disappointed at their luke warm reception by the crowd. But most of the crowd was younger and they had a kick ass lineup all week, so they were probably expecting more of the edgy new stuff. But the band played with spirit and did plenty well. I still have the audio on my minidisc 😁
Canadian culture is amazing! Here I am more than thirty years after Glass Tiger was successful in Brazil to introduce them to new generations telling the story of their music. this song is special you feel in the words sung by Alan Frew the mixture of feelings of a soldier on his mission fear, hope, courage and both sides life and death, glory to the winners and tears for those who lost their loved ones . undoubtedly a song to give chills and another one of the many wonders that Glass Tiger brought us!
Title Track off their Debut Album...
INCREDIBLE collection worth adding to your #Libraries!
Fastest Selling Album in Canadian History to reach PLATINUM in Canada!
"Thin Red Line"
The hands of time have spoken for the chosen ones
Cold steel glistens in the dawning sun
Destiny and claidemaugh that embraces me
All here to sacrifice for victory
Hidden in the shadows where the cold wind comes
A mist queen dances for her fallen sons
Over and over
Her shadow falls over me
Remember no retreat, for here you die where you stand
It's chance that brings the Rory's to this foreign land
The crimson and the claidemaugh make you strangers to fear
A thin red streak tipped with a line of steel
Shadows fall over me
All for the thin red line
All for the thin red line
Now the battles over, Kedikoi can cry
For all the gallant hillmen she's seen fought and die
Red is for the heroes green is for the brave
Soldiers would you leave me with no souls to save
Shadows fall over me
All for the thin red line
All for the thin red line
All for the thin red line
Oh oh oh oh oh...
Still an awesome Song! Goosebumps all the way!
One of the greatest songs of the 80s.