I loved this song when it came out. I sat at home and cried my eyes out - I was glad there was no-one else there to ask "Why" (another poignant Bronski Beat question...). I heard it on the radio in the car on the way home from work the other day...and it happened again, uncontrollable tears. I guess that proves the emotional power of this fabulous song. Cry, boy cry...
What a special rendition of this classic. Just wow. Jimmy's voice is remarkable today as back then. That is rare for the best of musicians. I hope the new generation is as touched to hear it.
This song was the deciding factor for me leaving home in the early 80s. I had enough and was struggling. Thanks bronski beat and Jimmy and co. For the memories. And thanks mandate in st kilda.😚😚😚😚
What a heavenly voice he still has! He still sounds like in the 80s 👍👍👍 My teenage years and this song is a one of my favorites of that awesome decade! An anthem! All the Best , Jimmy
Germany will not be ready for the tartan army at the euros 200 thousand people from Scotland coming over to Germany...huge respect for treating our scottish singer with upmost respect 🙏 brilliant Germany 🇩🇪 👏
Thanks for posting this. What an amazing performance. The voice has aged perfectly - a gravelly undertone to the instantly recognisable countertenor/falsetto.
To your soul To your soul Cry Cry Cry You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face Mother will never understand why you had to leave But the answers you seek will never be found at home The love that you need will never be found at home Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down And as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry But you never cried to them, just to your soul No, you never cried to them, just to your soul Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul) Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul) Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul) Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Absolutely amazing ! Absolutely fantastic! Jimmy Sommerville has been the idol of my youth, his voice is ageless... his physical shape is still that of a young god ! The well-played Zither sounds great ... can‘t get enough from this incredible, outstanding, heavenly voice !
Absolute legend of a man one of my favourite 80’s artists and sounds just as good today as he always has infact this guy has stood the test of time along with his music....
Jimmy's voice touches the soul. He took us out of ourselves, out of the staid conservative hypocritical world and into something deep and pure. You don't need a drug to listen to his sound, it reaches into the heart and takes us to the soul. Stay clean Jimmy you rock or rather, you pop.
Good to see Jimmy. It's been decades and decades since you made famously this hit! We're just one part of the whole wide world fans of the British band, Bronski Beat. Smalltown Boy is classic iconic hits of the 80s..
what a great way to celebrate this Anthem of a big "coming out" Generation by German TV - this song means the world to so many People in their coming out.... this band and Jimmy Sommerville were far ahead of their times….. and a Guiding light....for People on their road "to come out".... thank you so much
I’m not gay my brother is he used to play this song never understood his pain his pain was same as mine for other reasons we all have emotions feelings he has come out to me it’s all good I love him his partner friends we are all human I accept him always peace love from Australia 🇦🇺
Miki Saba This song was so important to us in the ‘80’s. It helped give me the strength to come out, finally knowing there were others who felt as I did.
Genghis Smith bless you we are all the same yeah I accept everything and everyone..... we are best of friends and the pain he went through ...... but if people opened their mind eyes ... ohhhh I could ramble forever about it lol bless you all
Genghis Smith oh and same to you it’s getting a bit scary I’m in Melbourne Australia and now we are pretty much in lockdown it’s mayhem here no work no money people going crazy mad it will pass hopefully I hope your end is doing ok ?
Miki Saba It’s getting serious over here now, with our Prime Minister telling us to stay at home and only go out when it’s essential. Can’t believe how fast it accelerated....we had a few days in Prague last week (beautiful city) and only just made it out on the last plane! Looks like it might be our last holiday this year. We can only hope it runs its course sooner rather than later, anyway good luck.
Go jimmy show them what a true voice u are.good song to promote suicide prevention especially the young. I hope this adds something for small town boy songs legacy👍🏻
steve T This song was in 1984 and it is 2017 now!! Gay ppl are still fighting for recognition. Why? They are just human, like we all are. Doesn't matter who you love. In the Netherlands, the first gay couple in the world could get maried officially. There had to be be no need to commit suicide for the young gay ppl these days. It is okay to be gay. (I am a 52 years old woman, hetero and maried, we have got a hetero adult child and this is my opinion) It is so sad that some nasty ppl are against gay ppl. That gay ppl kill themselves iso being happy and open about it. It is not an illness wich can be cured. They just love their own sex. So what? Gay ppl don't hurt anyone. Jmho. I love Jimmy btw. My teenage memories. He still sounds great and still is very skinny. Respect Jimmy.
His voice is incredible! It seems that his voice never gets old!!
Oh my God!His voice remains fantástic after all these years.Incredible!
Fantastic!
He's a counter/contra tenor
Carlos Roberto he sings like a girl
@@phil4977 You walk like a girl
Thank you Jimmy for being the voice of the voiceless for so many years... and what a voice, still! Strength to you!
The soundtrack to my youth, and coming out…. I hope Jimmy knows how much he meant to my generation…. Still a favourite after 40 years…. Yes 40!
Absolutely amazing, he's one of the few artists who can actually perform live and easily outperform the original recording.
I loved this song when it came out. I sat at home and cried my eyes out - I was glad there was no-one else there to ask "Why" (another poignant Bronski Beat question...). I heard it on the radio in the car on the way home from work the other day...and it happened again, uncontrollable tears. I guess that proves the emotional power of this fabulous song. Cry, boy cry...
What a special rendition of this classic. Just wow. Jimmy's voice is remarkable today as back then. That is rare for the best of musicians. I hope the new generation is as touched to hear it.
Yes isn't it great iconic gay mantra luv it😅❤❤❤
This song was the deciding factor for me leaving home in the early 80s.
I had enough and was struggling.
Thanks bronski beat and Jimmy and co. For the memories.
And thanks mandate in st kilda.😚😚😚😚
What a heavenly voice he still has! He still sounds like in the 80s 👍👍👍 My teenage years and this song is a one of my favorites of that awesome decade! An anthem!
All the Best , Jimmy
Germany will not be ready for the tartan army at the euros 200 thousand people from Scotland coming over to Germany...huge respect for treating our scottish singer with upmost respect 🙏 brilliant Germany 🇩🇪 👏
Thanks for posting this. What an amazing performance. The voice has aged perfectly - a gravelly undertone to the instantly recognisable countertenor/falsetto.
And no 'Autotune' needed....RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!
dear god I'm listening to small town boy straight for all week. This song is so emotional, love it
Never get tired of hearing this, absolutely timeless.
Ich liebe dieses Lied.
Seine Stimme ist so beeindruckend.
Einfach toll
Jimmy seems very nice guy.
Amazing Song..love.it..Was never gay ..but Song has sooo much meaning to me .a fan since the 80s..so poignant..BRONSKI BEAT ..ONE OF BEST.👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm thankful for how Somerville has helped closeted gays, come out.
Mein 80er Jahre Idol.....diese Stimme auch heute noch ....mega
Mal ehrlich .....den stellst du ohne was auf die Bühne.....was passiert ?acapella......Gänsehaut pur ...
To your soul
To your soul
Cry
Cry
Cry
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down
And as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them, just to your soul
No, you never cried to them, just to your soul
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
❤
Jimmy Sommerville is amazing - he exudes confidence - his real self and ideal self are one-and-the-same.
This sitar (?) sounds incredibly fitting for this song
Zither
My two dads are fans !!!!! and me too !!!............ veldig snart håper jeg............ Long live Norway :) and France and England
Vibeke-Ingebjørg Øverland please REMBER jimmy is a Scottish man from Glasgow Scotland
Vibeke-Ingebjørg Øverland Erm what about Scotland he's Scottish not English 😡
Vibeke-Ingebjørg Øverland whatabout Glasgow Scotland 🏴
Vibeke-Ingebjørg Øverland awwwh! that’s incredible!! ❤️🏳️🌈
I love Jimmy "Summerwill", Bronski Beats and Communards..!
lol , me too, i love him so much and brooks beat and communards 💘
@@farmyardflavours Brooks beat 😂,,,, its bronski beat
Thought it was just me that noticed the intro! 😂
@@Jason-kr1ut 5 bloody times i think...and nobody told her.
Guess some folk don't like her.
Absolutely amazing ! Absolutely fantastic! Jimmy Sommerville has been the idol of my youth, his voice is ageless... his physical shape is still that of a young god ! The well-played Zither sounds great ... can‘t get enough from this incredible, outstanding, heavenly voice !
Bang on.... I'm going to see him In Leeds on 26/7/2019 can't wait !!!
Amazing
There is something with Jimmy i cant explain. He's like an old friend passing years :)
That's how you treat greatness ... Thank you from the UK 🇬🇧 👍
He sounds great and has aged very well. The song is as impactful as when it was first released. Well done Jimmy! Well done Florian!
Jimmy is a true legend. Great voice. The boys lost none of it.
His Voice sounds almost better if possible .
Great life song . Creative regards B20
Absolute legend of a man one of my favourite 80’s artists and sounds just as good today as he always has infact this guy has stood the test of time along with his music....
Boy do I miss him on the charts. Such a wonderful period in music.
Jimmy's voice touches the soul. He took us out of ourselves, out of the staid conservative hypocritical world and into something deep and pure. You don't need a drug to listen to his sound, it reaches into the heart and takes us to the soul. Stay clean Jimmy you rock or rather, you pop.
Good to see Jimmy. It's been decades and decades since you made famously this hit! We're just one part of the whole wide world fans of the British band, Bronski Beat. Smalltown Boy is classic iconic hits of the 80s..
Nice guy, I often saw him during my nocturnal perambulations in the crazy London nightlife 😎
what does "perambulations" mean Alan I'm nowt but a humble northerner??
@@roblaa3198 you can translate by walk.😎
perambulations foi foda
@ alan wisdom - Did you ever frequent Blitz...? My elder brother was a bar manager there at one point before moving on to Zap in Brighton...
The Nocturnal Perambulations were a good band
I am a big fan of him, love 80s and music!
Absolute outstanding performance 👍👍👍👍
He kept his cute childish face. And his beautifull voice :) ♥
God, I love Jimmy Somerville! His falsetto is pure gold.
now that's a voice, timeless
Luv this especially his voice luv this performance 😅❤❤
Jimmy ... still one on the GREATEST!!!❤
Is Jimmy a vampire, he doesn't age.
Lovely man,no miming here
An outstanding musician of his generation...
How to be forever young by Jimmy Somerville!!! Greetings from Buenos Aires!!!
Just goosebumps!! So amazing! Thank you for posting! I can't tell you how many times I've danced to this song!
Most talented and humble people in music industry. All by the gift of God.
Jimmy's an absolute LEGEND!
This music never get olds.
ParallaX I never get tired of this song. Unique and original
Shit..man he's still got it..cracking
Jimmy your the best ✌🏻✌🏻🎶🎵🌟🌟🌟🎷🎷🌟🎶🎵amazing voice
Woow Great performed similar to the harp and with That Tremendous Voice it is from another World Congratulations Master🎉👏
I love his brilliant career since the 80's
what a great way to celebrate this Anthem of a big "coming out" Generation by German TV - this song means the world to so many People in their coming out.... this band and Jimmy Sommerville were far ahead of their times….. and a Guiding light....for People on their road "to come out".... thank you so much
Absolutely awesome..thank for the video
Amazing voice ! Great Music ! 80´s the best season of music !
Браво!Здорово!🌹
Desde España.Es increible la voz que tiene.Una de las mejores voces de la historia.Eterno comunnards...
That's amazing wee man.
So ein süßer liebenswerter Mensch
Tolle Idee! Und oh Gott! Der Mann kann singen... ❤
Il a vraiment une magnifique voix! Il a l'air super sympathique en plus :) ♥
What an amazing voice!!!
Small town boy never gets old bronski beat awesome
Sacré petit bonhomme, avec un très grand talent 💗💗💗❤❤💞💞💓💓
Anyone here in 2019?
?
Me always
2020
You mean in 2020 :-)
You mean 2024
On ne peut ne pas aimer Jimmy Somerville. 👍
Jimmy is a legend and still sounds amazing 😁🥰
Einfach goil❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤der Mann haut immer noch raus Wahnsinn Megaaaaaaa!!!
I’m not gay my brother is he used to play this song never understood his pain his pain was same as mine for other reasons we all have emotions feelings he has come out to me it’s all good I love him his partner friends we are all human I accept him always peace love from Australia 🇦🇺
Miki Saba This song was so important to us in the ‘80’s. It helped give me the strength to come out, finally knowing there were others who felt as I did.
Genghis Smith bless you we are all the same yeah I accept everything and everyone..... we are best of friends and the pain he went through ...... but if people opened their mind eyes ... ohhhh I could ramble forever about it lol bless you all
Miki Saba Yes, so many stories to tell. Hope you stay safe in these troubling times.
Genghis Smith oh and same to you it’s getting a bit scary I’m in Melbourne Australia and now we are pretty much in lockdown it’s mayhem here no work no money people going crazy mad it will pass hopefully I hope your end is doing ok ?
Miki Saba It’s getting serious over here now, with our Prime Minister telling us to stay at home and only go out when it’s essential. Can’t believe how fast it accelerated....we had a few days in Prague last week (beautiful city) and only just made it out on the last plane! Looks like it might be our last holiday this year.
We can only hope it runs its course sooner rather than later, anyway good luck.
2 min 14 secs is EVERYTHING - Jimmy's stunning voice and the perfect accompaniment ❤
His songs transcended sexuality: they are for all the misfits and lonely hearts.
Jimmy you're a bloody legend.
good to see jim again
QUE VOZ MAS MARAVILLOSA.
Non esistono parole per descrivere la sua voce...
The only one we miss here is Sky Channel and Pat Sharp!+so many from the 80s:)..
Must be the best song of all time
What a performer ! Amazing voice
wow..really a good mate.. would love to hug him.. nice vocal singer always loved his song
Hermosooo..letra y ritmo...me encanta..
Go jimmy show them what a true voice u are.good song to promote suicide prevention especially the young. I hope this adds something for small town boy songs legacy👍🏻
steve T This song was in 1984 and it is 2017 now!!
Gay ppl are still fighting for recognition. Why? They are just human, like we all are.
Doesn't matter who you love.
In the Netherlands, the first gay couple in the world could get maried officially.
There had to be be no need to commit suicide for the young gay ppl these days. It is okay to be gay.
(I am a 52 years old woman, hetero and maried, we have got a hetero adult child and this is my opinion)
It is so sad that some nasty ppl are against gay ppl. That gay ppl kill themselves iso being happy and open about it.
It is not an illness wich can be cured.
They just love their own sex. So what? Gay ppl don't hurt anyone.
Jmho.
I love Jimmy btw. My teenage memories. He still sounds great and still is very skinny. Respect Jimmy.
Love the way the female presenter calls him "Jimmy Summerwille" 🤷
Ve have vays of making you talk
Old in age
Gold inside
holy man! incredible! regards from Argenitna, *Jimmy!
Dayam...no age on that angelic voice.....and Florian is a living doll...
Love this song always!!💕
i have been a fan of Jimmy since the early 80s. i have always loved hin.
Perfect antidote to viral madness
My favourite Jimmy
🙏😘🙏
How COOOOL is that !!! Love it !!! My childhood memories in full !!!... Grande Jimmy eres un GRANDE !!!! Salute !!!
He still sounds absolutely amazing!
That is why he is a big star, he don´t show it , this are really stars.
eines meine Idole auch! I remember this song and its video from the gay clubs in New York in the 80s, my absolute favorite
MARAVILLOSA ENTREVISTA
Absolutely lovely voice 😍 ❤
Du lourd très lourd puissant chefs d'œuvre absolu immense du génie C'est pas la nullité d'aujourd'hui qui pue grave à vomir 👎👎👎. Dany 53 ans
Oh my God, I got goose bumps. It's nice to hear his beautiful voice again. Winter 84 Freshman HS. He looks amazing!
The Taxi fooled me !! l thought they were in Glasgow talking Jockanese !!! Then l realised l couldn't understand any of it !
Brilliant Thanks :-)
Great singer,good music
Superb!! Always wanted to meet him! Big part of my teenage years were Bronski Beat