I still remember, 30 years ago, I passed through Bearpark, stopped at the chippy .... we were complete strangers, but an old lady came in on her sticks and they made a fuss over her .... hey, give Mrs Daddlington (or whatever) a nice big FISH!! And they DID!! Bearpark, what a place .... G
About time Prefab Sprout put out some 'Super Deluxe' CDs of all their albums. Lots of rare unreleased tracks which would easily grace their albums. This is a prime example.
i think patty believes it isn't very good, even if that isn't true. apparently there are huge vaults with thousands (not an exaggeration) of hours of material. beyond that most of it is so old that there is bound to be copyright issues but lord do i pray!
😊😊😊 Thank you - although tbh, I've been part of the family since, ooh, 1984...! I guess I must have nipped out to the off-licence for you all, when this was on the stereo! 😁
I “met” PS a few weeks before moving to somewhere between Langley Park and Bearpark. I’ve driven through Bearpark thousands of times - well, hundreds. This is an astonishing song, the music, yes, but especially the lyrics: "Hard as nails Geordies”!
You drive through Bearpark on your way from Langley Park to Memphis, feeling carsick but you never pull in? You're living Prefab Sprout lyrics, Jumping frog!
Home, sweet home Sweet home, hard as nails Bearpark you were mine I know, I know, I've been away but you're Not the type for valentines Bearpark I get homesick Langley, you are fine I know, I know, I'm a gypsy But Bearpark, Bearpark's on my mind There's nowhere else like you I'm gonna walk this weary body that's been nowhere far too long I'm gonna drag it back where it belongs I'm gonna walk this weary body that's been nowhere far too long I'm gonna drag it back where it belongs Home sweet home, Geordies Hard as nails, Geordies Well out of my pram, Hard as nails, Geordies We am Bearpark what a place I know that this will sound soft but I Sometimes think you've got a face Both eyes black and blue A stranger comes to town I know, I know, the chances are that Some bright spark will run him down No honey on your tongue I'm gonna take this broken spirit Gonna mend it for all time When I see your dear name I'm gonna take this broken spirit Gonna mend it for all time When I see your dear name I'm gonna take this broken spirit Gonna heal it for all time When I see your dear name Upon a sign Bearpark you are mine Hard as nails, Geordies Bearpark you are mine Well out of my pram Bearpark you are mine Hard as nails, Geordies Bearpark you are mine Well out of my pram
"Moving the River" blogged about how perfect it is as a demo and how hard it would be for a more polished production to improve it. Who knows how many fabulous four-track cassette demos lie in boxes under Paddy McAloon's bed?!!
If you visit Bear Park you'll see why, it is a very (or it was in the 80's) run down and fairly desolate place after theCoal Mine closed down it went down hill.
It's a Paddy McAloon demo.. hence the absence of bass & just a simple drum pattern.. it would have sounded "fuller" if it had ever been properly recorded..
just fixing my last comment it should have been ...a bright spark will run him down............ brilliant where does he come up with these lines ............... early sprout songs brilliant
Moving the River's great blog post "Story Of A Song: Prefab Sprout’s ‘Bearpark’ (1988)" says "It was also apparently the first time he [Paddy McAloon] had ever used a four-track cassette machine, recorded with a Dr Rhythm drum box, cheap synth and electric guitar." He is a magician.
It's a B-side, a homage to his home land, trying to find beauty in the run-down Bearpark, the beauty he puts in the song seems to do that. If you want more substance look at Michael, a beautiful, profound piece of philosophy-cosmology: 'All the jobs I've ever held, positions I have known The one I was a fool to leave was Right hand to the throne Ambition took me speed of light To God's exclusion zone Michael if you're listening, Michael who stayed true One of us got out of line when Paradise was new One of us was exiled and the one who wasn't you Michael help me write a letter to you know who I will sign it "Lucifer regrets " Can't forget his final words were "Ain't no comeback gonna come your way" What if I pray? Michael the archangel listen. Michael don't you see? We've come to stand for principles that Prove free will is free If you are on the side of good Now where does that leave me? Michael - help me write a letter to you know who I will sign it "Lucifer regrets" Can't forget his final words were "Ain't no comeback gonna come your way" He never could resist a sinner Or ignore a distress call but such a fall '
@@wrincht1 well said the whole jordan the comeback album was a outstanding piece off work.................. i think doo wop in harlem is brilliant outstanding album
mcaloon doesnt need to copy anybody .................... he has more songs in his head then the hole rest off them so called songwriters put together.................
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I still remember, 30 years ago, I passed through Bearpark, stopped at the chippy .... we were complete strangers, but an old lady came in on her sticks and they made a fuss over her .... hey, give Mrs Daddlington (or whatever) a nice big FISH!! And they DID!! Bearpark, what a place .... G
About time Prefab Sprout put out some 'Super Deluxe' CDs of all their albums. Lots of rare unreleased tracks which would easily grace their albums. This is a prime example.
i think patty believes it isn't very good, even if that isn't true. apparently there are huge vaults with thousands (not an exaggeration) of hours of material. beyond that most of it is so old that there is bound to be copyright issues but lord do i pray!
never heard this.thanks. cool tune
Thirty-two years later, I hear this loveliness for the first time...
welcome to the wonderful world of Prefab Sprout :-)
welcome to the prefab sprout family patrick.......................
😊😊😊 Thank you - although tbh, I've been part of the family since, ooh, 1984...! I guess I must have nipped out to the off-licence for you all, when this was on the stereo! 😁
Simply adorable. I think of this song every time I drive past the road to Bearpark (county Durham)
Tout est fabuleux ❤
My home village Bearpark.
I “met” PS a few weeks before moving to somewhere between Langley Park and Bearpark. I’ve driven through Bearpark thousands of times - well, hundreds. This is an astonishing song, the music, yes, but especially the lyrics: "Hard as nails Geordies”!
You drive through Bearpark on your way from Langley Park to Memphis, feeling carsick but you never pull in? You're living Prefab Sprout lyrics, Jumping frog!
Shout out to Charlie Bones for sending me this way, only 33 years late. DOOOO !!! YOUUUU!!!
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I've loved this song for so long. Thank you for posting.
A track I've missed and I am so happy as I can now enjoy playing it over and over like all the rest of this brilliant band's music, love it!
Great Band...! !!!! I like it....!!!!
First time ive heard this from Paddy and Prefab Sprout, yet another anazing song from the genius that Paddy McAloon is. Thanks for uploading ,
I was listening to this on my mp3 player in 2009 when i received a text that a friend had died. Always think of him whenever I hear this now.
brilliant😊 from the sprouts then all there b sides really are
Home, sweet home
Sweet home, hard as nails
Bearpark you were mine
I know, I know, I've been away but you're
Not the type for valentines
Bearpark I get homesick
Langley, you are fine
I know, I know, I'm a gypsy
But Bearpark, Bearpark's on my mind
There's nowhere else like you
I'm gonna walk this weary body that's been nowhere far too long
I'm gonna drag it back where it belongs
I'm gonna walk this weary body that's been nowhere far too long
I'm gonna drag it back where it belongs
Home sweet home, Geordies
Hard as nails, Geordies
Well out of my pram,
Hard as nails, Geordies
We am
Bearpark what a place
I know that this will sound soft but I
Sometimes think you've got a face
Both eyes black and blue
A stranger comes to town
I know, I know, the chances are that
Some bright spark will run him down
No honey on your tongue
I'm gonna take this broken spirit
Gonna mend it for all time
When I see your dear name
I'm gonna take this broken spirit
Gonna mend it for all time
When I see your dear name
I'm gonna take this broken spirit
Gonna heal it for all time
When I see your dear name
Upon a sign
Bearpark you are mine
Hard as nails, Geordies
Bearpark you are mine
Well out of my pram
Bearpark you are mine
Hard as nails, Geordies
Bearpark you are mine
Well out of my pram
Wtf how have I not heard this
gorgeous paddys done it again
great song. should have been on the record...
"Moving the River" blogged about how perfect it is as a demo and how hard it would be for a more polished production to improve it.
Who knows how many fabulous four-track cassette demos lie in boxes under Paddy McAloon's bed?!!
Not the BearPark I remember :-). A great song though - beautifully executed.
Il genio assoluto di P. McAloon.
I loved how bare the instrumentation is in here. I only realize now that the bass is either very faint or there isn't any at all?
If you visit Bear Park you'll see why, it is a very (or it was in the 80's) run down and fairly desolate place after theCoal Mine closed down it went down hill.
It's a Paddy McAloon demo.. hence the absence of bass & just a simple drum pattern.. it would have sounded "fuller" if it had ever been properly recorded..
@@paultjarman see what you mean but still love it the way it is should been on one off there cds along with a couple more b sides
very good
a stranger comes to town i know some bright spark we run him down ......................who else can writ like that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,paddy
just fixing my last comment it should have been ...a bright spark will run him down............ brilliant where does he come up with these lines ............... early sprout songs brilliant
tru xmas muzik
no harm need on your tongue
favolosi
DIY Sprout!! :)
bow down fools
Great
Is it a Boss DR 110 ?
Moving the River's great blog post "Story Of A Song: Prefab Sprout’s ‘Bearpark’ (1988)" says "It was also apparently the first time he [Paddy McAloon] had ever used a four-track cassette machine, recorded with a Dr Rhythm drum box, cheap synth and electric guitar." He is a magician.
@@skierpage yes..a music genius✨
Nå nå men D R DU❗❗❗❗
Mcaloon clearly copying Smile.Thinks he's putting fragments together to form a song - but it hasn't got any substance............
Beach boys smile you mean? Interesting...heck of an album
Wanker!
It's a B-side, a homage to his home land, trying to find beauty in the run-down Bearpark, the beauty he puts in the song seems to do that. If you want more substance look at Michael, a beautiful, profound piece of philosophy-cosmology:
'All the jobs I've ever held, positions I have known
The one I was a fool to leave was
Right hand to the throne
Ambition took me speed of light
To God's exclusion zone
Michael if you're listening,
Michael who stayed true
One of us got out of line when Paradise was new
One of us was exiled and the one who wasn't you
Michael help me write a letter to you know who
I will sign it "Lucifer regrets "
Can't forget his final words were
"Ain't no comeback gonna come your way"
What if I pray?
Michael the archangel listen.
Michael don't you see?
We've come to stand for principles that
Prove free will is free
If you are on the side of good
Now where does that leave me?
Michael - help me write a letter to you know who
I will sign it "Lucifer regrets"
Can't forget his final words were
"Ain't no comeback gonna come your way"
He never could resist a sinner
Or ignore a distress call but such a fall '
@@wrincht1 well said the whole jordan the comeback album was a outstanding piece off work.................. i think doo wop in harlem is brilliant outstanding album
mcaloon doesnt need to copy anybody .................... he has more songs in his head then the hole rest off them so called songwriters put together.................