2020. And this track is still the greatest badass work of art to emerge from the 80’s. Never gets old. Never gets weak.

2024 & Fields of Fire is a favourite, I was a teenager & loved the music video. The Flying Scotsman, the piper….I’m quite teary right now. Thank you so much Big Country.

This was the Mega Anthem of the summer of ‘83 in Chicago where I was throwing down at some of the biggest clubs and I would literally run down from the DJ booth and storm the dance floor each and every time with this track, which had it’s own special dance that had me leaping at least 10 feet high. The only two tracks at the time that could logically follow and match its energy was the dance mix of U2‘s 'Two Hearts Beat As One' or Echo in the Bunnymen’s 'Never Stop.'

Stuart Adamson RIP. GONE BUT NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN. Thanks for the very best music and gigs of 80's and 90's

The outro in incredible I wish It was longer, something about the snare, bass-line and two guitars singing in harmony is so good.

The best intro in the history of rock music, plain and simple, i'll give a thousand pounds to anyone who convinces me otherwise

@damienbenney5328

5 жыл бұрын

John Casewell UK -100 % correct.

@padraigsisk4057

4 жыл бұрын

Up there with the intro Tommy gun from The Clash . Just to say iv followed and still following Big country since Steeltown

@charlenehughes7279

4 жыл бұрын

Mate your not wrong I'm glad to say truly awesome band and mix...

@JLongbow

3 жыл бұрын

Baba o'riley (The Who), Born To Run (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), Here I Go Again (original version, Whitesnake) She Sells Sanctuary (extended, The Cult) Off the top of my head.

@damienbenney5328

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll match John Casewell’s offer.

In addition to the sheer sonic awesomeness, Big Country had some of the greatest lyrics ever.

This is the definitive version of fields of fire, what an intro, what an album, the storm , porroh man, chance, incredible! Should be house hold names,

I just want this played in an unending loop!!!

Still got a handful of 12" singles in my mum's loft. This one along with Chance was their best. RIP Stuart. Class, absolute class.

Big Country is the massed pipes and drums of rock.

brilliant mix, all of big countrys extended versions are awesome, rhythm section is great, such an underrated band

@jefftully4586

8 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more mate. Every extended version is spot on!!

@TheBigjohn67

8 жыл бұрын

they're jeff glad you agree

@paulhayward62

Жыл бұрын

I have several Big Country 12" mixes, they're all great. I especially love Mark Brzezicki's extended drum intros and the use of 'Ebos'.

The 12" mix was THE mix in the '80's, & none were better than Big Country's!

It's the drumming and the bass that make this truly special.

The essential Big Country anthem!

These extended mixes FIRST CLASS!👌👌👌

Magnificent song made even better by the stunning intro. Saw these boys in a tent at Leeds Heineken festival in 95 and when they exploded into this the whole place erupted. Iv'e been to absolutely countless gigs since my first in 73 but this was one of the best set sets iv'e ever seen from anyone. Thank You.

@joecrowley593

3 жыл бұрын

The crossing album,,,,, superb.

This is music to happily go deaf to

Just like sung about heart that will never die nor will this absolute 80's awesomeness!

The Crossing was the sound track to the long hot summer of 1983. Probably my best ever summer of my youth. Under a blood red sky and Hathful of Hollow get honourable mentions. But the singles from The Crossing take me back to those Halcyon summer days. 👍💪😃😂🇮🇪🤣😃😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🙏💚💚💚💚💚

Big Country, King of the 12” single.

Maybe I am getting along in years but I find myself listening to a lot of 80's New Wave remixes. The songs take me back to my USAF days stationed in The UK. I feel fortunate I was exposed to great music by Big Country, Waterboys, Simple Minds etc.

@johncross3025

2 жыл бұрын

I bought a bootleg 'greatest hits' tape at the souk in Manama, Bahrain and wore that sucker OUT while deployed (88, 90-91)

Remember seeing BC play this at the King's Hall in Belfast on the Steeltown tour - always recall the look on Stuart's face that night at seeing the entire crowd go utterly and totally mental for them. Best concert ever. Gone But Not Forgotten.

@johnc8770

7 жыл бұрын

We did just the same in the huge tent at the Heineken festival in Leeds back in 95. One of the best live sets iv'e ever experienced, no doubt about that.

Exhilarating, mesmerizing and infinitely uplifting, this is the type of song you would want to charge into battle accompanied with. Amazing, as its nearly supernatural effect upon me cannot be adequately described, only felt, ever so keenly, ever so viscerally, ever so beautifully. And if the fight is right and noble, all while surrounded by thousands of Scottish, Irish and Gurkha soldiers, what force on Earth could withstand this furious and hyper-determined onslaught launched against it with this spellbinding tune being played, ubiquitously and from all angles, while said soldiers charge fearlessly into combat? Love it!!

@johnc8770

6 жыл бұрын

Magnificently put my friend. So erudite is your description of a true masterpiece. This song also, takes me to places I never thought I would ever be able to reach.

@johnc8770

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, and I considered myself articulate. So sublimely written my friend. I concur with every word. I simply adore this song and in particular this 12'' version. RIP the great Stuart Adamson, surely one of his country's finest ever rock stars.

@JoanVaes

5 жыл бұрын

Taylor Ahern, I think I'm in love with you.

@heraldeventsandfilms5970

5 жыл бұрын

Take your rabid militarism and ram it. Scotland's sons were all-too-often English cannon-fodder. Fuck fighting, I'm for dancing.

Holy crap this is awesome. Love the isolation of the various instruments in this great song. ; )

Saw them live last Friday night, and this track in particular was definitely the highlight of the evening!

Gets better as i get older,thank you!!

I friggin luv this song and have for umpteen years❤️

I had this as a 45 record, and the pic above was what that 45 record was wrapped up in.

Rocked the Earth and Clubland in '83 whose tremors are still reverberating today.

Grandioos samenspel van drums, gitaren en basgitaar!

cheers big stuart. we might be independant one day. your musics brilliant. love DINA

I'm from county mayo but this song is beautifully

@Berzerker_CHW

Жыл бұрын

❤️ Castlebar

How I remember this song the first time i Heard it by MTV. That video was so magic and energetic for me.

This mix rocks.

Saw them at Massey Hall in Toronto in Dec 1983 amazing.

Brilliant intro as you say but the cure. To wish impossible things is a superb intro too I’m sure that there are many others.

@paulhayward62

Жыл бұрын

The 2 bands that i have the most 12" mixes of are Big Country and The Cure. You've got great taste.

This mix is amazing!👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Big Country gold! Brilliant!

Ohhhhhj.. real to the real... 😢😢😂🎉🎉🎉 Get some .. this is what song on my 1963 mustang. Tri- axles . In cornfields. Do beforehand the DEW.. 😂😂

love it!

Excuse my language but this is a fucking awesome mix!

@chrispetty4574

Жыл бұрын

This is fucking awesome

Superb!

Amazing

Top tune this!! well done!!

The best, thanks ever so

Yeah its brilliant

Pump this fucker up the drums are incredible.

Beyond Cool!!!!!!!!!!! It's HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!

yes!

Cool, tya

🤘🖤

hanging wiv ma daft uncles. freeeeedom

Now if iwas a pro Boxer that song would be my intro,!!!! ----------------RIP x

當年雷霆萬鈞之勢！ 年青人的憤怒！

Och Aye !!!!

Like I play the drums...

Alba gu Brath!!!!!!

Non male, anche se preferisco la versione originale. Grandi Big Country di Stuart Adamson! Roberto from Italy 🇮🇹

The best band to hit English soil before that it was The skids

@samburden9884

4 жыл бұрын

kevin hannell both bands had one thing in common ;)

@empireman1077

2 жыл бұрын

@@samburden9884 U2 were really big fans of Joy Division, however after seeing U2 play in 1984; I started to listen to BC and saw them twice in 1986 Simple Minds music seemed to getting quite popular in the charts by 1985, but their sound wasn't as original like BC, just. disliked Simple minds production on records U2 were getting touring all the time and changing their sound in the mainstream, but were a bit depressing on albums 'WAR' @ Bono was singing about the troubles of Northern Ireland and violence, sad and dark times from the 1970s BC were making music of happiness, promising times, joyful and exciting times, nostalgia and pleasure 🙏👍

I agree John,even if I did find a better one I wouldn't take your money because you like big country

Number one in England Missing…

Took me years to realise that this was the theme to 'The Guns of Navarone'.

The 12" mix is crap. But I can't part with the record because the sleeve picture is the truth. Stick to the cd album version. Or else teach yourself how to play e-bows and military drums and do a twenty minute version, both instrumental and with lyrics. Yeah, that's more like it.

@paulockenden4278

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck the CD version i remember listening to it live.

@Round_07

3 жыл бұрын

This is better than the CD album version, which isn’t bad in itself. I guess we’re all different.