Beautiful song by a beautiful man.

what a great feeling of life in the 80s...especially with this music

He has an incredible voice. So pure ! He’s so talented and more pleasant sounding than some of the people today that rely on Auto Tune. Bring back the genius of the 80’s.

@Freddie1710

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the genius of the 80s!!!

@cyclist7s

8 ай бұрын

Dude, you hit that one right on the head!!!!!!80’s forever!!!!!!!!!!!

A Glasgow Boy who did good, well done Midge. 😎 form Glasgow 🇬🇧

Thanks Midge for all the beautiful music you gave us😊

Still love it. Can we turn back time , please !!!

They don't write songs like this any more.Absolutly beautiful,goosebumps right now&tears...❤currently on loop

this song immediately catapults me back to the 80's - best decade for music. Love to go back there

@carlproctor9101

3 жыл бұрын

Defo

@albertomastriaoinni8421

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there am Alberto how are you doing tonight I'm fine thanks yeah I would be right there with you there the 80s the music the hair the clothes I would of done everything so different from what I have done

@funda1153

3 жыл бұрын

you wont know about it

@carlproctor9101

3 жыл бұрын

@@funda1153 who me

@Keithbarber

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, we cannot go back, but the music is still here with us

Midge Ure, one of the 80'ss geniuses.

A classic they'll be playing on KZread and radio stations around the world in the next 100 years and beyond.Mark my words : ) July 1st 2023.

This Is Poetry In Motion. Midge Ure Is So Underrated.

Hi Midge. This is Michael from Germany...I was born in 1968 ...Ultravox (New wave) ...Kraftwerk...Now we heared the news (Chris) died age 71.Legend never died. Alles gute auf der letzten Reise

@AC-hj9tv

2 ай бұрын

Ok

@richardjeffreys2437

2 ай бұрын

Der Mann Wer hat gestorben hat Diese Lied SUPER gesungen.. YES THE DEUTSC is BAD! . But THE LOVE IS ALWAYS THERE!!

@gonzalofernandez1511

12 күн бұрын

I Love You for writing this song Midge❤ from Art by Gonzo 👑⚜️🏆 Australia 🌏🦘

@user-wk6nn2sx3x

3 күн бұрын

I was born in 67 how lucky are we xxxx

I worked on the video with midge. We were responsible for wardrobe and his light footness on the dance floor. He was such a lovely guy 😁😁

@hendriksnyman2768

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@stefanojunior5504

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@agoraphobicsocialite6897

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@buzzlightyear1191

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a great lyricist. Bumped into him a few times and he’s unassuming and not at all like a big rich rock star ⭐️

@pandemits

3 жыл бұрын

Great wardrobe choices, mate! I like even the white socks, even today!

Few people can ever write music the way Midge Ure did, either alone or with Ultravox.

@5tyyu

3 жыл бұрын

He was from ultravox??

@germanllanes641

3 жыл бұрын

@@5tyyu He was the voice of Ultravox indeed.

@gmansi

3 жыл бұрын

@@5tyyu the lider

@gmansi

3 жыл бұрын

Not this song: Wikipedia ""If I Was" is a 1985 song by Midge Ure. It was co-written by Ure and Danny Mitchell (of Ultravox's tour opening band Messengers), and released as the first single from Ure's first solo album The Gift. It reached #1 on the UK singles chart for one week in September 1985.[1] In the sleeve notes for the 2001 compilation If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox Ure wrote: "This song is pure Danny Mitchell. I found a demo of it on a cassette Danny had sent me for his band The Messengers. I grabbed it with both hands, messed around with it, sprinkled it with fairy dust and the rest is history." Ure played all instruments on the song except bass guitar, which was played by Mark King of Level 42."

@scottmcculloch4217

3 жыл бұрын

my mate wrote that

I loved this song when it first came out. Just came up in my head and I'm here to listen again. Still love it.

Just watched him live at York Grand Opera House last night. Absolutely brilliant!! He did this, which I love, and finished with Vienna, and yes he can still hit those top notes, he is superb!! 👋❤

@truthreignsforever9286

Жыл бұрын

lucky Maddy. I’d like to see him one day.

One of the greatest musicians and lyricists of the last 50 years.. What a belter

@midgeure1914

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Thanks for your comment and supports, your comments and constant suppor t has brought me this far. Keep Supporting ❤️ Please send me a mail via.midgeure275@gmail.com

@mariealmquist3038

2 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the best tunes of the 80s.

@petem2867

2 жыл бұрын

Yes 🥰

@xrysoulaveresoglou8679

2 жыл бұрын

@@midgeure1914 perfect

@colingeddes2172

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariealmquist3038 definitely. If any 1 deserved a number 1 record it was midge ure. Talented musician and very humble good guy.

The 80s was so special. Feel blessed to have experienced it. Special talent this guy was

@bambusidu

11 ай бұрын

I agreed,totally!!

This song popped into my head from nowhere today. I haven't heard it for years. I had to come here and listen to it again. ❤

@yvonnecaldwell6088

11 ай бұрын

Just did the same, myself❤😂

@Spartaix

10 ай бұрын

Me also was sleeping this song came in my head and here iam 😀 something strange going on…

@Timothy1976

8 ай бұрын

Same here. Flashback to my happy youth in the 1980s with this awesome song

@Cici1791

3 ай бұрын

Same five!

@Rayz1414

Ай бұрын

Same

Classic track. Lucky to grow up in the 80’s and listen to the best decade of music in history 🙏

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed so then too of course-you are so right too!

@erikaSE973

7 ай бұрын

Yup

@lukskaywalker4461

7 ай бұрын

RIGHT

MY LEGEND HERO, MIDGE URE, THE JUGLAR FROM THE BAND AID, THE BEST MAN LIVING ON THE PLANET

My heart filling with some strange longing back in the days before Internet when the future was unknown and beautiful..

@frankschmitz6117

3 жыл бұрын

...and with hit-charts, not full of fu**ing hip-hop and autotune-voices.

@kazz6728

3 жыл бұрын

wow, you've said it so beautiful!

@Paul-fq9pj

3 жыл бұрын

For sure 😩

@malcolmgeorgeedwards2402

2 жыл бұрын

Mind you it s a great song u never beat the 80s music video s ..

@malcolmgeorgeedwards2402

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-fq9pj what

Przebój wszechczasów wokalisty zespołu Ultravox Midge Ure , pamiętam te czasy mojej młodości słuchało się wtedy takiej muzyki .

I ment to say thank you midge ure For all of your music and videos your number one ps take care of yourself

alizée dans les flammes de mes déesses tu déchires mes pensées

This is one of those timeless classics that still sounds as good today as the day it was released. This song never gets old.

One of my favourite songs of my childhood. Still love it today. I didn’t realise until recently that Midge was in Ultravox who sang Vienna, another legendary song. But then again Midge is a legend having also written Do They Know it’s Christmas.

This cool dude is responsible for some of the most emotive, hauntingly beautiful songs of the 80s. A nice guy who really did come in first. ❤

This song reminds me of working in Smiths Menswear in High St Edinburgh in the 80s and 90s always was playing over the stereo in shop! Love Midge Ure, very under rated artist and Bob Geldof got all the awards and gratitudes for Live Aid when it was both him and Midge Ure that done it together! But Midge Ure being the man he is stood back and let Bob take the fame and glory! Midge Ure is a Beatifull man and the loveliest man you could ever meet with a heart of gold! Still a hero of mine at the age of 53 years old, for 40 years he's been a part of my life to this day, must listen to him at least once a week still! Thanks Midge ♥️🇬🇧

@hankwest3002

3 жыл бұрын

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It was late 1985 when I first heard this. I’d just graduated from college & was at my first job in a mid sized city along the US/Mexican border. I was just starting off, working my ass off & broke as hell, but having the time of my life. This song makes feel 25 & invincible again….which means, “If I Was” is more than song-it’s magic.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

It was a number one for him at the time then here in Britain/the UK of course-unlike Vienna by Ultravox in 1981 which of course got to number two only but should have been number one for sure! Thank you there too.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

Of course for sure really too?!

I’m 27 years old & found this song today years old and already repeating it all day!!

@tonyc9572

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy coz it`s fantastic

@m.y.o.b.724

Жыл бұрын

Ultravox had a lot of good songs. Delve into their catalog when you get a chance. I recommend checking out "Vienna". It still knocks my socks off to this day. Another catchy tune by them is "Reap The Wild Wind".

@lordmaster2562

Жыл бұрын

It will wear off and then your forget it

@jackienuttall7549

Жыл бұрын

Danny great taste..had the vynl record when released

@Red-tm1bs

Жыл бұрын

@@lordmaster2562 let's have a bet on that!?

Wow what a singing voice, fantastic music in the 80s, could understand every word he was singing about,, cheers Gary in cottingham East Yorkshire

What a feel good tune... I was driving along this morning feeling miserable, then this came on the radio and made my day.

What a song and music!!!, Sad and sentimental...with his voice and the keyboards...Midge Ure in his solo and when with Ultravox, with Vienna and Reap the wild wind....Unforgettable. How i miss the 80s😔!!!

@hankwest3002

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ao6HztKohtPLj7w.html

2 жыл бұрын

Oh Yes!!

@susannelies5434

2 жыл бұрын

And when He was the Singer of "Slik":Reqiem!I Love all of those Songs,they help me stop crying!

@mariaaparecidalopes1014

Жыл бұрын

@@susannelies5434 salmos cap 46 verso 1

Imagine all these 80’s bangers were only coming out fresh now, we would be spoiled for choir, so so many great artists and songs.

Ultravox Iv got the collection and all of your music when you went solo ps I hope you are ok midge ure love you brother

Lets not Forget Ultravox. The song Vienna was Brilliant.

@BruceDanton-xw6eg

Күн бұрын

@markneville9723 and it still is there too why not.

Midge is a true innovator.. I love the music, the voice..

Love him, love his music, miss those golden years forever...

Love all of Ultravox songs and this solo from Midge Ure is simply magnificent..such pure talent..sadly lacking in today's music..

80s were Amazing.Another brilliant tune

If I was a better man Would fellow men take me to their hearts If I was a stronger man Carrying the weight of popular demand Tell me would that alarm her I'd never harm her at all If I was a soldier Captive arms I'd lay before her If I was a sailor Seven oceans I'd sail to her If I was a wiser man Would other men reach out and touch me If I was a kinder man Dishing up love for a hungry world Tell me would that appease her I want to please her again If I was a painter I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her If I was a leader On food of love from above I would feed her If I was a poet All my love and burning words I would show it If I was her lover Her eyes in kisses I would cover Come here my baby Oh they can't touch you now I'll keep you safe and warm I'll never leave you at all Come here my baby Oh they won't touch you Dishing up love for a hungry world Tell me would that appease you I want to please you again If I was a soldier Captive arms I'd lay before her If I was a sailor Seven oceans I'd sail to her If I was a painter I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her If I was a leader On food of love from above I would feed her If I was a poet All my love and burning words I would show it

@lisadavie5819

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lyrics. They really don't write songs like this anymore. I miss the 80s for music and movies. A simpler time without mobile phones and Internet. When people would sit in a pub in a crowd and interact with each other rather than a square device that they can't put down for 2 seconds. I'm at a loss the amount of times I see people out together but they would as well be alone because everyone is more interested in their mobile phones than what's actually happening around them or in front of them.

@fulviagabrovez9289

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@malcolmgeorgeedwards2402

2 жыл бұрын

U know the whole song ;-)

@eugene-leveque

2 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup. 🎼🎶🕺🎵

@mariaaparecidalopes1014

Жыл бұрын

@@lisadavie5819 joao cap 4 verso 13 , 14 Good night

Será algo especial , desde Chile amo está canción la escucho una y otra vez ,no se que será, leí en los comentarios alguien fue asistente en el vídeo clip, que envidia , me llama la atención el pantalón de tiro largo típico de los 80s

Ich bleibe immer Fan,solange ich lebe !

@archibaldlothar1084

3 ай бұрын

Ich Auch ❤

One of the best 80s songs/songs ever! ❤

Beautiful, beautiful song - love his voice and those days that are gone forever!😢

Gosh - haven’t heard this song probably since the 80’s, but it feels like yesterday. Wish it was…

Ich habe mir heute das Album gekauft,ich liebe es.👍🥰💋

I remember dancing to all the eighties musiic at Upstairs Downstairs and had fantastic times back in Leeds.

An 80's song that really stands out.

Wish so I could go back in time to the 80's - just for a month please!

I'm really glad that this special masterpiece of a song resonates with a new generation of 80s music enthusiasts. The moving lyrics and music cannot but evoke the deepest of emotions because the song is about the inspiring power of love and hope. Of course, pain and sadness are the flip side of great love - and that longing for the deepest love comes with the greatest risk - the highest stakes gamble. I was 19 in 1985 and had just fallen madly in love when this song was at number 1. That's probably why it's so meaningful to me... the "trauma bond" marriage of 17 years didn't work out, but my love of this song resonates even more now that I know what the lyrics represent. Good luck to you - in life and love! ❤🌏🍀

@silviomarco2930

Жыл бұрын

This song is an eternal work! It marks a moment for all of us. Congratulations my friend!

@nn5829

Жыл бұрын

Same age as me.... 1966 . Song brings back so many memories

The new generation will never understand the aura of the 80's, songs were made with art and from the heart. New Romantics, New Wave, Sinth Pop marked an era for all of us, time does not go back, but the songs remained as a legacy of a remarkable time. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

@Venusbabe66

Жыл бұрын

No truer words!!! ❤🌏🍀 Greetings from Australia!!! 🇦🇺

@mariemorrison6524

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@sutty85

Жыл бұрын

What new generation? Gen z. Most older gen z listen to the 80s and 90s.

From The Great good old days

@annabrisley1463

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

A totally brilliant and talented man. The live performance of this at the Princ's Trust Rock Gala (1987) was simply amazing. Downunder, South Australia

@karenoconnor9649

Жыл бұрын

Got CD album MONUMENT. ..and THE VOICE where they drum out together is FANTASTIC....made my 3 daughters learn apart each and have best go at it for 50p...or whatever ...my eldest still plays and drums to it ..BRILLIANT BAND.

1987, I was a senior in high school. Borrowed this cassette when it came out from friends who were punk rockers (twins). Mind you, Midge was already a legend with Ultra Vox and the Band Aide days, so it was natural to follow his solo work. This song will always reflect my last few months of my high school days and the mighty 80s with enduring memories.

Such an uplifting song. Midge really has a knack for melodrama that is also endearing and moving.

A Master Piece 🇬🇧👍😀♥️

Hi midge ure I’m Collin from Liverpool in the uk I love all of your music you ever wrote here’s a old favourite I don’t no in my heart I held you just for a while

There’s something wrong when I saw this video only has 2.2 million views,but now I see it’s only less than 4 years old from (July 2020) How can such a popular song from the 80s only have official music video almost 40 years after his release?

Such a stunningly beautiful song; such a great and lovely voice!! To me and many! others in Belgium, one of the best songs from the eighties!😍❤ 🇧🇪

@hankwest3002

3 жыл бұрын

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@georgelebreton3177

3 жыл бұрын

@@hankwest3002 Thank you for the reference!

@AdmiralUstinov

2 жыл бұрын

🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪👍

@sebastiaanbijl111

Жыл бұрын

Nice song love it

First time I heard this song was when it was first released. I really liked it then and I have ever since, but no-one at school ever even mentioned it. I'm glad at least that there are people today who still fondly remember it.

Why does this song get me right in the feels.....maybe it goes back to old friends , loves , melancholy , how can a melody or synth sound bring on such joy,angst,regret, oh i dont know but i love drowning in it

I was about 6 years old when this came out. Remains one of my favourite tunes of all time. The best songs age like fine wines.

@user-mc4rm8ot8x

3 ай бұрын

I don't like wine but I get it

Just heard this on the radio. This was 1 of my favorite songs of the 80s. I was 16 hanging out at the local pool with friends. Thanks for the memories.😁👍

Always loved this song, if I was plenty of things, Rich n comfortable would be nice

This song is utter perfection!

Lata '80, lata beztroski i innych potrzeb ...

This man has an amazing voice, I was lucky enough to hear it tonight! But I’m sad he didn’t sing this one

This song hit #1 in the UK in 1985. Why was this never released in the US? It is so wrong that America never got to know this brilliant song.

Poland 🩵 Jezus Chrystus love you

You can tell he a lovely guy, love Ultravox and midge, Still want to see them,😀 better late than never lol

Piękne, kocham ten utwór. 😍

This is the most beautiful song

80's will come again ... in 57 years from now...

Wonderful song ! ❤️

Jak ja nie mogłam słyszeć tej piosenki? Piosenka jest cudowna i oczywiście wykonawca również 😊. Słucham jej właśnie na okrągło.

A very emotional man this Midge Ure. Love him❤

I've always recognized the chorus, but I don't know if I've ever heard this fully until now.

When you look what he has done since the mid 70's how on earth is he not a Sir?!

@elizabeththomas5535

7 ай бұрын

They gave the knighthood to Bob Geldoff instead although it was Midge Ure who wrote and organised Live Aid and Band Aid.

Adore this man and this track ❤

I love this song and him.

Indeed, his voice it's so special. I am dancing with tears in my eyes.

@covmiss1

10 ай бұрын

living out a memory :) x

I swear.....I was working 10 hours and this Song didnt leave my head 😭 I didn't knew the Lyrics so i hummed the melody to my Mom and she told me the Name :)

still gives me chills ..anytime

I love anything 1980’s related,many a happy Friday night spent with my dad. This is a decade where I wish I could happily live forever.This video is no exception to anything short of amazing and very enjoyable. 😃😀

It's almost painful to watch this nowadays as a woman. Not that I've always loved Midge Ures songs and his amazing voice. Music has still true power, I want to believe.

They should bring back dad dancing in white socks 🕺

@bunnyboonot4u

3 ай бұрын

Sock hops!

My dad (55) bring me (17 nearly 18) to this song like a year ago, also he showed me a lot of good music from the 70s/80s. But THIS song, everytime i hear it, i can feel only pain and sadness, no matter what i feel, this is the greatest song from 1985 i know..

@Venusbabe66

Жыл бұрын

I'm really glad that this special masterpiece of a song resonates with you and a new generation of 80s music enthusiasts. The moving lyrics and music cannot but evoke the deepest of emotions because the song is about the inspiring power of love and hope. Of course, pain and sadness are the flip side of great love - and that longing for the deepest love comes with the greatest risk - the highest stakes gamble. I was 19 in 1985 and had just fallen madly in love when this song was at number 1. That's probably why it's so meaningful to me... the "trauma bond" marriage of 17 years didn't work out, but my love of this song resonates even more now that I know what the lyrics represent. Good luck to you young man - in life and love! ❤🌏🍀

Какой замечательный текст песни!!!!

I used to listen it on absolute 80's

Fantastyczne wspomnienia, CUDNE LATA 80 . :(, odeszły i nie wrócą

A number 1 hit in the UK. Well deserved. Great song.

What a voice! I was a Little Girl and I was lost in this song.

Midge forever! Loved this song of the 80s!

This sounds as fresh in 2022 as it did back in the 1980s, the best era for music.

Saw him live in the 80's in Manchester, he was amazing, wonderful man.

This song is amazing 👍love it ❤

mom loved it :) always have to remember my mom, when i hear this track :)

Most underrated musician..A genius in the caliber of Phil collins,Sting