19 then. 63 now, 44 years gone in a blink of a brilliant song. Merry Christmas.

@craigav68

6 ай бұрын

And Merry Christmas to you..am listening to this through some good headphones 🎧.. Bluetooth time machine..ah nostalgia

@The_Macaroon

6 ай бұрын

Yup time flies. Enjoy it while you can.

@MagruderSpoots

5 ай бұрын

Same

@GG_Booboo

5 ай бұрын

What an era to live in and congratulations on the long life and to many more!

@enid9911

4 ай бұрын

I'm 32 and I already have a diarrhea attack because I notice how fast time passes but I knew that since I was little. I hope in the future I can put my brain in a VAT.

As much as I miss Robert Palmer I miss the time when this song was on the charts. It's hard to capture just how good it felt to have this feeling in the air. I know people go overboard with the 80's nostalgia, but really, songs like this make you understand why it's so prevalent. It was just a great time to grow up.

@mippim8765

2 жыл бұрын

........there's a reason mid aged adults express they're sorrow for the young. ........especially this batch.

@DrLoverLover

2 жыл бұрын

No it wasnt. Youre just nostalgic. It does that

@mippim8765

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrLoverLover .......looks like misery can be un-nostalgic too.

@zciliyafilms5508

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrLoverLover I'm nostalgic for something real. This is something I think about a lot. The time period I grew up in was about the only good thing about my childhood. I'm sorry if it doesn't match your experience.

@mjw123

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrLoverLover Wow - not a clue, the 80's was an incredible decade. Try comparing it to the horror show we are living atm.

The line "He needs all the world to confirm that he ain't lonely" sounds like most people on social media today.

@davidprovan5650

23 күн бұрын

Think you are right there.

@finchifinch3316

20 күн бұрын

... und er rennt die ganze Zeit umher! Ich hatte den gleichen Gedanken wie du. Der Sound und die ruhe der Stimme haben mich schon damals, mit 10 Jahren, sehr berührt... ohne den Text zu verstehen!!! =)

It's not just people's opinions saying 80s music was incredible, it's a fact.

@rafaelsida5155

5 ай бұрын

Affirmative

@kwakkers68

2 ай бұрын

A binary decade. Some of the all time best music, ever .... And mucho girl/boy band/mass production dross that ... well, shouldn't ever have happened! ;-) Still.... great Art wouldn't be great if it weren't niche?

The fact that he died at the age of 54 is criminal. RIP Robert Palmer. One of the greatest songs of all time.

@truthreignsforever9286

Жыл бұрын

if not mistaken he went through a pack a day or two? Yeah, wish he could of been around much longer for us. He was a cool cat for sure

@freddymaster4892

Жыл бұрын

Criminal by whom?

@yesackram

Жыл бұрын

@@truthreignsforever9286 Yes, he smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day. That's never going to end well for anyone. An awful shame.

@pigeonlove

Жыл бұрын

@@yesackram agree

@veronicaalleyne

Жыл бұрын

no amount of talent can help you if you don't take care of your innards

After 20 years I finally found the song that I liked from my parents car.

@PatagonianWarrior

7 жыл бұрын

you are speaking out of my soul... same here! But in my case after 30 years...

@neilvanschoor3502

6 жыл бұрын

OMG me to

@Bpg5012trick

6 жыл бұрын

Sol Badguy maybe he didn't know the title of the song, you stupid fucker

@thecoyotespeaks9649

6 жыл бұрын

Defo. This and a-ha take on me and you can call me al lol. Nostalgia.

@terrenceholmes2450

6 жыл бұрын

My brother played this all the time, it was his birthday today and it came on the radio. Great song.

one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage in the 80's that is priceless and Iam grateful !!!

@stefano1995able

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 98’s and I wanted feel what you lived in 80’s :( I wanted really born in that period

@elenamarina9736

3 жыл бұрын

This is priceless,i was lucky,too!

@hanvanaalderen3419

3 жыл бұрын

Not born in the 80's. Its about you lived that period as a teenager, like me. ('68) I asure you, nowday's i appreciate it more then ever.

@eldamahj3977

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Kinda makes you feel blessed.

@barbaraj.6309

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Was born in early 70's. So my teens entirely 80's. It was like living in a time capsule, never to be experienced again. The tale of the technology age.

RIP Robert Bryan Ferry's rendition of this song is sublime, just unique and sublime, you'd be very proud!

@xanetteazpiroz8812

26 күн бұрын

Robert Palmer es Dios luego vino la versión de Bryan Ferry que aún sabiendo que es buena, ésta es sublime!

Addicted to Love is a lot more famous than Johhny and Mary, but this really is the better song.

@davidprovan5650

23 күн бұрын

Totally agree.

He was massively underrated was Robert such a shame. When he died the British press didn't really give a shit. Love you man.

@PatagonianWarrior

8 жыл бұрын

+SPECTERO FRANCHETTI actually, he was massively underrated in the UK, not the rest of the world. While his songs like this one became top 5 in the world, they hardly topped TOP 50 in the UK. Cant understand why, this is an unforgettable GEM from my youth...

@PatagonianWarrior

8 жыл бұрын

+SPECTERO FRANCHETTI and in Latin America, this song peaked Nr 1 for several weeks...

@pvtrichter88

8 жыл бұрын

+SPECTERO FRANCHETTi yes agreed the BRITISH press were pretty nasty towards him [when are they not really!?] the video always had special sentimental value for me and indeed much of the music of this era !!

@Wardads1

8 жыл бұрын

+SPECTERO FRANCHETTI Exactly what I was thinking .The clip for this is elegant minimalist and mesmerizing

@busterkeatonsbriefs

8 жыл бұрын

I imagine the British Press were too busy trying to get pictures of Princess Diana's nipples to care about anything else.

I watched a French movie this afternoon - "Le Lycéen", or "Winter Boy" for the English-speaking market - and just HAD to sit and watch the yards of credits unroll when the action was over so I could get the name of the marvellous song that ended the film so suitably. Then I came over to KZread and here it is with all the words. So very well-worth waiting 43 years to find!!!!

@amymeagor

2 ай бұрын

Love this! From irrrland x

I've loved this tune since I was a child. I find Robert Palmers voice so relaxing.

@djricane

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@kellymaree9286

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@blader45bc

Жыл бұрын

Such a soothing voice. He provided certainty.

RIP Robert Palmer - A true English legend that’ll never be forgotten. My Dad passed his music onto me and I’ll pass it on too

@christophecapello8154

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3yBq6-NYrTMiKw.html

@MrThrib

2 жыл бұрын

Cocaine. His love and his death.

@NormAppleton

2 жыл бұрын

He really was a Gem

@bisounours7377

2 жыл бұрын

En allant sur KZread je suis tombée sur cette chanson. En lisant les commentaires j'apprends que Robert Palmer est décédé. Pour moi ce titre restera à jamais associé aux années 80 et à la publicité qui utilisait cette chanson et qui a permis de la faire connaître.

@MrIcecolddd

2 жыл бұрын

@@bisounours7377 Oui, malheureusement, il est décédé à seulement 54 ans. Bien que sa vie ait été courte, sa musique vivra pour toujours.

One of the worst things in my musical life is the knowledge that there will never be a new Robert Palmer record.

@LanguageSkillz

5 жыл бұрын

So fair

@The_Mimewar

5 жыл бұрын

Man, that hurts to accept

@kaydaw24

5 жыл бұрын

you made me cry.

@dudelove83

4 жыл бұрын

Turn this around...the conclusion should be...this fells so bad because of the songs that are. Im 36 and early this year i discoverd joy division and i never even felt more than understanding and honest appreciation for finding true love and passion and to this day i sometimes start to cry out of pure joy and happiness.And im still not able to understand the reason why all this affection all the love and joy he gave us when he wasnt able to even feel by himself.Sry bad language and spelling.Thanks for sharing guys...take care!!!

@lucyz1946

4 жыл бұрын

@TealCircle he died😭

🎉Danke für dieses wundervolle Lied, ich war sooo jung als ich es zum 1. Mal hörte❣️🙏🕯️

It's one of these rare songs with an absolutely distinct sound and vibe.

@ccsc9728

2 жыл бұрын

welcome to the 80s

@NormAppleton

2 жыл бұрын

Palmer, Dave Edmonds, Nick Lowe, Ian Dury, Jona Lewie

@NormAppleton

2 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful

@babonnell

2 жыл бұрын

@@NormAppleton iiiii

@HPCAT88

2 жыл бұрын

Like Golden Brown by the Stranglers

I only came to really understand the true meaning of this song when my marriage was coming to an end. Such an underrated masterpiece. An epic voice and a talent who left us way too soon.

@DerHerrMitR

Жыл бұрын

Newly divorced here, this song has been on my playlist for a few months now.

@superreds1904

Жыл бұрын

This songs about being disillusioned with politicians

@donsheehan5144

Жыл бұрын

This song reminds me of my relationship at the time this came out

@OnsWereldSuiderland

Жыл бұрын

It, this song, always makes me feel like a sad hand is touching my heart. Hope you came out ok on the other side.

@matteospagnuolo4876

Жыл бұрын

@@superreds1904 go nam

Such s shame robert palmers gone now.all his songs were virtuoso but big hits like this one simply irrestable and addicted to love .

I think Robert Palmer is one of the uk’s best singers

In France we had this song in each renault spot TV. It 's for me a real memorial sweet of my childhood in 80's.

Played this at my wedding reception 1980 [still married!] LOL

@poblanadominguez

5 жыл бұрын

Felicidades

@nilsthomas97

5 жыл бұрын

This is very nice

@Theboi05517

5 жыл бұрын

noice

@scottieking5696

5 жыл бұрын

And still married ?

@rosca04

5 жыл бұрын

love u for that comment. hugs

Such an odd song. Unsettling and welcoming to the child I was then and the child I remain. Tragic and beautiful. Life in other words.

@christophecapello8154

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3yBq6-NYrTMiKw.html

@peripheralperception2267

2 жыл бұрын

The melancholy of never growing up. ? Bit of a paradox here.

@Zerschmetterling-pg3ph

2 жыл бұрын

Me the same. I must speak for Luke. Same feeling here...

@peripheralperception2267

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zerschmetterling-pg3ph you guys been together for long? I can sense that the love you have for Luke is genuine and that's a beautiful thing.

@Zerschmetterling-pg3ph

2 жыл бұрын

@@peripheralperception2267 See it on a platonic level...these songs from the 80´s trigger a lot in people from back then.

Back when musicians had such incredible lyrics to go with their fantastic music.

@clazza65

Жыл бұрын

And style.

@shaskins15

5 ай бұрын

And real vocals

This is Robert's best song😀 R.I.P.😔

@frumexicano4112

2 ай бұрын

There are a lot of contenders for that title. But I think you may be right.

wow I found the song i was looking for 20 years by accident.

I thank you Mr Robert Palmer. RIP. You were taken far too soon. You are leading the angels, in song,and voice. I discovered your unique voice very late. 😢😢😢.But i listen to you at every chance. Miss you, Mr Big. Your family would be so proud.

Johnny's always runnin' around Tryin' to find certainty He needs all the world to confirm That he ain't lonely Mary counts the walls Knows he tires easily Johnny thinks the world would be right If it could buy the truth from him Mary says, "He changes his mind more than a woman" But she made her bed Even when the chance was slim Johnny says, "He's willing to learn When he decides, he's a fool" Johnny says, "He'll live anywhere When he earns time to" Mary combs her hair Says, "She should be used to it" Mary always hedges her bets She never knows what to think She says that he still acts Like he is bein' discovered Scared that he'll be caught Without a second thought Runnin' around Johnny feels he's wasting his breath Tryin' to talk sense to her Mary says, "He's lackin' a real Sense of proportion" So she combs her hair Knows he tires easily Johnny's always runnin' around Tryin' to find certainty He needs all the world to confirm That he ain't lonely Mary counts the walls Says, "She should be used to it" Johnny' s always runnin' around Runnin' around

@Carrie2085

3 жыл бұрын

If I could I'd give you a thousand likes, thank you so much :)

@ThegreatCommando

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lyrics

@fionaomara2687

3 жыл бұрын

So freaking good.

@christophecapello8154

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3yBq6-NYrTMiKw.html

@annareal_af

2 жыл бұрын

lone ley ey ey ey

I love this song. Could listen to it on repeat. Never get tired of.

WHO'S LISTENING IN 2020? Robert Palmer Forever

@noelmurphy406

4 жыл бұрын

On the same day 👌🇮🇪👋

@mickstunes6383

4 жыл бұрын

Will never stop.

@billsharkey9365

4 жыл бұрын

Great song even a wank video can't spoil !!!!👻👻👻

@YoSoyWerlix

4 жыл бұрын

Always! From Mexico City.

@dirkidirkeckchen388

4 жыл бұрын

Germany, Berlin 2020

Being just a couple of years younger than Robert Palmer (and a good Yorkshireman as well) I thought this man was the "coolest guy on the planet" during the seventies and eighties, so cruel he had to leave us at such a young age. RIP Robert and thank you for the music you have left behind for us.

@djricane

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

That amazing synth line that runs through Johnny and Mary. I could never get enough. I wish more records had this.

Here we are 2022 finding ourselves listening to one of the greatest songs of the 80`s realizing how many indisputable great songs Robert Palmer offered to us! Thank you very much, Robert 🤫😍🥰🙏🏻😇!

@Tunometecabra96

Жыл бұрын

Jan 5, 2023 i just Shazamed it from the radio 😅

@luannabbate2624

Жыл бұрын

Died too soon. His contrutions to the music business is underated. His contructions to the Power Station was aresome. His solo music was genisus.

How to write a catchy song that people will remember 40+ years later. R.I.P. Robert Palmer. You left this world way too soon.

I was 7 when this came out. I remember this like it was yesterday. I've always loved Robert ever since... this song is so unique sounding, calming melody, but kind of a sad meaning. I can't believe this is 43 years old! WHERE DOES TIME GO??!!

@skro2758

Жыл бұрын

running...

@willdaniels4735

5 ай бұрын

Robert Palmer is it good looking guy it's a shame he left the planet so soon 2:47 2:47

When I miss my dad I listen to this. I miss you dad!

@amosmoses4320

3 ай бұрын

Me too :)

I just love the ridiculously tight and clean sound. Great precision and great sound!

Johnny's always running around Trying to find certainty He needs all the world to confirm That he ain't lonely Mary counts the walls Knows he tires easily Johnny thinks the world would be right If it could buy truth from him Mary says he changes his mind More than a woman But she made her bet Even when the chance was slim Running around Running around Johnny says he's willing to learn When he decides he's a fool Johnny says he'd live anywhere When he earns the time Mary combs her hair Says she should be used to it Mary always hedges her bets She never knows what to think She says that he still acts like he's Being discovered Scared that he'll be caught Without a second thought Running around Running around Running around Running around Johnny feels he's wasting his breath Trying to talk sense to her Mary says he's lacking a Real sense of proportion So she combs her hair Knows he tires easily Johnny's always running around Trying to find certainty He needs all the world to confirm That he ain't lonely Mary counts the walls Says she should be used to it Running around Running around Running around Running around

@scottallen7823

5 ай бұрын

People today wouldn’t even know the meaning of the term to “hedge a bet.”

There are many covers of this song, but nobody can touch the man himself. Very unappreciated artist RIP Mr P

@TomWhiteWidow

3 жыл бұрын

yes indeed

Well I´m 15 now,my father showed me a lot of Oldie´s but this one ! Is just absolutly my favorite!

@rainblaze.

3 жыл бұрын

Wait till your 40 and lived it ..... Then youll have a very different opinion of it Some songs take a life time to hit

@KurwaRomek

2 жыл бұрын

@@rainblaze. at first your comment made me cringe, then I realized I'm another Johnny too... still a great song though.

@stuartturner3055

2 жыл бұрын

Love this young man

Oh crap... brought tears to my eyes. How I miss the time I heard this song almost every weekend.

@andrewprescott8113

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

One of the most beautiful songs of early eighties.

Just when I thought I possibly couldn't be transported back 42 years again, this one shows up!💓 Robert Palmer was in a Class all in his own!😎 To the days we thought would last forever!!!💕

I forgot this was a Robert Palmer song. And I was in Massachusetts at *Kolburne School* when it came out and used to blast it thru the dorms then on repeat .

1980-81.....grade 7....listening to it on the radio in the dark.

How tremendously beautiful this is. His voice, the pantomime, the story... Robert looking through the curtain...*sigh*...I'm growing more in love with him everyday. RIP.

@bearmassaro

8 жыл бұрын

+Luciana Sol He truly was an underrated genius. I really miss his talents...

@vanishingpoint80

6 жыл бұрын

Luciana Sol sadly... our old Bob, has no more days to reflect on the caliente mulatas anymore.

@Ziggysprints

5 жыл бұрын

The mimes are Shields and Yarnell.

Simple, looping, and timeless. We miss you, Robert. RIP.

Gone 20 years ago today. Not a SINGLE day forgotten!

So perfectly nails the sadness of the human condition. Brilliant 👏.... Robert Palmer. Those of us who know, KNOW...

@mypillowguy445

3 жыл бұрын

True!

@whatshername656

Жыл бұрын

I understand what you're saying, but wonder whether it *has* to be that way. What if Johnny wasn't constantly chasing certainty or acknowledgement? What if Mary said "enough of this shit marriage"? These lyrics in just three minutes portray two deeply unhappy characters who are stuck in their unhappy groove. Such mastery of words!

@markbyrnes2985

Жыл бұрын

@@whatshername656 perfect.

This was the first song I ever heard from Robert Palmer. I love the texture of his voice on this song. So different from his later and more popular stuff. This is a gem.

@zciliyafilms5508

11 ай бұрын

I really wish we heard his earlier stuff on the radio more.

@Downunder_Son

10 ай бұрын

This was my intro to Robert Palmer also, such an original and engaging tune and sublime voice, forever a favourite.

wow didn't realise this came out in 1980, sounds so fresh.

@anthonyyoutubefan7567

7 жыл бұрын

+MephProduction A LOT of what was produced in 1980 still sounds fresh in the 21st Century. That's one of the things that made/makes the 1980s so special and great.

@Izanagioomikami

6 жыл бұрын

That's because you've probably heard the Placebo version.

@DJDanceClassic

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyyoutubefan7567 this song, ashes to ashes by bowie and Roxy music's same old scene are very alike with them trying new wave keyboard music

@MephProduction

Жыл бұрын

@@Izanagioomikami i know im 5 year late but yes you're right.. .lol mind you o do here this version on the radio every so often

This song came up on Spotify, never heard it before. I knew his other work in the 90s. Never heard this gem. Probably because I wasn't alive when it came out. What a masterpiece.

I was a teenager in the 80s, an era of the greatest music ever. And, yet, whenever this song came up on the radio, I would stop everything I was doing and just immerse myself in it.

*"he needs all the world to confirm that he ain't lonely"* 💔🎶

@DeidreL9

3 жыл бұрын

sidDkid87 isn’t that so poignant...❤️

@sidDkid87

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeidreL9 yes - speaks so eloquently about the human condition, insecurities

@markbyrnes2985

3 жыл бұрын

Bingo

Renault, des voitures a vivre..... Master piece from the 80'

@Module79L

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, you remember the Renault commercial? Here in Portugal they used the same song. :D

@spam9258

4 жыл бұрын

I’m desperately trying to find the saxophone instrumental version from one of the 90s Renault ads. It’s lovely

@larciabella

4 жыл бұрын

totally!

@GodOfVictory501

3 жыл бұрын

"Papa!" "Nicole!"

@renatomartinez5708

3 жыл бұрын

I was asking about that commercial spot on 80s tv.

The deep note on 1:16 that doesn’t show in the beginning, but remains for the rest of the song, makes it dramatic and nice. Love this tune so much.

My favorite song, having crushes 😍 makes me feel like a teenager, and at my 40’s when I listen to this music 🎼 I get nostalgic ! Cause I can’t do dumb shit like when I was young, things like leaving all behind and go to chase the 2 girls I like the most between 7.3 billion people … one smile 😊 and one pair of eyes 👁️ put a light upon me … 🙏🏾🫶🏽 blessed 😇 the heavens for having you living here in these earth 🌍

@mycammedia

Ай бұрын

80's teenager - 😊

what a legend, so underrated. rip main man.

this track is so addictive, need to listen it once and it doesnt leave me for hours and days...

3 жыл бұрын

Might as well face it, you're addicted to this track. (Okay, that was bad, I know........................)

3 жыл бұрын

So do i.

@nunosousa2635

3 жыл бұрын

Yes..for months

@annareal_af

2 жыл бұрын

me 2

@lakshyadheer

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm

Proud to call my self a Yorkshireman, after this Batley Lad 👍, top bloke ,

While he was alive, I was a huge fan of Robert Palmer but never realised how underrated he was until after his death when I started listening to all his different types of music deeply missed may he still be making music up in heaven?

Love the way the background guitar gradually builds throughout the mix...never get tired of it

Forgotten under rated under played classic

Beautiful song, classy music! Thank you, RIP Mr Robert Palmer for giving us this wonderful piece.

Listened to this song for decades, but haven’t commented on it. This is an unmitigated classic song.

This is exactly what I miss about music ideos these days. Back then, people had to work harder to use their imaginations, they used more theatrics because they did´t have effects for everything. That´s what I am also missing in cinema.

@timo9186

6 жыл бұрын

Daemon Vassago Well said and very good point. Same for videogames, too.

@shaunescott2050

6 жыл бұрын

Daemon Vassago i

@rhettpeter83

3 жыл бұрын

The great Orson Welles once said “The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.”

makes me feel so sad for something i can't even know

40yrs listening to this little gem .... a good tune never dies.

@pedrodorantes3527

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm 22 lol

I know all generations have their vibe and sound but when I listen to stuff like this I realise that young people live in a cultural desert and my generation really had all the gems...God we were a blessed generation

@illu.minaries

6 ай бұрын

I’m 27 and can’t get enough of this song✋ but my generation has our gems too, every generation does :)

my mom and me loved this tune.....and my mom was so sad about robert palmer passed away in 2003...little later my mom too :(

@RobvanBergen112

6 жыл бұрын

Susanne Lips Sorry to hear that

@astrobiker4348

6 жыл бұрын

Susanne Lips sorry for your loss

@unseelie63

4 жыл бұрын

So sorry about your mom.Losing a loved one is so hard.I lost my dad far too soon as well.

@dan_6915

3 жыл бұрын

As Elton said - like a Candle in the Wind

@suzannejagger1558

3 жыл бұрын

Susanne, I lost my mom in 95’. It sucks, I’m sorry. (I’m her death age now which is freaking weird.) Because you’re in my unfortunate club, please read Motherless Daughters. It was so helpful.

The driving bass is magnificent

@artrahman169

4 жыл бұрын

You'll like Fleetwood Mac's "the chain" then too I guess

@artrahman169

4 жыл бұрын

If you get past 3min in on the chain there's a nice bass section that iirc was used by some sports racing car program on UK tv back in the day

@kat35hrins77

3 жыл бұрын

I love it

1980: One of the best songs in the world!!! 2021: One of the best songs in the world!!! 2022: One of the best songs in the world!!! 9997: One of the best songs in the world!!!

@stories1396

3 жыл бұрын

t'as oublié 5781

@chris9380

3 жыл бұрын

More than right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@lnteIIigence

2 жыл бұрын

In all seriousness, I do wonder what people in 9997 will know about us. Theoretically, since digital tech and the Internet, there could always be a perfect record of history. Videos, songs, as if they were made yesterday. We don't have that from 8000 years ago!

@davidsiegfriedklinger2422

2 жыл бұрын

What an original comment ( not)

Discovered this yesterday, what a great song from 1980!

51 and its all behind me now, but when I listen to this, I remember the times when it was all in front of me. Greatful to have listened to this man's music. God bless RIP

I finished building my time machine.Who would like to go back to the 80's and 90's with me?😉

Les puse a mi pareja de periquitos el nombre de esta canción, que tanto me gusta y me recuerda un tiempo maravilloso al que volvería sin dudar, con la gente que ya no está y la época en que fui tan feliz sin saberlo. Hoy mi Johnny se ha ido, a volar libre. Repentinamente, y Mary (su periquita) y yo nos hemos quedado desolados. Esta es mi canción y era la suya, la reconocían, de tantas veces que se la ponía en la tablet para que la vieran y oyeran. Un periquito es un avecilla pequeña, pero grande porque me llenaba el corazón. Y mi Johnny me llamaba con sus trinos... Vuela libre, y busca a mi mama, que hace poco se fue de mi lado también. Qué gran tristeza tengo 😥😭😭

Best Robert Palmer track by far, Powerstation also

Can still clearly remember buying this when it was released back in 1980. It's amazing that this song still holds up well today.

@michaelcheevers68

5 жыл бұрын

Agree with you , timeless

what a great song!!. Robert Palmer, a gentleman of rock!!.

@silkekreutzmann8219

3 жыл бұрын

Hammer Sänger u Lied

Imagine Robert Palmer looking through the windows of your house and writing a song about what he sees.

One of those obscure 80s masterpieces How long have you searched..and found this song!

@Francloy1

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously searched from then

@richardthompson5436

3 жыл бұрын

This song found me, forty years ago.

@luckygas

3 жыл бұрын

Got it on a Sampler on Vinyl from 1981, christmas present

@petrisyrenius3772

2 жыл бұрын

Never stopped listening...

Love this song forever ❤️ Thank you Robert R. I. P the song will be forever ❤️

I’ll miss this song when I’m sleeping eternally.

@MrSoma

Жыл бұрын

Parmy all ready up there..who knows

@corinnehansen4316

Ай бұрын

@@MrSomanon of us know what eternity holds for us.

Gee-nee-us ... so different, so good.

Heard this track at a music festival recently. I was working behind the bar. As soon as I finished my shift I googled it and I can't get it out of my head. Brilliant song and video.

My favorite Robert Palmer song. Wish he wrote more like it..rip Robert.

"Johnny feels he's wasting his breath Trying to talk sense to her Mary says he's lacking a real Sense of proportion" best ever lyric and so profound. can't be arguing with someone who doesn't understand my troubles.

I remember the day he died. I was at home getting ready for my afternoon shift , turned on the radio and heard the news . Too young too soon.

This song is very far from my normal music style ( i am a goth/ punk ) , BUT , there has always been , and still is something about this melody , the lyrics , and Roberts voice ,that i love and makes me sad , and i remember when i was 15 in 1980 , and heard this song for the first time , i was thinking : I should not like this melody , but i love it - I remember it so clearly. and the lyrics is not so simple and sugar sweet as many people think , actually there is a lot of symbolic , and the lyrics can be interpreted in many ways , and Robert's voice - i love it .It sounds so fragile ( in a good way ), because of his rapid vibrato , and his voice is also something that makes me sad , because it reminds me of the fragile part of myself , but something that makes me smile and sometimes laugh is when he sings : She said that he change his mind more than a woman - and it is true - women change their minds a lot ( yes i am a woman , but i am ALMOST a male chauvinist ( at some points) , because i know that "we" women are strange and exhausting , hard to please , too curious when it gets to what our partner think , sneaky , and back stabbers , and so on , and that is why 99,5 % of my friends are men , and the 90 % of these male friends are homosexual ). Another thing about the visual part is , that Robert palmer looks so calm and down to earth and kind , and i have been reading that he was a very quiet man , who didn't like to be in the " spotlight" , and i think that i can see that in this video ,and other videos he made .😢😢 R.I.P dear Robert , you did not deserve to die so young .😢

@TheJoelThompson

8 ай бұрын

I too was 15 in 1980, I revisit this song so often. There is indeed a melancholy in this melody, something about the song that stopped time perhaps. I was pleased to find this version recently. Perhaps you know it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJWD1LeQn7PSgZs.htmlsi=edj8Peq8DHuGzRxi

This song comes to me so often. It haunts like it should. It makes me think of two disparate people.

@merk9569

5 жыл бұрын

@Leon Higgins It is about two disparate people, a Bahamian politician and his wife. Mr. Palmer wrote and recorded it while he lived in the Bahamas.

Heard this on the radio today and I instantly thought Renault! Never heard the full version before. That heavy, deep electronic sound adds uncertainty.

One of the greatest songs of the 80’s, I never tire of it.

Walmart played this while I was shopping for yogurt. I'd forgotten how much I liked it. God Bless Robert Palmer. And Walmart.

*I Miss this song. Lord please help us and heal the world from the pandemic covid19 please. Amen (April 14, 2020)*

I bought Robert's original album "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" and bought every single album he ever put out. I was only able to see him in concert one time yet it was exceptional. He wrote 90% of his songs and was a true talent with full class. At 54 after recording his last album "Drive" he died in Paris of a massive heart attack. Robert was a very rare and exceptional talent.

Thank you for your contributions to music, Mr Palmer. I hadn't heard this in years. Made me a little sad to think how much time has passed since then. Rest in Peace

how such a simple song can touch so deep inside..RIP

@djricane

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Surprising.

Totally missed the understated power of this song until it was pointed out to me. Excellent production, composition and vocals.

@djlondon7956

4 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful. I've always loved it.

My favourite song of his. So catchy. Even though it didn't do well in the UK at the time, and I was only 8 years old, I remember it vividly.

I think that his brilliance is the fact his voice works perfectly with the instruments. Perfectly.possibly only Prince had the same gift

Impossible to explain how good this is