Love it...what a generation I grew up in...Skids..Ruts..Undertones.. Stiff Little Fingers...the tunes sound so fresh even now I'm 60...

@karlalton3170

3 жыл бұрын

Me to dude same age 😁 the good days are gone 🙁🙁

@gmantramp404

2 жыл бұрын

Yep even the Skids used to get gobbed on at the gigs before the headline acts. seen it many times at Clouds and Tiffanys Edinburgh. Best line from Jobson was stop gobbin or we're just gonna do slow songs 😂😂😂😂

@paulmcleod1469

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put my friend ...we were so lucky..some of us suffering a bit from the lifestyle but we wouldn't change for nothing eh ?

@kevindavies7452

2 жыл бұрын

💯 still listen to the music like it was yday so glad that was my youth wouldn’t change a thing

@seansands424

2 жыл бұрын

Same as can,t for the sex pistols the clash the stranglers the jam, squeeze eta it was a great time

The late seventies were brilliant for music, now I’m 57 you realise just how fortunate we were.

stuart's riffs can only be described as the original scots rock R.I.P one of scotlands finest

@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@RogueRM

3 жыл бұрын

Runrig?

@aarondavies5363

3 жыл бұрын

Simple minds ate bad

@Billbazz

3 жыл бұрын

No two ways about it, sorely missed ☹️❤️

@grahamschofield4555

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed ,one of my heroes,devastated when he died

16 years old when this was released,still love it as much now at 61..R.I.P Stewart much missed

@richardevppro3980

4 ай бұрын

I was 14 and loved punk we used to stand in line and kick our legs up to this amazing song.

@nick9e452

3 ай бұрын

Me too. I spent years trying to dance like RJ. Since the knee replacements I've given up. LOL.

Still one of the greatest intros to any song, ever.

@mrpdofff

10 ай бұрын

Definitely...!!!

@AndyHuff38

9 ай бұрын

Ain’t that the truth

@donaldkilgour187

9 ай бұрын

I concur

Punk Rock at its finest. Brilliant lyrics. RIP the late and very great Stuart Adamson. God bless him.

@meesalikeu

8 ай бұрын

this is not punk its new wave pop 🎉

@aclark903

3 ай бұрын

It’s clearly an anti war song when you look up the lyrics but he doesn’t have the clearest enunciation.

@bungalow563

2 ай бұрын

@@aclark903I had no idea what the lyrics were til I looked them up - great tune anyway

One of the most gifted guitarists ever to come out of Scotland. RIP. Sorely missed.

@joanhemingway1768

7 ай бұрын

He was born in Manchester

@robertgannon-cx2mm

7 ай бұрын

​@@joanhemingway1768irrelevant!! He's ours!!!

@vjenkins6815

7 ай бұрын

Stuart was truly gifted. An inspiration for all us punky herberts and musicians. And I have been a fan since 1980. Born in Manchester, raised in Scotland, but cherished internationally. 🇬🇧 🎸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎸 🌏

@angiepanjie

6 ай бұрын

@@joanhemingway1768almost the same thing😉

@jaddison13579

4 ай бұрын

Scottish parents ergo Scottish.

Proud to say I live in their hometown of Dunfermline, the Skids were and still are legends in the town and let’s not forget after Stuart Adamson formed Big Country from the Skids they went to write some iconic tunes. Thanks for your post and Hello from Dunfermline Scotland.

@vincentbrannelly8786

4 жыл бұрын

I am English and married a lass from Clydebank. With all the bollocks my country generates I AM DROWNING IN SHAME . Onward and upward Scotland. I wish you well >

@koont666

4 жыл бұрын

Saw them at the Hammersmith odeon back in the day one of the best bands I've seen.

@jackiebrown7229

4 жыл бұрын

Saw Jobbies The Armoury Show in Dundee. BIG COUNTRY WERE FECKIN AWESOME! 😀

@jackiebrown7229

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikentosh lol, yes records were expensive. I remember the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle double album was £10.00! A fortune when I was a girl! 😀

@muppetrowlf1473

4 жыл бұрын

I think the clue is..... you live in England. Why would that be? Why not live in Clydebank.....

That guitar riff is nothing short of majestic.

Possibly the best punk dance song ever! How we loved it… Still can’t resist it today!

They don't make them like this anymore, the 70s had some terrific music, pistols, sham 69, ramones etc, what a time to be young and ALIVE.

Never in the field of human conflict has any singer had the ability to dance, without ever knowing where the beat is.

19 years old Jobson is here, Johnny Rotten was 19 also with the pistols back in the day, what are our 19yr olds doing, sitting on their bloody play stations no doubt, give me this era again, just brilliant

@BestUserNameUK

4 ай бұрын

Yep, my eldest lad is 19😡... Playstation gimp😂

@Pumper_of_Maws

4 ай бұрын

Robert Plant and John Bonham were also 19 when Led Zeppelin formed. Kate Bush even younger when she released her first album

@rowland_coping

3 ай бұрын

Alex Turner was 15 when the Arctic Monkeys formed, so what? Kids just aren't in bands any more, quite apart from how the entire industry is inverted and people now just watch stuff on youtube or spotify instead of buying records (go figure) there is now hardly anywhere for them to play. That's not their fault. The world has changed and older generations are as culpable as anyone. There's still bands out there though, if you care to look.

Am 57 this year, still got my mohican, not many teeth, but can still listen to the bestest tunes of punk,. The 70,s an the 80,s were "the" years for it..

@fray008

3 ай бұрын

baconvicious3560 im 61 no mohican anymore [now bald] not many teeth either but still listening and still going to gigs + rebellion every year

@janeslater8004

Ай бұрын

Im 61. I got all my teeth. As i looked after them

Terrific song from a great band from way back when music was original and unique!! Great riffs, and such an iconic sound. Stuart, you are sorely missed RIP

The guitar solo gives me goosebumps everytime!! 😍

Miss you Stuart. Gone but you will never be forgotten.

We loved it all growing up but we never knew how lucky we were to have the music of the seventies. Little did we know that people would still be talking about it fourty years later. What a time we had

John Peel's Rockpile; Whispering Bob and The Old Grey Whistle Test; that Bill Grundy Pistols interview. Gigs with a bit of physical risk to them. The sheer visceral excitement of those times. Marvellous it was. I tell you, it was marvellous.

Great song from the best period in music. Still played before every Charlton Athletic match at The Valley.

stuarts guitar playing is faultless and made to look easy! what an incredible talent that man had

one of the greatest intros in music history!

@Crazyfeline

8 жыл бұрын

Fuckin right! Heavy as all bass followed by Stuart's sweet electric lick! Yeeeeeooooowwwww!

@gordonmcpherson1103

6 жыл бұрын

I m in my Fifty s now Still love this Music

@igorstein5616

6 жыл бұрын

Gordon McPherson Yeah stay young and Round Ones to the bleedin lot of them

@AttitudeCharter

6 жыл бұрын

Did you expect to grow out of it Gordon?

@finlayjolliffe229

6 жыл бұрын

No doubt! And by a mile!

God bless Stuart Adamson

@LouLou-bl7lw

3 жыл бұрын

❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@LouLou-bl7lw

2 жыл бұрын

🇮🇪 AMEN

Saw them live in 1980. Stuart Adamson, such a superb and underrated guitarist, particularly when you consider how young he was at the time. RIP Stuart

The seed was sown. Stuart Adamson was born. A great talent taken far too soon.

Im 56 where did the time go but this makes me feel young again

@stevedale1803

6 жыл бұрын

I fully understand what you mean! ( i'm 52 going on 19 )

@sumocycocrazy4253

6 жыл бұрын

help me!!..im 65...music never dies!..great days!

@nigelbaxter6525

6 жыл бұрын

Julie Gilbert You’ll be 60 now then Julie. 😉

@mariangriffiths4816

5 жыл бұрын

ditto I saw them at Liecester many moons ago love it

@jacklally3406

5 жыл бұрын

oh yea always time to enjoy yourself !

Stuart Adamson RIP you f*cking legend.

More than 40 years old and still great. R.I.P. Stuart.

Never get sick of this. Adamson's [RIP] guitars sound superb!

@simoncab1362

4 жыл бұрын

It would do its the best guitar ever made - yamaha sg2000

@oldwelshlady6584

2 жыл бұрын

The riffs in big country's chance breaks me every time.

I saw Big Country back in the early 80's, they were as good live as they were on record, it's a human tragedy about Stuart, he was so talented, but depression and alcoholism can be overwhelming I guess, he'll be missed. I feel privileged that I grew up during the late 70's and early 80's new wave/punk stuff, it was really ground breaking. I stopped listening to the charts around 1991, it wasn't as good as it had been ......

the late great stuart adamson rip

Like everyone else on here, I never had a clue what he was singing either - it was just a great tune - but what a shame, given that the lyrics are so incredibly powerful and moving. What an author! See below: Into the valley, betrothed and divine Realizations no virtue but who can define Why soldiers go marching, those masses a line This disease is catching from victory to stone Ahoy, ahoy, land, sea and sky Ahoy, ahoy, boy, man and soldier Ahoy, ahoy, deceived and then punctured Ahoy, ahoy, long may they die Out of concealment, blank and stark eyed Why so uncertain this culture deceives Prophesied, brainwashed tomorrow's demise All systems failing the placards unroll Ahoy, ahoy, land, sea and sky Ahoy, ahoy, boy, man and soldier Ahoy, ahoy, deceived and then punctured Ahoy, ahoy, long may they die Time for the audit, gathering trial La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la Collector's dilemma, repositioned and filed Ahoy, ahoy, land, sea and sky Ahoy, ahoy, boy, man and soldier Ahoy, ahoy, deceived and then punctured Ahoy, ahoy, long may they die Into the valley, betrothed and divine Realizations no virtue but who can define Why soldiers go marching, those masses a line This disease is catching from victory to stone La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la Into the valley, betrothed and divine La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la Into the valley, betrothed and divine

@sketchbook8706

9 жыл бұрын

There used to be a Ytube clip with someone speaking the words, might have been Jobson himself, and its a very powerful piece of work, almost like an old poem.

@diogenesegarden5152

9 жыл бұрын

good call on the lyrics, thanks.

@redrum4100

9 жыл бұрын

Russ Howe:-)

@redrum4100

9 жыл бұрын

Gianluca Badejo Good point, Gianluca.

@mickspastik4227

9 жыл бұрын

Red Rum I always thought he sang: Into the valley, lives a man divine Realisations no virtue but who can decide When soldiers go marching, they march in a line

stuart adamson fukin legend

@SvenTviking

6 жыл бұрын

redraider 55 Epic guitar sound from a Yamaha!

@simoncab1362

6 жыл бұрын

Yamaha sg2000 rightly regarded as one of the best if not the best electric guitar ever made. As you say epic epic tone

@gaynor1721

4 жыл бұрын

RIP Stuart Adamson.

@Ardass486

5 ай бұрын

Uh

Couldn't believe my ears when I heard this great, beloved track on an advert on tv recently!!!!!

Was a spikey haired punk rocker when this came out. This still wants to make you get up and jump about like a lunatic even today.

@happymemories8873

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see pictures of you as a spikey haired punk. I have a picture of me from 1988 when I tried to do a mohawk

Rock and Roll Stuart Adamson Rest in Peace Genius, you live on For EVER

Never forgotten Stuart!

Saw the Skid play Brighton Top Rank when I was 17. I'm 57 now. And I'm still jumping about to this song. This brings back great memories.

@Spellcheekswammablamma

2 жыл бұрын

Your comment makes me happy and smile.

I was going through my mother's 7" singles today, some I knew, some I didn't. One of the ones I didn't know was Skids and it was 'Masquerade' (w/ 'Out of Town') and I fell in love immediately. Played it over and over, eventually looking up the rest of their stuff online and have just been obsessed. I've just wanted to talk to her about them and ask questions, but unfortunately I can't, and especially missed her today. Just some of the catchiest shit I've heard in a while, even bought some strings for my shitty Fender (usual guitar is always in Drop A) so I can try learn some of their songs. What a band.

@BrianSniatkowski

2 жыл бұрын

Stuart Adamson went on to form Big Country, where he achieved some commercial success. But the unmistakable sound of his guitar is heard in both bands.

@help_me_rhonda

2 жыл бұрын

Had that single too and loved both sides - the days when bands released great singles with class b-sides.

@1gerard47

2 жыл бұрын

Richard great ,7 inch singles what are they?

@1gerard47

2 жыл бұрын

Only joking Richard ,born ,raised in Easterhoose not Easterhouse ,we do have to keep the intellectuals out of our space,they don't have the intellectual ability to get to our level, do you agree?

@dannyq29

2 жыл бұрын

Along with Big Country, the most underrated bands in UK history. Maybe The Alarm too.

Now this is the dogs Bollocks .great era .

@somethingelse4878

4 жыл бұрын

Never Mind the Bollocks

The songs of Stuart Adamson will last forever. As long as there is injustice, inequality and a society that doesn't value the opinion of the working class. Visionary, legend and a victim of the times, if he'd been born ten year later the change in attitudes may have saved him. I will miss him always and when I walk out in the cold and the snow I will always be in 'Wonderland' RIP you silly lad.x

RIP Stuart Adamson, sorely missed

Saw them last night in Paisley… amazing! They could easily headline Glastonbury!

I used to love playing this single on the radio and in the yards. Cheers from Kentucky 2021

Loved the skids as a 10 yr old punk. Yep and I got in the gigs to. I stopped listening to music when Stuart died. Big country were amazing. In my opinion Stuart was the most natural talented guitarist, lyricist to date, I hope your screeching that e-bow in heaven to the gods my friend. So sadly missed✌️✌️✌️

Great tune, and Stuart adding his masterclass. The sound he gave his own creation has never been repeated. Classic Keltic vibes, incredible sound to create. Thank you Stuart 🙏

Future rhythm guitar section of Big Country..Stuart was My hero..and a Genius..I still ask why he left us and will never forget his music..God bless you sir..

I've still got this on a vinyl 45. I played it endlessly in my bedroom as a punk teen. The guitar dynamic is incredible.

Oaks from Acorns... one of the best tracks of the punk era without all the bullshit, but with that fledgling electric guitar bagpipe sound that became the magnificent Big Country. Genius. Stuart you are sadly missed.

Massive Energy is what Comes out of this. Plus Rich J was a bloody good mover

Brilliant, appreciate more now I am in my 60s. I guess we took this for granted following on from rock and punk. Love it more now.

I've listened to this about 1,000 times over 30+ years. I'm getting about 1 word in 4 now.

@trainmaniacstudios8216

8 жыл бұрын

LOL So True! Whatta Legend! :D

@Fizzbomb123

8 жыл бұрын

lol, same here

@davidmorris7094

7 жыл бұрын

Into the valley Betrothed and divine Realisations no virtue But who can define Why soldiers go marching Those masses a line This disease is catching From victory to stone Ahoy! Ahoy! Land, sea and sky Ahoy! Ahoy! Boy, man and soldier Ahoy! Ahoy! Deceived and then punctured Ahoy! Ahoy! Long may they die Out of concealment Blank and stark eyed Why so uncertain This culture deceives Prophesised, brainwashed Tomorrow's demise All systems failing The placards unroll Ahoy! Ahoy! There ys go, enjoy ;)

@Jojoseahorse

7 жыл бұрын

LOL I was just showing this to my (appalled ) daughter, NY born to Scottish me; I like showing her things from when I was growing up. It is a really good tune, but as for the words; I have the title, "ahoy ahoy" and "la la la la" Am I doing good? :)

@VincentRE79

7 жыл бұрын

+digglyda Looking at his lyrics now I never realised Jobson was such an intellectual at the time.

Magnificent riffs , fabulous song truly a great Scottish band

Oh the college memories of the 80s ... The Skids, The Damned, Stiff Little Fingers, The Buzzcocks, Pistols ... kids today just don't know the passion behind "Alternative Ulster!"

I hadn’t heard this since I was in junior school (I’m 56), and didn’t know that Stuart Adamson was in The Skids. Excellent.

The Skids rehearsed behind our high school, used to bunk off and watch them play this, spellbound by Stuart Adamson and never recovered, great days !!

@martinlucas3860

6 жыл бұрын

Well he lived right behind the play fields of Dunfermline High School just sayin

@Gonosen

6 жыл бұрын

High Schools in Scotland...

@AdolfPA

6 жыл бұрын

They used to practice at Hunters behind Queen Anne School. Used to watch them. And yes we have High schools in Scoatlin.

@jimmyjenkins4390

6 жыл бұрын

Ironflag Tim apologies bud.

@kps1961

5 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyjenkins4390 talking like a twat

Reminds me of the days of cassette tapes, 3 channel UK telly, dark nights, small gigs, 18 year old girls, times were hard but the music was fcukin brilliant!

@stephaniespragg5586

4 ай бұрын

Oddly enough Into The Valley was used on an advert for Maxell cassettes!

Going to bed now,had my lullaby for the night.

Anyone else looking at this video and thinking ''A real punk band and yet the singer is wearing a white shirt and a tie!''? To me it shows just how much the world generally and fashion in particular has dramatically changed from 1979 to 2023. A great song from a great band!!

RIP Stuart...thanks for the great music !!

God bless you Stuart. You are sorely missed. Stay alive.

I came here because of Big Country and Stuart Adamson, you can HEAR shades of Big Country in this song m this is where Stuart cut his chops. Awesome 😎🤗🥰☺️🙏🏽✌🏻☝🏿🙏🏻✌🏻✌🏽👍💗💞💖💖

People who say punk was not real music don't know what they are talking about.

@TheChooch1964

4 жыл бұрын

ground breaking stuff . superb music never to be equalled .

@nickprica3127

4 жыл бұрын

the era had such a feel good factor loved every second of it

@kennybo-iy2ed

4 жыл бұрын

punk was not real music

@vmax4steve524

4 жыл бұрын

The Skids were far too intelligent and far better musicians to be labelled as punk.

@keithalanbaker535

3 жыл бұрын

@Mickey Finn Ok let's call it new wave.

I had never heard of The Skids until they came to Bath, supporting The Stranglers in early 1979. Way more exciting than the main act. Jobson's energy and dance moves ( hybrid pogo/Northern Soul) left a deep impression.

The Skids played the slough community centre in 1979 what a great night.

Such a quality record, Suart Adamson Rip Sir

First gig. Oct 1979. Wolves civic hall. Up Till that moment I was asleep . Total sensual overload.

Currently my favorite song of all time.

This song has it all - energy, good production, attitude, long shelf life .............and words you can't understand! Still sounding massive in 2013. Superb stuff!

Only 17, so sadly never seen The Skids but was always brought up on them along with big country as a result of being a pars fan. Stuart Adamson is truly a legend of the music industry and an inspiration. Such a shame that we tragically lost him but his roots on Dunfermline will never forget him or the legacy he had at East End Park. #ProudToBeAPar!

@martinlucas3860

6 жыл бұрын

Jamie Forrester COYP

@vetb882

3 жыл бұрын

Good fit you, Kid. Your alright in my book. I'm 59 she was blessed to see Big Country even they played at t Hofsta University back in the day. Great days they were she still are through this music. Go make some adventure of your own, Lad. Keto the Spirit ALIVE.

@stephaniespragg5586

4 ай бұрын

This and also some of Big Country’s songs were on two Scottish themed compilation albums my mum owned growing up (Pride and Pride 2: The Very Best of Scotland)

had the fortune of seeing them live in cardiff supporting the stranglers so many years ago :)

@deanthyer9896

3 жыл бұрын

top rank was the venue

@deanthyer9896

3 жыл бұрын

plus got the single

This is going to be played at my funeral.

@magicmaybach

4 жыл бұрын

Me too !!

Rip Stuart Adamson. Brilliant song, God give me back my youth.

One of the best bands EVER!

@Decimator-jh4gu

7 жыл бұрын

And and outstanding song and their sound is phenomenal.

I never tire of listening this.

Stuart Adamson doing the Celtic guitar lick chops.....

Had the pleasure of chatting with Richard Jobson about his days with The Skids following an encounter in Luton. I just loved the raw energy from this period. Stuart Adamson was a class act & his memory will live on!

As soon as this song starts you just want to jump around. Even on the bus!

@honda600roose

9 жыл бұрын

ChiefShittingBull brilliant Dunfermline band knew them

@sketchbook8706

9 жыл бұрын

ChiefShittingBull what a way to go !...ahoy ahoy

@bighill8272

8 жыл бұрын

+ChiefShittingBull Top comment. Get them to film it and upload it on here, that would be a top moment.

@jimmyjenkins4390

6 жыл бұрын

Or when having a shit.

@badder27com

4 жыл бұрын

Im a yankee dollar man for sure

I am 70 now and love the skids

Sex Pistols, The Skids, The Ruts, The Clash, what great music we grew up with...

this has to be one of the best guitar intro"s ever

@AttitudeCharter

6 жыл бұрын

AGREED!

@garykav

6 жыл бұрын

The riff is originally from a Genesis song

@klausrain111

5 жыл бұрын

Who cares?

@garykav

5 жыл бұрын

You :)

born in 65. grew up to this and remember the advert for cassettes

One of the most viscerally, thrillingly exciting intros in recent times. My favourite getting ready to go out on the town song.

i thought that i couldn't understand this song's lyrics because i'm American. then i found out that plenty of people in the UK can't understand the lyrics, either LOL damn great song all the same!

brilliant guitaring.

Awesome, I'm a huge Big Country fan from US. His soul spoke to me and his art was amazing. If not for U2, Big Country would be the greatest band from the New Wave era. But 2nd place is damn good too. Was grateful to have seen them live at a college near where I live. I know they heard me, I was the guy yelling "HARVEST HOME." had no idea they play from a set list. I love and miss him/them so much. Be blessed John, and be a blessing to others.

This was the very first single I bought all the way back in 1979. I was 14

Great rythmn great music fantastic

1 of the best tunes i have ever heard,been into punk from the early days,i am now 47 years old and will never stop playing this,what a tune.Classic.

This has to be the greatest source of misheard lyrics ever.

@RyleeStrange

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Jeffery Into the Valley Pizza, man…Divine! the hearse is no virtue but who can define? the sodas go moshing those masses alive tis the season’s cat skin from big Tourettes in stone a-hoy, a-hoy fancy a stye? a-hoy, a-hoy buy me a soda! a-hoy, a-hoy i sit there and conquer a-hoy, a-hoy love me to die!

@philipm06

8 жыл бұрын

+Rylee Strange La la la la la la la la la la la la la ala l a a;la ala alla ...

@thewomble1509

5 жыл бұрын

@Heyoka Jockanese, love it!

@sylviamejri4631

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@JoeStunner

4 жыл бұрын

"Then he embalmed her."

one of my first bands i got to see at guilford brill days ❤

Punk is NOT dead and NEVER will be

@paparatsa01gamer61

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Wright big country

@dwj1231

5 жыл бұрын

There was a punk rock concert in las Vegas, nearly sold out and expensive to get a ticket. Can not say that about hip hop or rap because rap concerts are cheap or free.

@paolodelfini3549

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, of course!

Still sends a chill through me hearing that intro all these years later.

And now we have to suffer One Direction, FS I hate getting old, thank god for KZread

@ianbutler8776

10 жыл бұрын

OMG I so agree

@esper86

9 жыл бұрын

ChiefShittingBull install adblocker plus.

@ironkcirb285

9 жыл бұрын

ChiefShittingBull who to deal with Justin blubber = a .45 apc round would work wonders!

@michaelwhitley2081

4 жыл бұрын

Forget the age...it’s the mileage that counts...

@Harry_The_Drums

4 жыл бұрын

Look on the bright side, you don't hear so much from Cliff Richard these days (thank fuck).

I'm no Scot, but this is something Scotland should hold high. RIP Mr Adamson.

@DavidTransformer

3 жыл бұрын

David Davies : We do. Great band and great memories seeing them live

Going to derby later in year to go watch these love it 👊 2024

Fantastic band, we were so lucky in the late 70's, the charts were full of great music that sounds even better now.

That guitar break from 1:32 is epic....and the way it rings out at 1:52...sublime

First Gig I ever went to as a spotty sixteen year old - Skids were brilliant supporting athe then briliant Stranglers...Oh them were the days!!

Saw them at Erics Liverpool (1978 or 1979 ?). They rocked the place. Saw a guy pogoing knock himself out on the ceiling, you couldn't make it up. The ceilings at Erics were only about 7ft high.