No band captures the 80s to me than Aussie Crawl, whenever I hear their music it takes me back. no mobiles, no social media, no one complaining, just lots fresh air and good times
No social justice warriors, no woke b.s, rape culture or cancel culture, no political correct rubbish and when kids acted like little turds they got a good belting. I miss those times...
@@ayara8157 100%. I feel privileged to have lived through the 70s - 90s. Life was a journey and you actually felt a buzz waking up each day, the west is now in the midst of the great reset, a complete nanny state, all freedoms being removed, infected with all the woke bs and everyone in modern Australia is miserable, it wasn’t always like this, become a putrid place.
Grew up as a kid listening to these tunes. Brings back many memories of growing up in Australia during the 70s and 80s. Seems like things were so much simpler then
Man, old comment but life was a dream back then. I'm a 76 baby and the world quite simply a horrible place (sorry, society is) since then. Bust some tunes and drink a beer 👌🏼
Brazilian born in 81 here. From Florianópolis, 42 beaches.. but living in Massachusetts today. ...man.. this still on my sweet memories.. driving early morning in the 1999 to the beach, 90 degrees already, 6am.. full-day on Ausi crawl. Fantastic moments
Music relates to the times more than ever. Australian artists like Courtney Barnett, Tropical Fuck Storm, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Sampa The Great and Stella Donnelly are all tackling current issues brilliantly. You'll never hear that if you don't listen though.
I lived with my aunt and uncle in Sydney in 1984/1985. Had a year off inbetween high school and college so I my Aussie relatives invited me over. I still have so many fond memories and miss Australia very much. This song takes me back to a wonderful time, Australia in the eighties.
Reminds me of sitting drunk as a buffalo in the Tasmanian Inn in Hobart, Australia on a sunny day in 1980, next door to the big timberyard. Strange how music takes you to a particular time.
Geez - I musta missed ya by a year....played rugby for the Soaks in 81 - lived in Moonah and drunk at the Valern in Moonah and Good Woman Inn in Elizabeth St, and then on to Hadleys in town.....was in me early 20' so could drink all day....don't remember too much, other than awesome times and dudes. Met me beautiful late wife, there. Hobart is gorgeous and when I pass, we'll both probably end up in the Derwent...
The Tassie Inn was one of my favouite haunts, on Friday nights Steve, who ran the Caltex on Risdon Rd, would come in & shout the bar! The Juke box was cranking, the drinks flowing and the good times were rolling, if you know what I mean!
@@diden3527 The sign outside the Good Woman Inn was a picture of of headless lady! Awesome pub, had a brothel upstairs, same as the Hope & Anchor, it's now an Eye Surgery.
Yes, they're pretty underrated except in Australia and nearby countries (I'm from PNG)... Might wanna check out Cold Chisel, Paul Kelly and Midnight Oil too
um a kiwi yeh bro good music is every where, marvelous what you find when you take just 5 mins out of your day to listen to something you have never heard before, its great isnt it❤ music for world peace, I swear its not too late😊
If you were a kid growing up through the 70's & witnessed the transition of the 80's with seminal tuuuunes such as the above, well you were very privileged to be lucky!
@@jasonpashley7822 mate, as a kid growing up on a farm in NZ playing with sticks & stones in the dirt.... 😊 This tuuuune though You Aussies were churning out some magic mate! 🍻🍻
I was in Oz many times in the 80's . I worked building gas pipelines ,army bases and high rise buildings. I went to see lots of bands over there including Tom Petty , Bob Dylan, Oz Crawl, INXS, Midnight Oil and numerous others and a guy named Jimmy Barnes . Watch the You Tube vid called "Working Class Man" by Jimmy Barnes. He screams his guts out .
adamcharney Adam, I had a chat with a few mates, and we voted you "in" as an honorary Aussie. Yeah No Yeah. As a ridgy-didge USA citizen, you can visit on just your passport and not need a visa. Just tell our Border Security that is as sweet as. Cheers, Mate.
So beautiful. Such a masterpiece. It seems sadder now because some of the band passed away - and that was our youth too - but like all the best music it was so powerful when you first heard it, and still resonates decades later. We were so luck to see them for $8!
Geez this takes me back ! Makes me homesick though home is NZ where we loved Australian Crawl like our own. In fact we claimed them as our own, overseas we’d say “Australian Crawl, yeah they’re from NZ” legit
Aussie-kiwi music was at its peak in the late 70’s, 80’s to 90’s... think Australian Crawl, INXS, Cold Chisel, Crowded House, Dragon, Mi-Sex, Split Enz, the Church, the Radiators, etc. etc. etc. always checked the gig guide in the Daily Telegraph and cruised to Selina’s at Coogee, the Manly Vale Hotel and so many other venues to listen to true and bloody great musicians! Those were the days!
love this, was a child of the 60s, a teen of the 70s and in my 20s in the 80s, best decades for music, I really miss this music. I think I was truly blessed to be born when I was
I left my heart back in the Orient Down on Bali bays It's not the way that I should feel But it's the way I'm gonna stay Downhearted Broken dreams that never really started Yeah Downhearted Broken dreams that never really start It seems all wrong to be back home There's no end in sight Should I be made to drag you through This lovers and spite Downhearted Broken dreams that never really started Yeah Downhearted Broken dreams that never really start I sometimes think that we should stay Happy on the farm I sometimes think I'll give it all away This love and all it's charms Downhearted Broken dreams that never really started Yeah Downhearted Broken dreams that never really start
I miss the 80s This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
Many songs Now are remakes, or a composer writing the lyrics, how many songs that go in the top 10 worldwide are actually written by the actual band or singer, it would be an interesting survey
As an American I believe this should be culturally preserved. Beautiful use of roots and rock elements. Some Australian Stuff to it too I imagine that I probably don't understand but the blending of Reggae,AOR,Soul,Southern Rock,Country,Surf,and sort of Hard Roxk as well as ideas from British Rock is great. Mental as Anything is great too. Rock can only die if you let the idea of it fade.
It took me ages to workout what the chorus was.. then it clicked on day. "Downhearted, broken dreams that never really star-ted.. ye-eahhh..downhearted, broken dreams that never really start.."
Great song. Here are the LYRICS. I left my heart back in the orient Down on Bali bays It's not the way that I should feel But it's the way I'm going to stay Lonely, lonely Chasing you all round the world Wrong way, wrong way You took a heart, took a heart too young Downhearted Broken dreams that never really started Downhearted Broken dreams that never really start It seems all wrong back here at home There's no end in sight Should I be made to drag you through This lovers endless fight If only, if only You'd take me as I am Strong arm, strong charm You took a heart, took a heart too young Sometimes I think that we should stay Happy on the farm Sometimes I think that I'll give it all away This love and all its charm Downhearted Broken dreams that never really started Downhearted Broken dreams that never really start
At least you get the gist of it Jessica. That's the main thing. It's hard to explain how these songs take me back there. These days Australia is just a poor imitation.
@drag0nfly_girl Because... 1. The song is 40 years old 2. His comment is 10 MONTHS old 3. in that comment he said he was 12 4. Therefore he would have been a baby 11-12 years ago again... the song is 40 years old 30 years before his time is that unclear in anyway ?
@drag0nfly_girl Actually no i didn't miss your point but.. YOU ARE MISSING CONTEXT because your point is like saying that same 12 year old you listened to Cathy's Clown 12 years ago when you were hypothetically a baby Now... Cathy's clown hasn't been heard since the late 70's perhaps early 80s does it exist today............. well technically YES does anyone listen to it FUCK NO does anyone listen to this today........... FUCK NO when did it go out well.. lets say 90s, possibly early 2000 so... off the air for at least 20 years hence it disappeared off the air 7 year before his birth so.... how are you missing the point ? or do you just want me to accept a super super technicality that... IT EXISTS Ok.. i'll accept it IT EXISTS but that can only be accepted on the grounds that you completely ignore the obvious context of my original comment i mean, if we are going to do that then if i was to ask you .... How are you going ? you would have to reply "In order to know how i'm going i would need to know where i'm going" because TECHNICALLY that's correct as opposed to doing the normal human reaction and just saying YEAH.. I'M GOING FINE, THANKS and understanding THE CONTEXT in which the question was asked so.. yeah... out of context IT TECHNICALLY EXISTS in context, it doesn't make sense how he would have listened to it hence WHY I ASKED DOES THAT MAKE SENSE NOW
@drag0nfly_girl LOL 1. it's clear you are CHOOSING to completely ignore what i'm saying, i mean if you can say what you said about cathy's clown then you ... are ignoring my point 2. but... isn't this very interesting..... You are behaving in a very typical psychological manner..... The steps go like this.. a)First you put down your point b) then if the other person doesn't accept it , you insult them c) Then after you're satisfied with your insult you will take the position of "The good guy" in an attempt to elevate yourself d) Then in an attempt to demean the other person further (in an attempt to elevate yourself further you'll offer the other person SUPPOSED Advice Look Point a) You've already put down your point in the last few posts and up to that point everything was fine Point b) Here is where you SET IT UP (as if i don't listen to music from all era's) "I listen to music from ALL eras, & I probably do so PRECISELY because my parents raised me with music of all eras" and now.. you could have left it at that, but.. Because you are following a psychological path there is a great desire in you that compels you to now insult me and.... voila... "Just because you have incredibly narrow habits doesn't mean you can assume everyone else is the same. " YOU GOTTA LOVE PSYCHOLOGY , DON'T YOU ? :P but wait it doesn't stop there Point c) You need to keep insulting me a few times and usually the insults with increase with every passing insult Watch we have... I'm INCREDIBLY Narrow minded then.. "You have absolutely no grounds for accusing someone of lying when they say they listened to this song twelve years ago." To which i will quickly say...... BUT.. I DIDN'T, You chose to believe i did Just like you CHOOSE to ignore my simple point See the pattern here What i actually said was this.... (for the record) "how could you have listened to this as a baby , 12 years ago this was 40 years ago i respect your love for the music but.. the math doesn't make sense" There's a big difference between what i said and What you assumed i said , which probably looks more like this "You're a fucking liar how could you have listened to this as a baby" I mean.. I wasn't rude I showed respect i gave reasoning for my comment and yet... YOU IGNORED ALL THAT Funny how you keep ignoring what you don't want anyway.. let's move forward then , just when i think you're done with the insults you come out with this " narrow-minded fool." and then i figure, you're done now... but NO NO.. We then have this... " logically & socially challenged" LOL and now Point d ) " so I'll just stop here. However, I strongly suggest you broaden your musical horizons a little... there's centuries of great music out there, from many different cultures. You're missing out on a lot." will you now ? So after all that insult, YOU'LL STOP HERE huh ? LMFAO How kind of you huh ? and then THE SUPPOSED ADVICE See... Step by Step , predictable as hell Now.. at the end of the day , do you know what all this psych rubbish means ? it's the behaviour of someone WHO FABRICATES THEIR OWN SELF IMAGE TO BE SUPERIOR TO THAT OF ANOTHER PERSON IT IS USUALLY DONE AS A RESULT OF THAT PERSON LACKING SOMETHING IN THEIR LIFE AND THEREFORE THERE IS A NEED TO FILL THAT VOID UNTIL THE SITUATION IS RECTIFIED I'll give you an example ...... Say some girl is a prostitute, ok and say she's a filthy whore who will suck 50 dicks a day and fuck any guy no matter how dirty he is and she charges $10 for a blow job and $20 for a fuck, ok so.... She knows she's on a low level (and.. it is what it is ) but then she'll do something like this (as a result of the PAIN she is feelilng) she will justify your status to herself and elevate herself UP so she might say something like "I'm beautiful on the inside" or she might take the approach where she says to herself "That guy is 10x worse than me, he does this and that and so on" and this is done until the prostitute sorts her life out and leaves prostitution for let's say.... A secretarial role in a big company where she is on $80k a year at which point she can deal with the problems of her past because she can hang onto the fact that she now has IMPROVED her situation see how that works ? You are clearly lacking something (and.. that's fine, everyone lacks something) but.. i also (for the record) to be blunt, found your last post really fucking stupid DID I TELL YOU YOU WERE A FUCKING IDIOT ?.... NO I DIDN'T and i'm just telling you now to show you something i could have also lashed out, but i chose not to do that to another person. You however..... well... it's already been said so there you go mate VERY NICE as for your advice I'd have to be a complete idiot to take advice from someone who a) insults me b) Can't control themselves enough so as to not insult others c) Chooses to ignore obvious points d) Takes what someone says and re-interprets it and then presents it as fact so..... Sorry, i reject your advice because it's not coming from a credible source Now.. AS FOR LISTENING TO MUSIC OF ALL ERA'S and watch how this works 1. NO ONE LISTENS TO MUSIC FROM ALL ERA'S it's not possible and i can prove instantly that you don't either, i'ts the easiest fucking thing in the world to do i could very easily pick some song from 1720 for example and i would bet that you don't listen to it to this you would might reply something like "but martin, that's not what i mean, i meant 50's 60s 70s and so on" to which i would reply "I know, it's an obvious point isn't it ? A POINT WHICH I'M SUPPOSED TO PICK UP ON, Just like YOU were supposed to pick up on mine, but since you are being technically correct, then, i''ll do the same, so when you say you listen to music of ALL ERA'S i'll take it like that and say that you don't " so this right there proves your wrong Now.. am i trying to put you down ? NO, I'M JUST SHOWING YOU SOMETHING let's now address your point FOR WHAT IT SHOULD BE you listen to music from all era's ok, Great...... AND... SO DO I (i think the fact that i mentioned Cathy's clown kinda should show you that) but again.... you are the sort of person that CHOOSES to ignore things that don't work in your favour but.. after all this , YOU KNOW WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO THIS...... 1. i didn't insult the O.P. i asked a question and i gave reasoning for it, in short, i wasn't a dickhead, i just asked for an explanation and for the record, the O.P. never replied (not that they have to ) 2. I also listen to Music from a variety of Era's, I pride myself on it , as a fact but.. i don't go prancing around saying "I Listen to music from all era's" to make myself sound superior 3. We were having a conversation and then you just decided that you're going to be insulting and superior When this happens a conversation is over OK SO... THAT'S IT i'll now take my narrow minded fool and logically and socially challenged person and i'll stop talking to you ok BECAUSE YOU'RE NOW A WASTE OF TIME Rude people are a waste of time Logical people are worth talking to Have yourself a nice day one day , Likely, you'll fixed your shortfalls and you'll look back on this and understand that you had a few problems in your life Until that time, I was a coping mechanism for you GLAD I COULD HELP :P
looked, searched, asked with no success,...then suddenly this morning the song came to me on an accidental search for another song...oh, God, I am so so happy ...I found you "downhearted".
@@sallyevans876 know come on DRAGON were GREAT💯💯 Percent. YOU know WHY Because THEY'RE 🇦🇨AUSSIES 🇦🇨 and I WON'T here of it any other WAY NOW SO THERE🧞👍
@@stevenguegens7047 The band's origins are Auckand NZ and Marc was born in Taumaranui. If you want to locate Taumaranui on a map of Australia then I'll let you have it lol
Downhearted in 2020 I guess...A real radio track here that never gets old after some 40 years....Wonder if we'll ever get this type of music back?! Probably not...Timeless.
For some reason I've always thought this was by a American band and it's bloody Australian Crawl, I'm a Kiwi and this is hands down Australian music at its finest.
Words and Music by S.Higgins, B.McDonough & G.McDonough. I left my heart back in the O-ri-ent Down in Bali-Bays, It's not the way that -- i should feel-- but it's the way i'm gonna stay Down-hearted...Broken dreams that never really started Yeah eh-eh Down-hearted...Broken dreams that never really start It seems all wrong back here at home There's no end in sight, Should i be made to drag you through this lovers endless fight? Down-hearted etc. x2 I sometimes think that we should stay Here happy on the farm, I sometimes think i'll give it all away, This love and all it's charm. Down-hearted etc. x2
Caught this right on the day of its airing on Radio Australia in 1980, hunched all over my big box valve radio for the daily Top10 Countdown by John Anderson...Reckless too...still have one of the many notebooks I used to jot down the daily charts on RADAUS...so many awesome bands and singles from the Great Southern Land!
Thanks for this I’m always reminded of moving from NZ to Melbourne back in late 70s living out in Airport West when I hear this song brings back good memories Cheers
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history. I miss the 80s This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
No band captures the 80s to me than Aussie Crawl, whenever I hear their music it takes me back. no mobiles, no social media, no one complaining, just lots fresh air and good times
Fresh air? Breathing lead was pretty good haha.
No social justice warriors, no woke b.s, rape culture or cancel culture, no political correct rubbish and when kids acted like little turds they got a good belting. I miss those times...
@@ayara8157 100%. I feel privileged to have lived through the 70s - 90s. Life was a journey and you actually felt a buzz waking up each day, the west is now in the midst of the great reset, a complete nanny state, all freedoms being removed, infected with all the woke bs and everyone in modern Australia is miserable, it wasn’t always like this, become a putrid place.
and cigarette filled pubs,restaurants,night clubs.
So true.
Grew up as a kid listening to these tunes. Brings back many memories of growing up in Australia during the 70s and 80s. Seems like things were so much simpler then
Man, old comment but life was a dream back then. I'm a 76 baby and the world quite simply a horrible place (sorry, society is) since then. Bust some tunes and drink a beer 👌🏼
@@Pullous2😂zzZ
Amen mate. We could have been in the same suburb of Melbourne who knows?..
Brazilian born in 81 here. From Florianópolis, 42 beaches.. but living in Massachusetts today. ...man.. this still on my sweet memories.. driving early morning in the 1999 to the beach, 90 degrees already, 6am.. full-day on Ausi crawl. Fantastic moments
Bons tempos, nunca saíram da memória! Abraços da California.
Back when Australian music had an identity and related to the times. We were lucky to be around at that time, unlike the garbage now
I'm more of a heavy metal fan but I do agree with you.
Sramota1 I’m close to half century & never downhearted
Yeah I'm 30 and I love this and new music is even better. You're just old.
Music relates to the times more than ever. Australian artists like Courtney Barnett, Tropical Fuck Storm, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Sampa The Great and Stella Donnelly are all tackling current issues brilliantly. You'll never hear that if you don't listen though.
wrong, i like this and i like travis scott and rae sremmurd equally
Hello from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Really missed my time in Oz during the 80s
Brilliant song. Great tunes of the 80s. One of the finest bands from Australia. Nostalgic times.
Mate ,nostalga central!😊
I lived with my aunt and uncle in Sydney in 1984/1985. Had a year off inbetween high school and college so I my Aussie relatives invited me over. I still have so many fond memories and miss Australia very much. This song takes me back to a wonderful time, Australia in the eighties.
Reminds me of sitting drunk as a buffalo in the Tasmanian Inn in Hobart, Australia on a sunny day in 1980, next door to the big timberyard. Strange how music takes you to a particular time.
Reminds me of getting shit faced in geeveston!, Tassie is truly the last Aussie state.
Geez - I musta missed ya by a year....played rugby for the Soaks in 81 - lived in Moonah and drunk at the Valern in Moonah and Good Woman Inn in Elizabeth St, and then on to Hadleys in town.....was in me early 20' so could drink all day....don't remember too much, other than awesome times and dudes. Met me beautiful late wife, there. Hobart is gorgeous and when I pass, we'll both probably end up in the Derwent...
@@Kylow0 that's a bit rough saying that bout Tasmania
Id love to be there with old growth forests!!
The Tassie Inn was one of my favouite haunts, on Friday nights Steve, who ran the Caltex on Risdon Rd, would come in & shout the bar! The Juke box was cranking, the drinks flowing and the good times were rolling, if you know what I mean!
@@diden3527 The sign outside the Good Woman Inn was a picture of of headless lady!
Awesome pub, had a brothel upstairs, same as the Hope & Anchor, it's now an Eye Surgery.
I'm an American that found you guys from a radio station in Perth, and I'm super grateful for it, also love the music :)
Yes, they're pretty underrated except in Australia and nearby countries (I'm from PNG)... Might wanna check out Cold Chisel, Paul Kelly and Midnight Oil too
Perth, the best city in the world (and the most isolated) and we love living here.
@@junyank1846 aussie crawl is/was actually huge in brazil and one or two other south american countries too for some reason.
I love you, mate. Cos you;re cool.
um a kiwi yeh bro good music is every where, marvelous what you find when you take just 5 mins out of your day to listen to something you have never heard before, its great isnt it❤ music for world peace, I swear its not too late😊
If you were a kid growing up through the 70's & witnessed the transition of the 80's with seminal tuuuunes such as the above, well you were very privileged to be lucky!
Michael Eamon Osborne my youth , Coffs Harbour nsw .all but a distant memory, one I hold dear
here here
RIP Australia’s golden age of warm smiles and endless nights.
@@jasonpashley7822 mate, as a kid growing up on a farm in NZ playing with sticks & stones in the dirt.... 😊 This tuuuune though You Aussies were churning out some magic mate! 🍻🍻
@@asherouk7308 so true mate. 🍻🍻
I just might be the only guy in Maryland who not only has heard of Oz Crawl, but loves them as well.
I was in Oz many times in the 80's . I worked building gas pipelines ,army bases and high rise buildings. I went to see lots of bands over there including Tom Petty , Bob Dylan, Oz Crawl, INXS, Midnight Oil and numerous others and a guy named Jimmy Barnes . Watch the You Tube vid called "Working Class Man" by Jimmy Barnes. He screams his guts out .
adamcharney Adam, I had a chat with a few mates, and we voted you "in" as an honorary Aussie. Yeah No Yeah. As a ridgy-didge USA citizen, you can visit on just your passport and not need a visa. Just tell our Border Security that is as sweet as. Cheers, Mate.
You're only human.
@@robertkopp873 wanker
Streets mate , a yank that enjoys aussie music . Good choice bruz !
God I wish we could rewind back to 70's & 80's Australia..what great laid back times they were!
Still rocking the 80s in 2023 and beyond. Aussie Crawl lives on forever...❤️💯💥🤟
So beautiful. Such a masterpiece. It seems sadder now because some of the band passed away - and that was our youth too - but like all the best music it was so powerful when you first heard it, and still resonates decades later. We were so luck to see them for $8!
I agree, time has given it sadness
Just like a good vintage, time gives it more depth.
Yes I consider myself lucky that I saw them live several times in the 80's and even James when he had 2 broken arms and still toured. good times!
Awesome group. Classic Australian band!👍❤😀Oct 2021
Geez this takes me back ! Makes me homesick though home is NZ where we loved Australian Crawl like our own. In fact we claimed them as our own, overseas we’d say “Australian Crawl, yeah they’re from NZ” legit
Aussie-kiwi music was at its peak in the late 70’s, 80’s to 90’s... think Australian Crawl, INXS, Cold Chisel, Crowded House, Dragon, Mi-Sex, Split Enz, the Church, the Radiators, etc. etc. etc. always checked the gig guide in the Daily Telegraph and cruised to Selina’s at Coogee, the Manly Vale Hotel and so many other venues to listen to true and bloody great musicians! Those were the days!
You got to realise Australia owns New Zealand.
It says so in the Australian Constitution.
@@Stllno I remember seeing mother goose at selinas 1977 their first gig here
Love it bro ... From Australia. Say hi to that Aussie Dave Dobin for me.
That's alright mate, we claimed Split Enz and Dragon so we're square.
Reminds me of my childhood.. mum broken hearted when the old man up and left .. she never recovered. Miss ya old girl 😕
2024 and this is still a banger ❤️
I've shown this to a few Gen Z lads and they liked it
Obsessed with this song in 2022! Long live music from the 80’s ❤️
You know it's a great song when it sounds as fresh as it did the first time you heard it
I agree with you because I am a qualified lesbian
I miss the 80s
IT should lasted 3 decades .....
Need a time machine
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
These blokes are up with the best of them.
Great song
Great song
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
I miss the 80s
Australian Crawl e V. Spy V. Spy representam a verdadeira surf music! Excelente disco!!! Top!!!😎🇧🇷
Agreed. Those that live under the Southern Cross understand!
😎🤙
@@davidbee3704 I only understand English here, mate.
I can't put a finger on it, but this song is so damn melancholic. Love the song, love the video. Thanks!
For sure, I need to get this on vinyl!
brilliant is the word i would have used
This is when Australia was a magical place.
yea its like the end of summer
Hurts your soul huh ! ?
love this, was a child of the 60s, a teen of the 70s and in my 20s in the 80s, best decades for music, I really miss this music. I think I was truly blessed to be born when I was
I left my heart back in the Orient
Down on Bali bays
It's not the way that I should feel
But it's the way I'm gonna stay
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really started
Yeah
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really start
It seems all wrong to be back home
There's no end in sight
Should I be made to drag you through
This lovers and spite
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really started
Yeah
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really start
I sometimes think that we should stay
Happy on the farm
I sometimes think I'll give it all away
This love and all it's charms
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really started
Yeah
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really start
I miss the 80s
This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
I concur 👍
Wish i could have lived this era, great times, great music
Aussie classics still the best
what an absolute classic!
This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
Same,
beautiful
Hi. How are you doing. Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?
This song is nostalgic as fuck. Takes me back to a simpler time.
Absolutely love this track from Aussie Crawl. Awesome. They don't make music as good as this anymore.
Many songs Now are remakes, or a composer writing the lyrics, how many songs that go in the top 10 worldwide are actually written by the actual band or singer, it would be an interesting survey
I miss the 80s
what an absolute classic!
As an American I believe this should be culturally preserved. Beautiful use of roots and rock elements. Some Australian Stuff to it too I imagine that I probably don't understand but the blending of Reggae,AOR,Soul,Southern Rock,Country,Surf,and sort of Hard Roxk as well as ideas from British Rock is great. Mental as Anything is great too. Rock can only die if you let the idea of it fade.
Hello mate. If you like Australian crawl you'll love the church.
Gotta be the only 15 year old bloke in this generation that still listens to hits like these
80's and 90's golden era of Australia.. before the internet 'united' us all and lockdowns finished us off.
It took me ages to workout what the chorus was.. then it clicked on day.
"Downhearted, broken dreams that never really star-ted.. ye-eahhh..downhearted, broken dreams that never really start.."
i would do anything to go back in time, and be on a road trip and listening to this music with my parents... i miss the old times so so so so so much
Great song. Here are the LYRICS.
I left my heart back in the orient
Down on Bali bays
It's not the way that I should feel
But it's the way I'm going to stay
Lonely, lonely
Chasing you all round the world
Wrong way, wrong way
You took a heart, took a heart too young
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really started
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really start
It seems all wrong back here at home
There's no end in sight
Should I be made to drag you through
This lovers endless fight
If only, if only
You'd take me as I am
Strong arm, strong charm
You took a heart, took a heart too young
Sometimes I think that we should stay
Happy on the farm
Sometimes I think that I'll give it all away
This love and all its charm
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really started
Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really start
Driving to beach in the parents Kingwood with this cranking on 96fm perth.Great memories!
I'd never heard this song until I moved from UK to NZ 15 years ago. Why was it never a hit in the motherland I wonder. I love it
Australian Crawl is legendary,what a band 🙏😁❤
Good Times...
what an absolute classic!
sadly I was born in the 90s i wish i was around for the 70s and 80s
Jessica Fisher you missed a good era. Seen them 3 times in the 80”s in Melbourne
At least you get the gist of it Jessica. That's the main thing. It's hard to explain how these songs take me back there. These days Australia is just a poor imitation.
Seen him and Jimmy barns live in Townsville many many years ago
Hi babe. How are you doing good morning
Australian Crawl, OZ Crawl...da Australia pro mundo, pra SEMPRE!! saudosismo lindo...2019 someone? POA/RS/BRA
Com certeza! Sou de Floripa!
angela76854 16 July still listening miss the 80’s Aus 👍
escuto todos os dias trabalhando com os aussie !!! kkkkk
Half aussie you blokes.
And you Angel.
Australian crawl one of the most underrated bands ever
Underrated by who
@@JohnBull-im3sv by most unfortunately they deserved so much more credit for there great music that made
@@adoxhox1358 yeah they are good
@@JohnBull-im3sv the best there my favourite band
@adoxhox1358 amen!!!!! They were and always will be epic!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Running around the Local pub with friends and family 🤣 Go to the hall next door,Watch everyone swinging🕺💃 Those were the days 😇🤗💜😅
Hi babe. How are you doing good morning
one of the only Aus Crawl songs that's I can hear james sing the lyrics clearly..lol
There are plenty more bands for you to listen to if Aus Crawl is not to your liking, John Pederphile
@@michaeloneill7507 He didnt say he didnt like them but even James Reyne says that in his Aussie Crawl days he was not singing clearly.
Haha so true, can actually understand what he's singing.
Great song
Natany Caxeta you is beautiful i love be song too.
Yes.. It's a great song
Hahah
I'm 12 years old and I use to listen to this every day when I was a baby and I'll never stop listening to this
how could you have listened to this as a baby , 12 years ago
this was 40 years ago
i respect your love for the music but.. the math doesn't make sense
@drag0nfly_girl
Because...
1. The song is 40 years old
2. His comment is 10 MONTHS old
3. in that comment he said he was 12
4. Therefore he would have been a baby 11-12 years ago
again... the song is 40 years old
30 years before his time
is that unclear in anyway ?
@drag0nfly_girl
Actually no i didn't miss your point
but.. YOU ARE MISSING CONTEXT
because your point is like saying that same 12 year old
you listened to Cathy's Clown 12 years ago when you were hypothetically a baby
Now... Cathy's clown hasn't been heard since the late 70's perhaps early 80s
does it exist today............. well technically YES
does anyone listen to it
FUCK NO
does anyone listen to this today........... FUCK NO
when did it go out
well.. lets say 90s, possibly early 2000
so... off the air for at least 20 years
hence it disappeared off the air 7 year before his birth
so.... how are you missing the point ?
or
do you just want me to accept a super super technicality that... IT EXISTS
Ok.. i'll accept it
IT EXISTS
but that can only be accepted on the grounds that you completely ignore the obvious context of my original comment
i mean, if we are going to do that
then if i was to ask you .... How are you going ?
you would have to reply "In order to know how i'm going i would need to know where i'm going" because TECHNICALLY that's correct
as opposed to doing the normal human reaction and just saying
YEAH.. I'M GOING FINE, THANKS
and understanding THE CONTEXT in which the question was asked
so.. yeah... out of context IT TECHNICALLY EXISTS
in context, it doesn't make sense how he would have listened to it
hence WHY I ASKED
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE NOW
@drag0nfly_girl
LOL
1. it's clear you are CHOOSING to completely ignore what i'm saying, i mean if you can say what you said about cathy's clown then you ... are ignoring my point
2. but... isn't this very interesting.....
You are behaving in a very typical psychological manner.....
The steps go like this..
a)First you put down your point
b) then if the other person doesn't accept it , you insult them
c) Then after you're satisfied with your insult you will take the position of "The good guy" in an attempt to elevate yourself
d) Then in an attempt to demean the other person further (in an attempt to elevate yourself further you'll offer the other person SUPPOSED Advice
Look
Point a) You've already put down your point in the last few posts
and up to that point everything was fine
Point b)
Here is where you SET IT UP (as if i don't listen to music from all era's)
"I listen to music from ALL eras, & I probably do so PRECISELY because my parents raised me with music of all eras"
and now.. you could have left it at that, but.. Because you are following a psychological path there is a great desire in you that compels you to now insult me
and.... voila...
"Just because you have incredibly narrow habits doesn't mean you can assume everyone else is the same. "
YOU GOTTA LOVE PSYCHOLOGY , DON'T YOU ? :P
but wait it doesn't stop there
Point c) You need to keep insulting me a few times and usually the insults with increase with every passing insult
Watch
we have... I'm INCREDIBLY Narrow minded
then..
"You have absolutely no grounds for accusing someone of lying when they say they listened to this song twelve years ago."
To which i will quickly say...... BUT.. I DIDN'T, You chose to believe i did
Just like you CHOOSE to ignore my simple point
See the pattern here
What i actually said was this.... (for the record)
"how could you have listened to this as a baby , 12 years ago
this was 40 years ago
i respect your love for the music but.. the math doesn't make sense"
There's a big difference between what i said and
What you assumed i said , which probably looks more like this
"You're a fucking liar how could you have listened to this as a baby"
I mean.. I wasn't rude
I showed respect
i gave reasoning for my comment
and yet... YOU IGNORED ALL THAT
Funny how you keep ignoring what you don't want
anyway.. let's move forward
then , just when i think you're done with the insults
you come out with this
" narrow-minded fool."
and then i figure, you're done now...
but NO NO.. We then have this...
" logically & socially challenged"
LOL
and now Point d )
" so I'll just stop here. However, I strongly suggest you broaden your musical horizons a little... there's centuries of great music out there, from many different cultures. You're missing out on a lot."
will you now ?
So after all that insult, YOU'LL STOP HERE huh ? LMFAO
How kind of you huh ?
and then THE SUPPOSED ADVICE
See... Step by Step , predictable as hell
Now.. at the end of the day , do you know what all this psych rubbish means ?
it's the behaviour of someone WHO FABRICATES THEIR OWN SELF IMAGE TO BE SUPERIOR TO THAT OF ANOTHER PERSON
IT IS USUALLY DONE AS A RESULT OF THAT PERSON LACKING SOMETHING IN THEIR LIFE AND THEREFORE THERE IS A NEED TO FILL THAT VOID UNTIL THE SITUATION IS RECTIFIED
I'll give you an example ......
Say some girl is a prostitute, ok
and say she's a filthy whore who will suck 50 dicks a day and fuck any guy no matter how dirty he is and she charges $10 for a blow job and $20 for a fuck, ok
so.... She knows she's on a low level (and.. it is what it is )
but then she'll do something like this (as a result of the PAIN she is feelilng)
she will justify your status to herself and elevate herself UP
so she might say something like
"I'm beautiful on the inside" or she might take the approach where she says to herself "That guy is 10x worse than me, he does this and that and so on"
and this is done until the prostitute sorts her life out and leaves prostitution for let's say.... A secretarial role in a big company where she is on $80k a year
at which point she can deal with the problems of her past because she can hang onto the fact that she now has IMPROVED her situation
see how that works ?
You are clearly lacking something (and.. that's fine, everyone lacks something) but.. i also (for the record) to be blunt, found your last post really fucking stupid
DID I TELL YOU YOU WERE A FUCKING IDIOT ?.... NO I DIDN'T
and i'm just telling you now to show you something
i could have also lashed out, but i chose not to do that to another person.
You however.....
well... it's already been said
so there you go mate
VERY NICE
as for your advice
I'd have to be a complete idiot to take advice from someone who
a) insults me
b) Can't control themselves enough so as to not insult others
c) Chooses to ignore obvious points
d) Takes what someone says and re-interprets it and then presents it as fact
so..... Sorry, i reject your advice because it's not coming from a credible source
Now.. AS FOR LISTENING TO MUSIC OF ALL ERA'S
and watch how this works
1. NO ONE LISTENS TO MUSIC FROM ALL ERA'S it's not possible
and i can prove instantly that you don't either, i'ts the easiest fucking thing in the world to do
i could very easily pick some song from 1720 for example and i would bet that you don't listen to it
to this you would might reply something like
"but martin, that's not what i mean, i meant 50's 60s 70s and so on"
to which i would reply "I know, it's an obvious point isn't it ? A POINT WHICH I'M SUPPOSED TO PICK UP ON, Just like YOU were supposed to pick up on mine, but since you are being technically correct, then, i''ll do the same, so when you say you listen to music of ALL ERA'S i'll take it like that and say that you don't "
so this right there proves your wrong
Now.. am i trying to put you down ? NO, I'M JUST SHOWING YOU SOMETHING
let's now address your point FOR WHAT IT SHOULD BE
you listen to music from all era's
ok, Great...... AND... SO DO I (i think the fact that i mentioned Cathy's clown kinda should show you that)
but again.... you are the sort of person that CHOOSES to ignore things that don't work in your favour
but.. after all this , YOU KNOW WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO
THIS......
1. i didn't insult the O.P. i asked a question and i gave reasoning for it, in short, i wasn't a dickhead, i just asked for an explanation
and for the record, the O.P. never replied (not that they have to )
2. I also listen to Music from a variety of Era's, I pride myself on it , as a fact
but.. i don't go prancing around saying "I Listen to music from all era's" to make myself sound superior
3. We were having a conversation and then you just decided that you're going to be insulting and superior
When this happens a conversation is over
OK
SO... THAT'S IT
i'll now take my narrow minded fool and logically and socially challenged person
and i'll stop talking to you ok
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOW A WASTE OF TIME
Rude people are a waste of time
Logical people are worth talking to
Have yourself a nice day
one day , Likely, you'll fixed your shortfalls and you'll look back on this and understand that you had a few problems in your life
Until that time, I was a coping mechanism for you
GLAD I COULD HELP :P
This song brings back good memories,1980 good year for me
One of my All time favourite songs
I grew up listening to this but just fully appreciating how good it is now
Same
Love it...incredible music 🌟🎶🎶
Uma das melhores bandas que conheço, musica que ultrapassa o tempo e não perde a sonoridade
I'm an 80s kids now 44 and here in 2024 😊 classic tunes from a class band 😊
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
Great song
A great band with lyrics that mattered, written from the heart and eternal in my book
looked, searched, asked with no success,...then suddenly this morning the song came to me on an accidental search for another song...oh, God, I am so so happy ...I found you "downhearted".
minha adolescência só tenho agradecer essa banda..
Great song
James Reyne and Aussie crawl are my all time favorite band of all time 👏🗿👏 !!!! with Dragon and Marc Hunter a close second 👍🗿👍
Dragon from New Zealand you mean?
@@sallyevans876 know come on DRAGON were GREAT💯💯 Percent. YOU know WHY Because THEY'RE 🇦🇨AUSSIES 🇦🇨 and I WON'T here of it any other WAY NOW SO THERE🧞👍
@@stevenguegens7047 The band's origins are Auckand NZ and Marc was born in Taumaranui. If you want to locate Taumaranui on a map of Australia then I'll let you have it lol
@@Housemdnutterhe never said they were australian
muito booom, IMPRESSIONANTE COMO É ETERNO...perfeito...a musicalidade na voz do James Reyne é algo lindo demais!! nasci ouvindo e vou morrer ouvindo.
Downhearted in 2020 I guess...A real radio track here that never gets old after some 40 years....Wonder if we'll ever get this type of music back?! Probably not...Timeless.
SO LOVE THIS SONG, FULL OF HAPPY MEMORIES OF BYGONE DAY'S Of MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 1980 (sob) ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Interesting film clip 😅
Love the little wink at the end, yeah, we've been to Bali too 😉
One of the greatest songs of all time from a wonderful crew of young men.
I miss the 80s
This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
What a Legend. Saw him play in Melbourne last month. Great Aussie music you just don't get these days.
Memories back from those lucky days still listening in isolation 2020
Outstanding song - Australia leading the music world!!
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
I love Australian crawl always a good party when they are playing 🥳
For some reason I've always thought this was by a American band and it's bloody Australian Crawl, I'm a Kiwi and this is hands down Australian music at its finest.
"Whether or not you can
understand the lyrics
its still a good song
and all of their songs
are very good,thanks."-🤔📻.
🌐🎤🎸🎹🌐.
Words and Music by S.Higgins, B.McDonough & G.McDonough.
I left my heart back in the O-ri-ent
Down in Bali-Bays,
It's not the way that -- i should feel--
but it's the way i'm gonna stay
Down-hearted...Broken dreams that never really started
Yeah eh-eh
Down-hearted...Broken dreams that never really start
It seems all wrong back here at home
There's no end in sight,
Should i be made to drag you through
this lovers endless fight?
Down-hearted etc. x2
I sometimes think that we should stay
Here happy on the farm,
I sometimes think i'll give it all away,
This love and all it's charm.
Down-hearted etc. x2
Thankyou
Huh, all these years I thought it was ''broken dreams will never be discarded''. Neat.
Cheers OP.
Caught this right on the day of its airing on Radio Australia in 1980, hunched all over my big box valve radio for the daily Top10 Countdown by John Anderson...Reckless too...still have one of the many notebooks I used to jot down the daily charts on RADAUS...so many awesome bands and singles from the Great Southern Land!
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
I miss the 80s
Simon Brinks was the icing on the cake...
Great song
Great song
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
Love this song bloody awesome thanks for the music
Downhearted......with those eyes, spaced out more like. Great song and great band and yes, good times indeed!
Where are the artists like this today ? Music is dead!
Great song
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
Great times back then!-awesome song 🎶
This song 🎶 is pure poetry ❤
what an absolute classic!
minha adolescência só tenho agradecer essa banda..
timeless
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
I miss the 80s
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
I miss the 80s
what an absolute classic!
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
I miss the 80s
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
Fooooooook so good what a great guy xxxxxxxxxxxx
what a tune
Thanks for this I’m always reminded of moving from NZ to Melbourne back in late 70s living out in Airport West when I hear this song brings back good memories
Cheers
You were one of the greatest cricketers we have ever seen in Oz...
One of the most important songs....in Australian music history.
I miss the 80s
This song leaves tears on my eyes and bring back the memories of the 80's
sadly I was born in the 90s i wish i was around for the 70s and 80s
@Vince Abate we had cassette players back of the 90s and walkmans
Love this music, grew up with it here in Melbourne
Great song
what an absolute classic!