The Best Small Country in the World on ttt

tengolotodo in Music • 10 months ago

Hello Hello to all you wonderful Hivians

Happy New Year

It is Tuesday and that of course means that it's #ttt or #threetunetuesday and so it's time to share some tunes with you!

It is also a holiday here in Scotland, the second has always been a holiday. Traditionally The New Year and Hogmanay was always a far bigger holiday than Christmas up here. Not so much now, Scotland is dying when it comes to traditions.

That slogan was used for a couple of years. more wasted money by the Scottish government.

I shan't go on a moan but it did remind me of one Hogmanay many moons ago when I saw Annie Lennox and Big Country play in Aberdeen.

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Do go support @ablaze as without him we would not have this mental fun musical activity that you can win HSBI from! I am happy to be one of the TEN sponsors and it is kinda fun checking out music from all over this global village of ours!

Long live #ttt 😁🎼 and #threetunetuesday

A big wee country inspired ttt

Big Country - In A Big Country

Stuart Admanson the lead singer was in one of my favourite punk bands The Skids which predated Big Country. Big Country were all the rage for a while.

They were from Fife and I know a girl who dated him back in the day.

In a Big Country was released in May 1983 as the third single from their debut album The Crossing.

Big Country - Fields Of Fire

No 500 miles from the Proclaimers this is Big Country and their 400 miles and Fields of Fire!

I am not sure if I have made a three tune tuesday post about songs from Big Country.

Ah well I have now!

Big Country - Wonderland

There were a few songs I could have picked especially from theier first and second albums but I have decided on Wonderland.

Apart from being a good tune, it was released ago as a single 40 years ago this month.

The ninth of January and it was after their first album and before their second studio album.

It was inluced on their Greatest Hits albums but never actually made it onto a studio album.

Stuart Adamson like so many musicians took his own life. So sad.

I hope that you enjoyed these tunes.

Which was your favourite (if any) ?

Note: The three YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.

I wish that you all have a brilliant rest of your week, and until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶

Thanks for visiting and I wish you all a terrific 2024 full of everything you wish for.

All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.

DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO IT OFTEN

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@tengolotodo January 2nd 2024

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10 months ago in Music by tengolotodo

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mypathtofire 10 months ago

Really love their sound, Big Country one of the top tunes for sure!! Nice one Ed. Sorry to hear about Stuart thought, very sad.

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tengolotodo 10 months ago

Thanks Steve, yeah they often headlined for The Stranglers and many people used to think they were brilliant. Shame about Stuart he owned a pub not far from here at the time.
Happy New Year

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mypathtofire 10 months ago

That sounds like a great line up with The Stranglers. Happy New Year Ed!

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thebighigg 10 months ago

Great picks! Big Country was huge back in the days of my youth in the 1980's... Time sure flies...

Three really good songs! It's a shame traditions like Hogmanay are dying out. Consumerism at it's finest I suppose. How's the weather treating you?
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tengolotodo 10 months ago

Consumerism at it's finest I suppose

Not really, Scotland is home to more non Scots than ever before. But they were big in the day.
Yea 40 years old most of those songs!

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thebighigg 10 months ago

Sure makes me feel old when you put it that way!

So Scotland is now overrun by the non Scots? That's sad! Are they just people escaping London or a mix of different types of folks?

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juliansokto 10 months ago

I'm sure this is music that makes a special impression on you. Happy new year 2024, hopefully this year we will be even more successful.

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tengolotodo 10 months ago

yeah a great band!
Happy New Year and have a fantastic year!

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bozz 10 months ago

You know, the only song I am familiar with from Big Country is the first one. That's the song that got the most play over here in the US. I will definitely need to dig into more of their other stuff.