Big Country - Restless Natives (unedited version) 1990 

And to think this man was omitted from Rolling Stone Magazines top 100 guitarists list... he was one of the very best. Brilliant X

For those who didn’t know - Big Country got this crowd reaction by beginning their set with a song that was not a No. 1 hit, not a top 10 hit, but a B-Side. Brilliant band.

Totally fucking epic. Stuart was a genius, not nearly enough recognition for his amazing contribution to music. Just awesome.

RIP stuart - one of the best live bands of all time. Very underrated. great film restless natives

What a song. What a performance. I suffer with depression and this one of the best medicines. Jumping around the room to this and remembering the brilliance of Big Country always makes me feel better. Such a shame that Stuart couldn't find his own way to get through life. Thanks for everything, big man.

Visited Stuarts memorial bench last week in pittencrieff park very moving for me thankyou for all the happy times stuart and the lads ..

I love watching this. Stuart's face at around 2.10, thinking "God, we sound great.." Well, Stuart, you did. The very best there ever was. Every instrument sounds perfect. My very first concert was Big Country at the International, and they opened with this. My feet hardly touched the floor all night, and I was hooked, forever.

Bouncing rhythm guitar, power drums, heavy bass perfecting the build for Stuart's incredible hook. I'm 28 and never had the pleasure of seeing the original BC live. They have the crowd in the palm of their hand. True rock and roll. 'Stay Alive'

The first time I saw Big Country was around a week or two before this show, at The International in Manchester. They opened with Restless Natives that night. I have before and since been to probably 300 concerts, including approx 20 BC gigs. I have seen Springsteen, U2, everyone... Nothing has even come close to the first 2 minutes of that night in Manchester. They were perfect, the sound was stunning, and the energy will never ever leave me.

Brings a tear to my eye even after all these years, one of the greatest live bands.

'I hold up buses!'.........

This man carried so much talent, so effortlessly. Awesome on the guitar and excellent voice and accent.

Big Country cost me a hundred quid! I was bouncing so much in the Barrowland that my sweat destroyed the notes in my pooch! I was very lucky to get to work with them years later. And more recently with Mark with Big Minds. I know that Mark isn't playing on this vid.

Never again will anybody come close to this amazing talent .Thankyou Big country for these timeless classics.

Lucky enough to see Big Country live. One of the best live bands ever

Wonderful version! Indeed, that long intro belongs to it. Last week I bought the DVD from the movie Restless Natives. The film music and the images of Scotland gave me goose bumps. The film was not subtitled in Dutch, so it was sometimes quite difficult for me to understand the Scottish … I was already a fan of Big Country in 1984 and have seen them live three times in the Netherlands; the last time in April 2000 in Hardenberg. During concerts I always stood for the stage. Because the music of Big Country was exciting. The musicians always made contact with the audience, improvised their music and clearly enjoyed it. And I loved that. I already had several CDs from Big Country. But in the last few months, I have reinvented Big Country. On the internet I found all kinds of information: music, articles in newspapers and magazines, and so on. There's a lott to be found.

Only just discovered Big Country, always knew about them but never gave them a chance. I only heard this song today, oh my word what a tune. Modern music hold your head in shame. RIP Stuart

i was lucky enough to see Big Country on numerous occasions and every time they were superb. Stuart was and is my all time fav guitarist.

The BEST FEEL GOOD tune ever.....simply brilliant!! Stuart at his amazing best.........lost but NEVER FORGOTTEN!! STAY ALIVE!!

Still loving it 2021....big country made timeless music....rip stuart

Classic rendition....power, passion and precision!!! If the hairs on the back of yer neck didnt stand to attention whilst watching that then you're not human!!!

Big Country, still one of my favorite bands. Greetings from Holland.

I was there, another amazing night with one of the best live bands of a generation. Says it all about talent when a band sound BETTER live than in the studio. Are there many other bands who touched so many lives like BC did ?

Big Country-you cosume my Soul! Thye rifts, lyrics, style and melody are tha of a genius. Stuart,,play in Heaven and Eiledon Scotand, and the World are yours. That Axe -byouown it Kristi Potochnik USA With Love Forever. My Heart Sings!

i am a restless native, and this calms my nerves!! scottish highlands produced some of the best talent out there!!! like come on , all you need some good mushrooms and listen to in a big country , dive into me , fields of fire and this song of course!! best music of all time!! i wish in some parallel universe he never died!!!

This a real concert everyone never stops at all dance songs jumping that mosh pit yeah hella yeah great stuff witness this awesomeness

Stuart died 16 years ago, his songs are immortal.

I was in that 'mosh-pit'. Incredible show!!

Fk awesome as usual, saw them live glasgow apolo Xmas 1984 what a Christmas that was RIP Stuart

big country took me from rap to rock

The movie was fuckin epic , great music , great scenery , great story ! They should have made a follow up !

RIP STUART YOU LEFT OUR WORLD TO SOON. THE PAIN AND SUFFERING YOU EXPERIENCED IN YOUR FINAL DAYS MUST HAVE BEEN INTOLERABLE. YOU HAVE LEFT A LEGACY OF A TRUE TALENTED ICONIC SINGER THAT TRANSCENDS GENERATIONS. THANK YOU.

I was there, amazing night!

from the skids to big country to the raphaels,he was an absolute legend

Stunning rendition of this song,and the boys know it.Two Fifers and two Londoners all living in their home towns.God knows how they made it work,but they did and then some.Whst a band.

One of my favourite films, backed by this absolutely amazing band. Goose bumps every time i hear this riff.

I always, come back here. Always. BC fans understand the attraction. You can't avoid or deny it. It has to be watched regularly! Stay alive! RIP Big Man

The drunker I get, the better I walk. Thanx BC, you are the BEST!

Superb! Brilliant film too. The music goes hand in hand with Scotland's gorgeous scenery. Stuart you genius! ❤

That audience is going off!!!!

By far the best start to a concert i have witnessed. The crowd were up for it long before the band came onstage. the sound of Bruce's guitar was just the right volume to hear every note. and when Tony played those first bass notes, it made my internal organs vibrate inside my ribcage. i get goose bumps even now

Saw them at Wembley as a support for one of the last “Jam” concerts. Jesus Christ! What a lifelong love that turned out to be... even without “Restless Natives” ..!

Damn. Stuart could make a guitar sing. He had an amazing emotive voice. Sad sad day when he left this world.

Love this, saw them in 1982 I think wembley arena such a great sound and those guitars sing to us all RIP stuart

is it just me?? This is the definition of Scotland, Brave, bold, musical, passionate, and Stuart...I have incredible passion towards this eternal contribution.

love how the track slowly builds, layer upon layer and then bang here we go. Great track, great band, timeless classic

still makes my heart fucking thump . Fife rules 😂😂😂 proud

The 23 people who disliked this performance clearly don’t know what great music is.

this track gave me goosebumps when I first heard it in 1985, and I still get them now.

Quality, I could have been there, life regrets.

One of the few bands I regret not seeing live. BC were an incredible band RIP Stuart.

it BRINGS BACK , MAGIC /NIGHTS/ MEMORIES of love / happiness and sharring good things !

Goosebumps every time! thank you STUART

another day in a world with no stewart adamson, how does it revolve without his guitar playing to make our hearts soar, it reminds me to breath in my land i shared with him so briefly,. one of the first things i did when my children were born was to introduce them to big country & runrig, a rock sound conceived in Scotland, as striking as a battle cry that breaks your heart but drives you on, anyone wishing to undeerstand us Scots other than the risky asking them if they are english? our big country comes out in us so look away if you as squimish. the music of big country could lead us intto battle with runrig's 'dance called america' or 'skye' leading our charge to death or glory, i wish stewart had chosen the glory, he would be worshipped & never knew i.

Best intro ever by anyone.

240 years We lived without hope and without pride So who will know where they come from? Who raised a torch for those who died? I will be with them In the summer sun and the winter snow They will come and clouds will go And show that we are proud again Powerful lyrics from Stu - was always a Yes man. Alba gu Brath!

Likely the greatest song ever written.

This song is still SICK! What an incredibly underrated band.

Wish they had done a soundtrack to Restless Natives on one album, classic song classic band.

Fuck me that boy could perfom.....

Absolute banger of a song

once more , the clown and the wolfman ... rest in peace stuart . ... making a gutar sound like bagpipes .... fucking geniious and missed .

One of my favourite guitar riffs of all time. Thank you Dad for raising me on these lads. Stay Alive ❤.

A tear in my eye.

Stuart was, is and will always be of my biggest musical heroes. Listening to John Peel in my early-mid teens, hearing The Skids and then of course, Big Country. Those guitars, the incredible driving rhythm of the bass and the drums, still music that stirs the soul and lifts the spirit. Only got to see Big Country once, an amazing gig at the Hippodrome in Bristol and I took my little brother for what was his first gig. Not a bad introduction to live music. If only Stuart knew just how much he was respected and loved, an inspirational talent.

The boy's on fire pure class!!!!

Lucky enough to be at The Forum (or was it still the T&C) that hot summer night all those years ago. One of BCs best live songs without any doubt and a brilliant track to open a gig with... Sing up "I will be with them..."

We lost an amazing talent when we lost Stuart, arguably one of the best musical talents of his generation. Rock in peace.

I’m right down the front! Happy birthday Stuart x

I was lucky to have seen the band at the Irvine Auditorium in Philadelphia in 1983 or 1984. Hard to believe it was over thirty years ago. I still have several of their 12" singles from their early days!

Don't forget this was used in the FANTASTIC movie, ' Restless Natives ' 😊

one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands from one of my favourite films. What's not to like!? A classic!

SHOULD BE SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL ANTHEM.

Absolutely magnificent! The film was magnificent too!

Heart breaking still

One of the most underrated bands of this era , or any era. GOD!!!!! they were magnificent live. RIP Stuart. What can you say about this great musician? He was ABSOLUTELY one of the best singer, songwriters ever and what a guitarist. Loved this band.

Quite simply the best live band ever !! Rip stuart

Saw these guys three times. Each time, every member of the band was bursting with energy and giving it their all. Amazing how Stuart managed to maintain his pitch throughout the gig, night after night. Hugely talented band that never quite got the 'rock band' status and appreciation that they deserved.

Great to watch this performance and also a bonus to see the T&C Club. I loved that sweaty atmospheric venue.

I was at this gig. Well worth the journey from the north east

Wow,Stuart at his best. RIP

It's lovely to see some open-handed drumming. Great band, great tune. Stuart's just has class on his own.

A fantastic song from one of my favourite films ever. It's when I hear this my Scottish blood (about 25% of my heritage) flows like fire.

Only 6 idiots as at 25.12.16 : how can you NOT like this? Superb live version of one of their greatest tracks. Also check out the film (with BC soundtrack). A great way to pass and hour and a half.

Doesn't get BETTER than THIS.. No SIR... Thanks Stuart, Bruce, Tony and Pat and Mark... AWESOME You Were !!!!! ALWAYS and EVER....

The most underrated Scottish songwriter ever..still sadly missed..the man made me even prouder of my heritage..superb!!..

Wonderful performance. They were fucking amazing. 😎🎸🥁

Truly one of the best bands full stop.EVER.The live gigs were a joyous life affirming moment in time.Thank You.Stuart.Mark.Tony.Bruce.take a bow.Miss you Stuart.

Such a perfect performance from the band and the fantastic Stuart A himself. They must be so pleased with themselves!!😍

blows my mind how Stuart makes the guitar sounds like bagpipes. The most underrated band ever

One off the best song 🎵 "Big Country" ❤ Balm for the soul. Thank you very much guys !

Adamson was the most underrated guitarist and the band was also. B.C. were great---nearly every song had with a soul stirring anthemic structure, lyrics filled with love and hope, and an incredible drummer. The best live concert I EVER attended . . . and I've been to most big names. Guadalcanal Diary opened for them . . . how's that for perfect?

Just stupendous, isn't it? What an atmosphere right from the beginning - quite superb and thanks for posting it.

I was there! If I remember correctly (and it's a big 'if' after all this time...) they opened with this song - which led to a loud whoop! and everyone rushing the security to get to the front!

" I know you " " no, you don't " ..............' " I hold up buses " 😚

Yes...RIP young Stuart....amazing band...one of the best..love them...keeps me going...STAY ALIVE..✌THANKS BIG COUNTRY

By all that is natural and uncorrupted, here is the bond between the soul of humanity and the universe.

So underrated - this is a classical masterpiece xx

They started the set with this track when they supported Bowie at Roker Park in 87 and had the crowd jumping about like they are in this video. Brilliant live band...

This song reaches right into my very soul, and pulls, pulls, pulls,