Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (ABSOLUTE. Rework) [Official Video]

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↓ LYRICS ↓

[Intro]
To your soul
To your soul
Cry
Cry
Cry

[Verse 1]
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

[Verse 2]
Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home

[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

[Verse 3]
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down

[Verse 4]
And as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them, just to your soul
No, you never cried to them, just to your soul

[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

[Bridge]
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry

[Verse 5]
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

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[PatrickKilloran-mnih]

Jimmy’s vocals is the main thing still quality 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[nikashby]

Great to see this classic back with a modern twist. The original will never sound outdated, it was ahead of its time. ❤

[Stralanista]

Heard this type of song mix at Zara store 6 times in a row....someone was for sure going through "it"" ...fun fact: shoppers were shopping and vibing..excellent hypnotic tune...no complaints. Went to fitting room and danced like a demon...

[jameshollyoak]

No no no, it has all the sad emotion taken from it

[bahigesyriani]

The original version was perfect and timeless. Some things should be left untouched.

[damianosavraammisaelidis]

A masterpiece should never be reworked. Why? Just why?

[GnosticGrace]

Oh dang modern twist "Smalltown Boy" 🫢🫢🫢

Seriously, one of the most underrated 80s bands of all time, along with Erasure

[daithiosioradain]

If ever the phrase "Don't fix it if it ain't broke" applied....

[stephenblick]

Omg… sounds to me …like it’s too “busy”, two songs in one..I still love the original … the raw bronski beat power, and emotion that it was delivered with, and jimmy’s voice.. sounds like it’s been taken away some, and the new “ beat” is the star…in my very humble opinion..then again, the original is perfection..

[paulwilliams]

the original will always be the best for me

[squall]

Interesting but i still prefer the original !

[LauSaili]

Don’t be a hater. It’ll never be the original but it’s still good

[Utube]

He was bent as a 10 bob note...Jimmy Somerville is a Scottish treasure. A song of freedom and liberation mid 80s

[rickovery]

All the extras that have added undermind the simple raw emotion of the timeless original. This version is unnecessarily too "noisy" and "busy."

[OneSickBatch.]

I got up and started dancing 😂😂😂 dang I miss the good old days 😊

[PeterBrake]

Frantic overlay that detracts from the build up. Original offered an exploratory exposition but this version clubs you over the head from the start.

[dromesburg]

Love the updated song, original vid is the heart and soul! ❤❤

[tijnonline]

On 12 January 2017 Larry Steinbachek (keyboards, synthesizers, percussion) had died after a short battle with cancer. He was 56. Steve Bronski (keyboards, synthesizers, programming, percussion, acoustic guitar, vocals) died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 61, from a smoke inhalation in a fire at his home in Soho, Central London.

[jacumbia]

Original best yes. This is still rockin.

[jstan]

Give credit where it's due! Original 1984 mix produced by 💎Mike Thorne 💎