Today's song of the day is rather tragic
Barbados is a song by Australian band Models.
It was the second single from their 1985 album Out of Mind, Out of Sight.
One of the saddest songs masquerading as a happy song ever written.
The song is about Models bassist James Freud's alcoholism.
The title of the first of Freud's autobiographical books I Am the Voice Left From Drinking is from lyrics in the song.
In the promotional video, James Freud is seen in a bar behaving all drunk with his bandmates and is, in some black and white scenes, shown driving an army jeep while pointing a gun at his head.
He commits suicide at the end of the video. (I have not posted that particular video as it is too graphic)
In November 2010, James Freud actually committed suicide, but it has not been disclosed how he died.
The song and general mood of the video matched James' own personal demons.
[b]Models - Barbados[b] 1985
[media=https://youtu.be/GHA--v0k4QI]
It was the second single from their 1985 album Out of Mind, Out of Sight.
One of the saddest songs masquerading as a happy song ever written.
The song is about Models bassist James Freud's alcoholism.
The title of the first of Freud's autobiographical books I Am the Voice Left From Drinking is from lyrics in the song.
In the promotional video, James Freud is seen in a bar behaving all drunk with his bandmates and is, in some black and white scenes, shown driving an army jeep while pointing a gun at his head.
He commits suicide at the end of the video. (I have not posted that particular video as it is too graphic)
In November 2010, James Freud actually committed suicide, but it has not been disclosed how he died.
The song and general mood of the video matched James' own personal demons.
[b]Models - Barbados[b] 1985
[media=https://youtu.be/GHA--v0k4QI]
