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Type 5 Long Runner Lineup


** The 4 original members participated in the Band-Aid single "Do they Know It's Christmas?" in 1984.

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** The 4 original classic members participated in the Band-Aid single "Do they Know It's Christmas?" in 1984.


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* LongRunnerLineup: Type 5 with the classic lineup, which lasted 14 nonconsecutive years (1982–1989, 1993–2000).

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The lineup in the picture is the classic lineup, NOT the original one.


[[caption-width-right:350:The Original Line-up from left to right: Tony Butler(bass guitar), Bruce Watson (rhythm guitar), Mark Brzezicki (drums), Stuart Adamson (lead vocals, lead guitar).]]

Founded by Bruce Watson and Stuart Adamson (formally of Skids) in 1981, Big Country are a Scottish Rock band most famous for their unique sound guitars often compared to Scottish bagpipes. The band's debut single "Harvest Home" reached the UK Top Ten in 1983 and was closely followed by the album ''The Crossing'', featuring "In a Big Country" (their [[OneHitWonder only US Top 40 hit]]), "Fields of Fire" and "Chance".

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Original Line-up classic lineup from left to right: Tony Butler(bass Butler (bass guitar), Bruce Watson (rhythm guitar), Mark Brzezicki (drums), Stuart Adamson (lead vocals, lead guitar).]]

Founded by Bruce Watson and Stuart Adamson (formally of Skids) in 1981, Big Country are a Scottish Rock band most famous for their unique sound guitars often compared to Scottish bagpipes. bagpipes.

The band originally consisted of Adamson, Watson, Clive Parker (drums), and brothers Alan and Pete Wishart (respectively bass and keyboards). Before the band recorded its debut single, "Harvest Home", in 1982, Parker and the Wisharts had been replaced by Mark Brzezicki and Tony Butler, establishing the band's debut single classic lineup.

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"Harvest Home" reached the UK Top Ten in 1983 and was closely followed by the album ''The Crossing'', featuring which also included "In a Big Country" (their [[OneHitWonder only US Top 40 hit]]), "Fields of Fire" and "Chance".



* BandOfRelatives: In 2010 Bruce Watson's son Jamie joined the band.

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* BandOfRelatives: The original lineup featured brothers Alan and Pete Wishart. In 2010 Bruce Watson's son Jamie joined the band.



* DoubleMeaning: Chance. On the one hand it could be interpreted as a break up song, however the song is meant to be about Scottish miners coming to Northampton for work just before Thatcher closed the mines, leaving them stranded.

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* DoubleMeaning: Chance. On the one hand it could be interpreted as a break up breakup song, however the song is meant to be about Scottish miners coming to Northampton for work just before Thatcher closed the mines, leaving them stranded.



* LyricalDissonance: Despite being about an outlaw who committed suicide and having very somber lyrics "Look Away" is quite upbeat.

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* LyricalDissonance: Despite being about an outlaw who committed suicide and having very somber lyrics lyrics, "Look Away" is quite upbeat.

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