Al Stewart - Antarctica Lyrics

Its practically maiden izznit

I think we have all met this girl, haven't we?

I hope Al makes an album soon with all his fabulous guitarists- Tim Renwick, Peter White, Laurence Juber and Dave Nachmanoff. That will be a veritable treat.

Peter white plays on all of Al Stewarts songs love that spanish guitar.

I hope Al could come to Perú someday.....love you Al.

What's going on down under?

Saw him Saturday night in San Francisco, with The Empty Pockets. Wonderful to see him with a full band backing him. He played this song, the full Year of The Cat album, Terminal Eyes, and others. What a gem he is!

Allegations of Antartica are intriguing!

hi james

duryan durocher hey duryan

how goes it cutie

It goes good my bff

xoxo daddy

Fantastično muzika koja prkosi proseku vremena i danas je potpuno originaln

Wonderful. . .

The problem with him is he's got too many masterpieces, two many songs of highest quality that many fail to latch on. His flaw is excellence.

George Isaac , I agree. His stuff from this era is just so great to listen to

sometimes the gifts that God gives are only best when returned to Him; that we miss out is part of the curse of being so human

Wow es fascinante escuchar a AL Stewart . Yo lo escucho desde que estaba en tercero de secundaria y aun me fascina. La música es universal, siempre romperá la barrera del idioma y la nacionalidad. Como decía Jim Morrison somos cada dia mas ciudadanos del mundo. Por cierto dedicada esta super pieza al ultimo continente virgen de la tierra LA ANTÁRTIDA. Cuidemos el planeta. También Vangelis tiene un album completo con este nombre. Arriba AL STEWART ...

Esse s idiotas que não curten al stewart não saben o que è musica

À muitos Anos que sento Al stewart fasme relaxar differente de tudo grande

Vaya mierda de cancion

No sabes nada de musica, o eres analfabeto.

Era una pequeña broma lo siento si te he ofendido. No me pegues por favor.

Así no se bromea, deberías borrar este comentario si te respetas un poco.

Good Heaven's...is there anything this man cannot create musically, lyrically, and visually, not to mention historically. Al's compositions are near perfect masterpieces.

You would have to see Al perform live to know what this song is really about.

Shackleton should have gone to Scarborough. A lot cheaper and a lot colder.

Pretty aggressive guitar and flute, too.

Shackleton reconstructed his ice-crushed ship. Built "Endurance" with the splinters, and got his crew home without losing a man. Robert Falcon Scott was a true hero. Died, pen in hand. Writing "For God's sake, take care of our people"...

+Richard Mahn It would be a good idea to read some history before writing like that. Scott was an appalling leader who resisted the use of huskies (unlike Amundsen) because he disliked their habits, relegating them to a support role; who sent Meares (who knew everything about dogs but nothing about horses) to buy Siberian ponies with the instruction that he buy only white ones because that was what Shackleton had found best (with the result that to Oates's horror he delivered inferior animals); and insisted on man-haulling for no better reason than it was manly. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Meares . A leader who causes the deaths of his team is no hero.

For god's sake will someone think of the children

In what universe was this?
In this universe, Shackleton's crew got the "Endurance's" lifeboats off before the ship was crushed, loaded them with supplies, and had dog teams and men pull them like enormous sledges. Later, when the dogs had all been eaten, the men continued to pull the boats, eating penguins and occasional seals (when Shackleton would allow them to hunt; any questioning of his orders seemed to bring out an insecure mulishness in him).
When the ice would not serve any longer; the boats were modified with scrap lumber that had been part of the loads in the boats to this time, and all the men set sail. When it was apparent that not all the boats would survive those seas to reach active shipping lanes or human settlements, most of the crew was left on an uninhabited island with two of the boats, while Shackleton and a few others went on towards the nearest land that they knew to have a human presence. Long story short, they all made it back alive, but it wasn't through any miracles performed by their leader.

Ele nunca deixa a peteca cair. Sempre compondo excelente canções.

Mas, acho que Year of the Cat foi o auge dele !

Então, estou descobrindo agora. Só conhecia year of the cat. De brinde descobri que Alan Parsons produziu album dele!

Have seen Al many times and god willing will see him many times more - remember him introducing this song and saying it was written for a certain lady who he believed should have shown more affection towards him - classic - what a legend...

Maybe I'll see you in New Hope, Pa next week, Chris? BTW, beautiful video!

I AM back to LOVE this song and AL Stewart after 20 years, and still LOVING All there it is.

His music is TIMELESS!!!

Having seen Al live in the 1980's and 1990's, I love the story he told to introduce the song. It went something like this:
One day I was at my home and then there was a knock at the door. I opened up the door and found a tall figure with a large hat that had a feather sticking out of it. I asked him who he was and he said he was a metaphor. I said "you're very tall for a metaphor" and he replied "Well, I'm an extended metaphor." He then asked me if I could give him a home. He said life without a home is like wandering the antarctic looking for love. So I decided to put him in a song that compared the failed explorations of the antarctic to finding love. 

Lol I just saw him last weekend in Pennsylvania and he said this song was about a girl whom he described as "cold" because she wouldn't sleep with him.

I.e. I think he makes some of these things up for fun

I agree. Growing up he was actually shy.

teranz0 funny!

Ancient Mariner experienced the wrath of the Polar Spirit and the "Nightmare Life-in- Death" that "thicks men's blood with cold". DOC

Poe, in "Narrative of A. Gordon Pym" and Lovecraft, in "At the Mountains of Madness" heard the siren cry "Tekeli! Tekeli" which led Scott to death, and Shackleton to astonishing Endurance. Now they send cruise ships to this deadly place. Can't we leave some places on this planet to be Mystery and Terror, and shrines to inhuman Beauty? DOC

We will find new places were mystery and terror reigns, there will always be a place like that.

One of my all-time favorites.  Fabulous lyrics by Al, as always.

He played all of his hits, On the Border, Song on the Radio, Roads to Moscow, YOTC was the encore song.
He played with Gary Wright, and used Garys back up band for half of Al's act. He talks a lot about his songs, life, his early performance history, etc., he is VERY funny. Played for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. It was at a Casino, only held about 400 people, and we were sitting in front, 2nd row. Afterwards they had a variety of CD's, poster one could buy, and signed autographs. See him if u can. !

Did he play any of the hits, like Year of the Cat, On the Border, etc.?

" ALL THOSE WHO LOVE NATURE SHE LOVES IN RETURN, AND WILL RICHLY REWARD, NOT PERHAPS WITH THE GOOD THINGS AS THEY ARE COMMONLY CALLED, BUT WITH THE BEST THINGS OF THIS WORLD NOT WITH MONEY AND TITLES, HORSES AND CARRIAGES, BUT WITH BRIGHT AND HAPPY THOUGHTS, CONTENTMENT AND PEACE OF MIND. " - AVEBURY

Saw Al Stewart last nite live in Ferndale WA, and this was one of the songs he played, he was great!

SIMPLILY BLILLANT. thanks Al for this great theme.........with your environmental vision. congratulatios & cheers.-

Your music is great, am glad that we got new young musicians, the can make good music.

“Rap” the time should soon be over , I hope

helped me with my school project

Like virtully ALL Al Stewart songs--unique and spellbinding. Amusing double entendre. Beautiful shots. Thanks!

Fabulous.