Al Stewart - Fields Of France Lyrics






His flying jacket still has her perfume
Memories of the night
Play across his mind
High above the fields of France

A single biplane in a clear blue sky
1917, no enemy was seen
High above the fields of France

Oh she looks
But there's nothing to see
Still she looks
Saying come back to me

He tells her just remember me this way

Fore here am I more true
Than anything I do
High above the fields of France

Oh she looks
Though he'll never come back
And the letter that came
Was bordered in black

She'll find somebody else
But not forget
Leaving her regrets
Like vapour trails of jets
High above the fields of France





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  1. M.... B....

    Masterpiece

  2. O.... I....

    I'm a die - hard Rush fan. And if there's a Rush version in a soloist, this is Mr. AL STEWART. What a pitty he's not well known in Mexico.

  3. D.... B....

    Who is the woman?

    D.... B....

    The actress is Kim Hunter, playing 'June'.

  4. b.... ....

    What a ear worm !!!

  5. A.... R....

    God bless them. It was a horrible war.

  6. J.... M....

    His is a rare talent. His songs are catchy, meaningful, poetic. This song is just as haunting as "Broadway Hotel."

  7. T.... G....

    Al Steward does a lovely job weaving history into many of his songs.

  8. H.... d....

    I am an old fan, super

  9. J.... F....

    The production and sound are very Last Days of the Century

  10. D.... K....

    Roads to Moscow On the border. I wish I found music like that these days

  11. T.... ....

    Til now I only knew Stewart's "On the Border" and "Year of the Cat"..... PS: Is it David Niven at the beginning of the film scenes?

    T.... ....

    Yes, David Niven and Kim Hunter, in 'A Matter of Life and Death.'

    T.... ....

    Ah, so I was right. Thanks for the prompt answer - very kind.

    T.... ....

    So hauntingly beautiful and evocative...

    T.... ....

    "Last Days of the Century" is one of my faves of Al's,,,every track is magical and haunting...

  12. K.... K....

    I get dejavu listen to this song. It's one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.

    K.... K....

    Indeed!

  13. J.... F....

    Our great grand children will never know. What sacrifices were made on their behalf. They won't even come to our graves..We/re forgotten.A blip in time...maybe that's the way of things

    J.... F....

    Maybe 3 generations.. Nobody puts flowers there for us anymore.....Our grave s .just wither.I see this every day..They never knew us.our wants and needs our loves and hopes......were a place on the ground to which they have no connection.

    J.... F....

    Yeah, I feel the same. I walk through grave yards - see the forgotten - some fought in wars - some didn't. No one knows - no one remembers - no one cares. And History keeps repeating. Many, many times I've ask myself - what's the point? I too will be forgotten. Peace my friend.

  14. N.... K....

    out of london , tran to waymouth, we got bouth passport 'photos. they slipped between perron an on train, an auld lady refrain. " don't cry son... " 49yrs later , I can remember her words but not her accent, she'd cretainly been down the worn track

  15. L.... H....

    my favourites would be the Palace of Verseilles .

  16. J.... F....

    Everybody forgets the Great War......Be in a trench see how you feel

    J.... F....

    Young kids butchered by the thousands for nothing more than 100 feet of dirt. Cannon fodder worst than WW2. plus gas

    J.... F....

    I'm wonderin we beat the livin shit out of each other for 200 yeaRS.ALL OF A SUDDEN..........WE wern't right with the Germans...How the fuck.does that work?. I can understad why you Europia folk are sick of this shit.it ain't workin out for any of us. You folks ain't doin real well on the long term investment............I think you folks had a belly full.......The New world should learn.I'm just a dumbass.......We don't need this shit... we look to you..the old farts ......we just don't want our world blowed up every 50 or 60 years.......you guys get fresh houses evey time.if you live? were not right with that. straighten yer ass up.........quit bein so damn ornry.all the shit runs thru you folks.then we take sides.........I don't think it''s fair.Yer older yer smarter...I rest my case and we think we got it bad. I'd..whatever it may be move back to the homeland` what ever it may be..we care about you folks................your important..we got our problems too. ....yippee I ah cowpaddie..we love our kin across the pond...where ever you may be

    J.... F....

    The Great War only ended in 1991

  17. J.... F....

    I gotta believe this is one of my favorite songs Al did.

  18. J.... E....

    I'm glad Al Stewart didn't sell out to commercialism. Rather, he puts out very interesting and unique songs.

    J.... E....

    I love Al and his songs!

  19. s.... ....

    1917, no enemy was seen, high above the fields of France. What a description of WWI.

  20. D.... C....

    One of the best.

  21. J.... F....

    For my brother D>W> Cassard
    ......................................I will find you

    J.... F....

    Now how fuckkin stupid is that?

    J.... F....

    God Bless you!+

    J.... F....

    Rosie I would reverse that......God bless you.for giving us a thought

    J.... F....

    How do you ever repay? you can't.But you don't start up a new one. learned men with a fountain pen sometimes forget. what it's like......to be a little guy doin the dyin

    J.... F....

    Once in a while...We all have to stick a thumb into a bleed.so shall we

  22. M.... S....

    Al, you are simply the BEST!!!! thank you for this great music and more.

  23. R.... S....

    please check out the song End of days..

  24. I.... S....

    Temota (Y)

  25. F.... ....

    Great song, and your visualization is perfect.  It's just what I used to envision every time I heard it way back when it was first released.  1988 or so?  I was just getting my commercial pilot's license - Great memories and fun times!

  26. M.... R....

    This is one of my favorite songs Al Stewart is truly rare breed. His songs are complex yet beautiful and a joy to listen with a dash of history. Nobody does that today....

    M.... R....

    I share your praise of him. Only one other consistently does the dash of history within a song, that I am aware of. Mark Knopfler.

  27. P.... S....

    I am a new fan of this man's music.

    P.... S....

    There is a huge treasure trove awaiting you!

    P.... S....

    @Pamela Swanson For more of his historical song/stories check out Helen and Cassandra, Laughing Into 1939, Somewhere in England 1915, Gethsemane Again and Nostradamus

    P.... S....

    +Pamela Swanson Pamela, I hope by now you have discovered this great man and artist. I remember discovering his music..

    P.... S....

    Best album "Rhymes in the room"

    P.... S....

    Excellent

  28. R.... ....

    Is there a UFO on the last image. Before the planes.

    R.... ....

    Holographic archons terraforming :D

  29. C.... M....

    I spent most of 1988 in Luxembourg, in Central Europe, and first heard this song on the radio there - it was o the strength of this song that I bought the album, Last Days of the Century, before coming home to the States.  This song, Where Are They Now? and Antarctica remain my favorite songs from the album. 

    My mother's great uncle is buried in France, in Thiaucourt, where he died in 1918 while serving in the US Cavalry.  At my sister's request, I contacted the US military in Luxembourg who helped me research exactly where he was buried, which turned out to be 99 kilometers from where I was staying in Luxembourg. 

    I never made it to his grave in 1988, but I would like to go there the next time we visit Europe, and lay a yellow rose on his grave to show my respect.  My great grandmother, his older sister, would have liked that.

    C.... M....

    I pray you made/make it.

    C.... M....

    Cori MacNaughton AA

  30. E.... G....

    Al Stewart is of a rare breed of artist going out into extinction. Dark days ahead.

    E.... G....

    I am afraid to agree that it surely looks that way.  Yes, the days ahead for much of music today look like they will be quite dark.

    E.... G....

    Saw him Saturday in San Francisco with The Empty Pockets, an actual band backing him up! Fantastic! May he live forever!

    E.... G....

    But his music will live on with people like us as we continue to listen & pass on to anyone who will hear this unique artist!!

  31. w.... ....

    Al writes a screenplay in under 3 minutes.  Love this song, love Al more.  What a talent.

  32. w.... r....

    101 to zero vote?! I guess congrats are in order, Uploader!... And Artist. p.s. the actress resembles my late mother - Pretty cool!

  33. s.... ....

    Excellent video!

  34. L.... M....

    great video too

  35. L.... M....

    I love his stuff

  36. d.... a....

    I saw al in key west in 1979 It was the best concert i ever have been at.He talked of his life in england and the way the war effected everyone then in1944

  37. R.... M....

    Not in Bournemouth by any chance? Were you one of the ones imortalized in Love Chronicles?

  38. C.... J....

    You know a song about Lafayette would be a great idea, but Al is a "Limey" as you say, and they don't like to recall that the French helped win our revolution.

  39. g.... c....

    agreed, adfumbler.
    jonnoms,Thanks for a Great video!!!

  40. A.... ....

    i seen him in cleveland,and told him at the signing table that he was a great poet.

  41. B.... D....

    Flat out the greatest songwriter of all time, living or dead.

  42. r.... ....

    Your comment brought me chills. "Field full of ghosts". What you say is so true. Thanks to Jonnoms for producing a sterling video. Thanks to Al for composing a one-of-a-kind gem.

  43. C.... ....

    Excellent.

  44. A.... N....

    Oh, I remember this song! I love this song. So happy there are no dislikes here. I am like # 52!

  45. s.... ....

    A lot of Al's songs have a field full of ghosts...singing their refrains. He is one of a kind.

  46. s.... ....

    You use the word "we".What did you ever do to save them?No,they don't hate us.You haven't seen the Vets being welcomed in Normandy.If you did you'd reject the conservative idea that France hates us.

  47. O.... ....

    thank you :)

  48. s.... ....

    I didn't pay much attention 2 the lyrics til I had to listen to a live version (Al w/ his oft-time partner-in-rhythm&rhyme Dave Nachmanoff) bcs this one isn't mobile-accessible (not on my fone, anyway).
    In that one, AS gives a little intro-spiel, abt how he was inspired 2 write the song by the sight, when just a boy, of old war-widows from WWI, walking the Channel beaches, gazing off to where their beloveds had given their lives so long ago.
    Even more heartbreakingly beautiful now.

  49. M.... ....

    Al Stewart is a history teacher... luv it

  50. A.... C....

    Ever instrumental in their own demise and redemption...how many times have they been "liberated"??...lol

  51. T.... ....

    There is a gratitude to these unsong heroes.And the French just keep on giving!Poor Bastards.

  52. c.... ....

    Nice video, lovely song from Al and great film used with it.

  53. K.... K....

    Beautiful

  54. W.... C....

    God bless you for uploading this song.