Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (Official Music Video) 1985

Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (Official Music Video) © 1985 Artist : Simply Red Song : Holding Back the Years Music video Director: Tony van den Ende Stars: Simply Red: Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre, Chris Joyce, Tony Bowers, Sylvan Richardson, Tim Kellett, Sadie Frost as Girl on Quay, Maggie O'Neill as Teacher, Simply Red performs in the music video for “Holding Back the Years“ from the album “Picture Book“ recorded for Elektra Records. The music video focuses on Mick Hucknall, who, while singing the song, walks through the English countryside and Whitby Abbey carrying luggage and thinking about his childhood memories and the difficult relationship he had with his father. The other members of Simply Red play local cricketers who greet Hucknall as he passes by. In the last part of the song, Hucknall is seen riding a train. Runtime: 4 min Color: Color Country: UK Language: English Filming Locations: Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK Release Date: 1985 (US)