"Barbados" is a song by Australian band Models. It was the second single from their 1985 album '' Out of Mind, Out of Sight''. The song was released in March 1985, and reached #2 on the Australian music charts. The song is about Models bassist

James Freud James Randall Freud (born Colin Joseph McGlinchey; 29 June 1959 – 4 November 2010) was an Australian rock musician-songwriter. He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles, " Barbados" and " Out of Mind, ...

alcoholism Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predomina ...

. The title of the first of Freud's autobiographical books ''I Am the Voice Left From Drinking'' is from lyrics in the song.

Music video

In the promotional video,

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. 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.

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"Barbados"
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