Sam Sparro - Black and Gold

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  • @agaricusaugustus3617
    @agaricusaugustus3617 ปีที่แล้ว +801

    This song was ahead of its time. One of the rare songs that doesn't age.

  • @Bxxxxxx
    @Bxxxxxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3091

    *SAM SPARRO on the meaning behind 'Black and Gold'* :
    "I was feeling totally lost. I was making cappuccinos when I felt I should be onstage singing. That track came from looking up to the stars and seeing myself as a tiny speck in this infinite solar-system. I wrote it in 10 minutes. It just came to me one night when I was feeling lonely and wondering if God exists''

    • @turkeyram
      @turkeyram 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Damn. Not just a funky beat ig. Never really listened to the lyrics till recently so its cool to know the back story

    • @lozzylols
      @lozzylols 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I love a song with meaning, but what does the black and gold represent?

    • @tjsuleman6372
      @tjsuleman6372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      @@lozzylols the contrast of shining stars against a black sky

    • @Slimkidd730
      @Slimkidd730 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He didn't write this song. Katy Perry wrote Black and Gold

    • @Bxxxxxx
      @Bxxxxxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@Slimkidd730 😂 huh?? Errr, she definitely didn't. Sam Sparro wrote this with a guy called Jesse Rogg. This is a direct quote from an interview, so Sam's own words too.

  • @yvonneallen7227
    @yvonneallen7227 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    I remember this song when it was first released . I,m 63 now and it still sounds absolutely brilliant . Top tune !!!!!!!

    • @joemcgovern9045
      @joemcgovern9045 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is indeed

    • @heeeeeresrossy
      @heeeeeresrossy หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mad innit. I was 29. I'm 47 now. Time sucks!

  • @CC3193
    @CC3193 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +195

    I loved this song when it came out & it sounds just as good now in 2024. What became of Sam Sparro?

    • @shanetobin6870
      @shanetobin6870 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sam

    • @PrimalMisfit
      @PrimalMisfit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      Last I heard he became a fish that swam out of the ocean

    • @NijaDj
      @NijaDj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@PrimalMisfit😂😂😂

    • @Chris_Silverhaze
      @Chris_Silverhaze 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You should try more conversation and human interaction in your life @@MOSSFEEN

    • @MOSSFEEN
      @MOSSFEEN 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Chris_Silverhaze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 MUPPET

  • @thehourcal3670
    @thehourcal3670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1077

    What an underrated song, forgotten by most, but remembered by the tasteful few.

  • @k.23_02
    @k.23_02 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    One of the greatest songs to ever be put in a FIFA game

    • @Keedz
      @Keedz ปีที่แล้ว +3

      fax

    • @benkofi8570
      @benkofi8570 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      which fifa game was this in?

    • @k.23_02
      @k.23_02 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@benkofi8570 I heard it in FIFA 09 but I think they've also added it in FIFA 23

    • @user-hv1hl4fn8u
      @user-hv1hl4fn8u ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@k.23_02 Yes thats the ultimate soundtrack , the Best songs ever in fifa because fifa 23 its the lasy fifia Ever

    • @ogbots5871
      @ogbots5871 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Beginning of "Finesse" is good too😍😍

  • @watermelonsandal4206
    @watermelonsandal4206 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2500

    This is one of those songs that's so good, it doesn't really belong in any era because it transcends time.

    • @keananbradley28
      @keananbradley28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      The word you're looking for is timeless

    • @Silverman216
      @Silverman216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      well said

    • @Baddknewz
      @Baddknewz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Facts

    • @jennziff3830
      @jennziff3830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very well said!!!!!

    • @_joeshantaram_
      @_joeshantaram_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      like also gary go - wonderful

  • @DearestModesty
    @DearestModesty 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

    My toddler loves dancing this song. I used to dance to this song alone in my room as a teenager 😅😂 Life comes full circle.

  • @StephenChukd
    @StephenChukd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +843

    One of the most incredible written songs of the last two decades in my humble opinion .

    • @sayittomyfaceortapglassfar4392
      @sayittomyfaceortapglassfar4392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love it

    • @filipecassiano5407
      @filipecassiano5407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True!

    • @Kim4ever1234
      @Kim4ever1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he's very profound

    • @booshank2327
      @booshank2327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Hard agree. A shimmering gem amongst a whole lot of garbage. Existentialism slipped through into the mainstream pop culture because of how well written, catchy and cool the song is. Not that most people appreciated the lyrics at the time, they just tuned into the chorus and thought it was another love drama song.

    • @Jobu7911
      @Jobu7911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I agree. He's asking the same philosophical questions I have many times. Not to mention the song just rocks.

  • @LittleMissDeeDee
    @LittleMissDeeDee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +946

    This song randomly came to my mind at 5:25am in the morning after almost 10+ years of not listening to it and I left my bed to get my headphones just so I can relish the moment of hearing such GOLD!

    • @SandraGonzalez-is2lg
      @SandraGonzalez-is2lg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      A few days ago TH-cam recomend me this song. I used to listen it almost 10+ years too 😂

    • @tristanbryant9384
      @tristanbryant9384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      4:41am

    • @edengarden6811
      @edengarden6811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes sometimes this happends!! ❤️

    • @IamAraujo17
      @IamAraujo17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm hearing it right now at midnight hahah

    • @velly166
      @velly166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just happened to me! Its only been 5 years since I last heard this though.

  • @DirtyJamesUK
    @DirtyJamesUK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    When a song is written well it can haunt. It can sit like a splinter in your mind for years and be triggered by something small and all of a sudden you feel in complete love with it.
    Well done Sam Sparro!

    • @Jay-hn1wi
      @Jay-hn1wi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me just now i remembered it from my dance recital when i was younger loll

    • @oldschoolwarrior3269
      @oldschoolwarrior3269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here,listened to it back in 2008.almost daily🙈and then years later I forgot even the name of the singer and the name of the song,tried to find it noumerous times but never been able to find it😅and today laying and watching MTV it just popped on the screen...my happines never ended😆🙈🙈

    • @MrJMM2011
      @MrJMM2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said...

    • @commentcrusader1812
      @commentcrusader1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah just had this exact experience

    • @darrennewman1289
      @darrennewman1289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SD it just has to me.....

  • @jade_pixie
    @jade_pixie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    It's one of the catchiest tunes ever. I'm still listening years after this was released.

  • @alaasusername
    @alaasusername 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Ugh, he's one of the most underrated artists of our century.

    • @treeman12815
      @treeman12815 ปีที่แล้ว

      twenty first century life

    • @langmal
      @langmal ปีที่แล้ว

      what can I say

  • @alexiamarieva
    @alexiamarieva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3283

    Who is listening in 2021... It's gold.
    edit: now who is listening in 2022? it's still gold.

    • @ImDeadInside69
      @ImDeadInside69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      and black

    • @chanettelaing4664
      @chanettelaing4664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Memories

    • @kathrynnegiger2374
      @kathrynnegiger2374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I discovered this song a few days ago and I’m obsessed. I’m pretty mad that I hadn’t heard of this earlier but better late then never

    • @miacolly
      @miacolly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ImDeadInside69 LMAOOOO

    • @lindasamba4816
      @lindasamba4816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@kathrynnegiger2374 no fucking way well at least you're here now

  • @LoreleiCatherine
    @LoreleiCatherine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +816

    13 years later and this still SLAPSSSSSS

    • @Грока
      @Грока 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AGREEEEE SISSSSS свега ми кида 🇩🇴

    • @LoreleiCatherine
      @LoreleiCatherine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Chester Perry cause if you’re not reeeeeally heeeere! Then the stars don’t eeeven matterrr! Lol but that line is priceless and timeless.

    • @andr_w
      @andr_w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously!

    • @paul1978g
      @paul1978g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But this only came out in 2008, that's not,,,,,, oh. Bugger.

    • @ggbasiQ
      @ggbasiQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      13 years ago 😭 I feel so old

  • @tee.ojb96
    @tee.ojb96 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    This song came on at work today in the factory I work in and it never gets old. Absolute bangerrrrr

  • @withafookinpencil5685
    @withafookinpencil5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    First heard this song when I was 14, now I'm 27 and everything time I listen to it, it just takes me back to simpler times when life had no worries 😔.

    • @rjwoods2600
      @rjwoods2600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I’m the exact same age. Used to sing this song on SingStar on the PS2 with my siblings 😭😭

    • @RandomUploads-ch3bh
      @RandomUploads-ch3bh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same!! So nostalgic and slightly melancholy, for the reason you've described!

    • @Caluma122
      @Caluma122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @RJ Woods It wasn't SingStar for me, but COD4 MW every Saturday morning during the summer. Few rounds online during the "Hits Top 20" :p
      That was my morning ritual lol.

    • @MephProduction
      @MephProduction 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i was in my early 20, and times were not simpler.

    • @xtrmonkey9421
      @xtrmonkey9421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same!

  • @postmodernfreak
    @postmodernfreak 10 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Still addicted to this song...after 6 years! Simple melody and stunning lyrics . Genius, Sam Sparro!

  • @sayno2lolzisback
    @sayno2lolzisback 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Some songs just hit you like a train and leave an imprint forever. This is one of them.

  • @kidcardashian
    @kidcardashian ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It's 2023. I got this song for free on ITunes in 2008. It just clicked in my head a few weeks ago and Holy crap, the nostalgia of being 12 is hitting hard. Man I had/have a good taste in music

  • @TheRib09
    @TheRib09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Knew this because of Fifa 09 but as I've gotten older, I've realised just how deep this song is. Just how complex the universe is, just how complex God is. Incredible song and in another world, definitely taking home multiple grammys. Thank you Sam Sprarro

    • @andy72090
      @andy72090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same. really a perspective shifting song

    • @Ssm12212
      @Ssm12212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      they added it in fifa 23 too

  • @HoldenCoffield
    @HoldenCoffield 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Such a beautiful song, the way it speaks of Genesis, the way darkness lives with light, the love and appreciation of seeming opposition, but speaking of the pursuit light and dark shark for each other. It reminds me of my life seeking God, the way I find the remnant of light, like fading warmth. Its there, somewhere, everywhere, not cold as some may believe, but like a sign or trail of blood that draws me.

    • @HoldenCoffield
      @HoldenCoffield 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm a fucking dog, and thats all you gotta know.

    • @Schmexaay1592
      @Schmexaay1592 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m so glad I took the time to look at the comments for this beautiful analysis. Bravo 👏🏽

  • @TheCommentedOne
    @TheCommentedOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    13yrs since first hearing this and its still highly underrated

    • @rojaktar3509
      @rojaktar3509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Transports me back to 2008

    • @ilaria_mulazzi
      @ilaria_mulazzi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agree

    • @19CIDER
      @19CIDER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with you

  • @Fxylith
    @Fxylith 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    one of the greatest songs of all time. truly.

  • @janicepratt8726
    @janicepratt8726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Embarrassed I had never heard this until recently but it's one of the best songs I've ever heard. Powerful lyrics, haunting music. GREAT beat.

    • @gigibeal
      @gigibeal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      literally the same situation im in. i haven't stopped listening to it since i found it honestly 😭

    • @Shinemooreya
      @Shinemooreya ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just found it today in MTV 00s. But better late than never.

    • @lauraaa2222
      @lauraaa2222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now know it's on about God and being scared he's not real because he isn't here. Fearing it's all just a bunch of matter. Bloody deep. Loved it then, still do

  • @AgriVideos1
    @AgriVideos1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    If this were released in 2019, it would be even bigger than it was eleven years ago.

    • @alistairnaidoo9380
      @alistairnaidoo9380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It was way ahead of it's time, I havent listened to this song in over 10 years and I'm looking back at how different my life was to when I last heard this song.

    • @jennziff3830
      @jennziff3830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree 1000%

  • @goldenxronnie3739
    @goldenxronnie3739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    11 years later. Such a classic. It just lifts you up and makes you feel warm, esoteric feeling. The range.

    • @karma2.098
      @karma2.098 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was my song when it came out. Family put it on at gatherings knowing it was "(name's) song" Now in 2023 it makes me cry cos it reminds me of my late father. "Cos if you're not really here, then the stars don't even matter / I don't want to be either....." and I smile as I'm mixed and I see him and me as the Black and Gold. When I play it I pause it so many times as tears well up. 😪😪

    • @jackanderson6511
      @jackanderson6511 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karma2.098 Beautiful!!!

  • @Jordanthieu173
    @Jordanthieu173 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Unbelievable how time flies, i remembered i first heard this song that i was around 17 years old , now i am 34 in 2024 and suddenly found it again in youtube

  • @ottmarmiller5282
    @ottmarmiller5282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2858

    Who Listening in 2020? This is a Legendary song

    • @basshunter2007
      @basshunter2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ottmar Armani check out his new single

    • @guille2133
      @guille2133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I 👏👏👏

    • @ShaunR07
      @ShaunR07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Listening to it after over 10 years ago it first came out, and still a great song!

    • @rowansweeney9208
      @rowansweeney9208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      help me when inside

    • @lizahasbeenhere.836
      @lizahasbeenhere.836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh yeah

  • @k-baye6292
    @k-baye6292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    He is literally taking romantic clichés in reverse like talking about stars in order to apply to a breakup while simultaneously having an existential crisis.Plus using wordplay like "matter" genius.
    I used to love this song as a kid but now I love it even more.

    • @ksodz1397
      @ksodz1397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nothing romantic here, just wondering if god exists.

    • @TastyTurkeyBreast
      @TastyTurkeyBreast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ksodz1397I think it’s pretty clear he’s trying to connect with God rather than questioning he exists

    • @ksodz1397
      @ksodz1397 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TastyTurkeyBreast media literacy is dead

    • @TastyTurkeyBreast
      @TastyTurkeyBreast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ksodz1397 what do you mean?

  • @SuccessLoveHappiness
    @SuccessLoveHappiness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Mmm
    If the fish swam out of the ocean
    And grew legs and they started walking
    And the apes climbed down from the trees
    And grew tall and they started talking
    And the stars fell out of the sky
    And the tears rolled into the ocean
    And now I'm looking for a reason why
    You even set my world into motion
    'Cause if you're not really here
    Then the stars don't even matter
    Now I'm filled to the top with fear
    That it's all just a bunch of matter
    'Cause if you're not really here
    I don't want to be either
    I wanna be next to you
    Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
    Mmm
    I look up into the night sky
    And see a thousand eyes staring back
    And all around these golden beacons
    I see nothing but black
    I feel a way of something beyond them
    I don't see what I can feel
    If vision is the only validation
    Then most of my life isn't real
    'Cause if you're not really here
    Then the stars don't even matter
    Now I'm filled to the top with fear
    That it's all just a bunch of matter
    'Cause if you're not really here
    Then I don't want to be either
    I wanna be next to you
    Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
    (Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold)
    Mmm (black and gold, black and gold, black and gold)
    Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold, oh oh
    'Cause if you're not really here
    Then the stars don't even matter
    Now I'm filled to the top with fear
    That it's all just a bunch of matter
    'Cause if you're not really here
    I don't want to be either
    I wanna be next to you
    Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
    Songwriters: Jesse Rogg / Sam Falson / Samuel Falson

  • @FatherWaffle
    @FatherWaffle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    WOW!!!! I used to BLAST this song in my car in high school, during those late night drives…. Just driving at 90mph through the backroads in north Idaho…. Windows down, the warm summer air smelling like mint front the mint fields…. This was such a crazy flashback to a memory i completely forgot……

  • @derinum
    @derinum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    This is one of the greatest songs ever....man...

    • @becx3163
      @becx3163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes robert bravooooo i agree

    • @SerenityMusic3
      @SerenityMusic3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it is!

  • @rudyroo6547
    @rudyroo6547 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I absolutely LOVE this song! Sam you're so right, if my Lord and Savior Jesu Christ isn't really here, then nothing even really matters🙏🏾

    • @SamTerryblipblipblur
      @SamTerryblipblipblur 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i guess it can be interpreted that way too.

    • @Lunkster
      @Lunkster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Sam Terry thats whats its about.... Its about God lol not jesus but God. Look it up. I think hes jewish so he talkig about jehova which i guess technically is the same as islamic and christian God

    • @SamTerryblipblipblur
      @SamTerryblipblipblur 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just looked it up, you are right, he is talking about his relationship with a deity. very interesting.

    • @Lunkster
      @Lunkster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Sam Terry yeah I thought he was talkin bout some girl when i first heard it lol

    • @panismith1544
      @panismith1544 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shemeka Adams Amen!!!

  • @williammclauchlan2610
    @williammclauchlan2610 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Absolutely amazing song still listening to it in 2023,still sounds every bit as fresh as it did all those years ago,it's a song that will never age

  • @royb2251
    @royb2251 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    2023 into 2024 . It’s a masterclass of how to write a hit tune . Timeless

    • @lauraaa2222
      @lauraaa2222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Must applaud you for describing music as timeless. Not ageless.
      Idiots not knowing EVERYTHING in the world has an age.
      But no, you described it just as it is. Unchanging to anything. Unchanging with time. I love that word.

    • @snoutysnouterson
      @snoutysnouterson 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's a shame he didn't make any other songs as good as this one

    • @lauraaa2222
      @lauraaa2222 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@snoutysnouterson I don't think I've ever felt lyrics hit me as hard as these. I'm trying to think. I am obviously exaggerating, I must be, I must have other lyrics that have hit me harder (it's just I can't think of any rn) but I'm making a point lol. I notice many artists will always have that ONE awesome, stand-out song. And as I'm sure you agree, a song can be awesome, but, it's made a masterpiece by the lyrics. I will say, it's a shame we didn't hear more than we did from Sam Sparro, but I'm glad he dropped this song while he was so... temporary. I'm sure he's more than happy with the fact that this song was just so profoundly stunning and outstanding to many many people.

    • @snoutysnouterson
      @snoutysnouterson 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lauraaa2222 I agree, I've never had lyrics from another song hit me as hard as these, marble hall's by enya is probably one of the hardest hitters, but black and gold beats it by a fair margin.
      The only part I don't agree on is that I know that no other song lyrics hit harder, haha, for me anyway.
      Thanks for your comment :)

  • @cheryl4780
    @cheryl4780 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I had a c-section almost 9 years ago. This was the first song my daughters ears heard as she came out my tummy.... loved it before, will always love it xx

  • @1234onedirectionxx
    @1234onedirectionxx 10 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    This is a HUGE throwback omg 😨

    • @emilykeen605
      @emilykeen605 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ikr i'm doing a dance to this xxx

    • @DamienHurts
      @DamienHurts 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      kt tobin am i right!?! so glad i remembered it. there are so many forgotten tunes out there... just waiting for us to rediscover.

    • @calvinmakinson
      @calvinmakinson 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      thatsemilyxx x me too

    • @enginalper8528
      @enginalper8528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it is.Share some videos of yourself on your channel.I support you :)

    • @cupra2Jock.
      @cupra2Jock. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      on the subject of throwbacks...id let you throw the bunda back icl

  • @simonemeneses465
    @simonemeneses465 8 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LYRICS EEVEEEERRR

  • @1trivine
    @1trivine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    2024 and still listening! ❤

  • @kakuella
    @kakuella 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2540

    It's 2019 and I'm still here

  • @FamilyFreedom
    @FamilyFreedom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2606

    Deep lyrics, powerful message that gets missed
    "If vision is the only validation, then most of my life isn't real" 🤔

    • @0121-x2j
      @0121-x2j 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Family Freedom is it about god..im feeling god in this song.

    • @indiag89
      @indiag89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Dionne I read somewhere that Sam sparro said it was about God 😁

    • @missbell5876
      @missbell5876 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      IndyMode that's what I was thinking while I was listening to, and reading the lyrics and oh my gosh I can relate to every verse so much, that's not even funny...

    • @mintberrycrunch4333
      @mintberrycrunch4333 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This is certainly an awesome song. It could easily be read as being about the absence of evidence for God. Praise Him!

    • @lh1690
      @lh1690 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Vision is the only validation, and post.

  • @crabman5420
    @crabman5420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I'm so happy people still hear this and recognize how GOOD this song was (and is)

  • @johnjoleicester9469
    @johnjoleicester9469 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    These types of songs have a vibe you can’t get anywhere man, timeless music. Love to everyone from little ol me in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @stueymurphy5073
    @stueymurphy5073 6 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Still an absolute banger in 2019! This song is so under rated 🔥👏

    • @gerrykirkwood4269
      @gerrykirkwood4269 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      25 MILLION , UNDERATED MY BOLLICKS :)))

    • @larryvos4377
      @larryvos4377 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      gerry kirkwood hell even 50 million would be underrated for this treasure

    • @iCxrsxd_
      @iCxrsxd_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gerrykirkwood4269 I think you don’t know the meaning of “underrated”

  • @TigerPrawn_
    @TigerPrawn_ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    It' so weird, the 2000s seem really recent but when you think about it, they were at most 15 years ago!!

  • @thatJael
    @thatJael 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1714

    I'ts 2020 and i'm still here.

    • @luca6mitico
      @luca6mitico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kmi JS same here😌

    • @stevenrothwell6734
      @stevenrothwell6734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kmi JS me too.

    • @OfficialDonaldJTrum
      @OfficialDonaldJTrum 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tune

    • @swanmcswan
      @swanmcswan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do you mean by "I'm still here" that you have not died yet?

    • @Norciusz
      @Norciusz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's 2020, and I'm with you.

  • @ravenhitchcock6563
    @ravenhitchcock6563 ปีที่แล้ว +876

    2023 and this is still my favourite song 🎵 ❤️

    • @inotaddyyy
      @inotaddyyy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same

    • @Thenexusuk1
      @Thenexusuk1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you have good taste

    • @nettynoodle8336
      @nettynoodle8336 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine too banging 🎶

    • @joannamead2960
      @joannamead2960 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My late daughters song, we played this all the time

    • @ravenhitchcock6563
      @ravenhitchcock6563 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @w cringe that you take time out of your day to comment cringe 😬

  • @saraproietti6634
    @saraproietti6634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    11 years, and I still get chills when I hear the first few chords! Still love this! ❤️

  • @dlcellardoor
    @dlcellardoor 9 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    It's about existential doubt, the stars hung in the dark of the night sky. If vision is validation...then material science removes any chance of us finding a meaning in existence as it's all just an accident, a quirk of physics. But why then can we think and imagine a world beyond our senses. It's a fucking amazing song, elevated to a work of genus by being funky as all get out.

    • @FaizC16
      @FaizC16 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Daniel Lewis-carter I thought it was about his doubt in God.

    • @dlcellardoor
      @dlcellardoor 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah, caused by the revelations of material science which call into question God, our relevance in the universe and our nature.

    • @MrNiceguy3210
      @MrNiceguy3210 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Daniel Lewis-carter
      'Cause if you're not really here
      Then the stars don't even matter
      Now I'm filled to the top with fear
      That it's all just a bunch of matter
      Is this line pretty much just saying that if there really is no meaning in life, then everything doesn't matter.

    • @dlcellardoor
      @dlcellardoor 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I think the "you're" is God

    • @N1ito
      @N1ito 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Daniel Lewis-carter oh damn i never thought about that. I always just assumed that it's just a kind of love song

  • @leann4265
    @leann4265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    What happened to this guy?
    This song is still so good 11 years later.

    • @Trancegirl1966
      @Trancegirl1966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Sam Sparrow was born Samuel Falson, he is still involved in the music industry and currently resides in the UK. Regards from Catherine..

    • @basshunter2007
      @basshunter2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He’s on twitter but I think something happened as to why he’s not releasing songs

    • @basshunter2007
      @basshunter2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He just released his new single

    • @andy6576
      @andy6576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @George Stobbart two T's and two B's That was significantly less funny than I suspect you _think_ it was.

    • @lfckibbles
      @lfckibbles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @George Stobbart two T's and two B's donald trump

  • @rev3789
    @rev3789 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Omg I used to love this song. I completely forgot about it for yeeeeears and just listening to it now after such a long time. Sounds just as great today as it did back then.

  • @bailzzzzzz
    @bailzzzzzz ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When this song comes on in FIFA 23, I pause for a moment and listen - Palace away in the cup can wait. That's about the biggest compliment I can give - what a banger

  • @missindependent1864
    @missindependent1864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    This song is addicting. Can't believe I've never heard of it until now.

    • @filipecassiano5407
      @filipecassiano5407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's Music Gold

    • @missindependent1864
      @missindependent1864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Italian Pills Actually I'm not, lol. I'm 57.

    • @Baddknewz
      @Baddknewz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Psicologia Politica I remember most music from elementary/ middle but ion remember this

    • @williamdavidson4922
      @williamdavidson4922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If Neyo, or Usher had covered this it would have been Gold. What a top tune!

    • @ellispotts9739
      @ellispotts9739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I first listened to this in 2008

  • @krisbradbury5087
    @krisbradbury5087 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Where did Sam go! Such a spectacular song and I still love it

  • @jensatzema2625
    @jensatzema2625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    2020: yep, still gives me chills

  • @rabo92
    @rabo92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This song is THE masterpiece. Such deeply meaningful lyrics and so sonically addicting.

    • @lauraaa2222
      @lauraaa2222 ปีที่แล้ว

      Faith in God.... filled to the top with fear that it's all just a bunch of matter. Black sky, gold stars. If he's not here, the stars don't even matter. If vision is the only validation then most of his life isn't real!

  • @MrVTEC555
    @MrVTEC555 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Feels like yesterday this was released.

  • @saitejawayne5648
    @saitejawayne5648 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Some songs don’t age. It belongs to that category. Vocals, music, chorus everything is perfect for all generations❤.

  • @resawohlrabe2749
    @resawohlrabe2749 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Installed a new light fixture and it’s black and gold and I couldn’t help but think of this song, listening in 2024!

  • @prayingmantis8846
    @prayingmantis8846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Wow just remembered this tune and decided to listen again after so so many years and its still a fucking banger

  • @MrSasyB
    @MrSasyB 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've always thought of this song as a love song, but i now see it has a deeper meaning. it's about life, and where we stand and what's here and what's not here, religion, god, doubt, fear

    • @Every1luvzME
      @Every1luvzME 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No it's about God. He's saying if God isn't real then nothing else matters. And if God isn't here he doesn't wanna be here either. Sam said so in an interview

    • @snowlipsism3674
      @snowlipsism3674 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every1luvzME I saw the interview. I honestly think the song is way more complete without having restricting it to one line of semantics, but while were at it, why would a gay man believe in God, and what's with the evolution references? Those are two things that really puzzle me. He may have said it's a bout God for his fans, so he wouldn't lose more than half his listeners.

    • @billyboreham4948
      @billyboreham4948 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the references to evolution are the argument for god not being real because if we evolved from apes then God couldn't have created us and so the rest of the bible is false meaning God isn't real, hence "if you're not even here".

    • @snowlipsism3674
      @snowlipsism3674 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Billy Boreham The fact evolution is true negates Genesis, that says all animals and living beings were created, yeah. Genesis got a lot of things wrong, including the time animals needed to evolve(a day?!), the order in which the animals formed(birds first evolved in the Jurassic period and land animals in the Carboniferous period, some 100 million years before, while the Bible puts birds and water creatures in the 4th day and land animals in the 5th - WROOOONG!). Even if the days of creation weren't literal days(which is also a position you cannot defend), the order of the events would still be patently wrong. What Sam said, if fish grew legs and got out the ocean, that's what happened, basically. All life came from the sea, to the land, then partly back into the sea, then onto the sky. All living creatures evolved from sea animals, and, if you want to be more subtle about it, because there was a huge extinction in the Permian period, most of the living beings today descend from the 4% animals that survived that extinction

    • @billyboreham4948
      @billyboreham4948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks for clearing that up

  • @MartinLeguerrier-n5n
    @MartinLeguerrier-n5n หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great song and voice!

  • @jpalmiotti
    @jpalmiotti ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is such a great song. How it isn't a bigger hit blows the mind. I guess we'll call it an underground classic because years later it hasn't aged a bit.

  • @Norciusz
    @Norciusz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just like a breath of fresh air. His first album and his art are amazing, just check out. Sam Sparro is a true gem.

  • @RED-yw7ov
    @RED-yw7ov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    This popped into my head 3 hours ago and I’ve finally found it! Couldn’t find it for ages because I was searching Jack Sparrow - Black and Yellow 🤦‍♂️

    • @Jayelle973
      @Jayelle973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣🤣 love this...sort of thing I would do

    • @lapacharra84
      @lapacharra84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😅😅😅😅

    • @ItsPascha
      @ItsPascha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn 😂

    • @Bongeka-sy7ef
      @Bongeka-sy7ef 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣this is sooo me

    • @verilyhumane6056
      @verilyhumane6056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Black and yellow was by wiz khalifa, i did the same mistake.... Shittt.

  • @TheLongjohntim
    @TheLongjohntim 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Same sex marriage has been legal here in the US for 11 years now and America is still standing. We got married in April of 2015. We just celebrated 33 years together. Dan you have made my life worth living. I was a lost soul till you walked into my life and found me. Not a day goes by that I don't thank GOD for you!

  • @stevieandrew9008
    @stevieandrew9008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    12 years on almost and I’m still rocking this tune.. I watched you live in 07 and it was an amazing performance you gave.. the energy was electric that night at the o2 wireless weekender in Manchester northern quarter at the day & night bar.. I’ll never forget that night or meeting you accidentally twice! Still amazing Sam! 😀

  • @esmin2400
    @esmin2400 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    love you dad, the stars don’t even matter without you

  • @iceman5321
    @iceman5321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    This song just slaps so hard. A friend of mine played it on a party after not listening for it for over 5 years and it had hit so hard. Damn I love this song

  • @colleenbailey3713
    @colleenbailey3713 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This Sam Sparrow song (sung by him) can be styled in SO many ways....each one is magic and art.

  • @entangleon
    @entangleon ปีที่แล้ว +6

    quite possibly has the greatest lyrics ever written for a love song

  • @MadR6
    @MadR6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Dutch guy here, just voted for the Top2000 (Radio 2) and put this on my list, cause it's one hell of a number and an alltime classic if you ask me.

  • @YeahIDontKn0wEither
    @YeahIDontKn0wEither 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    100% catchy, and 0% annoying. That's how you do pop music correctly, ladies and gents.

    • @lisawarr
      @lisawarr ปีที่แล้ว

      👏 totally agree

  • @m.r.3925
    @m.r.3925 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I remember hearing this for the first time and thinking this was Seal ironically. Great tune and artist. This is one of those ones that pops into your head at random and you have to give it a listen. ❤

  • @renatolaranja52
    @renatolaranja52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Haven't heard this song in over 8 years. Wow the nostalgia

  • @Emma-yy6kg
    @Emma-yy6kg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I never knew about this song until I received this music for my jazz routine and now I can't get enough of it. It's lyrics are so powerful and the meaning behind it is just so beautiful I seriously love it so much!

  • @jerrychiemeke7525
    @jerrychiemeke7525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    Who is here from FIFA '09?
    Timeless track!

    • @tomasmateus17
      @tomasmateus17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sameeeee

    • @vuyanimasango5103
      @vuyanimasango5103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You know the vaarbs!

    • @carlybrooks9793
      @carlybrooks9793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like this isn’t even a joke. It’s sooo timeless. I can see this being released in the 80s and even 12 years later! And the themes are still relevant and always will be! seeing how people will always have doubts about their faith!

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When Fifa was fun. I still play it on ps3.

    • @ssssssshshshshhs
      @ssssssshshshshhs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mate i have so many good memories from this song playing fifa with my dad when i was little

  • @WawaDaDiva_3
    @WawaDaDiva_3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's 12:58 am March 8, 2023 I'm laying in bed and this song comes to mind after 13 years. I sang this song to a group of friends that kept asking me to sing it back in the day. Oh man, this song brings back memories of the good old times when life was just starting to transition for me mentally, socially, and financially into the woman I am today. Alexus aka Lexington loved for me to sing this song. At first, they marked me then they loved it because it was the relief of freedom and they began to understand the true meaning of this song.

  • @michaelkortez4936
    @michaelkortez4936 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remembered this song, i heard it during my childhood and thought it was catchy. I just explored the lyrics.. this is amazing, amazing songwriting to me. Extremely deep.

  • @exelltori7328
    @exelltori7328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I once had a choreographer who would use this song every time we warmed up. I must have heard it a thousand times by now, until just recently, after years of work with us, we did a production of Singin' In The Rain and she retired. always going to remember this song.

  • @laz7730
    @laz7730 5 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    Damn, this song still slaps. Didn’t know everyone knew about it 😂😂

    • @Parmesanio
      @Parmesanio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This song still slaps. Well put, absolutely true!!

    • @liciarobins7345
      @liciarobins7345 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍💞😊😍🤩🌞⏮️⏭️

    • @sammiianne5295
      @sammiianne5295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did well in UK 👌

  • @iansmith8112
    @iansmith8112 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Grew up throughout primary school on this song 🫶 99’s kid but music from 2000 - 2013/14 really was something else

  • @amymurray7319
    @amymurray7319 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    It's 2023 and it's still an classic tune on this day👌🏽

  • @marleyofficialmedia
    @marleyofficialmedia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    What a song. Never gets old.

  • @lalala6361
    @lalala6361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    my dad always listened to this song when I was younger and it’s one of the only songs I liked that he listened to. still a gem even nearly 13 years later

  • @YokoshimaSTAR
    @YokoshimaSTAR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    This song is so underrated :(
    It's cool af

  • @UnknownUnknown-ej8lf
    @UnknownUnknown-ej8lf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It's 2020, I am playing FIFA 09 and hear this masterpiece that's why I'm here 😍😍

  • @Oziomaamos
    @Oziomaamos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The voice Australia Guy Sebastian and Johnny Maniel made me come here☺️

  • @user3555
    @user3555 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    bro this songs moulded my childhood for some reason i remember all the words yet this is the first time listening to the full song. truly ahead of it’s time

  • @HJM877
    @HJM877 9 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    NOSTALGIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @FuaadHersi
      @FuaadHersi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +FlipSide_ ikr :'(

    • @petrpetulik
      @petrpetulik 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +FlipSide_ FIFA 09

    • @HJM877
      @HJM877 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I remember listening to this when I was about 11 and i'm 16 now

    • @themastermaggwheelss8603
      @themastermaggwheelss8603 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr

    • @gamerweegee2160
      @gamerweegee2160 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FlipSide I'm 9 years old and I luv this song!!!!!!!

  • @aislingmcmenemy6835
    @aislingmcmenemy6835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    very nostalgic, makes me wanna be a little kid again when times were simpler
    :(

  • @itstammylynn
    @itstammylynn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Gives me all the feels! Can't believe its been 7 years 0_0

  • @chanelno.5560
    @chanelno.5560 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    How is this 16 yrs old!!!!??????? Still a banger 💜

  • @j2timespodcast198
    @j2timespodcast198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This song is the definition of timeless

  • @harrynova3112
    @harrynova3112 ปีที่แล้ว +1973

    Who’s gonna be listening in 2024 🧐

    • @zachsnooks7117
      @zachsnooks7117 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      I AM!

    • @lauraaa2222
      @lauraaa2222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Nahhh, don't think I'll bother liking this song for this year. Lol.

    • @shanegrabner5949
      @shanegrabner5949 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yeaah

    • @massimilianobraccioni7593
      @massimilianobraccioni7593 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I now

    • @leannafrank8686
      @leannafrank8686 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I am
      What I'm going through, this helps me
      It's Fierce!!!!!!;;

  • @harveygardner6916
    @harveygardner6916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was in my recommend and when I tell u I havnt heard this in at least 10 years 😶 what a throw back

  • @ajorngjdonaydbr
    @ajorngjdonaydbr ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you FIFA 23 for bringing this banger back into my life

  • @Dawg36Music
    @Dawg36Music 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This has aged so well 👌✌

  • @missdoglover1644
    @missdoglover1644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This song brings back such fond memories. I was listening to it in a car with my brother, sister in law and nephew. My nephew was 18 months old and clapping along. The next year we sadly lost my brother. Whenever I hear it I think of that day ❤️