The only thing which is almost as unbelievable as the greatness of this song, is the fact that very few people seem to realize the deep society criticism which is embedded within the lyrics.
ForcefighterX2 Also TRAVIS did this song for charity and Fran Healey said it was best lyrics he had always loved. I use to be huge TRAVIS fan.I know Fran writes most lyrics for Travis,but he really was proud to be able to cover this song. They do go deep and again,like you,thats what i find so bloo*y clever,lyrics like this in 4 minutes. X
@TheUltimate about how monotonous society is, it’s about, everything that’s wrong in our society, we all know what’s wrong, and have known for decades but do nothing about it, the needle goes back and we all singalong like before, we are the white mice, none of us are prepared to try and make a change, we all sit on social media making comments yet we do nothing, the-needle goes back to the beginning o the song and we all singalong like before, we accept inequality, illegal wars, poverty ,wars against each other, black against white, religion against religion gay against straight etc. we are constantly been conditioned wake up people of the world, we have the power,
This is one of those rare songs that brings back memories and feelings from a time in my life where I can honestly say that I was truly happy. It doesn't even matter that the song is an underrated classic or that it contains some of the best lines ever written... it simply transports me back to a happier time in my life within the first few chords and for that reason it'll always be up there aloongside the most iconic tracks of the twentieth century.
it's take a special song to sound timeless... This sounds like it could ave been released last week.. not many you can say that about... Saw a Busker singing this a few years ago... he had a small crowd round him watching too... made me smile.
Just heard this on the radio and finally tracked it down. Brilliant powerful song. Damn it builds up so well and so tragically in its last verse or two. Thankyou.
How truly deep is this song, no? I remember when it was in the charts and on T.O.T.P or as it was called in my time Top of the Pops. As I read the words it gives a snap shot of a time in the 80's. If only I knew then blah blah blah!
This song is not so bleak or literal as to mean that life is meaningless and the same. Rather, it is a comment on misplaced values in society, and the general public apathy seen in western culture. This is where the synagogue line comes in- tradegies should shock us more than they do, and society should ascribe more value to such events. Similar is the line about american businessmen buying van goughs for the price of hospital wings- you have to question a society where people can spend so much money on something so trivial, when so many people in the world suffer and die. No, this is not a look at the bleakness of life, but a call to awake from the apathetic circularity of modern life. Rather than allowing each day the be the same, this song hopes that we can make a difference each day, and thus make each day different.
Brilliant song. Almost pink Floyd type wordplay. Congrats to those critical of his lyric post. You just became part of the song...ignorant people. Only a couple of mistakes but he took the trouble and did his best. Give him a break. Nice to be nice
Young fans in 2019 have no clue of a typewriter, record player (the needle), a telephone click. Other than these, the song still works 30 years since 1989!
I do find bachelor life rather lonely I must admit so that part of the song I relate to very well but when the pandemic's gone I'm gonna put an end to that by finding myself a girlfriend
the author is a genius, the lyrics are ingenious. Although to be fair it is becoming common to use "genius" as an adjective. That may be fine when chatting with your mates, but when you are broadcasting to the world I'm sure you want to present yourself in the most favourable light.
@@leeinjapan9377 sorry for that. I am not a native speaker. The lyrics are ingenious, and the author is a genius. That is what I have learnt, now. "I want to present myself in the most favourable light", that is true. That is why I learn so much. Or should I say: "That is why I am learning so much"? I am kinda confused, right now. But, as I have learned in school, I must not say "kinda" I have to say: "I am a bit confused, right now." Is that ok? Or do you want to get me in for some other lessons?
@@MrColorfulSoul kinda is fine on the N. American continent, but not on a job application. If you are not a native speaker, all is forgiven, Vaya con Dios
Every week on sunday, i watch the newest episode of one piece and right after that, i listen to this song, because it summerices what happened in the anime.
The band REM WISH they were! Del Amitri are BY FAR more consistently brilliant songwriters than REM. The songs are just wonderful! They deserve to be TEN TIMES more successful than they are!
During the beginning and the middle of the covid-19 there was certainly nearly nothing happening at all as this song he sang relates to all of what goes wrong with the world and the pandemic was one of them but now it looks like the virus is coming to an end even though it's not gone yet
A brilliant song, but utterly depressing. And it's strange how quickly it became crammed full of anachronisms, showing the sheer pace of change. My favourite line, however, is 'Now the traffic lights change to stop when there's nothing to go' - so bloody true to life. I'm convinced that certain people program them that way deliberately, out of sheer anti-motorist vindictiveness.
The whole song is anti-western propaganda and very clever NLP. I doubt very much it was actually written by Del Amitri. It's a very scathing and dirty song.
Did you know when traffic lights were invented, (French??) they were only meant to be a temporary measure till they came up with something better in a few years. 😂 True
@@peterhoare3219 Now some Tescos have installed them in their entrances... because customers are cattle and it's all for your safety and protection (it's very dangerous out there buying bananas y'see).
You are quite right, it is "angry" definitely not "anger". What @ Reinald van Kessel said is correct about it being a pseudonym but it is a classic British thing to write into newspapers or the BBC etc. as 'Angry from wherever' but I never heard of somebody calling themselves 'anger'.
@ David Eaton Our appointment at Leeds Railway Station will have to be postponed. I broke my thumb playing cricket at the weekend. I will post again when I return in December and we can meet then. I will explain why your comments are so offensive to me.
Powerfully and poignantly sums up the banality and mediocrity of modern life. What happened to our sense of magic and adventure ? "The Martians could land in the car park and no-one would care".........
Wow, it's not just me who thought they were singing "ignorant people sleep on their backs". Remember being confused wondering how does sleeping on your back make you ignorant? - around the time government(?) medical advice was being issued to put babies on their backs to avoid cot death - (I feel old).
I'm sorry (that's not a real apology, just being polite ) but you are wrong, not only are the lyrics grammatically correct but also more evocative that the alternatives that you suggest.
@@amalaletajohnson8745 IM PARTIALLY SIGHTED, NOT DEAF, I LIVED ABOUT 160 MILES FROM THE BAND AND WAS A YOUNG MAN WHEN THIS CAME OUT. IF UR NOT IN UR 50'S AND GREW UP IN THE UK... SHUT THE HELL UP!... AS FOR THE WORDS, GET AN "OFFICIAL" DEL AMITRI WORDSHEET AND ILL SAY "SORRY"!... AND PUNCTUATION, IF THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT, REALLY..... THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN NOT KNOWING IT, AND NOT CARING ABOUT IT !
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The only thing which is almost as unbelievable as the greatness of this song, is the fact that very few people seem to realize the deep society criticism which is embedded within the lyrics.
ForcefighterX2 I do and thats why I love this song so much xx
ForcefighterX2 Also TRAVIS did this song for charity and Fran Healey said it was best lyrics he had always loved. I use to be huge TRAVIS fan.I know Fran writes most lyrics for Travis,but he really was proud to be able to cover this song. They do go deep and again,like you,thats what i find so bloo*y clever,lyrics like this in 4 minutes. X
Not everybody gets it or cares about deeper meanings, could sit with someone n play this repeatedly then we would all sing along like before
um...it’s not hidden. it’s literally spelled out in the lyrics. but nice that you think you’re being deep.
@TheUltimate about how monotonous society is, it’s about, everything that’s wrong in our society, we all know what’s wrong, and have known for decades but do nothing about it, the needle goes back and we all singalong like before, we are the white mice, none of us are prepared to try and make a change, we all sit on social media making comments yet we do nothing, the-needle goes back to the beginning o the song and we all singalong like before, we accept inequality, illegal wars, poverty ,wars against each other, black against white, religion against religion gay against straight etc. we are constantly been conditioned wake up people of the world, we have the power,
Such clever lyrics.Explains so much about the world we live in,in What?4 minutes or so?loved it back in 1989/90,still love it nearly 30 years later.
Il 2nd that m8!
Gail Sandison you are right on babe
Still relevant today
This song is more true in 2021 than it ever was in its heyday. I was there for the heyday as well. Beautiful song indeed.
The whole song is anti-western propaganda and very clever NLP. I doubt very much it was actually written by Del Amitri.
I agree completely. I'd be hard pressed to think of a song that might better sum up these grim realities so well, so poetically.
@@BlackRain_ The song was indeed written by the band, or to be more specific, Justin Currie (the singer).
Did del amitri take the jabs ?
utterly majestic lyrics, beautiful song. Music at its best. Encapsulating a (western) world without magic, mystery, some might say...Gods!
Brilliant lyrics.Haven't heard this song in ages, so it was well worth listening to again.
This is one of those rare songs that brings back memories and feelings from a time in my life where I can honestly say that I was truly happy.
It doesn't even matter that the song is an underrated classic or that it contains some of the best lines ever written... it simply transports me back to a happier time in my life within the first few chords and for that reason it'll always be up there aloongside the most iconic tracks of the twentieth century.
I feel you bro. 1990, I was 13. Summer in England, fell in love. Happy time, happy life.
it's take a special song to sound timeless... This sounds like it could ave been released last week.. not many you can say that about... Saw a Busker singing this a few years ago... he had a small crowd round him watching too... made me smile.
This was playing while I was in the dentists chair yesterday. Hadn't heard for ages. Still as relevant today as it ever was.
An all time great.
This song should have been a massive hit. Absolutely brilliant lyrics.
The whole song is anti-western propaganda and very clever NLP. I doubt very much that it was actually written by Del Amitri.
This song is a classic. I know people who weren't even a twinkle in daddy's eye that love this song.
Bought it back in the 80's, nothing ever changes..
Just heard this on the radio and finally tracked it down. Brilliant powerful song. Damn it builds up so well and so tragically in its last verse or two. Thankyou.
*PLEASE CONSULT THE GRAPH:*
Great Scottish band making the best of the English language. Brilliant lyrics. Good follow up song is Stars of CCTV by Hard Fi.
Absolutely brilliant lyrics. Jesus! How did I miss this in 89, I was 28 then I'm not sure what the fuck I was doing at that time.
I was 27. This was a turbolift to the past - '89 was one hell of a year
32 years later and 2022 it's more apt & awesome than ever! ❤️🎶
How truly deep is this song, no? I remember when it was in the charts and on T.O.T.P or as it was called in my time Top of the Pops. As I read the words it gives a snap shot of a time in the 80's. If only I knew then blah blah blah!
Loved this when it only got released, and it's as significant today as much as then.✌️☯️
Brillaint lyrics ,why this band never got bigger is beyond me,wrote some proper good tunage.
Yeah reminds me of my self!! Not being big headed! But 15 years old and listen to this amazing track ♥️😁
I found this tune back in 1992, it served on many a tour of duty.
This is one of the greatest songs of all time
25yrs later +....and nothing has change the world is still fucked up!!! great song though..ha ha
Im sure I first heard this in 89? still loving it back here in 22
This is simply wonderful. Great upload. Many thanks.
Egy egyszerű napot! Egyetlen hosszú álomtalan éjszakát, csak végre ne történne semmi!
A beautiful song makes you want to cry because of its simple truth
I can't believe I missed this one, and discovered it only via Mesh's electro cover, which is brilliant in its own way. Better late than never.
“The needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along like before”
Yup, my neighbours must hate me...
LOL!
I love you to b my neighbour id b singing along lol
love this song always have thanks for posting
Brilliantly done
Just amazing lyrics! Spot on guys.. spot on
"Angry from Manchester"... Not anger... It's a peculiarly British way of addressing the editor of a newspaper.
Just like.... For the record.
People from Manchester are generally fucking angry ken
Great song, on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon.
Brilliant song!
We'll all be lonely tonight , lonely tomorow...
Given the activity in the art world this week, this song seems particularly apt
2024 .The humdrum is still alive and kicking
Quality Song :)
also... "angry from manchester" not "anger from manchester"... its a pen name of someone writing to a newspaper column.
i heard this song for the first time in english class at school and i loved it immediatly
great hear the firt time. top message
This song is not so bleak or literal as to mean that life is meaningless and the same. Rather, it is a comment on misplaced values in society, and the general public apathy seen in western culture.
This is where the synagogue line comes in- tradegies should shock us more than they do, and society should ascribe more value to such events. Similar is the line about american businessmen buying van goughs for the price of hospital wings- you have to question a society where people can spend so much money on something so trivial, when so many people in the world suffer and die.
No, this is not a look at the bleakness of life, but a call to awake from the apathetic circularity of modern life. Rather than allowing each day the be the same, this song hopes that we can make a difference each day, and thus make each day different.
Great post
Brilliant song. Almost pink Floyd type wordplay. Congrats to those critical of his lyric post. You just became part of the song...ignorant people. Only a couple of mistakes but he took the trouble and did his best. Give him a break. Nice to be nice
Young fans in 2019 have no clue of a typewriter, record player (the needle), a telephone click. Other than these, the song still works 30 years since 1989!
I mean they'll know what a typewriter/record player are. The phones clicking may go above some younger heads though.
Brilliant song defo there best 👌
I do find bachelor life rather lonely I must admit so that part of the song I relate to very well but when the pandemic's gone I'm gonna put an end to that by finding myself a girlfriend
Good luck with everything dude! Right attitude hope life treats you well!
these lyrics are genious.
the author is a genius, the lyrics are ingenious. Although to be fair it is becoming common to use "genius" as an adjective. That may be fine when chatting with your mates, but when you are broadcasting to the world I'm sure you want to present yourself in the most favourable light.
@@leeinjapan9377 Definition of genius - making hard things look easy
@@relaxbro7671 an expert does things other peple cannot do. A genius does things other people cannot even see.
@@leeinjapan9377 sorry for that. I am not a native speaker. The lyrics are ingenious, and the author is a genius. That is what I have learnt, now. "I want to present myself in the most favourable light", that is true. That is why I learn so much. Or should I say: "That is why I am learning so much"? I am kinda confused, right now. But, as I have learned in school, I must not say "kinda" I have to say: "I am a bit confused, right now."
Is that ok? Or do you want to get me in for some other lessons?
@@MrColorfulSoul kinda is fine on the N. American continent, but not on a job application. If you are not a native speaker, all is forgiven, Vaya con Dios
Every week on sunday, i watch the newest episode of one piece and right after that, i listen to this song, because it summerices what happened in the anime.
Brilliant song. As Firefightervi think said good social commentary.
#SaveStreathamSynagogue
The band REM WISH they were! Del Amitri are BY FAR more consistently brilliant songwriters than REM. The songs are just wonderful! They deserve to be TEN TIMES more successful than they are!
It's, "...and Angry from Manchester complains..."
This is so good live
Love that you did this... but your lyric translating needs some work
Tenx for posting, great to see the lyrics, trying hard to figure out what's the story behind the song. Think i made it!
The very last chorus is different to the rest. Pay very close attention to what he says!
Was this song about 2020/2021?
During the beginning and the middle of the covid-19 there was certainly nearly nothing happening at all as this song he sang relates to all of what goes wrong with the world and the pandemic was one of them but now it looks like the virus is coming to an end even though it's not gone yet
“Ignorant people sleep in their beds like the doped white mice in the college lab”
"And American businessmen snap up Van Gogh's for the price of a hospital wing." Anybody read about that Picasso?
A brilliant song, but utterly depressing. And it's strange how quickly it became crammed full of anachronisms, showing the sheer pace of change. My favourite line, however, is 'Now the traffic lights change to stop when there's nothing to go' - so bloody true to life. I'm convinced that certain people program them that way deliberately, out of sheer anti-motorist vindictiveness.
The whole song is anti-western propaganda and very clever NLP. I doubt very much it was actually written by Del Amitri.
It's a very scathing and dirty song.
Did you know when traffic lights were invented, (French??) they were only meant to be a temporary measure till they came up with something better in a few years. 😂 True
@@BlackRain_ What a load of twaddle.
@@peterhoare3219 Now some Tescos have installed them in their entrances... because customers are cattle and it's all for your safety and protection (it's very dangerous out there buying bananas y'see).
@@BlackRain_ I mostly shoplift food. It's easy if you're observant and understand their systems.
Meat in Australia is STUPIDLY expensive
Love this
23 related relevant remember 😢
millenials furrowing their brows in confusion at 'the needle returns to the start of the song'
My sister put this on a mixtape for me.
niece ......&lovely
I will se them in Cologe tomorrow
so true......nothing ever happens,
Love
2:48 Surely it should be "angry" from Manchester. Not "anger" from manchester.
No, it is a pen name, And at the same time used allegorically
You are quite right, it is "angry" definitely not "anger".
What @ Reinald van Kessel said is correct about it being a pseudonym but it is a classic British thing to write into newspapers or the BBC etc. as 'Angry from wherever' but I never heard of somebody calling themselves 'anger'.
What's the difference between ignorance and apathy?.......
Don't know, don't care.
God, why is this song still fucking true?
God, why is your vocabulary (sorry, too big a word?) so pathetic?
The lyrics are somewhat cynical and satirical but it is a great song nevertheless. For my own part I am NOT lonely tonight, and I won't be tomorrow.
it's action replayeD and and Angry from Manchester BTW.
Timeless
@MrPabsyboy
Try and stay happy mate, Glad you enjoyed the video, Take care...
October, 2019
Same here
@ David Eaton
Our appointment at Leeds Railway Station will have to be postponed. I broke my thumb playing cricket at the weekend. I will post again when I return in December and we can meet then. I will explain why your comments are so offensive to me.
Powerfully and poignantly sums up the banality and mediocrity of modern life. What happened to our sense of magic and adventure ?
"The Martians could land in the car park and no-one would care".........
"The muslims could land in the car park and no-one would care...."
sorry to read that keep the memories
told you it was a great song aunty bad penny xx
Has death in June vibes for sure
tommorow i'll...
Wow, it's not just me who thought they were singing "ignorant people sleep on their backs". Remember being confused wondering how does sleeping on your back make you ignorant? - around the time government(?) medical advice was being issued to put babies on their backs to avoid cot death - (I feel old).
jend80 Yeah i know. I could never understand until after playing it so many times i realised its BEDS not BACKS.
Secretaries put on THERE coats????? Sigh.
Their, their! ;-)
They're's no point crying over spilt milk, is they're? :P
@@BardOfAndromeda I think you mean, They're's KNOW point ???
It's killing me I know I've heard this from a movie but I don't know what movie
you guys know its a scottish band right?
yeah, so what!?
baldypaul29 Aye, wasamatter wi that Jim?
Yea we know baldy, what's your point?
Who ever posts on this will be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow....!!!
Thank you. In sync with song, but grammar sadly lacking. Go to the bottom of the class.
Anyone 2018 ?
2020 lav
@@reuberndoesthingsthathemig1025 Ahh thank God, both of us are alive 😭
Lol
Geesh, he was depressed.
What's a typewriter.?
Cheer up
It's happening now: CHANGE/LOVE/FREEDOM #feelthebern
It's not "and ignorant people sleep on their backs"
SPOTTED A FEW WRONG LYRIC'S IN THERE... 'SLEEP IN THEIR BEDS', NOT "ON THEIR BACKS"....., "ANGRY" FROM MANCHESTER, NOT "ANGER" COMPLAINS,.....
I'm sorry (that's not a real apology, just being polite ) but you are wrong, not only are the lyrics grammatically correct but also more evocative that the alternatives that you suggest.
@@leeinjapan9377 "I'M SORRY!" (NOT REALLY).... YOUR'E A BIT THICK, EVEN 'INJAPAN'....
Michael Gilliland its “you’re” not “your’e” and you’re still wrong, and now showing yourself to be ignorant as well.
@@amalaletajohnson8745 IM PARTIALLY SIGHTED, NOT DEAF, I LIVED ABOUT 160 MILES FROM THE BAND AND WAS A YOUNG MAN WHEN THIS CAME OUT. IF UR NOT IN UR 50'S AND GREW UP IN THE UK... SHUT THE HELL UP!... AS FOR THE WORDS, GET AN "OFFICIAL" DEL AMITRI WORDSHEET AND ILL SAY "SORRY"!... AND PUNCTUATION, IF THAT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT, REALLY..... THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN NOT KNOWING IT, AND NOT CARING ABOUT IT !
@@michaelgilliland8149 you’re still wrong :)
/pol/ theme song.
What happened to good music like this? Just don’t get it
Never understood these lyrics. Are they moaning and wanting revolution or just observing?
And it appears you still don't :)
Warning you about right now!,!!!!
Should say...'their clothes'
nothing ever happens.... cos im paralyzed from the neck down. ...please kill me.
How are you typing?
aint technology great
andyparse for real
Sigh... 😏
'...and put on there coats'. Oh FFS can we not get the English right, then we can absorb the message!