One of our national anthems here in the UK, it’s a MASSIVE song here 👍
@eximusic Жыл бұрын
It's big in the US also.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
I was living in London in 1997, this song reminds me so much of that crazy time. I also associate it with Diana.
@mikepastor.k6233 Жыл бұрын
This and Wonderwall'
@stevesteve6322 Жыл бұрын
My condolences
@mjwoodroff8446 Жыл бұрын
@Penderyn But Great Britain is a geographical term and not the name of the country. It refers to the island that contains the mainland parts of Wales, Scotland and England. It excludes Northern Ireland hence why UK is used. Or more specifically the full name of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but that's a mouthful.
@spryttle Жыл бұрын
My ex and I had this whole album on repeat anytime we were in the car (until it became overplayed). There are some incredible tracks on this album. Really became a soundtrack for that relationship for us. I received the news last year that she left this world and now it's difficult to listen to this without it bringing a tear. A lot of that stuff feels more relevant to that relationship now than it did then. It's amazing how powerfully music can pull you back in time and bring up all the things...
@pattyliedel6485 Жыл бұрын
Nothing slaps you upside the head with your memories like music. 😁 I wish you the very best of them.
@k29- Жыл бұрын
I second that. All the best.
@SparkyPea Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss. I hope you are somehow also able to find comfort in the song. Life is indeed bittersweet.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
Amen to that.
@Kainlarsen Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that, man... The people we care for never really leave us.
@donnabruhn6907 Жыл бұрын
I am a Boomer that loves the 60's thru the 80's in particular, but I absolutely love this song. Love those strings
@karlsinclair9918 Жыл бұрын
Have you heard the original 60s instrumental by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra? Check it out..you'll love it!
@djhrecordhound4391 Жыл бұрын
@@karlsinclair9918 If you're recommending the song, it might help to give its title-- "The Last Time"
@karlsinclair9918 Жыл бұрын
@@djhrecordhound4391 yeah, I did elsewhere and linked the video below but it must have been allowed. Cheers.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
The whole album is fantastic. This is the only song with strings, but the other songs have the same mood.
@johnspringer6003 Жыл бұрын
Same here. Sixty years old and 90+% of my music is from 60s-80s, but I love this.
@Laura-rm6us Жыл бұрын
This song…… hits me hard EVERY TIME. It’s meant to be felt emotionally.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
the album too!
@ejdevo10 ай бұрын
Every time. EVERY TIME!❤
@waygonner Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard the song a million times and still get goosebumps on my arms at certain points. I think the bass line is criminally underrated, especially the fills late in the song.
@surfrunnerd8457 Жыл бұрын
It's been asserted this song's riff was stolen from the Rolling Stones "The Last Time."
@mrsleep0000 Жыл бұрын
The fuck you talking about? The bass literally plays the same one bar the whole song, it doesn't change at all, no fills, no runs, nothing. 3 notes, the whole song.
@waygonner Жыл бұрын
@@mrsleep0000 I’m talking about the transition fills that you can clearly hear in the back half of the song. If in doubt, take a look at the bass tab.
@debratroeak77 Жыл бұрын
I agree, criminally underrated. This song will give me goosebumps no matter how many times I hear it. ❤
@alteredaustin1 Жыл бұрын
@@surfrunnerd8457 You're a full-blown idlot.
@johndonovan758 Жыл бұрын
This song is like a Merry-Go-Round. It gives you this feeling of going up and down, round and round, moving through time and space. But it keeps bringing you around to the same place and seamlessly starting over. It creates a perfect motif for overlaying a commentary on the repetitive, bittersweet nature of life.
@edoq78 Жыл бұрын
They have a great song called “Space & Time” 👍
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
what a perfect metaphor!
@ThePotatusMan Жыл бұрын
What's up John
@Batfemme639 Жыл бұрын
A merry-go-round is the perfect image for the energy and motion of this song.🎠
@kennethjimenez5185 Жыл бұрын
The entire album “Urban Hymns” is amazing.
@susanmaggiora4800 Жыл бұрын
Their entire collection is pretty amazing
@mstob1969 Жыл бұрын
Yup. Must do Drugs Don't Work or Lucky Man next.
@heavensameskies Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Yes
@AlphaLimaXray11 ай бұрын
Seconded!
@personalcheeses80734 ай бұрын
I was going to buy the CD online. But before I did I found it for 10p at a church fundraiser. It’s great.
@garethgriffiths1674 Жыл бұрын
Not only one of the best songs of its time, but also one of the best videos: a must watch!!!!
@1DJTheMessenger Жыл бұрын
The video for this song was iconic and really helped propel the songs impact at the time. IMO
@donnakubiski5572 Жыл бұрын
1954 I totally agree with you about the video. It fits perfectly with the song.
@Missylife-t7m Жыл бұрын
Yes, the video is legendary. Based of the iconic and legendary Massive Attack "Unfinished Sympathy" video which came out in 1991.
@clausappel808610 ай бұрын
Little fun fact: The woman being angry about him climbing over her car ist Richard Ashcroft's wife 🙂
@personalcheeses80734 ай бұрын
@@Missylife-t7mA homage to that original video
@kayew5492 Жыл бұрын
This was played at the funeral of a much loved friend last year. It summed up him and his too short life so much. RIP my brother.
@ChristopherGwinn Жыл бұрын
The violins are a sample of an orchestral adaptation of The Rolling Stones' song The Last Time. They were sued over the sample by The Rolling Stones' old manager (who owned the rights to early Stones songs) and lost songwriting credits for around 20 years, also losing out on many millions of dollars. They only got the rights back a few years ago, after the manager died.
@carlmarks8170 Жыл бұрын
The orchestral adaptation of The Last Time (inc. the famous violin flourish used in the Verve's sample) was actually composed the Rolling Stones's first manager, Andrew Loog Oldham. He was replaced as their manager by the more business-savvy, Allen Klein who then set about swindling Mick Jagger and Keith Richards out of their songwriting royalties for all of their 1960's songs.
@robertwiles8106 Жыл бұрын
The story i heard is that it was Mick's decision, after his heart attack, to give the band back their rights (as well as all back royalties).
@flyingburritobro68 Жыл бұрын
Either way they ripped off the original arrangement and faded into nothing - ever hear of them in the last decade plus? Nope. 1/2 hit wonder since they stole part of the song😂
@Mark-sc9iu Жыл бұрын
@@flyingburritobro68 Not really. They actually bought the rights to the sample from the label, not knowing that Klein had acquired the rights. They didn't find out about it until they were sued.
@mph7282 Жыл бұрын
@@Mark-sc9iu they bought the rights to sample, which is like 10 seconds, not to use the whole song. This was not a sample, it was a basically a cover, which Ashcroft them claimed to have written. The Stones said they didn’t care, but the owner of the publishing rights did. That is what got the, sued.
@raygunstrange3179 Жыл бұрын
My son was born in '97 which is an impressive year for albums....Radiohead, Supergrass, Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, Catherine Wheel, The Charlatans, The Sundays, Blur, Oasis, Belle and Sebastian, and Chemical Brothers, to name a few. Love the channel.
@helenespaulding7562 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I’m a boomer who thought she had a passing knowledge of 90’s groups. I thought wrong. I only know three of the bands you mentioned. … Radiohead, Depeche Mode and Oasis. They must have been the monster groups? The rest were second tier?
@levivalentinovideos Жыл бұрын
I was born in 78, the 90's was my era, the last great decade of music, so many bands, so many artists, so many genre's
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
McCartney's Flaming Pie, which IMO is his best solo album in the last 25 years.
@Skeezer66 Жыл бұрын
@@helenespaulding7562 They're all first tier, but many different styles. Catherine Wheel is very guitar heavy, The Sundays closer to The Cranberries (but pre-Cranberries), Blur rivaled Oasis in Britpop, and The Chemical Brothers are electronic' big beat' (synths and computers) dance/rave artists. You should try out all the ones Raygun mentions!
@helenespaulding7562 Жыл бұрын
@@Skeezer66 I just might. Didn’t mean to imply that others were not excellent. Only that I, as a 50 year old woman at the time who didn’t follow popular music much at all, was aware and had heard the names of those three bands.
@tonynash1782 Жыл бұрын
A real shame you guys weren’t able to react while watching the official video for this song, well worth a visit if you are able..👍
@chrisbarlow2131 Жыл бұрын
If life's a circle, this song epitomises it.
@neilmcdonald9164 Жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs that is (even) better with its (iconic) video💜👍🎩
@Joshuadgog Жыл бұрын
oh yeah way better
@chrisshepherd3361 Жыл бұрын
I bumped into the lead singer in the street the other day
@susanklasinski1805 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisshepherd3361 😂
@thrusta100 Жыл бұрын
And I bumped into his girlfriend, she weren’t too happy!..
@robrobertson8427 Жыл бұрын
Andy is a emotion/mood guy. Alex is a tech/lyrics guy.
@elbrooks Жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs that I have to stop and listen to every time it comes up. The music makes me want to spread my arms and face a wind and the lyrics speaks to my gen-x heart. I love it so much.
@ShannonR1969 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely the same reaction for me, a fellow Gen Xer!
@ronster369 Жыл бұрын
Great comment. And it reminds me of "The Checks" episode on Seinfeld....when Elaine's new boyfriend is enthralled every time he hears "Desperado" by the Eagles and can't function until it's over. Check it out it's hilarious.
@fleurdelis2976 Жыл бұрын
This song feels like its been with me my whole life even though that’s not the case. It’s always been good but it hits differently depending on your mood. I never get tired of it. “The Drugs Don’t Work” is another song that takes you into another headspace. I’d recommend checking that one out.
@jamesdignanmusic2765 Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. I felt that way with this song and - a decade or two earlier, with The Jam's "That's Entertainment". It's like they've always been there.
@fleurdelis2976 Жыл бұрын
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 The impact music has on us is so powerful. This song gives me The Smiths vibes. My favorite band is The Smiths and Morrissey (solo career). Everyone says their music is depressing but I feel like they took sadness and loneliness and elevated into beautiful art. Whenever I’m down, sad or lost I immerse myself in their music and I ALWAYS feel better. And when I’m happy I enjoy it just as much. Morrissey says the things that people think but would never say out loud. He’s an amazing lyricist. “It’s so easy to laugh, it’s so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle and kind.” The man is a genius! I’m so grateful for the artists that get us through this crazy thing called life.
@rachelfiona5613 Жыл бұрын
One of the best songs. Fantastic lyrics and I think the repetitiveness is deliberate to reflect the mundane, monotonous repetitiveness in life - adding more meaning in line with the lyrics without actually stating this as lyrics
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
Inspired by "Collective Soul's "The World I Know" ( released 2 yrs prior)? Very similar(even video and lyric concept similar).
@leslie8743 Жыл бұрын
Well said. ❤✌
@jimreadey4837 Жыл бұрын
@@jgsrhythm100, it appears you've subsequently backed down from stating this as fact to now owning that any connection between the songs is merely your opinion.
@sirajaxl Жыл бұрын
@@jimreadey4837 Shouldn’t you swear the witness in before you start your questions Counselor?
@jimreadey4837 Жыл бұрын
@@sirajaxl, I started to respond that I hadn't asked any question. Then I re-read his comment, and noticed he included a question mark. I move to strike my opening statement and move that we take an hour recess.
@littlecitygirl Жыл бұрын
A decade defining song for sure. You guys should watch the video - Richard Ashcroft just oozing attitude with every step.
@blabla48076 Жыл бұрын
Born in 1993, so basically grew up listening to this song. This is a generation-defining S-tier track for me.
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
Inspired by "Collective Soul's "The World I Know" ( released 2 yrs prior)? Very similar(even video and lyric concept similar).
@ChristopherMmmm Жыл бұрын
Born in 91 here, so I feel that.
@scambammer6102 Жыл бұрын
@@jgsrhythm100 don't sound very similar
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
@@scambammer6102 Similar ,tempo, instrumentation, vocal delivery, orchestration mood. , lyrical and video concept. Both great tracks, just saying the Verve were likely inspired by it. Verve are from UK so different accent
@cranmeister2365 Жыл бұрын
The 90's were my 30's and I liked the vibe, it was far better than the 80's in my opinion.
@steroberts Жыл бұрын
As someone who lives about 20 miles from where the Verve are from, this warms my cockles! I was 11 when this song came out and I've never got bored of it. Glad you boys enjoyed it.
@tylerhackner9731 Жыл бұрын
Definitely an S tier song for me. Great 90s track
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
Inspired by "Collective Soul's "The World I Know" ( released 2 yrs prior)? Very similar(even the video concept similar).
@dcal3775 Жыл бұрын
"The Drugs Don't Work" is my fave cut from The Verve. Hard to fault this album. Timeless, really.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
I love this whole album.
@wolflarson71 Жыл бұрын
The Rolling People and Catching the Butterfly are bangers.
@robertlanier2235 Жыл бұрын
Same
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
@@wolflarson71 Love both! Catching the Butterfly is my favorite song on the album.
@loriemoorhead9017 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this song....that's from a 1960 kid. I quit listening to pop and rock by the time this song came out but heard it later on. It's one of those I'll stop and listen to because of the violins melody ... its light and easy feeling. Great observations and analysis.
@lubilou64 Жыл бұрын
The whole album (Urban Hymns) is soooo good. Richard Ashcroft is a genius and this is a definite "S" tier for me!
@robnotwicz7002 Жыл бұрын
1128; - Loved this song when it first came out - Got sick of it being overplayed - Lost respect for all sides when I found out about stealing the sample and the severity of the lawsuit - Didn't listen to it for like 15 years - Heard it here today and remembered why I loved it at first The song, it's own history, and the experience with it are like their own condensed metaphor for it's own subject matter. Life is long...
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
They didn't steal it. They bought the rights from Decca. Allen Klein, the a hole who screwed both the Stones and the Beatles, is the one who declined rights to the Verve. After he died in 2009, the Stones gave the rights to the Verve.
@cjcoake Жыл бұрын
This is, to me, a perfect song, but one I don't always need. When I DO need it, though, it's an amazing piece of music. Nighttime driving, the last third of a workout on the treadmill...that's when I'm always grateful for this song to appear, and fall in love with it all over again.
@philvallee645 Жыл бұрын
1288 is my guess. As a Gen Xer I always felt this song would be timeless, as iconic then as it is today. The lyrics and melody are perfectly matched, and though Jagger and Richards came up with the ‘riff’ - Last Time was a catchy early 60s pop tune with fairly throw away lyrics. This song is in another category altogether.
@djhrecordhound4391 Жыл бұрын
Really the orchestra's "riffing" wasn't Jagger's or Richards' doing. It was arranged for Andrew Loog Oldham's Orchestra to play.
@facts2741 Жыл бұрын
It was a lot more than a riff that Ashcroft stole. The entire melody of the song is just a repeat of a unique chord progression in the Stones' song. Pure plagiarism. And to to the DJH weirdo who also responded to this, if Oldham had published the string arrangement under his own name, it would have been plagiarism on his part, too. But he was working for the Stones and got a paycheck from them to arrange one of their songs. Please don't talk about things you don't understand. Richards and Jagger got (and deserved) full publishing rights to the song after a court found Ashcroft didn't have a leg to stand on. It was nice of them to give the rights back 20 years later, no matter how stupid Ashcroft was when talking about them "stealing" from him. He's a complete joke.
@djhrecordhound4391 Жыл бұрын
@@facts2741 Bitter much...?
@facts2741 Жыл бұрын
@@djhrecordhound4391 Not even a little. It's a fine song and well-produced...hard to go wrong with ripping off such a great song. Facts bother babies, I understand. Arrangers know their jobs and understand that arranging isn't the same thing as writing/composing. Maybe someday you'll be a big boy and understand that.
@MGuitarZ77 Жыл бұрын
@@facts2741 -Troll alert
@kathrinepearson7528 Жыл бұрын
This song plays at the end of Cruel Intentions, where I heard it first. One of my top 5 all time fave songs.
@girlthats.dorian3 ай бұрын
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@Kim-dm4yb2 ай бұрын
Exactly! It was so perfect for the end of that movie! I ended up buying the CD after watching it.
@kennethjimenez5185 Жыл бұрын
Richard Ashcroft is my 2nd favorite male vocalist of all time (only behind Chris Cornell). He is also a brilliant song writer. Check out more Verve and his solo material in the future
@ajschroetlin2196 Жыл бұрын
Whenever I need something consistent and positive, I listen to Richard Ashcroft's solo stuff.
@williamcalvert41065 ай бұрын
Yes. His first solo album "Alone With Everybody" is excellent from beginning to end.
@clintpot8521 Жыл бұрын
I'm always amazed that this song has the same notes over and over with no changes and yet it doesn't get boring.
@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 Жыл бұрын
It's the subtle changes in the background and gradual increase in vocal intensity that keep it interesting for me.
@Murdo2112 Жыл бұрын
If you're interested , in music that's called an "ostinato".
@lindamaxwell9722 Жыл бұрын
@@Murdo2112 thanks love facts
@SparkyPea Жыл бұрын
This song is on the work radio overhead at my gig. It is easily my favorite song that I am forced to listen to 3-5 times per day. I never, never, get tired of hearing it. Maybe it's because it is a stream in a desert of other crappy music or because it is just that good. I don't know, probably an 81.5% chance that it is that good. Anyway, I was so happy that it won, was excited to see it show up in my feed today and so glad that you guys loved it.
@djhrecordhound4391 Жыл бұрын
Radio's narrowed playlists are exactly why I can't stand it anymore--and I grew up wanting to work in radio, and then I did!! Even with a song this good, I would hate it by the end of one week.
@fractuss Жыл бұрын
I feel ya. I was in construction for many years and was forced to listen to "country" music for much of that time. There were always one or two songs that were kinda good (Don Williams, Jolene) that I would look forward to.
@kJ922-h3j Жыл бұрын
Gotta react to “Lucky Man” & “The Drugs Don’t Work” next by them 👍
@chrisdelisle3954 Жыл бұрын
Gotta go with Andy on this. It's overplayed for a reason. It's phenomenal and Richard Ashcroft lost out on millions.
@Dreyno Жыл бұрын
The Stones returned the money they had got from the song in 2019.
@Silvia-nu8hs Жыл бұрын
"Sonnet" and "The drugs don't work", two more great songs by the Verve
@mikhempstead9730 Жыл бұрын
I've always really liked this song and still do - it's never got old for me. Now watch the video as it complements the song perfectly and takes it to another dimension.
@artrandy Жыл бұрын
I haven't engaged with these boys for some days, but at last they react to this hypnotic masterpiece..........
@OriginalSuperfreak Жыл бұрын
You can't overplay this song. I have been listening to this regularly since 1997. I just listen, and let it cleanse my mind 😘
@buckstraw925 Жыл бұрын
Great song! Love that you did it. A magical track to just leap into and let it take you somewhere. So powerful.
@michaelrue1400 Жыл бұрын
The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything: 42!
@youtoo2233 Жыл бұрын
Definitely should react to NO RAIN by BLIND MELON, another 90's hit
@ronbock8291 Жыл бұрын
To be clear it wasn’t the stones who sued them, it was the stones’ publisher, the infamous Allen Klein, who sued them, for sampling an orchestral arrangement of The Last Time from an obscure record by the stones producer Andrew Loog Oldham. And… it’s not a sample. If you listen to the original, you can hear that the Verve rearranged and re-recorded it so it isn’t note for note. They still got sued, not at the stones wishes, and lost.
@Joshuadgog Жыл бұрын
love this song. so memorizing and is an a+ to me. one of the best 90s songs. possible s tier.
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
Inspired by "Collective Soul's "The World I Know" ( released 2 yrs prior)? Very similar(even the video concept similar).
@alrivers2297 Жыл бұрын
@@jgsrhythm100 Actually it's taken from an old Stone's song
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
@@alrivers2297 Just the Orchestra sample is.. How about everything else? Or even the idea of using orchestration ? Coincidence?
@alrivers2297 Жыл бұрын
@@jgsrhythm100 I like this song and the video for it more the the Collective Soul ones.
@jgsrhythm100 Жыл бұрын
@@alrivers2297There boh great , but my guess is the Verve were inspired by the Collective Soul track. The Colkective Soul Track was based on a man who commit Suicide in NYC. They have a very similar tone and feel. Both great
@randotastic Жыл бұрын
Love that you all got up on this. So much of this era coming from the OG rave scene and DnB/Trance is all about the long slow ride. Hit a space and just ride it out. ✌️❤️ BTW... I've heard this a thousand times since the release and it never get old. It's a timeless vibe. Like many if this era.
@Joshuadgog Жыл бұрын
This song has amazing lyrics and has one of the greatest openings. Always has the melancoly upbeat sound (like a cloudy day) which the video perfectly reflects that.
@shnoopaloop9992 Жыл бұрын
I think when this was first played on the radio the dj played it 8 times in a row because he liked it so much which would absolutely never happen today
@NoCanDu Жыл бұрын
827. After refusing to listen to this for twenty years, I can appreciate it again! Worked at MTV at it’s height. We had screens all over the building (and in our offices!) playing the channel, so if something was in heavy, heavy rotation, you heard it multiple times daily! Much better now! 😂
@Meandmymirror Жыл бұрын
I would love to hear what that was all like! Jealous
@allisonreed7682 Жыл бұрын
Every musical era has songs that are defining moments upon their release. Songs that resonate with an entire generation. This was one of those songs.
@JSBIRD69 Жыл бұрын
Rockin' 1000 did a great version of this in Italy a few years back. If you enjoyed this, you'll probably enjoy that.
@meadish Жыл бұрын
I was college age when this album came out. Remember it through a bit of a euphoric blur... getting stoned with good friends in the autumn in this old wooden house with a beautiful wild garden with apple trees that had been turned into a dormitory, spacing out on a mattress next to a girl I never had the guts to make a move on while this music was blasting through the speakers.
@ianmccartney1974 Жыл бұрын
The video adds to this songs impact in my opinion
@kevinmoss6428 Жыл бұрын
This is one song I never get bored of listening to
@WojMoj Жыл бұрын
If “Blah” was a song, it’d be this. C to C- to me.
@sdpints3189 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to this song everyday. A classic for sure!
@bradleybyrne7691 Жыл бұрын
Richard Ashcroft went on to solo stuff that showed his songwriting genius off even more
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
I never knew this. Thank you!
@ralliswiesenthal3495 Жыл бұрын
You've got to check out the video for this song, with the lead singer walking down the street not letting anyone get in his way.
@kenbarber6592 Жыл бұрын
👍 “I can’t change …”
@peterquinones3522 Жыл бұрын
When the Rolling Stones sued the Verve for plagiarism on this song and won, the catalyst was their first manager Allen Klein who ripped Mick and Keef off so bad that to this day they have not gotten a penny in royalties on some of their biggest hits.
@dhartzogjr Жыл бұрын
They had permission to use the sample, but Alan Klein claimed they used more than they agreed to. The Verve couldn't do anything at that point without pulling the album. Mick and Keith had nothing to do with the suit, and they finally made it right by giving the songwriting royalties back.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
Didn't the Stones end up paying them?
@peterquinones3522 Жыл бұрын
@@loosilu Jagger, Richards and Andrew Oldham received the royalties for more than 20 years. The two Stones tried to give some back but Oldham kept all of his.
@adobbs92117 Жыл бұрын
The same Allen Kline that screwed the Beatles.
@annewoodard6803 Жыл бұрын
The Stones dropped their lawsuit like a year or so ago and gave royalties to the Verve.
@williamwoods7374 Жыл бұрын
Try "Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen
@362chop Жыл бұрын
This one NEVER tires. Best 90's song, easily. If you haven't seen the video be sure to check it out.
@MorganMontyMcKeown Жыл бұрын
The Stones stole the chorus The Last Time from the Staple Singers who did not get a dime. Apparently a traditional gospel song. The Verve looped the Andrew Oldham Orchestra adaptation of the Last Time not from the Stones at all. Staple Singers version here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGLNeHlja8d5pqs
@ralliswiesenthal3495 Жыл бұрын
THE VERVE’S 1997 hit “Bitter Sweet Symphony” is one of the finest songs of the Britpop era, a classically Nineties expression of world-weary cool with just the right amount of English self-regard. It’s a song that only Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft could have written - except that he didn’t, according to a notorious copyright ruling. Ashcroft’s song famously sampled an orchestral cover of the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time,” and a lawsuit from former Stones manager Allen Klein shortly after its release forced him to hand over 100 percent of the royalties from “Bitter Sweet Symphony” to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
@dhartzogjr Жыл бұрын
That same article calls the argument that the Stones should get full writing credit "patently absurd." The original deal was to give half credit, since Ashcroft wrote everything except the string sample.
@carlmarks8170 Жыл бұрын
Allen Klein's company ABKCO owns the publishing rights to the Rolling Stones 1960's catalog, including "The Last Time", a version of which spawned the sample used by The Verve. Klein did not sue so that Mick & Keef could have 100% of the royalties. He sued so HE could get the money.
@TheEnnisfan Жыл бұрын
This is arguably one of the greatest songs ever written.
@johncraig4180 Жыл бұрын
Takes me back to the mid to late 90s 😉 brilliant times all 👍
@lindawulfkoenig4907 Жыл бұрын
Whenever I've heard this on the radio throughout the years, I've cranked it up all the way. Still have the album on cassette (snort) from the 90's and play it now and then.
@kdavies3105 Жыл бұрын
The video that went with this song was amazing, but for me it's the whole album...even when I play the album now it feels both like a friend & new.
@ZEPnALE Жыл бұрын
I first heard this song during the movie "Cruel Intentions." I think it was one of the best song/scene pairings in movie history. When I hear it, it takes me right back to that climactic scene at the end of the film.
@privatename123 Жыл бұрын
Bunch of Brit pop/Madchester songs deserve to be covered. Maybe start with The Stone Roses’ best couple songs, like Fool’s Gold, She Bangs the Drums or Love Spreads.
@kathygiroux920 Жыл бұрын
I was going through a bad breakup when it came out. A bittersweet breakup so this song still makes me cry good and bad tears every time I hear it. I wish I had seen this performed live.
@FH99 Жыл бұрын
I first heard this song during the TV ads for the 2000 Tokyo Olympics, if memory serves me right. It's was the Verve's only mainstream hit in the US. They were a lot more successful in the UK. This is a very cool song.
@josephtraylor1710 Жыл бұрын
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" is based on a sample from a 1965 version of the Rolling Stones song "The Last Time" by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra. The Verve added strings, guitar, percussion and vocals. They obtained rights to use the "Last Time" sample from the copyright holder, Decca . 1952 guy loves this song
@manhattenman6075 Жыл бұрын
The Verve are such a great band who first emerged doing dreamy pop melodies and shoegazy material with A Storm In Heaven (which is a great album) then they turned more Britpop and rocking with A Northern Soul. Urban Hymns is what i think the peak of their creativity and its such a great album. A massive seller when it came out. I love the Verve and i feel like you guys would love them if you dived into more of their songs such as: The drugs dont work, Slide away, Northern Soul, History, Sonnet, Theyre a great band!!!
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
Catching the Butterfly is my favorite.
@MplsTodd Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs of the mid ‘90s. Up there with ‘Live Forever’ by Oasis, ‘This is a Low’ by blur, ‘Sunflower’ by Paul Weller
@dmillitello73 Жыл бұрын
Love this song. The year before this was released, Primitive Radio Gods had a song with sampling from BB King. It also had a sentence for the title, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand". Not a common practice. Pearl Jam's, "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town", is another example. Comment others you know of, please.
@ikesours6558 Жыл бұрын
Good call. I was just about to recommend PRG for similar 90s chill.
@One_Odd_Ood Жыл бұрын
Standing Outside a Broken Phonebooth with Money in my Hand is an amazing song.
@lyvmyk9988 Жыл бұрын
"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" Pink Floyd.
@Skeezer66 Жыл бұрын
Fiona Apple's 2nd Album title is a whole poem! LOL!!
@julissaceballos91 Жыл бұрын
My freshman year at college. Blasting this at the dorms. 1998 What a time to be young and alive 🥲❤️
@adamp2029 Жыл бұрын
The whole album is fantastic! The four singles are all catchy as F. Lucky Man being my favorite. But there are some harder edged bangers on there as well.
@markpeterson6279 Жыл бұрын
The Seattle Seahawks entered the field to this song for the Super Bowl that they lost to the Patriots on that last minute interception. Seems fitting in retrospect.
@annewoodard6803 Жыл бұрын
I always feel this song Adam. S TIER.
@gwenwells2286 Жыл бұрын
I was traveling a lot when I first heard this song and falling in love. It was perfect then and nostalgic now.
@jaybengston1164 Жыл бұрын
My number guess is 1305. I've never heard this song before. Stuff like this makes me realize I basically missed the 90s. I listened mostly to classic rock radio (60s-80s), and it seemed every time I explored stations playing current music it was either R&B/rap, boy bands or other pop, or grunge (which I like now but didn't then). Didn't know stuff like this was out there, lol.
@whoyoukidding1 Жыл бұрын
1997=My daughter. 1998=My nephew. You guys always made me feel young. Now you're making me feel old! UGH! Keep rockin' boys!
@dbrj2001 Жыл бұрын
This was in a movie called Cruel Intentions which is like the perfect movie I highly suggest you watch it it's REALLY good.
@loosilu Жыл бұрын
I was about to ask which version, but then I realized it has to be the second one, lol.
@dbrj2001 Жыл бұрын
Yes with Ryan Phillipe you even get to see his really cute ass.
@MisterWondrous Жыл бұрын
"The '90s will make the '60s look like the '50s." said Dennis Hopper in the groovy 1990's movie, "Flashback". This song is an example of that, sort of. At least it sounds like it sprang right out of the '60s. One reason I have always dug this song.
@johnmavroudis2054 Жыл бұрын
Andy nailed it. Excellent groove to this brain candy song. Speaking of brain candy: XTC ("Senses Working Overtime" or "Complicated Game") and GUIDED BY VOICES ("Enemy" or "Space Gun") would be EPIC.
@adriangaray5913 Жыл бұрын
Xtc is soooo underrated
@adriangaray5913 Жыл бұрын
Complicated game is one of my favorite songs
@KozmikZootz Жыл бұрын
It's like the world forgets XTC, which is a HUGE shame.
@johnmavroudis2054 Жыл бұрын
@@KozmikZootz Totally agree. XTC was absolute genius.
@smerelda70 Жыл бұрын
If Guided By Voices ever makes it to this channel I will literally pass out. Going to see them in December.
@hahaheeheehub Жыл бұрын
Remember when you were exited to here songs in the Top 10? That period probably ended around 2011.
@strngenchantedgirl Жыл бұрын
Professor of Rock just did a video about the background of this song and how it basically destroyed the artist and it involves The Rolling Stones if you don’t know. You should definitely check it out because the story is pretty insane. Horrible injustice was done imo.
@wb2463 Жыл бұрын
Nah, I've heard it a million times and it's still a S tier song; it's just THAT iconic.
@davidellis5141 Жыл бұрын
A really awesome 👌 video of Bittersweet as well. Classic track.
@Maxmulham Жыл бұрын
At 6 yrs old, Urban Hymns was the very first album I ever owned. I absolutely loved this band as a kid and I still do. Richard Ashcroft has influenced so much of my life.
@sentimentalelephantsamusic9730 Жыл бұрын
This whole album is incredible, very musically and emotionally rich. "Weeping Willow" would be a good song to go back to.
@mountainbikemayhem1833 Жыл бұрын
Weeping Willow is actually my favorite from the album
@matthewleonardball2925 Жыл бұрын
The album is “Urban hymns “ is 🔥🔥🔥, “lucky man , sonnet, the drugs don’t work “ so many bangers.
@dctbass Жыл бұрын
Those three songs are classics too
@BillyMcMorranАй бұрын
The Verve won the lawsuit. It is their song, their music.
@dougdougwАй бұрын
No, they lost the original lawsuit. But recently the guy who owned the rights to the Stones' original song passed away and his family, with the band's blessing, ceded all the publishing rights back to Ashcroft.
@yallahyallah4220 Жыл бұрын
song is too monotone to be S or even A tier imho. It's a good pop song and that's all there is to me.
@davidmcmullen6485 Жыл бұрын
I seem to remember this song being in the U.K. top 40 for over a year. An amazing song
@Kraffff Жыл бұрын
please do INXS - Suicide Blonde or What You Need
@OTBAW Жыл бұрын
The Verve were such a special band even though not around for long. Richard Ashcrofts solo stuff is cool as well.
@actuariallurker9650 Жыл бұрын
B+ at best
@joddo81 Жыл бұрын
I will always love this song. It hits different depending on what's going on in your life at the time you listen to it.
@toxicity0236 Жыл бұрын
Your friend is wrong, the Stones didn't sue them, it was their old manager who owned all the rights to the Stone's songs pre 70s. He screwed over the Stones because of that as well. Once the Stones got the rights back for all their 60s work, Ashcroft's manager contacted them and Richards and Jagger signed all rights and royalties over to them. The Stones had no say in the lawsuit whatsoever.