Ash - Goldfinger (Official HD Video)

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Ash’s debut LP ‘1977’ has been reissued for the first time on stunning black and white splatter vinyl. This spectacular debut release was a defining record for 90s guitar music, reaching No.1 in the Official UK Albums Chart, and going to achieve platinum status. It includes singles ‘Girl From Mars’, ‘Kung Fu’, ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Angel Interceptor’ and ‘Oh Yeah’ which remain staples of the Ash’s live show.
This is the first time the album has been re-issued since its 1996 release.
After 3 months in Rockfield Studios with maverick Oasis producer Owen Morris Ash emerged with their debut album ‘1977’. Released ahead of the chart topping ‘1977’, ‘Goldfinger’ was the band’s first single to enter the UK Top 5 in April 1996.
Influenced by the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson’s nutso chord changes, and John Barry’s James Bond themes, ‘Goldfinger’ was written across three continents; Tim’s childhood bedroom in Downpatrick, through jetleg induced insomnia in a Japanese hotel room, and on the road in North America.
The video was directed by Mike Brady and filmed in London.
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[@shitsumeilegumovitch]

This song is what falling in love in the 90s felt like (at least how I remember it).

[@annettepugh5060]

Oh yes

[@danguidone3326]

@@annettepugh5060 SHE WAS TAKING ME OVER

[@jenniferwong1765]

Same here.

[@helencross5183]

Yes!

[@0happyhippohat0]

Oh my god, it literally is!

[@ollyski81]

When I close my eyes and listen to this song, I am 16 again. :)

[@scorpioncute]

I heard this song when I was 5 years old 😭😭😭 #Nostalgic

[@jenniferwong1765]

Me too.

[@ianrushsmoustache2282]

I was 15 time flys

[@sebastianruhland5198]

Iam 86 again just like in 1996.

[@mozza79]

Born 1979, I had the cassette of this and almost wore it out on my personal Aiwa. Happy days.

[@djgeneralbounce]

Ash are such an underrated band. Huge in the 90s but (wrongly) not remembered in the same way as Oasis and so on. This and "Girl From Mars" are absolute chooooooooons

[@wolfpackof100]

People often say 'I'm most happy at the age I am now'. I say bollocks. Life will never get better than drinking late at summer's night as a 17 year old listening to Ash. Fucking sublime. It's all donwhill from there!

[@GonN2003]

It is twelve years now. How do you look back at your statement, if I may ask?

[@themagnanimous1246]

Bleak, hope you found something to give you purpose

[@cornishalps9870]

I agree it's all downhill from 17, peaked at that age

[@25019719]

90's Oasis vs Blur Vs Pulp. But Ash were bloody brilliant. So many good bands in the 90s it's insane.

[@internalpowers3823]

There needs to be an Indie Tour put together with all of them! It'd be absolute stellar!!

[@MichaelWilson-jr2xh]

Don't forget Oscean Colour Scene

[@ImActuallyDanBell]

No internet, no social media

[@biggys481]

This Band should have been much bigger so good they are.🎸

[@einsteintheory828]

one of the most underrated songs ever written, incredible production and harmony, lyrics. always resonates with me and is such a massive pop production. should be vastly more respected by the music community.

[@me_fault]

analysis here kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipvOpqiJrt6WnrM

[@andrewmay1299]

Calm down.

[@jamesdevine02]

​@@andrewmay1299God forbid someone be enthusiastic about their interests...

[@agdgdgwngo]

It's a really stunning song tbh, a masterpiece

[@einsteintheory828]

its just one of my favorites and i just think it really captures a few different things in pop music. i can see how some would not agree. i think it's basically a form of perfection for this era of "brit-pop" music@@andrewmay1299

[@stevedave8891]

Tim Wheeler's shirt is fantastic, even by 1996's standards. This album was a 90s Brit rock masterpiece, a truly excellent band. Ash, I salute you.

[@Ozymandias1]

I bought it blindly because of the title and was pleasantly surprised. 1977 was a good year for me. It even had a song referencing Star Wars, Darkside Lightside. (in 1996 Star Wars fandom was dead). kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnK7kmSVdt9lmMk

[@robertandrewhales6472]

PERFECTLY CONDON CAVE ROYAL EGYPTIAN GODS RA KING 👑 AI SINGULARITY RAXXX MOUTH ARC ADDS KKK WIZARDS MUD ROOM PORNHUBB WEBBPORNSEVEN XOX TEENAGE FANTASY FOOTBALL FEILD VOICE HANNAH BALITI EMAIL MAC'S HARBOUR INVICTUS BRB BELARUS RAAAR OOO THE WARNING ERROR IN SIDE HOUR 170009.

[@robertandrewhales6472]

Hurry

[@klutchcustoms2428]

That mid verse key change still makes me happy!

[@kimmycarroll267]

I always wait for that part!

[@mattparker8809]

That key change is life!

[@Talisman09]

I've only just gotten into Ash. I don't know how I missed it for so long, I've just been listening to the strokes for the last 10 years because nothing was grabbing my attention

[@ImActuallyDanBell]

Miss the 90s

[@Bugsies-dad74]

One of the best songs of mid 90’s. no hold on, one of the best songs ever! Period. Happy days, when British/Irish music was in a place of it’s own. Hope those days return……….

[@johnrambo3831]

Encapsulates those feeling of falling in love at college back in 1996 so distinctly.

[@scorpioncute]

The Vocalist was 20 years old when He sang this Nostalgic Song ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@clancy76]

Beautiful song, I was always disappointed Ash never broke here in the US.

[@chichipato3]

Up the 90's!

[@herbertbeiderbecke]

this song reminds me one of the most thoughtless and happy times of my life... teenhood, so sweet and so cruel...

[@FactCheckingCuz]

Still holds up - a classic, timeless song from a band which is sadly underrated. Saw them play in Portland, Oregon yesterday in front of 30 people but 25 of us sang to every song and Tim, Mark and Rick were still loving playing the music they wrote as teenagers.

[@BenjyDale]

I loved the key changes in this song. Loved the mid-90s in general too, when the charts were mostly just indie vs dance. The charts died in 2001 with Popstars / Hear'Say, and other reality TV sheep that followed thereafter.

[@NiGhTeMpEsT]

yes, and once was better than today, they will repeat this speech about 2016 in ten years

[@JimmyCrawford]

+Samuel Saia How bad will the music have to be in a decade that this decade will seem good?

[@KomackinoA]

@@ngkktht774 You speak the truth friend. That is exactly what I think too.

[@KomackinoA]

Agreed. The chords are so strangely arranged. This isn't just a banger (which it is), it's kind of a strange number for a leadoff single. A top 5 hit in the UK no less. Loved 1977. Such a great great album.

[@jamesmason8436]

@@NiGhTeMpEsT no they won't. Nobody is repeating it about 2010, or 2005. Music has mostly sucked since the turn of the century.

[@timp3160]

This song is how the 90s tasted.

[@jamiefoyers2800]

This tune has earwormed me the past few days since I caught it on the TOTP repeats on BBC 4!. One of the best from 96. I played the first album tons when it came out...one of the loudest bands I ever heard live!.

[@tommy2x4]

2020 and I still love this!!!

[@cjhepburn7406]

Can't beat Tim Wheeler and the boys. Cj

[@scorpioncute]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@susanpringle614]

2022 and still loving it 💖💖

[@90srule96]

One of the best songs of the 90’s. How do these lyrics seem to nail everything about being young and in love?

[@markymark9465]

First time i watched Goldfinger on MTV it blows my mind. Saw ash live at Batchkapp in Frankfurt. After playing this song i have to go to the hospital cause i jumped with the music up and down and i twist my ankle. After years still got a small scar. Hope it will never disapear.

[@sickperson201]

Am I 90's generation too when i was born in 1998? I'd love to.. I love this music!

[@bowlofmash]

ash are the ultimate summer band, and make you feel happy even when its pissing down...i love them for that alone..and many other reasons!!

[@Amethyst_Friend]

SO ROMANTIC AND EUPHORIC YET WISTFUL.

[@KeyserSoze100179]

One of the greatest songs that pretty much no one's heard.

[@lawnmowerman7]

so much great music in the 90's that this wasn't very popular, yet if it came out today it'd be the best rock song in years

[@sco467]

This is the best comment on KZbin... I've never thought of it like that before !! Very very true !

[@seansmith445]

I'm surprised it has so few views.

[@tomharding]

Awwww man, I love 90's music videos. The flashes, the skewed camera pans. Classic. Oh and lets not forget the classic woman-looking-lonely-in-black-and-white scenario.

[@TheIkaraCult]

The quality of songs on this album was insane for people who were only just 18/19. Ash were special

[@blondenemesis]

Such a handsome lad, so young & puppy like. Growing old sux, & pretty ppl seem 2 wear it the hardest. Still, in their day, Ash had it going on. Saw them live at the 1996 Livid Festival in Brisbane, Australia & they totally kicked ass. He was the best looking boy I'd seen in a mighty long time, which made up for his frail voice... ...& I just realized how LONG AGO that was............... ....OMG!!!... where did the years go?

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

If I could hear this in 4K my head would explode 🇺🇸👍🇨🇮

[@oafctom]

Brillant tune Brillant album Brillant band

[@matskieden511]

What a tuuuune! One of the best from the 90s. Ash were very underrated.

[@barcodeuncode]

Brings back all my good old days & memories in the 90's. I was a teenager, I miss it so much...

[@deleteelite4594]

Same

[@mpbmpb100]

"Her brother started school again today..." One of those lyrics that manages to mean nothing and everything at the same time.

[@louishillier7433]

Ahahah so true

[@tyrionlannister6955]

Do you think this is her excuse? She's lying and she never turns up. She's used this excuse before..?

[@mpbmpb100]

@@tyrionlannister6955 Hmm, possibly. Although the next line - "a thought to pass the time, to occupy my mind while I waited for her" works in context with her - she's got under his skin so much, he can't stop thinking about the smallest details of her life

[@helenkahajossyova298]

Thank you 💕

[@shitsumeilegumovitch]

It's just a thought to pass the time. No iPhones back then. Beautiful.

[@RossBayCult]

They guys deserved the same popularity as Blur IMO. I met Tim at a coffee spot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Great guy. 👍🏼

[@arunman119088]

This is such an underated tune

[@DEEEBOZZ]

I have not heard this in so long, I was 14 in 96 and this song has always made me feel good.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

I was 14 in ‘96 too man!!!’ Rock on ‘82 gang 🤘🏻

[@peteskyrunner4845]

The backing vocals/harmonies on the last few choruses just make it.

[@threerizlas]

This song brings back memories id forgotten that I had...

[@frankystarrz]

I was on Portabello Rd and it came in my head. I ran in a shop..described it as "that tune that undulates with those rising chord changes? ??" ...assistant said "oh Goldfinger Ash" ..I ran n gottit lol

[@IndieStaz]

This song is emotionally haunting 4 me... Very spexial one

[@SimonB198207]

Music like this really goes to show the '90s were truly epic. I was 14 in 1996, just getting into music, finding my sound. As such I feel blessed that '96 was such a fantastic year for music. Weird to think that in years to come, people will be saying the same about this decade, getting all nostalgic and misty eyed, even though 90% of todays output is naff... and now I sound like my dad. I give up!

[@bombjay2]

Agreed that it was an amazing time, This,Failure,Hum ,Type O Negative..Music never really came back that strong.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

As the saying goes, "90% of X is rubbish because 90% of everything is rubbish". Over time people forget the 90% that was rubbish. Then again I remember there *was* a lot of good stuff, at least in the UK it stood out because Radio One suddenly started playing this sort of stuff.

[@kaysussex4991]

This has to be one of the greatest Britpop songs ever, love the dramatic chord changes. So sad how music has deteriorated since 2000…

[@uksoundadvice4362]

Just need to search for it

[@shitsumeilegumovitch]

100% agree. Sure, maybe they were a one-hit wonder, but that one hit was better than every other British song that decade (MAYBE - I have a thing for trip hop so I can't say absolutely), so fuck it.

[@kaysussex4991]

@@shitsumeilegumovitchAsh were definitely not a one hit wonder😅

[@alecmitchell2888]

Still so epic

[@carolina444]

Oh the memories...reminds me of college and revising for my A Levels.

[@1292liam]

I got some records on and some bottles of wine// the rain is LASHING down

[@zurichgnome6073]

Killer drum fills.

[@oxygen6371]

Very under-rated band, like Shed Seven and Teenage Fanclub.

[@JamesBentley1981]

25 years since I heard this on Shine 4 on a family holiday. A quarter of a century!

[@reniisgod]

Ahh great memories of my teenhood...loved this band. 1977 is still one of the great britpop albums

[@johnjoe9208]

Great times = 90's

[@jpx08]

Bring back the 90's!

[@batandball617]

2021 and still sounding as fresh as the day it was released!

[@pepperday_music9715]

What a song sound track to my teens

[@rashdecisions523]

Phenomenal 🤩

[@aliphillips9201]

Great song. So under rated as a band. Saw them last year and they were amazing.

[@phantompain7851]

True

[@jenniferwong1765]

Ikr

[@crystaljones5357]

When I listen to this again it’s almost like time has stood still.

[@joematt4813]

Aahhh 90's... .broke but im happy,smokin low quality weed and cheap beer..now im drinkin fancy wine but cant compares that good old day..

[@herbertbeiderbecke]

1997 is one the best brit album ever. Plus, it's the soundtrack of my thoughtless, easy and passionate 14 year-old...when all you need for being happy was a bunch of friends, a walkman and a whole day to spend hanging around pretending to be the coolest guys in the neighborhood.

[@dydahr7089]

I like this song,like Ash grup since 2000.😊😎🤘🤘

[@ambientblow7571]

90's Music ❤

[@andrewpearce1723]

Loved this band. In mid -late 90's ,- early 2000's Tim's underrated as a songwriter for such a young guy. Great album also.

[@leecollinge7758]

What a year 1996 was with tunes like This. Music was ace, Oasis played knebworth & we had Euro 96 football. Good memories.

[@wanazrul-mz2nx]

a masterpiece a masterpiece

[@weekender8839]

Brilliant tune this. Mad key changes

[@manfredbazarov6417]

Tim Wheeler was just a kid here and had so much talent! I remember I was just a few years younger than these guys when I heard them and being in awe. Here, I am approaching middle-age, still playing guitar, still don´t have that much talent.

[@shitsumeilegumovitch]

As an old guy (now) in love with the song, it's so weird to see how young he was. How young we all were. What a time to be alive. If only we'd realised then (okay, not we, me).

[@uchieh]

tim is timeless!

[@saintfrancis412]

One of the top three greatest guitar solos of all time.

[@stalkerthescotty]

How fking good is this song 14 years later

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

awesome rock song. my favouirite ash song, this song is so damm underrated, one of the all time underrated rock bands ash is. i was 10 years old when this track first came out loved it then still do now, there is not too many rock songs like this one too underrated.

[@helenakatic1690]

We think the same😀😀😀😀

[@p1phillips]

Wow, this was my favourite song ever in 1996. I had good taste back then. This brought back memories.

[@shitsumeilegumovitch]

You did. I only discovered this song years later, but it's one of the best

[@MrHooch55]

The tape from the library. I was sure I left that back , they wrote me letter's, I went down to argue my case and say that I had DEFINITELY left that tape back. 4 years later leaving for Liverpool, I found it in my drawer... I never went back to tell them. I feel shit when I think about it and I still don't know where the tape is. One of the best songs of all time. Mine and yours.

[@unprophesy]

90's music.. will miss it forever..

[@Blackfintuna24]

majestic drums sound

[@mistercoquin533]

It's good for the soul to come back to this every so often. Thank you Ash

[@SephReyAudio]

i was 4 when this came out and it was on a cd for Q magazine. we played it in the car on holiday in switzerland, don't know how i remember that far back lol. but it's a sentimental song..

[@phillipscoaccountantschest1308]

What a song.! Loved it in the 90s and love it now. I could listen to this and Blinded by the Sun-Seahorses all day.

[@user-yr9mv4cx5i]

2022 and I still love this!!!

[@jenniferwong1765]

Great 🎵 👍 I miss the 90s the music was great.

[@deanforde71]

"on the stormy night - the rain came crashing down" - a perfect song that i will never time tire of - Bless

[@tom_123]

If you’re a certain age, this is upsettingly good.

[@shitsumeilegumovitch]

Oh yeah

[@cucurucho1961]

This album is certainly one of the best debuts in the last 20 years or so, and considering the age of the boys all the more reason to admire it.

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

GREAT TUNE, GREAT BAND.

[@Boricua3lions1985]

An all time favourite. It reminds me of various times in my life.

[@PinkyPuff69]

I was 24 I think...I couldn’t stop playing this.

[@LylaRox]

This song still gives me chills - just like when I first heard it almost 13 years ago!!!! A masterpiece!

[@theheavylightshovel7399]

Still giving u chills?

[@LylaRox]

@@theheavylightshovel7399 I'm back to say, it still does!

[@theheavylightshovel7399]

@@LylaRox yaaaasss!! Welcome back😂

[@LylaRox]

@@theheavylightshovel7399 Thank you! It's so weird to look at my comments from 12 years ago! Thanks for replying which prompted me to respond. Still really loving this song!

[@theheavylightshovel7399]

@@LylaRox you’re welcome, yeah it’s a classic, time flies lol

[@heatherrichardson2982]

i'm suddenly an awkward 12 year old again! absolutely loved this album! still do in fact :-)

[@moonchild66]

Gives me chills....still been late teens🖤🖤🖤🖤very cool tune still......sooo underated asf

[@Ianesque]

Tune! Brings back great memories from a great era of indie!

[@user-lx4oy7ul5k]

take me back to the time when i was young and innocent :)

[@ingongchoo4830]

2020 I still love this since 1996!@! from south korea .. goldfinger is my inspiration song though i drank soju toomuch

[@Oliviacaptain]

[Verse 1] Move closer Set my mind on fire Taking over The world seems so alive, oh ah ooh The world seems so alive [Chorus] She slips into the night and she is gone Gone to set the score, gone into the town Rain shining in her eyes Her brother started school again today A thought to pass the time, to occupy my mind While I'm waiting for her [Verse 2] Down in the basement Listening to the rain Thinking things over I think it over again, oh ah ooh I think it over again [Chorus] She slipped into the night and she was gone Gone to set the score, gone into the town Rain shining in her eyes Her brother started school again today A thought to pass the time, to occupy my mind While I'm waiting for her [Instrumental] [Verse 3] I'm riding it down Listen to the rain She'll be here soon I lie back and drift away, oh ah ooh I lie back and drift away [Chorus] She slipped into the night and she was gone Gone to set the score, gone into the town Rain shining in her eyes Her brother started school again today A thought to pass the time, to occupy my mind While I'm waiting for her [Outro] I'm feeling so alive, feeling so real On a stormy night, the rain is coming down Rain like never before I've got some records on and some bottles of wine On a stormy night, the rain is lashing down And I'm waiting for her

[@marygracefelder1268]

Heavenly Melody

[@cjhepburn7406]

Does anyone remember listening to these guys on BBC Radio 1?

[@dougie1978]

I'm pretty sure that this is my favourite song EVER!

[@donna1420]

Brilliant song

[@russ7510]

The best ever Ash tune

[@xtraspecialmango]

If i was going on desert Island discs - This would be one of my choices.