Black Country, New Road - 'Basketball Shoes' (Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall)

[@metineksiogluglu]

bro dropped the hardest song ever made and dipped

[@andarosu311]

I still hope that somewhere, somehow, one day, I will get to see them play this one live. Isaac included, please. For sure one of the most beautiful live performances ever.

[@theblur57]

I can't remember how many times I imagined myself, crying while witnessing this, with all these things in my head, things that seem so insignificant when this song begins. It's just... It gives me so much nostalgia, melancholy and feeling.

[@terry10tnj]

They are all still young and ants from up there is still gaining the band more and more fans each day and becoming an instant classic. I have a good feeling that we will see issac return to perform those songs at some point in the future. Wether that’s a year from now, five years, or twenty I’ll be there happy as shit.

[@seamusmichael1241]

@@terry10tnj i really hope so :(((

[@jakebrown3822]

@@terry10tnj For what it's worth, they were fantastic live without him, too.

[@KeyKey-fg8sk]

Long season 🤨

[@daveysaturn7232]

No hyperbole, this is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard. Godspeed Isaac I hope you return to this band one day.

[@nono-fg5iq]

Whatever happens, bc,nr does stuff to my heart nothing else does. In a painful but comfortable manner. Whichever voice comes thru, could be yours.

[@iloveprogrock9354]

binfing if fiasac

[@eli-rv7tb]

godspeed you! black isaac

[@miiinotaur]

yes

[@threadripper415]

​@@eli-rv7tbi instantly thought about gybe i'm so cooked

[@moonpriest8016]

The way Issac just sits there at the end looking so exhausted and distraught like he gave everything, his all in this performance breaks my heart. If you’ve been depressed or have anyone in your life who has depression you recognise that look. It’s a sad thing to see. All you wanna do is hug him. Depression isn’t being sad, it’s being so so tired of the sadness. Normal people are sad and then they can have a cry or a rant and eventually it’s ok. For people like us, like Issac no matter what you do every is exhausting and painful and you loose the passion you once had. Sometimes you have good days and the depression fluctuates day to day but it’s always there creeping from behind ready to take u like a wave. When the wave is there at first u can swim, u can keep it at bay but then a bigger wave comes along and engulfs you in water and now your fully submerged. All of a sudden it’s crying every day for no reason and then not crying for a month, it’s never eating and then binging till you feel sick, it’s never showering because you now have to prioritise your energy, it’s never sleeping and then sleeping for a day straight cos being alive is exhausting. It’s being alone but not wanting to be lonely. It’s staying in bed for a month without leaving the house. And if you don’t keep it in check, eventually it kills you. I’m glad Issac left, I think for his mental health it was the best thing for him. But be grateful we have songs like this one and the whole album of afut because Black Country new road has made music that’s so sad but so awfully beautiful. It hurts how beautiful basketball shoes is. He should be proud, they all should be, they’ve made something that could never be remade or repeated. Hope he’s doing better now

[@holysoup2954]

this comment is really beautiful

[@kayosensei]

The way how music industry works pains him that's why he quit his dreams...... he did his best tho

[@vangledosh]

You describe it perfectly. What's even worse is when the people you love try to help, but they just don't understand what you're going through (and you hope they never have to go through that). It's the feeling of being alone even when you're surrounded by people that love you. Nothing seems to change, that emptiness follows you everywhere you go.

[@moonpriest8016]

@@holysoup2954 MAE

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I feel like being depressed is the human condition, you’re just gonna have to learn to deal with it cause no one else is gonna

[@lain9446]

Isaac's vocals are fucking insane here, probably the best version of this song

[@beansy8258]

instrumentals are a lot better on the studio version, plus the lyric changes suit the song a lot better imo

[@rifadxyz]

What the editor did was criminal. The camera should NOT have cut away from Isaac for even a second during that final "In my bedsheets."

[@Georgia86144]

Now that you say it its pissing me off so bad 😭 i wanna see his expressions

[@magpie-yf8gf]

esp how low they mixed the raw catharsis in his vocals

[@gwendeseminat8r]

truest shit ever said holy fuck im not even mad im just really dissapointed

[@robbiemcneish4459]

@@magpie-yf8gf drums too loud, vocals too low

[@KNeil779]

​@@Georgia86144"Why can't I taste his delicious tears?" Oh dear love x

[@silly8917]

The way he perfectly encapsulates the feeling of finding the most beautiful thing you can imagine, and having it torn from you... gives me chills every time

[@firstnamelastname7990]

This. Exactly this.

[@eldensloth]

I just lived the dystopian nightmare of having ads pop up in the middle of this masterpiece of a song. So grateful to be able to hear this incredibile performance anyway.

[@vangledosh]

adblocker does wonders

[@alexf7377]

"Get Brave" as of Dec 24 still ad-free.

[@cacacalr]

this is the greatest live performance of any song ever

[@jlirl5736]

Kind of a stretch tbh

[@rag4877]

@@jlirl5736 not really, name a better one

[@pertombre]

@@jlirl5736 hell no.

[@Gengu]

@@rag4877 Long Season

[@Bruceboot]

@@jlirl5736 nah buddy you caping

[@unchuguwealbinundedu1930]

i swear i'm gonna wipe my ass with sergey and larry's face is they ever put another advertisement in the middle of baskeball shoes

[@nicolaslebrun3157]

Surprised to realize that this video is only 10 months old. Already feels like a record of something that happened in some unreachable past

[@cryo8055]

Seriously. It feels like I’ve always known this song. It’s crazy how stuff like this can just be birthed into existence at random

[@9999intheupperrealm]

Now this comment is 10 months old

[@RadioheadLover6653]

@@9999intheupperrealmnow the other guy’s reply is 10 months old

[@artificialplanet1540]

@@9999intheupperrealm Surprisingly, your comment is now 10 months old

[@barisbing]

It is insane how many people have not seen this live version yet. This feels to me like one of those monumental live recordings which people will go on to associate with the band for many years to come.

[@robertJ14]

It's better than the studio version. Piano is louder and also has the violin string plucking included. Also the guitars and drums sound more like actual instruments in their whole natural imperfect beauty.

[@bobloblaw3800]

Holding out hope Isaac will return some day, if it suits him. If not, thanks for the best album I've heard in 20 years, and good luck to ya mate

[@somecandytalking97]

You sir, are a mouthful

[@twmedia-film]

My number one song on Spotify wrapped. Played it 141 times - approximately 29,6 hours 👍

[@Brunettemnm]

Seek therapy man

[@luigymrobles]

Mine was Concorde with 181 times, approximately 18 hours, maybe I should look into therapy too lmao

[@twmedia-film]

@@luigymrobles Extremely big W

[@momspickles_]

i had the place as mine with 162, absolutely insane album

[@neromxxn2252]

The spotify version sounds like ass compared to how it sounds on KZbin for whatever reason

[@funatish]

you can see isaac needed some time. the way he puts the guitar on the floor and looks down like he's lost in the end... it broke my heart. if you've ever been depressed it's easier to recognize it when you see it. i hope he is well and wish him the best. he doesn't need to come back to the band. he has the right to live his life in his own terms. godspeed to the bcnr, hope they continue making awesome music together.

[@KarK1ttyy]

this has always reminded me of the 98 fishmans preformance because i feel issac had a similar feeling to shinji sato knowing this would be his last preformance

[@shawn2641]

Wow you're right...this is up with the live performance of Long Season as one of the most emotional swan songs out of any artist. I pray Isaac takes the time he needs and we see him back in some form, I am just so devastated that can't be the case with Shinji :(

[@TheJimbeveridge]

New fan here, my son put this on . I am stunned this is absolutely wonderful, probably up there as one of the best live performances I have witnessed ever. Isaac I hope you find peace sir.

[@cornet468]

Old comment I know but check if your son is ok big man.

[@LeahIsHereNow]

Same!!!

[@LeahIsHereNow]

@@cornet468he’s fine.

[@seferinorino6951]

Me too. My son introduced this to me. He learnt of Radiohead from me, he returned the favour with this song.

[@Qwertyziks]

this song has been of more help to me in the month following the breakup from my fiance than any therapy, long walks, talks with friends and family could ever be. i don't think i've ever connected and related to a piece of art in the same way i do with this song. the line "your generous loan to me, your crippling interest" has changed me forever.

[@dimwitted-fool]

It’s just such a perfectly crafted line that you almost wonder how no one has said it before

[@miss_honk]

​@@dimwitted-foolcan u explain it pls

[@elliotbaker5416]

A loan is expected to be repaid, but very rarely will you ever pay back the exact value of the loan you received, that extra value is called interest. So he is singing about a person who has given him a generous loan in a figurative sense, potentially someone who gave him the best time of his life, but loan implies it came to an end, and Isaac now feels like he has lost a lot more than he gained from the time in the first place, hence the crippling interest

[@mikoirl]

No more bootlegs, no more reversed video. Finally, the official one is out. Thank you BC,NR. Thank you Isaac

[@rigohatesmusic5429]

I cannot get over Isaac’s scream at 11:41 it’s just so damn perfect

[@bettycov647]

10000% agree

[@ficklefartrecordsco3451]

a good song ngl probably the best song ever ngl

[@velkykoblyh8065]

based

[@katanaquits5255]

one thing i adore is how at about 7:40 in the song, each instrument plays a part to restate the motif of the song. and each instrument having its own part, transitioning from one to the next, as it builds up tension to when they finally come together at 8:18 . it’s stunning, tickles my brain and ears wonderfully. it’s a motif i could hum to myself so easily but the depth of it can only be heard in the song itself. and that brass, absolutely stunning. 🙏

[@Chapki]

sobbing so hard I don't think I've ever been more attached to a piece of music and to hear it raw and live like this ughhhhhhhhhhhhh feelings are being so very felt

[@inymtynm]

I agree, it's a strong feeling

[@vivlaughlove_]

SAME

[@inymtynm]

@@vivlaughlove_ let's go

[@ashutoshbaluni3188]

so basically you have never felt this way, like ever?

[@Chapki]

@@ashutoshbaluni3188 ashy boy, I am the convo, you are the weather

[@ThomasBaxter]

9:36 The ways those drums hits resonate in the hall in this performance get me every time.

[@ciscomoto]

Holy fuck - they killed it with this live performance. Go BCNR. Bows deeply. Find your peace Isaac - the best to you and the band.

[@davids4464]

This is one of those amazing works of art that we as humans can be really proud of, to think that through hundreds of thousands of years everything evolved just so we can hear such a beautiful chaos of melodies and rhytms wrapped in a breathtaking explosion of emotions, this is the song that i will listen as an older man when i want to remember how it felt to be a teenager.

[@carseatheadrestt]

from 10:09 on is Genuinely one of the most beautiful things i have ever heard . i love this band So much. godspeed isaac

[@SolarCola26]

Gotta admit It’s odd hearing this new mix rather than the original where Isaac’s scream at the end is so much louder than the rest of the band

[@ash.953]

rip jumpscare Isaac scream. That part always sent shivers down my spine

[@kultenhughes3585]

The album mix is perfect in every way. Just listening to how the instruments sit in the mix is fucking incredible. The live mix, to me, is just a pretty good live mix. It's almost impossible to get that kind of perfection live. And they also aren't using some of the best studio engineers and mixers in this live mix.

[@ash.953]

@@kultenhughes3585 The original Queen Elizabeth Concert stream used different audio than this. It was floating around youtube prior to this official one, and many prefer that sound. Someone on reddit explained that this audio sounds like it's straight from the soundboard, while the original stream sounds like it's from the PA. The credits show the live album was recorded by Sergio, so utmost respect to the man.

[@kultenhughes3585]

@@ash.953 fuck, I didn't even realize that Sergio recorded the live version. I guess it's just almost impossible to get the same kind of instrument separation and localization in a live recording.

[@natnar6181]

@@ash.953 do u know if u can still find that one?

[@elliottrusso7351]

I think this is probably the best song ever. If not definitely the best live performance ever. I’m amazed someone was able to capture what it all feels like in such a sort period of time - while being so young. This song doesn’t even really make sense

[@firstnamelastname7990]

7:41-9:24 why I want to learn saxophone and violin. Another comment said it, but this perfectly conveys the feeling of finding and having the most beautiful thing ever... then having it all torn away from you.

[@Kyle_etc]

Wow the amount of sadness I feel after watching this is amplified 3x after issacs vocals at the end. I wish him all the best

[@ryanthebigfoot5271]

You know, I had a dream about Charlie XCX… God speed Issac.

[@tateoien871]

Everything about this is perfect. Isaac looking down mournfully as he plays the first few chords, the stylized footage of upper middle class life in Middle America, and the whole band playing their hearts out for one of the last times ever.

[@simpletonjr]

The freaking switch up of isaacs mannerisms at the end is so freaking chilling. Hes just singing one moment then you can just see the switch of the music flowing through him. Amazing feeling watching this. Still hoping one day to see this live

[@hldr4345]

BCNR Friends Forever

[@robertJ14]

Its incredible how in the crescendo at the end not one instrument or band members gets lost.

[@JamesKovacic]

2022 was such a great year for music and this was the peak

[@CoopStewy]

This might be the best performance of a song ever of all time

[@manteau_]

A gargantuan performance for a beautifully written and arranged song. Whether you listen from a place of doom or joy, this is fucking awesome!

[@MilesdaguyD03]

This is singlehandedly the most beautiful, moving, and devastating performance of anything ever. Like the pull-away that Isaac does at 11:11 is enough to give me chills, let alone the entire ending after that. God.

[@KiIIua_]

You took tears from me once again. Ants From Up There is a record I'll treasure for the rest of my life lol

[@vangledosh]

One of the greatest pieces of music of the last 30 years. Incredible musicianship

[@johanneslandlerjanning]

@11:12 that culmination almost made me cry… Goosebumps all over!

[@alexf7377]

Isaac just knew he'd created something special and remarkable. The pacing, the change-ups, the tension build, and finally that staggering ending.

[@kaeyaliker]

i'm starting to feel some kind of terrible dread for this song but i can't stop listening to it. either i cry or my eyes just water a little. i can't imagine what it was like for isaac. it sounds and feels like a performance he'd dread, too, since the early days before it was even called basketball shoes. i'm so glad he left. i'm happy he didn't put himself through a whole tour of this just to make other people happy. he gave us more than he should have had.

[@josdoom7402]

que gran pieza, no puedes evitar sentir la melancolia que carga, la interpretación de isaac es perfecta, con esa voz rota y a punto de llorar me parece una de las mejores voces de la decada, los violines y el saxofon sombrio nos causan ese amargo sentir de despedida, y es aun mas evidente al ver que es la última cancion del disco, gracias por su musica y por ayudarme a sobrellevar el duelo de una ruptura

[@NoParticlesOfBread]

sin duda el pináculo de la ingeniería británica

[@TheVividestPeak]

Beautiful. I wish we could hear Isaac's screams in the final section.

[@VerdeAguaPersonal]

Part I Concorde flies in my room Tears the house to shreds Defines the night as such A home for us, stick insects And leaves no trace of luck At every market that we intersect I die like fifteen times inside She counts yellow courgettes And she glows like my mother With the same warm brow Like childhood holidays gone I'll say something weightless like Where the hell did you fall from? And she understands me Looks at me with wide eyes Like she's found again She's in soft focus all around me Oh, I can't see the football game On my dad's sofa We are still And we never look at our phones anymore Part II Oh I can't think of anything better Pick a hair off my sweater And drown in me Like boyfriend jeans Oh I haven't felt this way in like ever She is the convo, I am the weather And the clamp is a cracked smile cheek That tortures me And I haven't felt this way in like ever She is the convo, I'm the weather And the clamp is a cracked smile cheek And it tortures me Part III Oh, in my bedsheets, now wet Oh, of Charli I pray to forget In dreams, my face is still in your chest Oh, your generous loan to me Your crippling interest My bedsheets, now wet Of Charli I pray to forget In dreams, my face still in your chest Oh, your generous loan to me Your crippling interest Oh, in my bed sheets now are wet Of Charli I pray to forget In dreams, my face is still in your chest Oh your generous loan to me Your crippling interest

[@MET709]

This is the most perfect, sad, wholesome thing.

[@viiyana]

still crying to this it’s just so good

[@n00t88]

This may genuinly be one of the greatest preformances ever as it may be one of the greatest songs ever written

[@taylernrock]

The first repeat of the final section at 10:42 is by all means incredible. If you didn't know any better you'd be hard pressed to imagine that they could take it an entire level beyond. And of course, that's exactly what they do 🙂 so incredibly well done

[@slandersir7255]

It’s not a reprise.

[@taylernrock]

@@slandersir7255 what would correct term be? I don't know music lingo super well

[@slandersir7255]

@@taylernrock They're just repeating. I don't know what musical term would be used to describe it. But it would only be a reprise if they'd gone onto a different section then returned to the 'bed sheets' part, whereas, in this they just stay on it for four run-throughs (one being instrumental). Maybe you could call it the second rendition of the refrain, but that sounds like too much.

[@taylernrock]

@@slandersir7255 good to know - appreciate you walking me through that! Cheers

[@BruhBruh-ej4cd]

@@taylernrock hey do you now the name of the person at 8:52? ty

[@zachhilyard6235]

I’ve watched Robert Plant, RHCP, Pink Floyd, The Cleveland Orchestra, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Florence Welch. This is the greatest live performance I have ever seen.

[@lfchemimjr]

I always come back to this one. Isaac's emotion is just so damn raw. It crushes - but there lies the beauty of it. Sensational.

[@kiandodd5670]

no other piece of music will ever top this live performance

[@stitchgor3]

I just imagine ur pfp saying this lol

[@kiandodd5670]

i'm back

[@eggeggegg27]

Also the fact you can see how into it the choir are, especially towards the end, they are fucking belting and there's joy in their eyes

[@taylernrock]

11:59 is an absolutely iconic visual

[@pieter7947]

Previous to watching this I had never cried to any song ever. That record has now been broken at least 10 times :)

[@bananabruis8574]

This song and this version changed me fundamentally. I fucking love this song 💚

[@Curiousgeorgie00]

I can't stop listening to this song. This is one of the best live performances I've heard.

[@michaelouzts4290]

this is the greatest live performance of any song, ever. period.

[@aidanlambert4969]

this is still the greatest thing I’ve ever seen

[@sebastianjohnson119]

just sobbed my eyes out watching this this song is a masterpiece

[@LeahIsHereNow]

Wow. And my brilliant 14 year old son sent it to me, so FUCKING WOW! I’m so happy he loves amazing (not over produced) music! This is astoundingly beautiful.

[@stacial]

based son you raised him well

[@mauroglavina1138]

one of the most moving and powerful performance of these last years. BCNR are so deep into me.

[@danevetts681]

the whiplash of getting a specsavers ad halfway through this is intense

[@israeljara1605]

This is the best song of the 2020s so far. Unmatched

[@cianllyr]

this is one of the best performances in years ,the musicianship’s insane. get well soon isaac! and best of luck to the band!

[@connortuttle3510]

Genuinely the best performance ever

[@ljavex5198]

11 februar 2024 sam slusao ovo navaren sa ortakom i igram red dead 2. poceo sam da radim sa ortacima nes preko neta zavrsio smenu krenuo na bleju i nmp kako i zasto ali sam krenuo da trcim za busom i udario me je auto. slomio sam lobanju rebra i vilicu i bio u komi 17 dana a trebao sam 6 meseci. bukv kao ned dana pre svega toga sam rekao sestri da osecam srecu u fullu opet i ova pesma me potseca na te trenutke sad. moj zivot se nastavlja i sad barem znam da ja mogu da budem srecan opet i da zivim. pusi kurac ova pesma je soul crusing i moj zivot je bacio 180 randomly. toliko mi ne dostaju dani proslog zivota ali sticice ope

[@1grapefruit]

I have not heard anything as beautiful as this in my life. Thank you Isaac and everyone.

[@achim_a]

This song, this perfomance - it's surreal, to say the least! What an absolute masterpiece.

[@yellowcourgette]

i literally watch this every day. happy birthday ants from up there

[@samuellbronkowicz]

This is by far my fave BCNR track. The live version is so powerful! Shame Isaacs vocals at the finale were lost in the wall of sound from that hall! Still an epic live performance of an incredible track! Please come back Isaac, the world needs more of this...

[@Alf-es8xy]

If I ever get to see "in my bedsheets now wet" live I'll probably faint

[@ReforixGaming]

I cry so much with this song, I've been going through some tough times

[@nohangofpoetry5937]

I love you Issac , know that you saved my life . I hope I will be able to see you live one day.

[@beppo3951]

One of the greatest performances of all time. Beautiful

[@calvinstaropoli4448]

will absolutely go down as one of the best live performances ever

[@MattyKillenDOP]

Only discovered this band today and I have watched this performance all day, just absolutely powerful. Sending love to Issac ❤️ Good luck with the the US tour guys!

[@KNeil779]

The Absolute pinnacle. Thanks for giving this cold dead heart a latter flutter. I hope Issac is at peace whatever he's doing. His & the the Bands contribution will not go unnoted in the annals of modern rock. Float on boys & girls x

[@eggeggegg27]

And what a feeling that must be, to dip out for your own sake and work in a bakery in peace, knowing you made a modern classic. We were all sad when Isaac left but when all's said and done, it's a fucking happy outcome.

[@adzero]

goosebumps all over my skin. literally

[@kanyeastt]

ill say something weightless like "where the hell did you fall from" but she understands me, looks at me with wide eyes, like shes found again genuinely crying

[@lucasheras1460]

I cried

[@mygrandpasayshesd.b.cooper6200]

Their best one yet.

[@Chris_P_Bacon]

What an outstanding song, absolutely mind-blowing!

[@luisincastañeda]

Uno de las mejores presentaciones en vivo de todos los tiempos

[@somevelvettmourning]

I've only just discovered BCNR, black midi, Squid, etc and holy shit.. I truly have no words to articulate how moved I am. Basketball Shoes brings me to tears without fail every single time, particularly this version. I've discovered them during a period in my life when I need them more than ever, a really difficult and isolating time. Life changing, I am so grateful.. thank you guys, thank you Isaac ♥️

[@stitchgor3]

Me too! It’s gorgeous. My condolences for what you’re going though❤

[@somevelvettmourning]

@@stitchgor3 thank you 🥹 and the same to you, friend ♥️

[@stitchgor3]

@@somevelvettmourning 😊

[@kayosensei]

Welcome to the party (funeral) madafakaaaaaa!!!!!

[@xanderalvarez2344]

Isaac lo dió todo en este performance, se nota al final. Ojala mejore y en algun futuro pueda regresar.

[@puhsefohnee]

Phenomenal performance and is now up there with one my favourite songs currently.

[@nofxpunk99]

Been too long since I came back and relived this performance. What a moment. Hope Isaac is well.

[@ianpark823]

This is the greatest live performance of all time. get well Issac

[@richarddehoop2824]

I saw them at Primavera, don't get me wrong it's still a great band. But Isaac brought soo much tension to the music that is now gone, or maybe they still need time to reinvent themselves. Or maybe it's just because I don't know the new songs. We just have to wait for the next release I guess. But at Primavera I imagined singing "The Place Where He Inserted The Blade" with the whole crowd there, that would have been something special.

[@ethanromm5323]

Yea kinda agree about the new stuff. Really liked the first song, but it generally wasn't grabbing me like their earlier stuff. Bummed a bit but maybe they're still figuring it out.

[@maegnificant]

​@@gibbon.enthusiast maybe they all need to get clinically depressed first, would that make you happier? :)

[@robertJ14]

I mean they all seem happier now at least and so is Isaac most likely. This is pretty exhausting music and emotionally draining.

[@eggeggegg27]

I defy anyone, of any age, who's into any genre of music, not to be moved by that performance. Isaac Wood is (I guess, was) one of the best songwriters and frontmen of the last 30 years.

[@beyondthenile]

the best live performance i have EVER heard.

[@domcactus]

This is probably the best thing I've seen all year

[@satixx5442]

Holy Shit

[@zac1672]

Fr

[@ros3m4ries]

My first reaction to hearing this

[@pedrojurado2287]

LO MEJOR DE MI VIDA I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jacob-uu2kk]

these last four minutes have to be the best four minutes of my life

[@anthonybarrett8778]

What an incredible voice.