Blur - He Thought Of Cars (Later With Jools...1995)

[@javiv3282]

Bass is incredible on this performance! listen to it with attention

[@RockyStradlin]

@@benji1645 I agree, he done probably the most great bass riffs from the 90's British rock.

[@adthename]

the bass in this song is hypnotizing

[@paulbadoo9326]

Alex is an excellent musician. His basslines were always really inventive and catchy at the same tiem.

[@aelahn]

people have been sleeping on Alex for all these years I was a Blur fan (since 2006ish)... just recently (like 3 years ago) people started to notice his bass lines. I was so intrigued by his work but people would rarely cite him and it was always Graham is a wizard and Damon is a genious... hear me out, the same thing will happen with Dave in some years I guess.

[@tinyrick2921]

The slower tempo even emphasized the bass

[@ortigasraymundo]

This song takes me to another dimension unknown to me

[@philpayton8965]

incredible performance of an incredible and criminally underrated piece of music. to think i got this album when i was 7 and always thought this was just a throwaway album track until i rediscovered it as a young adult. looking back now, blur's music was always so much more artistic and incredible than the Britpop tag implied. another album that suffered from the same tag was Six by Mansun, another incredible piece of art. but back to the topic, this is incredible. oasis could never write anything with this much intelligence and nuance. blur could be just as dark as radiohead while remaining easier on the ear than radiohead ever were. a genuine musical force in their heyday. damon albarn and graham coxon's musical styles complemented each other to absolute perfection, and alex james' basslines were world class. god i miss when good music like this dominated the charts.

[@madebyjordan]

You've pretty much described my experience with this track. I always used to skip past He Thought of Cars, dismissing it as a filler track when I was younger - listening again as an adult, it is now by far my favourite from this album and one of my favourite Blur tracks altogether. It's like unearthing a gem. Alex's bassline is absolutely sublime, Damon's vocal, Graham and Dave - they've all set a beautiful, dark tone for this one that just stands out on TGE as something very special.

[@lucianogoyenechea8704]

@@madebyjordan yep, alex steals the song man..

[@MileyRo]

i'm tearing up reading this and thinking about everything you said. i couldn't have said it better myself. this band means a lot to me and i love to find this kind of hidden gems under their videos, just people opening their hearts to them.

[@Andy-lf5oc]

i knew of blur, mostly their singles. Damon Alborn had released a few Gorillaz albums by time i left high school. I picked up Alex James autobiography a fortnight ago, disappointed he didn’t go more into making of the music. But regardless i went through their back catalogue, and i agree, this is one of their finest pieces of work.

[@nickstrong8247]

This has always been one of my favorite Blur song. It's so amazing. It's as dark as Radiohead, but still lighter than Radiohead in a way. It's incredible, and it just blows me away listening to it.

[@RockyStradlin]

Sadly seems like Damon Albarn and Tom Yorke don't get friendly with each other

[@eduardovila3038]

@@RockyStradlin Unfortunately

[@2Disreal]

whats this song supposed to be about

[@bohemiandream6259]

Yeah it’s sad bc Thom has complimented Blur a lot in the past-he went as far as saying he wished he’d written Girls & Boys-but then Damon made some comments & they didn’t seem to get on well ☹️ Jonny & Graham are friends though

[@paulbadoo9326]

That song is IMHO one of their best (and one of the best of the 90s). Like all great bands, Blur had many gems "hidden" as album tracks, and this one is amazing. The chord progression, the bass line, Damon's vocal delivery, Graham's guitar effects. Listening to it brings me right back to 1995.

[@Renniatt]

He Thought Of Cars but with the 13 album style

[@user-20392]

Days when only listening to this song, this version specifically with Alex's enhanced bass and Damon's best vocals ever, can console me.

[@siob0t]

I want to live inside of that bass.

[@manward10]

Blur with Graham is my favourite band of all time. You have to understand that Blur sound to really appreciate them!

[@Yviee5413]

Blur is so underrated

[@am.a_cat2186]

I wish the studio version was this epic

[@Stefano1875]

Amazing. just amazing. Not enough live versions of this around

[@junkyarddog303]

Fantastically underrated Bowieesque Blur tune. 🔥

[@anthonysilva7269]

I love this song

[@aelahn]

people have been sleeping on Alex for all these years I was a Blur fan (since 2006ish)... just recently (like 3 years ago) people started to notice his bass lines. I was so intrigued by his work but people would rarely cite him and it was always Graham is a wizard and Damon is a genious... hear me out, the same thing will happen with Dave in some years I guess.

[@mmtz3051]

Flawless version!!!

[@esperipirapa]

the bass is literally like the cherry on top

[@johnpickk7526]

better than the studio version

[@spencerglover1]

Superb band Blur just unique

[@tanosan4037]

Definitely the best song from The Great Escape

[@JasonA-nt9qw]

This live performance is incredible

[@y.y.y.y.y.y.y.y]

MASTERPIECEEEEEE

[@anthonysilva7269]

number one.. blur!!

[@rafaelsantosx]

Slower than the studio version

[@jupiteriancracked]

Better this way

[@drewsturgeon9511]

Might not of been Blur's best album but still right good and this is many of the key songs. Always loved this track!

[@emmymofield1382]

i didnt even know there was a bass line in the studio version it was so quiet. you mean to tell me that beautiful bass line was turned down makes me disappointed

[@dreamsthatgotogether7553]

I remember noticing bits of it on the album version but definitely not how intricate and interesting it is!

[@Angel_Javier_gg]

*He thought of cars - Blur* Moscow's still red The young man's dead Gone to heaven instead The evening news Says he was confused The motorways will all merge soon Lottery winner buys the moon They come to save us The space invaders He thought of cars An' where, where to drive them Who to drive them with But there, there was no one, no one There's panic at London Heathrow Everybody wants to go Up into the blue But there's a ten year queue Columbia is in top gear It shouldn't snow this time of year America's shot She's gone an' done the lot, a lot He thought of planes An' where, where to fly to An' who to fly there with But there, there was no one, no one La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la He thought of cars An' where, where to drive them An' who to drive them with But there, there was no one, no one

[@emmymofield1382]

damons electronic music and grahams fast distorted sounds in the chorus should also have been in the final version

[@DavidWilliams-dn1rt]

Grahams bits in the chorus are on the studio version

[@amableu]

Timeless.

[@CarlosSanhueza-fn9uw]

The best version❤

[@GabrielAlves-bq9fs]

formidavel

[@기간제-f7j]

와 초반 데이먼 ㄷㄷ 잘생겼다

[@jonnyenvideos]

blh

[@leeoser3806]

Ballsy tempo.

[@nataliecheung1969]

面面~

[@luckybouldermint]

Slower than studio version

[@SA-ff9uc]

Don't like Oasis bur never even listened to Blur apart from the singles. It's just pretentious and shallow and he is wearing Fila.