Bush - Letting the Cables Sleep

Music video by Bush performing the song "Letting the Cables Sleep", from the album The Science of Things . (C) 1999 Kirtland Records
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[@Nickpick2008]

My sister Genevieve passed away in 2009 from cancer. Every time I visit her at her apartment, she'd ask me to play this song, almost religiously. It got harder and harder to visit once the chemo and experimental drugs took a toll on her body. I owe her my taste in music, movies. Almost everything. Today is the anniversary of her passing (May 14th) I'm here now, listening to this with a smile on my face. I miss my sister. She was my best friend. I don't know why I'm putting this out in the world, maybe it'll have someone appreciate whoever makes them happy a little bit more or turn up this song that much louder.

[@jonm2416]

I felt the same way writing my little story 3 years ago. Coming back now tho, it's nice to see a few dozen people actually read it and maybe can relate.

[@rudytheonly1995]

Sorry

[@gguevara5150]

I will turn this song all the way up for Genevieve. May she rest in heaven. 🤘

[@Nickpick2008]

@@gguevara5150 thank you ❤️

[@HEYSERG]

♥️♥️

[@Icenfyre]

i was a kid in 99. Just turned 40. This is one of my best songs ever made. I believe being a a teen in 99 was way better than teens have it now if I look back.

[@Heather_Morgan]

I completely agree. I think we're the last generation to have had decent music. I always say, "everything after 9/11 is crap", because the 90s was the last decade of good music, imo anyway. From 2000 onward, music got significantly worse each year. Music now is so generic. Most of it is completely lacking emotion, purpose and meaning. It's all created using the same industry formula, so it's boring, predictable and repetitive. Creativity, originality, freedom of expression and real talent has nearly disappeared from modern music. All we're left with is auto tuned garbage designed to please algorithms and promote agendas. I was 14 in 1999. Bush was one of my favorite bands for years. Although they're not in my top 3 favorites anymore, I still listen to their music from back then. Good music can stand the test of time. That's why we still listen to music from decades ago, but forget about new songs right away. Radio stations are still playing tons of music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, because it's good music that passed the test of time.

[@micheleraffaldt]

I was 26 years old. I loved 99. Wild days then. I love the song. I find myself singing it for no reason. Im alot easier on myself now.

[@lupus.dei.]

99 was a special year for me as well. A year of major change, heartache, love -hate and confusion. Everything that happened then still echos today in my life.

[@DreamseedVR]

Yes.

[@user-bj1mx2ip1c]

Early 2000s is when good music eneded..im 40 too..the modern dance clubs still only play my generations dance hits

[@anar.l.5895]

Who is still listening to it on 2020? Good music never goes out of style 👍

[@karatk8624]

amen sister

[@4Happy2Hours0]

The best bush song by far

[@tatianarodriguez1580]

😎

[@barrypierce4579]

Good music is timeless

[@sylviaanita1548]

🙋❤🔥🎸

[@marilynyadira]

"I am a stranger in this town" This still hits hard --2024

[@iarasantos7845]

Aqui ... Brasil.... Amooo ....30/08/2024

[@MarieCindy]

Never understood why this song didn't do better in charts. This really is their best song

[@josephlarson4201]

Me too. I love this song. I think it has more to do with the direction of rock music when this came out. Corporate rock radio was moving quickly to weed out stuff like this.

[@dreznoryorkekeenanbuckley2226]

Yeah... I've always thought this song was sooo beautiful and underrated!

[@randallabracadabra]

People were conditioned to like garbage, that’s why there’s so much garbage that is topping the charts still.

[@randallabracadabra]

@@noobdernoobder6707 wakka wakka wakka

[@LilMac0025]

Definitely keep coming back to this one….

[@veronicagutierrez9761]

The last concert I went to with my brother before he passed away...I was holding up my cell phone recording bush playing live and we where both singing along as loud as we could ...I listen to it just to hear his voice sometimes

[@tanviramin6153]

Good god. Your comment just broke my heart. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@sakaziii8440]

I'm sorry for your loss..

[@FruitBasketGamingTM]

you have a very beautiful last memory with your brother

[@thedude4638]

Veronica Gutierrez RIP

[@gc8024]

Rip. Me my love.

[@monymiller4005]

I'm in my 40s now....this will NEVER cease to be one of my alltime faves!

[@zoozoopeddles114]

Hot guy singing a sweet song about sadness. This song is about a close friend of Bush frontman lead singer Gavin Rossdale who had the HIV illness, but didn't tell anyone for six months because was ashamed. When Gavin found out, he felt real bad that his friend didn't feel comfortable talking about it, and wrote this about breaking the silence.

[@drewu3661]

As an adult this song is even more potent and beautiful

[@CianaLetoGoddess]

RIP Joel Schumacher, director of this stunning video...

[@armandoosuna6525]

Wow. Had no idea :/ very talented!

[@AshmarieJohnston]

Really? I didn’t kno that. He also did great on the lost boys too!!

[@chathamgrimmer]

“Silence is not the way”… ❤

[@TheJennVegas]

This song was written about his friend who was dying and didn't let anyone know or want anyone to know because they were ashamed. The emotion in this is so beautiful this song was one of the last I listened to before sadly losing my husband to fentanyl poisoning . This song hits different and show the true talent of this band imho

[@themagpie_1]

Sorry for your loss, at least we still have the music we shared with them..

[@patrickskehill5589]

So sorry for the loss of your man, your right btw..this song does hit different. Peace out, sister x

[@AnglephileSwedenGerman]

I've lost count how many loved ones are dead from fentanyl n its started in my 20s n I'm in my 40s n it still happens I go through the alphabet letter by letter n name each person n I get halfway n can't bring myself to say more or I count the names n by the 20s I break down knowing I'm just halfway there, I come from a city in between two big cities that get everything from new York City the highway through my city is called heroin highway by the locals n police like the police think it's funny but they don't even realize that's they can't even do their job , I've seen puppies run around cars filled with heroin that I could smell it's a joke in new York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts USA

[@NicoleDevries-k6p]

Hiv

[@fleafarts3576]

He didn’t die of fentanyl poisoning. He overdosed on drugs. be honest.

[@PlinyTheYounger333]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. I’m obsessed with it

[@dddux]

Because it MEANS something. The meaning of music these days is lost in profitabilitism. Not saying it wasn't about profit in those times, just that it's the one and only reason left to release something these days. Which means releasing generally bullshit that as many people with low IQ or no nack for arts will enjoy. Bluntly, to sell as much as you can to people who never really listen to the lyrics or care about art.

[@PlinyTheYounger333]

@@dddux not all music. Finland has some incredible music

[@vikkibrown2023]

I know, right~~I feel the same way~~

[@ericleonkingery9229]

My go to love song. My ideal picture of love between to people. I sing in a band and us to sing this to my ex..... 😢😮

[@yazdankm1313]

24 years later. It's still one of my all time favorites.

[@ifericonlyknew]

This played on “Charmed” (S2,e20) Piper was crying and Leo orbed in to comfort her. Amazing song!

[@masterghotihook5793]

One of the most underrated Bush songs.

[@Duzz14]

When MTV used to run videos in the mornings they played this fucking song every single day. Hearing this riff is like hearing an alarm clock for me.

[@JHD6045]

I remember that. Used to watch in the morning before 8th grade. And they did play this. And Korn, Limp Bizkit, etc. All the bands of that era.

[@armandoosuna6525]

I forget what he was trying to convey in the music video. It's so mysterious. The hand painting on the wall. I wonder if music videos mean anything to kids now days , the way music videos meant for us back then and how they really told their own stories. The 90s.

[@Duzz14]

@@JHD6045 you were born in 86 hahaha. Me too. I was in 8th grade. That’s so funny.

[@JHD6045]

@@Duzz14 84' 1999 was a hellof a year for music

[@Duzz14]

@@JHD6045 it really was. How many times did you play Californication that summer? That, There is Nothing Left to Lose came later, Significant Other came out in like June. It was probably even bigger that year than both of them. Which is crazy to think about now. Slim Shady LP....that’s just a few. One of my all time favorite albums “The Fragile” NIN which I bought the first day it came out at strawberries. Man I miss those days

[@cpt.robertchristian6113]

This song is hauntingly captivating.

[@michelelazarus9993]

One of the Best Musicians of the World !! And We Thank You for your Life in this World !!❤

[@christinapike5966]

Watching ER and this comes on. Right to KZbin.

[@Brittybootiful92]

Omg same 😋

[@cerealrakist7360]

Same!!❤

[@LAURENTMARTORELL]

Same

[@evetmp]

Same! ❤

[@terrirnbsn3596]

Popped up in my head after not hearing it in 15 years.

[@EchosVideos]

Same! I have no idea why, but it came to my mind all of a sudden, just like that, I didn't even remember the title, I had to google the lyrics to find it, that's crazy!

[@kevinwhiting8391]

Terri Shaw that old..Damn

[@cedricvanhaecke4468]

Same shit here

[@laurenlatham6993]

So apparently it’s the theme song for “the crossing” on abc and that’s how I got reminded of it again. I think it’s just the instrumental part, but I was like, fuck, I forgot about this

[@matthewdumas7498]

It's pure art

[@justmissjamey]

Glad I found this song again...like a long lost friend...

[@jasonmarr4912]

Leave it alone by moist is a gem too. Reminds me of the same feelings

[@erine.5680]

Watching the Charmed and listening to this masterpiece in 2024

[@trentrossdale638]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever made.

[@evetmp]

Agreed ❤

[@billnechamkin3632]

RIP Joel Schumacher, this is still one of the most memorable videos I've seen.

[@cobraviper2013]

Who's here in 2024? ❤ My turn to be one of those people 😂

[@itsmejahoo]

I forgot about this song completely. One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard.. glad I came across it again as it’s been over a decade. I listened to some Bush as a teen. I’m 34. Good times…

[@mmmooo78]

yeah, im 32 now. our generation had amazing music. im binge listening to all my favorite oldies =)

[@itsmejahoo]

@@mmmooo78 ❤️

[@chipthamac]

@@itsmejahoo I am 46, saw them in concert twice, and I too forgot.

[@tariksulejmanovic5695]

Same here, also listened the remix from Cafe del Mar compilation quite a lot. Then I haven't heard it in years when it suddenly came across my mind again.

[@SoNewEnglandsux]

Ya I'm 43 n had to come back to this after finding it was written about his friend who got AIDS n I had a couple friends just die from AIDS n they battled it for over 30yrs each n I was semi responsible for the first one dying earlier from it then he should by playing a stupid game of catch I miss through the glove at him n he had to reach out for it n that just snowballed into his death quicker dam if I only through that glove straight at him in the numbers not a stupid ass throw which I just tripped myself over n got busted up from n dam so much blood n broken bones n I'm carrying him n he's screaming at me I have AIDS let me go save yourself but I just had to be a hero if just for one day (Bowie much much love for your music )

[@Storminsanity]

If people only understand how deeply cutting and painful the lyrics of this song is... cuts my soul to peices every time I listen to it.

[@margaretwerner9285]

Here @ 65 Never get enough of this masterpiece 2024

[@smritiagrawal4834]

You in the dark You in the pain You on the run Living a hell Living your ghost Living your end Never seem to get in the place that I belong Don't wanna lose the time, lose the time to come Whatever you say, it's alright Whatever you do, it's all good Whatever you say, it's alright Silence is not the way We need to talk about it If heaven is on the way If heaven is on the way You in the sea On a decline Breaking the waves Watching the lights go down Letting the cables sleep Whatever you say, it's alright Whatever you do, it's all good Whatever you say, it's alright Silence is not the way We need to talk about it If heaven is on the way We'll wrap the world around it If heaven is on the way If heaven is on the way I'm a stranger in this town I'm a stranger in this town I'm a stranger in this town If heaven is on the way If heaven is on the way I'm a stranger in this town I'm a stranger in this town

[@greatidea682]

👍👍👍

[@shannabrackenstein]

Sadly, the theme of the video doesn’t fit the lyrics. Both are beautiful, but separately. I wish I’d told my best friend more about how amazing he was for just being him and he didn’t need secrets. But he passed too soon. We used to listen to this song together all the time when it first came out. Maybe it was enough.

[@milenariarr8329]

¡Muchas gracias! 🍷

[@ashleysvoyles1681]

2024 ?? Yup, I'm here ❤

[@filipealmeida9523]

Listening this in 2023, alone in a car trip at a rainy night... and thinking about life. What a perfect picture!

[@paulchristie6229]

This song is a timeless classic.

[@A_Drift...]

I use to have crippling depression. I wallowed in it. Still get sad, often. Still cherish this peice of music.

[@courteneyk311]

2024?! This is my eternal jam! Its beauty and pain all rolled up in one ❤😢

[@caneimcdonald9226]

2020!! The one episode of Charmed in season 2 when Leo was comforting Piper at the end brought me here and plus I fucking love 90s/early 2000s era rock.

[@LeAudaciousPanda]

that scene and s4e20 ending when Courage started playing.. are the two scenes that had me crying...

[@Sam-kg1ft]

Charmed S02e20

[@melii4089]

Yess❤️

[@hlenabydarkestrock09]

Just watched that episode and brought me here too! ❤️

[@apostolistriantafyllou7460]

Same here just like you all. Tried to watch the new Charmed TV Show but it doesn't sit well I guess.

[@Elise__Mae]

The string quartet break at 1:44 and gorgeous string accompaniment throughout lets you know this is no ordinary rock ballad. Transcendent. And then pairing it with this visual feast of a video? Too, too perfect.

[@redjewel83]

I'm 37 years old. I've been a fan of Bush since I was in the 8th grade. Still love them

[@renegrespan8176]

Such an amazing, beautiful and sad song...Bush was awesome.

[@ParagonPanda]

Quarter-century old song but even in 2024 still a magic one!

[@all4Hisgloryalone2Tim215]

One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded

[@Dermacrosis]

I can't think of many that beat it for the painful beauty of the song, and I was around in the late 70s memory wise.

[@johanburger4454]

Just can't beat this style, era of music. Doesn't get anymore real than this

[@rotebaron26]

I am still listening in 2022! Probably forever i will

[@lj7544]

Looked up this song after hearing it on the intro to the ER episode "such sweet sorrow". OMG fell in love with it, the band and Gavin! Where has this song been all my life ❤

[@justinS8522]

One of the best songs ever written and performed, a shame not enough people know about it.

[@PlinyTheYounger333]

2022 and I am not ever leaving ! 🤘🏻 this song is pure art 🖼

[@nicholas2102]

2023 🤘

[@Mariah111981]

I saw them in April 1997, some of us never left.

[@stellaluv3737]

at 42 this song means more to me now then when i was 20🥺💔

[@ryanfrye6076]

Kind of hauntingly beautiful and dark.

[@harmansmith84]

From someone who literally went to the razorblade suitcase tour in 98 or so. Bush is one of the bands that I constantly listen too 25 years later. Most of their songs hit harder for me the older I get and the more bullshit I go through

[@_Kiii]

Ain’t that the truth. Life hasn’t gotten easier the way I always thought it would. Oh hell no, the older we get the more shit we go through.

[@conceitoeteoria]

Melhor música do Bush, sem dúvida! Belíssima, soturna, melancólica, profunda, única!

[@negativecake5809]

Perfect song for a rainy walk. It reminds me the naivety I lived when I was younger.

[@jenniferpartridge6235]

I was 19 when this song came out and had such a school girl crush on Gavin that my brain practically short circuited when he was painting on the walls. Now I'm 42 and married, and "silence is not the way" holds a lot more meaning for me. ❤

[@claudiafranks2548]

Me too I was 19 when this song came out and now I’m 42

[@alexwarner2757]

Im so happy with this song in 2023! Omg this belongs to my heart and soul!

[@sergemarcoux7762]

I cannot be the only one that really love this incredible song?!?!?!?! Seriously guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wolflair3329]

Yes you are. Everyone else on this comment section is pranking you

[@thecajunphoenix]

You're not the only one who loves this song.

[@melissadana7829]

I lived through some of the best eras for music - 80s (pre-teen, teen, very young adult) and 90s (20something). Punk, pop, rock, grunge...whether a mosh pit or my own bedroom, I adored it all and rocked out as much as possible. And yet somehow I always gravitated to the most melancholy song(s) on any album, and still do. This is one of my favorites, because the quiet, slower-paced music was a bit of departure for them at the time, the lyrics cut deep, and the synthesis of the two is perfect.

[@npcliteralboner6300]

Most underrated band in the nineties. 3 of the best albums of all time. Razor blade Suitcase is a goddamn masterpiece

[@ColorsBright]

Razorblade Suitcase is one of my favorite albums of all time. I still love it even more than sixteen stone

[@bedheAd_music]

Favorite song since the day it come out

[@pluviophile1988]

They're really NOT that underrated dude they were huge in the 90s people SERIOUSLY need to stop overusing that fucking word! Every single video I click on...underrated underrated underrated. Omg if I see that godamn word used for a band or a song one more damn time imma lose it!!! Next thing I know, someone's going to call nirvana underrated I swear tfg.

[@pluviophile1988]

@Patrick Whelpley oh my GOD I know. People are ridiculously and unabashedly redundant nowadays absolute SHEEPLE!

[@pluviophile1988]

@Patrick Whelpley I HATE the year one!!!

[@eceutkan2849]

It’s 2024 and this masterpiece still brings back beautiful memories. Never fails to give me that exact feeling

[@lastpatriot4711]

1 month before year 2024, still listening and still gives goosebumps after 24 years...

[@luismera812]

Bush - Letting The Cables Sleep... Simply amazing, sad and one of a kind. It’s Sunday May 24, 2020 “Quarantine” 😔

[@timothywoodfin5995]

I'm 55 and this is timeless just as anything Gavin touches. He is the Midas of the Rock world

[@TheRCBuildersPost]

2023 and still listening to this song almost daily since I learned how to play and sing it back in 2001. One of my favorite songs to play and sing. It always shocks me how many people have never heard this song when I play it. I love this song

[@latinolawdog5067]

Hauntingly beautiful song about depression and how it affects more than just the person afflicted. The lyrics, the mood, the music...just a great great song. Crushingly sad

[@talitabarreto569]

First time i think it was about the relationship conversation! 😁😂

[@yotsubito]

I think I’ve read that this song was written for a friend of the band’s who was suffering from an illness at the time but I don’t remember the details, and yesss, it’s a sad but beautiful song.

[@paulflint6254]

Is about friend with aids. 😢

[@soulseller1838]

video implies a rape

[@PollyGammy]

Snes love no it doesn’t. At all.

[@brandiwurtz1084]

Still jamming this gem in 2023

[@liselautenbacher3847]

By far my favourite Bush song.

[@joellarsen6254]

This song came out at probably one of the best times in my life. I was in the Army stationed at Hunter Army Air Field with some of the best people I will ever know.

[@ranjiniborys8850]

I discovered this music video on my most frustrating darkest days; this was because of my life circumstances 💔🤔🎶🎵📸📷🧬😭🙏

[@xjonez1000]

2023 and this song still gives goose bumps after not hearing it for 10+ years

[@EA-wr2jv]

statement

[@tada792]

Silence is not the way. We need to talk about it.

[@123cillitbang]

Ain't that the Truth. Welcome to Irish men! lol (tearing her hair out at their pride, unresolved/untalked about mother/father issues and the ones that are sociopaths)

[@jeanmariemoule3000]

My dad is sick. He dont look good. I try to talk bout how he feels an if hes scared but he dont want to..im fucking TERRIFIED!

[@TheWoah]

@@jeanmariemoule3000 Is everything going okay?

[@pluviophile1988]

K

[@lordPix3lUK]

One of the best songs ever written imo. Really hits home about depression and how you should talk about it.

[@ElCease207]

Im from the year 5150, just wanted to hear this song again. ❤

[@fangtasiadreams9108]

I can't believe this was released when I was 17 years old! I'm 41 now and this is still probably my favorite song of theirs. I still remember calling the radio station over and over again requesting this song. I don't understand why it wasn't played more... highly underrated song. 🤘🖤

[@Disorder86]

This song is so beautiful! So many memories! Cheers from Portugal!

[@motorecatattoo]

Esta musica é de uma qualidade muito acima da média, ainda bem que ha mais portugueses a gostar de boa musica

[@vivianarubioariza4647]

Pasan los años y la musica se disfruta diferente, con amor, con nostálgia, con felicidad, con sosiego... lo bello de ser cada vez viejos.

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I love songs like this from Bush..Gavin’s voice just tears at my soul…❤️All these years later since the 90s..I’m just so glad Gavin kept pushing and making years & years of good music. This song gives me the save feels as Bonedriven…I love it so much

[@timothywoodfin5995]

Agreed

[@MrJamesis]

One of the best bands I've ever seen Live!!!

[@Erix7810]

The Science of Things, I bought the CD during their tour when this jam had just dropped on my local station. Still love this one.

[@mjn1983]

Still one of my favorite bands after 25 years!

[@Matsopoulos]

Yep, me to buddy

[@keepyourbliss]

I wish more people would like this song for the great lyrics that it has rather than the sound of it. This song is deeply emotional, and I dedicated it to my person, whom I will never want to lose.

[@MrMapiga]

This song is an autentic masterpiece!

[@bgyem]

Goosebumps every time

[@barrikfontenot4330]

Still here in 2024 🤷

[@TheChineiz]

Yeah

[@ajvazovichchannel8362]

❤

[@urszulagawowska1283]

Still here in April 2024

[@juliopuzzinato4282]

Cold Case S7 Ep9

[@JamesHowell-xm9qe]

Yep xo

[@danieltracy8112]

This is real music, period!!!

[@missdynamite5752]

Still my jam at the end of 2021.. Gavin, you are timeless

[@Alwaysherethere]

This is one I could listen to over and over and over. 🤍🕊

[@vikkibrown2023]

2022~~😊😊😊

[@vikkibrown2023]

2022 and I will always love this song~~

[@garthpringle5214]

It was early spring of 2000 and I had so much going on in my head, my heart, my life; this song was an anchor. Reminds me of so much that I'll never get back.

[@maj.kamper9314]

Still Here at the end of 2021 12-23-21 over 20 years later

[@wavingmonkey]

Unintentionally ended up here... I was going to write something really profound... I'm 35 and coming across this almost has me in tears...........

[@LunaSee3]

James J same here, I'm 34 tho lol also almost cried tho

[@noridrad8663]

James J im 28 now heard this when i was 12 geez man

[@claywakefield3916]

Heaven is on the way

[@nigellambert6701]

I’m 40 soon. Reminds me of been in 1999 when I got this on cd. Stand out track. Reminds me of getting of getting divorced. “Silence is not the way” very profound.

[@Icenfyre]

1983 here.... i feel ya bro

[@alexajanell3630]

The first time that I ever heard this song was from 1 of my favorite shows CHARMED!! Of course one of the scenes from the show was very sad because Piper was extremely upset when they weren't able to save someone!

[@mariawilde3121]

Same here! Such a powerful moment.

[@67steinip]

Astral Monkey episode, It felt like THE moment Piper realizes the danger magic can have on the innocent, the moment Leo puts his arms around Piper in comfort, makes me want to do a rerun on Charmed.

[@SimSShadë]

2023 still here baby back again still insane

[@twistedbat8888]

I have the chorus tattooed on my chest these words are so beautiful 😍 the song is the 1st song I listened to by bush never forget that day last year🤘🤘core memory

[@PlinyTheYounger333]

This is one of the sexiest and most beautiful works of music video art ever made. How the fuck is this song so underrated?! Love to Gavin and the band 🤘🏻💙💙💙

[@genxguy5275]

Great band. Great lyrics. Beautiful song.

[@bluemoon5469]

This is one of my favorite Bush songs.

[@tyroneeentertainment9245]

🎶 *"You in the sea, on a decline, breaking thaaa waves..., watching the lights go down, letting the cables sleep"* 🎶 🎻

[@paulflint6254]

This song helped me with my depression, thank you Bush

[@AndreCloss]

Me too

[@lisamessenger3713]

I still love this song all these years later

[@patatedoucebb2919]

I want my entire life to be this dark green.

[@gxbrxxl9626]

that's that "MTV Green Sky" aesthetic, look it up haha

[@CC-tn7rm]

The emotions never die, I only stir them with this melody. 🖤

[@fatboi4801]

So many memories

[@4Happy2Hours0]

Haven't listened to this song in 20 some years, yet I still remember the lyrics and can sing along like it was yesterday.

[@mandiemolly902]

this piece of music resonates with an aching soul, much needed today as we proper humans know