Manic Street Preachers - The Girl Who Wanted to Be God (Official Audio)

[@MrPicklerwoof]

This is one of the best album tracks of the 90s. Bizarre how it never gets talked about and flew under the radar.

[@richardcurtishardy]

Also a better single than at least 90% of singles released during the ‘90s (and not even a single).

[@KrisBryant99]

For one why call it Everything Must Go??? That's a bad title for marketing....

[@TariqBedgoodMusic]

@@KrisBryant99 arse

[@jbstorey7223]

“I am afraid of getting older. I am afraid of getting married. Spare me from cooking three meals a day-spare me from the relentless cage of routine and rote. I want to be free. (...) I want, I think, to be omniscient… I think I would like to call myself "The girl who wanted to be God." Yet if I were not in this body, where would I be-perhaps I am destined to be classified and qualified. But, oh, I cry out against it. I am I-I am powerful-but to what extent? I am I.” -Sylvia Plath

[@sayitlikeitis9868]

Goosebumps or what!!

[@garethjones8529]

I never get bored of listening to this song, my personal favourite from Everything must go.

[@duanedurkan3565]

Class song. You've good taste

[@christopherhowe5180]

One of the greatest albums ever made

[@Non-k2x5l]

Seriously couldn't agree more, from a multi-instrumentalist, and multi-genre listener.

[@carlmaughan603]

Great song and one of the greatest albums ever

[@callummottram2026]

Congratulations pals. No 1 Album this week. Beat Steps again. Couldn't happen to a better bunch of fellas. Thanks for your amazing Music.

[@finnegan6371]

The LP is excellent but a particularly favourite part for me is where you get firstly Small Black Flowers and then this magnificent song.

[@markv1125]

I know what you mean. The first time I heard this...just wow

[@kevinhanson4703]

Sublime

[@carlrutter9372]

Came here after dialling up Small Black Flowers... 👌

[@Kevin-VP]

For real

[@nathanwilding7343]

I've always loved this one, almost has a Motorcycle Emptiness feel about it

[@mattgrant6910]

They understood the assignment

[@jonathanfox5773]

Can't think of a single song this reminds me of. Simply amazing.

[@lauraclayton3842]

I have went kind of manics mad this evening found a load of their cds in my attic that aren’t on my iPod I got addicted to them because of this album but my fave is the holy bible

[@claires-wm5dq]

I am God and so are you and you and you. Xxx❤😂

[@bizarroworld3902]

It really doesn't get much better than this.

[@philkearney0577]

I remember hearing this song as a 19 year old at a particularly vulnerable point in my life and it kind of fixing it 😌

[@barrienorman536]

This album got me hooked on the manics it reminds me of the 90s and the good old days happy days

[@congav9062]

Why is this song so good maybe the best song ever created

[@manorbier]

It really is

[@southerner4566]

I wouldn't go that far, Further away is better

[@user-vh6ts9uf6c]

The 90s really was the last great decade!

[@doctorcrankyflaps1724]

Before the internet took over.

[@jalamanta]

This album is miraculous

[@bradl.l5436]

Love this song reminds me of my beautiful partner, takes me right back to 1996 😍😍😍😍😍

[@steveshepherd9324]

Yeah it reminds me of her too!

[@user-vh6ts9uf6c]

What a year!!!

[@frankabuhrman2925]

Decades, and this sounds as incredibly good as ever; nothing has changed. Unfortunately, very little has changed in the politics covered, either, but the songs still speak for what's right.

[@leejt101]

96 I loved this! 2020 it sounds better than ever! The riffs and melody are f awesome! 💙JDB/Manics🎶

[@비정한세상]

There are no sunsets just silence You could see that she was true and faithless But see through the future and forget all the lies Black out the words for the blind have eyes I am the girl who wanted to be God There are times when you feel hopeless Just for once for no-one else we are blameless The dawn is still breaking its heaven is so high She told the truth, told the truth and then she lied Hold me she said love me to death

[@COOLOKSS]

i love this song since first listen

[@niallq8447]

Great song from everything must go. Should be a single from this great album.

[@davidhorne2577]

Love Manic St Preachers

[@BillyPullfromdaysNomates-qu1iu]

Love this album

[@sarahgoodenough6793]

Beautiful

[@TheChai0628]

This is my 98th favorite song!

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

Check 00:20 - 00:26 and compare it to Motorcycle Emptiness Notice anything?

[@Superunknown80]

I play both on guitar, Yes the climbing / stuttering riff up the neck is very similar.

[@declanmcdonnell6965]

Yes, I noticed that he stole both these riffs from Abba's Dancing Queen.

[@Radiofred]

@@declanmcdonnell6965 haha

[@carlrutter9372]

I know the answer! It's by the same band!

[@campsecxxi7448]

10 / 10

[@judgeyourself7206]

Sylvia Plath was indeed the girl who wanted to be god.

[@TheMatrix1776]

love this

[@paulmartin3553]

such a great title

[@karlmarx71]

Written to perfection describing my painfully horrible narcissistic ex wife.

[@manorbier]

Sunny summer days in the 90's

[@pauljohnson7548]

I fucking LOVE this song.

[@Sindictive]

Isn't the lyric "I am the girl that wanted to be god" ?

[@markv1125]

HOW? HOW DID THEY DO THIS?

[@southerner4566]

People always go on about Richie but the Manics made all their best albums after he left.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Richey.

[@Sleepflowrr]

This is my story actually

[@blueprintblue6781]

Is this remastered version ?

[@carlmaughan603]

Great fuckin song and fabulous album gets nee better then this

[@rickyred001]

fuckin class song

[@Kieran84ire]

I always think of Thatcher when I hear this song, I'm not sure why. I've looked at the lyrics, doesn't really have anything to do with her.

[@mizofan]

you reminded me of this song about Thatcher: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6qwf6SJpK17nrM

[@Jacksonrox13]

I always think of Pink Floyd's "Pigs" when representing Thatcher as a song.

[@manuskompo1001]

Kill me lm said love me to death l am a girl who wanted to be some one

[@tonybates7870]

James Dean Bradfield pretty much is the MSPs, let's face it. I mean, guitars, vocals and all the music (as far as I know) - apart from lyrics what else is there?

[@Wintis_Swizzle]

Nikki Wire on bass 👌

[@gearoidwalsh8606]

Stupidity

[@cacen180]

Sean contributes a lot to the music, and the lyrics are a huge part of the band

[@gearoidwalsh8606]

@@cacen180 Nick's backing vocals are a big deal - they blend really well with James'. And his bass playing is great. This comment is horse poop. I don't know why people seem to enjoy being reductive like this.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Yes, but Sean obviously writes the drum parts and Nick bass parts 😉

[@TheMatrix1776]

love this

[@TheMatrix1776]

love this