Massive Attack - Safe From Harm

[@lucyj.5535]

The very first time I heard this song was at my boyfriend's house in London in 1994. He passed away in 2010. I miss him terribly but he left me his great taste in music and love. Such a beautiful man. Such a beautiful song. Love you always Dave.

[@OversikerSTUDIO]

I am very sorry for your loss, true love is so hard to find.

[@kiddmakow3095]

Yes sorry to hear if your loss, he obviously left a part of himself in the world with you at least.

[@jak8720]

He sounds like a really cool guy. My condolences

[@mertkalkan4961]

İm sad to hear that. İ m sure he was so good person because of taste music

[@alexevansuk]

My son's name is David, he lives in Australia. He'll be on the verge of adulthood soon enough - he loves MA.

[@bornflippy1]

December 2023 and this song still sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Better than ALL of the crap on the radio and what passes for music today and obviously a masterpiece.

[@machineheadlionheart]

2024

[@neindanke84]

oh yeah

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

And the ripped the whole tune that was created in 1973 from someone else😮

[@jeshkam]

​@@JohnJohn-cu7nkNot the whole song.

[@WeLuvBookz]

@@JohnJohn-cu7nkit’s sampling loads of artists do it

[@Cin-Cor]

Every massive attack's song is masterpiece. Can listen them infinitly

[@jlindell6532]

still better than any modern song on the radio . the production is top notch as always with massive attack

[@IanB1969]

Everybody wants a "I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin' back at me To see me lookin' back at you" moment in their lives

[@shylacurry9471]

Why are you so right on that?

[@weemaggiejiggs8832]

John mayall "looking back"...one of the first albums l ever bought..yes lm that old.

[@jeanwagner1977]

⚖️

[@clairemartin4097]

Absofuckinlutely!! 🤟

[@sicks6six]

Clever isn't it. When you THINK about it...

[@antib7097]

you can free the world, you can free my mind, just as long as my baby is safe from harm tonight. brilliant.

[@nikosmantzoutsos4788]

I remember my self in school 30 years ago, a friend of mine told me,take this album and check it out...they are a good band I think. I put the disc in the CD player pushed the play button and then this song came out of the speakers! The first track of their first album....what a nice way to introduce yourself to the audience!

[@kelimakshewillbeloved]

I love the female vocalist, such a beautiful voice!

[@kevinhanson6106]

The amazing vocalist's name is Shara Nelson

[@Johro66]

Check her out in Massive Attack's "Unfinished Sympathy"

[@DaveTaste]

She walks alot in all videos.

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

who is the singer

​@@TooSkinnyKennyShara Nelson

[@kirksharpe5435]

Masterpiece that never grows old!

[@timsmith3621]

Shari Nelson walked many a city block in Los Angeles in the "Unfinished Sympathy" video. Now she climbs endless stairs in this video. Not only is she doing some great singing, she's also getting major workouts in!

[@ElizabethTembui]

Yeah right 😄

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

It's Shara :-)

[@timsmith3621]

You are so right. Thanks for catching that.

[@DaveTaste]

She walks as much as Ian Brown does in his videos.

[@elenichatzatoglou8386]

​@@DaveTaste🎉llu 😢?😢

[@lexusomega4902]

It's 2024 and this tune is still a masterpice,it takes me back to 1991 wow.I heard this song live in Ceremonia fest cdmx.one of the tracks of my life.

[@cesaru3619]

A masterpiece way ahead of their time.

[@chriscrisante8065]

Waaay ahead of its time

[@graememiller3334]

no, they were exactly timely in their time. moderns these days...

[@MrRom87]

Irrelevant comment because of Billy Cobham "Stratus" 1973

[@nikolacvijovic6853]

Leland Sklar

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Exactly on time to come in and change everything

[@BentzingerJean-Jacques]

We saw them live playing this song 25 years ago, one off the most incredible & strong musical experience we lived ! My wife was pregnant, she took shelter behind me

[@monstermirror2]

You took the force of the blow 😊

[@AngelOfSilence20]

The entire "Blue Lines" album is godly...Good times....

[@JP_IN_TX]

Shara Nelson, Hope Sandoval, and Elizabeth Fraser are monumental. Their voices bring such depth to Massive Attack.

[@josecasimiropina3931]

Add Tracey Thorn

[@JP_IN_TX]

@@josecasimiropina3931 Good call. Let's also add Sinead O'Connor in as well.

[@JP_IN_TX]

@user-hp6ch2kd1e lol but I like where your head is at!!

[@pamelagreenlee6134]

Beth Gibbons as well

[@marchpig]

Massive Attack are more than musicians, they are artists in the true sense of the word, this track is beauty personified.

[@Rocket_E]

I love MA, and this track is amazing, but they aren't playing a lot of the music here; it's mostly sampled.

[@waynemarshall8013]

Nostalgic teenage memories. What was important then wilts in comparison to what matters when you're grown up. What's magic though is the same feelings this track evokes all those years later, timeless.

[@Zatoichi_Blind_Ronin]

what a masterpiece

[@danielsatellite2485]

This masterpiece captures the fear and anxiety I was feeling in the 90's.

[@aspiringmultiplicity]

And now it also captures the apprehension, floaty dread, and percolating anxiety I'm feeling in the 20s.

[@mummaTrumps-q2b]

It captures mine now I am a Mother without the power to protect my girl

[@Breaktheduopoly]

This song hasn't aged one bit. As good as it ever was.

[@s_v6294]

2019, yes

[@teamunicorn1388]

And 6 years on its still as good!!

[@skurinski]

@@teamunicorn1388 6? This song is from 1991 dude, almost 30 years

[@arnsteinkjos1771]

THEIR BEST SONG???For me it is

[@MrPratola]

@@teamunicorn1388 !!

[@TheDA1983]

This song never gets old. This band is absolutely DOPE!

[@SeanHopkins7646]

childhood vibes

[@oranjakosa4576]

Best Song from Massive Attack ever!

[@oranjakosa4576]

LOVE IT! Trip-Hop at it's BEST! ❤️&🎶&☮️ rules the world!!! AND fuck all the weapons,governments and police force and all the greed,the Ignorance,the lust and at all the money!!! Money sucks! 🖕 Money... Peace for all races and the entire mankind!

[@mydazedsunshine]

Timeless classic

[@colettithekid]

Opening track on the album; I remember thinking "this cd just paid for itself right here"

[@changospank1]

+Nicholas Coletti haha great when that happens.

[@DarkAries76]

+Nicholas Coletti I love this comment. It was great album overall though.

[@khaniboy]

Nicholas Coletti I was the same back when I bought it in the early 90s! Great days!

[@lynneheslop2986]

@Nicholas Coletti ...in the top 5 of my favourite ever albums. up there with pink Floyd and simple minds. good to have a variation.

[@Smartcookie7089]

eternal.bliss

[@CarmillaN]

This song is a perfect example of what, at heart, Massive Attack truly does: create works of devastating beauty.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

The bass line sampled from Stratus (1973) by Billy Cobham. You can see the original player, bass guitar legend, Leland Sklar play it on his channel. Lee is one of the most recorded bassists in music history, well over 2000 albums and still much in demand.

[@djsoulUK]

Just watching a TV documentary called The Art of Drumming and they played that Status track I'd never heard before and instantly recognised it as Safe from Harm.

[@danb1572]

Ron Carter also played acoustic bass on two tracks off of Cobham's Spectrum album. He has played on over 2,200 recordings.

[@jerombird1614]

Thank you very very much for this great info. I was 12 years old when I listen for the first time this amazing bass. For years I tried to find where it came from (I completely forgot the origins). And when I discovered today this song from Massive Attack I was sure it was the one I was looking for since so long. So thank you very much for the info. I adore this bass (I play électric guitar and work on my first solo album with my home studio. I'll try to get inspire by this amazing bass if STRATUS for one of my song). So thanks again.🙏☮️🕊️🌻🎸☮️

[@lupcokotevski2907]

@@jerombird1614 You're very welcome. Cheers.

[@josephbarbarie692]

Oh my gosh. No way. Then stolen from this by Bush for “Comedown.”

[@gleb_samoylov]

I'm listening to this now for the first time in my life. I don't know how it is that I've heard mentions of this band more than once, but never once tried to listen to the people being talked about. I'm 34 years old and it was almost 1:00 in the morning when I heard THIS. My introduction to the band is beginning and I'm happy about it.

[@jasongoodacre]

Simply one of the best songs of the 90s

[@ManlyOBeeferton]

Just be thankful we're living in a time when technology allows us to experience music from the past.

[@zweij]

what a nice thought. thanks

[@BobSaint]

Of course, but Lately I've been Daydreaming of my youth too.

[@sapodetenis]

well said!

[@davidbrooks2375]

Yes it was impossible for records, tapes or CDs to travel forwards in time

[@rumblefish9]

@@davidbrooks2375 was going to say the same lol

[@teljnyazhka]

Robert Del Naja is just a charmer, i absolutely admire him 😻

[@allanfmarsden]

.and Banksy?

[@andrewmawditt5060]

@@allanfmarsden he ain't Banksy

[@zweij]

@@andrewmawditt5060 duuuh

[@mannequinxxx]

I love her voice!!

[@larrycampbell5649]

KLF, Massive Attack, 2 Unlimited, and Snap are the most innovative music artists in history.

[@mandyvandijk4560]

28 years later STILL gives me goosebumps allover...

[@hotshotmcg]

Totally!

[@djhans3129]

Massive Attack, best of Trip Hop movement, blue line is their best work and was so ahead of time. A Masterpiece that will live forever. An absolut musical bliss.

[@Hitynazeza]

Don't know much about Massive Attack (I should've listened more from their discography) but I want to thank them for creating this song. It really helped me during (probably) the most difficult day in my entire life. 4 years ago when I came home from work and found my beloved mum dead in our living room - that was a really difficult. Being alone at home, I needed to inform my family members about everything, call funeral services, prepare clothes for her, etc. I had to contact dad - surprisingly everything went my way. I knew I managed the whole situtation really well. The fact is we're naver preapared for such tragedies... Afterwards, I realised life won't be the same and at the same time felt totally exhausted and confused. Normally, I would take a nap, but It didn't work. So I tried to have something to occupy my mind - check my social media, news and go to YT homepage and I stopped at recommended vidoes. I knew few songs from Massive Attack so I clicked this without thinking... The amount of temporary peace this song gave me was just immeasurable, can't remember for how long I've had this looped. What mattered most to me was that I could go to sleep for at least few hours - to gain some energy for upcoming days. My whole family needed me. I wouldn't have been open minded those days If I hadn't discovered this piece. As time goes by, I come back to this song from time to time - it reminds me of that hard time and I always came to the conclusion that I was strong then. And I try to be as strong as I can for my dad and myself (and it's not bad to doubt in yourself or to cry in front of your friend, etc.) You never know what the future will bring to you and you can't predict what kind of feeling you'll have. We both give a tremendous support to each other. I couldn't believe a song could help someone find some persistence and composure unitl... yeah. Thank you, Massive Attack. You will always have a special place in my heart.

[@BojanVohar]

No comment, this song is one of the best, ever

[@krejd8]

Their atmospheric sound are a real trip… everlasting vibes

[@cubablue602]

Sophisticated. As everything Massive Attack has ever done. They have their fans, hardcore and for good reasons

[@oscarpelayo810]

"I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin' back at me To see me lookin' back at you.." Best line in the song!

[@Sean-eo3gx]

Any man that wakes up and goes to sleep with a voice like that singing in his house is blessed beyond measure.

[@frank1766]

This is genius, complex and beautiful on so many levels... and given the time period! Thank you Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Portishead, AEFX Twin... love to all

[@nathalie6712]

Cette video en noir et blanc le cote sombre de massive Attack -Shara Nelson magnifique cette puissance vocale donne une telle intensité à cette song beautiful j'adore cette chanteuse

[@goce_mkd456]

The best Massive Attack vocal ever !!!

[@nonsense502]

Buying this CD (back then) was the best investment ever.. Psychologically, emotionally,spiritually. I just fulfilled me. And still does..

[@straynekokami720]

Discovered this band seven minutes ago. Downloading the entire discography now.

[@MariazalaznoG]

Me but 12 years later.

[@darrenl]

I find it fascinating that one of the most replayed parts of this video is the 2:33 mark, where Shara Nelson displays her most fierce facial expression. Not only is her voice incredible, this moment where she expresses herself as fearless in the face of fear, is also incredible. I love this song and video ❤️

[@andtri716]

Safe From Harm is existential here. True masterpiece!

[@altastagione]

love the black n white videos from the early 90s. That was a special era. It is probably my favorite song by Massive Attack

[@rayturvey3826]

How do you explain a Massive Attack? You never will, totally unique. Have gone under the radar for so many years.

[@aleksandarpopov5923]

Massive attack is real art.I watched them several times-in London,Belgrade,Exit festival and every time was totally different,so full with some special energy.Real art

[@getthoseskills4451]

Pure magic from Bristol UK. Love Massive Attack and other dark trip hoppers from Bristol like Portishead, Tricky, Allflaws

[@robdean704]

One of the greatest albums from the greatest decade in musical history. Mad how Bristol produced 2 albums in the top 10 from Portishead and these lot

[@andyharvey1136]

That intro sends shivers down my spine ……. Just a dope track, ahead of its time !

[@aleckermit]

Why isn't Massive Attack widely acknowledged as the best band of all time?

[@julianalvarez7086]

+aleckermit I was thinking something similar when I was hearing at the song "daydreaming". They are really, really awesome..

[@TheMiels]

+aleckermit The are in the top 100 most criticly acclaimed bands, so there is that. Unfortunately, they didnt break through during a 'british invasion', so at the time, acts like Whitney Houston and Madonna got more public attention. Oh well, glad enough to MA for myself, ist amazing

[@Germania9]

And yet, you can hear strong MA & Portishead influences in today's R&B singers such as Weeknd, FKA Twigs, Drake & Alessia. Weeknd sampled Portishead, Portishead be pissed about it, but there's no denying these bands have a strong effect on singers like him.

[@carloscotter7664]

aleckermit

[@justkate1274]

Because it is subjective.

[@Eleanor-Freya]

omg, are you kidding. cannot believe how long I haven't listen to this song..

[@neindanke84]

😁👍

[@haiku8272]

Whow, I always come back to this and the location of the video looks so much like where I used to live in the 90s on De Beauvoir Rd, Dalston Kingsland in London. The elevator was also broken a lot of times. Was no fun to climb all the way up to the 17th floor with a full shopping bag. Ha, those were the times.

[@FreddieFreethinking]

This Is A Music Masterpiece In Every Single Way.

[@mikeahuja]

those drum beats and fills.....heaven

[@cavemanofplato]

Such a niche homage to legendary Billy Cobham and bassist Leland Sklar and to art in general. Music is one of the softest and the most recognizable form of art. You can convey your feelings, thoughts only with the power of instruments and adding this out of world vocal to Stratus truly completes that track in my opinion. Massive Attack, you are the legends of our time just as people like Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock of 70s-80s.

[@vikowilks5421]

this sound goes somewhere very very DEEP in my mind, in my soul, in my body...

[@MrSeymour1967]

The song is beautiful and so is the singer.....love this group

[@woohooboy]

One of the seminal songs to come out of the British music scene back in the early 90's, "Safe From Harm" still holds up damn well 25 years after it's release. "Massive Attack" along with "Portishead" brought in a new sound that was fresh and distinctive paving a path for many other up and coming artists to follow........

[@capriccio5718]

Bristol sound

[@thierryserrien5332]

For years the album 'Blue Lines' was the end of my day, and the beginning of another one. The sweetest remembrance.

[@jaemoon2]

Blue Lines is without a doubt the best record that will ever come out of this genre. Best Massive Attack album, as well. Totally organic, nothing overworked, no pretence whatsoever! Their other four are amazing but none grab you as disturbingly and beautifully as Blue Lines.

[@rumblefish9]

Mezzanine

[@trakzerak735]

Blue Lines vs Mezzanine will be a legendary battle!

[@james48ballistix]

Blue Lines was a game changer. The album changed everything.

[@Phangaea]

true perfect album =)

[@altonotis1975]

Spot on. Blue lines was a masterpiece

[@nu66ets]

This was my intro to Massive Attack. A love affair that has spanned almost 30 years.

[@oldius]

A superb sample of the epic 'Stratus' by Billy Cobham.

[@bornelo]

Вона не боїться, страху в очах нема! Це головне у цій композиції !

[@williammain4769]

Brilliant track by a brilliant band!!!!

[@scottgray9894]

My wedding song. This track means so much to me , love,loss,peace out :) xxx Massive smile when i listen to this always :) xxxxxxx

[@moolahjay1439]

Honestly one of thier best. Amazing.

[@sallykingsford5982]

If I could die before this moment

[@jeffbyrne6785]

Shara Nelson,absolute legend.Amazing voice and she wrote Unfinished Sympathy!!!Greatest UK single ever

[@janereygate8925]

I met tricky, beautiful eyes. This is awesome music from my time the lyrics resonate today as much as yesterday, thankyou xx ❤️

[@andreamariawicker223]

Memorys of Billy Cobham 🎸

[@jennyfurkat]

Where has this song been all my life? Its incredible!

[@redhugh5699]

Time to 'man up' and end sexual violence now. Bravo to Massive Attack for the message.

[@lwjb09]

Red Hugh no such thing as ‘manning up’ when you’re a man. It’s impossible to be a woman or anything else, if you’re a man. Same with being ‘less of’ or ‘more of’ a man. There’s no such thing, complete illusion and a societal construct. But ending sexual violence is great, authenticity in people will allow that to happen. When we’re all doing whatever we want to it’s never gonna have a long term impact, cos some people through inauthenticity choose abuse. Only authenticity in people means we can live peacefully and lovingly. This world is simply a choice of fear or love, and when we have a society that praises fear - ‘war heroes’/army, transgender, fighting sports, porn sites, very few of us choose love. Society is built to keep men, especially, from loving themselves and those who really hate themselves will abuse. ‘The Real man’ image/‘ideal which is just a person that is capable in fearful situations needs to be abolished. Once the world prioritises love and authenticity in people than such things can be rid of

[@edududu9186]

this song is a delight to hear --- hit - the singer's voice - THIS VIDEO IS VERY SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL I LIKE IT -

[@lucasdesimone101]

Just Beautiful.

[@mikedigas837]

jow could 9.7 million people listen to this and ❤NOT 1 OF YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT? thought we were friends ❤

[@happyhed]

Still as good as it was when released. Brilliant album.

[@simonbrunel6872]

This is music. Period.

[@missblackman88]

wish i was around when these guys first were on the scene, I'm 29 but still jamming to this :-) reunite Massive attack !!!

[@dirkdesnerck8277]

this baseline is so adictive... psychedlic. Simple and so great same time

[@Humiliator115]

Fun fact: Its sampled (along some guitar parts) from Billy Cobham´s song "Stratus" (album Spectrum, 1973, jazz fusion).

[@marcoprieto4919]

My favorite band during the quarantine

[@jaykarimi7123]

Still loving this after all these years.

[@OrlandoDiasODB]

Billy Cobham Stratus sample!! The bass line is awesome!

[@msagoo29]

What a bloody beautiful tune this is

[@ozzyinch]

God. This song is a time portal for me. Haven't listened to it for AGES, and now I am back there - 20 years ago.

[@leekokhing3834]

Always the best, timeless

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Wow. Killer tune. U2's Bono brought me here with his "60 songs that saved my life" playlist.

[@u2freak1974]

Well, B´Man has a damn good taste in music❤️ (except Coldplay 🙄) But I love this irish dude anyway ❤️💚❤️💚

[@majacarica1610]

Yes...Rank1 for my salvation too.

[@jennied7348]

Me too!!!!!

[@jozefmak1268]

Welcome bruh, check out all their music

[@colleenjohnson7295]

Spent 2 years living in Bristol UK when this song came out. Great band! Had poster of Bono on my wall in 83. Looking forward to wandering through this playlist.

[@jakers-mu3xn]

Sitting the the benchmark for the 90s...i was there,had two scoops of all it had to offer. still feel blessed!

[@ciaranmckenna1586]

The first three albums of massive attacks were brilliant

[@ceciliabennett6906]

LOVE LOVE DISCOVERY

[@doka5980]

BEST SONG OF THE BEST BAND EVER !!!

[@lupcokotevski2907]

The bass line is sampled from Billy Cobham's track Stratus, played by bass session legend Leland Sklar, 1973. Last week April 2020 Leland posted a video of him playing the bass line on his channel. It's fantastic.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

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[@Spirigold]

Thank you so much, young people should be aware, of creativity in the 70's. I saw Billy in Paris with Ron Carter, it was so great!

[@ericpetryk3458]

Amazingly, cosmic, soul- reactive music, with a very smooth jazzy background. M.A. has and will always be one in my top-ten.

[@jelenanovosel]

Omg ❤️ oh my god! Thank God for music like this. Lifting me up. Thank u for this fine purity of music

[@eyeeofagamotto]

Just heard this song last Saturday at Ceremonia gnp in Mexico, these guys were amazing at that show. So glad I could watch them live as well as Aphex Twin.

[@TraviesitoTremendo]

Yo no podía dejar de llorar, estaba hasta enfrente ♥️

[@markhollandsworth6501]

It's the hook. Infectious

[@SirTenTea]

I love her vocals. Wonderfully surreal song and the video doesn't take too much away from the songs feeling. The mixes are even better though.

[@susanneharaldsson8051]

Blue Lines albume, a masterpiece. Listened nonstop when it was released😁