Mercury Rev - Goddess on a Highway

[@BeezusFafoon1971]

The fact that only one million people have listened to this in 16 years is perhaps the crime of the century!

[@tinksmcgee3576]

17 years later still such an amazing song.

[@MsCchapman]

Gunpowder Milkshake ROCKS this song back into LIFE🥳

[@alexthotchihan6134]

I came to listen because of that movies

[@correyteague8272]

Lol me too

[@markroberts7263]

I'm here from the movie too

[@joeplowman]

Ha, I'm of the same mind as the first few comments , Gunpowder Milkshake brought me here too. God Bless Shazam 😂🤣👍

[@davidmoore7930]

Just watched it and felt the same

[@markmccabe-carton7800]

What an underrated song. Love it.

[@oleholeh487]

It's second on lastfm. It is not underrated.

[@NetConsole]

Second on what last.fm category?

[@mazdamedia5995]

Agreed

[@thatoneuser8600]

Probably because nobody knows what the lyrics mean.

[@DaveAnchovies]

i dont give a shit about last.fm, this is one of the best albums of the 90s and they should be on par with Flaming Lips notoriety. They never were. This was later on in their lifespan, too. hometown heroes.

[@parthsinhmar]

All these comments are years old, ain't nobody coming back to listen to this masterpiece anymore?

[@lucaswb1433]

count me in. cheers from brazil.

[@parthsinhmar]

@@lucaswb1433 bro ....

[@hamsmith3303]

I'm with u

[@michaelaitken1287]

Listening to it again today here in New Zealand. The Deserters Songs album is one masterpiece after another but this is the track that worms its way into your brain! Also try "The Darkness is Rising" of All is Dream.

[@michaelaitken1287]

Sorry - "The Dark is Rising"

[@pollordubai]

The greatest song ever. An absolutely brilliant song. I literally can't praise this enough. It literally sends goosbumps down my spine everytime I hear it. Fuck me it's amazing. Thumbs up if you agree.

[@lewisdye5627]

Yeah it's a great song but the best song ever is 'monster mash' by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the crypt kickers

[@jadedwitness9840]

Not the best or even that close but it is a very good piece of songwriting

[@mariaaquarius9436]

This song is for my Deppy sister who passed away when I was 9 years old. I remember her listening this song that last summer of 2002. She was a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car...🦋

[@akshaykumar-bw4si]

I'm Sorry to hear about Your Loss Maria, recently i heard this song in the End Credits of the Movie "GunPowder Milkshake" & immediately looked for the track. i can imagine that its a Beautiful Song & why your sister must be listening it to as well

[@damidb747]

this is a nice song may it give you some consolation and good memories - I myself lost my cousin last year at a motor accident - music brings us close to our emotions

[@matocheekala1538]

@@akshaykumar-bw4si Heard it there also, and immediately loved the song. SO came here looking for it. What an interesting movie that was, very unexpected, and a great song.

[@akshaykumar-bw4si]

@@matocheekala1538 Yeah its a great Song indeed, but listen what kind of profile name is Mato Cheekala ? What does it mean ?

[@matocheekala1538]

@@akshaykumar-bw4si It means Bear Little in the native American Lakota language. There are multiple ways it is spelt. I spelt it this way so people say it correctly. So, the native name I was gifted, in english, is LittleBear. Mahto, Mato, matto. All different ways people spell it, and the little part has a TON of different spellings, this is just the one I chose

[@MrStevemfc]

deserters song is an absolutely brilliant album, also one of the best live acts u could ever wish to see. a timeless, underated classic.

[@ruthycantfail]

Yeh I saw them years ago at a festival in Scotland, blew me away 🙌

[@toddstoptens1384]

I ditched Coldplay at Coachella 2005 to see Mercury Rev and Spoon. One of the best decisions I ever made.

[@chouzouris]

one of the most beautiful songs of all time.It gives you such a good feeling

[@prankster101]

I was at Reading Festival 2002... Suffered my first proper heartbreak there... On the first day of the three day festival... Just before Mercury Rev came on... Who I think were the first band on stage that day... I was already in tears when they came on, and then they decided to play this song... "And I know it ain't gonna last"... I cried soooo very hard that weekend... Soooo very hard.

[@Renne78]

this makes me feel so sad and so happy at the same time

[@nate-b23]

this song means everything, whether you're sad or happy. It just is.

[@Silas-lf4cc]

Yep x

[@chrismorton396]

Is anyone still digging this???

[@markmccabe-carton7800]

Most definitely

[@SpeddyEddy]

Yes

[@jasonmuhsmann5670]

Hells to the yes!

[@SourceTechikbalehalime]

Basically me

[@JamesBrowningII]

I found this cd in a bargain bin for $1 at a discount music store years ago and it's still on my top 10! I love this song!

[@robwhite6758]

love this song. Caught Mercury Rev from Glastonbury 2016 - brings a tear to the eye

[@jollyjetsetter]

One of the top three singles of all time, my other two being Wire's outdoor miner and the Tindersticks' marbles. That officially makes this the greatest single ever released by an American band!

[@alex__4976]

my dad showed me this about 10 years ago and now i’ve found it after all this time, it is a good song

[@thomascarullo7269]

I heard this song in a movie theater lobby. Loved it. Found out the band and song name and immediately ordered the cd. Hoping the rest is as great as this.

[@pinkalgebra]

This has gotta be one of the best almost completely unknown songs/videos of all time. Show this to your friends and impress them.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

This song was a big hit when it came out, the mainstream radio played it non stop, and the album was considered an instant classic, topping many album of the year lists. At least in the UK, they were considered the coolest band in the world back in 98.

[@soniap1217]

My friends now this amazing song..it was at our time..

[@user-em4wh5ji3w]

unknown what lol. It’s a popular song

[@abenaz]

@@NotQuiteFirst so then why doesn't it have more views?

[@cro649]

Top 10 songs of all time for me.

[@ammackay5041]

Mark n Lard's Record of the Week, many years ago, first introduced me to this 🍑 of a song..

[@jonfaulkner1341]

Soon be frogging season! Yarrrp

[@ritaedu1]

Adore the Revs,this tune is quality....real music

[@FRANKIROMA]

So many memories... because of this perfect song!

[@sammybhoy5221]

ffs why does this not have millions of views brilliant track !!!

[@nadinerusso0808]

i don't remember where i heard this song but it was two days ago. I'm glad I did.

[@TomBrandon121]

Inspired me to write a poem after months of severe writer's block, thanks Mercury Rev!!

[@DoubleDeckerDave]

Show us the poem lad!

[@pranshu3420]

gunpowder milkshake bought me here... such an amazing song!!

[@gerao713]

Literally here right after Gunpowder Milkshake

[@yubrajgupta6674]

Sadly me too🙂

[@reganovich]

tv3 ireland..indie music show..presented by the dude with the hair..it was awesome! thanks for this gem

[@pollordubai]

Greatest song ever written. Absolutely brilliant.

[@tones7mca]

17 years ago... where did the time go...

[@chriscrouch7576]

how epic is this song.timeless and takes me back to a time when music was so much better than it is nowadays.brilliant song

[@LauraCraig-i1m]

Absolutely timeless...

[@xSheldonCooperx]

OMG, I forgot all about this one. Great song. Brings back memories of the great MTV2 where it played many a great song.

[@MrAngelusDelapsus]

First time heard from °Gun Powder Milkshake° movie, is an amazing song!.I cannot believe it has been ignored by Radio stations all over the world.

[@PaM-ig8vh]

not so by Radioeins in Berlin. They play it often, so is well rated indeed

[@I_am_not_a_bot-s6i]

when i first listened this song back in 1999 I just came out of one relationship and in to another I listened to the lyrics "and this aint going to last" I was with her 16 years, 2 kids a house later and the lyrics were right it never lasts. brings a tier to the eye

[@s.miller2648]

*tear

[@oli19]

Had this on in the pub tonight, been a while. Brilliant.

[@chuckster9214]

this song really hits me

[@Hartoled]

So, I was watching (and loving) Love and Monsters, and heard a snippet of Opus 40, and it reminded me of this great song from one of my old road trip playlists.

[@smogthehorse9409]

Got the album when it came out, still listening.

[@maryryan7683]

I forgot to mention that this album is a masterpiece

[@thisbambibites]

You know I'm glad Jonathan left the Flaming Lips cause if he hadn't we wouldn't have this song!

[@shedpub]

I think some songs should never have been written, whereas others were somehow there all along since the dawn of time, waiting for the right band to turn up and pluck them out of the ether and dropped into our world to astound us. Quite obvious to which camp this unfathomably wonderful song belongs.

[@Bloodnutter2]

First time I've heard it. I'll be sharing. It's cool

[@p.s.2600]

What a perfect song!

[@zercaney]

I dreamt about this song, and since then it's stuck in my head.

[@ianwild66]

Listening to this today.Still great

[@mariotimagalhaes]

This one is going with me to heaven...

[@pdj8484]

Haunting classic from the Rev

[@DefLepLvr1]

What a score! :) I love this band!

[@robwhite6758]

I caught Mercury Rev at Glastonbury this year - love this track and can't believe I hadn't heard it until now.

[@corvuscorax8222]

I don't like all of mercury rev (that I've listened to so far), but this is gorgeous, can't stop playing it

[@juliecloninger8804]

Gunpowder Milkshake brought me here. Like this song.

[@mobyboy]

this song should get at least 1 million views !!

[@nonix824]

I love this song,i've seen them live and they were amazing!!!!

[@TaniaTonks-Webb]

not heard this since i was young love it

[@michaeldyer5978]

It’s a perfect metaphor for today. At the end the one cop hands him a flag while the other cop, with a billy club clears the roof of his car of the Statue of Liberty.

[@shirlyshmuel2964]

Heard this beautiful song for the first time just lately and loved it! It should get much more views 👀 👍

[@MrRaindog]

I haven't heard this in probably over ten years. Never listened to any of their other material. Gotta go fix that now.

[@teresatrejo8737]

He conocido esta linda canción y no dejo de escucharla!! Me encanta

[@Yellowzigs]

any other song with this video would suck, but with this song a blank screen would make an awesome video, i hope that made sense, just had magic going through my lungs

[@FPKelly]

Total class. Timeless

[@skeeter_henry_21]

Well, I got us on a highway, I got us in a car Got us going faster than we've ever gone before I got us on a highway, I got us in a car Got us going faster than we've ever gone before *And I know it ain't gonna last* *And I know it ain't gonna last* *When I see your eyes arrive* *They explode like two bugs on glass* Far above the ocean, deep under the sea There's a river running dry 'cause of you and me Far above the ocean, deep under the sea There's a river running dry 'cause of you and me She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car A goddess going faster than she's ever gone before She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car Goddess going faster than she's ever gone before

[@GreenBaldrick]

Epic...Awesome song and outstanding video.Jonathan's voice so beautiful...I'm in trance...

[@mariadelmaravila4424]

Loves this song ❤

[@maryryan679]

I'm not going to leave Burlington. Burlington Vermont USA Earth is my home and post. Thank you Mercury Rev.

[@marshsherrif2824]

if everybody from around the world who loves this got together the Earth would be saved

[@fionnmaccumhaill4439]

Here before this song blows up after 14 years

[@bobbiwib]

Thank you for getting me through the worst night of my life That is all

[@greatlakestatedestroyerpet117]

bobbiwib I think this album got a lot of people through bad/worst nights. This album got me through a worst year of my life. This album was meant to be and released at the perfect time. That is all

[@mariosanjuan8757]

Una de las mejores canciones de siempre

[@thatfordguy2268]

FINALLY! I have been searching for so long for this one! 😎👍

[@fernandosagara]

I love this song. I was listening to this album when i went to disney when i was six. (i'm 15) everytime i listen to this album i feel weird, sorta trippy, cuz it reminds me of my first time on a plane, i don't know, it's just weird

[@hypertension6074]

Are you alive?

[@scoopdyhoop5306]

Plz be alive

[@darkskull8938]

Plz be alive man ( ･ั﹏･ั)

[@uweseeler7045]

Pls BE ALIVE

[@albertnash888]

At the time “Deserter’s Songs” was recorded, Mercury Rev believed it would be their last album and would recede into quiet thereafter, hence the lyric “And I know it ain’t gonna last”. Fortunately, “Deserter’s Songs” was a critical and commercial success and the band continued and made more great albums.

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

Just look at the lyrics for Holes. Even just the ending tells you the whole story "Bands, those funny little plans, that never work quite right"

[@albertnash888]

@@predeterminedmeat5024 that lyric also refers to how frontman Jonathan Donahue left the Flaming Lips due to a dispute with Wayne Coyne.

[@Eastpaw22]

Why the hell did these guys never made it in their own country? They are pure class

[@williamramirez5689]

I just finished watching Gunpowder Milkshake. I love the movie. The music is way too cool.

[@user-bq4cq5jv9b]

A master piece

[@Lolfailfilms]

oh the memories.......

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Seriously, surreal, best album ever. Suicide and the reality.

[@eoau]

Far above the ocean, deep under the sea, there's a river running dry cos of you and me.

[@distantanion6742]

+Ámmar Ayoubé Wow. That was a quick shift. Any story behind this?

[@eoau]

Benito Curato I said he was an idiot on another video so he decided to reply to all my comments on Google+ with that paragraph. I think I hit a nerve or something.

[@BaklaFiroz]

+MelonHeadSeb Don't worry, if you click his g+ profile you see he bitches about everyone and everything. The poor guy clearly has issues,

nah, I prefer to have a life. Live long and prosper fuckers

[@babyboomersthevilestgenera9583]

+Bakla Firoz It's "cue". As the internet is a global community i won't call you dumb, gotta assume english is second language most the time so can't expect all people to know the (often subtle) difference HOWEVER if english is your first language and you don't know the difference between 'cue' and 'queue"... please just look it up and don't be a dumb-arse forever. sorry but that was such an error it had to be called (no dispute or care about content of post)

[@malkaheilbron2399]

What a beautyfull song!!

[@fracturedempiricist]

The video is a visual allegory of the lyrics. If you don't get it I guess you could think it a bad video, but given that it's not particularly subtle (authority smashes your liberties and hands you a flag) I'm not sure that's an acceptable excuse. The goddess in question is Liberty, who in the 90s was indeed going faster than she's ever gone before, and just look at us now. Mercury Rev were right, it didn't last.

[@mariotimagalhaes]

Absolutely an epic song! Inspiring...

[@HLl564]

I love this song, the indie pop era was a good one

[@izigrashka]

omg.. I was sooooo in love with my first girlfriend..

[@francesvaccaro2478]

Love this song💜

[@mauriciorodrigues5867]

Far above the ocean, river deep in the sea ❤️

[@whigsbitch]

damn i love this band!

[@leriwaters.9744]

Did anyone notice the group posing like The Band in this images? Love this group!!

[@eggbertbludsnot]

more meaningful than it should be at this time.....yet it is....love those close to you....hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

[@betapps2322]

I was sent by gunpowder movie ❤️ Nice track

[@mikkorenko]

Classic song.

[@mariotimagalhaes]

CLASSIC!

[@lyonslaforet]

I know my love for this gem will LAST!

[@music-radar]

3:27 #MTVAlternativeNation 📺 #nowbroadcasting @MTV #Germany via Astra 1M 🛰aired 23.08.2023📡📺 and #bbcradio6music 📻breakfast show #BackToSchool #Maths special 0:47 brodcast 📆05.09.2023 via #bbcsounds brought me here What a lovely #Fibonacci Sonic Sequence 🤘😃🤘

[@cruiser815]

Yeah, i'm a writer too, and Mercury Rev have very creatively inspiring songs. For real

[@zetahozetaho]

im stumbling listening it

[@ryno2376]

Glad that I'm not the only one here due to the movie "Gunpowder Milkshake."

[@Luisabarros7]

Amazing song!!! :-D

[@debbie995]

Very cool '70's vibe

[@alecmacknight]

Crazy this only has 1m views