Portishead - SOS

[@manolitolouwers]

This is such a diamond in music history. Came here by watching a documentary about the best covers of ABBA. There will never be a better cover than this one. The simplicity, dark, bass sound gives this lyrics the meaning why they ever where wrote for.

[@mattbates3203]

I saw the same (dreadful) program on a flight. This song was the epic stand out for me though 😎

[@automaticraccon]

You nailed it. The original is a fantastic pop piece. This is way beyond. A real stroke of genius in its form.

[@krisinsaigon]

I also saw that on tv about a month ago late at night, and it was totally worth sitting through it all to discover this gem

[@Grohacke]

I totally agree. Except that it totally makes you want to kill yourself without any previous suicidal tendencies.

[@persononyoutube461]

*than

[@MacDoesIt]

Omg... Please let this be a signal of the return of one of the greatest bands of all time because I AM READY PORTISHEAD

[@koldskalbanden7991]

MacDoesIt WTF YOU'RE HERE OMG HI I LOVE YOU

[@shanarusuran8715]

they are kinda dead, but there are still many ppl with such vibes and idea for music, I hope new bands take on their style of dark jazz hop. dark cloudy vibes forever

[@urfavoritehumanbean879]

New Beth Gibbons incoming

[@omgwtfbbq_1]

No one can replicate their sound. No Lo-Fi chill radio station will ever capture the authentic gritty essence of old tapes like Portishead as oppose to some artificial preset on Ableton. They are ear candy to the max!

[@NegroJonesStrikesAgn]

It's crazy to see another black person here. I know all of 4 that know this band... you're the fourth. I included myself in the count.

[@lalalalalala8147]

When I first watched this, I cried like a baby. As a grown German man, we are programmed to never admit to this! Even so, it is very meaningful to me. I love Portishead, and much love from Hannover.

[@gustaveluna9349]

Whatever the land we grow, whatever we are made, where we are from where we go; hearts are build the same and first hear this sound before watching it we are all the same; we have to know where to bellow. The truth, if it exists; this song talks especially at the very moment of simply humaity, at the spark ou enjoying. We are all with you. From france, Bordeaux, planet earth, around the sun... below the waste

[@nitroneonicman]

I never thought anyone could remake an ABBA song and creep me out with it.

[@nopnop802]

this is last thing what could me surprised :D

[@chelseacharger]

Despite the upbeat melodies and bright voices of the two ABBA girls, there was always an underlying darkness and melancholy in many of their songs.

[@bufo604]

+chelseacharger so true...

[@Roark66]

You nailed that one on the head. That is precisely why I like ABBA, intelligent and somewhat dark lyrics.

[@matthewlittle9063]

All you have to do is remove the F major chorus. The verses of the ABBA version are also pretty creepy due to them being in D minor.

[@marielysvelasquez4467]

Verse 1] Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood It used to be so nice, it used to be so good [Pre-Chorus] So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S [Chorus] When you're gone How can I even try to go on? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on? [Verse 2] You seem so far away though you are standing near You made me feel alive, but something died I fear I really tried to make it out I wish I understood What happened to our love, it used to be so good [Pre-Chorus] So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S [Chorus] When you're gone How can I even try to go on? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on? 🤘🌙

[@michelecanhamfree4693]

💔

[@misspou5242]

Nothing haunts the soul like Portishead. The darkness and the agony is authentic, but it's so elegantly expressed in an artistic form that all the negativity becomes transcendent. Thank you for some of the best music on earth! I still look forward to a new album even though the wait is forever. I know it will be more than worth it once more...

[@user-cp9hy2ky6z]

She has such a soulful singing voice

[@TheMomentumFour]

Great cover. Amazing the fact that the "strobes" are "saying" SOS in morse code like the sound we hear at the beginning.

[@zombire]

We need this band now more than ever.

[@darrelwoolley7291]

There are cover versions...and then there are Cover versions. This takes it to a new almost sinister level that's absolutely incredible!

[@arturgolatowski7418]

I also got here after seeing the documentary about the best covers of Abba songs. Had no idea of Portishead, interested in pop songs from long time ago and having done such a master piece out of it... I have been ABBA fan since ever and for ever - but never would think anything like this could be possible. They made such a dark, "existential" song out of a bit sad, but generally positive ABBA song... Although it doesn't fit my ABBA experience well, I really love it. In a way, it also proves the genius of Bjorn and Benny in their music making.

[@neutra__l8525]

This version is so hauntingly awesome.. And just drips with that Portishead sound. I freakin love it. Im just sad it took me about 4 years to find it after release.

[@GangrelDj]

Ray of light

[@jonscriven]

7 years for me, but better late than never! :)

[@vaslor]

i don't understand how you can dislike this stripped down and emotionally raw version of this song. completely changes the intensity of this song.

[@Luschine]

If you're honest, the song was intense already from Abba. Just listen to it closely and feel it. It's hard not to feel the despair in it, even that it's from a pop band and was released in the 1970s. Should better not be listend to by a depressive person …

[@grindfreakmike5754]

Becasuse it's slow depressing and SUCKS.

[@deletedaccount5551]

it's boring af

[@grindfreakmike5754]

@@deletedaccount5551 damn right

[@r.l.browning1538]

Youre right if there was a wrong

[@TokinTaylor]

Beautiful and haunting, you never disappoint Portishead

[@mikesinclair7135]

So true! :)

[@sirmel11]

nice username and picture

[@michelecanhamfree4693]

Yes

[@SaTineTheIceGirl]

Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind Whatever happened to our love ? I wish I understood It used to be so nice, it used to be so good So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S.When you're gone How can I even try to go on ? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on ? You seem so far away though you are standing near You made me feel alive, but something died I fear I really tried to make it out I wish I understood What happened to our love, it used to be so good So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S. When you're gone How can I even try to go on ? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on ?

[@TheBloodiac]

Portishead finally gave this song the sound the lyrics deserve.

[@DarkAngelEU]

I thought ABBA's version is really smart, because it reminds me of neglect and abuse and how those things are often obscured to outsiders. So the pop melody functions as a cover-up for the meaning of the lyrics, just like how women often hide their wounds with make-up, long hair and sunglasses. If you'd hear this as someone's ringtone, you might think "that's funny...", it's a subtle calling out for help without getting caught because "it's just a silly pop song", right? This cover is nice, but it doesn't really add anything to the lyrics. It's just sad.

[@TheBloodiac]

@@DarkAngelEU Interesting point of view. I never thought about it that way.

[@weskingston264]

@@DarkAngelEU I see your point of view, for sure. It's like "Every Breath You Take". A really, really dark song dressed up in something light and bouncy. I do adore this cover, though. It's the other side of the same coin. It might not 'add' anything to the lyrics, but it's an interpretation that takes the meaning of the lyrics and lays it bare. It's basically the sound of someone who HAS hidden that abuse and neglect from the world for far too long, and has finally torn out that romanticism and the rose-colored glasses are not just taken off but crushed beneath their feet. It's this longing and desperation for all the joy and beauty that love brings into a person's life, and the realization that somewhere along the way it's completely slipped through their fingers.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@weskingston264 Yeah... I don't get that. Portishead used to be a great band.

[@anonimushbosh]

@Audriana Pequeno Lol Dylan, Cohen & ABBA each say fuck you 😬😬

[@ramonsobreira8061]

It proves that ABBA is timeless and fits to anything: pop, disco, rock, punk, gothic, metal...

[@ramireza6904]

lol.... yeah... sure

[@luisvasquez7829]

Si sienten que 3 discos de Portishead no son suficientes para satisfacer sus deseos de oír a Beth Gibbons les recomiendo su álbum en solitario "Out Of Season" que es una reverenda obra maestra.

[@lentewinrrett2033]

EXACTO. COMPARTO.

[@NOKIA6031]

The white flashing lights during the chorus is the "SOS" in the Morse code ( ...- - -...)

[@simontrem080]

Good observation sherlock! Thanks!!! :)

[@MentatYasha]

. . . - - - . . .

[@wazthatme]

its ...---...

[@smithmo6439]

how did the f u knew! omg u are like the most intelligence person alive .just wow you blown my mind. don't smile I'm just f with u . get lost .

[@ELCNUmorFnaMehT]

Oh yeah... it is!

[@abrasivemusik]

This is so overwhelming, and such incredibly emotional timing, with the recent situations across the world. She really is singing this to all of us. That ending is so powerful. Nailed it once again, Portishead.

[@funbigly]

meh abba did it with way more class

[@EevaIlves]

Heard this on the High-Rise screening last night. Different from the original, suited the film extremely well and the movie was brilliant.

[@VyktoryaSharpeMusic27]

Thank god someone knew it from the movie. I love the film and I love portishead so win/win for me ❤

[@ELCNUmorFnaMehT]

Please let this be a sign that the new album is on the way.

[@FelipeBoreli]

Pleeeeeeease

[@Runawayay]

Nah... Maybe in another ten years!

[@FelipeBoreli]

+Jacob P be positive 😉

[@sirgloster9216]

He is.

[@simontrem080]

Who knows if any new work is on the way....They are really secret when it comes to their Portishead projects.

[@thegreatslothlord7796]

I find it absolutely amazing how Portishead has turned this once happy upbeat song by ABBA into amazingly dark emotional masterpiece. Then again, this is the same absolutely amazing band with such emotional songs like "Roads", "Sour times" and "Glory box."

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Never seen the ABBA song as happy

[@thegreatslothlord7796]

+PJ I used to think it was happy when I was a kid but now after just listening to the original and this version last night that's completely changed.

[@britishsausage]

Happy and upbeat? Have you actually listened to it?

[@billythekid9144]

The power of deception

[@kreecherpdx9585]

Actually the ABBA version was also very sad. Don’t let the beat fool you

[@svensvenkill]

Every time I watch this, when Beth Gibbons holds out her hand I get goosebumps. Every. Time. This song is perfection.

[@markido3415]

One of the greatest musical group I’ve ever heard honestly make me wish I was born early however that’s the beauty of timeless music

[@remaininginlight]

MY FAVOURITE BAND IN THE WORLD...

[@gordonwishart395]

Perfect choice for High Rise. Doesn't stop this being the most menacing, darkest cover ever, of SOS.

[@stephenbartholomew2328]

When you choose to do a cover make it totally your own, intrinsically your own, Portishead have always done this in all their music the edges never blurred and this is beautiful by its own being. This is a masterpeice hanging on the edge of genius Beth your are a true artist. You take me to places in music I never thought I could go. Thank you.

[@ReshonBryant]

Yeah, not many bands really do that anymore. Especially, following up on the likes of Radiohead. I'm glad this band stood the test of time. Not many are surviving the current state of affairs. We still got TOOL, Massive Attack, and NIN as game changers tho.

[@mrsbaylocksvideoemporium9621]

I love the whole John Carpenter synth thing going on...very 1980s - love it!

[@podglorious]

Yes! It's Assault on Precinct 13 meets Abba meets...Portishead

[@spyculture]

One the saddest, most haunting yet beautiful songs Portishead have ever done.

[@NihilQuest]

The best thing from High Rise, that's for sure. That's how you do covers. I'll take a full album with Abba covers made in this style. Amazing.

[@melinamii7428]

Never thought that I could like an Abba song so much. Awesome...

[@127graham]

I saw this on the big screen at Glastonbury in tribute to Jo Cox, everyone watched in silence, it sent shivers down my spine, extremely powerful video and music absolutely fantastic

[@FionaAppleAddict]

No one ever covered Abba like this! 😮 I love you, Portishead! 🖤 ✊🎶

[@middle_kid]

The goosebumps. This song is really something else 🔥

[@borisrad6985]

This incredible masterpiece never fails to give me goosebumps. Love and admiration to Portishead and ABBA.

[@jamesgoodwill3911]

Holy hell how did I miss this? It's one of the best covers ever!

[@davidlyman639]

It is on a movie soundtrack

[@michelecanhamfree4693]

Ikr

[@michelecanhamfree4693]

@@davidlyman639 Which?

[@davidlyman639]

@@michelecanhamfree4693 It's a Rober Pattison movie..."Good Time"...yep. fell in love with the song then. I think it is used in the credits. It has been awhile. Wish this song was available on spotify but only on KZbin as far as I know.

[@michelecanhamfree4693]

@@davidlyman639 Nice, I've wanted to see that since I heard about it. Thank you for your prompt and friendly reply! Hope you have an amazingly wonderful rest of your life 🙂 You deserve it my friend 🥰

[@zzzvideo670]

Вот это музыка!!! Творцы звука и передачи эмоций!!! Жду выхода альбома ...

[@1nd1v1duo]

mi grupo favorito... nunca defrauda... que tema... beth... no pierde su voz... no pierde su encanto. ..

[@shahenohanjanyan3545]

I'm so happy whole my life've been enlightened with your songs. This cover is extremely well done.

[@ThisIsCreation-FollowOnTwitter]

I never knew i wanted an ABBA x Portishead mix, but here it is & i love it.

[@youssef3176]

yup her voice is still sharp its like a samurai's blade. After +20 years she does it again. Her voice will never get dull. The way she brings it cut's real deep in the souls of those who listen. And truly hear the S.O.S !!!

[@matthewyip8695]

Sick AF. Channeling Depeche Mode chords and using an ABBA classic . Beautiful!

[@lorofcb3]

My two favourite bands of all times United and it’s amazing.

[@kaidzaack2520]

This Interpretation nails it...with a rusty nail...right in my heart...excellent! 😍😍😍

[@gracie99999]

I got a few of them fire decoration

[@eoghainclarke4483]

this is huge. tune of the year, hands down. when they were testing the speakers on the friday at glastonbury this was the first tune they played. quality.

[@rolandbaldwin]

This was originally recorded for High Rise but left off the soundtrack but plays in the movie. I'm really glad it's been dedicated to Jo.

[@CarlosGarcia2]

This was the best thing in that shit movie.

[@rolandbaldwin]

@@CarlosGarcia2 I actually quite love it but we like different things I guess.

[@Didabrown]

After all these years, still hoping that this is on their fourth album that hopefully they’ll one day bless us with

[@51gan788]

finnaaaallyyy, waiting for this after high rise

[@rolandbaldwin]

It was so profound in the movie. I was so mad when it wasn't released

[@mipocs]

same here!!

[@94NineFour94]

Only good thing in this movie

[@51gan788]

94NineFour94 I disagree, I really liked the film

[@chrisvisser-fee2631]

+51gan788 I'm not surprised it was polarising. Just watched it and... What?

[@pumastrike-hz4wo]

How is this not on Spotify or Apple Music!!!!!!! I need more of it

[@CarlPaulsen]

Google KZbin MP3 ripper

[@catklyst]

I heard this cover in High Rise, and it was fantastic. Instantly recognized that voice.

[@ramonhurtado2192]

This song gives me chills every time

[@TheFusedplug]

❤️ Portishead since I first bought Glorybox way back when when it was charting and soon after "Dummy" album

[@wanderbaldini2883]

wow... they brought this song to an infinitely higher level! extraordinary, as usual!

[@opicatchu2164]

it's so difficult to cover an abba song because the voices of the girls of abba were uniques but it's a very good cover and so darkest than the unforgettable ABBA's version !!! good job !!!

[@beckymaus8980]

i am soooo deeply touched by the work of Portishead..... Threads, Roads, Glorybox are my all time favorites, and this one is another gut wrenching, intense, haunting master piece.

[@metalinx101]

Darker and darker. "You want it darker We kill the flame" Leonard Cohen

[@gideonmarshall5449]

Literally the greatest band of all time for me. This cover is epic,but I would,also,listen to them cover any song in existence as it would undoubtedly be as good. (Not as good as their own tunes tho, they are true legends that we are lucky to occasionally be blessed with music from 🙏🙏)

[@dominicskelton3031]

I've been hoping for this ever since High Rise came out - couldn't believe they didn't even allow it on the soundtrack album. Great great performance, and works even better in contrast to Clint Mansell's instrumental version in the film.

[@alastairsutherland2399]

when a song takes you by surprise. passion and commitment shown. in the events of the past few days, this song sums up it all

[@TheSeamstress1]

How did I sleep through this earthquake without feeling it? 4 years and I never knew this existed! Mind Blown. Only 3 million views? Has the world really got that bad that Portishead breaking minds with an astonishing ABBA cover just goes unnoticed? We need to take a good long look at ourselves! I think I will get this up to 4 million now just on my own... repeat!

[@jessikatkins1173]

This is an absolute gem of a cover, I'm almost speechless. She sings the lyrics with such sadness which is why I think the vocals and music beats the upbeat original by far, as it's an incredibly heart breaking song~ Thanx for this....

[@oldwelshbloke6860]

I live across the Severn from Portishead and can see it clearly, which is nice. To be so close to such an important place in musical history. Would love to see this song on kids playlists. Not only cos it will introduce them to one of the greatest bands in history but to let them know that people die for democracy!

[@daryayafimava85]

but Portishead the band is from Bristol, not Portishead actually

[@oldwelshbloke6860]

+Darya Yafimava yeah I know but Geoff is from Portishead and apparently he'd turn up to studios and the people would say here's Portishead. So Portishead is the starting point and my point is valid.

[@daryayafimava85]

good to know

[@oldwelshbloke6860]

+Darya Yafimava v sorry if I sounded like a dick. I forget that the interweb is global. Portishead is suburb of Bristol. Its a bus ride away. Again v sorry for any offence.

[@daryayafimava85]

Cynical welsh bloke no no no, it's alright! like, I meant it literally :) btw, I've been to Portishead and lived for a few months in Bristol

[@LennyNero2019]

Finally an official version. I've been 'warned' by KZbin for providing a clip from the High-Rise film with this song while we all waited.

[@mikesinclair7135]

Fantastic to have Portishead back. They are my favourite band, I absolutely love Beth Gibbons. I know they take their time over albums, the last one was 8 years ago, but that came after 11 years away! It was a wonderful idea to release this as a tribute to Jo Cox. Only a day old and there are already over 350,000 views :) Peace

[@RussAyres]

Meryl Streep on a Greek Island seems a looooong way from this. Fantastic.

[@justinmartinez1]

Look at the views for Portishead on Day One! Heartwarming

[@justinmartinez1]

The more I watch this the more it's a rallying cry.

[@11rabbitz]

+Justin Martinez yup

[@oooo-gj7yy]

WHat the hell... I can realize so late what did I lost ignoring this band. They are so fresh, so new, so actual. Please back with new songs...

[@paddy758]

Amazing . Shows both , the genius of Benny Andrsson and the genius of Beth Gibbons and Portishead .

[@helliemoonchild]

I have goosebumps all over my body. I love this band with all my life

[@noname-su4qw]

Siempre amarè Portishead, me dio un sentido del arte hecho con alma y sin pretenciones, belleza pura, tan solo duro veinte años en llegar a mis oidos, no fue una espera, fue un regalo del viento y la lluvia, nubes oscuras y pies enlodados.

[@frostmaiden85]

Im so glad these guys arent following current musical/melodic trends. They have so much character.

[@josequins9099]

Oh, feck yes!! The lyrics go so well with this style of music. Dark, haunting.

[@my.bloody.valentine]

ABBA es de mis grupos favoritos y ahora tengo una obsesión con Portishead

[@checkyourhead1992]

Te veo en todos los videos de portishead omg haha

[@checkyourhead1992]

Y amo a ambas bandas

[@kelis-quynhnguyen1340]

Hauntingly beautiful!! Ohh please. Can I have Portishead cover to every song please. 😌😌

[@user-hp3sw8fv6c]

Апакалиптическо драмматический шедевр сотворили, именно такой смысл и заложен в этой песне.

[@Zagadka10]

Necesito un nuevo disco de Portishead ya mismo. Third me volvió literalmente loco. Necesito otro más

[@HippieLady420]

FINALLY. WELCOME BACK BETH. WE MISSED YOUR BEAUTIFUL VOICE

[@bobby6009]

and here we are growing old with it like them.

[@commutercommuter]

Abba meets John Carpenter

[@MurcuryEntertainment]

Remarkably accurate. It's a song that feels so profoundly isolated.

[@javierdelgadogallardo3731]

As a HUGE listener of Portishead and being a foreigner living in the UK at the moment, I really haven't words to explain the meaning of this song to me. And I can't understand it has only a few views, totally unacknowledged. I guess that's part of the reason they are SO stunning. Can only add THANKS.

[@NewMessage]

holy shit.. I just ran through 20 years of depression in 3 and a half minutes.. I can't breathe...

[@am3s]

Jo Cox: “We have far more in common than which divides us.” Portishead always makes me feel like its to late. England is burning.

[@SebastianMarkiewicz]

Best trip in my life! I love Abba songs, but Portishead make this diamond!

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Good lord, I can't remember the last time a song has sent shivers down my spine.

[@DJGamingSmash]

Perfectly complementary for the dark and coldly atmospheric High Rise.

[@Shuffit]

Portishead covering ABBA? Mindblown.

[@medicixxvl3126]

Haunting and Dark. I totally am captivated with it. I can never hear it any other way. I would listen to this everyday .

[@ElSWVisitor]

Ha! Just watched high rise and i knew it had to be Beth singing. Awesome!! 😃

[@FrancisLintgren]

We have far more in common than which divides us.

[@rivestalex]

Hopefully this signals a new album on the horizon.

[@jackpitman15]

It didn't :/

[@mikoajgrabowski2194]

It did not indeed

[@samgord4669]

It sadly didn’t…

[@user-mi9dq9vh6z]

It's just awesome... After all these years they are still making best sound... Legends

[@Ring0fSaturn]

Portishead, we love you. SOS was meant for you to cover. The visual is powerful and the quote is so true. Thanks ever so much for this and everything else.

[@matiaseliezer9267]

Miss you so much :'( come back with more music please

[@Elif-oe6pi]

HIGH RISE WAS PERFECT AND THIS COVER IS PURE GOLD!

[@Gary-bc2rc]

One of the best covers i have ever heard...brilliant

[@jimmylopez2786]

What a cover just memorizing dark great portishead

[@Nunov103]

Leave it to Portishead to turn an uplifting song into something dark, sad, mysterious, brilliant, thank you for this :)

[@barbarapogodzinska2704]

OMG. Beautiful. One of the best cover of a song I've heard for a long time.

[@pauliusd6505]

I've never even heard of this band, but loving this!!!

[@Insidemellysmind]

They've been around a long time, so have fun catching up. They're great!

[@Lawlerboyful]

One of my favourite recent discoveries of all time. I have listened to them for hours and hours. Listen to their discog in order if you choose it's so great.

[@IdontWatchIsee]

wow wow wow. so great is this woman!! so special!