Sam Roberts - Brother Down

Music video by Sam Roberts performing Brother Down. (C) 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.

[@MMAdamMartin]

20 years later and this song still sounds as fresh now as it did back then. Canadian classic.

[@hollypietrzak5214]

This was sam Roberts very first song?

[@stussy8936]

​@@hollypietrzak5214first one on radio. I remember hearing it the first time and I was in awe. I have all his albums, another one coming up. First 3 are amazing.

[@hollypietrzak5214]

@@stussy8936 I remember heading this song a lot on the radio back in the early 2000s a lot?

[@CreamerMusic]

@@stussy8936 I remember this as well. I was in elementary school. 29 years old now :P

[@DataLal]

It was his debut single, included on the 2002 album, The Inhuman Condition.

[@kailancarter7965]

My dad passed away from cancer and he used to love this song, play it in his truck on Saturday mornings. It's crazy how much music impacts our lives.

[@PhilDesigns]

so beautifully sad.

[@lemob182]

Kailan Carter Music is the first language of the world my friend and in a way, a tiny portion of his essence/legacy, lives on in this tune. Rest in peace and condolences to you and your family. -from mid-west Canada

[@Orry609]

Father Down.

[@Orry609]

(Just a playful jab, hope you're at peace with his passing.)

[@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor]

Kailan Carter indeed brother, indeed :) :( :/

[@LanceMarshall420]

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[@TheKing99883]

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[@first99967]

I had never heard of Sam Roberts but I like what I am hearing.

[@holskitchenCanada]

See if you can find the ep they put out first - it's cool.

[@concars1234]

@kaleel clark My grandma bought me this CD when I was 7. Nice memory

[@58shadesofgray]

One of the best qualities in a musician is the ability to take four simple guitar chords and turn them into an unforgettable melody. This is an amazing song :)

[@PatPakken]

Ahhhhh memories. Hard to believe it's been 17 years since this came out. Never forget being a young feller, working in Fort Mac and watching Sam Roberts kick ass at Mac Island. Great show.

[@holdenholmgren649]

Good ol mac

[@MrLegitMafia]

"i think my life is passing me by" bothers me more and more the older i get.

[@scafe232]

can always pick up the guitar and do it. I thought I was checking out at 17.

[@MrLegitMafia]

@natureboy tom yea honestly i've been trying to change up my life, its a struggle though and hopefully i get there someday.

[@oldndayzd9281]

@@MrLegitMafia Keep Your Chin Up You'll get There It Took me Till I was In my 50s Don't wait that long though if you can help it 😉 🤩🌱👊👊

[@MolagBalls]

oldn dayzd what did you change?

[@CrazyFunnyCats]

Embrace the horror of getting old...then think of your wisdom and the stories you can tell ✨🥂✨cheers Jon

[@ray2op]

One of those songs I get to come back and feel the impact of as an adult. I loved how it sounded being young, I love the message as an adult.

[@jordanstiles9257]

Another great Canadian band with original sound.. Still love these songs as much as the first day I heard them.

[@devinodulchaoinitigh5467]

Are they really canadian my dude? I know this is three years later and you may be dead for all I know but I'd like to hear what you know if you get this haha

[@rheahayes3149]

WELL SAID-ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS VERY RELEVANT SONG❣️💜🇨🇦

[@claudettecote3553]

💯 Canadian.

[@raphaelmarcovecchio4871]

@@devinodulchaoinitigh5467 Montreal boys !

[@petercelle1796]

Oh yeah-eh! Get on board with him and his band - oodles of great tunes.

[@DandDInc]

2024- what a great song and amazing video.

[@bassistdave109]

theres a man over there who says hes tougher than me but I got eyes that can see through fantasy...thats the line right there

[@cadavher]

This song always randomly every 6 months or so pops into my head lol

[@Brian-lh7jj]

I totally agree .. I was just backing my car out of the driveway, this was on ... forgot what a great song it is. Not super crazy about the video.

[@chaseman12]

me too

[@russride]

Your 6 months are up.

[@zezty4295]

I would take it as a good reminder to not let life pass you bye by being still and soaking it in if you can.

[@XxZigonxX]

its the "Wake up every morning and there's nothing there, no reason to die but no reason to care" for me

[@eelexa]

This song has stuck with me since 2003.. It was what I needed at the time, too. It'll always be in my library.

[@zlp08gaming55]

aghostdream ur hot

[@bryanmayes9234]

aghostdream i agree with him Yo

[@darkkfield]

We Love what we Love!

[@marioiacolucci]

From swat

[@thesnagglewolf]

He was great when he first came on the scene and he's still great. Those guys are one of the most consistently great bands going.

[@rmick5173]

Sounds a lot like a 70s McCartney song. That's all high praise, it's great.

[@astropop2]

wow.... this is so nostalgic. first discovered this song on a music video disc that came with my ps2 when I was a child. revisiting this music video as a 27 y/o adult hits hard!

[@justice_138]

One life to live but we're doing it wrong You see, got my brother down cause it's nothing to me Everyone's saying that it's wrong to cheat But there's no other way to get my life on easy street Someone else telling you what you're living for Been knocking you down, now you're looking for more The only sound you hear is a closing door Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war Rich man's crying cause his money's time And poor man's smiling cause he knows he ain't blind There's a man over there says he's tougher than me But I got eyes that can see through fantasy I think my life is passing me by I think my life is passing me by Take it all back cause it don't mean nothing If you give it away and you're looking for something back Wake up every morning when there's nothing there No reason to die but no reason to care Someone else telling you what you're living for Been knocking you down now you're looking for more The only sound you hear is a closing door Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war One life to live but we're doing it wrong You see, got my brother down cause it's nothing to me Rich man's crying cause his money's time Poor man's smiling cause he knows he ain't blind I think my life is passing me by I think my life is passing me by

[@rheahayes3149]

THANK YOU!! CHEERS FROM 🇨🇦

[@debsterish]

Thank you from Tennessee 😊 appreciated

[@CreamerMusic]

Fantastic lyrics

[@mikekunes]

Driving around Lake Crescent in Washington, listening to a Victoria radio station and this song comes on - it has since become one of my favorites - not gonna forget it any time soon!

[@mitchelldott244]

+Mike Kunes Sounds like a nice experience! I love that lake!

[@Kevin-uj4uu]

lol from vic too used tgo always hear this band. the zone?

[@icantstand02]

"I think my life is passing me by" hits way different 6 months from graduation, walking around campus at 3am, tripping on mushrooms

[@jeffsullivan2044]

Thanks to artists like this, Canadian music is just as great as it ever was! We truly have some of the best in the world. Thanks Sam.....keep it coming!

[@kimberlynicholls1854]

American, dual Canadian citizen here. I had to move to Canada to hear this song. Why? This is an amazing song. I feel robbed.

[@JLvatron]

So this wasn't popular in the US?

[@mobbiusttv8789]

Made in Montréal, Québec !!

[@sabrinaleggatt1974]

Patrick Lussier stay there too.

[@aniballopez61]

Oui mon ami,je me souvien qu'ils venai de Montreal.Ca me fait penser au Platau Mont Royal oú je resté 18 ans de ma vie,la plus epoque.

[@Bobbyjwmwb]

@@aniballopez61 bonjour

[@CerebralTripz]

Really? I live there! Been singing this song like a 90's music video. Has recent relevance to me.

[@robloxboy4131]

Classic rock will never die

[@chrisxavier3147]

20 years on and this song is still relevant

[@Ronaldrr27]

Been so long since I've seen this video. I think the last time I saw this. Much music in Canada was still playing music and music videos

[@scafe232]

I THINK MY LIFE IS PASSING ME BY

[@chasekdesign9822]

Who's still jammin to this Gem in 2019?

[@bentharhr6861]

2020

[@stickjohnny]

Nobody is.

[@loriwoloshyn7266]

That would be all of us who appreciate good music with a message behind it. Pay attention people. Our world is crashinddown upon us. Mother nature is PISSED. Get with the program.

[@catherinenomikos3751]

2020

[@jamesvallar1672]

Well the part at 1:55 is cool... definitely not a gem bro....just saying.

[@gosiajanus3758]

This song never gets old!!❤❤

[@janmorrissy3498]

I never forgot this song. It will always be amazing.

[@maries3461]

Dmn straight

[@codesterproductions]

I can't remember most of my childhood songs, but when I hear them on the radio I just have to find them. I love nostalgia.

[@theredroad100]

Greatest song of all time.

[@maxim9461]

This song has been in my Playlist since 2003... Almost 15 years and still amazing 💚💙💜✌️

[@lizadawnmerasty5681]

And always will BE! AND SOON ENOUGH,A GREAT LEGEND...…INDEED

[@cruelcanadajoe]

Who's life left them behind and they still trying to get ahead in 2019?

[@sheldonrhymes8900]

I feel that my Canadian Brotha

[@darkkfield]

All of us!!

[@BabyGirlRegineWhite]

cruelcanadajoe that’s deep

[@TheFissionIsMailed]

yee. :c

[@BD-iw7sf]

Sam Roberts is such an amazing artist. I've liked him since i was in elementary.

[@rocknrollguy2090]

Brings me back to hearing this in the summer of 2003 as a kid!

[@matterman2003]

Heard this on the radio and had to go find it and jammed all the way home to this on repeat...just one of those songs you dance in the car seat at the red light to

[@yaya2006]

They will be at Niagara falls Canada for new year eve 2017 and it will be free outside concert. You heard this from me now. See you there!!

[@non-descriptinfluence3112]

yaya2006 I wish o could go! Sam Roberts is my favorite Canadian band!

[@PhilDesigns]

i live in the falls, i'll be there

[@matteomontgomery3400]

yaya2006 They will also be at blues fest in Ottawa in july

[@measumadib]

Missed it

[@JustLovingLifeDude]

This kind of music (SRB) gets us through serious bad times. Right?!?!

[@Megafoot2164]

Sam ( excuse the presumptive greeting ) , congratulations on the induction to the Canadian Song Writers Hall of Fame , it is a truly well deserved recognition to you & the band. I own this album/ cd and will forever cherish it. The millennium was a time of anticipation and change, and your music was a major part of the awesome songs that Canadian artists were producing at that time. Magic, pure creative magic . 🇨🇦✌🏼✌🏼🇨🇦✌🏼🇨🇦🎶👍😁

[@contentity]

I'm only 15, but I can't remember ever not listening to Sam Roberts

[@jamescrotty8320]

with ya on that one

[@kannabiswithjaydos9917]

20 by now

[@randomperson1997]

Jay Dos that about measures up

[@contentity]

@@kannabiswithjaydos9917 22 by now

[@teiloturner2760]

​@@contentity28 now

[@doublec3]

This song is soo country, and calming to make you feel content, even though it’s about passing you by.

[@buddy-st5ed]

Anyone listening this today 2024

[@jamesgorden5072]

Nope, we stopped listening to music.

[@susanrachel5583]

Just saw Sam play in our little town at a 3 day festival he was amazing 🤘🇨🇦

[@Megafoot2164]

" rich man crys cause his money's tired " " Poor man smiles cause he ain't blind ".......

[@ritaj7080]

The only songs that i never get tired of !!! Timeless pieces Still listenning to SRB 15 years layer

[@Landrew0]

This song represents the true meaning of life; to get through it untarnished, one must endure every arrow and stone put down your path, for the only prize at the end is your uncorrupted soul.

[@pump555]

great song, I remember seeing this on mtv when I was about 10 or 11... times were so simple back then

[@Jethromcsheepherder]

Don Wright at 10 or 11 years old, no matter what year it is or what's going on, times are simpler.

[@pump555]

Jethromcsheepherder at least you got what I meant :)

[@xHyDrOxTenke420]

Don Wright quit bringing up 9/11 nobody cares nor milks the 9/11 shit anymore, but 'Murica... quit milking that bullshit day.

[@estellehoneywell]

Sam Roberts should definitely be recognized outside of Canada. He is amazing.

[@JonnyFreakinLaval]

its sad to see that one of the best indie rock bands ive ever heard is not selling out worldwide. these guys are fucking awesome. rock on

[@deavl10]

Ive listened to this song many times to realize for sure that at the end it says "one eyed prophecy ".

[@K7classicrockfan]

That's what I think too!!!

[@DOA666JOEYSHITHEAD]

who remebers this from MTV back when they actually played good music? :D

[@guyincognito2512]

+Jake Trautman MTV still played music 6 years ago?

[@OK-dv5ky]

+Guy Incognito this didn't come out 6 years ago , 13 years ago

[@guyincognito2512]

Shayne sharpe yes you're right

[@BabyGirlRegineWhite]

That’s exactly why I love this song takes me back ! I also remember the red hot chilli peppers on much music a lot

[@SirZapdos]

This song, as well as Don't Walk Away Eileen, were both featured on the great short-lived animated MTV show Undergrads.

[@mindfloodnc]

Saw this guy 4X. 3 times in North Carolina and Washington DC. I only heard him playing in Ottawa from a distance at Bluefest. They havent been back to NC in a while. Favorite band in recent years. This song never gets old.

[@als3984]

Best friend and roommate died in a car crash. He really liked this tune. I think about him everytime i hear this. 💜💜 i miss you justin

[@theopenacademy9102]

Really cool song! I hope everyone finds the time to read through and understand the lyrics.

[@jobanjoeatslemonz6874]

I love this song but I find it hard to watch the music video because being stuck in the middle of the ocean is my biggest fear

[@kielreid7796]

Listen if you never were with ur "kids" then dont try to be in the end of their lives.

[@brodiecrawford9376]

ottawa valley here born and raised always looked forward to hearing you guys mellow and level out with one another itd be nice to have yeas all back here again!

[@310068473]

this is my childhood right here , I remember listening to this in grade school all the time.

[@sweetodude]

listened to sam roberts for a long time, never the biggest fan. saw him live at bluesfest in passing, stayed for the rest of his set. went to osheage in montreal and watched his full set. SAM ROBERTS BAND IS AMAZING. they sound the same live as on record and you can tell sam roberts gives it everything hes got. 10/10 any one reading this gets the chance to see SAM ROBERTS BAND LIVE. do it. i promise you wont regret it !!!!!

[@rheahayes3149]

A great Canadian Band with a Truly Original Sound❣️❣️Look forward to many more Great Songs💗

[@yaya2006]

see u at Niagara falls Canada New Year 2014 jam!! Sam Roberts Band will be there :)

[@tatereno]

Anyone else think this version is better than the one we can stream now?

[@mariaramirez6737]

One of my favorites of all times! Love u sam roberts

[@poundld01]

I remember when i was 8, i used to be really scared of water and i used to always listen to this song and watch the video. i was scared of the video but loved the song hahaha. I completely forgot about it until a few days ago i heard it on the radio. im now 16 and its crazy how i still remember how i felt listning to this song 8 years ago.

[@michaelvillanueva233]

Truly another great Canadian sound :)

[@_jmarsh]

Great tune! Also love the video. Guessing this is somewhere along the coast in Canada? This is such a classic though. I remember hearing it on the radio all the time growing up.

[@teiloturner2760]

I good times I bet

[@druidvw2088]

You find out who your brothers really are.

[@molded_mind2115]

Ive never heard this guys music until now and im glad I'm here🤘🤘

[@simonmarshall19]

This version is way better than the demo on the studio album. Thank god for big shiny tunes 7

[@jamesheverling7841]

Good tune and video as well 💯❤️‍🩹😊👍📸📷😀😁😸❤❤❤❤.!!!!!!!¡!¡!!!¡¡!!!!!¡.

[@Krysten55]

I love this song, but I get depressed when I hear it! :( My life is passing me by... :(

[@concars1234]

7.. years.. later

[@Krysten55]

@@concars1234 Still relevant today.

[@Sam-pr9rr]

Krysten55 woah and you still commented back

[@concars1234]

@@Krysten55 Probably even more so, I liked this song when I was like under 10 years old as my grandma bought me this CD (lol).. listening to it in your mid twenties is a whole other meaning

[@Krysten55]

@@Sam-pr9rr Yep. Life is passing me by... two weeks later (after that reply).

[@1954stantheman]

why does montreal have the greatest canadian bands around.the planet smashers,sam roberts, the dears,wolf parade, arcade fire,the box, april wine,men without hats,i could go on ,but i mean this city's music scene is as good as it gets

[@leticiap4860]

My favorite song. Takes me to my happy place.

[@michelleanne64]

RIP brother😞

[@teiloturner2760]

Who now ? 😔

[@AREDESTHO]

You don't want to get stranded anywhere with this crew.

[@ginnitagb]

i cant stop listening to this song...always reminds me when i went to Halifax, NS back in 2002

[@teiloturner2760]

Much fun?

[@bobmitchell5832]

God bless him. In life enjoy anything that gives you moments of happiness. Most of all love of family.

[@karanmarwaha6605]

this is a great song!

[@DoReMi123acb]

Thank God for radios. It is the best way for young millennials like me to discover great music like this.

[@lite1979]

I saw them in Bobcaygeon a few years ago. Just as good live if not better!

[@steveglass2483]

Was that the one with the Hip? I heard about that concert, man it must have been amazing!

[@lite1979]

Yes! That show was cooler than the other side of the pillow...

[@steveglass2483]

lol nice.

[@johntorres8869]

wish i was there

[@lvyou69]

damn, i 've been ibobcaygeon only once , it's a nice place

[@hellooutsiders6865]

Man, his song brings me back to good times,. I can almost feel the night with my ex when we went to see them, man lifes a ride. One second you feel like you're riding high then it just slowly turns to reminiscence

[@niemi5858]

The past is just a memory, the future is just imagination. We can live in only one place - this moment. Be aware of that point and really begin living.

[@nicktran7201]

MTL pride

[@warriner1290]

the video suits the music perfectly

[@MaxineAGGuess]

Another good Canadian band! ❤️

[@galathoughtart]

why don't we all sit back and write paragraphs equating this music to justin bieber, that should be really worth our time

[@hondamancl450]

I think my life really is passing me by

[@suzannewoodgate4661]

" Poor man smiling cause he knows he aint blind"!

[@PathyOverYonder]

@ali kamel Allah doesn't exist

[@treyshawnbeats]

man why does this only have a million views, Sam has classics under his belt and here's one of his biggest

[@Ed-xt4le]

He's Canadian. The rest of the world has probably never heard of him.

[@holtec333]

my favourite song from childhood. born and raised in canada, grew up in the states. i took this song with me.

[@patrickgrondines3254]

love this song

[@briangregory6692]

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[@S1W2E3D]

certainly didnt expect my life to pass me by this fast what else can i comment i love listening to this

[@Nerflover10097]

I kept waiting for them to find Wilson.

[@daveblanco8271]

Straight talent from montreal

[@Jamesmartens55]

Much Music 2003

[@zeus0362]

My elementary school teacher showed me this song. I don’t really listen to the type of music, but I find this song amazing.

[@danielgully8987]

Yeah buddy

[@shawnmyers1869]

How does this song NOT have 1 million views yet? What is wrong with society?

[@colefisher6751]

:)

[@edrowley1]

Got their brother down and it's nothing to them.

[@user-qr9uh1fd8g]

Is that a rhetorical question

[@thehummingbird8790]

I love this song. I remember listening to this in the rain in my mother's car. My mother showed me a book on Albert Einstein's childhood and formative years. She told me that Albert had been kicked out of various schools because they deemed him mentally disabled or retarded. The same thing happened to me more or less. Eventually, Albert became the most valuable physicist in the world. Long story short, my mother was trying to inspire me to work hard and gain a good education. Today, I'm well on my way to being highly educated in the computer science field. I'm headed to university, and I've had a voracious appetite for fiction (I want to be a writer). This comes at a time where kids my age used to make fun of me and bully me, adults discouraged me and nearly broke my spirit, and now, I'm still standing thanks to my mother and Albert Einstein. Whenever I hear this song, I remember what my mother told me, and I feel proud of myself.

[@JohnConnor12]

To live life like each day is your last. One day you may find yourself stranded on a boat, and you'll wish you did more with your life.

[@queeneggplant]

this song reminds me of perry farell or jane's addiction a bit

[@mikekunes]

The drumming at the beginning, yes!

[@Talina124]

good call

[@613ENUTZ]

man EVERY LINE in this song is amazing. stop trying to compare. Great MUSIC. Canada representin'

[@patrickgrondines8312]

2019 almost 2020 anyone?

[@hurricanealley8602]

And I just discovered this.... Better late than never, I guess

[@celconconstruction3060]

And on

[@natevm7888]

AMAZING SONG! SO WELL WRITTEN,,listen to that bass line for crying out loud!