Sam Sparro - Black and Gold

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[@Bxxxxxx]

*SAM SPARRO on the meaning behind 'Black and Gold'* : "I was feeling totally lost. I was making cappuccinos when I felt I should be onstage singing. That track came from looking up to the stars and seeing myself as a tiny speck in this infinite solar-system. I wrote it in 10 minutes. It just came to me one night when I was feeling lonely and wondering if God exists''

[@turkeyram]

Damn. Not just a funky beat ig. Never really listened to the lyrics till recently so its cool to know the back story

[@lozzylols]

I love a song with meaning, but what does the black and gold represent?

[@tjsuleman6372]

@@lozzylols the contrast of shining stars against a black sky

[@Slimkidd730]

He didn't write this song. Katy Perry wrote Black and Gold

[@Bxxxxxx]

@@Slimkidd730 😂 huh?? Errr, she definitely didn't. Sam Sparro wrote this with a guy called Jesse Rogg. This is a direct quote from an interview, so Sam's own words too.

[@agaricusaugustus3617]

This song was ahead of its time. One of the rare songs that doesn't age.

[@oceaneisabelyates4062]

Yep

[@theknarlyboy]

Absolutely man

[@TomCox1992]

Agreed ❤

[@MyNameJeff..]

Perfectly said

[@daddylandlord5575]

Title is so racist. But i like it too.

[@k.23_02]

One of the greatest songs to ever be put in a FIFA game

[@Keedz]

fax

[@benkofi8570]

which fifa game was this in?

[@k.23_02]

@@benkofi8570 I heard it in FIFA 09 but I think they've also added it in FIFA 23

[@user-hv1hl4fn8u]

@@k.23_02 Yes thats the ultimate soundtrack , the Best songs ever in fifa because fifa 23 its the lasy fifia Ever

[@ogbots5871]

The Beginning of "Finesse" is good too😍😍

[@Big_SunshineSD]

Who's here in Summer 2024?🍹😎

[@hirono01]

I am. from Japan.👍

[@Neverdie2169]

From Hungary 🇭🇺

[@boo-boo511]

I am. Joanne Shaw Taylor had just released a new version,!

[@LoreleiCatherine]

13 years later and this still SLAPSSSSSS

[@Грока]

AGREEEEE SISSSSS свега ми кида 🇩🇴

[@LoreleiCatherine]

@Chester Perry cause if you’re not reeeeeally heeeere! Then the stars don’t eeeven matterrr! Lol but that line is priceless and timeless.

[@andr_w]

Seriously!

[@paul1978g]

But this only came out in 2008, that's not,,,,,, oh. Bugger.

[@ggbasiQ]

13 years ago 😭 I feel so old

[@DirtyJamesUK]

When a song is written well it can haunt. It can sit like a splinter in your mind for years and be triggered by something small and all of a sudden you feel in complete love with it. Well done Sam Sparro!

[@Jay-hn1wi]

me just now i remembered it from my dance recital when i was younger loll

[@oldschoolwarrior3269]

Same here,listened to it back in 2008.almost daily🙈and then years later I forgot even the name of the singer and the name of the song,tried to find it noumerous times but never been able to find it😅and today laying and watching MTV it just popped on the screen...my happines never ended😆🙈🙈

[@MrJMM2011]

Well said...

[@commentcrusader1812]

Yeah just had this exact experience

[@darrennewman1289]

SD it just has to me.....

[@LittleMissDeeDee]

This song randomly came to my mind at 5:25am in the morning after almost 10+ years of not listening to it and I left my bed to get my headphones just so I can relish the moment of hearing such GOLD!

[@SandraGonzalez-is2lg]

A few days ago KZbin recomend me this song. I used to listen it almost 10+ years too 😂

[@tristanbryant9384]

4:41am

[@edengarden6811]

Yes sometimes this happends!! ❤️

[@IamAraujo17]

I'm hearing it right now at midnight hahah

[@velly166]

Just happened to me! Its only been 5 years since I last heard this though.

[@CC3193]

I loved this song when it came out & it sounds just as good now in 2024. What became of Sam Sparro?

[@shanetobin6870]

Sam

[@PrimalMisfit]

Last I heard he became a fish that swam out of the ocean

[@NijaDj]

​@@PrimalMisfit😂😂😂

[@Chris_Silverhaze]

You should try more conversation and human interaction in your life @@MOSSFEEN

[@MOSSFEEN]

@@Chris_Silverhaze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 MUPPET

[@thatJael]

I'ts 2020 and i'm still here.

[@luca6mitico]

Kmi JS same here😌

[@stevenrothwell6734]

Kmi JS me too.

[@Ginge375]

Tune

[@swanmcswan]

Do you mean by "I'm still here" that you have not died yet?

[@Norciusz]

It's 2020, and I'm with you.

[@withafookinpencil5685]

First heard this song when I was 14, now I'm 27 and everything time I listen to it, it just takes me back to simpler times when life had no worries 😔.

[@rjwoods2600]

I’m the exact same age. Used to sing this song on SingStar on the PS2 with my siblings 😭😭

[@RandomUploads-ch3bh]

Same!! So nostalgic and slightly melancholy, for the reason you've described!

[@Caluma122]

@RJ Woods It wasn't SingStar for me, but COD4 MW every Saturday morning during the summer. Few rounds online during the "Hits Top 20" :p That was my morning ritual lol.

[@MephProduction]

i was in my early 20, and times were not simpler.

[@xtrmonkey9421]

Same!

[@ravenhitchcock6563]

2023 and this is still my favourite song 🎵 ❤️

[@inotaddyyy]

Same

[@YouTubehomex]

you have good taste

[@nettynoodle8336]

Mine too banging 🎶

[@joannamead2960]

My late daughters song, we played this all the time

[@ravenhitchcock6563]

@w cringe that you take time out of your day to comment cringe 😬

[@jaded_pixie]

It's one of the catchiest tunes ever. I'm still listening years after this was released.

[@AgriVideos1]

If this were released in 2019, it would be even bigger than it was eleven years ago.

[@alistairnaidoo9380]

It was way ahead of it's time, I havent listened to this song in over 10 years and I'm looking back at how different my life was to when I last heard this song.

[@jennziff3830]

I agree 1000%

[@1234onedirectionxx]

This is a HUGE throwback omg 😨

[@emilykeen605]

ikr i'm doing a dance to this xxx

[@DamienHurts]

kt tobin am i right!?! so glad i remembered it. there are so many forgotten tunes out there... just waiting for us to rediscover.

[@calvinmakinson]

thatsemilyxx x me too

[@enginalper8528]

Yes it is.Share some videos of yourself on your channel.I support you :)

[@cupra2Jock.]

on the subject of throwbacks...id let you throw the bunda back icl

[@1trivine]

2024 and still listening! ❤

[@harrynova3112]

Who’s gonna be listening in 2024 🧐

[@zachsnooks7117]

I AM!

[@lauraaa2222]

Nahhh, don't think I'll bother liking this song for this year. Lol.

[@shanegrabner5949]

Yeaah

[@massimilianobraccioni7593]

I now

[@leannafrank8686]

I am What I'm going through, this helps me It's Fierce!!!!!!;;

[@postmodernfreak]

Still addicted to this song...after 6 years! Simple melody and stunning lyrics . Genius, Sam Sparro!

[@leann4265]

What happened to this guy? This song is still so good 11 years later.

[@Trancegirl1966]

Sam Sparrow was born Samuel Falson, he is still involved in the music industry and currently resides in the UK. Regards from Catherine..

[@basshunter2007]

He’s on twitter but I think something happened as to why he’s not releasing songs

[@basshunter2007]

He just released his new single

[@andy6576]

@George Stobbart two T's and two B's That was significantly less funny than I suspect you _think_ it was.

[@lfckibbles]

@George Stobbart two T's and two B's donald trump

[@derinum]

This is one of the greatest songs ever....man...

[@becx3163]

Yes robert bravooooo i agree

[@SerenityMusic3]

Yes it is!

[@royb2251]

2023 into 2024 . It’s a masterclass of how to write a hit tune . Timeless

[@lauraaa2222]

Must applaud you for describing music as timeless. Not ageless. Idiots not knowing EVERYTHING in the world has an age. But no, you described it just as it is. Unchanging to anything. Unchanging with time. I love that word.

[@snoutysnouterson]

It's a shame he didn't make any other songs as good as this one

[@lauraaa2222]

@@snoutysnouterson I don't think I've ever felt lyrics hit me as hard as these. I'm trying to think. I am obviously exaggerating, I must be, I must have other lyrics that have hit me harder (it's just I can't think of any rn) but I'm making a point lol. I notice many artists will always have that ONE awesome, stand-out song. And as I'm sure you agree, a song can be awesome, but, it's made a masterpiece by the lyrics. I will say, it's a shame we didn't hear more than we did from Sam Sparro, but I'm glad he dropped this song while he was so... temporary. I'm sure he's more than happy with the fact that this song was just so profoundly stunning and outstanding to many many people.

[@snoutysnouterson]

@@lauraaa2222 I agree, I've never had lyrics from another song hit me as hard as these, marble hall's by enya is probably one of the hardest hitters, but black and gold beats it by a fair margin. The only part I don't agree on is that I know that no other song lyrics hit harder, haha, for me anyway. Thanks for your comment :)

[@jerrychiemeke7525]

Who is here from FIFA '09? Timeless track!

[@tomasmateus17]

Sameeeee

[@vuyanimasango5103]

You know the vaarbs!

[@carlybrooks9793]

Like this isn’t even a joke. It’s sooo timeless. I can see this being released in the 80s and even 12 years later! And the themes are still relevant and always will be! seeing how people will always have doubts about their faith!

[@sukhdevr3489]

When Fifa was fun. I still play it on ps3.

[@ssssssshshshshhs]

Mate i have so many good memories from this song playing fifa with my dad when i was little

[@williammclauchlan2610]

Absolutely amazing song still listening to it in 2023,still sounds every bit as fresh as it did all those years ago,it's a song that will never age

[@TheCommentedOne]

13yrs since first hearing this and its still highly underrated

[@rojaktar3509]

Transports me back to 2008

[@ilaria_mulazzi]

Totally agree

[@19CIDER]

I agree with you

[@unknownzz2737]

I’ll never forget this song playing on my psp in 2009 on fifa 😢

[@sayno2lolzisback]

Some songs just hit you like a train and leave an imprint forever. This is one of them.

[@kidcardashian]

It's 2023. I got this song for free on ITunes in 2008. It just clicked in my head a few weeks ago and Holy crap, the nostalgia of being 12 is hitting hard. Man I had/have a good taste in music

[@BABYKAY2033]

Black is the night sky..God is the gold

[@SuccessLoveHappiness]

Mmm If the fish swam out of the ocean And grew legs and they started walking And the apes climbed down from the trees And grew tall and they started talking And the stars fell out of the sky And the tears rolled into the ocean And now I'm looking for a reason why You even set my world into motion 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter 'Cause if you're not really here I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold Mmm I look up into the night sky And see a thousand eyes staring back And all around these golden beacons I see nothing but black I feel a way of something beyond them I don't see what I can feel If vision is the only validation Then most of my life isn't real 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter 'Cause if you're not really here Then I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold (Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold) Mmm (black and gold, black and gold, black and gold) Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold, oh oh 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter 'Cause if you're not really here I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold Songwriters: Jesse Rogg / Sam Falson / Samuel Falson

[@resawohlrabe2749]

Installed a new light fixture and it’s black and gold and I couldn’t help but think of this song, listening in 2024!

[@AlfredoMushroom]

2014 And Still watching About 2 weeks to 2015

[@garymagan]

2014 and watching 1 week till 2015 (on christmas eve)

[@MrNeilo911]

nighthawk01 4 days

[@FSstudios1]

I come from the future

[@itsmaxrobbo]

0 days

[@kimberleykooijman5848]

AlfredoMushroom This is so fantastic

[@amymurray7319]

It's 2023 and it's still an classic tune on this day👌🏽

[@goldenxronnie3739]

11 years later. Such a classic. It just lifts you up and makes you feel warm, esoteric feeling. The range.

[@karma2.098]

Was my song when it came out. Family put it on at gatherings knowing it was "(name's) song" Now in 2023 it makes me cry cos it reminds me of my late father. "Cos if you're not really here, then the stars don't even matter / I don't want to be either....." and I smile as I'm mixed and I see him and me as the Black and Gold. When I play it I pause it so many times as tears well up. 😪😪

[@jackanderson6511]

@@karma2.098 Beautiful!!!

[@MrVTEC555]

Feels like yesterday this was released.

[@crabman5420]

I'm so happy people still hear this and recognize how GOOD this song was (and is)

[@geeharrod272]

CRABMAN!

[@crabman5420]

@@geeharrod272 Hey Gee

[@EvonneLindiwe]

Crabman ❤️

[@crabman5420]

@@EvonneLindiwe Hey Evonne

[@tee.ojb96]

This song came on at work today in the factory I work in and it never gets old. Absolute bangerrrrr

[@rudyroo6547]

I absolutely LOVE this song! Sam you're so right, if my Lord and Savior Jesu Christ isn't really here, then nothing even really matters🙏🏾

[@SamTerryblipblipblur]

i guess it can be interpreted that way too.

[@Lunkster]

+Sam Terry thats whats its about.... Its about God lol not jesus but God. Look it up. I think hes jewish so he talkig about jehova which i guess technically is the same as islamic and christian God

[@SamTerryblipblipblur]

Just looked it up, you are right, he is talking about his relationship with a deity. very interesting.

[@Lunkster]

+Sam Terry yeah I thought he was talkin bout some girl when i first heard it lol

[@panismith1544]

Shemeka Adams Amen!!!

[@TigerPrawn_]

It' so weird, the 2000s seem really recent but when you think about it, they were at most 15 years ago!!

[@esmin2400]

love you dad, the stars don’t even matter without you

[@cheryl4780]

I had a c-section almost 9 years ago. This was the first song my daughters ears heard as she came out my tummy.... loved it before, will always love it xx

[@laz7730]

Damn, this song still slaps. Didn’t know everyone knew about it 😂😂

[@Parmesanio]

This song still slaps. Well put, absolutely true!!

[@liciarobins7345]

👍💞😊😍🤩🌞⏮️⏭️

[@sammiianne5295]

Did well in UK 👌

[@HJM877]

NOSTALGIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FuaadHersi]

+FlipSide_ ikr :'(

[@petrpetulik]

+FlipSide_ FIFA 09

[@HJM877]

I remember listening to this when I was about 11 and i'm 16 now

[@themastermaggwheelss8603]

Ikr

[@gamerweegee2160]

FlipSide I'm 9 years old and I luv this song!!!!!!!

[@SyonNathanAaronAstinHewson]

I’m listening in May 2024,but then I always listen to you😊

[@vitopannucci2001]

Then just listen.

[@taylahl4984]

who the fuck asked

[@NoteAble-Memes]

It took me a whole hour to find this song!!!! I kept wanting to think fire & gold - or something to do with diamonds for some reason… I finally found it!!!!🤪

[@reneegarciaa2319]

2024 anyone? 🎉

[@exemm9302]

Long live Tuxedo Sam 🎉

[@brodiekochie7709]

Yessirrrrr

[@devonaidan8478]

Still jammin to this in 2022!!

[@MrDKGaming1]

Anyone watching in 2016?

[@Sean.A.M]

+MrDKGaming™ I have never seen the music video before but I so know the song

[@zamyajackson7291]

Yasss

[@moltostudente]

+MrDKGaming™ oh yes

[@GFTM1]

hellllyea!!!!Gftm

[@sephoras75]

+MrDKGaming™ Meee !!!!!! :D

[@redthai.z]

this song is mad spiritual. i only noticed all these years later 😂

[@HoldenCoffield]

Such a beautiful song, the way it speaks of Genesis, the way darkness lives with light, the love and appreciation of seeming opposition, but speaking of the pursuit light and dark shark for each other. It reminds me of my life seeking God, the way I find the remnant of light, like fading warmth. Its there, somewhere, everywhere, not cold as some may believe, but like a sign or trail of blood that draws me.

[@HoldenCoffield]

I'm a fucking dog, and thats all you gotta know.

[@Schmexaay1592]

I’m so glad I took the time to look at the comments for this beautiful analysis. Bravo 👏🏽

[@alexiamarieva]

Who is listening in 2021... It's gold. edit: now who is listening in 2022? it's still gold.

[@ImDeadInside69]

and black

[@chanettelaing4664]

Memories

[@kathrynnegiger2374]

I discovered this song a few days ago and I’m obsessed. I’m pretty mad that I hadn’t heard of this earlier but better late then never

[@miacolly]

@@ImDeadInside69 LMAOOOO

[@lindasamba4816]

@@kathrynnegiger2374 no fucking way well at least you're here now

[@krisbradbury5087]

Where did Sam go! Such a spectacular song and I still love it

[@luke6560]

April 2024 and this is still a banger

[@vitopannucci2001]

May 2024, and stop pandering for thumbs ya up cringelord.

[@prowarrior0155]

This is a timeless song... 🤩 Who’s listening in 2019?

[@EduardoLopez-wu1ry]

Yo ahhaha, is hard to believe that there's somebody else listening the same song

[@PedroAlves19_]

Good old FIFA 09!

[@jonathanlaursen8923]

totally agree

[@Jam-xh6tx]

I remember this song when life was great.

[@mohdarif8948]

Pedro Alves fuck yeahh

[@davezedman]

@Gabriel Bautista yes!!!!

[@Cesar-mn7wo]

❤️❤️❤️

[@LifeWRahul]

Heard chunkz say the first line and knew it was this song what a banger

[@bailzzzzzz]

When this song comes on in FIFA 23, I pause for a moment and listen - Palace away in the cup can wait. That's about the biggest compliment I can give - what a banger

[@saraproietti6634]

11 years, and I still get chills when I hear the first few chords! Still love this! ❤️

[@renatolaranja52]

Haven't heard this song in over 8 years. Wow the nostalgia

[@iceman5321]

This song just slaps so hard. A friend of mine played it on a party after not listening for it for over 5 years and it had hit so hard. Damn I love this song

[@secretlifeofa1926]

Ikr

[@hitnammlg]

slaps harder than Will Smith.

[@rktwist94]

Where my 90's babies at we lived this

[@snowqueen24]

Who's listening to this in 2015?

[@testing7392]

+Shawnay Warren The real question is; who isn't. :)

[@crashboxnat545]

I feel a bit guilty for forgetting about this masterpiece for years.

[@snowqueen24]

CrashBoxNat Why

[@crashboxnat545]

Shawnay Warren Because it's an amazing song.

[@snowqueen24]

CrashBoxNat Yeah.☺

[@marleyofficialmedia]

What a song. Never gets old.

[@PeterBarkerMusic]

I remember this song from FIFA 09... still love it today.

[@entangleon]

quite possibly has the greatest lyrics ever written for a love song

[@Devilady]

I LOVE this sound.

[@jay33332]

Song*

[@Devilady]

Jay Phoenix Shut up...

[@jay33332]

Fix your spelling first, then talk to me, until then, go fuck yourself.

[@Devilady]

LOL go to hell,really!

[@jay33332]

Svetlana Lupesku Fix your grammar first bitch.

[@idham5688]

almost 2024 and i deadass thought this song was very recent but how wrong i was.. timeless piece..

[@andrewboland1062]

Had a friend (don't talk to him anymore) back 2007 who got the hooked on this song really loved this, haven't heard it since then until right now.. what a gem

[@Oziomaamos]

The voice Australia Guy Sebastian and Johnny Maniel made me come here☺️

[@Iva.the.Southern.Appalachian]

Me three

[@SahabatDiandRa]

Me too.... haha

[@johnjoleicester9469]

These types of songs have a vibe you can’t get anywhere man, timeless music. Love to everyone from little ol me in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@UnknownUnknown-ej8lf]

It's 2020, I am playing FIFA 09 and hear this masterpiece that's why I'm here 😍😍

[@castortroy6588]

Still here in 2024 ! Timeless Classic

[@daddypea4389]

Got Damn!! LMAO I thought he was black.... White Boy got some SOUL!!! Sang It Cat Daddy!!! Another Caucasian Soul Brother :-)

[@MrWolflife13]

Man, i thought the same thing! had never seen the video clip before. (i was watching "black and yellow-Wiz Khalifa" and i remembered this song). well, at least i was right in one thing...

[@rabo92]

This song is THE masterpiece. Such deeply meaningful lyrics and so sonically addicting.

[@lauraaa2222]

Faith in God.... filled to the top with fear that it's all just a bunch of matter. Black sky, gold stars. If he's not here, the stars don't even matter. If vision is the only validation then most of his life isn't real!

[@annettewilliams1634]

It’s 2024 🎉❤

[@Winter420]

16 years! i just gasped im getting old af

[@neonlights___3521]

I can't believe I ever forgot about this song.

[@deibtryin]

Thanks Chunk and Filly

[@CB-ny3vl]

literally bro

[@m.r.3925]

I remember hearing this for the first time and thinking this was Seal ironically. Great tune and artist. This is one of those ones that pops into your head at random and you have to give it a listen. ❤

[@j2timespodcast198]

This song is the definition of timeless

[@laurajjr]

Whose still rocking to this banger in 2023 🎉❤

[@JustinMingham-qp7bj]

Most underrated song ever

[@borisbritva8707]

FIFA 09 and 23, amazing !

[@exelltori7328]

I once had a choreographer who would use this song every time we warmed up. I must have heard it a thousand times by now, until just recently, after years of work with us, we did a production of Singin' In The Rain and she retired. always going to remember this song.

[@juliapapp3632]

who will listen for the rest of their lives? :)

[@traceycharlesworth6175]

Júlia Papp Most definitely Julia l love this song. X

[@0121-x2j]

i will.

[@filipecassiano5407]

Me too

[@alexmalcolm555]

Me nigga

[@sherriljohnson6646]

This guy (ME)

[@KpopAng]

i miss this song!

[@vuyelwasolani5945]

Wow 2023. And all this time I thought Sam was black😮 amazing voice❤

[@origstn]

one of the best songs of Fifa 09

[@hustleup3840]

I can see myself in 2008 listening to this. Oh the memories! Peace and love everyone. 2019 x

[@alexandrobarrientos2377]

Anyone listening to this song in 2019

[@callumlewis9602]

alexandro barrientos meeeee

[@jacarandadancer]

Me too!

[@sunshine2406]

🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐

[@MRJOSEPH19791]

Ovvio

[@yetikira96]

Presente

[@TheLizzy030303]

Obsessed.

[@markuslanz88]

timeless

[@danielshobbrook2901]

Still listening in 2023 🎶🖤

[@tanahmed98]

This song is pure nostalgia

[@alisonwarren4919]

LOVE THIS SONG! Gives me goosebumps.

[@Every1luvzME]

I love the message to this song so much. "If You're not even here than the stars don't even matter. Feel to the top of fear that it's all just a bunch of matter. If You're not really here then I don't want to be either. I want to be next to You."... I too wish to be more than some scientific coincidence. My God gives me true meaning.

[@Norciusz]

Just like a breath of fresh air. His first album and his art are amazing, just check out. Sam Sparro is a true gem.

[@JoseGonzalez-hp2to]

So underrated I swear all these pioneers were wayyy ahead of there time if they did it when the internet was popping so much better music would be wining awards

[@ジャンガリアンハムスター改]

I found my Wii(a Nintendo game machine) and played FIFA09, I was impressed for this song. Great great song still in 2023

[@leopolisyt]

Spotify recommended this to me and I thought this came out last month or something. Oh my goodness this is THE TIMELESS GOLDEN MASTERPIECE

[@Bulb5]

Anyone here in 2020 still listening to this tune 🔥

[@maxthethird_]

The shapes I used to pull to this tune back in 2011 in clubs cannot be explained, wonderful times 😎🥃 still love it!