The Libertines - What Became Of The Likely Lads

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[@mrc3524]

My and my best mate lay in the park twenty years ago stoned and tried to imagine where we would be in the future. I miss that that excitement of knowing the future is upfor grabs when your a lad. This song encapsulates that

[@Enbix]

Imagination is the source of everything.

[@Romanplaystation]

The future is still yours to mould, my friend. Picture it, and go fucking grab it. ❤👊

[@alanjohnston3571]

It’s an all time classic

[@claudedevries8642]

And look at you both now, dossers

[@kantina4765]

@@claudedevries8642my best mate since I was 13 oded a couple days ago and this comment made my stomach hurt from laughing, so thanks for that lmfao.

[@TrulyNowhereMan]

all these comments over 5 years old ! This beautiful song turns 16 years old this week, A classic British song. Love to everyone listening in 2020 Edit. 2021 ! Edit. 2022 ! Edit. 2024!

[@kuenst]

...2021

[@TrulyNowhereMan]

@@kuenst And Now 2021 !

[@Artistote]

2022 till I die

[@Alexander-vo4gv]

Absolute banger

[@irmagarcia7826]

2024 😄

[@celticsoviet2650]

Here’s to the lads from our youth that life’s path has left behind.

[@richardlanger4067]

Blood runs thicker love that a lot of Libertines songs are so addictive with their unique voice and lyrics

[@togo7022]

blood runs thicker, we're as thick as thieves - genius lyric

[@julianalvarez7086]

Such an underrated band.. Beautiful song.

[@ImpudicusPhilosophicusRadiolus]

+Julián Alvarez The Libertines are too "punk" for the masses.

[@julianalvarez7086]

NickGrave13 Yes, never thought that way..

[@twochordcool]

+Julián Alvarez I've been trying to get into them lately and I'm starting to wonder if they are WAY overrated. I haven't heard anything that has blown me away yet.

[@NathanQ666]

+Julián Alvarez theyre not that underrated haha

[@julianalvarez7086]

NathanQ666 Here in Argentina they are underrated.. It's a shame not so many people know this guys.

[@Lib94]

18 years ago today… Time flies. Still a banging tune.

[@wotiop237]

❤

[@12345jono]

The best song of our generation, perhaps our lives.

[@willscomix]

I'll teach my children never to smoke pixels.

[@bungshotter]

Will Neill OMG HAHA

[@stephenward7992]

+Will Neill ha ha excellent

[@TheMan-vw3lk]

+Will Neill ha

[@hugojasv]

best comment ever

[@exoticandeep5533]

i tried to teach mine. but they still do it

[@thevoid2406]

What amazes me most is the fact that somehow this video describes my childhood, " walking with a friend and exploring my neighborhood, throwing stones at abandoned houses and things like that "

[@erenjager9943]

Brilliant musicians, its going to take some time to find another great artists like them love the UK and their music 🇬🇧, greets from Mexico! 🇲🇽

[@jb8280]

I hear you. Not many out there with that Libertines magic. While they are not the Libs…there is this Swedish band that had some raw rocking bangers that I find myself going back to. Mando Diao. “Give Me Fire” album is a good starter.

[@jd_jd_jd]

​@@jb8280will look/listen... if you listening here your recommendation prob not total shit. Happy Christmas 🎅🎄

[@blooduhz]

I miss being young, carefree, dreaming big and basically playing and enjoy everyday :(

[@devangbuckshee7503]

Better than being young and careful, like most of us these days

[@ricaweiss5167]

same here

[@dellboid]

College at 17/18 seems like a dream now...

[@taggereza]

and now you seem so eager to being young

[@VNDER88]

im 24 still not even close to growing up, fuck that noise aha

[@19SNARF66]

Brings a tear to my eye this along with Can't stand me now, the way they bled their emotions into one song and shared them with the world is nothing short of poetic.

[@SethHesio]

That last shot is so beautiful but so sad. This song is like a requiem for a best friendship, but it's so much more than that... just beautiful.

[@joshuangeno628]

Found a piece of my life i didn't know went missing for the longest time. Forever grateful!

[@payourbano9592]

This song remain me my best friend from the childhood, in the present we have around 17 years together, still come to my house to drink beer and watch football games

[@sadiesleepwalker646]

the intro, in Carl's quiet soft voice makes me shiver slightly (or not even so). It sends you to the times and places you're nostalgic or those that never happened.. So grateful, libertines💙

[@_boracic_atreus_23]

Ha. Gayyyyy.

[@kidkieran77]

Having taught in Thamesmead, this song & video has a different feel. Such a perfect place to shoot the video. So many likely lads in the area; many dreams but few become a reality.

[@ladygagarin1660]

I have family in Thamesmead, love that they filmed this there

[@ryan08cornish]

this has to be one of the best songs in last 5 years!

[@D0ST03VSKY]

i'm american, but this song still brings about memories and sings to my days of youth and debauchery. the libertines are without equal.

[@silverrock]

How does this song not have 1million views? I've watched this on loop more times than I can count... the view counter is definitely broken. Get with it youtube :P

[@mdotizzy]

How about 2 million

[@skylerhull5762]

So much poetry you just got to listen

[@ratzshit]

I love this video, reminds me of the summers I spent with my cousin (both female) in the 80's. Fuck we were trouble but we weren't really bad! Thanks for this vid, incapsulates a time I can never get back! x xx

[@patakekess]

Libertines for ever ❤️

[@rejectyourself]

What became of forever? We'll never know..

[@donnie8032]

rejectyourself Fuck forever, if you don't mind

[@whocares625]

my fave band. 2021,still.

[@PelleVanSmith]

If that's important to you, it's important to me

[@JohmathanBSwift]

_i Tried to make you see_

[@oyasumi7492]

but you don't want to know

[@JohmathanBSwift]

_oh what became of the likely lads. what became of the dreams we had, Oh, what became of forever_

[@oyasumi7492]

though we'll never know

[@edwardtaylor8971]

Oh what became of forever

[@ginowildfire.3124]

This song will be forever in my Heart ❤🤘

[@alessiopirolo2946]

Fantastic song....amazing video ...made me think about friendship and the importance of this in our life ...really fantastic !!!

[@luciamenendez712]

I'll never get enough of this song!

[@donnahughes9763]

Still listening in 2021....Time you came out to play again Pete. We miss you x

[@ClubDominoEnglish]

I love Libertines, I love british pop/rock, I love London = PRETTY AWESOME :D

[@robdean704]

Growing up on council estates in England.. perfectly describing the bonds of friendship

[@davedennison7386]

Good fer you...Pete n Carl, 2 posh cnuts speaking up fer the working class..arf arf...they're talkin bout boarding school and "that gap year"....

[@Zoopersaz]

This song makes me so sad. I always have to think about my childhood and all those promises you made with lovers and friends,… …now you see that it wasn't forever, unfortunately.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

You really shouldn't have lovers as a child

[@ladygagarin1660]

It will always be forever x

[@irenenavarro1637]

Nacho: Si alguna vez esto, espero que siempre estés bien. Te amo hermano, las pedas con Libertines siempre serán épicas juntos. Te extraño... Ojala y en el futuro esta canción siga siendo himno. Perdimos a Snoopy, pero aún tenemos sábado para seguir libertineando. Te amo y amo a mis hermanos, pero Contigo siempre lloraré por esta rola.

[@pepas346]

No se quien eres, ni quien es Nacho, pero leer esto me llego al corazon. Abrazo

[@ilikephoebe]

I saw this on saturday, still breathtaking

[@SethHesio]

That last line is sooo True... we'll never know.

[@strougt]

Nossa Kara, até chorei aqui revendo esse clip! Lembro de ter visto ele quando eu era adolescente! E me lembrei de um amigo que vivia assim comigo! A gente zuava muito aqui no nosso bairro! Pena que ele entrou pro mundo das drogas e nunca mais o vi desde então... Saudades dessa época...

[@DayDay1991]

Amazing tune, I remember my mum buying it for me on single cd. 👏👏👏

[@squidboy7264]

This vid is so true ! I grew up in the 80s/90s in NZ so we got up to all sorts but the folks always knew you'd be home for tea. Fuck all wrong with fish fingers and baked beans

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Staple in our house growing up.

[@ladygagarin1660]

Wait youse had fish fingers n baked beans in NZ? Where do I sign the immigration papers?

[@nehale4693]

This is my favorite song by The Libertines. Oh, what became of the likely lads...

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Same. This and can’t stand me now have huge places in my heart. This was my first libs song though.

[@t21dml]

This video is literally my childhood in the 90's growing up on a big council estate in inner London!

[@henryofskalitz5212]

boy am I glad they blurred out that cig. I may have gotten so offended and hurt by it. Thanks for the protection.

[@mrminecraft6172]

Oh fuck off with you being offended!!!

[@graceleon1517]

@@mrminecraft6172 its okay, i think they were being sarcastic hahahaha

[@bangerbfc2612]

mr minecraft calm your self lad it’s a joke

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Hahah. Funny

[@Andi1simple]

There is so much truth in your words.

[@CBDJ7]

My first introduction to this band in Goa 2006 off my cockney M8 2 of us bouncing round all hours sing it belter song

[@1tregurtha]

another classic never get fed up of this

[@olbarakus9038]

great to see some people listen to lyrics still..not just the "tune" lol this group has so many great gems..or i should say had.

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Instant nostalgia

[@keithmackay5266]

Video so reminds me of my youth and the things me and my best mate Ross got up to great times

[@harrylqbe6040]

Wish my generation looked like this man

[@Videaddict]

3 minutes and 24 seconds of my childhood there!!

[@HillGrinch]

"OH WHAT BECAME OF THE LIKELY LADS" this song is just as emotional as Can't Stand Me Now

[@akewlen2888]

Love this video so much.This is my childhood. We did all the things in the video. Having dinner at friends house. Just drifting around with nothing to do , vandalising, shoplifting just for the rush. :D.

[@LlewenEbag]

+A Kewlen How the fuck do you even grow up in such a miserable environment without killing yourself? I'm not talking about the lack of perspectives, the financial problems or anything. I mean the houses. Holy fucking shit, what town is that in the video? Its absolutely shocking. So ugly it should be evacuated and nuked from orbit, fuck.

[@MrMarko890]

+LlewenEbag Some people are not as fortunate as others. It`s a very one dimensional perspective you have.

[@akewlen2888]

+LlewenEbag Friends and It wasn`t exactly an estate like that (though there were a few houses that looked a bit like the ones in the video). But I recognize the thing about "roaming free" up to no good with your mates. Not constantly supervised by adults like some modern middle class kids.

[@akewlen2888]

X

[@akewlen2888]

@@LlewenEbag it was lovely. If you know you know. Freedom.

[@theoryinc3839]

This is me and my best friends jam. RIP Jude 8/20/21

[@nadazat]

RIP to him.

[@HK-fi7pt]

RIP to Jude.

[@jfluffydog2110]

You got the date the wrong way round, 20th month?

[@ianwlouw]

This video reminds me of me and my bro growing up and getting up to all sorts of stuff ! Great video and fantastic song.

[@MrSkainhead]

un verdadero himno

[@christianrc8608]

simona amigo

[@thenamesa1ex188]

gringo amigo

[@FranzTraininand]

everyone should listen to this song

[@FalconLover5xX]

A beautiful clip.

[@cambershots]

god this is how i grew up on a estate , some of things i used to get up to lol good times ... cheers for the memory's guys !

[@ruthdixon7807]

if you can ignore that it's one of those "love you man!" songs born of hard drugs and alcohol, this is the best brotherhood song of the last couple decades.

[@jonathangraham2415]

Always reminds me of my brother and me

[@elsafyibrahim]

this video is so appropriate for the song. this song pretty much epitomises carl and pete perfectly.

[@ketboard012]

Soundtrack to my youth.

[@creggers123]

Love this video

[@SIRDKA]

Reminds me of my and my mate, 5 decades ago. Happy times.

[@samd190392]

was a really good preformance at leed fest 2010 !! leeds 2010 was awsome !

[@PsychoNorth]

best video ever, so awesome

[@ukrandr]

Going to a class reunion this weekend, Guess I'll find out.

[@hkred100]

no one cares but to me, this is the best (or one of the best) libertines song

[@d3xt3rf13tch]

Timeless

[@lukeporcher6378]

13 years ❤

[@jereibanez]

Como los amo

[@tomjones8661]

Great tuneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@greenmachine5666]

Great song

[@MrTommmmmo]

i loved this at Leeds, and yes there were pits for libs

[@Skavillekrew1966]

Bloody Hell I lived 5th floor this looks like it was Filmed in Osney house would be freaky if it was my old flatat Number 20 Osney House Hartslock Drive SE25 9XA bloody hell can't believe I still remember the postcode looked a lot better when I was there 1984 to1990 brilliant song despite being 51 only 3 years older than the drummer they we're fricken awesome and would love to see them on tour.

[@eggeggeggegg6019]

bro doxxed himself 💀

[@jasoncolley4102]

Reminds me of being a kid 👍

[@robaustin3274]

Bingley weekender 2022 anyone?

[@francotter1199]

Legends

[@khroxast4995]

Please don't get me wrong See I forgive you with a song We'll call the Likely Lads But if it's left to you I know exactly what you'd do With all the dreams we had 'Cause blood runs thicker, oh We're thick as thieves, you know If it's important to you It's important to me I tried to make you see But you don't wanna know But you don't want to know If you pipe all summer long Then get forgiven in a song Well, that's a touch, my lad They sold them rights to all my wrongs And when they needed the new songs It's "welcome back", how sad 'Cause blood runs thicker, oh We're thick as thieves, you know If that's important to you It's important to me I tried to make you see But you don't wanna know You don't want to know Oh, what became of the Likely Lads? What became of the dreams we had? Oh, what became of forever, though? Oh, what became of forever, though? But, we'll never know Please don't get me wrong See I forgive you in a song We call the Likely Lads We all bought the ones We taught 'em all we wrote the songs That's filled with dreams we have But blood runs thicker, oh We're thick as thieves, you know If that's important to you It's important to me I tried to make you see But you don't wanna know But you don't want to know Oh, what became of the Likely Lads? What became of the dreams we had? Oh, what became of forever, though? Oh, what became of forever, though? We'll never know But blood runs thicker, oh We're thick as thieves, you know If that's important to you Yes, it's important to me I tried to make you see But you don't wanna know But you don't want to know Oh, what became of the Likely Lads? What became of the dreams we had? Oh, what became of forever, though? Oh, what became of forever, though? We'll never know The ideal girl In London from France Came over, then left me She left me entranced Now I have to get by Once again on my own Nothing but memories So I remember your eyes In their dark shade of brown While these blue eyes of mine They stay closed I kissed you goodbye on the M-109 I choked as I watched the bus go, oh-oh Choking and smoking to your angelic soul Choking and smoking myself into a hole Where the only way out is to sleep and to dream And to cry out your name

[@TripFontaine1976]

This song breaks my fu&@ing heart while also managing to be catchy as hell. A rare feat!

[@LillyCandyCane]

I love this song to the grave

[@kahyunpark3668]

I wonder how they got two kid actors that look and act so much like Pete and Carl

[@dilltdog1158]

An inter - generational, nay perennial question!

[@LuisMedinaInformador]

Those kids grew up and they became The Libertines.

[@alexsmyth9579]

great band

[@stealthb0y1]

good music

[@dunagia]

My coming of age 💚

[@jd_jd_jd]

Love yr post. I hope you're still in touch. I moved from hometown 25? Yrs ago to study...family still there etc... occasionally go back for ⚽️, birthdays weddings etc.. couple funerals now sadly, still see old school mates, people who would be shoulder to shoulder in trouble (were shoulder shoulder)...if you not in touch with that mate...go look him/her/them (2023 now🤣) up. Good luck fella

[@georgelikespie]

This song/album was released the same year shameless came on. listened to a lot of libertines and shameless that year (2004). this song always reminds me of shameless, especially the video.

[@garygareth]

Reminds me of my childhood 👍😎

[@TraustiLaufdal]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@JDale1991]

Good Track

[@cadonuno]

it makes me think about the time I spend with my best friends

[@infamous20s]

i want a friendship like them

[@tomwelbourne9156]

Funeral play-listing woop!

[@levhumbug1931]

this is a good song i like to hair it a lot

[@thischarmingman2990]

Reminds me of me and my little brother.

[@mrminecraft6172]

Such a shame that half the themesmead flats like this is almost gone. I remember when it was first built. It was all new and felt luxurious. I remember when they filmed the clockwork orange.

[@jademchugh2648]

Was thinking this when watching.. as abbeywood/thamesmead is my home... just doesn’t look recognisable anymore! Such a shame now..

[@ladygagarin1660]

Wait, what? I didn't know they filmed A Clockwork Orange there

[@barrymoore4470]

@@ladygagarin1660 Yes, at least two scenes in the finished film were shot at Thamesmead: the nighttime scene showing Alex walking home after his violent spree with his "droogs", and the slow-motion sequence where Alex attacks Georgie and Dim while walking alongside the marina. I also believe that the scene where Alex enters the derelict flatblock lobby, adorned with the vandalized mural celebrating the dignity of labor, and also where he later is surprised by his three droogs come to confront him, was shot on location at Thamesmead. The 1997 video for Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy", directed by Chris Cunningham, was also shot at Thamesmead.

[@rmf4661]

Likely ladsssss