The Streets - Blinded By The Lights (Official Video)

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Mike Skinner's recordings as the Streets marked the first attempt to add a degree of social commentary to Britain's party-hearty garage/2-step (and later grime) movement. Skinner was initially an outsider in the garage scene. Although his initial recordings appeared on Locked On, the premiere source for speed garage and 2-step from 1998 to the end of the millennium, he listened first to hip-hop, then house and jungle.

The Streets biggest hits include “Blinded By The Lights”, “Dry Your Eyes”, “Don’t Mug Yourself”, “Fit But You Know It”, “Let’s Push Things Forward” and “Has It Come To This”. The iconic Streets catalogue also includes the albums “Original Pirate Material”, “A Grand Don’t Come For Free”, “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living”, “Everything Is Borrowed” and “Computers and Blues”.
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#TheStreets #BlindedByTheLights #AGrandDontComeForFree
Lyrics:
That's the one, oi
How did he not find the baggy with his hand in my shoe?
Way too close for me, oh well, at least they allowed me through
Should be a good night in here, rammo in the main room
People keep pushing me though, no reception on the phone
And I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
They said they'd be here, they said, they said in the corner
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
These look well speckly, a bit green and blue
Freeze is well cheap though, so I'll take three if I need to
Right, I'm on a plan, I wish the bouncers would go away
Borrow water off this man, here goes nothing, okay
And I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
Oh, that's proper rank, that tastes like hairspray
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
I hate coming to the entrance just to get bars on my phone
You have no new messages, so why haven't they phoned?
Menu, write message, "So where are you and Simone?"
Send message, Dan's number, "Where have they gone?"
And I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
Why's the message pending? Where the fuck are ya?
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
Hmm, brandy or beer? Water's a good idea
I wish that bar lady'd appear and come serve over here
Where the fuck could they be? Still not over in the corner
This night's a tragedy, I keep thinking I saw her
And I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
No, that's not them, that's not them either
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
I'm still not feeling anything, this has got to be a dud
It's been ages since I necked it, I smoked six tabs to the nub
Belly's not even tingling, I just feel a bit pissed
No-one looks like mingling, I can't see her or him
And I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
I'm gonna do another I think, yeah, one more, these are shit
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
These toilets are a piss take, queue's bigger than the door
Gotta get rid of this pill taste, what are they chatting so much for?
Glad I'm not a girl in this place, they'll be here 'til dawn
Sure my belly's tingling a bit, something's happening, I'm sure
And I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
Maybe I shouldn't have done the second one
I feel all fidgety and warm
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
Whoa, everything in the room's spinning, I think I'm gonna fall down
My heart's beating too quick, I'm fucking tripping out
I wonder whether they got in? Turned away, no doubt
Who cares? This is a tune coming in, that one noise is like
I'm thinking
Lights are blinding my eyes
My eyes are rolling back, I'm rubbing my thighs with my hand
And I'm thinking
People pushing by, then walking off into the night
Yeah, yeah, they cheer, can they see my hand in the air?
I need to wave 'em over here, I swear Simone's kissing Dan
My head's twisted severe, body is rushing everywhere
They could have texted me when they were near, but I'm fucked and I don't care
Lights are blinding my eyes
What was I thinking about? Ah, who cares, I'm mashed
People pushing by, and walking off into the night
Totally fucked, can't hardly fucking stand
This is fucking amazing

[@lloydy11]

Who’s here in 2024 on a throw back song sesh?

[@nikolakarovic6509]

was listening to this in highschool. im 35 now

[@shire_boy1]

Will never leave

[@MrUnsign]

!!!!!

[@user-ne4nk4pj2m]

Meeee🎉

[@johnnada]

this needs another music video. Does not capture the narrative right

[@DuskAndHerEmbrace13]

The Streets captures English melancholy so well. Never melodramatic or self-pitying. Just subtle, wounded, but still finding a reason to move through life.

[@flvckoo2044]

Bro😓

[@shacklock01]

trust

[@TheArtofTheBrave]

well articulated, sir.

[@jordanjames5042]

Exactly bro

[@jordietchells5051]

So true G very well articulated as well 👊

[@darraghslattery81]

Heard this song randomly on the radio and my entire teenage years flashed before my eyes. Im 32 now. What a tune

[@shakeynige]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6bZo2etp8qZoNEsi=qV-EHWBwWx8EibBo

[@shakeynige]

Let's put on our classic and have a little dance now shall we?

[@lancsl4d]

Ahhhhh bless ya 😅

[@rbkstrm]

whaaaa? wich channel, where can i tune in to a radio that plays trippy good shit like this?? you must be pulling me y the balls, talking shit. no?

[@trancecoa]

You are not alone.

[@endthelogin]

This song encapsulates the overwhelming anxiety I felt trying to club and rave while battling mental health issues, endless nights of trying to enjoy life only to feel hollowed and rejected, lost, blinded by the lights.

[@bigkev550]

This album was , is and will always be an under unappreciated masterpiece , it has bitter sweet memories for me , it reminds me of my eldest son who sadly is no longer with us , his life at the time this album came out was mirrored by this album , the story , the concept , the ups and downs of life for a young man , we used to listen to it together , we would laugh , joke , take stock and give each other a knowing look , I wanted him to stop fucking about and get on track , he didn't want to grow up and just fuck about , his light is always going to be blinding to me , bittersweet memories ... The light that shines the brightest burns half as long ..and he shone so very brightly

[@tfp9978]

What a terrible loss. My son is just 3, can't even imagine how painful it must be to lose your son.

[@rustynail36]

Just remember a life that's been loved is a life that's been lived mate. We cant all help or save everyone all the time. When it's your time it's your time. No one can ever take away your memories or experiences. 👍

[@IcyWun]

@@rustynail36 true words

[@The_real_sock_puppet_account]

same but it was my friend this song reminds me of him. I'm looking at some photos of him and the songs of that time

[@MelissaJayne1]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lauzloOCpLyMaMk

[@st4pl35]

Seeing Mike smoking indoors just reminded how old this banger really is xD

[@tomebers8683]

Mad times haha

[@Hustlehofffff]

lol come to germany you can still smoke inside every underground bar/club

[@annatoddy9242]

It's us English to obeidiant

[@saharapengu]

@@Hustlehofffff You can't. Some parts of Germany still allow smoking inside bars, most don't. And inside club's is a definite no by law, although some clubs handle it a bit less strict than others

[@acksawblack]

@@saharapengu You definitely can if you go to the right clubs in Berlin.

[@sion364]

Skinner is a lyrical genius. I was 15 when this song came out and I’m 34 now. This song and album was a huge part of my teenage years. Can’t wait for the new album to come out.

[@DaveSmith-rf5ee]

💯

[@LeonardRhysThomas]

Same 😂 15 now 34 I'll tell you what I appreciate it way more now than what I did back then 😅 makes so much sense now

[@solowolfuk]

me too haha reminds me of my cousins red bubble shaped escort in like 2005 looool

[@martinhigginson8558]

❤

[@hermanthetosser4219]

Same here, U born 89' or 90' I take it.

[@samanthapole9907]

Almost 2023, still hits hard

[@smarc1325]

Hits soo Hard Mate....

[@smolinos102]

ajak!!!!!!!

[@joyeechengify]

james carr concurs

[@andykane9866]

Classic

[@smokedogg8052]

Gary's need t come bak laaa

[@charlottek7538]

It makes me sad when people don’t appreciate the depth and emotion in this song

[@mtelectrical8068]

Don’t be sad though

[@dvsmufc81]

It PERFECTLY sums up coming up on a pill in a nightclub late 90s/early 2000s

[@sianrohde8714]

@@dvsmufc81 this was pretty much me at that time lol some great memories!

[@bookootraps9091]

You not alone

[@adampaul454]

It's appreciated, I feel bad for the people that don't

[@CaptainLog]

I’m well on to a decade sober, but this brings back some proper hazy memories. Good times, right until they weren’t.

[@jc-pe6ue]

I'm sober now and appreciate this comment it makes me happy and sad when I think to the past and look to the future that I can't be part of the culture like I used to be

[@ChuckFickens1972]

The good times were the best I've ever had, the bad times were also the worst I've ever had! On balance, I'm glad I done it but, I'm also glad I got out when I did!

[@CaptainLog]

@@ChuckFickens1972 I hear ya, mate. I’m lucky to be alive after my habits went from “fun” to “life crushing.” Glad I got out, but not going to deny the fun that was had along the way.

[@matthewclarke5862]

Great comment

[@user-mm8bo2im7r]

Sober from what weed? Or other stuff ..? Only asking bc this song gives me memories where I was too young to understand the meaning and now I’m hooked on piff

[@michaellinden6156]

Mike skinner lad the only bloke who can talk on a tune and still sound amazing love you the boyo

[@turokforever007]

The streets were on the 10 oclock UK news

[@domhowe2885]

One of the most accurate portrayals of being high as a kite on extacy ive ever heard in my life, brilliant song too, Mike Skinner is an underrated lyrical GENIUS

[@pok3ypup]

The best bittersweet depiction of ecstacy ever recorded.

[@Googoohaddy]

dumpy everyone I know who’s had an extended E honeymoon says the same thing

[@paul5899]

Yep!!

[@leeob4853]

Yes! But i doubt u have no idea what u talking about, but funny none the less

[@pok3ypup]

Lee Obrien what you mean?

[@timmelbourne2381]

Lee Obrien easy Terry drink ya larger 🤟

[@MrBlackwing83]

one of the most underrated songs ever.. This is a masterpiece! 100%

[@Wankle.]

It’s literally the worst song ever, I don’t know how anyone likes this shit

[@carlitor4173]

@@Wankle. to understand it you would have to have experience it...he explains tripping on E perfectly...brings back memories...takes you back...amazing song

[@damnbeaches1331]

@@Wankle. why are you watching it? To bitch in the comments?

[@xxkyle93xx93]

@@Wankle. If you think this is the worst song ever then who do you listen to?? Lil Pump😂 I think you seriously need to stop smoking spice🤷‍♂️

[@1979Weasel]

its not really underrated, its quality is known

[@mitchellbrown1598]

‘And I’m thinking’ - pure classic.

[@darkestserenity6775]

Mike Skinner is a Poet of our time.

[@paulgal]

2020 still love this tune. They are truly underated

[@davidhanley1962]

Good old days

[@sitdox]

Paul Gal you not alone marvellous song

[@bobeeir1416]

Tastes like hairspray

[@bobeeir1416]

@PhreshFunk yeah, I don't think they were underrated here in New Zealand.. I actually couldn't stand them at first when I'd only heard one of their songs. Now though, love em ay!

[@g.o4159]

Yee, Im from norway and this is still a hit amongst my friends. Still meeting new folks at afterpartys bumpin this sayin the same.

[@ADCArtAttack]

Damn man... don't even know why I got the buzz to listen to this. Memories. New comers, make no mistake, this didn't release 2 years ago, this right here, is a Classic!

[@TheSmokeeeey]

Me too man, just got the urge from nowhere to hear this tune. Absolute classic indeed!

[@jonhughes2346]

Because what he’s singing is 100% accurate tbf🤣🥺

[@isaaclemalu9093]

I can tell by the brick he's typing on

[@kelliemariemarshall]

Love that! That's the one oi,

[@kendoskeg11]

Absolutely timeless

[@devastatorsounds1]

2024 anyone?

[@TheMattzki]

Yeah mate!!

[@charleyboy2091]

Letssaass gooooooo

[@krises9382]

Greetings from Poland

[@TheMattzki]

@@krises9382 greetings poland from uk!

[@Crashpng]

"that tastes like hairspray" this song is the most accurate representation of taking a pill ever

[@dawky0]

E

[@Crashpng]

S Law they were bro, if you type in “the rise and fall of Steve-o” on KZbin you can see him smashing hundreds in 2002

[@trahouston]

The lyrics online says that he says "argh that's proper rank, that tastes like hairspray." I always thought that he said "that's purple rain, that tastes like hair spray".

[@MrSmid888]

The good ones in the late 90’s early 2000s. I drink water now and cycle miles 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣😎

[@Crashpng]

@@MrSmid888 i expect ill be like you in a few years ey

[@imagineyou524]

“Have you listened to Blinding lights yet?” “Yeah, been listing to it for years!” “By the weekend?” “No, by the streets!”

[@sarah-kt5uk]

Yes!!!!

[@lastyallthingsfootball2281]

Someone who knows

[@rajeshkhatri6743]

The weekend are crap compared to the streets

[@thomaswilliamfirby180]

The streets are top notch and always will be in my gods honest opinion even my old aunty likes the streets

[@GxN420tiktok]

Blinded by the lights lol

[@stampatron]

Music is the only true time machine.

[@davidirvine8757]

When i was going through a rough time in my late teens, this album got me through my anxiety. So good

[@MattMussett]

👊

[@Le_Petomane]

This separation and anxiety inducing song? Did you hear the lyrics. Did you watch the violent wedding interpretation of the video?

[@GeoffFowler-dc5nb]

I started to watch it eventually anyhow!

[@chickenlivers9351]

​@@Le_Petomanedon't ruin it,I we all knew what he meant

[@jasongautrey455]

Respect David hope it’s going good man there’s people out there just call out people will hear

[@Simon-eu2hz]

Todays youth only know blinding lights by the weekend... 2000's youth prefer this banger.

[@seantw7627]

blinding lights is still a tune to be fair, doesnt top this tho

[@jaydenyt9315]

Love the streets especially this song ye brings me bk to when i was a teen and kildulthood aswel

[@elizabethharris1180]

dogsarebetterthanhumans 98 my 7 yr old knows all the word to this tune, am I a bad mum lol 🤦🏽‍♀️😂

[@IAmKye]

@d How is the Weeknd's Blinding Lights a rip off of this? The only similarity is a vaguely similar name ffs

[@IAmKye]

d just listened to the track again and genuinely can’t see where you got the idea the weeknd copied this, there’s no musical similarities at all 😐

[@richf8879]

You can't even begin to understand this track until you've been stood in a club smoking area after double dropping

[@ryanisstuckin93]

We could smoke IN the club in my day. They had fireproof carpet everywhere.

[@aussieguy1012]

Them were the days

[@joekerr1763]

PLEEEEEASE STFU JUNKIE You don't have to be on drugs or stand in the middle of a rowdy club to know heartbreak

[@sweeneytodd011]

We've all done it. "These are shit, hour in n nuffin I'm dropping anova one" Drop number 2 and moments later number one strikes with a delayed vengeance like the empire striking back! Oops! Oh well I'm mashed n I don't care 💊😉

[@sweeneytodd011]

@mr evil no fighting in them days either, or very very rare. Piss heads stay away we're all in love here!

[@anxiemily2358]

23 years of age and I now finally understand the song and I've never cried so hard. Need music like this back.

[@user-xz3iv6tw2i]

why.

[@josh_-uv8iy]

@@user-xz3iv6tw2ilisten to lyrics he probably relates

[@nickscott7953]

Have you heard of ‘ren’?

[@mitchyboy8841]

To this day I still go back and listen to The Streets, A Grand Don’t Come For Free. Such a brilliant album that tells a great story.

[@JG-py9iz]

Skinner is actually a lyrical mastermind

[@joekerr1763]

In other news... There is wind

[@AmaricanBall729]

A Grand Don't Come For Free is one of my favorite albums, but I hated the one he released after it.

[@19822andy]

Snaked a load of his mates in Brum for fame.

[@ghostkilla346]

@@19822andy how so??

[@19822andy]

@@ghostkilla346 He lived in West Heath which was a couple of miles from me and where my brother lived. Him and his mates made a pact that no matter what they'll make it big together. As soon as Skinner was noticed he fucked all his old mates off. Heard this story numerous times from many different people in the south of Birmingham.

[@deebee9151]

Mike Skinner is so underrated, he was the soundtrack to my 20's. I would so love to see The Streets live now.

[@Saturn1ne]

Saw them a few weeks ago, it was great.

[@sweet5694]

They not need a cane these days? ;)

[@Konverteraren]

the streets are not underrated at all. you just young

[@DaveTaste]

He's a millionaire due to his massive success.

[@jesclifford88]

@@Konverteraren they are underrated in terms of chart success and ‘blowing up’ as such but to those that know who they are, they’re not underrated at all, they’re legends actually 🫶🏼

[@bibabutzelmann]

VERDAMMTER MIKE SKINNER! #einsongreicht #kraftklub

[@klutchcustoms2428]

I have not dropped a pill for 20 odd years but this is my go to if I need to feel it again. Once you have unlocked the door you can enter any time. It just takes that pulse in that track.! 🤪

[@warrenmarlow8139]

Once you have opened the door you can enter any time....great statement

[@unknownsurname8228]

I'm high already on this song 🥰

[@carla6497]

Like it's o.k cus we're all sorted out for E's and Wizz...

[@Leanne_w]

Ikr, that feeling needed leaves once you’ve experienced it. It takes you right back 🤣

[@jamiec5099]

Great statement

[@morbosmeatshack]

stone cold British classic

[@nathansugden9332]

I couldn't put it better pal 🇬🇧🇬🇧🔥👍

[@ferriss2010]

But y don't vid match song????

[@fattymcboom]

Oi. Only better if Paul Weller did an acoustic. Roight?

[@zareh7740]

a stone cold british chav classic u mean. lmfaooooooooooo!

[@urmum3773]

@@zareh7740 By chav, do you mean working class? You're a bit confused it seems.

[@d.renzo4019]

Absolute classic. So many memories and emotions brought back. Music is my Therapy. Shout out anyone going through a madness right now.. hopefully it’ll end soon.

[@cripple888]

Madness going on forever..

[@harrybighhawkins4409]

D Kambo you wouldn’t believe the drama I’m getting right now.. music is life!

[@chrishurtz2348]

Real g

[@Spud620]

Harry Big H Hawkins you should tell your story..

[@Uncleeggs1981]

Corona virus says hello

[@KalasHSL]

keep coming back to this classic. it just refuses to get old.

[@JasonMitchell-jj1gf]

I absolutely love this track 1 of my dad's favourites tunes😭😭 R.i.p dad. Lights are blinding my 👀and am crying out with tears running down from my 👀

[@largraydon]

Your dad had an awesome taste in music. RIP 🙏🏻

[@lorenzomoseley5926]

I love this song. It is so perfect how Mike narrates the song. Anyone who's been in the situation he's describing knows that the progression of thought is so accurate and well articulated.

[@vapour80]

had one to many "duds" in my time, always seemed to be no matter how much time you gave it it always caught me of guard

[@salj8610]

@@vapour80 dont think thats what he means bud

[@vapour80]

@@salj8610 guess i'm missing something then, because to me this is the rave scene, when you managed to sneak your shit in, your plan is to get "merry" how ever the night has other plans for you ad you end up way to far gone

[@mrswanson5013]

That's exactly what it means. You think your first pill is a dud so you drop another. Then you come up on both and have a blinder but more fucked than you wanted to be (like if you just had the one)

[@salj8610]

@@vapour80 thought it meant you take one pill think its another then they both hit you at once

[@awelshcnt5479]

This is so real to Britain early 2000s it gives me shivers.

[@ricksanchez5949]

Drugs

[@missbowlifewithlaura8316]

The scene ✨

[@iloveeccies2766]

Same bro

[@welshlad6427]

Good times ❤

[@KarlosTheMighty]

Hey big UK music fan here so don't get me wrong. But as a central european from a postcommunist country (I am Czech) I always found it so ridiculous that people were so overdressed for an average almost white trash party. I mean I was only 15 back then and visited UK for the first much later. But that what I saw in lot of pop culture back then and I know it still a thing to certain extend there. Does it have like any racional reason. I generally don't get it :D

[@Chief81]

“Who cares this is a tune coming in” not a lot beats that feeling when you’re mashed at a rave and you hear a banger being mixed in.

[@anthonyrudge5233]

A grand don't come for free. Is probably one of the most underestimed story albums ever made . Mike Skinner is something else .. he has always been under appreciated for his lyrics and melody and generally a legend of a generation and will honestly die with that generation unfortunately

[@realhcp]

2019 and Still a tune and always will be

[@lovelyniyawilliams9163]

I agree fully,I love it & always will it's a masterpiece as well as the wholealbum!!😉💟💟💌💌💟💟👌🏾👌🏾

[@lovelyniyawilliams9163]

*whole album*

[@bitchfacehopkins9094]

100%

[@acceleratefx5966]

Yeh lads and ladies yes

[@Mr_krabz_mcfc]

Please god put me in a coma and send me back to the old days

[@MattBrunton1965]

The sadness and regret in his voice when he says "maybe I shouldn't have done the second one" is SO real. Outstanding delivery.

[@Caashman1]

one of the best songs ever perfectly encapsulates the era

[@BuffaloSouljaa]

Original pirate material and a grand don't come for free have been on my hip since they were released. A total masterpiece from start to finish.

[@mrmortem154]

whos listening to this in 2020! with coronavirus on the loose? i hope everyone is taking care of themselves and one another, godbless!

[@BETRAYEDSIX6]

Me

[@lukaszjanczura4395]

we all do

[@robertwingard2558]

Bloody good tunes bring back good memories

[@ibrahimabdi5602]

Mr Mortem whhhhhhhyyyyyyyy no escape from corona!

[@jimmyganglia5234]

F you and F the "coronavirus"

[@darinh.5860]

I'm now 40, I'm American, I never went to a rave or took x, but this has always been top 3 of my favorites. Crazy great storytelling. Somehow I was lucky enough to see it live in Dublin in 2018.

[@curtisdaley2012]

UK Garage/UK Grime at its finest or even spoken word

[@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE]

ITS A MIXED TIME SIGNATURE OF 5/8 AND 6/8! ITS 3 SETS OF 5/8 AND 1 SET OF 6/8 ITS AMAZING!

[@Super-id7bq]

No track has ever captured the feeling of coming up hard on a pill like this. I can almost feel my pupils dilate when it all breaks down. The Nero mix takes it to a whole other level (which I still think was the inflection point where Dubstep launched into the mainstream and it still sounded like Dubstep not brostep).

[@remopellegrino8961]

It describes the whole process: 1. Being annoyed about pills not working 2. Anxiety rising about some personal stuff 3. Popping some extra 4. Feeling the peak coming up 5. Panic about the peak that's coming to hard 6. Happiness

[@chrisd5774]

Describes the peak perfectly

[@mrjohn5744]

Im 39 now. This was pretty much me an my mates , in barking / Dagenham back in 2002/2004 the best times until someone got hurt and it makes you grow up. Watching this makes you relive the old days but the best days are when ya Older, wiser days now.

[@xSalamz]

Barking and Dagenham to the world.

[@Cadeaux_Man]

This song makes you miss the late nights, empty train stations, arguments, finding a good spot to throw up, all the hurt and the misery from the rocky relationship you never had

[@firestara4830]

Nailed it

[@jamaldee5414]

That's a funny description looool

[@zygmuntaugust476]

19 years later Iam still listening 🎧 this piece is timeless

[@SkrillzDon]

For anyone whos been to raves in the uk this so god damn relatable

[@Ron-jk7hc]

Raves? You mean clubs? You must be about 60 years old.

[@SkrillzDon]

Ron no i mean raves, have u even been to one?

[@Ron-jk7hc]

I am not a pensioner

[@SkrillzDon]

Ron u sound like one lmao

[@ThisIsBattleRapBitch]

the kids don't know shit about it nowadays, some bullshit overpriced club playing sheep friendly chart shite, dickheads with bags of random powder they've all convinced themselves is something worth the price they paid for it SMH

[@Bulk_eats]

not even 100k likes, this song is criminally underrated. That beat and whole atmosphere feels exactly like when you are too far gone on substances and going in a downward spiral before blackout. Amazing song

[@globaladdict]

Relax, the Streets made it and got known. They're an older group, their youtube channel means nothing in terms of how famous they are worldwide. But good on you for being concerned lol

[@dannad1759]

@@globaladdict Oh Fuckoff, when you have the island boys racking up views for a bullshit troll & the streets not even getting 100k likes on a song with so much more meaning there is something wrong.

[@deanfarquhar6723]

106k here's a tune coming in 👋🤚

[@SorceressWitch]

Likes aren't as important as views. 15 million is a lot of views for a UK group. This song was popular in the UK. This song was more appealing to UK audiences as he uses his accent in his music. So they were popular in their own country. You shouldn't worry about likes because most people don't rate videos after watching. It has 107k likes as of now but they mean nothing to you. It only matters for the channel. I disagree with calling this song underrated as that word is often misused. This song was played everywhere when it came out. That's not what you call underrated. I know songs that don't even get 1 million views on KZbin. So it's not unpopular.

[@Bulk_eats]

​@@SorceressWitch I'm just talking relatively. You can have popular songs that are still underrated because they could be used more in films, soundtracks etc. It was a comment to reflect my enthusiasm of the song/artist, not a mathematical equation to be dissected. I get what you are saying though, you make good points :)

[@ritch8088]

I remember buying this album and being blown away. Never heard anything like it before. One of only a few albums where you don't skip any tunes!

[@marekbaczynski1445]

“I am maaashheedd” love that part 😍🤣

[@msharmonypink]

I'm listening to this now in my 40s and this tune is still a banger!!

[@patrykgolec9338]

40 in Dec 2

[@threethrushes]

@@patrykgolec9338 Life begins at 40. I thought it was bullshit, but nah, it`s true.

[@raylangivens5622]

@@threethrushes 🤔😒

[@ronjerom566]

44

[@MelissaJayne1]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lauzloOCpLyMaMk

[@jamieskinner37]

The streets got the beat absolutely spot on to what you hear when you’re coming up, this song always make me smile and reminisce, every word of it’s so true, it’s all MDMA now but you can’t beat a Mitsubishi turbo back in the day.😂😂standing at the bar then all of a sudden rushing and feeling it all coming up. Blindin, blinded by the lights.🫠

[@aspectratio6580]

A british masterpiece of an album. Will never get old. Love showing the young uns this album it blows everyone's mind the first run through.

[@Frezer022]

Ślepnąc od świateł 10/10

[@martink5071]

genialnie dobrana muzyka, pierwszy polski serial gdzie Shazam ostro poszedł w ruch

[@zapala221]

Wkręca się mega dobrze🤛🏻

[@olawierzchowska4309]

Szukałam tego komentarza 😂

[@obi4409]

polecam kidulthood

[@klaudiaz344]

Ten serial przypomniał nam wszystkim tą mega nutę... 😌

[@harrycambridge1988]

Underrated tune. Extremely powerful lyrics.

[@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE]

ITS A MIXED TIME SIGNATURE OF 5/8 AND 6/8! ITS 3 SETS OF 5/8 AND 1 SET OF 6/8 ITS AMAZING!

[@DaveTaste]

Highly rated

[@derzerfiqqer3497]

this tune sums up the melancholia for the post 9/11 generation in the early 2000s

[@KillerDiaguR]

Just no

[@user-jh1bb8fb6c]

Still ere 2023 👊🏻… greetings from Bulgaria 🇧🇬.. best years of my life listening to this .. north London massive .. Edmonton , Enfield … filling station pickets lock 👊🏻🤩

[@PashaBoB]

Listening it now,after 12-13 years,still sounds dope.

[@stirlinglines3903]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6C8e6ilobipptU

[@Ron-jk7hc]

Why would a good song, sound any less good, after a few years?

[@Honorarkonsul1081]

Crazy !

[@scoobs80]

@@Ron-jk7hc he didnt say it wasnt as good did he??says like loadsa my mates we still listen to it often you confrontational prick

[@kuba1988k2]

a ja to nie :P

[@chrisbrinkley4688]

So many nights like this. So many. Love to all the other commoners ❤️

[@ST-on3om]

First heard this when it came out all them years ago and it still hits me the same way it did back then!! An absolutely fantastic tune and all time classic 🙌🏻

[@tuxedocat3020]

Used to listen to this album on repeat when it came out. This was my favourite back when I used to smoke weed as a teenager, the beat sounds even better when high and his description of waiting to come up off E's and taking more cos you think they arent working is spot on. The good days, when you could smoke in the pub and there was a good atmosphere. Today's music will never measure up.

[@shmit3237]

Same i lost two friends to daftness spooned sniff one and chocked on his own tonge ouher.... i gt a g with the first so my fault, i live with that every day. its not a meme or joke

[@AcesizOfficial]

Always reminds me of the movie ‘Kidulthood’ 🎞 🎥🍿

[@CrypticSWLDN]

Fr

[@patrickp6561]

Me too but why? Is it the soundtrack of the movie? Cant remember but I was just asking myself what was the name of hat movie when I read this comment- thanks!

[@TopicalJuice]

Fam I just said to this my bredren in the car rn 😂😂

[@curtisdaley2012]

@@patrickp6561 im sure they used this track in kidulthood/adulthood

[@jabjabgrab123]

i remember watching that movie as a youngster, its a good movie with a sad ending

[@paulthompson9432]

One of the honest and sincere lyricist and song writers of our time.

[@L.Roeder]

Verdammter Mike Skinner

[@onerahimaori]

the track pinpoints the state of mind most of us have experienced when completely transformed by substance,its been nearly a lifetime since i felt like that yet it can seem like yesterday,im glad to have experienced what your mind can do but also feel lucky to have made it through.

[@travm3978]

These are one of the few songs I can have on repeat and be completely happy. So many great memories. Nostalgia at it's finest.

[@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE]

ITS A MIXED TIME SIGNATURE OF 5/8 AND 6/8! ITS 3 SETS OF 5/8 AND 1 SET OF 6/8 ITS AMAZING!

[@Leanne_w]

Same! I always come back to these songs!

[@hpschulz2873]

Me too

[@alfie69420]

This song makes me quite sad tbh idk how you can listen over and over

[@mertlad4661]

This song will never get old, that's for sure.

[@irish7460]

Back in the day this was INSANE!

[@Pixie12321]

The synth line combined with the lyrical genius makes this a masterpiece

[@scamaropppi]

Oi, what you on about?

[@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE]

ITS A MIXED TIME SIGNATURE OF 5/8 AND 6/8! ITS 3 SETS OF 5/8 AND 1 SET OF 6/8 ITS AMAZING!

[@UNABRIDGED_SCIENCE]

@@scamaropppi ITS A MIXED TIME SIGNATURE OF 5/8 AND 6/8! ITS 3 SETS OF 5/8 AND 1 SET OF 6/8 ITS AMAZING!

[@BrotherNero777]

Damn. This song makes more sense now that i'm older

[@ambercoll10]

brilliant tune, every time I find it again I can’t stop listening. reminds me of all my ‘good times’. Which I’m still in. It gets me all excited for my next raves/festivals, love it.

[@coolerkin]

Woke up from an induced coma after with this playing in the background....THANK YOU mum & dad for being their...R.i.P xxx

[@ghostfaceddd]

Mike Skinner is just pure legend , I really like his poetic rap style. Amazing song writer.

[@_Wakaz_]

Real ones from Bristol, UK remember how this song encompasses our city's culture so damn perfectly.

[@TheodorTosho]

Bristol is a leftist shithole

[@_Wakaz_]

@@TheodorTosho Lol, good. If you aren't a leftist, you're deluded.

[@romanobetts5592]

Mid 40’s and this tune , the streets & lyrics really were part of our sub culture , still hits the same every time I hear it , Oct 2023

[@calebspencer8659]

Nitty gritty england summed up in the most powerful way ever not just a tune this is a Staple to British culture. Heavily underated

[@My19812011]

Always think of Kidulthood when I hear this, by far the best tune The Streets ever made.

[@BordumBeats]

Never understood this song when it released now I have grown up I see just how sad this song actually is

[@dialmformowgli]

It's so sad. British culture just shows how fucked we have been by the system. Ill Manors, another example.

[@stopcommentingshit]

@@dialmformowgli maybe you you little drug addict lol but us real londoners are fine we ain't crying about life like you

[@dialmformowgli]

@@stopcommentingshit whateva m8.

[@ellerz]

@@stopcommentingshit piss off 😂😂

[@StewartEvans52]

@@stopcommentingshit crying about brexit though aint you lol

[@ronanbissett7242]

This tune still unbelievable. Still one off my favourite streets tune

[@mikesauvage809]

These lyrics are too true for so many people. Absolute quality

[@JC-mz5ku]

remember watching this on MTV or Channel U when i was a youngen not having a clue what it was about just liking the tune. now i’m 24 n it’s all too familiar lol Classsiiccccc

[@robhuanout5443]

same here

[@MyHandle302]

Same I'm 23 now I remember I had dis on my mp3.. didn't even know what it was called lol

[@duded94]

Holy shit i've heard this song sampled for YEARS. Never heard the original until now what a banger

[@barrronessa]

welcome to the incredible mind of mike skinner

[@mmmmmmmmmm.m.]

@@barrronessa 🤘

[@bazglsgw1208]

Glasgow rapper Sherlock just brought a tune out called Back Out that samples this really well.

[@retweaked]

Every few years I'll hit this song up again and take a trip down memory road.

[@RichardGraham-xl2rf]

Thank you so much for this album Mike Skinner 👏👏👏

[@GMACK83]

Still a banger. No other song encapsulates the rave culture better lyrically. So relatable.

[@pablodebiddlybo3771]

Such a clever tune way ahead of its time

[@ooD4V1Dxx]

Spot on Paul.

[@jimjiminyjaroo300]

Nah, very much of its time.

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

No it was not ahead of its time at all as it was very much of its time. I should know ,I was there!

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

@@jimjiminyjaroo300 Exactly,only someone who wasn't there would say such a stupid thing.

[@ribena.drinker]

Top to bottom just a great track - the euphoria in the beat, the emotion in the lyrics, it just paints it so perfectly. If you know you know

[@hpschulz2873]

For sure!

[@claresang9636]

If u was a 90s baby when kidulthood hit we all felt this tune personaly i appreciate all of u! 90s was the best era end of

[@iceywyd5763]

Hurts listening to this song brings back so many happy memories that il never have again 😪

[@rustynail36]

"That's proper rank, that tastes like hairspray" so relatable!

[@vampire99999]

love this even now nearly 50 years old banger

[@The09071992]

Always come back to this when looking for tune!

[@sixstringblues06]

One of the best artist I've ever heard has an emotion I can't quite explained it's like real and raw

[@mport343]

The days of me dropping E's ended 15 years ago but every time i listen to this track it brings it all back like i was doing it yesterday, the lyrics are absolutely bang on, good times.

[@kimberleyannetts9676]

Amen to that

[@stephenlovell183]

We paid 20 per pill back then

[@stephenlovell183]

Thanks for your comments on the streets keep trying to tell my mates listen to this will remind you of back in the day

[@MelissaJayne1]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lauzloOCpLyMaMk

[@franciscofranco5739]

Glad I never got into it, it was huge in my area in the states back in the 00s, “dirt cheap, plentiful, and high quality” according to everyone I knew. Now that I’m getting older I’m so glad I was straight edge and didn’t touch any substances, as you get older it’s terrifying to see people you know whom didn’t stop or couldn’t stop with the dope and drink…..those that are still alive anyways.

[@fernandoestevez5769]

When I listen the current music bullshit with songs that have no essence, message, or wont be remembered i think how lucky I was to hear masterpieces like this and be born on this era. The streets is probably one of the finest groups, that you listen to, and fill nor just your ears, but also your SOUL. Brings so much great memories of my times in Irland, and how one of my best friends showed me their music that stuck with me until today. One of the greatests, period.

[@levigoodwin-wz5sk]

Dawg if you think current music is shit then u ain’t looking in the right places dude

[@IFEGRIZZLY]

Why is everyone saying underrated? Mike defo gets his flowers, we all know his value. He is one the best ❤

[@danieln5041]

Been years since I dropped but when he says it tastes like hairspray I swear i could taste it too

[@cranebeg]

Very bitter tasting shite.

[@ryno1509]

The taste came right back

[@gingie78]

That chemical love tho...👍👌

[@P2Chill]

Reading your comment is what brought back the taste for me for an instant. 😂