TUGS THE HEARTSTRINGS!!! Americans React To "The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work - Jools Holland 97"

[@helenchristie6530]

My late husband made me sit & listen to this with him, especially the line “you leave my life I’m better off dead”. We married in 2010, had Sonnet by The Verve as our first dance. He passed away at sea 8 days later. 4 weeks after our wedding I wrote that line on flowers to place on his coffin at his funeral. This band means so much to me. He used to put Lucky Man on the jukebox & sing it to me. Thankyou for this, it means so much.

[@Fee_V]

😢x

[@stevemcauliffe1887]

Ahh, you made me tearful. Bless you both and much love.

[@Coalnotdole]

Sending all the strength I can your way 👊🏻 stay strong girl

[@mssorrento1]

♥️

[@tonyholmes198]

🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏

[@robstoner8949]

Always loved this song, but it took on a whole new meaning to me when my dad died from years of medication destroying his body and immune system, and then again when my mum died 10 years later from terminal cancer. This song will always hold a special place in my heart 😔

[@moogdome2562]

Just learned to play this on the guitar. The chords are C, Am, Em, F, G, C.

[@mattpotter8725]

This is an amazing song. You are right it's deep as hell. You should do Sonnet next.

[@martindunstan8043]

A beautiful song and also sad,thing is fellas most people can interpret and relate in some way,great review and promise us Spencer you will cover it for us on one of your videos 👍 Daniel can make the coffee 😂only joking Danny boy✌️🇬🇧✌️🇺🇸👍🍻

[@taffdog1233]

Please listen to Sonnet by The Verve

[@ThomasKelly669]

Urban Hymns, is a brilliant album

[@28wilksy]

Incredible album in every way but it wouldn’t of existed without a northern soul. The perfect bridge from a storm in heaven. Connected the dots did that album

[@ThomasKelly669]

@@28wilksy I have just recently started listening to a bit of northern soul, But I don’t know about those dance moves, 😂✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🕊

[@28wilksy]

History is a beautiful track

[@28wilksy]

Life’s an ocean Glastonbury 2008 is a must

[@28wilksy]

@@ThomasKelly669 as long as you’re moving that’s winning my brother! A northern soul was a seminal album in more younger years. It’s pure waves 🇮🇪☘️✌️

[@thebroomcupboard]

I think it's time for the Manic Street Preachers. Maybe go straight to If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

[@Mrdeniro100]

They should watch the full Leaving the 20th century concert.

[@clairerodwell7656]

I love design for life

[@LambriniSupernova]

As the other comments have and will say it was about his Dad dying, rather than ODing or anything to do with recreational drugs. Which in my opinion makes it more relatable as many more of us will have had memories of loved ones passing away than we have of anything drug related. When you know the meaning the lyrics I think the song makes more sense too. Check out History by The Verve, Check The Meaning by Richard Ashcroft and This Thing Called Life by Richard Ashcroft and The United Nations Of Sound. Those 3 songs are a great illustration of Richard Ashcroft's range and variation of sound.

[@jedislap8726]

It's a myth. "Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

[@nicolahayes6530]

So tire

[@lauralishes1]

He's talking about how the drugs don't work to block it out.

[@jeanpierre.durrant]

Your response was very considerate, as it was all said in error. I wish my response was as kind. My heart goes out to all who have lost love ones through bad health care! 🙏🏾

[@antipaganda5635]

True.. the lyrics can be interpreted in multiple ways tho.. that's the genius of Ashcroft

[@ChrisPhonics84]

Also the next Verve tune should be Sonnet

[@RuthShaw-y4s]

I vote Velvet Morning which is stunning.

[@vickybarrett7340]

Criminally underrated me and my daughter went to see him in Manchester last year honestly he sounded glorious

[@RuthShaw-y4s]

Lucky! He still sings amazing.

[@midgure]

He said it's about his dad dying from cancer and the treatment got to the point where it wasn't making him better any more, just making him worse. But people have their own interpretations. For example it's about his own struggle with drugs or about a friend's struggle. Or a song about the drugs talking back to him. "I'll sing in your ear again", "As I pass down by your street, and if you want to show, then just let me know and I'll sing in your ear again". "You leave my life, I'm better off dead". It has been seen about the battle and a back and forth conversation between someone trying to fight it but the drugs just keep luring them in. Great tune.

[@jedislap8726]

No. He never did. His dad died of a brain hemorrhage and in 1995 , BEFORE he wrote the song he said this in an interview while talking about his drug use: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

[@KBS99]

It was about his father-in-law dying.

[@jedislap8726]

@@RUSTY1982B1 Really? A horrible lie that the songwriter made up? Why would he do that? That seems weird.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

He has said nothing of the kind. Why would you make up this nonsense? Just for clicks and likes? Richard's father died when he was 11 years old - from a brain haemorrhage.

[@ciararespect4296]

​@@jedislap8726yeah he said its about his dad and the cancer drugs

[@martinmillar7137]

Urban hyms is imo the best album from the 90s... holds up to this day as a fine example of 90s britania... that entire album is so special.

[@FacheChanteDeux]

Agree. One of the best albums ever actually.

[@lisamills4473]

it's about his dad having cancer But people interpret as their own song for their own reasons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ChrisPhonics84]

I've always interpreted it as a mental health sufferer. Being one myself it resonates with me

[@bezdog1892]

I thought it was his mum

[@snick260]

His dad didn't have cancer, he died when Ashcroft was young, from a blood clot. He's never said the exact reason for the songs lyrics, but he is quoted as saying it was about his recreational drug use, and also his father in law who did die from cancer

[@jedislap8726]

Wrong. "Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

[@mrsiborg]

I didn't know that, I always thought it was about his own drug addiction, knowing he will do it again. Good to know thx Lisa.

[@andymcq81]

Richard Ashcroft……one of the greatest voices and songwriters of his generation!!

[@ste6473]

Amen

[@MdV1989]

Most underrated voice also

[@kyleas6496]

Wigans finest

[@UTubeAngelique]

Agreed. So much more refined and deeper than Oasis. Sorry, Oasis fans. Just, The Verve are something very special. No ‘Manchester’ hype. Just pure genius and no bravado. Excellent.

[@HMFC19052012]

Would like to see you guys react to Cast. One of the most under rated bands of all time. Live the dream, walkaway and free me (acoustic version)

[@cmcculloch1]

Manic street preachers A design for life - get on it lads

[@bobba75]

You should check out some Doves, they have some great songs, Catch the Sun The Cedar Room There Goes The Fear Are good to get an appetite for their sound

[@seana363]

yes!!

[@angievara7355]

I lost my daughter to covid 5 months ago and I know I will see her again. She had just celebrated her 46th birthday and left 4 kids behind.

[@PatriciaKelly-gz7vg]

I’m so sorry that is terrible.

[@abby-gu9kc]

That's so terrible, I'm so sorry

[@TheNatty88]

I’m so sorry for your loss x

[@marybroome7865]

💐

[@Lily-sd8ev]

I’m so sorry. I lost my dad to covid 2 months ago exactly. He was supposed to turn 58 8 days after his death. I’m only 17 and now I’ve gotta go my whole life without the greatest man I ever knew.

[@flysi01]

Stereophonics - It Means Nothing live on Jools Holland 👍

[@dexyboyddt]

Urban Hymns the Verve’s album is the soundtrack of my youth, amazing album from start to finish. 🙌🏼

[@michaeltarrant4306]

one of the best albums of the 90's. one of my favourite of all time

[@susanjohnston8267]

If you like them, try Shed Seven - Chasing Rainbows kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHilkIaQhZZ2r80

[@stevenkaye1625]

You guys should absolutely listen to "Sonnet" by The Verve. Probably my favourite song of theirs.

[@rabbitsonjupiter6824]

Mine too! 👍👍

[@stevenkaye1625]

@@rabbitsonjupiter6824 No-one nails that melancholy sound as well as The Verve!

[@rabbitsonjupiter6824]

@@stevenkaye1625 That's true! It's a beautiful melancholy! 😀

[@stevenkaye1625]

@@rabbitsonjupiter6824 Also I feel like Ashcroft’s voice only gets better with time! What an artist. I’m gonna be listening to their songs all week now lol!

[@ktwine7994]

Incredible track

[@ChrisPhonics84]

One of my favourite all time tunes!!! Great reaction guys!! Love the channel!! Hope to see more Stereophonics - Looks like Chaplin live at Cardiff Castle - Local Boy in the Photograph

[@mwbp]

Try Richard Ashcroft - A song for the lovers

[@michelle88960]

Beautiful song that so many people can relate to sadly. I lost both my parents to cancer and I remember saying those exact words to my dads doctor, 'The drugs don't work they're making him worse.' My dad didn't know who I was, but you have to weigh up the pros and cons, they were taking the pain away, so what if he didn't know who I was? And that he thought 'some bastard' had stolen the middles out of a packet of Polo Mints! I'm not making a joke about that, at the time I sobbed my heart out, but 30 years on, I can smile at it. You have to..

[@andreastewart8666]

Michelle2003...6 months on and I'm reading your post with tears in my eyes. I'm in the same place at the minute with my dad. Hope you're doing ok, Merry Christmas.

[@michelle88960]

@@andreastewart8666 I'm sorry to hear that, it's heartbreaking. Take care and don't forget to look after yourself too. Merry Christmas to you too, at least try and enjoy it a little, I know it's hard. x

[@andreastewart8666]

@@michelle88960 thank you. We had a great Xmas day, full of laughter.

[@michelle88960]

@@andreastewart8666 Good, pleased to hear it. xxxx

[@jillybe1873]

Yes. I can hear them again saying they had to lay my mum on her side. If you have ever sat y that hospital bed you understand this song directly

[@DavidJones-ox8tp]

Good stuff. Still hope you guys can take a look at Manic Street Preachers, ADesign For Life as a lyric and then You Stole The Sun From From My Heart their video, you won't be disappointed.

[@marcharley6465]

This song has a particular meaning for me. In 1997, after years of recreational drug use, I became very ill with depression and considered suicide. I had to stop taking drugs because they were making my condition worse. Most of my friends continued to get high so I had to cut links with them. Probably not the scenario that Richard Ashcroft had in mind but the lyrics really spoke to me. The lines that always get to me are "Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown".

[@laughingachilles]

I hope you're staying sober mate. Well done for getting clean in the first place and the best of luck.

[@danwill]

“Come on” is a great tune by the verve, great channel boy’s keep it up 👍🏻

[@andrewcollier3495]

Check out "History" or "This is Music" by The Verve from their earlier album "A Northern Soul". They also have some decent live recordings on KZbin. 🤘

[@markbishop9469]

This song is not about anybody dying of cancer. Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written [...] It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

[@alasdairduncan3796]

It's time for the rolling people lads . The verve !!! Come on !!!

[@stephendocherty4899]

Yeah man!!!

[@28wilksy]

Life’s an ocean is another day incredible verve track

[@simply_psi]

You do love your songs with depressing lyrics don't cha guys. On that basis you should listen to some Joy Division that will cheer you up

[@gritcheetham4308]

Lucky man and sonnet would be a good start for this band

[@carlwatson7287]

Clearly this guy never did ecstasy or MDMA....the drugs did work

[@alang7587]

As per other comments Verve 'On Your Own', 'History' , 'Sonnet', 'Lucky Man' 👍🏻

[@whitedwarf4986]

RA is a fucking legend 🙌

[@susanjohnston8267]

Maybe it is about someone dying, where they are at such a point 'the drugs don't work'. Like cancer treatments can destroy you or cure you. The song is open to interpretation.

[@jedislap8726]

He said himself it was about his drug addiction.

[@jedislap8726]

@@EquipoNitro1 Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape. Select Magazine June 1995 if you want to embarrass yourself further.

[@davidhughes4089]

This song was always on the radio when I was younger (11 or 12) while my dad was in the final stages of dying from a brain tumour, I couldn't listen to it for at least fifteen years after without crying. I didn't realise Richard wrote this song about his own dad, no wonder it hit home so hard.

[@Steve0272.]

Paulo nutini he's a fellow Scot and quality singer , " last request " on Joel's Holland show his 1st TV appearance , or KT Tunstall on the same show both very talented

[@themojoslide]

Both brilliant recommendations!

[@outlawking4106]

KT Tunstall’s a good recommendation but Paulo Nutini is on another level. He’s a Scottish National treasure

[@Steve0272.]

"Iron Sky" with the Charlie Chaplin monologue is tremendous 👌

[@chrisw7429]

Paolo nutini - iron sky at Abbey road is one of the best vocals I’ve ever heard

[@rebellionrob]

Later with Jools Holland show

[@TheShoppingChannelUK]

verve 'on your own' great song

[@snick260]

Should do more Verve songs, Ashcroft is one of the best live singers on the planet

[@tashrif46]

Their best song. One of the best song of the 90s. Richard Ashcroft, the lead singer, sang this one again recently and it was still great on Virgin Radio kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH3FpJafq5xmepI

[@davidharvey4433]

Best version by far.

[@LUMPYWIT]

Sonnet, Lucky Man, History, Song for the Lovers. Richard Ashcroft is on par with Noel for song writing. He's got some great solo stuff. Seen him 2019 in Cardiff still awesome.

[@boingboing1211]

Listen to ‘The Streets’.- Fit but you know it 👍🏻

[@mickmackem1479]

It should have been no1 but candle in the wind was cos princess diana died when this was out

[@chrisdent1008]

Sonnet by the verve is also beautiful

[@bigdave6246]

I saw them at Haigh Hall .Awesome day.

[@alanwilson2595]

Ian brown F.E.A.R come on guys

[@owdladowdlad3889]

Let’s have some STICKY FINGERS dudes👌

[@rosshunter9792]

Great channel guys watching and reviewing a lot of songs from my teens

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Have you got The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger? Maybe live @ Glastonbury 2008. Or Bloc Party - Helicopter live Or - my fave. The Libertines - don't look back into the sun. Or pretty much any Libs! Or Dirty pretty things - bang bang you're dead Or Dirty pretty things - dead wood.

[@snick260]

Ashcrofts dad didn't die from cancer!! He died from a blood cut when his was very young. Ashcroft has never said the exact meaning of the song, but he has said it was about his own recreational drug use

[@j0nv1da96]

I recommend these Verve songs: 1. So It Goes 2. The Rolling People 3. All In the Mind 4. Monte Carlo 5. One Way to Go

[@stephendocherty4899]

Definitely!!!

[@philhebden4972]

The song is about a junky looking at him self in the mirror and talking to him self about getting clean

[@lukechunk4234]

When I saw u guys had reacted to The Verve I was on this like a rat up a drainpipe

[@YoungTowser]

lets get right to the start with the Verve - See You in The Next One (have a good time), On Your Own, No Knock On My Door, or Velvet Morning or Space and Time live from Haigh Hall. Ashcroft's a legend. McCabe too. As the lad said below Doves - Cedar Room has to one of the greatest songs ever.

[@themojoslide]

Can I suggest break the night with colour, song for the lovers by Richard Ashcroft. And definitely do History and sonnet by the Verve. Bittersweet symphony too but I'm guessing you may have already heard it!

[@kengregory6026]

Dave Lee Roth 'I used to have a drugs problem..but now I earn enough money' !

[@jameslinham2733]

I think you need to check out Elbow. Amazing band and a superb singer. You have to check out One Day Like This, Some Riot and The Bones of You.

[@markbuckley1349]

Apologies if I've missed someone saying this already. The song is about Richard Ashcroft's mother slowly dying and there's nothing he can do. Hence, the drugs don't work....

[@paulchadwickcomedy]

This song has great meaning to me. My sister died at 40, heart attack in her sleep. No drugs involved, but the song makes me miss my sister so much I cry whenever I hear it. I have not heard you guys so silent through a watch Paul New Zealand

[@harvcoshy4551]

noel gallagher - dead in the water

[@greetingsbox4229]

The Verve is a big rabbit hole so much good stuff. They only became big on Urban Hymns which had bitter sweet, luck man and this one. If you want more of this type with deep lyrics and strings then do 'History'

[@Rockky67]

I think you’d really like The Jam, some great punky power trio tunes with social realist songs like “In The Crowd”, “When You’re Young”, “That’s Entertainment”, “Going Underground” etc. Elbow and Doves fit in with other stuff you have looked at too.

[@FabrizioSirianni]

React Libertines

[@LordLundstram]

Please do This Is Music or History by The Verve

[@dexstewart2450]

Personal fav - Lucky Man...but do yerselves a favour and check out the whole damn album

[@28wilksy]

The rolling people. Is a fucking biblical tune

[@anthonyhollidge1019]

Just subscribed to your channel Are you just reacting to brit stuff? Don't get me wrong that's great 🙂 But like to get to see other stuff

[@DaddyBaggio]

'Blinded by the Sun' and 'Love in the Law' by The Seahoreses. Please please react to these.. you'll love them.

[@kingeric2468]

One of the most gifted artists of the last 30 years.

[@leemoody5623]

Nice profile pic 😂

[@MdV1989]

One of the most underrated, this fuckin song mate

[@frarfclin7736]

Beautiful Song 👌 Memories of so many Face's ...... Life 🤔

[@HisDudeness316]

I'm not going to pile in on what the song is about (Ashcroft has often said he'll leave the meaning open to people's interpretation) but there was on *outstanding* b-side on this single called 'Three Steps'. Well worth a listen.

[@Thelastmochican77]

Velvet morning and sonnet by the verve....both quality...

[@rosslapthorne9692]

Oasis - fade away (warchild version) with Johnny Depp on slide guitar and Liam backing vocals. I challenge anyone to listen to it and not love this. Absolute vibe! Goosebumps. Biblical.

[@penname5766]

Richard Ashcroft lives near me. I've seen him around a few times 😃

[@MKYCmusic]

My birthday is also 11 September. I share your pain!

[@spartantkd1970]

My fav song of all time and I have a very eclectic taste. Saw Ashcroft at V '98 and let's just say it's a good job his music is entertaining. Kevin.

[@Lewis-ci9mv]

Lucky man next

[@danielcarter94]

Best Verve track, IMO. Beautiful song!! Keep on rocking, boys🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@thecroissantfactory6433]

If you haven't already you should really react to Sonnet by the Verve cause damn that is a great song

[@kJ922-h3j]

Not saying you guys shouldn’t do live reactions, just think for most you should do studio versions for first listens 👍

[@Yorkie83]

You gotta do NEW ORDER - WORLD IN MOTION for England in the euros ⚽️⚽️⚽️

[@MrChris1533]

mother on her death bed dying of cancer as because you get a point where the drugs don't work anymore

[@JohnSmith-gp3co]

The drummer came in too fast. Spoiled the vibe

[@slimblu1]

This reminds me of my late teens/early twenties....( I'm 44yrs old ... ) this song was an instant classic. Great reaction as usual.

[@MultiVeeta]

Urban Hymns is a 100% no track skip album.

[@RaceSimCentral]

This always used to make me think of a death I had in my life where afterwards I would only see her in dreams. I assumed he used them to keep seeing her face for the same reason I started to find sleeping as the ultimate way to spend my time.

[@paddyk1888]

History is another verve classic.love the channel keep up the good work fellas

[@shaneord7527]

Saw them at V2000 I think it was (not sure, did 3 years in a row), bloody awesome!

[@spartantkd1970]

Brits don't say "dove". Keep it up chaps!

[@calebdonnell2633]

All In The Mind, Sonnet, Love Is Noise and The Rolling People are some favourites of mine that I recommend.

[@MdV1989]

Top 5 ever for me, shit gets me still after 100 times

[@JohnSmith-gp3co]

The drugs he’s singing about is medication:

[@lancashirelass176]

Local lads from my hometown, I had the privilege of seeing them at their big home-coming gig at Haigh Hall in 1998. Their songs spoke to so many people and the atmosphere was electric. A night to remember!

[@DH-hk1rp]

sonnet by the verve is well worth a listen

[@deaninit8617]

Also, it’s about losing his dad to cancer

[@alangray2976]

You should check out Ashcrofts RPA and the United Nations of Sound, some superb music 👌