XTC We're All Light

From XTC's 2000 album, 'Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Volume 2).'
Just a wee bit of perspective as to our (only) place in the multiverse. "In this new Dark Age," we need more music, less war, more acceptance, less hatred, more respect, less destruction, more wonder, less fear, more listening, less talking, more singing, less preaching. Be kind to one another and our fellow non-human Earthlings. We are all any of us have.
I own nothing here. Please do not sue me. Thank you.

[@niteshkori]

Superb, who's here after chap tilak reaction 😂

[@premsawanth8474]

Crazy world 😂

[@TENEBRAELGAMING]

lol same xD

[@AmitMahajan666]

Same to same... ;)

[@muzafarmirza4402]

Yup! I knew the song already so it was more a refresher

[@nishbia2153]

Me lol after his reaction this deserves a listen

[@terrythekittie]

Don't you just love XTC? the most under rated band in the universe.

[@Krabadaque]

Yes. I do!

[@fredblogd8448]

I do, and I rate them very highly, so not underrated :)

[@plath1340]

XTC and the pixies most underrated bands !

[@davidbowman4259]

My favorite band right behind the four lads from Liverpool they're compared to. XTC forever!

[@fractuss]

@@mabawsaR I would contend they are still under-rated.

[@johnnyrokkets4388]

I've had a miserable week. Depression has been strong... until I heard this song I'd never heard before. Life just got a little lighter. Thank you XtC.

[@DM27995]

Hey how are you now? I hope you find strength.

[@abefroman2537]

Hope it’s better still, years on.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

When I'm bummed, I pull out Big Express Blue Overall.

[@steelyman08]

I hear that. You're not alone (even though it feels the exact opposite). That's what I'm up & fighting right now at 5:00 am. Take care.

[@jimjam8949]

As a 50yr old woman who's loved XTC since I first heard them when i was 8 or 9 ( older brothers) I just love how many people of all ages from all over the world JUST LOVE XTC! 🤗

[@debralarue2596]

Juliet Adam I’m 65, I still listen to them on a regular basis. I have everything they’ve ever done since day one. My 36 year old daughter was raised on them. We are both fanatics!

[@erichoberg3502]

Yep, 55 still probably my favourite band after 40 odd years

[@tinfoilhatter]

buffalo-billions-and-billions-serv'd!

[@harrycooke6349]

Yeah I think 🤔xtc are grate and im 61 so yeah no problem just good music

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Now that you're 53 how do you feel? Fellow light being

[@christopherlauchlan5052]

This song remains such a high point in pop that really should’ve topped charts back in 2000.

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

I absolutely love the cascading bridge.

[@mikehersh6192]

On point 💃🕺 24 years ago 🌵🌵🌵

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Only Andy Partridge can summarize the entire history of the universe in one sentence.

[@elysi2]

Yup! He's a genius. 🤙🏻

[@specksofdust35]

Amen.

[@itsayesfromme2669]

Eric Idle did quite a good job too.

[@KarePassion]

My favorite song ever and ever!

[@SeanEmbury]

And all to get into a girl's pants :) #carpediem

[@mattmichael6792]

That guitar solo is perfect. Unbelievably perfect

[@noneofyourbuisness6969]

John Cameron recommended this to me.... I can say I'm in love with it now...

[@sandiscott4640]

I feel I'm on this wonderful journey, whenever I listen to xtc, so grateful and thankful, such a beautiful gift!

[@kcloud1186]

Rory and Dean at the school dance :D

[@MorganFernandez1234]

I know this comment is old but I'm a Gilmore Girls fan too. ❤

[@bruhe]

Some star sneezed, now they’re paging you in reception. Brilliant. And if you listen to the demo versions you can see just how much honing is done creating these songs. Modern day musical masters.

[@ajabgul3646]

John Cameron brought me here

[@kiluamk3892]

True

[@Eldudereno1]

There's only one word to describe this: genius.

[@tinfoilhatter]

dude-a-rama!

[@tinfoilhatter]

el-du-durooney~~

[@des9655]

Still in this day. I'm still listening to this!

[@miamaria5481]

Plain wonderful ❤️ crying tears of joy while singing along with these brilliant musicians ❤️ thanks for all the xtc

[@tristansoderberg-mull3757]

And I won't take from you Don't you know 'Bout a zillion years ago Some star sneezed, now they're paging you in reception Don't you know Jack and Jill-ion years ago Some dinosaur dropped the pail when it saw our reflection Don't you know We're all light Yeah, I read that someplace Don't you know We're all light Yeah, I read that someplace So you won't mind if I kiss you now Before indecision can bite Don't you know, in this new dark age We're all light Don't you know 'Bout your fingertips away There's a universe of atoms that thinks you're real something Don't you know Just a couple of lips away Is an evolutionary bean-feast whose insides are jumping Don't you know We're all light Yeah, I read that someplace Don't you know We're all light Yeah, it's a bumper sticker someplace So you won't mind if I kiss you now We may hear the angels recite Don't you know, in this new dark age We're all light And I won't take from you what you can't take from me And I'll leave nothing here that you can't use upon your trip And I won't take from you what you can't take from me And I'll leave nothing here but love and milk aplenty for your tea, yeah Oh Don't you know Upon the pillion of time's bike We roar onto the stage, and too soon we're dead center Don't you know Buffalo Bill-ions raised his sight He's picking off the whole herd as soon as we enter So you won't mind if I kiss you now And maybe come on in for the night Don't you know, in this new dark age We're all light We're all light And I won't take from you (You know, where you itch is a little tiny switch, and if you let me in, I can show you just the pin) What you can't take from me (That you put in the slot when the element gets hot and the stuff just pours out) And I won't take from you (All light) What you can't take from me (Kiss me now, just kiss me now) And I won't take from you what you can't take from me And I won't take from you what you can't take from me And I won't take from you what you can't take from me And I won't take from you what you can't take from me And I won't take from you what you can't take from me

[@ottomarcos]

Thanks for posting the lyrics. I was lucky to see XTC perform live twice, when they played in Austin to promote Their Drums & Wires and Black Sea albums. They deserve to be in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Cheers!

[@Sonny_AA]

If you listen to enough XTC music you'll adopt their harmonizing and start adding it in your head to non XTC music. They were geniuses!

[@homerco213]

XTC songs are the ones I want to listen to again when they're half over.

[@johnpauldemmel2037]

Hearing this for the first time right now, as a huge fan. Blown away! They truly never left their peak

[@maximuskhan2100]

I thought their last 3 albums were the best. That is not usually the arc of most artist. I know many will disagree with me, but this band the poppier the better.

[@StingrayOfficial]

20 years ago today! Thank you boys for all the fantastic albums.

[@barrydarkins]

I'd like to meet the 8 people who voted this down. I'd give them a ruddy good talking to

[@Tinhuviel]

hahahaha!

[@zooropa33]

Chill - everyone is entitled etc...

[@earlgreydionne1489]

.........and they bloody well deserve it too!

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@Tinhuviel hey, that's a mighty-fine name y'got there, whatever it means: it just has a certain 'shine', that cawn't-hardly-be-miss'd, mate! nice!

[@ChrMmn]

Love this song & the images. The song info contains a special treat of beautifully written and inspiring words of wisdom.

[@drewmather5413]

Love this song! Found this on a podcast back in ‘06 from a guy @ the Colorado School of Mines who talked about geology. Was an excellent podcast and he used this song as his intro song. Will try and find the podcast and post a link here. Thanks for sharing this song🙏 Love the message that we’re all light and stardust from our beautiful universe :)

[@thewordofgord]

yet another slice of genius.

[@brookecurtis9843]

I became a clairvoyant person not long after I started listening to this song 💫💗💫

[@glammer]

One day the universe will disintegrate into photons and whatever created it will be singing this song.

[@blackmore4]

While millions are dying, like in the "Noah" flood? By then, my eternal agonising torture (for nothing but honestly being unable to recognise the existence of this creator) will have run into billions, if not trillions, of years. Nice.

[@therussiandragon616]

Cannot shake this tune. I have played it incessantly for weeks.

[@andrewrosen6508]

I can relate! Had the same situation with Red Brick Dream on The Big Express lp. The song would just stay with me for what seemed like 3 weeks. Some of their stuff just stays with like that! They are just THAT IMPACTFUL!

[@des9655]

I have too.. Both versions.. Where Andy sings the ending part version vs. The bassist? But both are great I just discovered this on my Pandora station.. Just a bit ago.. Just have never been the most popular band in American radio airplay.. But always liked them..

[@tinfoilhatter]

it's a good source if irony-goodness, beatley-free-energy-type-stuff, yeah? it's the-darnedest-thing, right? it's like no energy's lost, on the bounce, so-to-speak, and so, it-goes- -... onto-greener-new-deals-of-who-knows-what, right?

[@charlesdeschampsdeboishebe9672]

I can't be the only one here from the Earth and Environmental Systems podcast, right?

[@Snowstar837]

Haha same! I had to Google a bastardization of what I thought I heard the lyrics were. But at least I found it! :D

[@tropenator]

In this new dark age. I never get tired of XTC. Nice representation.

[@Tinhuviel]

Hey thanks! Love this song. And it seems the very thing we need these days. In this new dark age, indeed.

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@Tinhuviel it's both bright, and anti-heaviness, - it's both fixxed, and free~~

[@steelyman08]

Your strong & necessary thoughts in the description did not go unnoticed. 🙂✌✌ Jack & Jill-ions, Buffalo Bill-ions. Always the finest creative writing! And then this seemingly simple verse that sums it all up so perfectly: "Don't you know we're all light Yeah, I read that someplace. Don't you know we're all light Yeah, it's a bumper sticker someplace." Thanks for the great upload ♥

[@christianefleurant7089]

I can not beleive that I never heard of this group before. Today I heard their music, their songs for the first time.There are a lot to discover. Thanks to Jacob Collier, Chris Thile and Madison Cunningham.

[@telegramsam2000]

So much love for XTC.

[@russ6305]

Terrythekittle I couldn’t agree more. XTC is incredibly underrated. So many people don’t know what they’re missing.

[@mikehersh6192]

Priceless 2024❤

[@lynnepinkstaff9147]

The greatest band ever

[@tinfoilhatter]

the greenest-effing-track, this-side-of-that-river-of-orchids, man~

[@DjWellDressedMan]

Don't you know 'Bout a zillion years ago Some star sneezed, now they're paging you in reception' Amazing Lyrics, Wowowowowowow

[@davidstobie2751]

Can I just join in share the laugh. I love this band.

[@douglasgray6783]

This is just beyond words!

[@jackharkins1689]

Contender for one of the most beautiful songs.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

"Don't you know in this new Dark Age...we're all light" So truthful in 2017.

[@neilstaniland438]

TheReivenlocke i

[@ccpbass2032]

Even more so in 2020!

[@boogyjuggy]

great band

[@sylvestermatera2719]

Brilliant!

[@lynnepinkstaff9147]

What an intelligent song

[@des9655]

Did I miss my comment? Love it!! Still do.. And always will..

[@himbysc]

This is the kind of song that deserves either a) being featured in a big movie or TV show that gives XTC a well-deserved blow-up, or b) a cover by a popular pop singer/group that makes Andy a bunch of money; think Sixpence None The Richer's version of "There She Goes."

[@VulgarHumanist]

It was used in "Gilmore Girls" - not quite a blockbuster, but still . . .

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

I like this song’s creative interpretation of Carl Sagan’s “we’re all made from stars” philosophy. Also, that melody hook is dangerously catchy.

[@absolutelypositively]

In this new dark age....indeed indeed...we are all light 💡!!

[@MrToddy31]

Just brilliant, I know because I read that someplace.

[@omgkong777]

love it

[@algale6123]

This is brilliant

[@RealinDealer]

National treasures.

[@susannahsears3041]

I will try to make a comment about this brilliant song without using the phrases "who's listening in 20_ _", "moment of silence" or "seriously underrated". :)

[@tui2ii]

"and I won't take from you what you can't take from me and I'll leave nothing here that you can't use upon your trip" Can we make this an anthem to leading a sustainable life and keeping this beautiful ball of Earth as balanced as we possibly can? This song is so incredibly inspiring, uplifting, just outstanding. Sends you soaring. XTC is a new band for me but suddenly one of the most important ones I have ever came across. Thank you for uploading their music.

[@adityab108]

Transcendental

[@des9655]

Wow.. it played on my Pandora Playlist again..

[@davidstobie2751]

u dom t get this until u have been a fan for 40 yrs

[@bradleywestervelt95]

those last two xtc albums were chock full of potential. such great lyrics and tunes. just felt they needed better production on about 2/3 of the tracks. not enough time, but so true we're all light!

[@ChiefVizier]

I agree.Early 2000s were rough.

[@lmp9726]

Bradley Westervelt Potential?!?! Wasp Star found XTC at the zenith of their creative powers!

[@tinfoilhatter]

production?!?! if i could afford andy, i'd have him 'produce' for me- tinnitus or no tinnitus!

[@glammer]

Sometimes you can produce all the life out of something. I spoke to other engineers and we all had stuff on our shelves we remixed and remixed because we could, then we'd get a band in for six hours, who'd do three tunes and we'd take the demo home to listen to because we loved the vibe.

[@tinfoilhatter]

that fake globe bugs me tho...i just can't believe in it anymore! i do believe in light, as a thing, i'm just no longer sure earth is a proper planet- and the moon is a serious problem!

[@InParticularNobody]

Particle physics meets the drum beat from Right Said Fred (in the best possible of ways).

[@davidstobie2751]

We can have fun now, Ok lets dance.

[@JohnABurton]

Latest version of the band is called TC&I

[@paulczech]

Anyone else get goosebumps during 3:19 - 3:33 ?

[@WareBare]

Genius

[@phancyphree]

very apt 2021

[@he962]

Jack and Jillion years ago some star sneezed and now here we are using language and music and kissing. Astonishing round up of deep time and the human condition. And here we are!

[@tinfoilhatter]

steve vai sneezed, now he's in trouble, they saw what he put in his nose!

[@tinfoilhatter]

okay, okay, he's-off-the-hook! how's that!

[@dapop23]

You got that right Tinhuviel

[@Timelord2001]

Actually, we're all star stuff (to quote Carl Sagan), referring to all but the first two elements on the Periodic Table coming from the cores of stars, especially exploding supernovae.

[@johannbogason1662]

...this and "Dear God" gives us what? A metaphysical kiss?

[@MattDavies-ub3we]

I'm happy XTC never got 'discovered' by everybody but also sad they didn't. Does this mean we're all in an XTC cult?

[@thanos7449]

why isn’t this on spotify

[@johnenwright7044]

Spotify must have bad taste

[@scrumbole]

this isn’t on spotify am fumin

[@martinweston7144]

It's True WE ARE ALL LIGHT .....sorry but I've been there and asked, and guess what........We are all light

[@rogerandmbpatton6646]

You know where you itch There's a little tiny switch And if you let me in I can show you just the pin That you put in the slot When the element gets hot And the stuff just pours out!

[@TheJnatch]

Is that a therimin I hear?

[@rogerpatton5604]

Imitation theramin.

[@000FireAimReady000]

Is this from LP? There appears to be a scratch running throughout the track.

[@Tony-yd1vx]

I had the first bumper sticker....

[@stevecobham1252]

Partsy is a genius.

[@tinfoilhatter]

the man was lucky! he had-that-shed, to keep-him-sane, i guess!

[@tinfoilhatter]

the drum-bit, might be anybody, but i guarontee: ringo would've probly played it diff'rently, but it would-be-okay, but if paul had done it, ringo would've duly got-the-credit for it anyway: that makes ringo, the two greatest drummers-of-all-time, mate

[@Christopher-jv2ec]

It' s true................I think.

[@dubiousraves]

How do they do it?

[@davidsherrick898]

Just a brilliant song.. that's how they do it!

[@tonymolino7337]

That should be theme song for BBT

[@xtcxtc123]

surpisingly familiar but lasses dont do headphones well done

[@joeyocom5087]

We're all Lucifer?

[@vicenteparada4124]

Hola soy el Vicho

[@emmab.5462]

gilmore girls brought me here

[@noamhalpern7860]

Eliana if you ever see this, hi

[@peterpaulsacco]

Actually, it was Einstein who said this.. not Tesla. “Matter is Energy. Energy is Light. We are all Light Beings.” - Albert Einstein

[@homerco213]

At least some nob didn't attribute it to Elon Musk or some damn thing.

[@Krabadaque]

I read somewhere that the quakers say, when they bury someone: "Fromlight have you come, to light you shall return". I found it so beautiful I used this expression at both my parents' funerals.

[@lisaspears6380]

Lmao..oh my..who are you..tinfoilhatter

[@tokingreens]

Where is Terry Chambers when you need him?

[@vaiman9153]

I really like XTC as a band. Unfortunately I have read that Andy is an atheist. I did not like the song Dear God because it was blaming God for the bad stuff going on in the world. Too sad. The truth is that God is Light. In Him there is no darkness.

[@brendanspaulding7930]

Vai Man “unfortunately I have read that Andy is an atheist” I don’t see how this is unfortunate. He found his own solidarity in something other than god. Some people just don’t believe that stuff, I don’t think it should affect the way anyone views someone’s character. Keep on believing in yours and I’ll believe in mine.

[@hooersmelt]

Unfortunately, you're a prick.

[@Timelord2001]

The quality and bravery of "Dear god" makes it their top song. Besides, *If* a deity existed, then the "bad stuff going on in the world" actually *would* be its fault, free will or no free will.

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@hooersmelt haha! unfortunately, that 'shoe' or 'old hat' looks too 'cool' nowadays, --regrettable! and gud wouldn't want it that-a-way, i mean, that's my would-be-theory, haha!

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@Timelord2001 well! maybe, maybe not! then who made the diamond blue? was it somethin' they said? can they maybe talk to the diamond, -- diamond dave would approve!

[@erickennedy7412]

Love XTC and love Partridge's work, but this is clappy and meh. I want to like it, but it sounds as if it would/could close a shit Hollywood movie.

[@terryeggett8214]

For what it's wòrth I couldn't disagree more. Apart from anything else it puts a smile on my face and I'm not easily pleased.

[@michaelpena7120]

Sorry got a run being paged a star sneezed 🤧