Mercury Rev - Goddess on a Highway

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 444

  • @BeezusFafoon1971
    @BeezusFafoon1971 Год назад +44

    The fact that only one million people have listened to this in 16 years is perhaps the crime of the century!

  • @tinksmcgee3576
    @tinksmcgee3576 7 месяцев назад +15

    17 years later still such an amazing song.

  • @MsCchapman
    @MsCchapman 3 года назад +158

    Gunpowder Milkshake ROCKS this song back into LIFE🥳

    • @alexthotchihan6134
      @alexthotchihan6134 3 года назад +16

      I came to listen because of that movies

    • @correyteague8272
      @correyteague8272 3 года назад +5

      Lol me too

    • @markroberts7263
      @markroberts7263 3 года назад +5

      I'm here from the movie too

    • @joeplowman
      @joeplowman 3 года назад +4

      Ha, I'm of the same mind as the first few comments , Gunpowder Milkshake brought me here too. God Bless Shazam 😂🤣👍

    • @davidmoore7930
      @davidmoore7930 3 года назад +4

      Just watched it and felt the same

  • @markmccabe-carton7800
    @markmccabe-carton7800 8 лет назад +191

    What an underrated song. Love it.

    • @oleholeh487
      @oleholeh487 6 лет назад +5

      It's second on lastfm. It is not underrated.

    • @NetConsole
      @NetConsole 5 лет назад +2

      Second on what last.fm category?

    • @mazdamedia5995
      @mazdamedia5995 5 лет назад +1

      Agreed

    • @thatoneuser8600
      @thatoneuser8600 4 года назад +1

      Probably because nobody knows what the lyrics mean.

    • @DaveAnchovies
      @DaveAnchovies 3 года назад +5

      i dont give a shit about last.fm, this is one of the best albums of the 90s and they should be on par with Flaming Lips notoriety. They never were. This was later on in their lifespan, too. hometown heroes.

  • @mariaaquarius9436
    @mariaaquarius9436 4 года назад +84

    This song is for my Deppy sister who passed away when I was 9 years old. I remember her listening this song that last summer of 2002. She was a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car...🦋

    • @akshaykumar-bw4si
      @akshaykumar-bw4si 3 года назад +5

      I'm Sorry to hear about Your Loss Maria, recently i heard this song in the End Credits of the Movie "GunPowder Milkshake" & immediately looked for the track.
      i can imagine that its a Beautiful Song & why your sister must be listening it to as well

    • @damidb747
      @damidb747 3 года назад +4

      this is a nice song may it give you some consolation and good memories - I myself lost my cousin last year at a motor accident - music brings us close to our emotions

    • @matocheekala1538
      @matocheekala1538 3 года назад +1

      @@akshaykumar-bw4si Heard it there also, and immediately loved the song. SO came here looking for it. What an interesting movie that was, very unexpected, and a great song.

    • @akshaykumar-bw4si
      @akshaykumar-bw4si 3 года назад

      @@matocheekala1538 Yeah its a great Song indeed, but listen what kind of profile name is Mato Cheekala ?
      What does it mean ?

    • @matocheekala1538
      @matocheekala1538 3 года назад +2

      @@akshaykumar-bw4si It means Bear Little in the native American Lakota language. There are multiple ways it is spelt. I spelt it this way so people say it correctly. So, the native name I was gifted, in english, is LittleBear. Mahto, Mato, matto. All different ways people spell it, and the little part has a TON of different spellings, this is just the one I chose

  • @pollordubai
    @pollordubai 14 лет назад +122

    The greatest song ever. An absolutely brilliant song. I literally can't praise this enough. It literally sends goosbumps down my spine everytime I hear it. Fuck me it's amazing. Thumbs up if you agree.

    • @lewisdye5627
      @lewisdye5627 2 года назад +2

      Yeah it's a great song but the best song ever is 'monster mash' by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the crypt kickers

    • @jadedwitness9840
      @jadedwitness9840 9 месяцев назад

      Not the best or even that close but it is a very good piece of songwriting

  • @MrStevemfc
    @MrStevemfc 14 лет назад +34

    deserters song is an absolutely brilliant album, also one of the best live acts u could ever wish to see. a timeless, underated classic.

    • @ruthycantfail
      @ruthycantfail 4 года назад +1

      Yeh I saw them years ago at a festival in Scotland, blew me away 🙌

    • @toddstoptens1384
      @toddstoptens1384 3 года назад +1

      I ditched Coldplay at Coachella 2005 to see Mercury Rev and Spoon. One of the best decisions I ever made.

  • @chouzouris
    @chouzouris 14 лет назад +33

    one of the most beautiful songs of all time.It gives you such a good feeling

  • @prankster101
    @prankster101 6 месяцев назад +2

    I was at Reading Festival 2002... Suffered my first proper heartbreak there... On the first day of the three day festival... Just before Mercury Rev came on... Who I think were the first band on stage that day... I was already in tears when they came on, and then they decided to play this song... "And I know it ain't gonna last"... I cried soooo very hard that weekend... Soooo very hard.

  • @Renne78
    @Renne78 14 лет назад +29

    this makes me feel so sad and so happy at the same time

  • @parthsinhmar
    @parthsinhmar 3 года назад +35

    All these comments are years old, ain't nobody coming back to listen to this masterpiece anymore?

    • @lucaswb1433
      @lucaswb1433 3 года назад +2

      count me in. cheers from brazil.

    • @parthsinhmar
      @parthsinhmar 3 года назад +1

      @@lucaswb1433 bro ....

    • @hamsmith3303
      @hamsmith3303 3 года назад +1

      I'm with u

    • @michaelaitken1287
      @michaelaitken1287 3 года назад

      Listening to it again today here in New Zealand. The Deserters Songs album is one masterpiece after another but this is the track that worms its way into your brain! Also try "The Darkness is Rising" of All is Dream.

    • @michaelaitken1287
      @michaelaitken1287 3 года назад

      Sorry - "The Dark is Rising"

  • @nate-b23
    @nate-b23 3 года назад +10

    this song means everything, whether you're sad or happy. It just is.

  • @chrismorton396
    @chrismorton396 6 лет назад +71

    Is anyone still digging this???

  • @robwhite6758
    @robwhite6758 8 лет назад +2

    love this song. Caught Mercury Rev from Glastonbury 2016 - brings a tear to the eye

  • @ammackay5041
    @ammackay5041 3 года назад +7

    Mark n Lard's Record of the Week, many years ago, first introduced me to this 🍑 of a song..

  • @jollyjetsetter
    @jollyjetsetter Год назад +6

    One of the top three singles of all time, my other two being Wire's outdoor miner and the Tindersticks' marbles. That officially makes this the greatest single ever released by an American band!

  • @thomascarullo7269
    @thomascarullo7269 Год назад +2

    I heard this song in a movie theater lobby. Loved it. Found out the band and song name and immediately ordered the cd. Hoping the rest is as great as this.

  • @nadinerusso0808
    @nadinerusso0808 3 года назад +1

    i don't remember where i heard this song but it was two days ago. I'm glad I did.

  • @JamesBrowningII
    @JamesBrowningII 15 лет назад +14

    I found this cd in a bargain bin for $1 at a discount music store years ago and it's still on my top 10! I love this song!

  • @skeeter_henry_21
    @skeeter_henry_21 2 года назад +5

    Well, I got us on a highway, I got us in a car
    Got us going faster than we've ever gone before
    I got us on a highway, I got us in a car
    Got us going faster than we've ever gone before
    *And I know it ain't gonna last*
    *And I know it ain't gonna last*
    *When I see your eyes arrive*
    *They explode like two bugs on glass*
    Far above the ocean, deep under the sea
    There's a river running dry 'cause of you and me
    Far above the ocean, deep under the sea
    There's a river running dry 'cause of you and me
    She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car
    A goddess going faster than she's ever gone before
    She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car
    Goddess going faster than she's ever gone before

  • @alex__4976
    @alex__4976 Год назад +1

    my dad showed me this about 10 years ago and now i’ve found it after all this time, it is a good song

  • @pinkalgebra
    @pinkalgebra 8 лет назад +50

    This has gotta be one of the best almost completely unknown songs/videos of all time. Show this to your friends and impress them.

    • @NotQuiteFirst
      @NotQuiteFirst 4 года назад +7

      This song was a big hit when it came out, the mainstream radio played it non stop, and the album was considered an instant classic, topping many album of the year lists. At least in the UK, they were considered the coolest band in the world back in 98.

    • @soniap1217
      @soniap1217 4 года назад

      My friends now this amazing song..it was at our time..

    • @user-em4wh5ji3w
      @user-em4wh5ji3w 3 года назад +1

      unknown what lol. It’s a popular song

    • @abenaz
      @abenaz 3 года назад +1

      @@NotQuiteFirst so then why doesn't it have more views?

  • @I_am_not_a_bot-s6i
    @I_am_not_a_bot-s6i 5 лет назад +7

    when i first listened this song back in 1999 I just came out of one relationship and in to another I listened to the lyrics "and this aint going to last" I was with her 16 years, 2 kids a house later and the lyrics were right it never lasts. brings a tier to the eye

  • @FRANKIROMA
    @FRANKIROMA 12 лет назад +2

    So many memories...
    because of this perfect song!

  • @TomBrandon121
    @TomBrandon121 12 лет назад +13

    Inspired me to write a poem after months of severe writer's block, thanks Mercury Rev!!

  • @chriscrouch7576
    @chriscrouch7576 7 лет назад +4

    how epic is this song.timeless and takes me back to a time when music was so much better than it is nowadays.brilliant song

  • @sammybhoy5221
    @sammybhoy5221 9 лет назад +9

    ffs why does this not have millions of views brilliant track !!!

  • @pranshu3420
    @pranshu3420 3 года назад +2

    gunpowder milkshake bought me here... such an amazing song!!

  • @maryryan7683
    @maryryan7683 6 лет назад +18

    I forgot to mention that this album is a masterpiece

  • @gerao713
    @gerao713 3 года назад +14

    Literally here right after Gunpowder Milkshake

  • @oli19
    @oli19 5 лет назад +1

    Had this on in the pub tonight, been a while. Brilliant.

  • @Hartoled
    @Hartoled 4 года назад +1

    So, I was watching (and loving) Love and Monsters, and heard a snippet of Opus 40, and it reminded me of this great song from one of my old road trip playlists.

  • @cro649
    @cro649 Год назад +1

    Top 10 songs of all time for me.

  • @LauraCraig-i1m
    @LauraCraig-i1m 7 дней назад

    Absolutely timeless...

  • @ritaedu1
    @ritaedu1 14 лет назад +1

    Adore the Revs,this tune is quality....real music

  • @xSheldonCooperx
    @xSheldonCooperx 11 лет назад +2

    OMG, I forgot all about this one. Great song. Brings back memories of the great MTV2 where it played many a great song.

  • @tones7mca
    @tones7mca 10 месяцев назад +4

    17 years ago... where did the time go...

  • @reganovich
    @reganovich 12 лет назад +6

    tv3 ireland..indie music show..presented by the dude with the hair..it was awesome! thanks for this gem

  • @chuckster9214
    @chuckster9214 8 лет назад +14

    this song really hits me

  • @zercaney
    @zercaney 3 года назад +1

    I dreamt about this song, and since then it's stuck in my head.

  • @izigrashka
    @izigrashka 10 лет назад +34

    omg.. I was sooooo in love with my first girlfriend..

  • @fracturedempiricist
    @fracturedempiricist 7 лет назад +9

    The video is a visual allegory of the lyrics. If you don't get it I guess you could think it a bad video, but given that it's not particularly subtle (authority smashes your liberties and hands you a flag) I'm not sure that's an acceptable excuse. The goddess in question is Liberty, who in the 90s was indeed going faster than she's ever gone before, and just look at us now. Mercury Rev were right, it didn't last.

  • @shedpub
    @shedpub 13 лет назад +1

    I think some songs should never have been written, whereas others were somehow there all along since the dawn of time, waiting for the right band to turn up and pluck them out of the ether and dropped into our world to astound us. Quite obvious to which camp this unfathomably wonderful song belongs.

  • @robwhite6758
    @robwhite6758 8 лет назад

    I caught Mercury Rev at Glastonbury this year - love this track and can't believe I hadn't heard it until now.

  • @corvuscorax8222
    @corvuscorax8222 8 лет назад +12

    I don't like all of mercury rev (that I've listened to so far), but this is gorgeous, can't stop playing it

  • @thisbambibites
    @thisbambibites 8 лет назад +16

    You know I'm glad Jonathan left the Flaming Lips cause if he hadn't we wouldn't have this song!

  • @Bloodnutter2
    @Bloodnutter2 25 дней назад

    First time I've heard it. I'll be sharing. It's cool

  • @pollordubai
    @pollordubai 14 лет назад +1

    Greatest song ever written. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @maryryan679
    @maryryan679 Год назад

    I'm not going to leave Burlington.
    Burlington Vermont USA Earth is my home and post. Thank you Mercury Rev.

  • @ianwild66
    @ianwild66 19 дней назад

    Listening to this today.Still great

  • @p.s.2600
    @p.s.2600 Год назад +1

    What a perfect song!

  • @MrAngelusDelapsus
    @MrAngelusDelapsus 3 года назад +2

    First time heard from °Gun Powder Milkshake° movie, is an amazing song!.I cannot believe it has been ignored by Radio stations all over the world.

    • @PaM-ig8vh
      @PaM-ig8vh 2 месяца назад +1

      not so by Radioeins in Berlin. They play it often, so is well rated indeed

  • @nonix824
    @nonix824 13 лет назад +1

    I love this song,i've seen them live and they were amazing!!!!

  • @DefLepLvr1
    @DefLepLvr1 15 лет назад +3

    What a score! :) I love this band!

  • @TaniaTonks-Webb
    @TaniaTonks-Webb 6 лет назад +2

    not heard this since i was young love it

  • @JeffreyGoddin
    @JeffreyGoddin 7 лет назад +11

    Seriously, surreal, best album ever. Suicide and the reality.

  • @pdj8484
    @pdj8484 14 лет назад +1

    Haunting classic from the Rev

  • @shirlyshmuel2964
    @shirlyshmuel2964 5 лет назад +1

    Heard this beautiful song for the first time just lately and loved it! It should get much more views 👀 👍

  • @michaeldyer5978
    @michaeldyer5978 5 лет назад +9

    It’s a perfect metaphor for today. At the end the one cop hands him a flag while the other cop, with a billy club clears the roof of his car of the Statue of Liberty.

  • @mariotimagalhaes
    @mariotimagalhaes 13 лет назад +2

    This one is going with me to heaven...

  • @teresatrejo8737
    @teresatrejo8737 5 лет назад +2

    He conocido esta linda canción y no dejo de escucharla!! Me encanta

  • @FPKelly
    @FPKelly 14 лет назад +1

    Total class. Timeless

  • @marshsherrif2824
    @marshsherrif2824 5 лет назад +1

    if everybody from around the world who loves this got together the Earth would be saved

  • @mariadelmaravila4424
    @mariadelmaravila4424 Год назад +1

    Loves this song ❤

  • @MrRaindog
    @MrRaindog 3 года назад +1

    I haven't heard this in probably over ten years. Never listened to any of their other material. Gotta go fix that now.

  • @juliecloninger8804
    @juliecloninger8804 3 года назад +2

    Gunpowder Milkshake brought me here. Like this song.

  • @eoau
    @eoau 9 лет назад +15

    Far above the ocean, deep under the sea, there's a river running dry cos of you and me.

    • @distantanion6742
      @distantanion6742 9 лет назад +3

      +Ámmar Ayoubé Wow. That was a quick shift. Any story behind this?

    • @eoau
      @eoau 9 лет назад +4

      Benito Curato I said he was an idiot on another video so he decided to reply to all my comments on Google+ with that paragraph. I think I hit a nerve or something.

    • @BaklaFiroz
      @BaklaFiroz 9 лет назад +3

      +MelonHeadSeb Don't worry, if you click his g+ profile you see he bitches about everyone and everything. The poor guy clearly has issues,

    •  9 лет назад +1

      nah, I prefer to have a life. Live long and prosper fuckers

    • @babyboomersthevilestgenera9583
      @babyboomersthevilestgenera9583 8 лет назад

      +Bakla Firoz It's "cue". As the internet is a global community i won't call you dumb, gotta assume english is second language most the time so can't expect all people to know the (often subtle) difference
      HOWEVER if english is your first language and you don't know the difference between 'cue' and 'queue"... please just look it up and don't be a dumb-arse forever. sorry but that was such an error it had to be called (no dispute or care about content of post)

  • @fionnmaccumhaill4439
    @fionnmaccumhaill4439 3 года назад

    Here before this song blows up after 14 years

  • @GreenBaldrick
    @GreenBaldrick 15 лет назад +2

    Epic...Awesome song and outstanding video.Jonathan's voice so beautiful...I'm in trance...

  • @Yellowzigs
    @Yellowzigs 14 лет назад

    any other song with this video would suck, but with this song a blank screen would make an awesome video, i hope that made sense, just had magic going through my lungs

  • @mobyboy
    @mobyboy 14 лет назад

    this song should get at least 1 million views !!

  • @bobbiwib
    @bobbiwib 6 лет назад +8

    Thank you for getting me through the worst night of my life
    That is all

    • @greatlakestatedestroyerpet117
      @greatlakestatedestroyerpet117 5 лет назад +2

      bobbiwib I think this album got a lot of people through bad/worst nights. This album got me through a worst year of my life. This album was meant to be and released at the perfect time.
      That is all

  • @Lolfailfilms
    @Lolfailfilms 10 лет назад +5

    oh the memories.......

  • @fernandosagara
    @fernandosagara 15 лет назад +25

    I love this song. I was listening to this album when i went to disney when i was six. (i'm 15) everytime i listen to this album i feel weird, sorta trippy, cuz it reminds me of my first time on a plane, i don't know, it's just weird

  • @eggbertbludsnot
    @eggbertbludsnot 8 месяцев назад

    more meaningful than it should be at this time.....yet it is....love those close to you....hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

  • @Eastpaw22
    @Eastpaw22 17 лет назад +3

    Why the hell did these guys never made it in their own country? They are pure class

  • @williamramirez5689
    @williamramirez5689 3 года назад

    I just finished watching Gunpowder Milkshake. I love the movie. The music is way too cool.

  • @user-bq4cq5jv9b
    @user-bq4cq5jv9b 5 лет назад +1

    A master piece

  • @francesvaccaro2478
    @francesvaccaro2478 7 лет назад +1

    Love this song💜

  • @malkaheilbron2399
    @malkaheilbron2399 2 года назад

    What a beautyfull song!!

  • @mariotimagalhaes
    @mariotimagalhaes 9 лет назад +5

    CLASSIC!

  • @thatfordguy2268
    @thatfordguy2268 2 года назад

    FINALLY!
    I have been searching for so long for this one! 😎👍

  • @mariosanjuan8757
    @mariosanjuan8757 Год назад +1

    Una de las mejores canciones de siempre

  • @whigsbitch
    @whigsbitch 18 лет назад +3

    damn i love this band!

  • @mauriciorodrigues5867
    @mauriciorodrigues5867 5 месяцев назад

    Far above the ocean, river deep in the sea ❤️

  • @HLl564
    @HLl564 Год назад

    I love this song, the indie pop era was a good one

  • @albertnash888
    @albertnash888 11 месяцев назад +1

    At the time “Deserter’s Songs” was recorded, Mercury Rev believed it would be their last album and would recede into quiet thereafter, hence the lyric “And I know it ain’t gonna last”. Fortunately, “Deserter’s Songs” was a critical and commercial success and the band continued and made more great albums.

    • @predeterminedmeat5024
      @predeterminedmeat5024 10 месяцев назад +1

      Just look at the lyrics for Holes. Even just the ending tells you the whole story "Bands, those funny little plans, that never work quite right"

    • @albertnash888
      @albertnash888 10 месяцев назад

      @@predeterminedmeat5024 that lyric also refers to how frontman Jonathan Donahue left the Flaming Lips due to a dispute with Wayne Coyne.

  • @mikkorenko
    @mikkorenko 8 лет назад +2

    Classic song.

  • @cruiser815
    @cruiser815 11 лет назад +1

    Yeah, i'm a writer too, and Mercury Rev have very creatively inspiring songs. For real

  • @lotus1219
    @lotus1219 3 года назад +3

    Thank you Gunpowder Milkshake.

  • @lyonslaforet
    @lyonslaforet 13 лет назад +1

    I know my love for this gem will LAST!

  • @mariotimagalhaes
    @mariotimagalhaes 15 лет назад +1

    Absolutely an epic song! Inspiring...

  • @RckPpPnk
    @RckPpPnk 3 года назад +4

    Thanks to Gunpowder Milkshake 🙏

  • @winterghost659
    @winterghost659 2 года назад

    Heard this song in the car and had to listen to it all before i got out and hoping the d.j.would mention the band,which he did.

  • @duncanwood5275
    @duncanwood5275 2 месяца назад

    Yep, 2024, forgot how good this was

  • @AmountboyJB
    @AmountboyJB 3 года назад +3

    GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE BABY!!!

  • @ryno2376
    @ryno2376 3 года назад +2

    Glad that I'm not the only one here due to the movie "Gunpowder Milkshake."

  • @betapps2322
    @betapps2322 2 года назад

    I was sent by gunpowder movie ❤️
    Nice track

  • @ashantys6581
    @ashantys6581 7 лет назад +11

    VH1 old is cool...3:00am esta hermosa melodía interrumpe mi sueño, él cual m encantó👏🎶🎶

    • @gabrielgalindo7346
      @gabrielgalindo7346 7 лет назад +1

      Ashanty 's y más aún a esa hora, que mejor canción para escucharla..... ;)

    • @ashantys6581
      @ashantys6581 7 лет назад +2

      Gabriel Galindo Sin lugar a duda,😍la hora perfecta para disfrutar esta música 😉

    • @gabrielgalindo7346
      @gabrielgalindo7346 7 лет назад +2

      Ashanty 's si y más con ese coro, que se escucha de maravilla.... :)

    • @ashantys6581
      @ashantys6581 7 лет назад +1

      Gabriel Galindo por supuesto tienes toda la razón Hipnotiza!!!😵😵😵hermosa canción👌

    • @gabrielgalindo7346
      @gabrielgalindo7346 7 лет назад +1

      Ashanty 's, de principio a fin, no me canso de escuchar esta maravillosa canción..... ;)

  • @sanabriaadrian
    @sanabriaadrian 7 лет назад

    I literally just heard this on vh1 and came here looking for this great piece of music