The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (Glastonbury 2008)
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The Verve perform Bittersweet Symphony at Glastonbury 2008. Watch The Verve's 2008 Glastonbury set on demand on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...
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The guitar noise and distortion during the intro are fantastic
Nick McCabe is a fucking genius, that's why.
@@cnpnrbs 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
almost a throwback to their shoegaze roots
💕
@@abelisraelcruzayuso4682
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The intro always gives me absolute chills, one of the most emotional songs ever
Start Crying every time... its just genius
@@antegalic258com 6me me vim ok
And vocal too🙏🏻
He's voice is great and fits prefectly with the song.
You got that right
This is my dad's song. Grew up in poor coal mining town . Slaved in a hot semi truck , got cancer, and dead at 52. But I was proud to have him as my dad.
Lovely comment
I'm sorry for your loss.
Sorry man 😢
Sorry my friends, my mother died 2014 , ( saudades = miss ) portuguese Word, sad , your Mother was very special, big hug Rio de Janeiro.
RIP to your dad, I’m sorry for you loss
I was working a really shitty job when I went to Glastonbury for the first time. 12 hour days, 7 days a week. I knew they couldn't force me to work weekends, so I took this weekend off so I could go. But I knew I'd have to skip the Verve to be back in time for work on Monday.
My friend texted me asking if me if I was excited to see the Verve. I told him I couldn't go because of work. He sent me the best text I've ever received in my life: "Fuck the job. I love the Verve."
So when this song came on I messaged him saying, "Yeah, fuck the job. I love the Verve." I ended up missing two days of work before I quit that awful job. A couple months later I started an awesome job at Codemasters.
That's the story of how the Verve got me out of the worst job I've ever had.
Thats awesome!
Codemasters!! LIke GRID and DIRT Rally series?
What an awesome story man. Long live the Verve. Absolutely timeless
Go with your heart : )
Live life be happy can we see a Colin mcmrey remaster please
Your job can change job can change job change job can change now you're here in your mold
Richard is more than a rockstar, he's a poet
Hes a Junkie
Absolutely
Wish I could hit thumbs up a thousand times
Don't sound like a sonnet
My lord⚜❤
His voice has aged like a fine wine also almost got a tinge of liam now
You can tell he really likes performing this masterpiece live
It pays the bills
@@efegonava3929 it actually didn’t. They didn’t receive royalties for this song until recently!
@@Starchydancing They get royalties from it now? Glad to hear that!
usually artist hate their most popular song but definitely not Richard
If I wrote this song I'd probably never shut up about it ever tbf
A song that every singer songwriter wishes they wrote
Bet Ashcroft wished he wrote the whole thing
@@LoLzZ85 He did. Thats why he has all the rights back now.
@@LoLzZ85 the best thing that could happen to music is more of the greedy shills who use talent and exploit it to fill their greedy pockets to croak it. July 4th 2009 was a great day for music for that reason.
@@LoLzZ85The Rolling Stones approve 😂
s @jamesrobert4106 Yes ha ha! For those who don't know, the Stones' manager forced Richard Ashcroft to sign over all royalties to this, because nobody got clearance to use the sample of Andrew Loog Oldham's symphonic version of "The Last Time." But in 2019 Jagger and Richards assigned the rights back to Richard Ashcroft.
One of the best performances of a song ever.
Be quiet he’s a junkie
@@aca2077 What‘s your problem?
@@sim0n_schmidt I guess that guy is a fan of The Rolling Stones or something like that.
@@sim0n_schmidt You noticed of course there was no one there to play keyboards. I`m not saying they lip-synched, but, .....
You didn't see much performance then!
One of the greatest songs ever written
"I'd like to thank Emily Eavis for inviting us to play Glastonbury. I think her dad didn't think we were gonna be as good as Keane or someone like that. God bless to Keane though. Love and peace to all bands. It's a struggle, life's a struggle. And Monday morning may be a struggle for a lot of you in a job that you despise, working for a boss that you despise. Slave to money then we die. God bless you."
So true. Just quit. Really
If you're still listening to this Masterpiece, you have a good taste in music. 💞👌😊👍
Correct. Guitar and Richards voice on 🔥
luckily got to see them in slane in ‘98 what a legend ashcroft
Listening to this timeless classic on Valentine's day February, 14th 2024!
This song and Cruel intentions are one of the best things ever happened in 90's
Everytime I heard this song I'll always stick to the film... Cruel Intension,one of the best film ever...
Losing virginity in 98 was the best thing that happened to me
Foreal!!!
Wasn't every you ever me from placebo in cruel intentions as well?
😂😂😂
What a fucking glorious performance. It feels like the conclusion.
Masterpiece, along with the entirety of Urban Hymns
Yes! Weeping willow is one of my favorites of the album along with sonnet.
@@neonrays28 and Space and Time
if only the song could be original
For me, it's the gut wrenching tension/energy between the fatalism and somehow upbeat and power of the music that makes this the soundtrack of so many lives - it says keep on keeping on despite the pressure
Yes, absolutely true. Perfect song to listen to when your overwhelmed in life or dealing with a lot of mixed emotions.
Beautifully said! Keep on keeping on 👊
A bit late. If you ever decide to write a novel, please name it: keep on keeping on. Or: despite the pressure. Somehow you found gold twice in one sentence!
Perfect comment!
amazing observation,YES .....The contradiction finds the sublime beauty of its trascendence....and its power!
Congratulations to Richard getting the rights back to his own song.
This must rank as one of the greatest performances ever at Glastonbury. EPIC
You forgot muse
Never been to Glastonbury, but downloaded a lot of sets. In 2008 when I heard this I thought "f*** me, 12 songs, no encore, but still one of the best sets ever..." This is music!!!
No doubt 🤘🏽🇱🇻
Shudderingly powerful performance by all. This song means a lot to me
Same brother. ✌️
Why is it evertime I hear this song I feel like it's just for me? So crazy to see people like myself connect with it. This is why music is so amazing!
Me volví viejo más de la mitad del siglo en mi vida jamás había escuchado esta melodía es hermosa su letra y su mensaje
Imagine having THAT voice, and also being an amazing songwriter. So good
I like how he performs this song live with alot of passion.
The guitar sound by Nick McCabe is something special.
The greatest song ever made
Ashcroft still sings as if he's young. His voice and he in himself haven't aged a day. The Verve are fantastic! I know we are talking 15 years ago now for this Glasto performance, but my point still stands. He doesn't sound any different, which we are eternally grateful for. Hopefully Richard will live forever - like Oasis once said.
Because he always stayed in his own register I believe.
So many British bands, are absolutely EPIC. Nobody can touch them.
This is the most relatable song of all time. It will still be relevant to generations after us.
” try to make ends meet , you slave to money then you die ”
So true
Ooooft
@Daniel Wood why? you got rich parents?
@Daniel Wood why mate? I’m guessing you’re never willing to work bc you know mummy and daddy will lay for everything
@Daniel Wood everyone in one way or another is slave to money, wether it’s needing it to survive and working a 9-5 or there’s those who never can satisfy that love for money and just keep accumulating.
One of the best songs ever written
By Andrew Oldham
This is so good I get goosebumps every time I see/listen to it!
One of the most underrated songs ever ❤
Richard Ashcroft along with Ian Astbury and Liam Gallagher are the Titans of Modern British Rock ❤
One word: A MASTERPIECE!
That’s two
😂
That's two!
One of the very best songs of the 90s. Anthemic.
Message, melody... One of the best songs ever.
thank you BBC for this masterpiece.
Yep, thank you BBC
U make the worst movies poser
@@jackhamilton1882 im just a fan
Fun Fact: It was the BBC that resisted modern music played by Radio Caroline in the 1960's. Radio Caroline was beaten to a pulp and won.
An authentic rock star's performance and a reminder of the poetic "long walk" video clip, we never forget!
Literally flawless. Best melody, best lyrics EVER
I'm almost 78 & I've loved this song from my 1st viewing of the video Ashcroft walking down a street. Great song.❤
It’s such an amazing song!
One of the most iconic 90s songs. A Masterpiece.
kick and snare is so perfect
Probably the best live version of this music. And to me of best musics live ever performed live....
I've got those shivers
I'd lose the probably
Best symphony song ever.
Thank you BBC for posting this good quality version. This is sooooo great.
One the best live performances I've ever seen flawless
It was brilliant, although if I remember right they finished on love is noise which I thought was an odd one to close the festival
@@wesley20124 i mean the video never had the pleasure seeing verve live been to foo fighters that was pretty incredible
Absolutely MASTERPIECE
By Andrew Oldham
A timeless masterpiece and one of the best songs ever written.
By Andrew Oldham
One of the greatest and most amazing lines ever written in song.......”you are a slave to the money ....then you die”......
That hit hard
Very hard
Gotta be said 5:50 onwards took this to an entirely different level for me, McCabe's guitar and RA throwing in the Love is Noise lyrics. Absolutely unreal. Would genuinely give everything to have witnessed this live, greatest song ever written no question about it
You’re totally right dude.
Incredible
Just fabulous what an Anthem Thanks Richard Ashcroft
I listen to this song everyday. Such a beautiful symphony
By Andrew Oldham
No debate, best Glastonbury performance ever
Take me back to the good old daysssss
The voice of him singing it live takes it to another level. 😲😲❤🔥❤🔥
This is what rock is all about.
I just need to see this legendary song live.
Goosebumps
One of the all time greatest songs. Song is a multilayered symphony.
This song has always and will always be childhood for me and many other people out there, everytime I listen to this it brings me back to a simpler time with no worry in the world and it's pure nostalgia!
Couldn’t of put it better bro!!!!! Urban hymns was the sound of my late teens
Same 99s kid
One of the best songs in this world 👏👏👏👏 Well done The Verve .
One of the greatest songwriters ever
Liam Gallagher said in an interview (at the height of Oasis fame) that Richard Ashcroft is the coolest guy alive. If that isn't a shining recommendation I don't know what is.
Literally gives me chills and goosebumps every time!!!! LOVE IT!!!
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
Tryna make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
(Have you ever been down?)
Well, I've never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singin' to me now
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
(Have you ever been down?)
I can't change, oh, no
I can't change, oh
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life
Tryna make ends meet, tryna find somebody then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
You know I can change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
From one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no,
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
It's just sex and violence, melody and silence
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?
He sounds so good live
Hit like if you are agree. You are travelling in a train in an endless journey and you don't want this song to stop.
Yeah awesome
The Brits are so musically talented
I'm Quebecois and I've always respected the Brits with their music
this song never gets old
this is absolutely surreal. THIS SONG IS F'ING INCREDIBLE
A sonic reminder that you are part of the system and things will never change, thanks.
this isn't just a song it's pure art at it's finest
Oh this song....one of my all-time favourites!!
I'm gonna get this show on a download and get on my hammock close my eyes press play and have an free out of body experience- much love and thanks Richard and the boys
I was there. I was 14 years old right at the front, it was unbelievable.
Lucky bastard😅
This is the best live performance. This is it
Music is subjective, but for me, this is the greatest song ever written & composed!!
Thank you Sir Richard Ashcroft!
Agree 💯%
Fucking awesome
You know he didn't write it, right?
I don’t think there’s enough superlatives to describe Sir Richard Ashcroft, genius.
I guarantee … this will be the best song you’ve heard today
This is my all time favorite version.
The Verve's set is one of the great Glastonbury performances. Pity the guys couldn't keep the band going - they were a great unit when they were together
I wish i was there at that time, what an experience that must’ve been. Incredible.
Such a powerful performance of this truly epic song. Oh, to be there… and after watching this video, I felt like I was. 👍😀❤️
The sign that your song is an absolute hit of all time is that it gets countless covers, remixes and parodies.
This is a masterpiece.
Thankyou for the great memories and the talent you are !!!
The greatest performance of a song at glastonbury ever in my opinion !! So happy they got back together for that !!❤
What a masterpiece! ♥️
One of the greatest things I've experienced live.
questa canzone l'ho ascoltata via radio per la prima volta mentre ero in attesa di un volo in un piccolo aeroporto degli emirati arabi... Una folgorazione.
Wow....how on earth did I miss this. Absolute stunning performance ❤❤
Wow, what a great performance
woww...this was a damn good performance..he's really feelin it and he sounded so good..phenomenal
Everyone living in the moment.
Richard!! Epic performance! Love this Symphony. Timeless and he is just giving his all. I wouldve loved to have been there.
Believe me it was special. Glastonbury itself is a unique place, but to see these that Sunday night will never be beaten. Just one of them moments in life where everything is perfect..... and then Monday morning came and it was every bit the struggle Ashcroft said it would be before they started this song 😂
Still amazes me that they had the balls to end their set with Love is Noise when no one had ever heard it before until that point.
@@wezclarke8230
Hi Wez! Glad you had a great time. Lovely to hear your Epic experience.
The best performance of the best song of all-time, no doubt! It's so amazing!
Not the original Andrew Oldham version?
This song is super awesome, never gets old 🤘🤘👏👏👏
100%. I have 33 y, and this song was my first in my first computer :D I love this one
This came out just as I was being chucked off my uni course at the end of the second year (drinky problem and undiagnosed bipolar) Boy did this this sound recognise the pain in me... 13 years sober now, I listen to this sometimes to remind me where a drink will take me, better still, Lucky Man from the same album, that's my symphony today, just for today. Love and peace to all x
I was in my first year at uni when this came out. Peace.
Stay cool!
You are not alone.
Stellar performance! Totally explosively exciting.. What a voice. Bravo Richard!! The guitars are incredible.
best intro of all time
Fantastic performance.
Greatest song ever written