The Streets - Weak Become Heroes (Official Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • The official video for The Streets -
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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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    Lyrics:
    Turn left up the street
    Nothing but grey concrete and deadbeats
    Grab something to eat, Maccy D's or KFC?
    Only one choice in the city, done voicing my pity
    Now let's get to the nitty gritty
    Tune reminds me of my first E
    Pull out unique, still sixteen and feeling horny
    Point the sky and feel free
    See here people are all equal, smiles are front and behind me
    Swim in the deep blue sea, corn fields sway lazily
    All smiles, all easy
    "Where ya from, what's you on and what's your story?"
    Mesmerising tones, rising pianos, this is my zone, so stop cloning
    Pick paper, scissors or stone, 'cause me and you are the same
    I known you all my life, I don't know your name
    The name's European Bob, sorted, anyway
    We'll have a dance now, see ya later
    "Pleased to meet ya", "Likewise, a pleasure"
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, think)
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, think)
    The night slowly fades and goes slow motion
    All the commotion becomes floating emotions
    Same piano loops over, arms wave, eyes roll back
    And jaws fall open, see in soft focus
    Chatting to this bloke in the toilets
    Dizzy new heights, blinded by the lights
    These people are for life
    It's all back to his place at the end of the night
    Yo, they could settle wars with this
    If only they will, imagine the world's leaders on pills
    And imagine the morning after, wars causing disaster
    Don't talk to me, I don't know ya, but this ain't tomorrow
    For now, I still love ya, hours fly over
    Sail around, diamonds and pearls, never seen so many fit girls
    Discover new worlds, look at my watch, can't focus
    Last two hours are lost, every move fills me with lust
    All of life's problems, I just shake off, yo, mad little events happen
    Things might pan out in a few blue maidens are like the toilets
    Big beefy bouncers out to reveal us
    Geezers on E's and first timers, kids on wiz, darlings on Charlie
    All comes together for this party
    All races, many faces from places you've never heard of
    "Where you from, what's your name and what you want?"
    Sing to the words, flex to the fat ones
    The tribal drums, the sun's rising
    We all smile, we all sing
    Then the girl in the café taps me on the shoulder
    I realise five years went by and I'm older
    Memories smoulder, winter's colder
    But that same piano loops over and over and over
    The road shines and the rain washes away
    Same Chinese take-away selling shit in a tray
    It's dark all 'round, I walk down. same sights, same sounds
    New beats, though, solid concrete under my feet
    No surprises, no treats
    The world stands still as my mind slushes 'round
    The washing up bowl in my crown
    My life's been up and down since I walked from that crowd
    Out of respect for Johnny Walker, Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway
    Danny Rampling and all the people who gave us these times
    And to the government, I stick my middle finger up
    With regards to the Criminal Justice Bill
    For all the heroes I met along the way
    (We all sing, we all sing, think)

Комментарии • 885

  • @murtonben
    @murtonben 4 года назад +332

    Who’s still listening to this in 2020? 👌

  • @Konverteraren
    @Konverteraren Год назад +8

    this is london to me. 100%. This track is the reason I moved to london and survived in this city for 8 years.

  • @nickhards986
    @nickhards986 5 лет назад +1504

    I'm 33, and feel so privileged to have been 'old enough' for the era of Mike Skinner and The Streets.

    • @rubygrace4732
      @rubygrace4732 5 лет назад +9

      Nick Hards I agreee

    • @koont666
      @koont666 5 лет назад +29

      I'm 53 and still play the remix in my set total Banger.

    • @robinhooduk8255
      @robinhooduk8255 5 лет назад +26

      lol, i guess. but the rave era he is talking about you missed.

    • @philll68
      @philll68 5 лет назад +12

      @@robinhooduk8255 yeah I'm the same age as the first poster. We were the nu rave generation in our early 20s. Justice, Simian Mobile Disco, Soulwax, etc. This song is more about 90s early 00s clubbing. We didn't really have raves but we had some warehouse parties in North America in the late 00s.

    • @Albrecht_Dürer_Restposten
      @Albrecht_Dürer_Restposten 4 года назад +11

      Same here, mate. Same age as you, different country, though. Somehow made me study English and become an English foreign language teacher, haha.

  • @siobhanbrady4717
    @siobhanbrady4717 4 года назад +43

    This brings me back to such a happy time. I love The Streets. I remember driving around London on a hot summer day with this blasting out of the window. Mike looks so young here.

    • @DZ-fk7ji
      @DZ-fk7ji 3 года назад +3

      He looks like a baby compared to now, probably the same as everyone, including me, who loved The Streets at that time in history.

    • @siobhanbrady4717
      @siobhanbrady4717 3 года назад +2

      @@DZ-fk7ji Wish we had a time machine cause I would love to go back to those times :)

  • @wtfuchattin
    @wtfuchattin 2 года назад +1

    My mate Mel loved emptying ferrets to this song. RIP Mel. You're caretaking in heaven now. xx

  • @wozza8531
    @wozza8531 5 лет назад +47

    This song makes me reminisce on every college and uni sesh or night out

    • @jaisalmm
      @jaisalmm 4 года назад +2

      sort it out Woz

    • @scotgirl778
      @scotgirl778 4 года назад

      Yeah I know me too, not uni though just more like every night out in my 20's almost! Lol x

    • @symbolitical4158
      @symbolitical4158 3 года назад +1

      @@scotgirl778 "anything that paws or hoofs" well I guess that's my catfish out then

  • @pandonian1
    @pandonian1 Месяц назад

    Still a classic, great times.

  • @stevenr3952
    @stevenr3952 4 года назад +22

    I remember about 20 years ago waiting in the car while my mum went into some shop. Original Pirate Material came on the radio & it instantly hit me, & ever since then I’ve loved that song this song.. the whole album is a masterpiece.

  • @nikunashi3494
    @nikunashi3494 4 года назад +7

    If you were there in the 90's rave scene, this song says it all.

  • @Aleksandr-ms2dg
    @Aleksandr-ms2dg 9 месяцев назад +1

    I remember listening to Mike skinner back when I was 18, used to listen to the streets on repeat.
    I’m 35 now, and this came up randomly in my suggestions, I haven’t listen to any of his music for years…. but hearing this again, it felt like I’d gone back in time and I was 18 again.

  • @sogopatch2244
    @sogopatch2244 3 года назад +2

    I'm addicted to this ,such unique writing and vision

  • @FFreggie7
    @FFreggie7 3 года назад +1

    Mike skinner at his best , dude is og music artist

  • @Jack-qh9pk
    @Jack-qh9pk 6 лет назад +172

    First comment on this legendary tune! I loved this since I was 9 now I’m 25 and can understand what this was actually about 😂

    • @thatguy4305
      @thatguy4305 6 лет назад +3

      same. my parents listened to the streets

    • @euanscotland
      @euanscotland 6 лет назад +1

      That Guy hahaha they were high

    • @euanscotland
      @euanscotland 6 лет назад +4

      You can't truly understand unless you were dropping pills when this came out.
      Or maybe it was just me high for 10 years lol.
      I'm going to get some and flashback

    • @jondoe8o
      @jondoe8o 6 лет назад

      LegoManLavinder 😂

    • @jbpeyri3634
      @jbpeyri3634 6 лет назад +1

      Fuck! I was 18 or 19 the first time i heard this, I´m 31 now and it´s still very relevant!

  • @fede22081
    @fede22081 4 года назад +3

    Today I went out for a walk and it's been the most spring-like day I've seen so early on in February. I felt like hitting the record shop cause I had no record that matched such a powerful weather. Once there, the clerk saw I was looking at this album and offered to put it on... The way it lights up a room is brilliant.
    I chose the "Lamb" selftitled eventually, but next time I might consider The Streets, for sure...

  • @txdrvr
    @txdrvr Год назад

    Need to listen to the album again

  • @brummiegaming8008
    @brummiegaming8008 3 года назад +1

    nothing makes me remember growing up better than listening to The Streets. . KRO you guys represented Brum well !!

  • @Cadeaux_Man
    @Cadeaux_Man 2 года назад

    "This ain't tomorrow, for now I still love you"
    This is hard af

  • @ETRTriad
    @ETRTriad Год назад

    36 and Mike now takes me back in time... ❤

  • @frightranker
    @frightranker Год назад +2

    Song came out when I was in my 20s. Now middle aged and...yeah, the ending hits pretty damn hard.

  • @JeromekJerome1972
    @JeromekJerome1972 5 лет назад +5

    How have I never seen this video? Captures the vibe perfectly. Was a child through 2 Tone and early hip hop. In London clubs and fields as a teen during Acid House and Mike Skinners first album up there with any of that. Top stuff

  • @grzegorzhamer7582
    @grzegorzhamer7582 4 года назад +1

    One of the best songs ever!

  • @Trillyonee
    @Trillyonee Год назад

    still here in 2023 the streets will never be forgotten for their input and style in the UK music scene they are pioneers

  • @sverre2875
    @sverre2875 3 года назад

    Genius! True original.

  • @marbleblue5127
    @marbleblue5127 4 года назад +1

    All the videos for this album are just what they should be.

  • @kommamitshortskucken
    @kommamitshortskucken 2 месяца назад

    Zeit los, danke dafür. ❤️

  • @Britpopsoul
    @Britpopsoul 2 года назад +1

    This song makes me so nostalgic of going out clubbing etc.

  • @TheBwsbert
    @TheBwsbert 4 года назад +1

    Tune reminds me of my first E 👌🏻🤟🏻

  • @marcinl1185
    @marcinl1185 Год назад

    magic

  • @ruthbuxton1073
    @ruthbuxton1073 2 года назад

    Tunes 👍👏👏

  • @jorn8er1
    @jorn8er1 2 года назад

    Jus epic …. can relate so much … going raving & the rest lol 😂

  • @ferturgmatink5393
    @ferturgmatink5393 5 лет назад +2

    We All Smile , We All Sing ....;)

  • @Fatfit2
    @Fatfit2 4 года назад +1

    Now that I'm older, I finally understand this song.....fuck. "I got tapped on the shoulder"

  • @hekaterose7307
    @hekaterose7307 5 лет назад +1

    i didnt know any of there other songs until i had my little girl. this is my happy place.. stepping away from the keyboard now lol. does anyone know what there track is called when hes getting older looking back and what its like ?? i heard it once cant find it.

  • @kentrail7767
    @kentrail7767 Год назад

    SO.SHALL.I.SING / Socialising...eyes up,wise UP/

  • @shawnmiller482
    @shawnmiller482 5 лет назад

    Eros Nightclub U18 2002 memories. 👌🏾

  • @Sharlie909
    @Sharlie909 3 года назад +1

    🔈🔉🔊👑

  • @jackieteelin7729
    @jackieteelin7729 3 года назад +2

    Wer you from? Whaats you on? And what's your story?

  • @themanwithnoname2666
    @themanwithnoname2666 Месяц назад

    👍❤and💕

  • @tomasivanko9140
    @tomasivanko9140 2 года назад

    😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yeahhhhhhh

  • @avfck3536
    @avfck3536 3 года назад

    Happy new year 🥳

  • @AllanAdamson
    @AllanAdamson Год назад

    Scorpius

  • @VinzZissou78
    @VinzZissou78 6 лет назад +2

    Back when nobody gave a shit about snapchatting the night out.

  • @lukeberrie3942
    @lukeberrie3942 5 лет назад +752

    “Then the girl in the café taps me on the shoulder. I realise five years went by and I'm older. Memories smoulder, winter's colder, but that same piano loops over and over and over.”

    • @matthewfarris9759
      @matthewfarris9759 4 года назад +31

      Makes me instantly go back to the time

    • @funkyjaguilera
      @funkyjaguilera 4 года назад +55

      I realize 19 years have gone by and i'm older 😣😭

    • @funkyjaguilera
      @funkyjaguilera 4 года назад +3

      @Beeblebrox One thank you! Same to you bro!

    • @ps3man091
      @ps3man091 4 года назад +21

      This one hits hard man, beautiful song

    • @dab5141
      @dab5141 4 года назад +17

      The same piano has been looping over and over, to this day, always will.

  • @scottschiess1440
    @scottschiess1440 5 лет назад +365

    This is the greatest celebration of rave life ever. This tune is so powerful it really speaks to anyone who is a live music/festival/club person reaching the end of their 20s.

    • @JL-nk1pc
      @JL-nk1pc 4 года назад +3

      end of 20s lol pussy

    • @scottschiess1440
      @scottschiess1440 4 года назад +4

      @@JL-nk1pc i'm such a pussy for being my age! oh dang!

    • @JL-nk1pc
      @JL-nk1pc 4 года назад +3

      @@scottschiess1440 rave culture was dead by that point ur generation sucks

    • @scottschiess1440
      @scottschiess1440 4 года назад +2

      @@JL-nk1pc I go to great shows all the time :) there are great events in SoCal all the time, esp in LA warehouses

    • @JL-nk1pc
      @JL-nk1pc 4 года назад +5

      @@scottschiess1440 na the music is dead from the rave era of hardcore, jungle, house & garage. your generation sucks for music even the kids now play the 90s stuff cos they know its better.

  • @lindsayrogers6690
    @lindsayrogers6690 3 года назад +271

    Well this may shock. I’m 67 and caught clubbing in the 90’s. My mate was Tony Wilson, Factory Records. They were the best years of my life and this tune echoes them. Superb lyrics, urban poetry.

    • @lindsayrogers6690
      @lindsayrogers6690 3 года назад +32

      @@CD89999 jeez, where do I start? They were wonderful days, Chris. The music and the people were pioneering.
      Got to say though I bloody loved getting over to Sheffield and spending time with the Crasher kids in Gatecrasher. Scott Bond on the decks banging out sublime trance.
      I started as a Mod riding a Lambretta SX200 listening to Tamla and Northern Soul in the 70’s, The Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino and moved on to jazz funk in the ‘80’s.
      When acid house and Chicago house hit we were all blown away and then ended up in Cream.
      I’ve got tickets for James Zabiela in Liverpool in November but after that may have to hang up the glow sticks on the Zimmer frame.
      A lifetime of wonderful music has meant a lifetime of meeting wonderful people.
      I’ve reached for the lasers in Centrofly, NYC with Roger Sanchez on the decks and seen the sun come up on the terrace @ Space, Ibiza whilst Sasha provided the soundtrack.
      I have been privileged.

    • @TheMaxHancock
      @TheMaxHancock 3 года назад +2

      @@lindsayrogers6690

    • @lindsayrogers6690
      @lindsayrogers6690 3 года назад +1

      @@TheMaxHancock ?

    • @paulkemp6314
      @paulkemp6314 3 года назад +3

      YES MY BROTHER! Get in there my son 💯👍🤣🔥

    • @mrdamianbriscoe
      @mrdamianbriscoe 3 года назад +2

      Fantastic story 👍🏻

  • @jonnyellis3134
    @jonnyellis3134 4 года назад +56

    36 iam know but remember going to Amsterdam at 18 with my mates and this album.
    I will never forget...

    • @JakeT89
      @JakeT89 3 года назад +1

      Can't believe this album came out 18 years ago! I'm 31 now but still remember my mate in the year above at school playing it. Great album.

  • @pauldekrock485
    @pauldekrock485 4 года назад +51

    'my life has been up and down since i walked from that crowd' how true mr Mike Skinner

  • @reaney1977
    @reaney1977 4 года назад +33

    Looking back now, to my pill-popping dayz, they were actually good harmless times. Everyone loved up and enjoying themselves. Now what we got? Zombie Spice heads, no thank you.

  • @owenhickey7064
    @owenhickey7064 4 года назад +85

    37 now, still feel like a pilled up teenager listening to this one. Great tune.

    • @Torbelini
      @Torbelini 20 дней назад

      we 40 now :) cheers

  • @allanbomersback
    @allanbomersback 3 года назад +184

    17 year old American living in Aberdeen, Scotland, when this released. Best of times, best of friends, legendary memories. Catching a wave of the purest nostalgia as I listen at 38.

    • @markmcglashan2336
      @markmcglashan2336 2 года назад +6

      Big up the Dons!

    • @isaacshaw9964
      @isaacshaw9964 2 года назад +2

      This gives me heavy feels. Nostalgia!

    • @gargle56
      @gargle56 2 года назад +12

      28 year old Dublin native, never met yous, but my names European bob, sorted. A PLEASURE.

    • @lindsayrogers6690
      @lindsayrogers6690 2 года назад +3

      @@gargle56 brilliant 😂

    • @barrysmith4674
      @barrysmith4674 2 года назад +1

      Good lad 😉

  • @collapsiblechair9112
    @collapsiblechair9112 5 лет назад +52

    I'm 50 and this seems as beautiful as it did when I first heard it.

  • @thepodbaydoorshal
    @thepodbaydoorshal 6 лет назад +65

    "Only one choice in the city, done voicing my pity, now let's get to the nitty gritty..."

  • @oliwhyte
    @oliwhyte 6 месяцев назад +61

    44 year old here, off to see the Streets tonight in Perth, Australia. Been a fan for 22+ years. Skinner is a voice of our generation. Respect.

  • @lindsayrogers6690
    @lindsayrogers6690 2 года назад +25

    I left a comment earlier praising the quality of this music. It is indeed urban poetry.
    I have recently retired from teaching troubled lads in a PRU.
    I was privileged to be one lad’s best man at his wedding. Unfortunately I stood at one of my lad’s graveside, he was out of reach and took 8 bullets to the chest.
    I am now recovering from surgery for cancer but would have used this in my classroom.
    Urban poetry, indeed.

  • @nonlinear7915
    @nonlinear7915 6 лет назад +71

    was one the few American students at my school that was up on this track and album back in 03...man...so much love for his music

    • @fightingirish3084
      @fightingirish3084 5 лет назад +9

    • @t.c.bramblett617
      @t.c.bramblett617 5 лет назад +8

      Me too! Jumped on this as soon as I heard it. One of the greatest

    • @funkyjaguilera
      @funkyjaguilera 4 года назад +8

      I was living in Virginia, in the Navy at the time 22, this was my JAM!! 😭😭😭
      it would remind me of the Summer of '00 in the Mediterranean. Had this whole CD on repeat

    • @soulfly4076
      @soulfly4076 4 года назад +6

      lmao , i was friends with DJ Sumo in one of the biggest clubs in new orleans when this shit came out , he played it. fucking school? wtf

    • @allanbomersback
      @allanbomersback 3 года назад +1

      Relatable with a twist. One of many Americans at an international school overseas and one of the very few who had this tape on repeat in the Spring of 02.' Best of times rampaging through Aberdeen.

  • @Prodigy_Fan
    @Prodigy_Fan 4 года назад +65

    I used to listen to this with a spliff when I'd got home from a nights clubbing and still off my barnet on pills.

    • @tobiaskamutzki7149
      @tobiaskamutzki7149 3 года назад +3

      Ditto.....apart from when my daughter was born some of the best times of my life 🎶

    • @gasoutgarage6667
      @gasoutgarage6667 3 года назад +3

      Me two. That same piano loops over and over and over....

    • @danw1374
      @danw1374 3 года назад +4

      Same here. I'm 47 and refused to move on from the rave scene of the early 90s and still thinking I had it in the early 2000s (What a Muppet lol) it was those moments of quiet contemplation and reflection when I was on an MDMA comedown that was the turning point. We're all at the mercy of time really and nothing ever stays the same. But very contented nowadays I have several kids and nephews who I adore and a good job. Our kids/nephews/nieces will have their golden years just like we did :-)

    • @Bunksfc
      @Bunksfc 3 года назад

      Amen to that one brother

    • @lindsayrogers6690
      @lindsayrogers6690 3 года назад

      @@danw1374 excellent comment but I do believe that you may have thrown in the towel too early, buddy. Keep reaching for the lasers.

  • @filedeput6129
    @filedeput6129 4 года назад +41

    This song has an unexplainable vibe to it. Magical.

  • @catchfeelings8459
    @catchfeelings8459 2 месяца назад +4

    We all smile, we all sing!

  • @noa2613
    @noa2613 4 года назад +53

    How can I miss a scene that I've never been a part of? Hell of a song.

    • @SuperCholdi
      @SuperCholdi Год назад +3

      Your profile pic tells me you were there in spirit.

  • @catherinejohns9972
    @catherinejohns9972 6 лет назад +110

    had so many of these nights loved every bit of it 36 now and still love banging this tune out 😁

    • @ovobegzino275
      @ovobegzino275 5 лет назад +3

      What was the best thing about going out back then?

  • @xarealpersonx
    @xarealpersonx 3 года назад +54

    "Then the girl in the café taps me on the shoulder
    I realise five years went by and I'm older
    Memories smoulder, winter's colder
    but that same piano loops over and over..."
    Gives me chills every time

  • @oijimmyslay
    @oijimmyslay 5 лет назад +32

    I remember the moment I listened to this at 6am after a night out and it changed my life. Great to have you back Mike.

  • @dadjudjin
    @dadjudjin 4 года назад +11

    "...and to the Government I stick my middle finger up with regards to the criminal justice built for all the Heroes I met along the way..." is censored in video. Enough for me. Greetings from Croatia, with regards to the criminal justice built too!

  • @matthewmurphy6139
    @matthewmurphy6139 5 лет назад +29

    "Pleased to meet ya, Likewise a pleasure"

  • @garethirwin7938
    @garethirwin7938 4 года назад +10

    What's your name?
    Where you from?
    What you on?

  • @houktanhdanhi2352
    @houktanhdanhi2352 6 лет назад +31

    This was filmed in the works nightclub in Kingston, great track, I was only like 16 years late coming across this track, didn't know it even existed, I just used to listen to the 'original pirate material' track, the choice of words are excellent, something we can all relate to especially if your brought up in the 1990s/2000s. Last shot is on the Richmond road looking towards Kingston near the Isha Bar.

    • @charliecrosthwaite9531
      @charliecrosthwaite9531 5 лет назад

      That nightclub shut down last year

    • @TheScottGillies
      @TheScottGillies 5 лет назад

      www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535247/Nightclub-shut-police-discover-half-210-people-witnessed-30-man-brawl-criminal-convictions.html

    • @michaelhobbs3105
      @michaelhobbs3105 5 лет назад

      I did pass it once but since it got closed down it’s kind of spooky I wonder have they turned it into a shop or just left it to be torn down into a ghost town building where bad people hang round now a days

  • @jazznolan
    @jazznolan 3 месяца назад +5

    No one had ever captured real life especially in a city like Mike can..peerless genius ......God bless you for giving us this man

  • @hankscorpio3917
    @hankscorpio3917 5 лет назад +28

    Greatest song ever made and so relatable. Sums up my teenage years to a tee 🎯

  • @beckyadair9331
    @beckyadair9331 2 года назад +3

    Turn left up the street
    Nothing but grey concrete and dead beats
    Grab something to eat
    Maccie D's or KFC
    Only one choice in this city
    Done voicing my pity now lets get to the nitty gritty
    Tune reminds me of my first d
    Polite, unique, still sixteen and feeling horny
    Point to the sky feel free
    A sea of people all equal smiles in front and behind me
    Swim in the deep blue sea cornfields sway lazily
    All smiles all easy where you from, what you on and what's your story
    Mesmerizing tones rising pianos this is my zone so stop cloning
    Pick paper scissors or stone
    Cause me and you are same i known
    You all my life i don't know your name
    The names European Bob sorted anyway
    Gonna have dance now see you later please to meet you
    Likewise a pleasure
    … We were just standing there minding our own
    And it went on and on
    We all smile we all sing
    The weak become heroes then the stars align
    We all sing we all sing all sing
    … The night slowly fades and goes slow motion
    All the commotion becomes floating emotions
    Same piano loops over
    Arms wave eyes roll back and jaws fall open
    I see in soft focus
    Chattin to this bloke in the toilets
    Dizzy new heights blinded by the lights
    These people are for life,
    Its all back to his place at the end of the night
    They could settle wars with this
    If only they will imagine the worlds
    Leaders on pills, then imagine the morning after
    Wars causing disaster don't talk to me i don't know ya
    But this ain't tomorrow and for now i still love ya
    Hours fly over sail round diamonds
    And pearls never seen so many fit girls
    Discover new worlds look at my watch can't focus
    Last two hours i lost every move fills me with lust
    All of life's problems i just shake off
    Mad little events happen,
    Things map out and a few blue maddens alight the toilets
    Big beefy bouncers out to reveal us geezers on
    E's and first timers kids on whizz darlins on charlie
    All come together for this party
    All races many faces from places you never heard of
    Where you from what's your name and what you want
    Sing to the words flex to the fat one
    The tribal drums
    … The sun's rising we all smile we all sing
    We were just standing there minding our own
    And it went on and on
    We all smile we all sing
    The weak become heroes then the stars align
    We all sing we all sing all sing
    … I realize five years went by I'm older
    Memories smoulder winters colder
    But that same piano loops over and over and over
    The road shines and the rain washes away
    The same Chinese takeaway selling shit in a tray
    It's dark all round I walk down
    Same sight same sounds new beats though
    Solid concrete under my feet
    No surprises no treats the world stands still as my mind sloshes round
    The washing up bowl in my crown
    My life's been up and down since i walked from that crowd
    … Out of respect for Johnny Walker,
    Paul Okenfold, Nicky Hollaway, Danny Rampling,
    And all the people who gave us these times,
    And to the government I stick my middle finger up
    With regards to the criminal justice bill,
    For all the heroes I met along the way
    … We were just standing there minding our own
    And it went on and on
    We all smile we all sing
    The weak become heroes then the stars align
    We all sing we all sing all sing
    … The weak become heroes and the stars align
    We all sing, we all sing, sing,

  • @prodbyconscious
    @prodbyconscious 4 года назад +9

    Man what’s crazy is when you look at Mike Skinner in these older videos is he was like me or you living in Britain. But the way he could translate what was going on in the 2000s into music is just mental.

  • @benthilwind6908
    @benthilwind6908 3 года назад +28

    Still loving this album.. Still relevant for life tunes

  • @iamtimi3798
    @iamtimi3798 4 года назад +13

    "That same piano loops over and over and over" I still love this shit! been listening since Original Pirate material When I was 12! only kid in my school bumping one of the albums that shape my music taste for ever! I Love Mike for that man saved my life with music

  • @freemusictiltheend
    @freemusictiltheend 6 лет назад +32

    Pure genius... been listening too the streets for as long as I can remember, 33 today, this never gets old

    • @danfielden9739
      @danfielden9739 Год назад

      34 and feeling exactly the same as you 👌

  • @JimmuClarku
    @JimmuClarku 2 месяца назад +2

    Royksopp's remix brought me here. The original is a different animal. I'm hooked. Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷

  • @maiawoodbine8952
    @maiawoodbine8952 Год назад +2

    Turn left up the street
    Nothing but grey concrete and dead beats
    Grab something to eat, Maccy D's or KFC?
    Only one choice in the city, done voicing my pity
    Now let's get to the nitty gritty
    Tune reminds me of my first E
    Plight unique, still sixteen and feeling horny
    Point to the sky, feel free
    A sea of people all equal, smiles in front and behind me
    Swim in the deep blue sea, corn fields sway lazily
    All smiles, all easy
    "Where ya from, what's you on and what's your story?"
    Mesmerizing tones, rising pianos, this is my zone, so stop cloning
    Pick paper, scissors or stone
    'Cause me and you are the same
    I've known you all my life, I don't know your name
    The name's European Bob, sorted
    Anyway, we'll have a dance now, see ya later
    "Pleased to meet ya"; "Likewise, a pleasure"
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    The night slowly fades and goes slow motion
    All the commotion becomes floating emotions
    Same piano loops over
    Arms wave, eyes roll back and jaws fall open
    See in soft focus
    Chatting to this broke in the toilets
    Dizzy new heights, blinded by the lights, these people are for life
    It's all back to his place at the end of the night, yo
    They could settle wars with this, if only they will
    Imagine the world's leaders on pills
    And imagine the morning after
    Wars causing disaster
    Don't talk to me, I don't know ya
    But this ain't tomorrow, for now, I still love ya
    Hours fly over
    Sail 'round, diamonds and pearls
    Never seen so many fit girls
    Discover new worlds
    Look at my watch, can't focus
    Last two hours are lost
    Every move fills me with lust
    All of life's problems, I just shake off, yo
    Mad little events happen
    Things map out and a few blue maddens alight the toilets
    Big beefy bouncers out to reveal us
    Geezers on E's and first timers
    Kids on wizz, darlings on Charlie
    All comes together for this party
    All races, many faces from places you've never heard of
    "Where you from, what's your name and what you want?"
    Sing to the words, flex to the fat ones
    The tribal drums, the sun's rising
    We all smile, we all sing
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    Then the girl in the café taps me on the shoulder
    I realize five years went by and I'm older
    Memories smoulder, winter's colder
    But that same piano loops over and over and over
    The road shines and the rain wishes away
    Same Chinese take-away selling s**t in a tray
    It's dark all 'round, I walk down
    Same sights, same sounds, new beats, though
    Solid concrete under my feet
    No surprises, no treats
    The world stands still as my mind slushes' round
    The washing-up bowl in my crown
    My life's been up and down since I walked from that crowd
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    Out of respect for Johnny Walker, Paul Oakenfold
    Nicky Holloway, Danny Rampling
    And all the people who gave us these times
    And to the government
    I sticky my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill
    For all the heroes I met along the way
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)
    We were just standing there, minding our own
    We went on and on (We all smile, we all sing)
    The weak become heroes and the stars align
    (We all sing, we all sing, sing)

  • @xpo2k9
    @xpo2k9 Год назад +3

    soundtrack of my early twenties. Club A on friday, Club B on saturday and maybe a cheeky afterclub sunday morning. feel like shit on monday/tuesday , start planning again on wednesday/thursday. They'll never take that away from us.

  • @matthewscott9376
    @matthewscott9376 6 лет назад +37

    Brilliant. UK sub-culture in full effect!

  • @mjn6six6
    @mjn6six6 2 месяца назад +2

    Clubbers Anthem. People's Anthem. We all want that feeling that again, but life gets in the way. Guess I'll just play it again.

  • @davidhyndman3240
    @davidhyndman3240 4 года назад +134

    One of those tunes you only appreciate when you get older

    • @danash8067
      @danash8067 4 года назад +18

      Would have to disagree there Dave sorry, album is in a league of it's own appreciated it from first listen and still get same excitement listening all these years on

    • @dannad1759
      @dannad1759 4 года назад +8

      @@danash8067 definantly the whole album was a gem and is now a diamond!

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 4 года назад

      Loved it in my twenties, but you know...

    • @ratastewie91
      @ratastewie91 4 года назад +1

      @@danash8067 I never got it when I was a kid. Was only 12 when this came out mind. Stumbled back onto this album maybe three years ago and was just blown away

    • @archieledger
      @archieledger 4 года назад

      ​@@ratastewie91 shout out to pops bringing me on to Skinner from early

  • @corriganwalshfamily5926
    @corriganwalshfamily5926 4 года назад +14

    Piano on this 🙌🏻👌🏼

  • @MegaMd76
    @MegaMd76 8 месяцев назад +24

    Mike Skinner is a poet. He should be listened to for generations.

  • @pancake_ghosty
    @pancake_ghosty 5 лет назад +6

    Once on mdma I remembered this song and put it on for my friends. I wanted them to listen to the lyrics but they couldn't focus and just liked how mellow it was. I was so odd

  • @tomburn3429
    @tomburn3429 4 года назад +4

    I don't particularly like watching The Streets videos after listening to the albums hundreds of times. It's like reading a great book and then seeing the movie ...I prefer my own version of the visuals that I created in my head.

    • @keithy363
      @keithy363 4 года назад

      Tom Burn that’s because u have visuals that are as good as this vid reps

    • @henryjames9884
      @henryjames9884 4 года назад

      100 agree tom. The videos are cool but I love listening to a song 50 times to work out a setting and stuff. It's brilliant

  • @dominicoliver1339
    @dominicoliver1339 5 лет назад +62

    I was 13 when this came out i can remember my brother banging it out in his s1 escort rs turbo with me in the passenger seat i loved my childhood 😍😍😍

    • @djhillfinger
      @djhillfinger 4 года назад +1

      Is that you brother? Actually no i had a series 2

    • @emilywilliams3191
      @emilywilliams3191 4 года назад

      Why lie? 😂

    • @ndr3473
      @ndr3473 4 года назад +2

      SR Nova driving like a joyrider

    • @LOG1CDS1GN
      @LOG1CDS1GN 4 года назад

      @@ndr3473 speedin' to the corner, your mother warned ya, it's a sound system banger

  • @bambamoyv
    @bambamoyv 5 лет назад +13

    Mike, you made a record that stand the test of times - it’s so good, love it just as much after all these years

  • @k2damen
    @k2damen Год назад +6

    This is and has always been my Favourite Streets song and yet it took until now for me to realise there was a video lol!!
    Best surprise of the year! Absolute Classic… I’ll be listening to this for decades to come ❤

  • @grandassassin24
    @grandassassin24 2 года назад +2

    filmed in the hippodrome in kingston. heartbreaking it’s no longer there.

    • @chriscuthbert6697
      @chriscuthbert6697 2 месяца назад

      Was literally thinking fu*k that's the works kingston 🎉

  • @bezdaboy
    @bezdaboy 5 лет назад +9

    Sing to the words, flex to the fat ones
    The tribal drums, the sun's rising
    We all smile, we all sing

  • @paulgaubert7923
    @paulgaubert7923 Месяц назад +3

    Am 50 and was into us hip hop at the time and thought what is this shit... Years later living away from the UK this brings tears to my eyes, joyful and sadness.
    The power of music!

  • @MusicSpeaks
    @MusicSpeaks 4 года назад +19

    Those opening strings are powerful

  • @olivierjansen694
    @olivierjansen694 3 года назад +5

    The streets were always hardcore underappreciated

  • @scottoregan
    @scottoregan 9 месяцев назад +4

    Music isn't the same anymore

  • @ste9474
    @ste9474 Год назад +9

    Such a pleasure to listen to this

  • @DJ-Brownie-UK
    @DJ-Brownie-UK 2 года назад +2

    right now i have a lump in my throat and the tears stream, when your a young man with a good heart we had not a care in the world, it was like a dream, now 44 divorced and homeless I see them all now, yeah I see em all , All who are spineless😪😥

  • @wumpagames82
    @wumpagames82 3 года назад +4

    This song reminds me of the first time I did acid 7am it came on sun rising on a beach in Australia, everyone happy loving each other. Best times of my life! So relavent at the time

  • @jingoist-sj8gj
    @jingoist-sj8gj 5 лет назад +5

    "Then the girl in the cafe taps me on the shoulder, I realise 5 years have passed and I'm older" fuuuckkkk

  • @gavinbarnes8935
    @gavinbarnes8935 3 года назад +13

    This song is timeless

  • @michaelhobbs3105
    @michaelhobbs3105 5 лет назад +3

    This song is a very sad tearful one though what describes is like you let your time go by, went off did the wrong things or joined the wrong crowds, when you could have been doing the things you wanted like Adventure, travel the world, go to college college party’s instead to get more friendships, but you let that past by with a horrible up and down life and that song just brings me to tears when I first listened to it it’s not happy and pretty it’s full of sad emotions that will teach tho the hard facts of life when you got into trouble or kicked out of school/college and you miss out on those things.

  • @tylersimpson8552
    @tylersimpson8552 5 лет назад +21

    eyes roll back, jaws fall open

  • @Jie67
    @Jie67 5 лет назад +10

    Give me this over any of todays music!!!