when I hear Brian singing "since I was born I started to decay, now nothing ever goes my way..." I see him like he really does believe in that...it's so emotional, so beautiful...
AndrewMacedonia we keep aging aint that the pity! I don't relive my past in my thoughts, but I miss the visceral & probably nihilistic feelings I had before!
Oh my Godness ..when I listen to this it's like all my life and my feelings..my all and everything I want are with me..are in this song..Placebo is perfection !
I was sixteen, listening to a live radio program....these guys did this song, the slow piano version....was lucky to have been taping the radio show....this was gonna make it to my mix tapes, but was lost or tapes over... That was around '98....now in '17 everything is at your fingertips in your pocket for instant access....Love it, as I have been able to rediscover this amazing tune...
Me and my mates listened to Placebo religiously back then. They did this version, one of my mates said "Why is he singing it like that?" and I never answered him. I probably did 'fake answer' him and said "I don't know" (when I did know) but that was the day I completely lost respect for that mate in terms of understanding what music is about. If you understand music even 5% you will appreciate this version. It's arguably the best way to do this song. Placebo are one of the best bands to have ever existed, for sure. They are also the most underrated and are hardly ever mentioned, at all. This is why bands like this are so special. Placebo are one of the only bands I have ever heard where you think "That could only be Placebo". I mean you could remove the singing entirely and you'd still know it was Placebo. It's a shame they get nowhere near the recognition they deserve. "Nothing ever ever goes my way" how fitting.
I don‘t think I‘ll ever stop coming back to this performance. I might actually have to screen record it in case anything happens to youtube in the future
To me this version of the song is a tribute to my first teenage depression. I was 13, my parents broke up, my dad left (my mum sad that is happened because of me being "capricious" as a child), I couldn't deal with it and my world was tearing apart, I was bullied at by my school teacher (she was young and sarcastic, everybody loved her), I knew her subject perfectly and she knew that too (I was the best in my class, the one who had the best grade (10/10)) and she cannot do anything except underestimated my grades to 6. Oh, and yeah, I loved her too, so it was even harder. I was devastated and couldn't tell about it anyone including my mum cause I was a big girl, I had to be strong (and I've always been). I was scared she wouldn't believe me or - which is the worst - she would blame me (it happened years after) and wouldn't do anything. So, going back to Placebo :))))))), I was laying on my bed for three days, watching the sun goes down on the yellow wall behind me, crying and listening to Pla on repeat. I was completely alone, it was nobody there for me, nobody helped. Sweet memories :))))) So now it's ten years after, and my story has no happy ending: I'm in an abusive relationship with my mum and there's no escape (god knows I've tried SO HARD), my mum ruined all my relationships with my relatives (although I've talked to them like 2 times in 10 year), I have nobody left, I have nowhere to go and ask for help. So today I'm listening to this song again, remembering my teenage years as it was yesterday (the only difference is that now I have a Bluetooth speaker haha) and want it all to end:))))) "Since I was born I started to decay Now nothing ever ever goes my way"
Sorry I know I'm a mess and there are tons of grammar mistakes and everything but I'm so fucking (haha autocorrect doesn't want me to swear) exhausted that just :)))))
Oh honey, I have been in your shoes, exactly. I genuinely hope it gets better for you, I'm definitely no optimist, but I feel your pain & I know the world is cold, but don't give up. There's a warm safe place waiting for you someday. It can't rain all the time, you know?
have u hear about alquran? have u try to read alquran? its also available in English version. u should try, will calm down ur depression and make u feel better. worth to try;) have a good day, dont give up! ;)
hoaar (: It's so much better than the album version. Mr Molko is a true god!! I don't know anyone who is such a genius like him and who can put so much feelings in one song! And no, it's not only Teenage Angst but also all the other songs by them! huuaach, i am melting (;
@xxSCHNEExx That is so fantastic. I know the feeling well. I get it when I listen to old post-punk fromt he 1980s. Be happy you discovered Placebo at 18 - they're a good soundtrack for the next five years of your life. Have fun!
there are 9 dislikes? WTF? who can NOT like this!?! Brian is so fucking gorgeous. this version of the song is gorgeous. the lyrics are gorgeous. it's like a festival of beauty.
@xxSCHNEExx I just discovered them too. He became less girly as the years went by. He is quite a genuine man though. He seems less arrogant. They do have amazing concerts. I wish I was 20 instead of 2 years old when this came out.
@AgothInnCloth You are right, in general, but I think what he expresses is his true self and inner feelings, and that is why he can reach and affect so many people so deeply. I am an artist myself and succeeded in touching other people (not so many, unfortunately) only when I looked inside me and brought everything (even the "dirt") out. I would like to talk to him about art and life and thank him for everything and, yes, also look at him. Just twenty minutes. :-)
@maya282 I understand you perfectly. I am spending my nights looking at him, listening to him, writing poetry about him, and I am wondering when it is going to stop. I think I would give twenty years of my life just to spend twenty minutes with him.
when I hear Brian singing "since I was born I started to decay, now nothing ever goes my way..." I see him like he really does believe in that...it's so emotional, so beautiful...
You can't write that unless you've lived it.
Still awesome in Dec 2024
God there's something about this man... and their songs. And his voice. Placebo best band ever
I was there...Ahhh. I''m old :(
yes, you are absolutely lucky
It was amazing, saw them in Brighton a few weeks before too, met them :)
we all age :(
you are soooo lucky!!! the things i would give just to be able to go back in time and be there
AndrewMacedonia we keep aging aint that the pity! I don't relive my past in my thoughts, but I miss the visceral & probably nihilistic feelings I had before!
I'm crying.
He's SO beautiful here..
This performance was just perfect :'))
he looks so fucking pretty wtf
god how beautiful is he *_*
თეკლა ინაშვილი he's perfect ❤️
This whole performance was absolutely amazing. There was so much raw emotion that you could hear and see in Brian. It's very honest and vulnerable.
He's beautiful in this version
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life
amazing song+beautiful voice+perfect performance= PLACEBO
I really love the version. So emotive. So serene. So beautiful. Since I was born I started to decay.
Mr. Molko, Mr. Olsdal, Mr. Hewitt- you are gods.
I wish this video wasn`t black and white. It would be great to see amazing colour of his eyes too!!
perfection
I had the opportunity to hear this version last year here in Chile and honestly i'd never cried so hard in my entire life like i did with this song.
wish they would come back to south america
Oh my Godness ..when I listen to this it's like all my life and my feelings..my all and everything I want are with me..are in this song..Placebo is perfection !
Airs and social graces, elocution so divine. I'll stick to my needle, and my favorite waste of time, both spineless and sublime...
i hope he still talks with steven.
Best performance EVER!!!!! I swear I almost cried when I first saw this video two years ago.... thanks for the upload ^^ 5 stars!
I was sixteen, listening to a live radio program....these guys did this song, the slow piano version....was lucky to have been taping the radio show....this was gonna make it to my mix tapes, but was lost or tapes over... That was around '98....now in '17 everything is at your fingertips in your pocket for instant access....Love it, as I have been able to rediscover this amazing tune...
I miss this placebo
Oh, God... he looks like an angel in this video... It's so beautiful!!
I love this version.
Me too!!!!
MY GOD BRIAN IS SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL
Me and my mates listened to Placebo religiously back then. They did this version, one of my mates said "Why is he singing it like that?" and I never answered him.
I probably did 'fake answer' him and said "I don't know" (when I did know) but that was the day I completely lost respect for that mate in terms of understanding what music is about. If you understand music even 5% you will appreciate this version. It's arguably the best way to do this song.
Placebo are one of the best bands to have ever existed, for sure. They are also the most underrated and are hardly ever mentioned, at all. This is why bands like this are so special. Placebo are one of the only bands I have ever heard where you think "That could only be Placebo". I mean you could remove the singing entirely and you'd still know it was Placebo.
It's a shame they get nowhere near the recognition they deserve. "Nothing ever ever goes my way" how fitting.
I don‘t think I‘ll ever stop coming back to this performance. I might actually have to screen record it in case anything happens to youtube in the future
Seems like he just pours his soul into the song...
Perfection!!!
Every time I hear this slow version I start to cry,is so beautiful and deep,the story of my life in four minutes...Placebo the best band ever.
To me this version of the song is a tribute to my first teenage depression. I was 13, my parents broke up, my dad left (my mum sad that is happened because of me being "capricious" as a child), I couldn't deal with it and my world was tearing apart, I was bullied at by my school teacher (she was young and sarcastic, everybody loved her), I knew her subject perfectly and she knew that too (I was the best in my class, the one who had the best grade (10/10)) and she cannot do anything except underestimated my grades to 6. Oh, and yeah, I loved her too, so it was even harder. I was devastated and couldn't tell about it anyone including my mum cause I was a big girl, I had to be strong (and I've always been). I was scared she wouldn't believe me or - which is the worst - she would blame me (it happened years after) and wouldn't do anything. So, going back to Placebo :))))))), I was laying on my bed for three days, watching the sun goes down on the yellow wall behind me, crying and listening to Pla on repeat. I was completely alone, it was nobody there for me, nobody helped. Sweet memories :)))))
So now it's ten years after, and my story has no happy ending: I'm in an abusive relationship with my mum and there's no escape (god knows I've tried SO HARD), my mum ruined all my relationships with my relatives (although I've talked to them like 2 times in 10 year), I have nobody left, I have nowhere to go and ask for help. So today I'm listening to this song again, remembering my teenage years as it was yesterday (the only difference is that now I have a Bluetooth speaker haha) and want it all to end:)))))
"Since I was born I started to decay
Now nothing ever ever goes my way"
Sorry I know I'm a mess and there are tons of grammar mistakes and everything but I'm so fucking (haha autocorrect doesn't want me to swear) exhausted that just :)))))
Oh honey, I have been in your shoes, exactly. I genuinely hope it gets better for you, I'm definitely no optimist, but I feel your pain & I know the world is cold, but don't give up. There's a warm safe place waiting for you someday. It can't rain all the time, you know?
have u hear about alquran? have u try to read alquran? its also available in English version. u should try, will calm down ur depression and make u feel better. worth to try;) have a good day, dont give up! ;)
Hey, I love you and I hope you're better now
Thank you for this I love this song and this version of it! ❤
Gosh, this song is so beautiful!
waw...
no man should be allowed that much perfection... *-*
hoaar (:
It's so much better than the album version. Mr Molko is a true god!!
I don't know anyone who is such a genius like him and who can put so much feelings in one song! And no, it's not only Teenage Angst but also all the other songs by them!
huuaach, i am melting (;
his music is beautiful.
I had forgotten about this version. One of the bests.
My favorite version of this song
Gotta love placebo man awesome band a this a great version of this song I love it the words are so beautiful n meaningful
I shivered during the whole song. This version is pretty amazing, I love it... And this b&w video… woah. ♥
💕💕 makes me feel so sadly happy!!! love this version!
i love brian, specially the time before the millenium! he's so much cutter and authentic...in my opinion...
He's so beautiful here.... the perfect androgynous.
I didnt know that Placebo has a Swedish pianist!!Love that fact now...Stefan Olsdal
he is so amazingly beautiful! ...
And the song... gorgeous Placebo
I have never heard that version... ITS GREEEAT! He was so young..
Always amazing the acoustic versions that tey do!This is simply IMMENSE1
Wow what a version of this song.
This is so pure...
michael meyers on drums 1:08
he looks so pretty in this. ^^
and it's a beautiful song, very beautiful.
this is an amazing song with an amazing message behind it
perfect band,perfect man,perfect song
I miss this period.
@xxSCHNEExx That is so fantastic. I know the feeling well. I get it when I listen to old post-punk fromt he 1980s. Be happy you discovered Placebo at 18 - they're a good soundtrack for the next five years of your life. Have fun!
there are 9 dislikes? WTF? who can NOT like this!?! Brian is so fucking gorgeous. this version of the song is gorgeous. the lyrics are gorgeous. it's like a festival of beauty.
Amazing. The music, Brian, the music, the dress, the MUSIC! *-*
this is the best thing ever
@xxSCHNEExx I just discovered them too. He became less girly as the years went by. He is quite a genuine man though. He seems less arrogant.
They do have amazing concerts. I wish I was 20 instead of 2 years old when this came out.
God, he's so beautiful.
I can't stop listening to this song!
Sooooo Goood!
Oh my god, he's beautiful. I could just curl up and die, I swear.
I was just thinking....I have been in love with this band for ten years now. That's so crazy!
it's 2024 and I'm still here. time is a crazy thing.
@Rumiton - btw, they do it in London, but they don't do it in many other places (the water i mean)
His eyes his voice FUCK SO BEAUTIFUL
Like the roadkill, I'm paralysed.. by you Mr. Molko.
He's voice was perfect then.
How I miss the old Placebo..
this whole thing is beautiful...beautifully shot :)
every song of the band placebo make sense every !
so gifted.
Pure poetry
I love how he pronounce each and every single word of the song
need this ver on apple music
@AgothInnCloth You are right, in general, but I think what he expresses is his true self and inner feelings, and that is why he can reach and affect so many people so deeply. I am an artist myself and succeeded in touching other people (not so many, unfortunately) only when I looked inside me and brought everything (even the "dirt") out. I would like to talk to him about art and life and thank him for everything and, yes, also look at him. Just twenty minutes. :-)
this song makes me cry.
Beautiful !
this version is brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
El amor de PLACEBO no es igual que ningun otro verdadero 🌹🌹🌹🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Wish i was there, but i was born that year..
+Dreamz8017 and I was 4 years old :'(
+Phuong Luong i was -1 years old xD
breathtaking . . .
@TheOnlyCthulhu Indeed..you are so right.
Everything about this vid is breathtaking! ♥
How can you not love him the way he is here?
The original: Me as a kid.
This version: Me as an adult.
Beautiful video... beautiful song... beautiful man! :P
-beautiful-
I Love this Slow Version and i Love Brian in this Clip .....
best voice ever and steve hewitt is the best drummer ever...i wish he was back..
He's so fucking gorgeous, it's STUNNING.
Wish u could get this on DVD. I heard this version before the cd version. This is so much better then the original
He is so fucken beautiful here that it hurts...
magnifique..
so divine, definitely...
Im crying...:-( really..PURE EMOTION!!!!
beautiful..
they do loads of beautifull clean/acoustic songs as versions of distorted heavier versions
oh... the are all sweet....... i love them..... i love this video.... i am simply in love xD
Mon dieu que je suis d'accord avec toi, la musique transporte tellement.
@maya282 I understand you perfectly. I am spending my nights looking at him, listening to him, writing poetry about him, and I am wondering when it is going to stop. I think I would give twenty years of my life just to spend twenty minutes with him.
love this song so much (full memories with my buddies)
woah. That really is beautiful... I think I like it more than the original