The problem with our band," Dave Rowntree told me recently, "has always been founded on the fact that all four of us have got one sister and no brothers. We've become each other's surrogate brothers, and that brings with it an ability to understand each other very deeply - and an ability to push each other's buttons at will.
One of the surprising facts of the BlinK 182 self-titled album (2003) was inspired by this album, Tom was very inspired by this album which made Blink 182 writing the lyrics more serious and focused on the 2003 Iraq War.
I can't help but think about when G.Coxon left Blur after the year 2000.I not only get extra sad for what was ending for myself,but I can read Damon's Facial expressions like a book. Watching this again after a good few years.. .It still makes me cry like my best ,childhood friend is moving away from me. That's exactly how Damon felt. Exactly. Thanks for understanding some of my life.PEACE
Jason Lashman What comforts me is knowing that Graham has returned and Damon has dedicated "The Magic Whip" to him. He said "Really this record is all about Graham. It's all about him. Not necessarily all the subject matter...but My Terracotta Heart is. It's about a grown man singing about another grown man. There's nothing wrong with that."
Damn, I still can't get over how terribly handsome Damon is in this video. Plus the beautiful music, I'm just always stunned. Think tank is my most favorite album by Blur. To be honest, I like all of their albums but this one with it's gentleness, a bit of melancholy and the sound (!) just makes it for me :)
the best compliment i can make about this beautiful is I suspect David Bowie would have been proud to have written it. Think Tank completely changed my mind about Blur, especially Damon.
thank you :) Simon Tong is Albarn's homeboy, it seems. They kept going on Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad & The Queen. I also think I saw him on some video of Albarn rehearsing for Dr Dee.
In the documentary "No distance left to run" the band members remarked that recording "Think Tank" without Graham (who is only heard on "battery in your leg") was refreshing, since it allowed them to go outside the box. But as soon as they hit the road, they had a Graham-shaped void on stage which simply couldn't be filled with Simon Tong doing the six string duties. Tong played the songs but he wasn't Graham, not just in his playing but the interaction the band members had on stage, it simply wasn't the same without Graham. Blur wasn't Blur anymore.
RastaSaiyaman I literally just watched the documentary, they dont say anything about it being "refreshing as they could go out the box". If anything it would've done the opposite. Sure there's a more international sounding album. But Graham is probably the most! "out of the box" member of the band, it's his influence that makes there old music "weird pop music" as opposed to just pop music
Caleb Kendrick yuppers graham is the one who takes things out of the box... he makes blur blur... no graham no blur... he is their sound and character...
Very rarely.. musicians get to play live on TOTP...but Blur have managed to play a classic ( my favourite ) song...The only thing that spoils this, is the fuc*in audience clapping!...WTF...This song is all about reflecting on life!. Never stop dreaming people............
Damon has had different levels of hotness over the years, and I think this is my favorite: still-young face, but with stubble instead of his usual clean shave.
@M. @@maddoggp8283 I don't think that's true, Damon mentioned him several times as one of his heroes (which is easy to see as they have so many things in common). He just didn't like some of his 90s outputs (he said that in a 95 interview with Ray Cokes, it's on RUclips), whereas other members of Blur didn't like him at all. I believe it was Graham especially who wasn't really into Bowie, but I think he's changed his mind since then
Ok fair enough, he wrote the structures for most of their earlier stuff, but graham wrote the guitar parts. Damon is a good guitarist but he could never dream up the sorts of things coxon plays.
Oh!!That song is so wonder ful but Damon is making me falling in love with him each time I see him , and more again right here! Damon is a too sexy beautiful devil angel from I don't know. where....But you can only love him..
Only one way to answer that "Yeah I know what I know -I don't know what I know- Yeah I know what I know - please don't cry - na na na na na na - hey Jude...."
I happen to feel like this is Blur's most honest era. I think throughout the rest of their career they were trying to sound like other bands. Think Tank was kinda unique. Leisure them being MBV, the trilogy of britpop albums was them being the Kinks, the self-titled one was Pavement and i suppose 13 was in a similar vibe to Think Tank, but on the whole sounded forced, except for a few of Damon's sad songs. What do you think?
top class song. blur just keep getting better. graham leaves and you think the next albums gonne be shit but in my opinion come out with their best. but like ltothem11 says if you think about it logically graham never had much creative imput in the band so its not actually much of a loss
Damon will always be my no1 celeb crush. Loved blur. My whole bedroom was a shrine to Damon as a teenager! :)
same but today haha
Saaaame. I’m 40 now, loved him since I was 13.
He’s still gorgeous
I have a Damon poster. And every morning I say "good morning Damon"
I also have a poster of Damon with Jamie Hewlett. Damon's been my crush since high school
One of my favourite songs. Damon is ridiculously talented.
The problem with our band," Dave Rowntree told me recently, "has always been founded on the fact that all four of us have got one sister and no brothers. We've become each other's surrogate brothers, and that brings with it an ability to understand each other very deeply - and an ability to push each other's buttons at will.
One of the surprising facts of the BlinK 182 self-titled album (2003) was inspired by this album, Tom was very inspired by this album which made Blink 182 writing the lyrics more serious and focused on the 2003 Iraq War.
I can't help but think about when G.Coxon left Blur after the year 2000.I not only get extra sad for what was ending for myself,but I can read Damon's Facial expressions like a book. Watching this again after a good few years.. .It still makes me cry like my best ,childhood friend is moving away from me. That's exactly how Damon felt. Exactly. Thanks for understanding some of my life.PEACE
Jason Lashman What comforts me is knowing that Graham has returned and Damon has dedicated "The Magic Whip" to him. He said "Really this record is all about Graham. It's all about him. Not necessarily all the subject matter...but My Terracotta Heart is. It's about a grown man singing about another grown man. There's nothing wrong with that."
I cried as soon as I saw the other guitarist. Blur is hardly Blur without Graham. You can tell Damon needs him and that this is a cry for his friend.
I think it's a bit wierd that everybody's clapping, not really a clappy song
yeah... I just notice that :(
Brain dead sheep in the studio crowd....would clap anything if told too.
People are weird
They did what they were told.
It still sounds good and its a fun thing to do
Damn, I still can't get over how terribly handsome Damon is in this video. Plus the beautiful music, I'm just always stunned. Think tank is my most favorite album by Blur. To be honest, I like all of their albums but this one with it's gentleness, a bit of melancholy and the sound (!) just makes it for me :)
if there was ever a song that wasnt a clap clap clap along to song, this is certainly it
Clapping along always feels so German to me. They’re the ones that always clapped along like automatons, especially to march tempo music.
Damon looks so sad here. :(
i saw a man so beautiful i cried. but honestly. this song is so beautiful and his voice sounds really great here
the best compliment i can make about this beautiful is I suspect David Bowie would have been proud to have written it. Think Tank completely changed my mind about Blur, especially Damon.
Funnily enough, David Bowie would say in an interview that he really liked this song.
thank you :) Simon Tong is Albarn's homeboy, it seems. They kept going on Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad & The Queen. I also think I saw him on some video of Albarn rehearsing for Dr Dee.
Listen to the words. He's yearning for his friend.
Coxon's spirit never left Blur.
I have to say this is my fav song of all time
In the documentary "No distance left to run" the band members remarked that recording "Think Tank" without Graham (who is only heard on "battery in your leg") was refreshing, since it allowed them to go outside the box.
But as soon as they hit the road, they had a Graham-shaped void on stage which simply couldn't be filled with Simon Tong doing the six string duties. Tong played the songs but he wasn't Graham, not just in his playing but the interaction the band members had on stage, it simply wasn't the same without Graham.
Blur wasn't Blur anymore.
RastaSaiyaman I literally just watched the documentary, they dont say anything about it being "refreshing as they could go out the box". If anything it would've done the opposite. Sure there's a more international sounding album. But Graham is probably the most! "out of the box" member of the band, it's his influence that makes there old music "weird pop music" as opposed to just pop music
Caleb Kendrick yuppers graham is the one who takes things out of the box... he makes blur blur... no graham no blur... he is their sound and character...
@@averyadrian1534
Graham without Damon is meh!!
I ever thought this song was made for Graham
Very rarely.. musicians get to play live on TOTP...but Blur have managed to play a classic ( my favourite ) song...The only thing that spoils this, is the fuc*in audience clapping!...WTF...This song is all about reflecting on life!. Never stop dreaming people............
amo esta cancion,me recuerda momentos unicos de mi vida.amo a blur! vuelvan a argentina!
This song is so beautiful
Que belleza de canción
Still freaking one of my best song.
This was the song that made me a big Blur fan...
I love this song :)))
I LOVE THIS SONG, I LOVE BLUR !!
SO-GOODLOOKING *sigh* and he still does.
Adore the backing singing in this song. They make it to be fair x
otra canción exquisita de un grande blur
Molto bella, ancora molto bella, molto rilevante, progressiva, considerati il loro background musicale
It’s difficult for me to hear this tune and NOT play the accompanying official music video in my head.
Most beautiful man and human being Damon who was brang on our planet!!Angel from the skies above!!!!
Damon is indeed absolutly wonderful on the outside and on the inside.Marvelous creature.God so exists;
Damon rules forever!!Amazing artist and so beautiful man there's no word...Def in love with him!!!
Something in Damon's expression reminds me to Cylian Murphy.
Genius, amazing song !!! ^^
This song is fantastic. Never been into Blur or Damon but I do like this one.
I don't know how he plays guitar this way !
Damon has had different levels of hotness over the years, and I think this is my favorite: still-young face, but with stubble instead of his usual clean shave.
Good live
Out of time is one of the best
LOVE IT
It's hard to believe they got to actually play it live on this show
well it was their last real hit in the UK
With this song, Demon's melody reached the realm of God.
Good times❤
God Damon is beautiful on so many levels
He sounds a bit like David Bowie!
Alana didn’t know that when did he mention that?
@Alana Find David Bowie, Damon Albarn Fashion/Interview(Trafic Musique) 2003.09.
@M. @@maddoggp8283 I don't think that's true, Damon mentioned him several times as one of his heroes (which is easy to see as they have so many things in common). He just didn't like some of his 90s outputs (he said that in a 95 interview with Ray Cokes, it's on RUclips), whereas other members of Blur didn't like him at all. I believe it was Graham especially who wasn't really into Bowie, but I think he's changed his mind since then
PERO QUE TEMASOOOOOOOOO... EXCELLENT!!
people in the comments were talking some years ago about the people clapping ... i feel it's a very clappy song
I'm so in love with Damon!! This guy is The angel from the sky!!
Damon looks as if he's about to cry in this performance :(... but Graham is back :)
Forever
esta cancion es simplemente espectacular mi tercera cancion favorita de blur.
Este grupo es increible. Embarrada que no vengan a Colombia
This song makes me feel good anytime the world gives me shit
ES una de las que más me gustan!
that riff tough 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
Awwwww!! beautiful song! damon
increible ke ya han pasado 9 años, wow!
You can really hear the beginnings of The Gorillaz here and in the original recording. Genius song.
Damon love of my life Albarn, what a man!
I love Alex’s bass in this vid, anyone know what exact model it is?
Ok fair enough, he wrote the structures for most of their earlier stuff, but graham wrote the guitar parts. Damon is a good guitarist but he could never dream up the sorts of things coxon plays.
曲の作り方がうまい。
in love with this guy,no matter am straight(:
My only wish is to kiss those beautiful, sad eyes ...
How do you kiss eyes ??
Well that’s just fucking weird
they all look like they fed up of everything.
Oh!!That song is so wonder ful but Damon is making me falling in love with him each time I see him , and more again right here! Damon is a too sexy beautiful devil angel from I don't know. where....But you can only love him..
@Emilybudgie He meant Graham left, and yes they are doing new stuff.
damon looked unhappy
He was 35 at the time.. very handsome indeed
Only one way to answer that "Yeah I know what I know -I don't know what I know- Yeah I know what I know - please don't cry - na na na na na na - hey Jude...."
fine record
@lmbarca1942 They are still around. Blur never broke up. They're just not doing anything new atm.
Amazing song, just got 10000 more relevant :-(
Hermoso Damon Albarn!!
Genial aún sin el genio de Graham...
Hot!!
can someone tell me if is it Simon Tong on guitar?
♥♥♥♥♥damoooooon♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I happen to feel like this is Blur's most honest era. I think throughout the rest of their career they were trying to sound like other bands. Think Tank was kinda unique. Leisure them being MBV, the trilogy of britpop albums was them being the Kinks, the self-titled one was Pavement and i suppose 13 was in a similar vibe to Think Tank, but on the whole sounded forced, except for a few of Damon's sad songs. What do you think?
Mark Humphrey complete bollox
Joe King I agree. Think Tank and now Magic Whip are their finest work, truly unique. Damon needed to start Gorillaz to find his voice
I’d argue 13 is their most honest and raw era
I see this comment in some guise or another in every blur video I watch, it gets old quite quickly.
Oouhhh :( it shows a lot like damon misses Graham My babies 🤧💕💕
...is it just the song? ...or is t really sad to see blur without graham? :-(
@mceemel This was in 2003
This is one of my favorite Blur songs ever. I’m glad those twits in the audience stopped clapping along ...it’s definitely not that kind of song.
How has he aged to 50 years old in 6 years here, looked so young before
Feel the sunshine on your face. It’s in a computer now.
Only pre-2000 I think.
I miss coxon in this, apart from that, fucking beautiful song!
Top of the Pops was still a thing in 2003?
@1MartinD28 Yeah, Think Tank is quite Lennonesque.
damon is beautiful
any ideas why the microkorg over damon?
Damon not the same without Graham, and BLUR IS CERTAINLY NOT THE SAME WITHOUT GRAHM!
@Reckoner190285 Yes ! No Coxon, no Blur.
Damon My Lover....*-*
Omg they look so sad :c
sounds live, but TOTP was always in playback, wasn't it?
near the end of its run it started to have live performances in an attempt to keep its audience
@ChuckyTheGoat i think so...
would like to know what bass Alex James is using
Daniel Smith gibson les paul triumph bass
@MrPacman2010 I guess its about find your moment in your life, to realize what are you living fot
top class song. blur just keep getting better. graham leaves and you think the next albums gonne be shit but in my opinion come out with their best. but like ltothem11 says if you think about it logically graham never had much creative imput in the band so its not actually much of a loss
"Graham never had much creative input in the band so its not actually much of a loss." 14 years later, and this is even more wrong than it was then.