I love him!!! I play his song all the time and can not believe I am now just knowing him, I was so busy raising kids and other tunes on the monster stereo. i absolutely love him!!! He is my age maybe a bit older, big huge respect when a fan was happy to see him. know he loves us we love him. total rock on!!! xoxoxoxoxox!!!!!
My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤🙏
Loved this in the 80's. Its now Nov 2024, 52 years young and i spent all afternoon blasting this out as wife and son are out, LOVE IT!!! Have now spent all evening reading comments and the impact and meaning this song as for so many. One in a million...
Ur almost my father's age and he wouldn't know this music if it fell on his head!!! Bless you man! I'm not a kid by any means at 53 but u give me inspiration man!! Love that
This was my son Matthew's favorite song from this band. I will always blast this song as loud as possible! My son committed suicide. If you are struggling with anything, PLEASE PLEASE talk to someone! I miss and love you so much son!
This was my buddies favourite band, he passed away before we finished High School, every time I hear them I crank it up to 11 and smile. I also smile when I look in the mirror at my crooked nose that he gave me.
I remember my dad blasting this on his bang and olufsen 5500 sound system, then in his L200 pick up. He passed away when I was 11 back in 2014. I’m 21 this year and play this every so often to keep living his memories❤️
It's a great Dad's song.... one of my favourites and hopefully will pass it on to my son like your dad did to you.. very sad for you and feel your loss chin up and keep cherishing them memories
It's one hell of a song. I was just being born when this song came out. It definitely is one of those songs you wish there was an ∞ setting on the volume dial =) We need a rebirth of rock in the next decade-a neo-rock and roll that pays homage to this remarkable genre. Truly talented musicians wrote epics like these, like Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven or Pink Floyd & countless other towering talents back when music had a soul and heart like no other. =) God I want our triumphalism of the of the days before y2k back. It seemed like the world was becoming a bitchin place where we could do anything and _we could sell sanctuary_
I was 25 or so when I first heard this. It still sounds fresh. I used to tell my late hubby he was my sanctuary, that his love kept me alive.. So, this song resonates. :D
Absolutely BRILLIANT. Perfect vocals, great guitar tones, nice bass, great crisp drums. A very very well written, mixed, and performed songs! Well done!!!
This song will forever remind me of my Uncle Patrick who just passed away. As he used to say " it's illegal to hear this song and not crank the volume to the max". RIP Uncle Pat......you will be missed.
when i met my husband at a night club back in 85, we first danced to this song. it's our 34th anniversary today, and Sanctuary sounds as fresh as it did back then.!
I was 37. My girlfriend 18. She gave me the cassette on which you find this song back in 85... I would have love to start a family with her. But contrary to my wishes she told her dad my age... He disagreed of us being together from the start. A very frustrated teacher... Who had never gone out of his region. That messed her up...Learned that she had a few kids from different men. I hope she found peace. I never forgot her... Bye Marielle!
This song never gets old. The year it came out I was halfway through high school. This is an example of how good the music was in the 1980’s was. Great times back then.
Absolutely fantastic ,I’m nearly 75 and so glad I can enjoy the brilliant sounds of The Cult,I missed them in the 80’s ,too busy,such a shame I can’t dance to them now due to my joints !
Love your expression. I wasn’t born yet. But my mom played them when I was a kid in the 90’s. In our minds and hearts we all dance together to this great art. And you look great Eli 🎶🎶🎶💃🏼🕺🏾💃🏼🕺🏾💃🏼🕺🏾💃🏼🎶🎶🎶
You are an inspiration Elizabeth Gibson! Loved this song and band the first time I heard them in the eighties..55 now and still dig them as hard! Great to know I would be loving the old acts even when am 75 and more! ;) Mebbe love them even more!
What I’ve always loved about The Cult was they bridged rock, punk, goth rock, and elements new wave, being arguably one of the earliest alternative rock band. Really brilliant and a true classic in the truest sense of the word
This is one of the great "postmodern" moments: all these signs of pop music history getting mixed and matched, stirred in the blender. Jim Morrison fronting Boney M with a touch of Ozzy not fearing the reaper, and a sneaky side of the Cure.
Yes, Agree great way to put it! This song just gets better as time goes! I can never get tired of it, it just puts me in another frame of mind! I remember when it came out and the video was on MTV all the time!
This was played at my wedding in 1987 Every man and his dog was up dancing! Sadly my lovely darling wife Teresa passed away in 2009. This will always remind me of what a great day that was. Forever missed, forever loved!
@@tonymerritt7141 Wow never knew that! Big Country was in full swing at this time! The original drummer Nigel Preston was fired after release! Brzezicki must have filled in for the video!
From what I remember, Mark Brezecki played drums for them on the Love album, but She Sells Sanctuary, which he is in the video for, is one song he didn't play the drums on the album. Still Amazing after nearly 40 years - I had it on cassette mid 80's.
Born in 1972, lives through the 80s and listen to music all the time, and imagine, discover this gem this summer at the age of 50 years old. Can´t understand how I could miss this song. Been played loud every day since this summer, and will continue to do so!
Wasn't a massive hit at the time but it will be part of their pension plan forever down their generations. I got the album "Love" when this came out. Well worth a look.
Right behind you at 65....LOVE this song and video....made me so happy when a younger co-worker said today that she and her son were jamming out to this song a few days ago!
I'm am old grandma lady who now lives in Missouri, but native of San Diego. My little sister turned me onto this song back in the day and I fell in love, hard. The other day I drove up to an intersection here in Jeff City, blasting this from my speakers. Some old dude (older than me 😉) pulls up and gives me a nod and a thumbs up. I guess it's true, old rockers never die, only our shells age.💀
How lucky was I to enjoy the 80’s during my 20’s ..... amazing music and clothes. Hardly any money and no mobile phones but so much creativity and self-expression. ✨✨✨
One of the most powerful openings.The delicate lead in and then the way it just drops in sooo hard and snatches you in for the ride. If you never heard it before you know at that moment it will be great. 😎🎸🥁
It's even more fun to memorize his moves and get some cardio time in, which at 67 lasts about 30 seconds max for me, all out of breath and laughing with each little kick!
Well I am certainly too old. It's so difficult to find any continuity. Perhaps that's what people want these days. But there are many, many songs that make this one not worth a second listen to.
I saw these guys live in 1986 at the Orpheum in Boston. 4th row. The entire place goes dark and then you hear Billy Duffy play those opening cords. A spot streams down. We all go insane. BEST. CONCERT. EVER. (Really)
Great to see so many still listening and coming back to this spot. The Cult … the best seeing them live in nyc so many years ago. They killed it !!!! All we need are the old dives to see bands like this again …
Can hear this song, 20 times a day, and still want to listen again. Gives me power when I am bored or depressed. Great guys playing and singing. Just EPIC !!!!
I’m now 57 & when this was out my mates loved it & I thought it was rubbish! I regrettably, was so wrong & it’s not until years later, I really love this song! I have always been into trance but it just goes to show your musical taste can not change but accept other genres ❤️❤️❤️
I was in high school in the 80s and was fortunate enough that I liked a wide range of different music, but I grew up in a farm town and didn't really have access to all of the amazing shit that was out there, unlike now. When I found The Cult, it was an instant LIKE!!! Epic song.
I'm 63 and I am wondering how the hell I missed this during the 80's. What a decade! So much to enjoy...punk, funk, Goth, disco, ska et al. This must have passed me by but it gets a regular listen now via youtube. Brilliant!!
the radio stations stopped playing anything other than Led Zeppelin. Because all the radio stations played it so much, I can't stand the sound of them. When I got radio streaming, I listened to rock music for nearly 3 days of music I'd never heard. At least in the NYC and Philly area. Including this one." Time to get the Led out ", I wish it was to get it out of the radio..
Every generation thinks they grew up with the best music, however we who grew up in the 80s really were spoilt with some of the very best bands and songs ever
How the fuck is a kid listening to this in 2024 any different from your wrinkled ass? You had to grow up with radio and MTV, this generation has every generation's music just a click away, at any time, forever. You really expect them to be jealous of you? For that reason alone? Fucking boomers bro...
The Cult was one of the best rock bands of my era, so glad they are still around , they are my past, present and future, so happy listening to their music. Keep rocking on guys, we appreciate you.
@@kathleenjames4136 your lucky it wasn't motorhead U be deaf now, 6 of us seen em in the 80s at a club, we were up the back, it was that loud our ears were ringing, we had to leave half way through the set lol
Lyrics: Oh, the heads that turn Make my back burn And those heads that turn Make my back, make my back burn The sparkle in your eyes Keeps me alive And the sparkle in your eyes Keeps me alive, keeps me alive The world And the world turns around The world and the world, yeah The world drags me down Oh, the heads that turn Make my back burn And those heads that turn Make my back, make my back burn, yeah Hey, yeah, hey, yeah Yeah-yeah The fire in your eyes keeps me alive And the fire in your eyes keeps me alive I'm sure in her you'll find sanctuary I'm sure in her you'll find sanctuary And the world, the world turns around And the world and the world, the world drags me down And the world and the world and the world, the world turns around And the world and the world and the world and the world And the world drags me down Ah, hey yeah, hey yeah And the world (hey yeah, hey), and the world turns around (hey yeah, hey) And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey) Yeah, the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey) And the world (hey yeah, hey) Yeah, the world turns around (hey yeah, hey) And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey), the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey) Yeah hey, hey yeah Sanctuary
Very very succesful band that can buy their own island and live in a full time financial realm you can only dream of..they dont have to mow their own lawn or run a shovel....or cook their own food ever
That little dance at the beginning is so oddly epic. I can't make my feet move like that. Great song and video, still love you guys, you never sold out!
37 years ago I was 28 years old and hooning about on a Wes Cooley replica Yoshimura Suzuki GS 1000. no cameras, open race pipe and all the yuppies I could piss off as I made lots of noise riding up to Chelsea Bridge on a friday evening!
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I love him!!! I play his song all the time and can not believe I am now just knowing him, I was so busy raising kids and other tunes on the monster stereo. i absolutely love him!!! He is my age maybe a bit older, big huge respect when a fan was happy to see him. know he loves us we love him. total rock on!!! xoxoxoxoxox!!!!!
@@bobrisse9823 No he is not dead.
@@bobrisse9823 Ya I googled him when I first heard the song to see if he was still with us.
as all ways back to the 1980,s 👍👍👍 my web/servers up 24/7 in Ireland.
Ian/Billy have brought it for years.
I'm 74 and love hearing this again and again. Btw that guitar work is superb.
y billy es un groso, como buen taurino jajajaja
If you're listening to this you're ageless just like the song 🥇🏆💕
I was maybe when first heard this on the 8-trak of my brohter's chevelle on the way to school. all that stuff is now somehow a fantasy.
Billy Duffy!!
I'm 71 and love it !
The whole song is phenomenal but the intro when the drums kick in is just something else. I still get chills 38 years later.
Sound of my youth
38 years ago, OMG I remember when it 1st popped up on TOTPs and the Young Ones TV show.
OMG... recall when this song first cracked the airwaves in San Francisco...
CharlieKane....No honey, it has nothin to do with the sound of youth. It's because it's just down right sexy, and how can ya not love THAT. 😍
@@DovesSweetSonnet
sound of MY youth. It was released in the 80's when *I* was young
Yes ❄ i felt the chill first lines the fire in your eyes keeps me alive for me 🎉🎉🎉
My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤🙏
I'm so sorry for ur loss. Memories & music never die ❤ 🫂
thoughts are with you x
Sorry for your loss.
So sorry for your loss. Remember and charish the good times.
Ian Ashbury is still alive if that's any comfort
Loved this in the 80's. Its now Nov 2024, 52 years young and i spent all afternoon blasting this out as wife and son are out, LOVE IT!!!
Have now spent all evening reading comments and the impact and meaning this song as for so many. One in a million...
get in!!!
A rock band at their peak! Wow those guitar riffs and Ian belting out those vocals. I'm now 73 but this tour-de-force is in my top ten of all time.
Please share us your top ten ❤
Oh yes~~!!!!
Please do share 🥳 😎
😮 sanctuary
Ur almost my father's age and he wouldn't know this music if it fell on his head!!! Bless you man! I'm not a kid by any means at 53 but u give me inspiration man!! Love that
Haha I’m 64 & just discovering them & am not ashamed to say that I’m a lady & addicted to the song; and the lead singers dance moves~legs!! 🎉
This was my son Matthew's favorite song from this band. I will always blast this song as loud as possible! My son committed suicide. If you are struggling with anything, PLEASE PLEASE talk to someone! I miss and love you so much son!
My condolences to you Sir,I turned it up!
@@stephen69honanie51 Thank you! That means a lot!
It hurts to lose loved ones,miss my Dad,victim of violence
@@stephen69honanie51 I am very sorry for your loss Stephen
And I am very sorry for your loss
Im 65 and i still listen to the Cult just such a under rated band ?
I still love their music till this day ! 😊
its still a good song
Yes Mam, good quality music was an Art, it has been comercialized too much
still listening my friend...
@tinapartain831, yep, and saw them play in Pensacola years ago, and wow, such a great show.
Love them still! Am 58!
This track is loved by PROPER MUSIC LOVERS... no matter what age or colour.... this kind of music brings EVERYONE together... who everyou are
🇨🇴👏👍🎸🎉💿🪩🇨🇴
This was my buddies favourite band, he passed away before we finished High School, every time I hear them I crank it up to 11 and smile. I also smile when I look in the mirror at my crooked nose that he gave me.
aww that is awesome
Beautiful
😇 🤘🏼
You'll see him again and rock out again!
Fukin bro’s gotta luv em.
I remember my dad blasting this on his bang and olufsen 5500 sound system, then in his L200 pick up. He passed away when I was 11 back in 2014. I’m 21 this year and play this every so often to keep living his memories❤️
Sending Prayers for your Beloved Dad in Heaven 🙏
And a friendly hug for you!
🤗🙋🫂🙏🥰🐾
This is a great song to be "the song". Here's to all the great dads.
It's a great Dad's song.... one of my favourites and hopefully will pass it on to my son like your dad did to you.. very sad for you and feel your loss chin up and keep cherishing them memories
It's one hell of a song. I was just being born when this song came out. It definitely is one of those songs you wish there was an ∞ setting on the volume dial =) We need a rebirth of rock in the next decade-a neo-rock and roll that pays homage to this remarkable genre. Truly talented musicians wrote epics like these, like Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven or Pink Floyd & countless other towering talents back when music had a soul and heart like no other. =)
God I want our triumphalism of the of the days before y2k back. It seemed like the world was becoming a bitchin place where we could do anything and _we could sell sanctuary_
@Sample Rate we definitely did keep it! Amazing set up
This song can never be loud enough
Oh it can.....ask my neighbours!!!!!!!
Dude!
I totally agree!
Fuk yeah 👍
I'm getting yelled at right now for cranking this at 1 in the morning 😆🤘
I was 25 or so when I first heard this. It still sounds fresh. I used to tell my late hubby he was my sanctuary, that his love kept me alive.. So, this song resonates. :D
Absolutely BRILLIANT. Perfect vocals, great guitar tones, nice bass, great crisp drums. A very very well written, mixed, and performed songs! Well done!!!
You damn right!
Shit is Good 👍👍😊
Pure magic
See what a half decent producer can do with nothing. Stoopidist song ever
@@darrenlafreniere5034 you are an idiot
Played this at my late mothers funeral recently as it was one of her favs and wanted it .. Rock on in heaven mom miss you dearly 💔 🌎
Your mom is awesome
She so was bless her 💖 😢
A soul so bright it’s truly darkness without her
You’re both awesome! Rest in Paradise ❤️✌️😊😎
💖 🤘 💥 Thank you xx
Sorry for your loss....and what a wonderful song for her funeral...she is still rocking in your heart....
Ian's footwork especially at the beginning is classic!!!
Lol
It’s as if those boots took on a life of their own!
He's a decent footballer
Ya don't have to drum to notice that timing..
@@sac97311Loled so hard😂
better than peak Maradona
This man and his voice , his attitude , his character , ....just him in that moment and time was meant to be , and will live on for eternity x
This song will forever remind me of my Uncle Patrick who just passed away. As he used to say " it's illegal to hear this song and not crank the volume to the max".
RIP Uncle Pat......you will be missed.
Paul, Your uncle Patrick is rocking out keep his memories with you and don't let a day go by without thinking about him Regards Brian from AZ
Your uncle Patrick has great taste! Crank it up in his memory and dance till dawn!
Music these days are just rubbish yea bring back the quality
uncle pat had taste
@@clanmclaren1244 he certainly did!
when i met my husband at a night club back in 85, we first danced to this song. it's our 34th anniversary today, and Sanctuary sounds as fresh as it did back then.!
Happy Anniversary!!...Yes it does!!...
@@michaelbonney3372 oh thank you!! :)
VERY GOOD CHEERS TO YA!!!,!👍🍺
I was 37. My girlfriend 18. She gave me the cassette on which you find this song back in 85...
I would have love to start a family with her. But contrary to my wishes she told her dad my age...
He disagreed of us being together from the start. A very frustrated teacher... Who had never gone out of his region.
That messed her up...Learned that she had a few kids from different men. I hope she found peace. I never forgot her... Bye Marielle!
that's DECENT ;-)
This song never gets old. The year it came out I was halfway through high school. This is an example of how good the music was in the 1980’s was. Great times back then.
She Sells Sanctuary is the finest rock song ever written. Change my mind.
It’s a very well done song. I put it up there with Subdivisions by Rush.
Stairway to heaven, smoke on the water, sympathy for the 😈, etc.
Ace Of Spades
I would say that this and "How Soon Is Now" are the 2 best songs of the 80s.
Fire Woman
First heard this back in 85 when i was 24....still love it now i'm 63 😁
same 03-12-61
still cant belive that number , somehow still 24
i was 20 and the LOVE tour was the best..
I remember when this song came out. I pretty much blew out my car speakers and had to replace them. Definitely a woofer workout!
Me too a classic billy Duffy and ian asterbury a class act
Absolutely fantastic ,I’m nearly 75 and so glad I can enjoy the brilliant sounds of The Cult,I missed them in the 80’s ,too busy,such a shame I can’t dance to them now due to my joints !
Love your expression. I wasn’t born yet. But my mom played them when I was a kid in the 90’s. In our minds and hearts we all dance together to this great art. And you look great Eli 🎶🎶🎶💃🏼🕺🏾💃🏼🕺🏾💃🏼🕺🏾💃🏼🎶🎶🎶
We can still dance on the inside baby ! ;)
maybe it IS the joints...don.t smoke and then try a few moves!
You need joints to heal the pain !!! I jest my friend 😜 what a tune
You are an inspiration Elizabeth Gibson! Loved this song and band the first time I heard them in the eighties..55 now and still dig them as hard! Great to know I would be loving the old acts even when am 75 and more! ;) Mebbe love them even more!
I had the chance to see them yesterday with my dad for the first time in Montréal. Core memory !!!
What I’ve always loved about The Cult was they bridged rock, punk, goth rock, and elements new wave, being arguably one of the earliest alternative rock band. Really brilliant and a true classic in the truest sense of the word
You nailed it
Really well said !!!
This is one of the great "postmodern" moments: all these signs of pop music history getting mixed and matched, stirred in the blender. Jim Morrison fronting Boney M with a touch of Ozzy not fearing the reaper, and a sneaky side of the Cure.
Well said cause I'm an old school die hard and don't listen to much made after about 1979 but my son loved the cult and got me hooked.
Yes, Agree great way to put it! This song just gets better as time goes! I can never get tired of it, it just puts me in another frame of mind! I remember when it came out and the video was on MTV all the time!
This was played at my wedding in 1987 Every man and his dog was up dancing! Sadly my lovely darling wife Teresa passed away in 2009. This will always remind me of what a great day that was. Forever missed, forever loved!
Paul Cunningham I'm so sorry. I lost my partner too...
Thank goodness for music. Sending you best regards.
Thank you Maye
Paul Cunningham Anytime Paul. Music saved my life....it will help heal you to.
Sorry man
Seriously. One of the greatest songs ever written!
A song that you NEVER get tired of hearing. You get that rush and energy that you felt hearing it the first time.
Brilliant ❤
I am 66 old man and I still dancin on this music, rock on 😜
this music u do not dance to
This great music will never die!!!
Yes, you DO dance to this.
I’m 66 tomorrow and I’m dancing on my back porch😊
Hey, I'm 63 fat and wrinkley but not dead yet - Keep on rocking XXXX
I love the rhythm of this song and Ian's spectacular voice. how unforgettable the 80s were, you have to listen to it with the volume turned up.
Makes me want to cruise the beach with the windows down ❤
at Eleven
YAAS‼️👍😎
And he looks like and does a mean Jim Morrison too! Love Ian!
He has inspired so many later rockers with those amazing moves of his and his do
One of the best rock songs ever, you can't get enough of the riffs.
The drums are insane.
Ian is at his utmost in this song.
Did you know that is Mark Brzezicki, drummer for Big Country?
@@tonymerritt7141 Wow never knew that! Big Country was in full swing at this time! The original drummer Nigel Preston was fired after release! Brzezicki must have filled in for the video!
drummer is in the pocket 100%
From what I remember, Mark Brezecki played drums for them on the Love album, but She Sells Sanctuary, which he is in the video for, is one song he didn't play the drums on the album. Still Amazing after nearly 40 years - I had it on cassette mid 80's.
Yes yes....one of the fews that reminds me Jim Morrison....great Ian great the band ❤
God! This music is just incredible. One of my favourites! Ian's voice fits the music so harmonically!
After all these years I still get goosebumps. Truly is a masterpiece.
ABSOLUTELY EPIC... PERFECTION
Esta bateria de guitarras!! 👊🏼👊🏼
You sound unhinged
I just heard this song an I'm having an eargasm amazing this just aligned with my soul
Born in 1972, lives through the 80s and listen to music all the time, and imagine, discover this gem this summer at the age of 50 years old. Can´t understand how I could miss this song. Been played loud every day since this summer, and will continue to do so!
I’m 50 and got to see them live for the 1st time last September 🤘🤘🤘
At least you found it.
when played with massive speakers it's awesome, fantastic to wreck around the floor
1975 & discovered it last year, it's become a favourite of mine & my 13 yr old daughter 🤘
I loved all this alt music born in 76. I only caught this song playing old school GTA. Was either in the San Andreas or Vice city soundtrack I think.
There will never be an era of music greater than that of the 80's. The Cult still gives me chills when I hear this song, so many memories.
Same here, never e er gets old.
Cocaine was real back then😅
Damn still ROCKS
@@mattyburrows9059 yes it was. Before the street dealers learned about cutting it.
Absolutely 💯 💯
Man, I could watch his footwork in that first 30 seconds all day. That is the coolest thing I have seen in a while. So freaking cool.
TURN IT UP!!! This song is 35 years old and it will always rock. I was blown away by it in ‘85 and I’m still blown away! 😁🥰🎸
Me to some great days listening to this in the 80s been young and having a good time never get tired of listening to the classics
Never to old
a staple in a lot of tv 📺 commercials!
Its make me feel good! 😀
Wasn't a massive hit at the time but it will be part of their pension plan forever down their generations. I got the album "Love" when this came out. Well worth a look.
There’s no denying, this guy has a tremendous ,powerful voice and this song is a true classic.
Astbury is one of the most underrated frontmen as well. Truly the physical embodiment of the music on the stage.
yes
The voice and thunder of drums .
Homeboy really love his bass.
The initial 30 seconds are exceptional. The drum and bass that blend seamlessly with the dance. The intro I've replayed the most throughout my life.
I’m 64 years of age and this was buzzing through my head. I just had to listen to it. So glad I did, in July 2024! 😄✌️🎸☘️
literally one of the best rock songs ever. sounds incredible on a top notch club sound system.
I'm an old rocker at 75. I still love this song.
Never lose it
Right behind you at 65....LOVE this song and video....made me so happy when a younger co-worker said today that she and her son were jamming out to this song a few days ago!
@valerietomsic8454 my 16 yr old granddaughter now is a fan
66, live long and prosper Brother..🎸
@andya857 thanks, you too
I'm am old grandma lady who now lives in Missouri, but native of San Diego. My little sister turned me onto this song back in the day and I fell in love, hard. The other day I drove up to an intersection here in Jeff City, blasting this from my speakers. Some old dude (older than me 😉) pulls up and gives me a nod and a thumbs up. I guess it's true, old rockers never die, only our shells age.💀
BlueStarMama2017 Rock on, Granny. I'm a 45 year old metal head with no intentions of giving up metal.
Thank God you are still rockin! Inspiration!!!
BlueStarMama2017 fuckin ayy
It's better to burn out than fade away
You are Beautiful Blue Star Mama!!!💖
One of the greatest songs, ever!
One of the best bands, ever
Way underated.
I'm 67 and think this still absolutely rocks, best intro ever.
Big call Dave but...
Farkin right up there
With the best...
Long live R n R
🤘🤘🥃🥃
Sun king best intro ever
Good rock and roll is ageless and timeless!
very "U2'ish"
@@kbtube8125 I *think* the borrowing might just have been the other way around.....
How lucky was I to enjoy the 80’s during my 20’s ..... amazing music and clothes. Hardly any money and no mobile phones but so much creativity and self-expression. ✨✨✨
Caz Ford I totally concur with your statement...Jamming this tune while partying at Lake Havasu during the 80s.
Yes!
I was running a bar on a Canadian armed force base in Germany Cfb Baden three quarter of the audience hate it my DJ Danny I loved it
I agree 100%!!! Loved growing up in the 80's......my kids have no idea what a great time it was!!!!!!
sums up our lives perfectly
One of the most powerful openings.The delicate lead in and then the way it just drops in sooo hard and snatches you in for the ride. If you never heard it before you know at that moment it will be great. 😎🎸🥁
Chills.... EVERY SINGLE TIME!
Well said.
@@thejetcitywoman I'm back for more chills
I'm 7,000 years old and still listening to this killer track!
🤣🤣🤣❤
Yes i do
¿Eres de El Obeid? Yo nací en Uruk, pero no tan para allá atrás...
crankin
Me too❤
Probably one of the best songs ever made. This is genius material.
TOTALLY EPIC! A MASTERPIECE
relax there before you hurt yourself
agreed, this song never goes off the playlist. If this song doesn't inspire you you were already dead.
agree 100%
Great tune and riff' but nonsense lyric's.....but cant help love it.
One of the most underrated under appreciated most totally awesome songs of the 80s
Not only am I enamored with this song, I'm mesmerized by his moves when this video kicks off.
Yeah he's pretty fly isn't he
Same here..!!
It's even more fun to memorize his moves and get some cardio time in, which at 67 lasts about 30 seconds max for me, all out of breath and laughing with each little kick!
Ian is the Bomb 💣😅
Totally! One of the best parts of the video!! ❤❤❤
This band was the perfect mix of rock n roll, a little goth, a little witchy, and super awesome! Will never be another one like it.
Still sounds fresh 38 years later, amazing album and band
38 years later man you got no sense of time 38 years ha silly
@@andrewbojanich8003 its 38 years old . are you stupid?
@@andrewbojanich8003 1985 - love
Never gets old, forever a classic one of the 80s best tunes 😁
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No doubt!
The FIRE in your eyes ⚡⚡⚡🔥🔥🔥⚡⚡⚡
Well I am certainly too old. It's so difficult to find any continuity. Perhaps that's what people want these days. But there are many, many songs that make this one not worth a second listen to.
@@ginacoles6207 Dang Gina! I’m too old too! Why such the negativity? Songs are songs. It’s just music.
Feel that energy? Not many artists generate this kind of groove anymore. The Cult is one of a kind.
Yeah , awesome song awesome band the cult !👍
Yes sir that is getting it on
Awesome sound,great front man.
yes they created a very special energy in this song, dancing to it is the only thing you can do.
I was blessed by God to have lived through the 80's.
Best decade for music and movies.................................................
Indeed !!
What you wrote it’s absolutely true! 80 was truly a marvelous and unforgettable decade about music, fashion, design and more! Absolutely agree! 🙏👍😜
Best decade is YOUR decade. Let the children have their music!
@@masonparadis4237 Hmmm......
My comment did start with "I was blessed" so my comment was about myself.
Just saying. lol
@@jetsons101 I'm 65. I can't even remember the 80's!😉
I saw these guys live in 1986 at the Orpheum in Boston. 4th row. The entire place goes dark and then you hear Billy Duffy play those opening cords. A spot streams down. We all go insane. BEST. CONCERT. EVER. (Really)
You are SOOOO lucky! Totally jealous
What a cool name for a venue.
My mate at works uncle is Billy Duffy!👍
I saw them about the same year in south florida
was an Amazing live concert
@@rob-robi Right? That dramatic spot in a totally dark theatre. Incredible.
One of the most underrated bands of all time.
You got that right!!
I know it’s crazy
not in their time....the were big!
I know rihjt totally said that for years!!!
I agree!
This song got me through a lot of hard times and continues to help. It is definitely a power song for me
Great to see so many still listening and coming back to this spot. The Cult … the best seeing them live in nyc so many years ago. They killed it !!!! All we need are the old dives to see bands like this again …
*THE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES KEEPS ME ALIVE*
Great poetry.
soooo amazing!!!
Fuckin A right
'Keeps me alive'
the fire in your eyes keeps me alive
Can hear this song, 20 times a day, and still want to listen again. Gives me power when I am bored or depressed. Great guys playing and singing. Just EPIC !!!!
agree 100000%
I’m now 57 & when this was out my mates loved it & I thought it was rubbish! I regrettably, was so wrong & it’s not until years later, I really love this song! I have always been into trance but it just goes to show your musical taste can not change but accept other genres ❤️❤️❤️
You can't play this jam loud enough. I CRANK it when I can! And I'm turning 65 this July 13th! I CRANKED it in '85 too!!!🤓😎
Same
U need to broaden your consumption but it is good
I'm 50, but there was a day I rode a skateboard, had orange spiked hair and listened to this over and over again. Still listening....
I'm with ya, Greg, except, I'm 48, my hair color was "iguana green" and I skated the signature Caballero model.
That’s me right now except I don’t have a skateboard (I wish)
51 here and i have the original LP...
@@j.rothchild173 That's awesome! I still have a ton of cassettes from my high school days. Depeche, Cure, Echo, Sex Pistols....
@Michael Cook snap, although I have now come across more sophisticated music now, I still ahve a soft spot for this song, fantastic beat.
I was in high school in the 80s and was fortunate enough that I liked a wide range of different music, but I grew up in a farm town and didn't really have access to all of the amazing shit that was out there, unlike now. When I found The Cult, it was an instant LIKE!!! Epic song.
This is one of those unique tracks that can NEVER be played loud enough!
yes the best way to enjoy it is on high volume.
Was he dancing like kicking his leg first. Him or Michael Jackson?
When this song comes on,
To quote spinal tap:
I play it on 11
Love it
the cult used to visit mum in the 80s...i was asleep upstairs.....r.i.p mum
😪
Man, nothing even comes close to this these days!!!! What a powerhouse tune!!!!
They have a bunch of em!
So true, so very very true...!!
Wish there was a time machine because I’d fuk off in it and won’t be coming back
There's plenty just as good you just have to prick your ears
If you like this song check out Wild Hearted Son and Yes Man, both songs by The Cult.
I'm 63 and I am wondering how the hell I missed this during the 80's. What a decade! So much to enjoy...punk, funk, Goth, disco, ska et al. This must have passed me by but it gets a regular listen now via youtube. Brilliant!!
I am 62 (gasp). not much radio play, but I was still a club goer. heavy play in the San Francisco in the good places.
You've found it now. That's all that matters!
End house, end techno...
Tu habites où G.B 🙄😏👉💪💪💪💪💪🇫🇷🇬🇧😋
the radio stations stopped playing anything other than Led Zeppelin. Because all the radio stations played it so much, I can't stand the sound of them. When I got radio streaming, I listened to rock music for nearly 3 days of music I'd never heard. At least in the NYC and Philly area. Including this one." Time to get the Led out ", I wish it was to get it out of the radio..
Is it just me or does every Cult song need to be played full blast?!💥 Love it
I was born in 2002 and songs like this are hidden gems for me.
Check out Peter Murphy. Was the singer in Bauhaus but his solo stuff was... different....
Welcome to the L4YER CAKE son
Check the the mission or sisters of mercy
The 80s and 90s will have a lot of gems for you. Look at what they make nowadays, it is nothing special.
Enjoy being young, it disappears in a heartbeat!
A hugely underrated rock band, they made some great songs such as this classic.
Who hasn't given them a rate?
@@DaveTaste I really hate the cliché, trite, stupid word underrated. Always some clown professing it, looking like a trite dbag
THIS SONG NEVER GETS OLD .
You are right, this song is almost 40 years old and sounds like it is made yesterday.
@@MD-ru5vs To right . Rob.
....and it never will!
I can't believe there are only 66M hits on this epic song!
Never gets old? 'Till you've heard it the second time.
I'm a 90s teenager, but the 80s are an enormous part of the soundtrack of my life.
Every generation thinks they grew up with the best music, however we who grew up in the 80s really were spoilt with some of the very best bands and songs ever
I agree. Don't forget the 70s though !
@@tfenlon65The 80s came from the 70s🤍
@@MairyHinge disagree......there is very nice concrete break from the 70's on all levels.......especially recording tech!!
Amen!
How the fuck is a kid listening to this in 2024 any different from your wrinkled ass? You had to grow up with radio and MTV, this generation has every generation's music just a click away, at any time, forever. You really expect them to be jealous of you? For that reason alone? Fucking boomers bro...
This Record is truly timeless. Ian is the genuine article. It rocks intelligently, with a NuWave flourish. Nearly 40 years on and still going strong!
That is one of my favorite guitar riffs of all time. The lyrics are pretty badass too. Sad music isn't this damn good any more.
agreed
The 80s ruled
Agree!!! And your dog looks like one of mine! So you know we have great taste! ❤️
Check out "Open Fire" by The Darkness. Proper love letter to The Cult, the Hawkins brothers are friends with lead guitarist Bill Duffy. (づ◕ᗜ◕)づ
I'm 15 and I agree with you, so disappointed how music isn't like this anymore. Still looking for good new bands and artists though. Hopefully
One of the greatest rock songs out there, and a superb intro. Simples!
One of the best songs I've heard in my life.
Fuckinay right!
Absolutely!
Yes I agree
Because you are a real nigga!!!
afterlife ?
The Cult was one of the best rock bands of my era, so glad they are still around , they are my past, present and future, so happy listening to their music. Keep rocking on guys, we appreciate you.
The world 🌍 drags me down!;!
Saw the cult in the 80’s one of the most underrated concerts ever. They sound amazing live.
Can't remember who opened for who Billy Idol or The Cult. Didn't really matter it was a fuckin great show!
Who didn't rate it?
Had the privilege of seeing them at the royal oke music theater and the fox in Detroit. Amazing.
I saw in 1995 in Manchester when I was at uni. I found myself right next the speaker at the left of the stage & my hearing's never been right since...
@@kathleenjames4136 your lucky it wasn't motorhead U be deaf now, 6 of us seen em in the 80s at a club, we were up the back, it was that loud our ears were ringing, we had to leave half way through the set lol
What a song, what a voice!!!!. This classic will never age!
Lyrics:
Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn
The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive, keeps me alive
The world
And the world turns around
The world and the world, yeah
The world drags me down
Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn, yeah
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Yeah-yeah
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
And the fire in your eyes keeps me alive
I'm sure in her you'll find sanctuary
I'm sure in her you'll find sanctuary
And the world, the world turns around
And the world and the world, the world drags me down
And the world and the world and the world, the world turns around
And the world and the world and the world and the world
And the world drags me down
Ah, hey yeah, hey yeah
And the world (hey yeah, hey), and the world turns around (hey yeah, hey)
And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah, the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey)
And the world (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah, the world turns around (hey yeah, hey)
And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey), the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah hey, hey yeah
Sanctuary
Thanks for sharing the lyrics
Oh the Texas sun
Make my Back burn
And the Texas sun
Make my back
Make my back burn....
Let's be honest, this song was iconic then and iconic NOW!
That driving beat!🤗
Its undefeated
Absolutely yes
Yes it is! Simply amazing!
Amazing!!!!!!!
In my opinion, one of the greatest rock songs EVER.
Agreed!
Easily
The opening guitar riff....come on!
@@winritzert3310 Still sends a shiver down my spine when I hear that. A classic, all of it. But especially the opening riff :D
Amen
1985, i was in a music store in Houston. Heard this playing and bought the album. 39 years later, its still great music.
Very Very underrated band, I grew up listening to them. Definitely The Cult is one of my favs for this 45 year old!!!
45 over here and you’re absolutely right!🤘
Very underrated!
Same on all counts!
Very very succesful band that can buy their own island and live in a full time financial realm you can only dream of..they dont have to mow their own lawn or run a shovel....or cook their own food ever
Im 55 and agree saw them live
This song is total candy for the mind and the senses.. Definitely one of my all time faves!
Amen to that brother
Nose candy, for sure!
I agree....how could anyone stay in a bad mood listening to this??? This is a classic that's up there with Mozart's symphony #40 ☺️
Never gets old .. That intro is one of the best ever
absolutely Mark, always thought that, loved it :)
The extended version is even better!
Agree
Agreed!!!
I've always loved the bridge too. Back when songs had bridges.
One of the best rock bands in history. One of the best rock songs ever! Love these guys since this was new. Time just flys by.
2023 and still one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded
Listening right now 🇨🇦
@@GSDC1965Ayye your Canadian too? Nice!
I totally agree, I love this song. Never gets old
Agreed
just a ukin banger from austrailia but uk from the 60,s 70,s till late 80,s the best music around..
Just saw this live, closer. Boston Sat night. I was pleasantly surprised to hear Ian’s voice back in true form. Killer.❤️
Yay!! Go, Ian!
Hes a ROCKER Awesome voice great stage presence with some Great moves !
I'm now 58 and still love this song...played at full blast....only way to listen to it...😁
Needs to be remastered
William Arno I've got the CD lol
I am 61 and this is going on my new and revised "household chores" playlist along with INXS etc!
I know how you fell. 63 going on 29...............
David Rae
Lolz me too
Can I love this video more than I do ? No I cannot. Perfection
That little dance at the beginning is so oddly epic. I can't make my feet move like that. Great song and video, still love you guys, you never sold out!
Basically Ian doing his best Adam Ant imitation, course he did it better in the SDC.
@@JClaus1221 JC. lol,seriously watch the video and try to make your feet move like that, it doesn't work lol. He's divine, have a good one:)
Live in an apartment infested with roaches and you'll master it inside a week 😚
@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 😆
"you never sold out"....right, one half-empty venue after another. What a dog of a decade.
Plain and simple. The Cult ROCKS!!
Reminds me of all the girls I "DREDGED" w
hen I was a young jedi. I loved ALL OF THEM!
What an energy in this song !!
One of those songs that never gets old.
Joo-foh Timeless!
I can’t get this song out of my head. Being a teen in the 80s kicked ass!!
Rock and roll classic. God job gentlemen, and thank you for providing the backtrack to many profound parts of my life. God bless you.
This band is criminally underrated.
Agreed
100% agree…..well said
Absolutely...
Agreed!!!
I was lucky enough to see them live in the 80's several times - easily in my top 5 bands of all time - blew me away
I bought this album when came out . 37 years ago , where did time go .
Same here.
Away...
Damn im only 19 i hope time doesnt fly any faster
I remember watching this on mtv
37 years ago I was 28 years old and hooning about on a Wes Cooley replica Yoshimura Suzuki GS 1000. no cameras, open race pipe and all the yuppies I could piss off as I made lots of noise riding up to Chelsea Bridge on a friday evening!
51 and still loving it like I did when I was 18. We had the best music.
46, and I can honestly say that the 80's were the best.
52, and there will never be another era like we had!
52 in April, bro.
Eric_SRQ 52 - Some of the best music came from this era. And this is still one of my favorites. Close your eyes and remember 🤘
I am 51 too! And I am still loving it!! 🤟