The Verve - Drugs Don't Work (Acoustic On MTV)

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  • @marktracy3063
    @marktracy3063 5 лет назад +339

    A big hug to those who listen to this

  • @PerpetualAlfa
    @PerpetualAlfa 3 года назад +40

    The unsung hero of this song has always been Nick McCabe's harrowing guitar wails that plummet the tone of the track to utter, abject despair.

    • @Julianpaztorres
      @Julianpaztorres 9 месяцев назад +1

      But he is not alone , remember

    • @Julianpaztorres
      @Julianpaztorres 9 месяцев назад +1

      I think is imposible to separete the twi of them. Think about the voice. Think about when he us finishing and the guitar like in Underworld. Underrated

  • @robbiepeterh
    @robbiepeterh 3 года назад +41

    In the 90s, there were so many classic songs written by British bands. We didn’t know how lucky we were. Only 20 years later do we realise that we lived through a golden age in British music. I’ll always be a child of the 90s ✌🏼

    • @MrSmid888
      @MrSmid888 Год назад +1

      Yes brother ✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @esploratoridelgusto
      @esploratoridelgusto Год назад

      We'll always be.

    • @Sean0780
      @Sean0780 Год назад

      I’m almost 43 and from the States, loved 90’s British music during those days, and ever since it seems there is another song/album/band that comes my way. It makes me feel like the 90’s are still going on somewhere…

  • @Scootmandu63
    @Scootmandu63 3 года назад +35

    This version makes me cry more than previous ones. I really need this some days. ❤️

  • @resisaputra269
    @resisaputra269 6 лет назад +115

    The guitarist is so good, damn it.. for me, it takes the song to another level..

    • @travgpeters1
      @travgpeters1 6 лет назад +16

      yeah it does not sure why other people on the comments think it ruins the song ....mcgabes guitar playing takes the song to another level

    • @TanguyBlanchard
      @TanguyBlanchard 5 лет назад

      was trying to find other people thinking it ruins it like me. His improvisation seems over the place and messy. Not coherent imo

    • @RqiN1
      @RqiN1 5 лет назад

      @@TanguyBlanchardthe volume of the guitar should have been lower than the singer's voice thats what ruined the song ,thats what i think

    • @TanguyBlanchard
      @TanguyBlanchard 5 лет назад +1

      @@RqiN1 that is a problem as well, but I got more info and it seems the two had a rivalry, he may have been doing this on purpose

    • @RqiN1
      @RqiN1 5 лет назад

      @@TanguyBlanchard Well yeah, it makes more sense .

  • @ropeswingify
    @ropeswingify 6 лет назад +47

    What a flawlessly gorgeous vocal performance. Hugely underrated front man.

  • @alanwipawasootcharoen7747
    @alanwipawasootcharoen7747 5 лет назад +21

    I lost my dad a month ago and i kept listening to him singing this song every single day as to remind me there’s someone out there experienced the same situation as mine and feel me...

    • @obedjoel
      @obedjoel 3 года назад +1

      Months ago I lost my grandfather, and he was like my father... this song hurts.

  • @ia5662
    @ia5662 5 лет назад +29

    the guitar work in Urban Hymns is so freaking underrated. Love this lead guitar player's creativity and taste and of course Richard'd songwriting. There are some beautifully psychedelic moments on that album.

  • @nicoleryan100
    @nicoleryan100 7 лет назад +252

    my friend died this morning. this song is on repeat right now. Johnny always and forever. fly with the angels. i will love you forever.

    • @EVERTONPAUL1878
      @EVERTONPAUL1878 6 лет назад +3

      Nicole ryan
      Stay strong x

    • @nicoleryan100
      @nicoleryan100 6 лет назад +2

      EVERTONPAUL1878 thank you xo

    • @TheJackflash85
      @TheJackflash85 5 лет назад +1

      So sorry , peace and love~

    • @Kale1482
      @Kale1482 5 лет назад +4

      He always be with you... close your eyes.. he is there .. what we call death it’s just the beginning of the real happiness you are part of the everything... and the everything it’s you

    • @tiberiosiebra1428
      @tiberiosiebra1428 5 лет назад +1

      Be strong and still in love and goodness, dear

  • @Wildhat8
    @Wildhat8 9 лет назад +785

    I lost my wife last year due to ilness, this is one of the songs that helped me cope with it all.

    • @Wildhat8
      @Wildhat8 9 лет назад +24

      Thats a lie,all i see is her face again.. Such a beutiful woman she was. But i have two beutiful kids who are now grown up.

    • @austinpowers625
      @austinpowers625 9 лет назад +25

      Wildhat8 You have not lost her my friend.She is still with you but in another form,the form that we was before we were human.

    • @Wildhat8
      @Wildhat8 9 лет назад +10

      Always believed in that and thankyou.

    • @shamblesman
      @shamblesman 9 лет назад +3

      Sorry man..

    • @jordansmith8710
      @jordansmith8710 9 лет назад +4

      Wildhat8 This is a beautiful song, and the fact that it describes people's situation and helps them through it, shows what great song writing it is. I am so sorry for your loss. Make sure you and your children are alright.

  • @DarlinBH
    @DarlinBH 3 года назад +7

    “If Heaven calls, I’m coming too” 😭😭😭

  • @boozness1497
    @boozness1497 9 лет назад +30

    One of the best written songs ever

  • @dfjsorbys
    @dfjsorbys 2 года назад +1

    Just watched him live! Absolutely class did this one along with the other verve classics 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @IngyDentist
    @IngyDentist 9 лет назад +72

    i just love to watch him sing ... hes special

  • @realessence
    @realessence Год назад +7

    One of my most-played tracks from the 90s. Must be their best performance of this classic. Richard's vocals are perfect, matched perfectly with Nick's haunting guitar sounds. Glad someone captured it and shared with us.

  • @nadiaoemar82
    @nadiaoemar82 6 лет назад +4

    Never heard this version before and I absolutely loved it... I miss songs from the 90s.😍

  • @McGacks
    @McGacks 5 лет назад +4

    What a performance - two masters on top of their game.

  • @dekobass1982
    @dekobass1982 8 лет назад +150

    Perfect song, I cry with this song, I love The Verve. Greetings from Brazil.

    • @samuelpinheiro977
      @samuelpinheiro977 3 года назад +1

      Eu também tento muito me manter firme nessa música, mas não dá... a letra, o modo como é cantada, a melodia. Tudo junto em perfeita harmonia com uma mensagem tão triste e devastadora assim para quem entende o que se passa é demais. Não dá para conter as lágrimas.

  • @oasisbeyond
    @oasisbeyond 5 лет назад

    One of the first albums, that just grew on me, and I loved it. I loved 5 songs s muc, including this song, it's a great album.

  • @hugoribillard3764
    @hugoribillard3764 9 лет назад +11

    Great, great performance here. Amazing vocals from Ashcroft and McCabe adds a lot of "pressure" into it, love it.

  • @lillylou2933
    @lillylou2933 3 года назад +1

    I’ve never heard a voice like he’s it’s pure heaven no one in my opinion has his talent no one on this earth ❤️

  • @paulmagnoli2171
    @paulmagnoli2171 4 года назад +1

    Purest voice ever and also one of the best songwriters ever , one in a million man

  • @jimi6354
    @jimi6354 6 лет назад +1

    This truly is a beautiful song, after my own personal battle with drug's when I was younger this song will always remain not in my head but my heart.woh lord!!!!!

  • @tonysproule3408
    @tonysproule3408 7 лет назад +83

    Dedicated to his father, what an amazing tribute!!!

    • @misselizabethbrydon
      @misselizabethbrydon 6 лет назад +16

      Tony Sproule ...most people think the song is about takin drugs...but ur right..he's singing to his dad...his dad had an illness & was taking all sorts of medication..hence..'the drugs dont work'..he died anyway 😢 sad

    • @skyenicolas7012
      @skyenicolas7012 6 лет назад +6

      Yep. All about his dad who was ill and died. Adds a different perspective to the song when you know what its about.

    • @lawofaverages5373
      @lawofaverages5373 5 лет назад +10

      Pretty sure it was for his wife's dad who was ill. His dad died suddenly when he was 10-11. brain haemorrhage

  • @cheekychops2004
    @cheekychops2004 8 лет назад +34

    this is just the most beautiful song ever...well up there with the best of em!!!

    • @mattydeathgoon
      @mattydeathgoon 6 лет назад

      Love this song

    • @robd4278
      @robd4278 6 лет назад +1

      cheekychick2004 .must be in top 15 best song and number 1 when wrecked

  • @nojodiefindaly5479
    @nojodiefindaly5479 7 лет назад +12

    amazing this song always brings a tear to my eye xx

    • @bryanhughes724
      @bryanhughes724 7 лет назад +1

      NoJodie Findaly same here , such a sad subject but Ashcroft always pulls it off like a true professional ✌

  • @warwickowl
    @warwickowl 5 лет назад +7

    This is a song I love playing at open mic. Simply epic. In my opinion still the best voice currently in British music

  • @ricric9521
    @ricric9521 5 лет назад +16

    Urban Mymns was a fantastic album. An album you could enjoy start to finish. One of my all time favorites

    • @rd-vt1vx
      @rd-vt1vx 3 года назад

      One of the best albums of all time, a journey from start to finish. pure art.

    • @jsmoker10
      @jsmoker10 Год назад

      Yes it sure is. I think it’s the only album that I could play every song on guitar. In fact, Sonnet was the first song I learned, the first 4 chords I learned. I played c,em,am, fMaj7 over and over until could “roughly” make it sound like the song…I was so excited too! I’m sure it was absolute rubbish though, but still, I was on my way! 😬

  • @BillyReedMusic
    @BillyReedMusic 8 лет назад +24

    WOW! That was PERFECTION!!!!

  • @ralex3697
    @ralex3697 8 лет назад +5

    Gorgeous eyes !
    Always wears shades
    He is a genius !

  • @anomalees
    @anomalees 6 лет назад +1

    Just so beautiful yet achingly sullen. The verve were so good at bleeding emotions.

  • @zoeyssfischetti4856
    @zoeyssfischetti4856 6 лет назад +4

    love their sound run deep in the soul through the earth

  • @chriscarlone527
    @chriscarlone527 3 года назад

    Come back to this from time to time. Touching song. Thinking of you and Grandma Dad.

  • @robertocarranza1877
    @robertocarranza1877 6 лет назад +3

    Muy sentida es esta canción, mucha música y melancolía. Muy hermosa.

  • @veronicascvn8578
    @veronicascvn8578 2 года назад +2

    I love Richard Ashcroft since ever. His songs make me floating around in another galaxy…

  • @Trish.G.
    @Trish.G. 4 месяца назад

    On the same day, March 1st, hours apart, my brother and best friend left this world. This song makes me tear up and miss them. Yet, smile and feel love in my heart because it's such an amazing and well written beautiful song that expresses how I feel over losing them. 💖 Thank you, Mr. Ashcroft 🙏🏼💖

  • @walterreed8843
    @walterreed8843 5 лет назад +2

    My son died two years ago of a drug overdose. Now the drugs don't work.

  • @mrseedjnr
    @mrseedjnr 4 года назад +1

    cry every time .. urban hymns best album ever and im a rocker

  • @kristianhumphreys3359
    @kristianhumphreys3359 7 лет назад +25

    masterpiece.nothing more needs to be said

  • @rosangelarecla9211
    @rosangelarecla9211 7 лет назад +11

    Essa banda canta com a alma.

  • @theroguescholar9218
    @theroguescholar9218 7 месяцев назад

    Staggeringly beautiful. I can’t think of any musical performance like this. The sound of two supernova stars dancing in orbit with each other

  • @melissakearns199
    @melissakearns199 6 лет назад +3

    Ya, I understand completly. Thank god a good artist let's some of us know how deep it really goes. Someone seems to completely understand.

  • @satutigatujuh
    @satutigatujuh 6 лет назад +1

    Such a beautiful lyric ❤️❤️

  • @gillianbarden9390
    @gillianbarden9390 8 лет назад +41

    Richard Ashcroft is the rock star on this planet, he said I am the universe, forth xxxxxxxxxx

  • @tobeofps
    @tobeofps 5 лет назад

    this song is my all time favourite song.. every time i listen it makes me chill

  • @elenalavelle2231
    @elenalavelle2231 5 лет назад +20

    This song means so much atm as I am literally learning to walk again after a serious ill ness

  • @nickythorp829
    @nickythorp829 6 лет назад +1

    I love this band. Haughting.

  • @vincevanderwalt2916
    @vincevanderwalt2916 6 лет назад +28

    Electric guitar does a great job on this song

  • @joaopauloalves7706
    @joaopauloalves7706 9 лет назад +42

    This version is divine!

  • @FuriousGibbon
    @FuriousGibbon 5 лет назад +2

    To be British and to have been in my late teens / early 20s and at university in the 90s... is like winning the lottery twice.

  • @this_is_ally_blyat
    @this_is_ally_blyat 4 года назад +1

    His voice was angelic. And Nick's guitar, it's awesome.

  • @zzzzzaaaaa.
    @zzzzzaaaaa. 5 месяцев назад +1

    Мне нравится что он поет полностью для себя. В полной автономности.

  • @jacobmitchell85
    @jacobmitchell85 6 лет назад

    What an amazing and emotional performance.

  • @fernandofediuk3344
    @fernandofediuk3344 10 лет назад +1

    Beautifull!! Thanks richard your music is inspiration.. come back to argentina pleaseeeeeee!!

  • @candragora
    @candragora 6 лет назад +2

    I love Richard Ashcroft ❤️❤️ his voice is something special!!!

  • @claudiobotta2386
    @claudiobotta2386 4 года назад

    Endless sweetness. I love this song♥️

  • @rosangelarecla9211
    @rosangelarecla9211 7 лет назад +3

    Amo essa banda.

  • @shellglen
    @shellglen 3 года назад

    One of the few current British artists still around who you can put up there with the very very best...McCabe and Ashcroft are genius musicians...if this don’t touch your soul deep then you are not living!!!

  • @JulianJDiaz
    @JulianJDiaz Год назад +2

    ¡Increíble el guitarrista! Hermosa melodía.

  • @peterfarkas2154
    @peterfarkas2154 3 года назад

    Just amazing song lost so many friends and this song makes me cry

  • @craiggorman9392
    @craiggorman9392 6 лет назад

    Absolutely Outstanding And Timeless 'Pure Brilliance'

  • @HjMaswadyHjAmjah
    @HjMaswadyHjAmjah 6 лет назад +7

    This song back in my head again...My father passed away Sunday last week..4th Sep 2017... :-/

  • @craigmclaughlin9964
    @craigmclaughlin9964 6 лет назад

    Mind blown again......... Wish I could go back to the 90s 😣

  • @hamidgarden4178
    @hamidgarden4178 5 лет назад +1

    Perfect sad song and love song...very perfect melody. Very nice voice. I love you Richard. I am from iran and i love you...💙🌹🌿🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @hanifahaisha9519
    @hanifahaisha9519 3 года назад +8

    All this talk of getting old
    It's getting me down, my love
    Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
    This time I'm coming down
    And I hope you're thinking of me
    As you lay down on your side
    Now the drugs don't work
    They just make you worse but I know I'll see your face again
    Now the drugs don't work
    They just make you worse
    But I know I'll see your face again
    But I know I'm on a losing streak
    As I pass down by your street
    And if you wanna show, then just let me know
    And I'll sing in your ear again
    Now the drugs don't work
    They just make you worse
    But I know I'll see your face again
    'Cause baby, oh
    If heaven falls, I'm coming too
    Just like you said
    You leave my life, I'm better off dead
    All this talk of getting old
    It's getting me down, my Lord
    Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
    This time I'm coming down
    Now the drugs don't work
    They just make you worse but I know I'll see your face again
    'Cause baby, oh
    If heaven falls, I'm coming too
    Just like you said
    You leave my life, I'm better off dead
    But if you wanna show
    Then just let me know and I'll sing in your ear again
    Now the drugs don't work
    They just make you worse but I know I'll see your face again
    Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
    Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
    Yeah, I know I'll see your face again, oh, Lord
    Yeah, I know I'll see your face again, oh, Lord
    I'm never coming down now, I'm never coming down
    No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
    I'm never coming down now, I'm never coming down
    No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
    I'm never coming down now, I'm never coming down
    No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
    I'm never coming down now, I'm never coming down
    No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
    I'm never coming down now, I'm never coming down
    No more, no more, no more, no more, no more, no more
    Sumber: Musixmatch

  • @robkeyse7124
    @robkeyse7124 6 лет назад

    One of the greatest lyrical songs ever written.

  • @Wozniak_15
    @Wozniak_15 5 лет назад

    Yeah, the Verve ! This is real music now. . .the emotion feeling and soul in it .. .

  • @henrymick9648
    @henrymick9648 5 лет назад +1

    McCabe crossing dimensions... He makes this song soooo much more special. Their chemistry is also amazing of course!

  • @witchwildboy9028
    @witchwildboy9028 7 лет назад +2

    This song always makes me sad and happy at the same time.

  • @markbrown9423
    @markbrown9423 4 года назад +2

    One of the best songs ever il get that played at my funeral

  • @manhurock4266
    @manhurock4266 Год назад +3

    Nunca olvidaré este track

  • @cthulhu186
    @cthulhu186 8 лет назад +586

    when the depression starts and you have no one to talk to...

    • @LB-rj7fj
      @LB-rj7fj 8 лет назад +18

      There is always someone willing to listen

    • @cthulhu186
      @cthulhu186 8 лет назад +51

      So tired of feeling it, I don't even want to talk about it at this point. You can only say the same thing for so many years, decades, before it becomes meaningless. I do urge others to seek out help if they ever need it; I cope the best way I can, through the methods I have learned, and the drugs do sometimes work...
      A good cry is not always a bad thing, however. This song makes me think of my mother, who died of cancer. THAT I can talk about. Her drugs made things worse.
      Your words are kind, and I wish you well.

    • @vanishingpoint80
      @vanishingpoint80 7 лет назад

      c willi you pick up the needle and horse mate

    • @alkhall123
      @alkhall123 7 лет назад +6

      c willi - hang in there girl! I too, lost my mother to cancer. It's been 4 years and I'm just now coming out of the funk. I hope you can get this relief also!

    • @sheepgray08
      @sheepgray08 7 лет назад +2

      I haven't been really depressed a while... It is coming back and it so hard not having someone to talk to. Some shoulder to cry. Someone who understands even a tiny bit of all the mes.....

  • @vitorcardoso7140
    @vitorcardoso7140 6 лет назад +2

    The music beautiful

  • @barakp26
    @barakp26 5 лет назад +1

    One of the most underrated songs in music history

  • @thomasvdm
    @thomasvdm 10 лет назад +10

    Wow that was great..

  • @saharasante1116
    @saharasante1116 7 лет назад

    I loved the Verve numberplate on the bike😊thank you.

  • @staceyridley597
    @staceyridley597 6 лет назад

    Love this tune words r so true the drugs don't work.....

  • @chriscarlone527
    @chriscarlone527 3 года назад

    Can't help but think of my father when I hear this song. I know Rich wrote this about his father who was sick with cancer from what I remember. He was prescribed these medications that were just making him worse, effectively killing him quicker than the cancer would have. "The drugs don't work...they just make you worse."
    My grandmother went through the same issue when she got diagnosed with stage four. Too little, too late. The chemo sped up her demise. We would have maybe had her with us for another entire year if she opted not to do that. But that was her decision and I respected it.
    When I think of my father and how he handled her death, I think of the drugs and the alcohol that he always indulged in can never quite seem to take away all of that pain and anger at an unfortunate situation and an inevitable reality. As much as we've always been at ends and he has failed as a parent, I still love him because he wasn't always that way, and I see as much good in him as just about anybody else. Change starts with a series of choices and the right environment to begin in. Thanks for reading. Peace to all of you and your loved ones. Live forever!

  • @sayless441
    @sayless441 3 года назад +3

    I dont relate but I love the music, I feel the sense of hope when I hear this song.

  • @davidcastropena3477
    @davidcastropena3477 4 года назад +1

    Hermosa canción
    ❤️❤️🎧

  • @GasMaskHeadhunter
    @GasMaskHeadhunter 8 лет назад +16

    Drugs worked for me from when I was 13 and 45 years later I wish that they hadn't.

    • @janoel4481
      @janoel4481 8 лет назад

      +GasMaskHeadhunter he dont talk about drugs! as matter as fact Richard use drugs and me too

    • @GasMaskHeadhunter
      @GasMaskHeadhunter 8 лет назад

      Jano EL Well that makes it a full house then cause me too :)

    • @janoel4481
      @janoel4481 8 лет назад

      GasMaskHeadhunter
      dontforgetthesongs365.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/richard-ashcroft-the-verve-the-drugs-dont-work/ READ IT!!!!

    • @GasMaskHeadhunter
      @GasMaskHeadhunter 8 лет назад +1

      I've read it before bruv.

    • @P.Jlive2024
      @P.Jlive2024 8 лет назад +4

      +Jano EL The Music is about what you want it to be about.... Nothings in Stone

  • @gavriddell9047
    @gavriddell9047 6 лет назад

    Lost my baby bro 8 year ago makes me think of him so simple but great tune and words

  • @cristhianjoel1831
    @cristhianjoel1831 7 лет назад +1

    love this song

  • @detodounpocomusicandmore8126
    @detodounpocomusicandmore8126 6 лет назад

    This Is one of the best song that I've heard

  • @sandraferrington2159
    @sandraferrington2159 6 лет назад +1

    Yes , it's a great song.

  • @dionisioareopagita9236
    @dionisioareopagita9236 6 лет назад +21

    wow, that electric guitar...

  • @JJBHOY83
    @JJBHOY83 6 лет назад +1

    this is an anthem of life

  • @dwightschrute4560
    @dwightschrute4560 6 лет назад +6

    Never heard this song before and glad I didn't. Perfect mood to hear it for the first time.

  • @lincolnmoyce1566
    @lincolnmoyce1566 8 лет назад +4

    What a song

  • @drstevie
    @drstevie 4 года назад

    Beautiful.

  • @geko104
    @geko104 2 года назад +2

    I'm 55 and believe me the drugs still work.

  • @murattaner6184
    @murattaner6184 8 лет назад

    Hits the spot everytime

  • @sengmiranda5390
    @sengmiranda5390 8 лет назад +2

    ooohhhh...oooohhhhh....i love this song,drugs dont work💖💖💖
    til now never miss to play it😄

  • @vanessaleakey3252
    @vanessaleakey3252 6 лет назад

    Every time I hear this song....reminds me of you Neil Reid. I hope I see your face again😢💜

  • @sonnetlyric3951
    @sonnetlyric3951 8 лет назад +7

    best version

  • @richardwyland8588
    @richardwyland8588 6 лет назад

    love this song...

  • @xxcharmed1xx
    @xxcharmed1xx 3 года назад +2

    And I hope you’re thinking of me
    As you lay down on your side 😢

  • @obedjoel
    @obedjoel 3 года назад +1

    Months ago I lost my grandfather, and he was like my father... this song hurts.

  • @mennogroen2788
    @mennogroen2788 5 лет назад

    Lost my dad to cancer last september . This is giving me chills...

  • @aliciaalejandraruizformant9003
    @aliciaalejandraruizformant9003 6 лет назад

    love this Man .