*SAM SPARRO on the meaning behind 'Black and Gold'* : "I was feeling totally lost. I was making cappuccinos when I felt I should be onstage singing. That track came from looking up to the stars and seeing myself as a tiny speck in this infinite solar-system. I wrote it in 10 minutes. It just came to me one night when I was feeling lonely and wondering if God exists''
@@Slimkidd730 😂 huh?? Errr, she definitely didn't. Sam Sparro wrote this with a guy called Jesse Rogg. This is a direct quote from an interview, so Sam's own words too.
Hard agree. A shimmering gem amongst a whole lot of garbage. Existentialism slipped through into the mainstream pop culture because of how well written, catchy and cool the song is. Not that most people appreciated the lyrics at the time, they just tuned into the chorus and thought it was another love drama song.
This song randomly came to my mind at 5:25am in the morning after almost 10+ years of not listening to it and I left my bed to get my headphones just so I can relish the moment of hearing such GOLD!
When a song is written well it can haunt. It can sit like a splinter in your mind for years and be triggered by something small and all of a sudden you feel in complete love with it. Well done Sam Sparro!
Same here,listened to it back in 2008.almost daily🙈and then years later I forgot even the name of the singer and the name of the song,tried to find it noumerous times but never been able to find it😅and today laying and watching MTV it just popped on the screen...my happines never ended😆🙈🙈
@RJ Woods It wasn't SingStar for me, but COD4 MW every Saturday morning during the summer. Few rounds online during the "Hits Top 20" :p That was my morning ritual lol.
It's 2023. I got this song for free on ITunes in 2008. It just clicked in my head a few weeks ago and Holy crap, the nostalgia of being 12 is hitting hard. Man I had/have a good taste in music
Must applaud you for describing music as timeless. Not ageless. Idiots not knowing EVERYTHING in the world has an age. But no, you described it just as it is. Unchanging to anything. Unchanging with time. I love that word.
@@snoutysnouterson I don't think I've ever felt lyrics hit me as hard as these. I'm trying to think. I am obviously exaggerating, I must be, I must have other lyrics that have hit me harder (it's just I can't think of any rn) but I'm making a point lol. I notice many artists will always have that ONE awesome, stand-out song. And as I'm sure you agree, a song can be awesome, but, it's made a masterpiece by the lyrics. I will say, it's a shame we didn't hear more than we did from Sam Sparro, but I'm glad he dropped this song while he was so... temporary. I'm sure he's more than happy with the fact that this song was just so profoundly stunning and outstanding to many many people.
@@lauraaa2222 I agree, I've never had lyrics from another song hit me as hard as these, marble hall's by enya is probably one of the hardest hitters, but black and gold beats it by a fair margin. The only part I don't agree on is that I know that no other song lyrics hit harder, haha, for me anyway. Thanks for your comment :)
Was my song when it came out. Family put it on at gatherings knowing it was "(name's) song" Now in 2023 it makes me cry cos it reminds me of my late father. "Cos if you're not really here, then the stars don't even matter / I don't want to be either....." and I smile as I'm mixed and I see him and me as the Black and Gold. When I play it I pause it so many times as tears well up. 😪😪
Now know it's on about God and being scared he's not real because he isn't here. Fearing it's all just a bunch of matter. Bloody deep. Loved it then, still do
It was way ahead of it's time, I havent listened to this song in over 10 years and I'm looking back at how different my life was to when I last heard this song.
Knew this because of Fifa 09 but as I've gotten older, I've realised just how deep this song is. Just how complex the universe is, just how complex God is. Incredible song and in another world, definitely taking home multiple grammys. Thank you Sam Sprarro
Unbelievable how time flies, i remembered i first heard this song that i was around 17 years old , now i am 34 in 2024 and suddenly found it again in youtube
I had a c-section almost 9 years ago. This was the first song my daughters ears heard as she came out my tummy.... loved it before, will always love it xx
IndyMode that's what I was thinking while I was listening to, and reading the lyrics and oh my gosh I can relate to every verse so much, that's not even funny...
Such a beautiful song, the way it speaks of Genesis, the way darkness lives with light, the love and appreciation of seeming opposition, but speaking of the pursuit light and dark shark for each other. It reminds me of my life seeking God, the way I find the remnant of light, like fading warmth. Its there, somewhere, everywhere, not cold as some may believe, but like a sign or trail of blood that draws me.
Faith in God.... filled to the top with fear that it's all just a bunch of matter. Black sky, gold stars. If he's not here, the stars don't even matter. If vision is the only validation then most of his life isn't real!
Omg I used to love this song. I completely forgot about it for yeeeeears and just listening to it now after such a long time. Sounds just as great today as it did back then.
+Sam Terry thats whats its about.... Its about God lol not jesus but God. Look it up. I think hes jewish so he talkig about jehova which i guess technically is the same as islamic and christian God
WOW!!!! I used to BLAST this song in my car in high school, during those late night drives…. Just driving at 90mph through the backroads in north Idaho…. Windows down, the warm summer air smelling like mint front the mint fields…. This was such a crazy flashback to a memory i completely forgot……
He is literally taking romantic clichés in reverse like talking about stars in order to apply to a breakup while simultaneously having an existential crisis.Plus using wordplay like "matter" genius. I used to love this song as a kid but now I love it even more.
This song just slaps so hard. A friend of mine played it on a party after not listening for it for over 5 years and it had hit so hard. Damn I love this song
This is such a great song. How it isn't a bigger hit blows the mind. I guess we'll call it an underground classic because years later it hasn't aged a bit.
my dad always listened to this song when I was younger and it’s one of the only songs I liked that he listened to. still a gem even nearly 13 years later
Same sex marriage has been legal here in the US for 11 years now and America is still standing. We got married in April of 2015. We just celebrated 33 years together. Dan you have made my life worth living. I was a lost soul till you walked into my life and found me. Not a day goes by that I don't thank GOD for you!
When this song comes on in FIFA 23, I pause for a moment and listen - Palace away in the cup can wait. That's about the biggest compliment I can give - what a banger
Like this isn’t even a joke. It’s sooo timeless. I can see this being released in the 80s and even 12 years later! And the themes are still relevant and always will be! seeing how people will always have doubts about their faith!
I remembered this song, i heard it during my childhood and thought it was catchy. I just explored the lyrics.. this is amazing, amazing songwriting to me. Extremely deep.
I once had a choreographer who would use this song every time we warmed up. I must have heard it a thousand times by now, until just recently, after years of work with us, we did a production of Singin' In The Rain and she retired. always going to remember this song.
Mmm If the fish swam out of the ocean And grew legs and they started walking And the apes climbed down from the trees And grew tall and they started talking And the stars fell out of the sky And the tears rolled into the ocean And now I'm looking for a reason why You even set my world into motion 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter 'Cause if you're not really here I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold Mmm I look up into the night sky And see a thousand eyes staring back And all around these golden beacons I see nothing but black I feel a way of something beyond them I don't see what I can feel If vision is the only validation Then most of my life isn't real 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter 'Cause if you're not really here Then I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold (Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold) Mmm (black and gold, black and gold, black and gold) Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold, oh oh 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter 'Cause if you're not really here I don't want to be either I wanna be next to you Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold Songwriters: Jesse Rogg / Sam Falson / Samuel Falson
12 years on almost and I’m still rocking this tune.. I watched you live in 07 and it was an amazing performance you gave.. the energy was electric that night at the o2 wireless weekender in Manchester northern quarter at the day & night bar.. I’ll never forget that night or meeting you accidentally twice! Still amazing Sam! 😀
I never knew about this song until I received this music for my jazz routine and now I can't get enough of it. It's lyrics are so powerful and the meaning behind it is just so beautiful I seriously love it so much!
It's about existential doubt, the stars hung in the dark of the night sky. If vision is validation...then material science removes any chance of us finding a meaning in existence as it's all just an accident, a quirk of physics. But why then can we think and imagine a world beyond our senses. It's a fucking amazing song, elevated to a work of genus by being funky as all get out.
+Daniel Lewis-carter 'Cause if you're not really here Then the stars don't even matter Now I'm filled to the top with fear That it's all just a bunch of matter Is this line pretty much just saying that if there really is no meaning in life, then everything doesn't matter.
I've always thought of this song as a love song, but i now see it has a deeper meaning. it's about life, and where we stand and what's here and what's not here, religion, god, doubt, fear
No it's about God. He's saying if God isn't real then nothing else matters. And if God isn't here he doesn't wanna be here either. Sam said so in an interview
Every1luvzME I saw the interview. I honestly think the song is way more complete without having restricting it to one line of semantics, but while were at it, why would a gay man believe in God, and what's with the evolution references? Those are two things that really puzzle me. He may have said it's a bout God for his fans, so he wouldn't lose more than half his listeners.
I think the references to evolution are the argument for god not being real because if we evolved from apes then God couldn't have created us and so the rest of the bible is false meaning God isn't real, hence "if you're not even here".
Billy Boreham The fact evolution is true negates Genesis, that says all animals and living beings were created, yeah. Genesis got a lot of things wrong, including the time animals needed to evolve(a day?!), the order in which the animals formed(birds first evolved in the Jurassic period and land animals in the Carboniferous period, some 100 million years before, while the Bible puts birds and water creatures in the 4th day and land animals in the 5th - WROOOONG!). Even if the days of creation weren't literal days(which is also a position you cannot defend), the order of the events would still be patently wrong. What Sam said, if fish grew legs and got out the ocean, that's what happened, basically. All life came from the sea, to the land, then partly back into the sea, then onto the sky. All living creatures evolved from sea animals, and, if you want to be more subtle about it, because there was a huge extinction in the Permian period, most of the living beings today descend from the 4% animals that survived that extinction
This song was ahead of its time. One of the rare songs that doesn't age.
Yep
Absolutely man
Agreed ❤
Perfectly said
Title is so racist. But i like it too.
What an underrated song, forgotten by most, but remembered by the tasteful few.
TheHourCal check out his new album
Agreed
It is a fantastic song, without a doubt.
If that ain’t a fact ion know wat is
Amen
*SAM SPARRO on the meaning behind 'Black and Gold'* :
"I was feeling totally lost. I was making cappuccinos when I felt I should be onstage singing. That track came from looking up to the stars and seeing myself as a tiny speck in this infinite solar-system. I wrote it in 10 minutes. It just came to me one night when I was feeling lonely and wondering if God exists''
Damn. Not just a funky beat ig. Never really listened to the lyrics till recently so its cool to know the back story
I love a song with meaning, but what does the black and gold represent?
@@lozzylols the contrast of shining stars against a black sky
He didn't write this song. Katy Perry wrote Black and Gold
@@Slimkidd730 😂 huh?? Errr, she definitely didn't. Sam Sparro wrote this with a guy called Jesse Rogg. This is a direct quote from an interview, so Sam's own words too.
I remember this song when it was first released . I,m 63 now and it still sounds absolutely brilliant . Top tune !!!!!!!
It is indeed
Mad innit. I was 29. I'm 47 now. Time sucks!
I’m 18, so glad I have found a gem like this
This was one of the last pop songs I remember on the Radio before it all went to the dogs.
1954 to 2004. The best 50 years in the history of music.
I love this tune and it's still up there . I'm 63 in 2 weeks .
One of the greatest songs to ever be put in a FIFA game
fax
which fifa game was this in?
@@benkofi8570 I heard it in FIFA 09 but I think they've also added it in FIFA 23
@@k.23_02 Yes thats the ultimate soundtrack , the Best songs ever in fifa because fifa 23 its the lasy fifia Ever
The Beginning of "Finesse" is good too😍😍
This is one of those songs that's so good, it doesn't really belong in any era because it transcends time.
The word you're looking for is timeless
well said
Facts
Very well said!!!!!
like also gary go - wonderful
One of the most incredible written songs of the last two decades in my humble opinion .
Love it
True!
he's very profound
Hard agree. A shimmering gem amongst a whole lot of garbage. Existentialism slipped through into the mainstream pop culture because of how well written, catchy and cool the song is. Not that most people appreciated the lyrics at the time, they just tuned into the chorus and thought it was another love drama song.
I agree. He's asking the same philosophical questions I have many times. Not to mention the song just rocks.
I loved this song when it came out & it sounds just as good now in 2024. What became of Sam Sparro?
Sam
Last I heard he became a fish that swam out of the ocean
@@PrimalMisfit😂😂😂
You should try more conversation and human interaction in your life @@MOSSFEEN
@@Chris_Silverhaze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 MUPPET
This song randomly came to my mind at 5:25am in the morning after almost 10+ years of not listening to it and I left my bed to get my headphones just so I can relish the moment of hearing such GOLD!
A few days ago RUclips recomend me this song. I used to listen it almost 10+ years too 😂
4:41am
Yes sometimes this happends!! ❤️
I'm hearing it right now at midnight hahah
Just happened to me! Its only been 5 years since I last heard this though.
13 years later and this still SLAPSSSSSS
AGREEEEE SISSSSS свега ми кида 🇩🇴
@Chester Perry cause if you’re not reeeeeally heeeere! Then the stars don’t eeeven matterrr! Lol but that line is priceless and timeless.
Seriously!
But this only came out in 2008, that's not,,,,,, oh. Bugger.
13 years ago 😭 I feel so old
Ugh, he's one of the most underrated artists of our century.
twenty first century life
what can I say
My toddler loves dancing this song. I used to dance to this song alone in my room as a teenager 😅😂 Life comes full circle.
When a song is written well it can haunt. It can sit like a splinter in your mind for years and be triggered by something small and all of a sudden you feel in complete love with it.
Well done Sam Sparro!
me just now i remembered it from my dance recital when i was younger loll
Same here,listened to it back in 2008.almost daily🙈and then years later I forgot even the name of the singer and the name of the song,tried to find it noumerous times but never been able to find it😅and today laying and watching MTV it just popped on the screen...my happines never ended😆🙈🙈
Well said...
Yeah just had this exact experience
SD it just has to me.....
Who is listening in 2021... It's gold.
edit: now who is listening in 2022? it's still gold.
and black
Memories
I discovered this song a few days ago and I’m obsessed. I’m pretty mad that I hadn’t heard of this earlier but better late then never
@@ImDeadInside69 LMAOOOO
@@kathrynnegiger2374 no fucking way well at least you're here now
First heard this song when I was 14, now I'm 27 and everything time I listen to it, it just takes me back to simpler times when life had no worries 😔.
I’m the exact same age. Used to sing this song on SingStar on the PS2 with my siblings 😭😭
Same!! So nostalgic and slightly melancholy, for the reason you've described!
@RJ Woods It wasn't SingStar for me, but COD4 MW every Saturday morning during the summer. Few rounds online during the "Hits Top 20" :p
That was my morning ritual lol.
i was in my early 20, and times were not simpler.
Same!
one of the greatest songs of all time. truly.
Still addicted to this song...after 6 years! Simple melody and stunning lyrics . Genius, Sam Sparro!
Just discovered it yesterday! It’s wonderful
Absolutely amazing song still listening to it in 2023,still sounds every bit as fresh as it did all those years ago,it's a song that will never age
13yrs since first hearing this and its still highly underrated
Transports me back to 2008
Totally agree
I agree with you
It's one of the catchiest tunes ever. I'm still listening years after this was released.
This is one of the greatest songs ever....man...
Yes robert bravooooo i agree
Yes it is!
It's 2023. I got this song for free on ITunes in 2008. It just clicked in my head a few weeks ago and Holy crap, the nostalgia of being 12 is hitting hard. Man I had/have a good taste in music
It was amazing back than. Haha itunes 😂 does this still exist? I didnt even know, havent had a Iphone in ages.
Some songs just hit you like a train and leave an imprint forever. This is one of them.
2023 into 2024 . It’s a masterclass of how to write a hit tune . Timeless
Must applaud you for describing music as timeless. Not ageless.
Idiots not knowing EVERYTHING in the world has an age.
But no, you described it just as it is. Unchanging to anything. Unchanging with time. I love that word.
It's a shame he didn't make any other songs as good as this one
@@snoutysnouterson I don't think I've ever felt lyrics hit me as hard as these. I'm trying to think. I am obviously exaggerating, I must be, I must have other lyrics that have hit me harder (it's just I can't think of any rn) but I'm making a point lol. I notice many artists will always have that ONE awesome, stand-out song. And as I'm sure you agree, a song can be awesome, but, it's made a masterpiece by the lyrics. I will say, it's a shame we didn't hear more than we did from Sam Sparro, but I'm glad he dropped this song while he was so... temporary. I'm sure he's more than happy with the fact that this song was just so profoundly stunning and outstanding to many many people.
@@lauraaa2222 I agree, I've never had lyrics from another song hit me as hard as these, marble hall's by enya is probably one of the hardest hitters, but black and gold beats it by a fair margin.
The only part I don't agree on is that I know that no other song lyrics hit harder, haha, for me anyway.
Thanks for your comment :)
What happened to this guy?
This song is still so good 11 years later.
Sam Sparrow was born Samuel Falson, he is still involved in the music industry and currently resides in the UK. Regards from Catherine..
He’s on twitter but I think something happened as to why he’s not releasing songs
He just released his new single
@George Stobbart two T's and two B's That was significantly less funny than I suspect you _think_ it was.
@George Stobbart two T's and two B's donald trump
11 years later. Such a classic. It just lifts you up and makes you feel warm, esoteric feeling. The range.
Was my song when it came out. Family put it on at gatherings knowing it was "(name's) song" Now in 2023 it makes me cry cos it reminds me of my late father. "Cos if you're not really here, then the stars don't even matter / I don't want to be either....." and I smile as I'm mixed and I see him and me as the Black and Gold. When I play it I pause it so many times as tears well up. 😪😪
@@karma2.098 Beautiful!!!
It's 2019 and I'm still here
kakuella good song 🔥
Me 2. I did a remix to it 6 years ago
right? this is so good
YEA BOIZ
Word!
Some songs don’t age. It belongs to that category. Vocals, music, chorus everything is perfect for all generations❤.
This song came on at work today in the factory I work in and it never gets old. Absolute bangerrrrr
I'm so happy people still hear this and recognize how GOOD this song was (and is)
CRABMAN!
@@geeharrod272 Hey Gee
Crabman ❤️
@@EvonneLindiwe Hey Evonne
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LYRICS EEVEEEERRR
Simone Siveira it's so cool ain't it
Yeah it is..
One of the deepest songs I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. It’s timeless just like its deeper meaning.
Embarrassed I had never heard this until recently but it's one of the best songs I've ever heard. Powerful lyrics, haunting music. GREAT beat.
literally the same situation im in. i haven't stopped listening to it since i found it honestly 😭
I just found it today in MTV 00s. But better late than never.
Now know it's on about God and being scared he's not real because he isn't here. Fearing it's all just a bunch of matter. Bloody deep. Loved it then, still do
If this were released in 2019, it would be even bigger than it was eleven years ago.
It was way ahead of it's time, I havent listened to this song in over 10 years and I'm looking back at how different my life was to when I last heard this song.
I agree 1000%
Knew this because of Fifa 09 but as I've gotten older, I've realised just how deep this song is. Just how complex the universe is, just how complex God is. Incredible song and in another world, definitely taking home multiple grammys. Thank you Sam Sprarro
same. really a perspective shifting song
they added it in fifa 23 too
Great song and voice!
Unbelievable how time flies, i remembered i first heard this song that i was around 17 years old , now i am 34 in 2024 and suddenly found it again in youtube
Still an absolute banger in 2019! This song is so under rated 🔥👏
25 MILLION , UNDERATED MY BOLLICKS :)))
gerry kirkwood hell even 50 million would be underrated for this treasure
@@gerrykirkwood4269 I think you don’t know the meaning of “underrated”
2024 and still listening! ❤
Me honey. ❤😊
MEEE, PORTUGALL
Me too. ♥ From Hungary
Installed a new light fixture and it’s black and gold and I couldn’t help but think of this song, listening in 2024!
I'ts 2020 and i'm still here.
Kmi JS same here😌
Kmi JS me too.
Tune
Do you mean by "I'm still here" that you have not died yet?
It's 2020, and I'm with you.
Who Listening in 2020? This is a Legendary song
Ottmar Armani check out his new single
I 👏👏👏
Listening to it after over 10 years ago it first came out, and still a great song!
help me when inside
Oh yeah
I had a c-section almost 9 years ago. This was the first song my daughters ears heard as she came out my tummy.... loved it before, will always love it xx
Belter tune 2024 and still rocking it
This is a HUGE throwback omg 😨
ikr i'm doing a dance to this xxx
kt tobin am i right!?! so glad i remembered it. there are so many forgotten tunes out there... just waiting for us to rediscover.
thatsemilyxx x me too
Yes it is.Share some videos of yourself on your channel.I support you :)
on the subject of throwbacks...id let you throw the bunda back icl
Deep lyrics, powerful message that gets missed
"If vision is the only validation, then most of my life isn't real" 🤔
Family Freedom is it about god..im feeling god in this song.
Dionne I read somewhere that Sam sparro said it was about God 😁
IndyMode that's what I was thinking while I was listening to, and reading the lyrics and oh my gosh I can relate to every verse so much, that's not even funny...
This is certainly an awesome song. It could easily be read as being about the absence of evidence for God. Praise Him!
Vision is the only validation, and post.
Such a beautiful song, the way it speaks of Genesis, the way darkness lives with light, the love and appreciation of seeming opposition, but speaking of the pursuit light and dark shark for each other. It reminds me of my life seeking God, the way I find the remnant of light, like fading warmth. Its there, somewhere, everywhere, not cold as some may believe, but like a sign or trail of blood that draws me.
I'm a fucking dog, and thats all you gotta know.
I’m so glad I took the time to look at the comments for this beautiful analysis. Bravo 👏🏽
These types of songs have a vibe you can’t get anywhere man, timeless music. Love to everyone from little ol me in England 🏴
This song is THE masterpiece. Such deeply meaningful lyrics and so sonically addicting.
Faith in God.... filled to the top with fear that it's all just a bunch of matter. Black sky, gold stars. If he's not here, the stars don't even matter. If vision is the only validation then most of his life isn't real!
It's 2023 and it's still an classic tune on this day👌🏽
What a song. Never gets old.
Omg I used to love this song. I completely forgot about it for yeeeeears and just listening to it now after such a long time. Sounds just as great today as it did back then.
I absolutely LOVE this song! Sam you're so right, if my Lord and Savior Jesu Christ isn't really here, then nothing even really matters🙏🏾
i guess it can be interpreted that way too.
+Sam Terry thats whats its about.... Its about God lol not jesus but God. Look it up. I think hes jewish so he talkig about jehova which i guess technically is the same as islamic and christian God
Just looked it up, you are right, he is talking about his relationship with a deity. very interesting.
+Sam Terry yeah I thought he was talkin bout some girl when i first heard it lol
Shemeka Adams Amen!!!
11 years, and I still get chills when I hear the first few chords! Still love this! ❤️
This song is addicting. Can't believe I've never heard of it until now.
It's Music Gold
@Italian Pills Actually I'm not, lol. I'm 57.
Psicologia Politica I remember most music from elementary/ middle but ion remember this
If Neyo, or Usher had covered this it would have been Gold. What a top tune!
I first listened to this in 2008
Grew up throughout primary school on this song 🫶 99’s kid but music from 2000 - 2013/14 really was something else
It' so weird, the 2000s seem really recent but when you think about it, they were at most 15 years ago!!
WOW!!!! I used to BLAST this song in my car in high school, during those late night drives…. Just driving at 90mph through the backroads in north Idaho…. Windows down, the warm summer air smelling like mint front the mint fields…. This was such a crazy flashback to a memory i completely forgot……
Feels like yesterday this was released.
I'm very surprised this song only 63million views. Classic!!
He is literally taking romantic clichés in reverse like talking about stars in order to apply to a breakup while simultaneously having an existential crisis.Plus using wordplay like "matter" genius.
I used to love this song as a kid but now I love it even more.
Nothing romantic here, just wondering if god exists.
@@ksodz1397I think it’s pretty clear he’s trying to connect with God rather than questioning he exists
@@Bulletproofsoul3 media literacy is dead
@@ksodz1397 what do you mean?
Thanks for answering the true color of the dress
not funny
I thought there was a fly on my screen. I fell for your trick
I almost drop kicked my monitor down the stairs, thanks mate.
Haven't heard this song in over 8 years. Wow the nostalgia
This song just slaps so hard. A friend of mine played it on a party after not listening for it for over 5 years and it had hit so hard. Damn I love this song
Ikr
slaps harder than Will Smith.
love you dad, the stars don’t even matter without you
This is such a great song. How it isn't a bigger hit blows the mind. I guess we'll call it an underground classic because years later it hasn't aged a bit.
Where did Sam go! Such a spectacular song and I still love it
Still jammin to this in 2022!!
This song is the definition of timeless
2023 and this is still my favourite song 🎵 ❤️
Same
you have good taste
Mine too banging 🎶
My late daughters song, we played this all the time
@w cringe that you take time out of your day to comment cringe 😬
Banger
Just like a breath of fresh air. His first album and his art are amazing, just check out. Sam Sparro is a true gem.
my dad always listened to this song when I was younger and it’s one of the only songs I liked that he listened to. still a gem even nearly 13 years later
quite possibly has the greatest lyrics ever written for a love song
Same sex marriage has been legal here in the US for 11 years now and America is still standing. We got married in April of 2015. We just celebrated 33 years together. Dan you have made my life worth living. I was a lost soul till you walked into my life and found me. Not a day goes by that I don't thank GOD for you!
When this song comes on in FIFA 23, I pause for a moment and listen - Palace away in the cup can wait. That's about the biggest compliment I can give - what a banger
2020: yep, still gives me chills
Who is here from FIFA '09?
Timeless track!
Sameeeee
You know the vaarbs!
Like this isn’t even a joke. It’s sooo timeless. I can see this being released in the 80s and even 12 years later! And the themes are still relevant and always will be! seeing how people will always have doubts about their faith!
When Fifa was fun. I still play it on ps3.
Mate i have so many good memories from this song playing fifa with my dad when i was little
Just found this song today.. and damn it's a banger!!
Wow just remembered this tune and decided to listen again after so so many years and its still a fucking banger
Gives me all the feels! Can't believe its been 7 years 0_0
ItsTammyLynn 10 now (in a week)
14 😨
I remembered this song, i heard it during my childhood and thought it was catchy. I just explored the lyrics.. this is amazing, amazing songwriting to me. Extremely deep.
Right now this is still so relevant!
10 years! Time flies!
Your telling me !
2023 and this is still such a tune!
I once had a choreographer who would use this song every time we warmed up. I must have heard it a thousand times by now, until just recently, after years of work with us, we did a production of Singin' In The Rain and she retired. always going to remember this song.
Obsessed movie took me here
Mmm
If the fish swam out of the ocean
And grew legs and they started walking
And the apes climbed down from the trees
And grew tall and they started talking
And the stars fell out of the sky
And the tears rolled into the ocean
And now I'm looking for a reason why
You even set my world into motion
'Cause if you're not really here
Then the stars don't even matter
Now I'm filled to the top with fear
That it's all just a bunch of matter
'Cause if you're not really here
I don't want to be either
I wanna be next to you
Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
Mmm
I look up into the night sky
And see a thousand eyes staring back
And all around these golden beacons
I see nothing but black
I feel a way of something beyond them
I don't see what I can feel
If vision is the only validation
Then most of my life isn't real
'Cause if you're not really here
Then the stars don't even matter
Now I'm filled to the top with fear
That it's all just a bunch of matter
'Cause if you're not really here
Then I don't want to be either
I wanna be next to you
Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
(Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold)
Mmm (black and gold, black and gold, black and gold)
Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold, oh oh
'Cause if you're not really here
Then the stars don't even matter
Now I'm filled to the top with fear
That it's all just a bunch of matter
'Cause if you're not really here
I don't want to be either
I wanna be next to you
Black and gold, black and gold, black and gold
Songwriters: Jesse Rogg / Sam Falson / Samuel Falson
Dutch guy here, just voted for the Top2000 (Radio 2) and put this on my list, cause it's one hell of a number and an alltime classic if you ask me.
I agree, it never ever ever gets old.
Lekker gap
12 years on almost and I’m still rocking this tune.. I watched you live in 07 and it was an amazing performance you gave.. the energy was electric that night at the o2 wireless weekender in Manchester northern quarter at the day & night bar.. I’ll never forget that night or meeting you accidentally twice! Still amazing Sam! 😀
I finally memorized the song & it's a good feeling
I never knew about this song until I received this music for my jazz routine and now I can't get enough of it. It's lyrics are so powerful and the meaning behind it is just so beautiful I seriously love it so much!
It's about existential doubt, the stars hung in the dark of the night sky. If vision is validation...then material science removes any chance of us finding a meaning in existence as it's all just an accident, a quirk of physics. But why then can we think and imagine a world beyond our senses. It's a fucking amazing song, elevated to a work of genus by being funky as all get out.
+Daniel Lewis-carter I thought it was about his doubt in God.
Yeah, caused by the revelations of material science which call into question God, our relevance in the universe and our nature.
+Daniel Lewis-carter
'Cause if you're not really here
Then the stars don't even matter
Now I'm filled to the top with fear
That it's all just a bunch of matter
Is this line pretty much just saying that if there really is no meaning in life, then everything doesn't matter.
I think the "you're" is God
+Daniel Lewis-carter oh damn i never thought about that. I always just assumed that it's just a kind of love song
I remember this song from FIFA 09... still love it today.
USED TO LISTEN THIS ON FIFA 09, AWESOME TRACK
very nostalgic, makes me wanna be a little kid again when times were simpler
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I've always thought of this song as a love song, but i now see it has a deeper meaning. it's about life, and where we stand and what's here and what's not here, religion, god, doubt, fear
No it's about God. He's saying if God isn't real then nothing else matters. And if God isn't here he doesn't wanna be here either. Sam said so in an interview
Every1luvzME I saw the interview. I honestly think the song is way more complete without having restricting it to one line of semantics, but while were at it, why would a gay man believe in God, and what's with the evolution references? Those are two things that really puzzle me. He may have said it's a bout God for his fans, so he wouldn't lose more than half his listeners.
I think the references to evolution are the argument for god not being real because if we evolved from apes then God couldn't have created us and so the rest of the bible is false meaning God isn't real, hence "if you're not even here".
Billy Boreham The fact evolution is true negates Genesis, that says all animals and living beings were created, yeah. Genesis got a lot of things wrong, including the time animals needed to evolve(a day?!), the order in which the animals formed(birds first evolved in the Jurassic period and land animals in the Carboniferous period, some 100 million years before, while the Bible puts birds and water creatures in the 4th day and land animals in the 5th - WROOOONG!). Even if the days of creation weren't literal days(which is also a position you cannot defend), the order of the events would still be patently wrong. What Sam said, if fish grew legs and got out the ocean, that's what happened, basically. All life came from the sea, to the land, then partly back into the sea, then onto the sky. All living creatures evolved from sea animals, and, if you want to be more subtle about it, because there was a huge extinction in the Permian period, most of the living beings today descend from the 4% animals that survived that extinction
thanks for clearing that up
I LOVE this sound.
Song*
Jay Phoenix Shut up...
Fix your spelling first, then talk to me, until then, go fuck yourself.
LOL go to hell,really!
Svetlana Lupesku Fix your grammar first bitch.
Brilliant love the beat , this never gets old .. so catchy !
How have I only just discovered this song. Masterpiece!