This made my tears drop uncontrollably. My grandma passed away from cancer. The drugs never worked. She was getting worse days after days. Today is 1 month that the heaven got another angel. Miss you so much, grandma 👵🏼
Chuthaporn T. Sorry luv, my mum died at the age of 38,when I was a kid. What a damn shame ghat the bloody fool's above are banging on about how bad it is to sing at a karaoke night. I think still hope that they will never have to feel the broken hearted pain that we feel when we wake up and have terrible visions of whilst asleep. God bless you. Xx.
Song for my son. Has been for a long time now. I pray for him that he overcomes his darkness so we can have him back as the lovely person he is. The Drugs Don't Work.
Keep the faith! Keep loving him! Keep remembering the real him! Hate the disease, not the patient!🤞👌💪 even if he doesn’t show it- he’ll appreciate it 💋
Wow this hits hard, Both my parents passed from alzheimer's/dementia and I spent so much time with them as they slowly lost their battle and took their last breath. I never said goodbye to them, only I will see you later 😥 R.I.P. Mom & Dad.
i nursed my mum through Lewy Body Dementia, so i know exactly how you feel. Theres a saying among carers/family of dementia patients that you lose them twice, once when they forget you and again when they pass. I take comfort in the fact that mum knew she was loved and looked after even if she didnt know my name. Some times shed just look at me and smile and I knew she felt it. 💜
@@davidabercrombie5427 Thank you for the kind words. My dad just passed about a year ago of Lewys body dementia also. I will always remember him also going in and out of reality. He looked up at me during his last few days and said I love you all. Then passed the next day. I'm crying still but he is in my heart and I will be with him when it's my time to go. Thank you again for the kind words and if you ever want to reach out feel free. Thank you
What.a song only recently realised it’s about his dad dying of cancer. How much the words ring true having lost my own father to cancer the man is a genius with his lyrics. God bless Richard xx
My sister died 3 years ago from fentanyl. Losing her sent me down a dark path of my own alcohol and drug abuse and it almost cost me my life on several occasions. This song reminds me of those very dark times.
This song used to play as I was visiting my late father in hospital suffering from Cancer. Still makes me cry, the lyrics are hauntingly beautiful and poignant so very true ...... 😢
This song must be incredibly touching and very emotional, it is a terrible experience for all concerned, I've lost both parents to cancer it is awful. Best wishes to you ❤️
My beautiful sister has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer which has spread to her lymph nodes she just told me this 2 days ago the is a beautiful lady inside & out I'm gutted & broken.. She has 3 beautiful kids i have 1 niece, & 2 nephews aged 17 & 23 ahe hasn't told them yet as they are doing exams & she doesn't want ro let that mentally distract them from there studies, thats the type she is always thinking of others first I'm a physically strong guy but I'm typing this with blurry eyes & tears running down my face i love her ao much & i hope our lord & saviour Jesus christ can help her please please gid help & & anyone else suffering with cancer & any other disease, god bless you all 🙏
I remember in my youth going out having fun, takin drugs thinking it was great, well the novelty soon wears off and it leads to nothing but depression, misery and devastation. I’m now slowly getting myself into a better place in life (drug free), but when I finished my journey with drugs it didn’t half take me a long time (a few years infact) to fix myself up, and I still suffer with anxiety today from it which I have to learn to manage, drugs are evil!
Lee Akers never done drugs myself but i no people who have and are on drugs right now and they have nothing Well done for getting off xx your post stood out to me x
Heard this song tonight for the first time in 10 years. Last time I heard it was at my best friend's funeral, he died at 23 years old. Every lyric is straight from him, he knew the medication didn't work for him. Hit my like a tonne of bricks then and did the same again tonight. Miss you my brother. I will see your face again
i lost my best friend to a drug overdose because she gave up on her life a few years ago and this song reminds me off her everytime i listen to it.i miss her every single day and it breaks my heart to think she couldnt talk to me about how she was feeling and what she was going through.she was my best friend and the closest thing to a sister ive ever had...ill be with you soon angel
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 'Cause I passed down my old 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, ooh, if heaven calls, 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 love 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, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead But if you wanna show, 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 going down, I'm never coming down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more I'm never coming down, I'm never going down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more [Repeat and Fade Out]
If anyone would like to know why this was wrote. It’s because his dad died of cancer and the drugs he was on too make him better didn’t work. Hence the song name drugs don’t work. RIP ❤️. Sorry if you’ve lost a loved one ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
TFT GAMING Thank you for the information, also the kind caring comment at the end. I thought it was about addiction I've never Taken any drugs but I've seen the misery and heart break they have caused to some old friends back in the 60s and onwards. The worst was a group of young lads when I was in my early 40s drugs filtered into the villages where we lived and destroyed them and there families 3 dead and the other two as good as, I play this song in memory of these good lads that made an error of judgement and paid the ultimate price. Thanks again your parents must be very proud of you ❤❤🤙
This song reminds me of my friend Trent. He died yesterday in a car accident. Only 19, he was a great guy. It sounds weird, but I had always looked forward to seeing him at high school reunions years in the future. I call him my friend, but really we never hung out past elementary school. Anyway, its just a reminder how unfair life is. I know a RUclips comment isn't a great legacy but its the best I can do. Rest in peace buddy
The brilliance of this song is that the lyrics can be interpreted in many ways. The inherent emotion makes it mean so much to do many people for different reasons. For me, it reminds me of my father dying of cancer. The drugs to keep him alive stopped working and wear making him even sicker. So I had go to just let him go, and know I will see his face again. Then the lyrics also make me reflect on me after he died. I had descended into drug addiction and I eventually looked in the mirror and admitted the drugs don't work they just make me worse, and I knew I'd see my (non drug addled) face again. What unites us all however, is that anyone who can appreciate the sheer brilliance and depth of this song has definitely been through some shit
I used to listen to this song back in 2015 when i was 18 and getting into britpop and the english 90s music industry in general. Back then i thought this song's role was to hinder people from taking drugs(heroin and stuff). But reading these comments now makes me wonder if he is referring to the drugs whose role is to prevent the immense pains caused from cancer?
My story is very similar, my husband died last month from the effects of cancer - the drugs used to shrink his cancer actually contributed to his liver failing. This song was one of the last we listened together and is forever a favourite
It may be translated differently to different people depends only how this song affects you in many different situations ....if your a drug addict that's another . So on and so forth.
I’ve had many friends die due to drugs and this reminds of days gone by 😢. My mum was diagnosed 18 yrs ago with Brain Cancer . From the diagnosis till she died was 6 weeks and there were no drugs to help her. I gave birth to my daughter in January 02, my mum was diagnosed in September 02 and died October. It was a very bitter sweet year. Still Miss her madly . I wish my daughter and Grandson had met her as she was an amazing person,friend, most of all Mother and Grandmother . I’m glad that she got to see my daughter but sad she didn’t see her grow up . Great song
So many sad comments but this is a brilliant but sad song that helps reflect and remember the good times past with friends and family that are no longer here, r.i.p
This song was out when my mum was dying of breast cancer it came on the radio when we had just been to see her and things were bad gets to me everytime
I miss both my parents every day ... My mother now 4 years gone and my father now 1 ... I hope I see them again... The drugs I take for my illness now do not work either .. I'm coming too ...
BB - I hear this and think of you.... all of our talks since we were kids. On the back of your 4 wheeler and off we'd go....solving the world's problems. ( or so we thought, lol:) I love and miss your sweet self. I'd give anything in this world to be looking Into your big blue eyes as give me your words of wisdom. ..I could sure use your encouragement right now. Your tight hug...telling " Blonde " how it would all turn out alright. It's hard to believe May was 2 years since you've been gone.😪 I miss you everyday... look forward to seeing you again. Wondering if you're up there jamming to some great tunes and who you're racing on a quarter mile, lol All the time out at quarter creek...I can think back and still smell burning rubber....You never lost!!! 🤣 Always the fastest mustang. Never anything less than the best! This songs for you. Love you always BB...my sweet friend forever, RIP 💙✝️
This song Is a Masterpiece. I cannot listen to it. It makes Me start to Cry My eyes out. Brilliant, nonetheless. I hope My comment doesn't offend Anyone.
Mein Onkel ist an Drogen im Jahr 2005 gestorben. Diese Lied erinnert mich immer daran. Aber es macht mich nicht nur traurig sondern macht mir auch Mut und gibt mir Kraft. KEINE MACHT DEN DROGEN
Dedicate this song to my best friend and closest thing I had to a brother, he died 21 years old of a heart attack, never imagined my life without him, we used to joke about leaving the wives with the kids lol, had our life’s planned out together…brothers in arms u might say, after he died my life fell apart, my relationship of 8 years fell apart and I tried to overdose… not proud of it and not looking for sympathy just looking to make others realise there’s light at the end of the tunnel, I woke up in hospital with my family next to me after the overdose, worse moment of my life….things changed and now I’ve got my first child with my new partner…finally happy…always go to his grave and my life will never be complete without him but everyone goes through it…just want anyone to know that’s struggling that it does get easier…send me a message and I’ll chat and help as much as I can, ending your life will only get your loved ones the pain that u felt. ❤️
Actually the song is not about a family member of his dying from cancer. In an article I read it says: Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ...It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."
all bands were off their faces in the 90s, everyone was, look at oasis, happy mondays, infact all the bands from Manchester, the music was awesome because of the drugs, the drugs did work, great song
you shouldn’t say that, people can interpretation lyrics any way they want, you don’t realise the closure it can bring to people. So please don’t be an insensitive twat. Thanks :)
20 something years ago in Edinburgh I slept some sweet young man who bought me the CD this song was on. He had some problems but I wasn’t too worried. Next thing he was off with a teenager he met on a bus going to see a Celtic match. She was 16 ffs. When I told an old friend before I heard about the teenager, that we got on so well, had such a laugh, she warned me, men don’t like to be too happy. I’m still pondering that statement. Maybe I’ve only ever communicated with mad people. He was a bit of a flop, let’s say, in bed. But I can b patient on occasions. Perhaps a teenager would be more easy pleased. Fffs I don’t know anything any more. But glad he bought me the CD.it was whatever year this came out. I lived in Glasgow at the time.
this describes my dog, even the part where it says "I hope youre thinking of me as you lay down on your side" he was laid on his side when e was at the vet and dazed.
100% correct lyrics: 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 [x2] But I know, I'm on a losing streak As I pass down my old 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, uh (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…) If heaven calls, I'm coming too Just like you said (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la…) You leave my life, I'm better off dead 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 Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know, I'll see your face again ‘Cause baby, uh (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…) If heaven calls, I'm coming too Just like you said (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…) 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, woh-ah Yeah, I know, I'll see your face again, woh-ah Never going down now, never coming down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more Never going down now, never coming down (woh-yeah) No more, no more, no more, no more, no more (woh-ah) Never going down now, never coming down (woh-yeah) No more, no more, no more, no more, no more (woh-ah) Never going down now, never coming down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more Never going down now, never coming down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more, no more
This was MY song in '97 as i was a manic depressive who used 'cutting' to ease the feelings of death & dread. I spent 4wks in hospital after one episode
just lost my childhood best friend to cancer on the 19th the treatment wasnt working anymore ill not forget the day she told me she had enough and was fed up of sticking out her arm and them pumping poison into her body she told me she was taking control back of her body that was on the 23rd of May ill miss you forever Noelle
So beautiffol song...I don't know what to say on this words...It is so sad,but look other side,if you alive and yours love ones you are so rich...That is all that I whant,life is too short and evry day is precious.
This song hits hard My brother is soon to pass of a rare cancer. He's had all the treatments possible, And they all had an affect but they didn't manage to get rid of it. He was in the hospital for 11 very long painful months. He has one tumour in his lower spine which made it so he couldn't walk, He has one in his lower skull which causes alot of shoulder pain, He has some in his lungs and all throughout his body. He managed to come home a couple of weeks ago, and iv never been more grateful, Iv today had to say my googbyes incase I don't get a chance to in the future. Truly the hardest thing iv ever had to do in my life, He's on heavy heavy drugs, like fentanyl and Ketamine and all sorts of things, He was constantly in pain and that's why they had to up the dosage to keep him sleeping so he isn't in any pain. Ik when people say their heart hurts you think it couldn't possibly actually hurt but sitting there telling him I'm not gonna see him again and seeing him so weak and in pain, My heart physically hurt, it was like it was being torn apart slowly and painfully, Everytime I breathed I just felt like I couldn't bc it just meant I'd cry harder, So I had to hold my breath and just nod as people talked to me bc I just couldn't speak. There are no words for how in pain I am. I wouldn't wish this on anyone and i just can't comprehend how this all happened, my older brother is going to die? why? so many questions I can't ask, so many questions left unanswered, Hes only 17, he hasn't even lived yet. Even writing this is hard bc it's hard to see from all these tears. This song is so much more than a song to me, it's just perfect, the words, the melody, just everything. Il see his face again, one day. edit: he passed away on the 11th of February 2023 01:08. You will be missed so much, my heart hurts sm
I'm sing on StarMaker but I never know about this song that I will like it,a friend invited me for a duets and now I am listening into it,and it's beautiful,I need to memorizing it,but while I'm doing it, repeating, listening, again and again,I realized one thing, lyrics has a beautiful meaning.🥰👌🙏🎵🎵🎶🎤 Salute to the writer and the singer..👏👏👏🌹🇵🇭
To my brother paint in the heavens Rick Rodríguez. R.I.P. When songs accidentally come on my RUclips list I always wonder if it was really an accident or if you chose it. Miss you
COVID LOCKDOWN SINGING THIS SONG AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS... My neighbours love my singing so much they just smashed my livingroom window to hear me clearer. ♥
This made my tears drop uncontrollably. My grandma passed away from cancer. The drugs never worked. She was getting worse days after days. Today is 1 month that the heaven got another angel. Miss you so much, grandma 👵🏼
Chuthaporn T. Sorry luv, my mum died at the age of 38,when I was a kid. What a damn shame ghat the bloody fool's above are banging on about how bad it is to sing at a karaoke night. I think still hope that they will never have to feel the broken hearted pain that we feel when we wake up and have terrible visions of whilst asleep. God bless you. Xx.
Thank you for your words :)
She lives on through you and your love for her. Sorry for your loss. She’s out of all pain and in Peace.
my dad passed away 5 yrs ago from cancer...know the feeling..
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Song for my son. Has been for a long time now. I pray for him that he overcomes his darkness so we can have him back as the lovely person he is. The Drugs Don't Work.
Keep the faith! Keep loving him! Keep remembering the real him! Hate the disease, not the patient!🤞👌💪 even if he doesn’t show it- he’ll appreciate it 💋
I pray for you and him❤️
I hope you and your son are in a better place❤❤
It's by far one of the most beautiful songs of the 90's.
Agreed ❤️💯
Wonderful music. Fond memories
@Seth Belfort lol
Wow this hits hard, Both my parents passed from alzheimer's/dementia and I spent so much time with them as they slowly lost their battle and took their last breath. I never said goodbye to them, only I will see you later 😥 R.I.P. Mom & Dad.
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I had the same thing happen with my Dad. Terrible watching him slowly loose all his functions. I will see him in heaven. I miss you Dad. 😔
i nursed my mum through Lewy Body Dementia, so i know exactly how you feel. Theres a saying among carers/family of dementia patients that you lose them twice, once when they forget you and again when they pass. I take comfort in the fact that mum knew she was loved and looked after even if she didnt know my name. Some times shed just look at me and smile and I knew she felt it. 💜
@@davidabercrombie5427 Thank you for the kind words. My dad just passed about a year ago of Lewys body dementia also. I will always remember him also going in and out of reality. He looked up at me during his last few days and said I love you all. Then passed the next day. I'm crying still but he is in my heart and I will be with him when it's my time to go. Thank you again for the kind words and if you ever want to reach out feel free. Thank you
loved this song - the lyrics hit home when my father was dying of cancer - everytime i hear this song i cry - im a 48 year old male - im not ashamed
♥️ sorry for your loss sir. Hope you're doing ok
I am sorry to hear it. ❤️
Im sorry for your loss. Why should you be ashamed?
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Don’t be ashamed brother my dad passed of cancer and this song always makes me think of him and I get the lump in my throat
What.a song only recently realised it’s about his dad dying of cancer. How much the words ring true having lost my own father to cancer the man is a genius with his lyrics. God bless Richard xx
My sister died 3 years ago from fentanyl. Losing her sent me down a dark path of my own alcohol and drug abuse and it almost cost me my life on several occasions. This song reminds me of those very dark times.
Thanks for sharing, how are you doing today? Hope you are doing well!
@@duaneharington1436 it's a slow healing process but I'm getting there.
@@jp-kg3fn keep in there take it one day at a time, keep positive!
stay strong 💪
Sorry to hear that, I'm doing the same
This song used to play as I was visiting my late father in hospital suffering from Cancer. Still makes me cry, the lyrics are hauntingly beautiful and poignant so very true ...... 😢
This song must be incredibly touching and very emotional, it is a terrible experience for all concerned, I've lost both parents to cancer it is awful. Best wishes to you ❤️
My beautiful sister has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer which has spread to her lymph nodes she just told me this 2 days ago the is a beautiful lady inside & out I'm gutted & broken.. She has 3 beautiful kids i have 1 niece, & 2 nephews aged 17 & 23 ahe hasn't told them yet as they are doing exams & she doesn't want ro let that mentally distract them from there studies, thats the type she is always thinking of others first I'm a physically strong guy but I'm typing this with blurry eyes & tears running down my face i love her ao much & i hope our lord & saviour Jesus christ can help her please please gid help & & anyone else suffering with cancer & any other disease, god bless you all 🙏
I remember in my youth going out having fun, takin drugs thinking it was great, well the novelty soon wears off and it leads to nothing but depression, misery and devastation. I’m now slowly getting myself into a better place in life (drug free), but when I finished my journey with drugs it didn’t half take me a long time (a few years infact) to fix myself up, and I still suffer with anxiety today from it which I have to learn to manage, drugs are evil!
I'm glad u feel like that it recks not only ur life but everyone around u trust me I know I hope ur all good now 👍🏼
That hit me hard... take care you've got this!!
Respect mate same place x
Glad your off them. But this song is about Richard Ashcroft's dad who died of cancer. The cancer drugs don't work ect ect
Lee Akers never done drugs myself but i no people who have and are on drugs right now and they have nothing
Well done for getting off xx your post stood out to me x
A million tears fell from me,
I miss my cousin.😔.
Oh no, that's awful. I am very sorry for your loss.
Heard this song tonight for the first time in 10 years. Last time I heard it was at my best friend's funeral, he died at 23 years old. Every lyric is straight from him, he knew the medication didn't work for him. Hit my like a tonne of bricks then and did the same again tonight. Miss you my brother. I will see your face again
A Masterpiece, one of the saddest,truest beautiful Songs I've ever heard, resonates so much ,
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i lost my best friend to a drug overdose because she gave up on her life a few years ago and this song reminds me off her everytime i listen to it.i miss her every single day and it breaks my heart to think she couldnt talk to me about how she was feeling and what she was going through.she was my best friend and the closest thing to a sister ive ever had...ill be with you soon angel
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
'Cause I passed down my old 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, ooh, if heaven calls, 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 love
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, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead
But if you wanna show, 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 going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
[Repeat and Fade Out]
Yea needed that on a video with the lyrics lol
This song must be considered a master piece
I totally agree my friend that's going as my funeral song fact!!!!
Ripped off Crowded house. (riff)
Here here.. Perfection!
@@whereasthepeople NO.
It is, and then some. Beautiful
If anyone would like to know why this was wrote. It’s because his dad died of cancer and the drugs he was on too make him better didn’t work. Hence the song name drugs don’t work. RIP ❤️. Sorry if you’ve lost a loved one ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
TFT GAMING Thank you for the information, also the kind caring comment at the end. I thought it was about addiction I've never Taken any drugs but I've seen the misery and heart break they have caused to some old friends back in the 60s and onwards. The worst was a group of young lads when I was in my early 40s drugs filtered into the villages where we lived and destroyed them and there families 3 dead and the other two as good as, I play this song in memory of these good lads that made an error of judgement and paid the ultimate price. Thanks again your parents must be very proud of you ❤❤🤙
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Not the original though! That was Neil Flynn. Still a great version.😊
@@kmarie6749is it tho ? Richard Ashcroft is credited as writer elsewhere.
Damn, I've always thought this song was about drug addiction 😅
dude, i aint losing anyone but my tears just roll down by itself.. such a piece..
This song reminds me of my friend Trent. He died yesterday in a car accident. Only 19, he was a great guy. It sounds weird, but I had always looked forward to seeing him at high school reunions years in the future. I call him my friend, but really we never hung out past elementary school. Anyway, its just a reminder how unfair life is. I know a RUclips comment isn't a great legacy but its the best I can do. Rest in peace buddy
Rest in peace
@@theeagleeye1077 respect, friend. :)
@@rinkokonoe8644 ❤️
I feel you man! My best friend drowned 10 years ago... Was only 30. Still hurts... Life is beatiful but unfair...
The brilliance of this song is that the lyrics can be interpreted in many ways. The inherent emotion makes it mean so much to do many people for different reasons.
For me, it reminds me of my father dying of cancer. The drugs to keep him alive stopped working and wear making him even sicker. So I had go to just let him go, and know I will see his face again.
Then the lyrics also make me reflect on me after he died. I had descended into drug addiction and I eventually looked in the mirror and admitted the drugs don't work they just make me worse, and I knew I'd see my (non drug addled) face again.
What unites us all however, is that anyone who can appreciate the sheer brilliance and depth of this song has definitely been through some shit
My brother just died after a short life of partying hard. Your words are very insightful mate. ✊🏼
Both are pretty good interpretations!
I used to listen to this song back in 2015 when i was 18 and getting into britpop and the english 90s music industry in general. Back then i thought this song's role was to hinder people from taking drugs(heroin and stuff). But reading these comments now makes me wonder if he is referring to the drugs whose role is to prevent the immense pains caused from cancer?
My story is very similar, my husband died last month from the effects of cancer - the drugs used to shrink his cancer actually contributed to his liver failing. This song was one of the last we listened together and is forever a favourite
This song helps me on my recovery journey 2 weeks clean and sober 🙏❤️
God bless you , hope you keep on the good work .🙏
proid of you man, how you doing now?
Treat each day as a massive victory for you
Hope you are still clean and that you make it❤️
Hope you're still okay
how can he even get the words out singing about such a sad and personal event, i tear up just listening to it!
One of the best songs ever written
I lost my fiance to a drug overdose on July 17th. This song reminds me of him so much. R.I.P Justin 💔💔💔
So sorry for your loss :( x
@@stevenhammond1883 Sadly it was his choice. I think this song is about fataly ill person and there is no cure for him or her anymore.
Im so sorry for your loss. 💕💕
@@greenpeas154 his mum I think
❤️
I lost my dad a year on 17th April and this one of his favourite songs miss you so much dad xxx
I put my cat down yesterday and ive been repeating this song
R.i.p Tag Anastasia
Mommy loves you so much
I'm sure she's looking over you and watching you from above, and at least you got to say goodbye to her
She was the cat in a bag waiting to drown
That one line "Just like you said, you leave my life I'm better off dead" every time I hear it I'm fighting back the tears.
I love this song so much this song like seriously speaks every word in my soul I dedicate this song too myself
Terminal disease or maybe cancer where comes a point when drugs dont' work anymore . Miss my father and brother.
word, thats not what this songs about tho
It may be translated differently to different people depends only how this song affects you in many different situations ....if your a drug addict that's another . So on and so forth.
@@Qkdkdq Depends on the listener boy.
Chokes me up this.. kills me inside. What a song and singer. I remember first buying this when it was 1st released. 2020 still playing it, and some.
I’ve had many friends die due to drugs and this reminds of days gone by 😢. My mum was diagnosed 18 yrs ago with Brain Cancer . From the diagnosis till she died was 6 weeks and there were no drugs to help her. I gave birth to my daughter in January 02, my mum was diagnosed in September 02 and died October. It was a very bitter sweet year. Still Miss her madly . I wish my daughter and Grandson had met her as she was an amazing person,friend, most of all Mother and Grandmother . I’m glad that she got to see my daughter but sad she didn’t see her grow up . Great song
Song, thank you for exist
the lyrics are simple yet ot pierce deep through my heart and emotions
A forgotten and beautiful song about drugs from a great 90's band as the Verve..wow..
Its about drugs as in medicine, not recreational. The song is about his father dying of cancer and the treatment isn't working.
I know this songs means so much to so many people including me! Great album,great song,great era for music! I miss the 90’s badly
So many sad comments but this is a brilliant but sad song that helps reflect and remember the good times past with friends and family that are no longer here, r.i.p
This song was out when my mum was dying of breast cancer it came on the radio when we had just been to see her and things were bad gets to me everytime
Rip to all those souls who were taken And love to the loved ones left with broken heart. 💔💕
Andrea Mcgrow thank you, I really needed to see that. ❤️❤️❤️
I can so relate in this song man. This is a masterpiece and surely anyone can hear that and feel it.
I miss my grandmother so much, but I know I’ll see her face again.
I've always been a verve fan, and this song was on Derren Brown and I love him and it got stuck in my head and I was mad.
never heard the song before heard it on Derren Brown and nw one of my favourite songs
Back in 2004 I was in a TC rehab facility, and V got to sang this song everytime someone's graduation. But I already love this song since 1996.
This song must touch everyone's heart ❤ Beautiful lyrics x
This song was played at my 11 yr old cousins funeral. Sadly gave up the fight to cancer and drugs not working nomore of 5yrs of fighting
💔💔💔💔 LOST MY ONLY CHILD TO CANCER IN 2015…. THE CHEMO MADE HER WORSE. 🇨🇦
IM VERY SORRY FOR THE LOSS💔💔OF YOUR BELOVED COUSIN…SO VERY YOUNG💔🇨🇦
masterpiece of my youth... timeless... so true today...
I miss both my parents every day ... My mother now 4 years gone and my father now 1 ... I hope I see them again... The drugs I take for my illness now do not work either .. I'm coming too ...
🙏❤️
Tali Boulton , the same with me .
🙏
Still here ?
BB - I hear this and think of you....
all of our talks since we were kids. On the back of your 4 wheeler and off we'd go....solving the world's problems. ( or so we thought, lol:)
I love and miss your sweet self. I'd give anything in this world to be looking Into your big blue eyes as give me your words of wisdom. ..I could sure use your encouragement right now. Your tight hug...telling " Blonde " how it would all turn out alright. It's hard to believe May was 2 years since you've been gone.😪
I miss you everyday... look forward to seeing you again. Wondering if you're up there jamming to some great tunes and who you're racing on a quarter mile, lol
All the time out at quarter creek...I can think back and still smell burning rubber....You never lost!!! 🤣 Always the fastest mustang. Never anything less than the best!
This songs for you.
Love you always BB...my sweet friend forever, RIP 💙✝️
This song Is a Masterpiece. I cannot listen to it. It makes Me start to Cry My eyes out. Brilliant, nonetheless. I hope My comment doesn't offend Anyone.
Class
Class
I think the song has the same effect on most people its a epic song
This is one of the best songs that people connect to because of their own experiences
My dad loved this song RIP dad nearly two years since you was taken I hate you cancer xx love you millions and miss ya xxx 💔😭
A timeless classic
2019 and still
sounds good.
yeup my funeral song for sure my song I live this song so much
I do too Amanda
Mein Onkel ist an Drogen im Jahr 2005 gestorben. Diese Lied erinnert mich immer daran. Aber es macht mich nicht nur traurig sondern macht mir auch Mut und gibt mir Kraft.
KEINE MACHT DEN DROGEN
Dedicate this song to my best friend and closest thing I had to a brother, he died 21 years old of a heart attack, never imagined my life without him, we used to joke about leaving the wives with the kids lol, had our life’s planned out together…brothers in arms u might say, after he died my life fell apart, my relationship of 8 years fell apart and I tried to overdose… not proud of it and not looking for sympathy just looking to make others realise there’s light at the end of the tunnel, I woke up in hospital with my family next to me after the overdose, worse moment of my life….things changed and now I’ve got my first child with my new partner…finally happy…always go to his grave and my life will never be complete without him but everyone goes through it…just want anyone to know that’s struggling that it does get easier…send me a message and I’ll chat and help as much as I can, ending your life will only get your loved ones the pain that u felt. ❤️
This song makes me cry 😢
First few lines hits me alot right now. I'm 39. Not looking forward to getting old. I miss rainbow and fireman Sam and wacaday.. anyone else?
Right here
Yes...
I listen to this song all the time. It means so much to me
Actually the song is not about a family member of his dying from cancer. In an article I read it says:
Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ...It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."
all bands were off their faces in the 90s, everyone was, look at oasis, happy mondays, infact all the bands from Manchester, the music was awesome because of the drugs, the drugs did work, great song
you shouldn’t say that, people can interpretation lyrics any way they want, you don’t realise the closure it can bring to people. So please don’t be an insensitive twat. Thanks :)
Dependency is the only word needed to describe this song
I'm from Wigan where this band is from
@Seth Belfort I was young once Seth :)
20 something years ago in Edinburgh I slept some sweet young man who bought me the CD this song was on. He had some problems but I wasn’t too worried. Next thing he was off with a teenager he met on a bus going to see a Celtic match. She was 16 ffs. When I told an old friend before I heard about the teenager, that we got on so well, had such a laugh, she warned me, men don’t like to be too happy. I’m still pondering that statement. Maybe I’ve only ever communicated with mad people. He was a bit of a flop, let’s say, in bed. But I can b patient on occasions. Perhaps a teenager would be more easy pleased. Fffs I don’t know anything any more. But glad he bought me the CD.it was whatever year this came out. I lived in Glasgow at the time.
Dont worry about it , it probably is most his loss so 🤷♂️ to bad for him . And im sure you meet another man that can change youre mind about us men 😉
There are thousands upon thousands of songs but this is the ONLY song where you share everyone's pain together
One of the greatest tunes of that decade.
this describes my dog, even the part where it says "I hope youre thinking of me as you lay down on your side" he was laid on his side when e was at the vet and dazed.
Always remember the Love and joy he gave you. Because trust me.. You will be re-united with him.☺
Takes me back to the 90s nothing evokes feelings like music ...beautiful song!
what a amazing song, reminds me of my mum+ dad, they didn't work in the end. R.I.P . mum+dad
100% correct lyrics:
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 [x2]
But I know, I'm on a losing streak
As I pass down my old 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, uh (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…)
If heaven calls, I'm coming too
Just like you said (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la…)
You leave my life, I'm better off dead
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
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know, I'll see your face again
‘Cause baby, uh (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…)
If heaven calls, I'm coming too
Just like you said (sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la…)
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, woh-ah
Yeah, I know, I'll see your face again, woh-ah
Never going down now, never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
Never going down now, never coming down (woh-yeah)
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more (woh-ah)
Never going down now, never coming down (woh-yeah)
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more (woh-ah)
Never going down now, never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
Never going down now, never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more, no more
Ivan Petrow wow
You need to get layed pal
Thanks for giving us the lyrics, on the lyrics video….
The song says it all. (Brilliant). Never give up be strong....
It’s hard 😿
Outstanding piece of music genius
R.I.P Donald Stuart and Benidorm
This song is a reflection on his father dying of cancer....when Richard Ashcroft was about 11
I love this sono. It makes me cry. It's wonderfull
This means so much to so many on so many levels. 😥
Right tune can relate to this anyday!!!!!
1 more lost to the brown. Rip my friend you never knew how much you were loved. November 23rd 2019
Beautiful, yet dramatic and depressing.
💖💖💖
Well summed up
What a great song...
One of the greatest songs ever
Great song. About old ppl. I’ve seen it all now. Except tomorrow I’ll have to say that all over again.
This was MY song in '97 as i was a manic depressive who used 'cutting' to ease the feelings of death & dread. I spent 4wks in hospital after one episode
God it's been a long time...... .that hurt ...Waw ....👍😥
just lost my childhood best friend to cancer on the 19th the treatment wasnt working anymore ill not forget the day she told me she had enough and was fed up of sticking out her arm and them pumping poison into her body she told me she was taking control back of her body that was on the 23rd of May ill miss you forever Noelle
So beautiffol song...I don't know what to say on this words...It is so sad,but look other side,if you alive and yours love ones you are so rich...That is all that I whant,life is too short and evry day is precious.
This song hits hard
My brother is soon to pass of a rare cancer. He's had all the treatments possible, And they all had an affect but they didn't manage to get rid of it. He was in the hospital for 11 very long painful months. He has one tumour in his lower spine which made it so he couldn't walk, He has one in his lower skull which causes alot of shoulder pain, He has some in his lungs and all throughout his body. He managed to come home a couple of weeks ago, and iv never been more grateful, Iv today had to say my googbyes incase I don't get a chance to in the future. Truly the hardest thing iv ever had to do in my life, He's on heavy heavy drugs, like fentanyl and Ketamine and all sorts of things, He was constantly in pain and that's why they had to up the dosage to keep him sleeping so he isn't in any pain.
Ik when people say their heart hurts you think it couldn't possibly actually hurt but sitting there telling him I'm not gonna see him again and seeing him so weak and in pain, My heart physically hurt, it was like it was being torn apart slowly and painfully, Everytime I breathed I just felt like I couldn't bc it just meant I'd cry harder, So I had to hold my breath and just nod as people talked to me bc I just couldn't speak. There are no words for how in pain I am. I wouldn't wish this on anyone and i just can't comprehend how this all happened, my older brother is going to die? why? so many questions I can't ask, so many questions left unanswered, Hes only 17, he hasn't even lived yet. Even writing this is hard bc it's hard to see from all these tears. This song is so much more than a song to me, it's just perfect, the words, the melody, just everything.
Il see his face again, one day.
edit: he passed away on the 11th of February 2023 01:08.
You will be missed so much, my heart hurts sm
For u shug, its a lot of years bro.
Luv n miss yi . Wee annie
Great song one off the best chill out songs in my opinion
Such a loving song definitely be my song for my funeral ❤️
Very powerful song lost ma brother to cancer and the drugs rip brother its eating me up . The last few months has been very hard until we meet again
I'm sing on StarMaker but I never know about this song that I will like it,a friend invited me for a duets and now I am listening into it,and it's beautiful,I need to memorizing it,but while I'm doing it, repeating, listening, again and again,I realized one thing, lyrics has a beautiful meaning.🥰👌🙏🎵🎵🎶🎤 Salute to the writer and the singer..👏👏👏🌹🇵🇭
I love you dad, forever.......
I always thought this was about illegal drugs,so I was real surprised realizing too many people dont think the same way 😲
The saddest part is when the ad kicks in at the end of the song!
masterpiece
Reminds me of my beautiful big cousin he's still here but he's not he's in his own world so much love
Drugs are amazing at the time. But what happens when it all comes crashing down! You’re loved ones pay the price.
Too true
My dad loves this song
Masterpiece
Yang ke sini gara2 liat cover bang boril 😎
Guee
gue
Gue juga
To my brother paint in the heavens Rick Rodríguez. R.I.P. When songs accidentally come on my RUclips list I always wonder if it was really an accident or if you chose it. Miss you
🙄
COVID LOCKDOWN
SINGING THIS SONG AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS...
My neighbours love my singing so much they just smashed my livingroom window to hear me clearer. ♥
Lmao
I hear ya.
This song is one that really hits home for me and another loved one