When James played in Toronto, they invited fans to the stage to sit down next to them during this song. Fans started streaming to the stage and joined them there. All were warmly welcomed. People helped each other up and somehow made room for everyone. It was a really beautiful, joyous event.
Listening to James will never be the same. Yesterday I lost a dear friend to cancer. James was his favourite band and he wore his hair like Tim when he was at uni in the early 90s. RIP my friend.
Dein Kommentar ist drei Jahre alt...ich antworte heute,da ich meine Frau im letzten Jahr auch durch Krebs verloren habe...diese Schicksalsschläge verändern Dein Leben..und prägen..für immer...Lieben Gruss
Saw a guy comment on this video years ago he caught his friend singing 'if I hadn't heard such Richards I could live with being Paul', best misheard lyric I've ever seen.
Great line. It's why people are risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean and English Channel in tiny dinghies. The age of the Internet has opened the eyes of the poor, even in their remote African and Asian villages, to the illusion of great riches elsewhere. They can no longer live with being poor.
@@bombousboy and it’s why the younger kids are suffering so much poor mental health these days I’m convinced. It’s overwhelming and they see too much too young. Absolutely agree about all the migrants. No wonder they’re desperate to live this perceived perfect life we all supposedly have. It’s so sad really. It’s all mostly an illusion as well.
@@angiepanjie Totally agree with seeing too much too young. Sadly however, in a world of near instant communication and a video camera readily available to most people, it is sadly inevitable. Comparatively to those migrants, even the poorest of our societies in the west live far better lives than they do. Not that that justifies illegal immigration, but it also highlights just how out of touch most people have become.
Ive heard this song a thousand times, by choice, and it always fits my situation. And it's always different, and always the same. James is such an outstanding band. Yes, I've been with them since the beginning. Yes I have changed. They have changed. But nothing ever changed. I will listen a thousand times more...
Pretty much explains the problem with Instagram and Facebook.... lives that would rarely have been shared or experienced, due to wealth barriers, are now fully on view to the world...and people feel that if they don't have what they know is possible, then they are unhappy or unsuccessful...
I have been a carer most of my life,,worked in theatre,,elderly care brain injury,,learning difficulties,,,this is my favourite song because,,,no explanation needed,,❤❤
I too am a carer; cared for one with dementia, one with encroaching old age; everything just slowly shut down and now I care for my fabulous disabled brother. I love this song...I see my life as 'normal' , but, by anyone else's standards it probably isn't! What the hell....it's what we do for family! 🥰 xx
"Those who feel the breath of sadness, sit down next to me. Those who feel they are touched by madness, sit down next to me. Those who find themselves ridiculous, sit down next to me" If I had to choose one song as the soundtrack to my early teenage years growing up in the UK it would be this. It still moves my heart and soul, each and every time I hear it. And as I age, it grows in depth and meaning.
The overture to Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino (specifically the diddly-diddly bit, if you want to get technical) is also a good handwashing soundtrack.
What a pleasure it would be to sit down next to somebody who wants to help you love yourself for who you are. I was a teenager in 1998 but I knew these words were important.
Its a classic that will be played everywhere for years to come. James were always a solid band ddspite experimenting and it shows. Think the old 90s Manchester days took a lot out of us back then. 😀
A unique anthmn for those who have always struggled to find a place in mainstream society and it's demands. A song for those who only see themselves as ridiculous. For those who carry trauma and experience mood swings from mental health difficulties and who just want to sit down in a peaceful place and connect i feel this song is for those. A rare song and treasured 💕💕💕.
Funny, as I get older i want further away from people and society. Cities are far worse, now in a village where people let on and smile I still fimd I dont want involved. That is what military service has fome to many of us
I listen to this WHEN I'm sad, I'm happy, I'm bathing, I wake up. I'll also make my children listen to this track. One of the most beautiful track! Still alive in 2017.
I love this song so much. I am finally starting to accept the reality that I may have bipolar disorder. Oh how this songs speaks to me! Thank you James.
My little ones heard it on the radio a week or so ago and they are hooked. Regularly hear my 3 and 5 year singing the catchy bits now. Children seem to really love this track
For all the songs in the world,This one blessed song comes on at the exact time I found out I lost my grand father in 2016! this was everywhere filled me up!l cried my heart out! SINGING whilst crying.
I'll sing myself to sleep A song from the darkest hour Secrets I can't keep inside of the day Swing from high to lean Extremes of sweet and sour Hope that God exists I hope, I pray Drawn by the undertow My life is out of control I believe this wave will bear my weight So let it flow Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy I'm relieved to hear That you've been to some far out places It's hard to carry on When you feel all alone Now I've swung back down again It's worse than it was before If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Those who feel the breath of sadness Sit down next to me Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Those who find themselves ridiculous Sit down next to me In love and fear and hate and tears In love and fear and hate and tears In love and fear and hate and tears In love and fear and hate... Down Down Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down, down, down, down In sympathy Down
To me, this seems like the feel-good song of a generation. Those who were listening in the early 90s, dancing and sitting down next to each other when this song came on know what I am talking about. This song was the one song which united everyone.
Whenever I feel down I play this song and Instantly feel better,one of the greatest of all time and such an underrated band,they don't make them like this anymore ❤️
Dear Ronnie, you now lie under the wide open sky of Colorado, so very far from those humble roots in London. Thank you for the memories that live on in all of us.
This has been my anti-depression song since it came out. I absolutely love this song. Every shrink should hand out this single (better yet, the entire album) and see if it doesn't help. Tim's voice is perfection and James is my lifesaver.
Y 20 años se pasaron volando. Gran cancion, gran grupo. Los vi hace 6 años en Lima. Llenaron el local. Y eso que aqui tocan muy poco sus canciones. Sigo a James desde 1993 cuando alguien me presto un cassette con varias canciones y una de ellas era Born of Frustration. Estaba en el colegio y desde ahi no los deje de seguir.
As soon as I watched this, I was instantly flooded with the memory of the first time I heard it. I was driving home from school in a crappy old Datsun and when it came on the radio, it seemed like I had known the song for a hundred years.
Yep! Good or bad times, it flies!! "This Too Will Pass", wise words indeed 🙃. I was at Sheffield Uni at the time & have fond memories of the dance floor at the Lead Mill being covered by student backsides sitting on the sticky floor when James came on!! 😂 I cringe a bit to remember that tbh 😂.... (And fondly remember too the £1 pint nights 😂🍻🎵). Happy Days! I hope my uni mates are all doing well & keeping safe during these unprecedented, tiring & wearing times 😔 L-Liz H. & Shelley P. my missing scouser mates 😍. You too, stay well, stay safe young one ✌️😉
I remember when I discovered this song watching vh1 mega hits, I was a lonely and weird child and identified with it so much, 15 years later it still moves me, and yes, it's worse than it was before.
Tim Booth is a shaman of sonorific vocal melody and transcendent bodily movement. A truly singular voice and unparalleled frontman to one of the greatest bands ever. I’ll never miss another concert they do in my vicinity.
When this came out on some promotional CD called " Ein Abend in Wien" that I got in I think 1991, I was living at my parents still and my mom hated my music all the time. :) Until I was just bumping this promo CD one night and she came up to me saying that she loved this song at first listen. Unfortunately she passed away shortly after and now I come across this song and I am writing this in 2021 with tears in my eyes! Thats 30 years and damn, still a fckn great song! RIP mom, love you and miss you till this very day!
Ein abend in Wien of course! Ach du scheiße! Gayla gave me that. That's a person. Now I remember. 30 years later this is played at a local jam so I happily joined in thinking damn I love Britpop but I didn't even know it was British let alone Manchester Joy Division's home though it sounds so much like e.g. Inspiral Carpets. Sheer class!
I’m only 12 years old however I love James and I can’t imagine my life with them. James is a band that everyone and anyone can listen to. They are great people and there music is always amazing. This song is the reason I smile and James is the reason I love music so much. James is amazing.
I was a student in Aberdeen in 1989 and this was always played at the Student Union Bar. Everyone dropped to the floor when "Sit Down" was sang. Still brings backs very fond memories. I'now 52 (was 20 years old then) and still think it was yesterday. Another was favourite was "Crash" by The Primitives. Lots of songs lost in time by not hearing them.
If this tune is not quite simply one of the times; didnt know just how varied and spoilt for choice we were during the nineties. And I'm not looking back with rose tinted raybans, the era was just so exceptional .
I always remember this song with it being played before the UEFA Cup final between ManU and Barcelona in May 1991 at the Feyenoord Stadium . A great day and big win for ManU.
Thats because that video was probably filmed in the early 90s. No mobile phones with cameras back then - which let you get immersed in the moment and enjoy life. :)
This is actually my favourite song of all time, more so than Lennon's Imagine and so many other great songs. I first heard it around the year 2000 on BBCs radio 1 while driving to work. To me it speaks of compassion in a world devoid of it, even more so now then ever "Those who feel the breath of sadness Sit down next to me Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Those who find themselves ridiculous Sit down next to me"
Watching United Home, Away, Europe, on the bus listening to James drinking from the George Best bar, halogen days my friends..... best days of my life.
A 100 percent. This song takes me back to that time each and every time I hear it. Just love the melody, the lyrics and ofcourse the unmistakable voice. A song so uplifting and so heart warming 💓
Covid-19 is upon us. I hope it's gone soon. I really do. When it is, this is the song I will play when I'm with all my friends in a group again. 'Sit down next to me...'
December 2020 now, and you brought tears to my eyes with that. I just want to hug my friends. And I've had a reasonable amount of human contact through all this.
I'll sing myself to sleep A song from the darkest hour Secrets I can't keep Inside of the day Swing from high to deep Extremes of sweet and sour Hope that God exists I hope I pray Drawn by the undertow My life is out of control I believe this wave will bear my weight So let it flow Oh sit down Sit down next to me Sit down, down (sit down), down (sit down), down (sit down), down (sit down) In sympathy
Cannot wait for the day i get to see my home town team play from the terraces again, as the players finish the warm up and this gets blasted around the stadium, the whole crowd starts singing their hearts out... it's oddly emotional just thinking about it. Be even better if we got to final again and these guys entertained us again with this classic. Never forget the atmosphere at the 2014 grand final when they performed. Brilliant memories and amazing hopes for the future. God this song will get your through owt!
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Utter classic from the days of 'Madchester' - long live James !!
One of my dad's favourite songs ever!! Will always remeber it and think of him. Miss him 😢😇🕊️
When James played in Toronto, they invited fans to the stage to sit down next to them during this song. Fans started streaming to the stage and joined them there. All were warmly welcomed. People helped each other up and somehow made room for everyone. It was a really beautiful, joyous event.
That must have been beautiful, indeed!!! When was that?
@@Lunaticaceleste 1994, I think
Canadians are so polite
Oh lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow that is so amazing
Listening to James will never be the same. Yesterday I lost a dear friend to cancer. James was his favourite band and he wore his hair like Tim when he was at uni in the early 90s. RIP my friend.
So glad you have a way to remember a good friend. I bet he was a great lad!
@@chrisw4997 Thanks Chris. Great friend, dad, husband and all round great guy.
So sorry for your loss. RIP Mark Humphries 🙏 this song has such memories for me couldn’t get enough of it still very addictive. 🥰
Dein Kommentar ist drei Jahre alt...ich antworte heute,da ich meine Frau im letzten Jahr auch durch Krebs verloren habe...diese Schicksalsschläge verändern Dein Leben..und prägen..für immer...Lieben Gruss
“If I hadn’t seen such riches, I could live with being poor.” What a line that is.
Saw a guy comment on this video years ago he caught his friend singing 'if I hadn't heard such Richards I could live with being Paul', best misheard lyric I've ever seen.
If I hadn’t seen the Internet I could live without it. Remember those days?
Great line.
It's why people are risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean and English Channel in tiny dinghies.
The age of the Internet has opened the eyes of the poor, even in their remote African and Asian villages, to the illusion of great riches elsewhere. They can no longer live with being poor.
@@bombousboy and it’s why the younger kids are suffering so much poor mental health these days I’m convinced. It’s overwhelming and they see too much too young. Absolutely agree about all the migrants. No wonder they’re desperate to live this perceived perfect life we all supposedly have. It’s so sad really. It’s all mostly an illusion as well.
@@angiepanjie Totally agree with seeing too much too young. Sadly however, in a world of near instant communication and a video camera readily available to most people, it is sadly inevitable.
Comparatively to those migrants, even the poorest of our societies in the west live far better lives than they do. Not that that justifies illegal immigration, but it also highlights just how out of touch most people have become.
Ive heard this song a thousand times, by choice, and it always fits my situation. And it's always different, and always the same. James is such an outstanding band. Yes, I've been with them since the beginning. Yes I have changed. They have changed. But nothing ever changed. I will listen a thousand times more...
'... if I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor ...'. OMG!! Possibly my favourite lyric of any song.
Yep...that line always spoke to me
Pretty much explains the problem with Instagram and Facebook.... lives that would rarely have been shared or experienced, due to wealth barriers, are now fully on view to the world...and people feel that if they don't have what they know is possible, then they are unhappy or unsuccessful...
I hope to see those riches😁
Caramba, nunca pensei nisso.
Eu era feliz e eu sabia!
I have been a carer most of my life,,worked in theatre,,elderly care brain injury,,learning difficulties,,,this is my favourite song because,,,no explanation needed,,❤❤
I too am a carer; cared for one with dementia, one with encroaching old age; everything just slowly shut down and now I care for my fabulous disabled brother. I love this song...I see my life as 'normal' , but, by anyone else's standards it probably isn't! What the hell....it's what we do for family! 🥰 xx
well said.
"Those who feel the breath of sadness, sit down next to me.
Those who feel they are touched by madness, sit down next to me.
Those who find themselves ridiculous, sit down next to me"
If I had to choose one song as the soundtrack to my early teenage years growing up in the UK it would be this.
It still moves my heart and soul, each and every time I hear it. And as I age, it grows in depth and meaning.
exactly
And as that bridge lasts 20 seconds, it's going to be my handwashing theme from now on. Stay strong everyone!
Me too, I've got hand sanitiser to wash my hand sanitiser bottle. cheers.
The overture to Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino (specifically the diddly-diddly bit, if you want to get technical) is also a good handwashing soundtrack.
It places responsibility on the listener to reach out to everyone with troubled minds. M.
What a pleasure it would be to sit down next to somebody who wants to help you love yourself for who you are. I was a teenager in 1998 but I knew these words were important.
Happy 60th birthday Tim Booth. If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor.
It's hard to believe he is 60. Happy birthday you legend! ☺
Happy birthday!
How the hell did I get through the 90’s unaware of this great band??? Glad I found them!
One of the most beautiful songs of the decade. ❤
Addictive and nostalgic at the same time.
That song really is a masterpiece, by whatever measure you choose, and perfectly executed on stage.
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Itotally agree👌👍👏👍❤️
Agree
Absolute belter
I do agree.
Its a classic that will be played everywhere for years to come. James were always a solid band ddspite experimenting and it shows. Think the old 90s Manchester days took a lot out of us back then. 😀
A unique anthmn for those who have always struggled to find a place in mainstream society and it's demands. A song for those who only see themselves as ridiculous. For those who carry trauma and experience mood swings from mental health difficulties and who just want to sit down in a peaceful place and connect i feel this song is for those. A rare song and treasured 💕💕💕.
Absolutely 💯 classic forever 👌 thank you.
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Funny, as I get older i want further away from people and society. Cities are far worse, now in a village where people let on and smile I still fimd I dont want involved.
That is what military service has fome to many of us
This song is so quintessentially 90s. It will always hold a lot of nostalgia. That decade was a fantastic time for music ❤
Yes it was👍👍
@@critical9862sure was love, remember my dad singing this to me when he was pricing a job. Was about 6. Marvellous times. 👍🏻
I listen to this WHEN I'm sad, I'm happy, I'm bathing, I wake up. I'll also make my children listen to this track. One of the most beautiful track! Still alive in 2017.
Good vibrations
Piyush mehta you need to get out more ??
Piyush mehta still alive in 2017. 😉
Try listening to hymn form a village by them too. Oh, sit down.
I love this song so much. I am finally starting to accept the reality that I may have bipolar disorder. Oh how this songs speaks to me! Thank you James.
I've been listening to this since I was a teenager...now I'm 37 and play it for my 1 year old daughter...epic 🙂
Same lol I'm 36 and had this song on now 38 tape cassette lol :many other good tunes on tapes too it was double tapes with now 38 lol
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My late husband’s favourite drunken song! Love and miss you Dave x❤️
My sister loved this song too. It was played at her funeral.love you Diana-you went far too soon ❤xxx
At 1.08 that’s me in the crowd. This song hit the vibe of the time perfectly. And it still resonates.
That is so cool! Nice flower shirt!
This song never fails to hit the spot, a timeless classic! :)
30 years onwards, and I still sit down in love, in fear, in hate, in tears. Great song -- modern classic!
What a classic. I play over and over
An ingenious theme. There are so many songs about standing up -- we need songs about sitting down to restore the balance.
Well said Paul.
I never get sick of this song, such a great beat and sing along tune.
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My 8 year old son listens to this over and over. Passing it on through the generations!! 😁😁
My little ones heard it on the radio a week or so ago and they are hooked. Regularly hear my 3 and 5 year singing the catchy bits now. Children seem to really love this track
@@thesmirkinggrape That's good to know. 🙂
that's beautiful, bub . here's to the youth .!!!
Good girl ❤❤
For all the songs in the world,This one blessed song comes on at the exact time I found out I lost my grand father in 2016! this was everywhere filled me up!l cried my heart out! SINGING whilst crying.
Tim Booth has one of the best live voices I've ever heard.
I'll sing myself to sleep
A song from the darkest hour
Secrets I can't keep inside of the day
Swing from high to lean
Extremes of sweet and sour
Hope that God exists
I hope, I pray
Drawn by the undertow
My life is out of control
I believe this wave will bear my weight
So let it flow
Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
I'm relieved to hear
That you've been to some far out places
It's hard to carry on
When you feel all alone
Now I've swung back down again
It's worse than it was before
If I hadn't seen such riches
I could live with being poor
Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
Those who feel the breath of sadness
Sit down next to me
Those who find they're touched by madness
Sit down next to me
Those who find themselves ridiculous
Sit down next to me
In love and fear and hate and tears
In love and fear and hate and tears
In love and fear and hate and tears
In love and fear and hate...
Down
Down
Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
Down
To me, this seems like the feel-good song of a generation. Those who were listening in the early 90s, dancing and sitting down next to each other when this song came on know what I am talking about. This song was the one song which united everyone.
Whenever I feel down I play this song and Instantly feel better,one of the greatest of all time and such an underrated band,they don't make them like this anymore ❤️
James is brilliant l love their songs especially "come home " an "on my way" an "Fred Astaire" Tim is bloody gr8 Genius lyric writer love u James x
Dear Ronnie, you now lie under the wide open sky of Colorado, so very far from those humble roots in London. Thank you for the memories that live on in all of us.
One of the greatest, feel good anthems ever!!!!!
This has been my anti-depression song since it came out. I absolutely love this song. Every shrink should hand out this single (better yet, the entire album) and see if it doesn't help. Tim's voice is perfection and James is my lifesaver.
K Collings so true!!!
Quite agree Kerrie..Good shout that.
Getting Away With It All (Messed Up) is mine, brilliant band. So many great tunes and their new stuff isn’t bad either👍🏻❤️💯
Love it
Spot on, I concur totally.
Jesus, the percussions are awesome well-coordinated Ill never stop listening to this beautiful music forever in my heart
Genius song, harmonies, lyrics, Such talent.
This is a majestic, powerful and beautiful song. Reminds me of all the good times I had in the nineties
Late 80's-90's = Best Music.....still listening now and it's 2017....still love this!!!
Y 20 años se pasaron volando. Gran cancion, gran grupo. Los vi hace 6 años en Lima. Llenaron el local. Y eso que aqui tocan muy poco sus canciones. Sigo a James desde 1993 cuando alguien me presto un cassette con varias canciones y una de ellas era Born of Frustration. Estaba en el colegio y desde ahi no los deje de seguir.
As soon as I watched this, I was instantly flooded with the memory of the first time I heard it. I was driving home from school in a crappy old Datsun and when it came on the radio, it seemed like I had known the song for a hundred years.
life goes by so fast...i was 16 when this came out...im 45 now. where did the time go? so many joyful memories intertwined with regrets..
Me too pal i know the feeling
Yep! Good or bad times, it flies!!
"This Too Will Pass", wise words indeed 🙃.
I was at Sheffield Uni at the time & have fond memories of the dance floor at the Lead Mill being covered by student backsides sitting on the sticky floor when James came on!! 😂 I cringe a bit to remember that tbh 😂.... (And fondly remember too the £1 pint nights 😂🍻🎵). Happy Days! I hope my uni mates are all doing well & keeping safe during these unprecedented, tiring & wearing times 😔 L-Liz H. & Shelley P. my missing scouser mates 😍.
You too, stay well, stay safe young one ✌️😉
never do regrets. all part of who you are !
Your one year older than me . You wrote what I was going to do 👍💯
Same here, brother! 1975 people
One of the greatest pop songs ever!
James was my first ever live gig in 92 at Alton Towers and is still one of the best live bands I've ever seen
Agree saw them in the 90s twice live and absolutely loved them then and now.
30 years old yet this masterpiece sounds like being released today. A timeless classic in its own right. Turn it up loud 🎶🎶🎶
Yes indeed
Nah, sounds too good to be released today
@@YegoYTPvery true
Everyone looks so happy at this gig :)
Best live band in the universe.
I think I was at this gig.
I remember when I discovered this song watching vh1 mega hits, I was a lonely and weird child and identified with it so much, 15 years later it still moves me, and yes, it's worse than it was before.
You aint alone sit down next to me much love
I hear you
❤
Tim Booth is a shaman of sonorific vocal melody and transcendent bodily movement. A truly singular voice and unparalleled frontman to one of the greatest bands ever. I’ll never miss another concert they do in my vicinity.
Funny to be here after listening "sit down" in a Netflix movie...then this amazing song start playing into my head!Greetings from Romania 🇬🇧🇷🇴
what movie?
One of my all time favourites of all time
When this came out on some promotional CD called " Ein Abend in Wien" that I got in I think 1991, I was living at my parents still and my mom hated my music all the time. :)
Until I was just bumping this promo CD one night and she came up to me saying that she loved this song at first listen.
Unfortunately she passed away shortly after and now I come across this song and I am writing this in 2021 with tears in my eyes! Thats 30 years and damn, still a fckn great song!
RIP mom, love you and miss you till this very day!
Ein abend in Wien of course! Ach du scheiße!
Gayla gave me that. That's a person. Now I remember. 30 years later this is played at a local jam so I happily joined in thinking damn I love Britpop but I didn't even know it was British let alone Manchester Joy Division's home though it sounds so much like e.g. Inspiral Carpets. Sheer class!
I’m only 12 years old however I love James and I can’t imagine my life with them. James is a band that everyone and anyone can listen to. They are great people and there music is always amazing. This song is the reason I smile and James is the reason I love music so much. James is amazing.
The Singing Meme
Good for you ✌️ 🙂 I am 51, i love James too. 🤗
I was a student in Aberdeen in 1989 and this was always played at the Student Union Bar. Everyone dropped to the floor when "Sit Down" was sang. Still brings backs very fond memories. I'now 52 (was 20 years old then) and still think it was yesterday. Another was favourite was "Crash" by The Primitives. Lots of songs lost in time by not hearing them.
One is as beautiful as the music to which one listens. M.
@@jdjd1816 I was a student at RGU starting in 1989. Lovely to meet you. 😀M.
In terms of extremes of sweet and sour, seeing this live was one of the sweetest moments of my life.
If this tune is not quite simply one of the times; didnt know just how varied and spoilt for choice we were during the nineties. And I'm not looking back with rose tinted raybans, the era was just so exceptional .
I always remember this song with it being played before the UEFA Cup final between ManU and Barcelona in May 1991 at the Feyenoord Stadium . A great day and big win for ManU.
One of those songs that stick in your head, and lifts you every time you hear it
one of the best bands ever.....
The brilliant james bless our ears once again .
If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor...
Heard this as a young kid when it was released , one of those songs ( and bands ) that never gets old with age
I straight up love this band, and I am from Alabama.
2 days to go. Was at Alton Towers in 92 (mental day) and can't xxxxxxx wait for this 🌼
Look at the crowd. No phones. No recording. Just immersed in the moment and loving life. ❤
Thats because that video was probably filmed in the early 90s. No mobile phones with cameras back then - which let you get immersed in the moment and enjoy life. :)
Only way to enjoy a gig phones shouldn’t even be out
because they're all off their heads on ectasy
That's cos mobile phones didn't exist then
@@nataliewallace prob I was there n I was 😅🤣😂
Omg so many amazing memories this is up there with the best!
This is my therapy song. when getting bad, i play this it brings me back down to earth....god i hate PTSD (veteran UK)
When you're a kid,you love the song..when you're an adult,you love the words🥺
100 percent true
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This comment made my day thank you.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SONG!
"If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor"
Better that line....
I dare you!
How blessed were we music like this and the ra ve scene aswell,great time to be alive
I was at that gig. Wasted doesnt begin to describe my state but it was and always will be a great night in my memory
Don't miss 2019 American tour! Great band & still charming after all these years. Thanx for the love
One of the best and underrated bands of the 90 s along with the Smiths and the Verve 😘 xxx
What a song! Throw back to my students days in early 90s. Love it
This song is brilliant
touched by madness like me?
find yourself ridiculous?
sit down next to me. ❤
This whole energy is classic, timeless and refreshing and should inspire something every time that it is heard. What's the point if it doesn't.
THIS IS MAGIC!....ETERNAL FORGETED XPLENDA "THE JAMES" !!! THANK YOU FOR BRAZIL SOUTH LATIN AMERICA....LAND OF THE TEARS AND CRY.....SORRY
This is actually my favourite song of all time, more so than Lennon's Imagine and so many other great songs. I first heard it around the year 2000 on BBCs radio 1 while driving to work. To me it speaks of compassion in a world devoid of it, even more so now then ever
"Those who feel the breath of sadness
Sit down next to me
Those who find they're touched by madness
Sit down next to me
Those who find themselves ridiculous
Sit down next to me"
Watching United Home, Away, Europe, on the bus listening to James drinking from the George Best bar, halogen days my friends..... best days of my life.
Heard this today,out when I was in my 20's just now just 60 timeless
This is the one song that reminds me of being a child, when life was easier, people we’re friendlier. The 80s were the best
Definitely!
A 100 percent. This song takes me back to that time each and every time I hear it. Just love the melody, the lyrics and ofcourse the unmistakable voice. A song so uplifting and so heart warming 💓
"Those who feel the breath of sadness..." Stay strong Manchester
When you get on to the lyrics and the meaning of them etc it makes this song even better etc etc
My youth tune, listening to times when we had the world in the palm of our hands
How am I just finding this. Thank you WYEP 91.3 public radio station in Pittsburgh for playing this💜
One of the most underrated and quality UK bands ever.
One of the greatest songs ever sang
Covid-19 is upon us. I hope it's gone soon. I really do. When it is, this is the song I will play when I'm with all my friends in a group again. 'Sit down next to me...'
I feel the same as you.
Couldn't have put it better myself. Take care of yourselves, everyone
I agree, and we will fight Covid19
December 2020 now, and you brought tears to my eyes with that. I just want to hug my friends. And I've had a reasonable amount of human contact through all this.
@@Fragrantbeard 🤗🤗 Hope this helps
I'll sing myself to sleep
A song from the darkest hour
Secrets I can't keep
Inside of the day
Swing from high to deep
Extremes of sweet and sour
Hope that God exists
I hope I pray
Drawn by the undertow
My life is out of control
I believe this wave will bear my weight
So let it flow
Oh sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down (sit down), down (sit down), down (sit down), down (sit down)
In sympathy
What a great song,powerful vocals,very touching.
Cannot wait for the day i get to see my home town team play from the terraces again, as the players finish the warm up and this gets blasted around the stadium, the whole crowd starts singing their hearts out... it's oddly emotional just thinking about it.
Be even better if we got to final again and these guys entertained us again with this classic.
Never forget the atmosphere at the 2014 grand final when they performed. Brilliant memories and amazing hopes for the future.
God this song will get your through owt!
Can only listen to this song on full blast 🎉
James one constant in life. Superb live
I will never forget the first time I heard this tune....a very special tune for a very special moment in ones life
You can't imagine pub brawls when this song's happening. Only smiles and good times.
This song would grace any best songs album pure classic
What a legendary tune
Indeed it is mike.
James . Sit Down. Great Song .
Great song, from great times. Oh for a time machine...