Blur - The Universal (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 14 кві 2009
- The official music video for Blur - The Universal
Taken from Blur’s 4th studio album ‘The Great Escape’ released in 1995, which featured the hit singles 'Country House', 'The Universal', 'Stereotypes' and 'Charmless Man'.
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Blur were formed in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree and signed with Food/EMI the same year. Announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur continued to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with second release Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993). Five successive UK #1 albums followed - with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity in the UK and beyond. The eponymous Blur was released in 1997 and seventh album Think Tank (2003) was Blur’s first as a three-piece after the temporary departure of founding guitarist Graham Coxon.
Twenty one years after the release of their debut album, 2012 saw Blur 21: The Box, the band's body of work compiled and gathered together into one box. Their most recent release as a four-piece, the critically acclaimed chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), started life in Hong Kong when the band had an unexpected break in touring in May 2013.
#Blur #TheUniversal #TheGreatEscape
This song really makes me want to stay warm this winter with a cheap and hassle free boiler repair.
+Watsonisawesome How very dare you!
DID YOU JUST
+Watsonisawesome Look after your world
I literally love you for saying that
What are you referring to?
This video feels ageless. Hard to imagine this was 1995.
Hello, how are you doing it's nice meeting you here.
My top list
oh i can believe it was recorded in 1995 alright...
Looks 2005.
Looks extremely 90s
I saw blur at Hyde Park in London and my best friend and my wife wanted to leave just before the end of the concert to beat the traffic and I said absolutely no way becauce The Universal is yet to be played. As soon as I said that the violins started playing for the beginning of this song and I got goosebumps. Utterly epic song
Was present at hyde park.amazing gig,lovely weather and lovely people all in attendence.
This song was great when I was 14, and it’s still great now that I’m 41 🥰
Same age ❤
Yep
And isn't it weird it still looks and feels new. Like lots of our (yours and mine) music from the 90s. They all feel fresh.
Same and I'm 42
44..., damn Yes...👌
Damon Albarn's face is so perfect It makes me want to cry
+Doppel (Flutterbrave) feel you, bro
Doppel 😭😭
Im crying now!
Sadley not anymore
Doppel i agree
Man, ‘A Clockwork Orange 2’ looks great.
A Clockwork Potato
exactly what i thought dude
Korova Milk Bar
I don’t think a music video has ever matched a song as well as this one. Ever. It’s perfect in every way. Damon’s pantomime the set, the clockwork orange references. The song and the imagery just compliment each other so well. I am going to say it. It’s the best music video ever made.
Heavy claim! Personally I think Mercury Rev 'Holes' has a super perfect video to accompany it. It's all a matter of opinion of course 🙂
I must not understand the song... or the video. I don't mean that sarcastically. I heard it the the other day and thought it waa a song of inspiration I watched the video amd it creeped me out.. well i still like it the song. I'll look for the lyrics and see if I can make some sense of it
😊
What about the Bittersweet Symphony video though? Nothing could be cooler than Richard Ashcroft wearing a leather jacket OVER a denim jacket
They purposely dressed up a droogs, it’s in the book 📖
ジャン・コクトーを思わせるシリアスでユニークな映像が好きです。もう私も60歳を過ぎて 懐かしくて見てます。私もとうとう人生の後半は河口湖のCountry Houseに移り住んで 好きな道を行きますので…彼らも同じなのだと知り嬉しいです。音楽と童話を創り出していきますね
If you mix "A Clockwork Orange'"and "George Orwell's 1984" then this music video came out
"No one here is alone, satellites in every home. . ." made me think of 1984.
I FINISHED THAT BOOK TWO DAYS AGO, I CAN'T RECOVER FROM THE END
i don´t understand why, 1984 is more like today´s life but not there yet, but in the near future if we don´t change the world , it´s very probable to happen , the system is already installed just waiting to start using it ,this talking about the governaments that rule the world, regards
@@alexandriaisokay964 i always tought that was about globalization.
@@polystonehorse could be. Art is always up for interpretation, I'm just a geek yk.
I love Damon's powerful ability to make both girls *and* guys fall for him. Quite the charming man ;)
@@moneky6962 as a guy I have more of a crush on Alex
@@moneky6962 Cringe
I would say he's more of a charmless man
You could say he isn't a _charmless man_
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 you communist
This is the next century
Where the universal's free
You can find it anywhere
Yes, the future's been sold
Every night we're gone
And to karaoke songs
How we like to sing along
Though the words are wrong
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
No one here is alone
Satellites in every home
Yes, the universal's here, here for everyone
Every paper that you read
Says tomorrow's your lucky day
Well, here's your lucky day
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
If the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
Well, it really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
Possibly my favourite Blur song.A brilliantly melodic slice of melancholia.
Without a doubt one of the greatest songs ever made. Brilliant masterpiece
One of the most boring and bland songs
Bullshit
you two, straight up, have no business talking about music
@@WakaWaka2468 Then what did you forget here, dumbass?
@@Watcher4111 Shut up, read, and listen: www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753
If you still think the songs on that list is boring, then yes, you don't deserve to talk about music.
The whole concept of this song is so ahead of its time. Country House and The Universal were released in the same album but it seems like they belong to completely different albums. Thats to show how ecletic Blur is as a band.
I thought this video looked it was from the 2000's
Country House it´s about Alex. You know... He lives in a house/ a very big house in the country/ watching afternoon repeats/ and the cheese he eats in the country! XD
@@martinnieto2651 hehehe
Is that supposed to be a good thing by default? Having completely differently sounding songs on the same album i mean
@@LucyWest370 not really but in this case yes. the great escape is one of my favorite blur albums
0:12 Everybody:
*staring into a camera without blinking*
Alex:
*blink*
*blink*
*blink*
This is probably the pinnacle. The spire reaching beyond the clouds. The moment the rest of the world took Blur seriously. This is a masterpiece.
Holy shit. This song.
Blur is so fucking great.
You are literally everywhere.
+Daniel Plainview Imagine if Thom Yorke and Damon did an album.
paranoid android56 Would never happen, but would be awesome.
+Daniel Plainview it really really really could happen.
It's the one they use on the British Gas adverts. It's so sad that's how I recognise the song by that.
honestly this makes me kinda wish damon played as alex in some sort of clockwork orange remake in the 90s
Damon is awsome and all but no one can compete with the actor that played alex when playing alex
@@joydot.dot.dot.8040 Malcolm McDowell
He's too hot
Don't fuck things up. A Clockwork Orange is a perfect film, why in the bloody hell someone with a bit of mental health and estethic sense of art would do a remake of it?
@@paperbackwriter960 It's hardly Rebecca.
3:44 I love how Damon looks serious but then smiles and then serious again
Is it just me, but I think this is the greatest sung ever written, and the instrumental parts of this song is just incredible. It's so understated. It's beyond words
Can we all just appreciate the young Damon Albarn
Masha Yarantseva noted and appreciated
Masha Yarantseva Damon Albarn is the most handsome man in the world
He still looks great for his age.
Michael David you’re not wrong mike
IM IN LOVE AJDBSJXVAJFJSBDJSKCHWB
0:37, 0:56 , 1:19 , 1:54 , 3:06, 3:12, 3:36 smiles and grins
Thanks now i feel 15 again
Thank you. I am now complete
god thank you, was hard trying to find them all
Oh you ANGEL!! Bless you child
Thank you!!!!!!
This is one of the greatest music videos of all time. Never mind one of the most underrated bangers of the last century
Stands the test of time. An absolute classic.
0:36 5 minutes into "The Universal" and chill
OH MY GOD
XDDD
Bispings Eye OMG IM DEAD
3:35 When I notice that someone is starin' at me I always smile like that to the person.
OMFG
0:38
I would smile at them like at 0:57
So True xD
ok ,,,,but do somethin' with your teeth
3:07 damon invented the debby ryan face
Possibly best song of the 90s. And I'm a massive oasis fan.
Be both. The 90's were awesome. The last great decade before it all went south.
I'd give that title to My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes".... but this comes pretty close
*who wants to turn back time and live again in those days*?
So much
I was born in the 90's, so eventually I would have loved to have memories of those years!!!
Me. I would have made it work with the best guy I ever knew. Only figured out a couple of years ago why we were both so messed up. Maybe next lifetime? 💕 love
you Andy ❤️
✋🇲🇽🎼
But this time make sure Tony Blair doesn't get elected.
A clockwork Orange ♡
Class.
Así es.. :)
What a night for Coach Beard
love the Kubrick's references in this MV.
I don't think anyone noticed that it's Clockwork Orange
Definitely one of my favourite music videos. It inspires me so much
bbq
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Jonathan Glazer is a fucking genius
Why though? It confuses me so much
AZE It's inspired by Clockwork Orange, the movie, but yes it's still inspiring. This guy thought about the state of us and the future and would put it in his music.
Damon with eyeliner.
Damon with eyeliner.
Damon with eyeliner.
Damon with eyeliner.
Damon with eyeliner...
I AGREE WHOLE-HEARTEDLY
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Damon
♡-♡
@@lygiarockfan3565 ikr lmao
@@leftxansuzukimethod YES WE BELIEVE IM THE DAMON ALBARN WITH EYELINER SUPERMACY
like a girl
What a classic, truly a masterpiece.
And is it just me or does this have a strong Clockwork Orange vibe?
Great video but most importantly: GREAT SONG
i think the mv is inspired by a clockwork orange
It's the milk bar scene
i am just reading the book where they say specifically that Blur mv for The Universal got inspired by the book so yeah you're right
Down to the one eye eyeliner
The weirdness of this video makes me think he was singing about the times we are living in now. Only our times are much weirder.
What a gem, this song was so powerful even back then
Blur: "Yes, the future's been sold."
Me as a kid: "Ha, what a dumb lyric!"
Me as an adult: "...Goddamn, man."
Hahaha!
Always thought it was ‘’future has been told’’ but sold is interesting too
ahh...age
seems a very true observation #StakeholderCapitalism #FourthIndustrialRevolution #GreatReset
@@guineapigsith699And the "Universal" could be a vax... 😒
Look how much class had bands in the 90's.
*bands had class
Watch my mad fat diary. Good and set in 1990s
When bands wrote their music
Josh, you dumb ass, Blur didn't write their own music. Every single song was written by the Gallagher Brothers for them.
Michael Adler I'm so sorry. Please forgive mighty michael with your immense knowledge on 90's bands. Go now! To the nearest party to shower the public with your wisdom x
For some reason this song makes me want to drive around in the city during midnight and listen to it
This is seriously my fave blur song, its justtttt damn hits hard in my mind idk its just like getting lost in the universe while overthinking things
Those choir vocals make me want to cry . Blur were always better than oasis
Brilliant song, listen to "Joe Dolan's" cover of it. Let me know what u think.
I'm addicted to this video
Me too
Ironic judging what the song is about
yo
I love it when Alex James looks accidentally into the camera at 3:41 but I like it EVEN BETTER when he overbalances and corrects his pose at 3:45
😅
I was in middle school when this song was released. I was in Japan and didn't know Blur. Now over 40, I fell in love with Damon.⏰🍊
Same. I always know I’m ovulating when I watch this video 😂
You just don’t understand how beautiful this song is.
I can't fall asleep because of Damon's smile at 0:37
Same
Seeeee
Lol
Well, thanks for make me notice that, now I can't sleep too
ahahhhahah omg i cackled
The way Damon smiles is a bit creepy but I love it =D
Conrado Gigli I love it too
Hope u like it because they're genuine. ;)
Creepy but extremely sexy at the same time.
Not only does this music video NOT ruin the song, but is a rare occasion where it takes an already profound song and makes it moreso.
This masterpiece in 4K please!!!! 🖤
Loved blur since i was 15 now im 42...damon 😍😍
Mhh that doesnt sound right
kitesalet 27 years... they have been around for that long
you re still young!
@@sophieheritage478 Yeah, they're 31 years old this year
Pisces Dreamer 🌹🌹🌹🌹🥂🙏🏻
That ending with the ascending strings always makes my eyes water. Excellent way to finish the song, great arrangement.
OMG. I love this track but sometimes I feel like crying & I don’t know why. I came here to see if anyone else felt the same. Thank you😂🙏🏽🧡X
@@ellalicor8510 me
Damon add the strings at the last minute
This is one of the most well developed songs ever. The final section (coda/outdo) is immense, intense and hair raising.
Thank you blur for this masterpiece 😍👌
Outdo, okay
@@damienx0x outro. Type error
Get yourself a dude who looks at you like Damon does throughout this video
So like Alex DeLarge?
Like the title character from Clockwork Orange that has antisocial personality disorder and highly violent tendencies? I think I’ll pass. Also, if only I could get away from them 😫
Notice that Graham Coxon is barely in the video for The Universal.
He wasn't in a good place at the time, didn't like the song and on the day of filming was several hours late. When he did turn up he told his colleagues he would be staying no longer than an hour.
Most of the shots you see of Graham, it's not actually him.
i noticed that interesting stuff.
ego problem
@@grimblegrumble3192 Nah mate, drinking problem
@@grimblegrumble3192 literally how is that an ego problem, it's the complete opposite
It's a nerdy one of a near school.
It's got a clockwork orange vibe to it
Welly welly welly well well. And to who do i owe the extreme pleasure of this suprise visit?
Redrick Orton a great fuzzy wobble
***** I'm not following you what are you on about
Redrick Orton Very much so yeah, I assume Damon saw that movie before making this clip.
Redrick Orton You can tell it from Damon's eyeliner.
Honestly one of my favourite songs ever. Blur was so bloody good honestly. The amount of greats songs they made.
Indeed... And to think that in the 90's I was an Oasis boy. I mean Oasis is fine, but Blur is really special. I grew to be a super admiror of Blur.
I watch this religiously two times a day
The thing about a great song is, you can play it years later and still want to listen to it and escape...this song does that well.
Beetlebum and it’s riff, still gives me chills.
Blur, legendary.
damon is trying to kill us with his good looks
You're trying to kill clever people with your cringe
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Get a grip you tart 😆
This sarcasm, if I may call it such, does not become you, O my brothers!
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 this is cringe ua-cam.com/channels/eHuhWazvDq1GDDFljjY3vA.html
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 you communist
This is one of the most beautiful songs of all time.
How could it have only 14M views?
It was trapped on the EMI vevo, I think is partly an explanation, til blur got their act together with their own channel.. You asked the question, you got the boring answer 😂
@@johndmcgonagle
Every inch of this video is my late teens.
Tomorrow's your lucky day
Tomorrow: 2021
This song feels so appropriate for quarantine.. The Universal, we are all artifically conected, yet we long for real life interaction. This song is comforting but also makes you feel lonely. Hopefull but sad. Days bluring into one another
wow
How are we artificially connected
(Blur)ring. Good pun
CloudiestOhio 62 f
Más bien...
Genius writers and performers
Just heard this for the first time in 20 years, wow, what a beautiful nostalgic song!!
this comment section is like the music video, simplistic, slightly creepy, and just great
It's a reference to clockwork orange
Creepy being the operative word
A song created in 1995 never has been so current for nowadays...
25 years has past and nothing really has change.
The song was about the lottery
Little has changed
@@forshigity5000 🤷🏻♂️😅🙏🏼💷💸
@@forshigity5000 It Could Be You was about the lottery.
History will repeat itself, life will be the same as always
Jonathan Glazer is now an Oscar winner
😂he delivered a fun speech too
2023 and still love this what a beautiful song.
Video was ahead of its time in my opinion.
3:24
When you're lying in the bed and you suddenly realize you had a homework that is due tomorrow.
hahaha
3:26
Jakub Ferjak LMAO 😂
Jakub Ferjak That was basically me.
Sadly, this is too relatable.
who else is born in 2000+ and discovered blur and gorrillaz seperately and wher amazed
@@eaukscfaa yeah id heard them a lot before my dad loved blur and my friend loved gorillaz i just got super into them in lockdown
As a 39 year old indie kid I love this comment 🙂
When the others like bts and blackpink, im alone with oasis, the beatles and blur :") i feel normal here thankyou🌸
I've always casually listened to both but I only recently discovered Damon is in both!
welcome :)
Yesterday I got married and entered the ceremony with this song 🎉
Aww congratulations
Good choice.
Sounds cool! Congrats!
Great idea!!!
And now I'm crying.
Esta es y será una de las canciones mas especiales para mi. No solo porque descubrí a esta maravillosa banda por esta canción, si no porque me trae demasiados recuerdos. The Universal te amo.
so this music video is basically Clockwork Orange.
Yup. And it's awesome.
+Brian Carmack Thanks for the info ,Captain Obvious!!
+Brian Carmack wow u genius
+Brian Carmack It's called a homage. So no, it's not basically a clockwork Orange.
+RedShoulderReviews IKR. there are a lot of subtle and not very subtle hints at the clockwork orange. people , it's called satire
Slooshy to this, oh my brothers. Viddy well!
lol
My0s0tis Viddy well, old man. Viddy well.
Brilliant song
i forgot all about this song but just heard it today randomly. it made me remember that blur were & still are a great band ♥️
Damon and his droogs. Real horrorshow, my brothers. A great thing to viddy.
BAE!!! OMG I love this commet
Murdoc Niccals you’re one to talk
I feel a bit of the ole in out in out coming real scorry to your humblest narrator! Ah so cool they acted out clockwork orange...very artistic and mysterious! Is this really a possible future?
This is the most English comments for some time
Nice Kommentar mate
Timeless
I'd do anything to listen to this for the first time again
THOSE 2 GUYS AT THE END HAHAHA
the universal is definitely one of my favorite songs of them!
3:55 the bloody priest jumps down the guys throat. haha wasn't ready for that!.
Ah... Young Damon Albarn... :)
The orchestral ending makes a totally masterpiece. I love this song, video and band. Thank you Blur.
The music used to be better those times or maybe I am just getting old. But all these new music stars don’t produce music that speaks to my soul. Maybe for the younger generation. Blur is the music of my teenage years. The best times.
Eyeliner suits Damon, it really draws attention to how bright his eyes are.
If it was well applied it would,but in this vid he`s done it really crudely on purpose to look nasty like Alex in the Clockwork Orange film.
This Damon’s smile pays off everything...
Saw Blur so many times, right from small gigs in the early days to Ally Pally and Mile End. I loved this song live.
I wish I could express just how much I wish I could switch lives with you
Imagine ever thinking Oasis was near Blur? It’s a landslide
Why not just enjoy the music? Both acts have written great songs
Goodbye, I'm going home...
both as good
Actually oasis are miles ahead
Dude wonderwall blows this out of the water. Song number 2on the other hand.....
Damon is the most attractive person who ever lived
I'm guessing he isn't the Charmless Man, huh?
Agreed.
At least 3 of the band mates are pretty dang attractive.
Liam Gallagher >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Totally agree!! So fit.
2020 who’s here on my frequency.
Me!! january 2020 babe!!
count me in
What is Blur ?
Yup
Yep and I’ll be here next year and the year after that and the Year after that
This song helped so much with the pain of losing my sweet grandma during Covid.
1996 was a gorgeous year for music videos and I think that this is one of the best
Yes, Don't Speack and The Universal the best
I love how euphoric this song sounds given its true meaning.
50 years old and Albarn still shines with genius.
Just seen them singing this on BBC2 live TV and now i realise what OLD looks like because I'm that old.I lived the 1980's.
I need this song played at my funeral, it’s utterly beautiful
This is the song that made me a Blur fan.
For me, it was probably Parklife, or was it Shitelife? 😂
2:48 that bass
0:37 that face
@@TheDeathMessenger00 >:D
In 2023 the song hasn't just aged well it's universal.
Gorgeous song, gorgeous band, gorgeous guys!