Video was shot in east London It’s about your journey through life and the obstacles it throws at you. The brief encounters with peoples who come in and go out of your life. The pram is where he could have had kids but carried on, the angry lady a bad relationship, the car he stopped for was when he stopped to look at himself in the Mirror (car Windows) the girl who checks him out was a brief fling he remembers fondly.
@@silkyjohnson7599 But the cars, people, buildings and everything else in the video looks so Un-American. Why do Americans think that EVERYTHING revolves around them?
This is basically the national anthem of Britain by this point: You're just taking bumps in life trying to go against the stream. It takes intense focus and determination to not conform to the same old rat race that everyone else is in, but in trying to do so you're gonna take your lumps.
hi guys the video was shot in 1997 in Hoxton street in east London a classic song from one of the best albums of the past 30 years " urban Hymns also check out weeping willow off the same album and lucky man also another gem of a song
I remember that song. But not the video. The video I remember was of a baby in a womb being developed 😆 can’t remember how old I would have been. I was born in 85 though
Wasnt filmed in New York thats the East End of London a section called Hoxton. The song is a sample of the song "The Last Time by The Rolling Stones. Also the video interpretation is that the people are the obstacles that one faces in life....Life, school, love, work, relationships and ultimately death. Like a song, life is a bittersweet symphony...
"Life has it's ups and downs." Amen to that! ;) Love the music, but never saw the video and never really paid attention to the words. I agree with your take on it. I think maybe the video is using walking the sidewalk as a metaphor for "the path you walk in life" ? (Like "life is a highway", "the walk of life", etc.) In the vid, he's crossing paths with people, but not connecting with anyone... because he's looking for "someone special" ? But - Maybe he's by-passing some good opportunities in the process? That's my take so far.
It's probably London. See how the cars are parked (they drive to the left side of the street) and the girl gets out of the seat on the right of the car
I enjoyed watching you two watching the vid. It took a minute but then your head’s started moving. I’ve liked this song from the first time I heard it. 67….he’s right My 2€ you live and learn then die and forget it all
All the people he bumps into as he walks a straight line, represent the many obstacles you come across in life as you go through it. Incidentally, the woman who gets out of her car and confronts him is (or was at the time) his wife.
I thought this was shot in London - I'm British, the Verve are British, but to me these kind of streets in London looks like New York anyway. Love you guys. Your reactions are always priceless!
The location is obviously Europe, and because Britain produces a large percentage of the world's musical acts then its most likely somewhere like an area of London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield or Leeds.
This video is a homage to Massive Attack's "Unfinished Sympathy" ua-cam.com/video/ZWmrfgj0MZI/v-deo.html Well worth reacting to. I've assumed the bumping into people, and walking over the car is viscerally embodying the lyrics: "No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change," and "but I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold. ... I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no" I agree with you about the 'heart' allusion (the places where all the veins meet). Life is bittersweet.
listen to REN - Bittersweet symphony. to break it down for y all, the main character is dealing with the struggle of being a common folk, ordinary but his destiny is something greater than that and he feels it inside so deep that it hurts. it hurts with every step he makes, every interaction. if you watch carefully he starts to walk exactly when the beat drops, then a WW golf almost hits him but barely misses him, passing behind him right then and there, meaning that he dodged a bullet on his first step in life. so that basically tells us that we are born to suffer or to be prone to odd chances of survival. if you see the sign behind it says "pedestrians left", he comes from the left, on foot. so he's not in a car, he's not benefiting of any circumstances favourable to his life, just walking like a simpleton, like the rest of us. Pedestrians. we're all that on the road of life. then he hits the road with the right foot, he's dressed in black, the WW behind him is also black. then he starts on a journey of cynism where he doesn't give a F about human interactions because they re all fake bullshit and superficial. nobody really cares about you. he bumps into people who dont pay attention to the road, it's not his fault but their own fault for not being aware. he's living his life no matter what. he's a million different people from one day to the next. his pace is the same for the whole clip, not fast, not slow but steady and decisive. he has self confidence but it's masked under a not giving a F attitude. this is the way i always lived my life. at 2:51 you can see him starring in his own reflection on a passing car. that's life, sometimes we get a glimpse of who we really are but it's fleeting and fades away. then we continue our journey and road, trying to make ends meet, find someone then we die. at 3:51 2 dudes just break away from his path. meaning that by this time he really imposes himself and knows who he is, others respect that and actually fear it. there's one crazy bitch that keeps following him but he doesn't mind her. for him it's just background noise. it's our past traumas and failed relationships. he's actually smiling and happy at one point, meaning he found his rhythm and his existence has meaning but he s not shy anymore, he knows who he is and accepts it, doesn't shun it. this is the path to enlightment.
On the righteous brothers video you mentioned you’d like to stay in the 60’s. Try anything by the Four Tops. My personal favorite is Standing in the Shadows of Love. Start there and work your way through their catalog. Levi Stubbs has such a powerful voice. I think you will enjoy them very much.
If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard of before, I recommend the artist Aesthetic Perfection with their song Bark at the Moon
I think when you're in so much pain you become numb to what's around you. You stop caring. Notice when he says sex and violence the only thing I've ever known.
PS - The video reminds me of another video that I think you would like. Similar style, but more positive (not as melancholy)... Mint Egy Jel, by Kowalsky Meg A Vega. (From Hungary) The title means "Like a Sign". Come on, try it. Be adventurous! ;) 👍
I am just going to drop here again that I think you would enjoy reacting to Jinjer. "Pisces - Live Session" is always the recommended starting point for people unfamiliar with the band.
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Video was shot in east London
It’s about your journey through life and the obstacles it throws at you. The brief encounters with peoples who come in and go out of your life. The pram is where he could have had kids but carried on, the angry lady a bad relationship, the car he stopped for was when he stopped to look at himself in the Mirror (car Windows) the girl who checks him out was a brief fling he remembers fondly.
Nice analysis of a great song that never goes stale.
Fun fact the angry lady is his wife in rea life
And the delivery of a new fridge as one of your big expenses.
Yep this was filmed pretty much where I lived at the time :)
@@Stabby666 Do you know which street in London it is?
This wasn't filmed in New York, it was filmed in Hoxton in the East End of London.
How could anything possibly be from anywhere other than America?
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull chill out lol. They probably just assumed they were American. He really doesn’t sound British
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull LOL! My thought exactly. And that was the point of the comment I just made!
@@silkyjohnson7599 But the cars, people, buildings and everything else in the video looks so Un-American. Why do Americans think that EVERYTHING revolves around them?
@@silkyjohnson7599 he doesn't sound American either. 😂
I was 7 years old when I first this song within weeks after first moving to london, this song is tied to my soul and childhood nostalgia forever 🥰❤🥰.
This is basically the national anthem of Britain by this point: You're just taking bumps in life trying to go against the stream. It takes intense focus and determination to not conform to the same old rat race that everyone else is in, but in trying to do so you're gonna take your lumps.
Also in my own life i think that's why i like this song so much!
hi guys the video was shot in 1997 in Hoxton street in east London a classic song from one of the best albums of the past 30 years " urban Hymns also check out weeping willow off the same album and lucky man also another gem of a song
it is like the male version of Massive Attacks - Unfinished Symphony, where a woman walks down a street not caring about those around her.
I remember that song. But not the video. The video I remember was of a baby in a womb being developed 😆 can’t remember how old I would have been. I was born in 85 though
Wasnt filmed in New York thats the East End of London a section called Hoxton. The song is a sample of the song "The Last Time by The Rolling Stones. Also the video interpretation is that the people are the obstacles that one faces in life....Life, school, love, work, relationships and ultimately death. Like a song, life is a bittersweet symphony...
"Life has it's ups and downs." Amen to that!
;)
Love the music, but never saw the video and never really paid attention to the words.
I agree with your take on it. I think maybe the video is using walking the sidewalk as a metaphor for "the path you walk in life" ? (Like "life is a highway", "the walk of life", etc.)
In the vid, he's crossing paths with people, but not connecting with anyone... because he's looking for "someone special" ?
But - Maybe he's by-passing some good opportunities in the process?
That's my take so far.
The Seattle Seahawks use this as their intro music (when Taima the Hawk flies out of the tunnel before home games).
he's not disrespecting or bumping people
he's oblivious to them
It is filmed in England. We all don't live near Buckingham Palace 😂
It's probably London. See how the cars are parked (they drive to the left side of the street) and the girl gets out of the seat on the right of the car
the video for me has always been the trudge of life , you walk,shit happens but you keep on walking anyway.
C'est ça.
Why do all Americans think everything is American its a British band it's not in New York its in england
lads emotionally numb but retains an appreciation for classic jaguars.
Richard Ashcroft(lead singer) is an amazing artist. Definitely checkout
Drugs don’t work and lucky man. Great songs.
The road he walks down is the road of life and the people he bumps into are the bumps in the road along the way.
His Lads at the end... 😎🎵🎶
the two of you seem to be a smooth couple (awesome)
I enjoyed watching you two watching the vid. It took a minute but then your head’s started moving. I’ve liked this song from the first time I heard it. 67….he’s right
My 2€ you live and learn then die and forget it all
This was the Fight Club / American Beauty 2000 minimalist frame of mind back then
The women who jumps out of the car to confront him is his wife.
I've heard the song like the music😂 3:01
All the people he bumps into as he walks a straight line, represent the many obstacles you come across in life as you go through it. Incidentally, the woman who gets out of her car and confronts him is (or was at the time) his wife.
I thought this was shot in London - I'm British, the Verve are British, but to me these kind of streets in London looks like New York anyway. Love you guys. Your reactions are always priceless!
It's probably in man heater as that's where the verve are from
The location is obviously Europe, and because Britain produces a large percentage of the world's musical acts then its most likely somewhere like an area of London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield or Leeds.
I believe the video was shot in East London.
"It might be a different country"
LOL
Bit late but u asked what the song is about the chorus says it all
It's a bitter sweet symphony that's life
Theres ups and downs dont let catch u out
This video is a homage to Massive Attack's "Unfinished Sympathy" ua-cam.com/video/ZWmrfgj0MZI/v-deo.html
Well worth reacting to.
I've assumed the bumping into people, and walking over the car is viscerally embodying the lyrics:
"No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change," and
"but I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold. ... I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no"
I agree with you about the 'heart' allusion (the places where all the veins meet).
Life is bittersweet.
Video made in London
listen to REN - Bittersweet symphony. to break it down for y all, the main character is dealing with the struggle of being a common folk, ordinary but his destiny is something greater than that and he feels it inside so deep that it hurts. it hurts with every step he makes, every interaction. if you watch carefully he starts to walk exactly when the beat drops, then a WW golf almost hits him but barely misses him, passing behind him right then and there, meaning that he dodged a bullet on his first step in life. so that basically tells us that we are born to suffer or to be prone to odd chances of survival. if you see the sign behind it says "pedestrians left", he comes from the left, on foot. so he's not in a car, he's not benefiting of any circumstances favourable to his life, just walking like a simpleton, like the rest of us. Pedestrians. we're all that on the road of life. then he hits the road with the right foot, he's dressed in black, the WW behind him is also black. then he starts on a journey of cynism where he doesn't give a F about human interactions because they re all fake bullshit and superficial. nobody really cares about you. he bumps into people who dont pay attention to the road, it's not his fault but their own fault for not being aware. he's living his life no matter what. he's a million different people from one day to the next. his pace is the same for the whole clip, not fast, not slow but steady and decisive. he has self confidence but it's masked under a not giving a F attitude. this is the way i always lived my life. at 2:51 you can see him starring in his own reflection on a passing car. that's life, sometimes we get a glimpse of who we really are but it's fleeting and fades away. then we continue our journey and road, trying to make ends meet, find someone then we die. at 3:51 2 dudes just break away from his path. meaning that by this time he really imposes himself and knows who he is, others respect that and actually fear it. there's one crazy bitch that keeps following him but he doesn't mind her. for him it's just background noise. it's our past traumas and failed relationships. he's actually smiling and happy at one point, meaning he found his rhythm and his existence has meaning but he s not shy anymore, he knows who he is and accepts it, doesn't shun it. this is the path to enlightment.
On the righteous brothers video you mentioned you’d like to stay in the 60’s. Try anything by the Four Tops. My personal favorite is Standing in the Shadows of Love. Start there and work your way through their catalog. Levi Stubbs has such a powerful voice. I think you will enjoy them very much.
It’s in London England
London
Haha that's very obviously an English city, probably London
Americans.... not a bloody clue !!
America is the center of the universe
Awesome video guys you guys are awesome I enjoyed the video I love it
Even though he's in a bad mood the one person he walked around was the lady with a baby in a pram which I thought was respectful and nice.
filmed in New york or chicago "everyone in London, England just facepalmed"
The girl who jumps out the car is his wife 😊
the girl who got out the car to complain is the guy whos walkings wife in real life
North End Road London UK near Hammersmith
The town of Wigan UK will be chuffed you thought it was New York
Look at the cars and you will see that it is Europe, more precisely London, England. Most of the good music comes from England, not the USA.
Their from Manchester. UK
If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard of before, I recommend the artist Aesthetic Perfection with their song Bark at the Moon
It's almost as if the other people dont see him.
Metaphor!
They sampled it from the rolling stones
Look at the car’s license plates, it’s not in are county.
*our country, (sorry lol)
I think when you're in so much pain you become numb to what's around you. You stop caring. Notice when he says sex and violence the only thing I've ever known.
PS - The video reminds me of another video that I think you would like.
Similar style, but more positive (not as melancholy)...
Mint Egy Jel, by Kowalsky Meg A Vega.
(From Hungary)
The title means "Like a Sign".
Come on, try it. Be adventurous! ;) 👍
Why the hell would this be filmed in america?😂😂
I am just going to drop here again that I think you would enjoy reacting to Jinjer. "Pisces - Live Session" is always the recommended starting point for people unfamiliar with the band.
It’s London ffs !
English band
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