The Streets - Let's Push Things Forward (Official Video)

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • The official video for The Streets -
    Let's Push Things Forward
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    Mike Skinner's recordings as the Streets marked the first attempt to add a degree of social commentary to Britain's party-hearty garage/2-step (and later grime) movement. Skinner was initially an outsider in the garage scene. Although his initial recordings appeared on Locked On, the premiere source for speed garage and 2-step from 1998 to the end of the millennium, he listened first to hip-hop, then house and jungle.

    The Streets biggest hits include “Blinded By The Lights”, “Dry Your Eyes”, “Don’t Mug Yourself”, “Fit But You Know It”, “Let’s Push Things Forward” and “Has It Come To This”. The iconic Streets catalogue also includes the albums “Original Pirate Material”, “A Grand Don’t Come For Free”, “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living”, “Everything Is Borrowed” and “Computers and Blues”.
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    #TheStreets #LetsPushThingsForward #OriginalPirateMaterial
    Lyrics:
    This ain't the down, it's the upbeat, make it complete
    So what's the story? Guaranteed accuracy, enhanced CD
    Latest technology, darts hit treble twenty
    Huge non-recoupable advance, majors be vigilant
    I excel in both content and deliverance
    So let's put on our classics and we'll have a little dance, shall we?
    No sales pitch, no media hype, no hydro, it's nice and ripe
    I speak in communications in bold type
    This ain't your archetypal street sound, scan for ultrasounds
    North, South, East, West and all round
    And then to the Underground
    You say that everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them
    There's no excuses, my friend
    Let's push things forward
    You say that everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them
    There's no excuses, my friend
    Let's push things forward
    As we progress to the check point
    I wholeheartedly agree with your viewpoint
    But this ain't your typical garage joint
    I make points which hold significance
    That ain't a bag, it's a shipment
    This ain't a track, it's a movement, I got the settlement
    My frequencies are transient and resonate your eardrums
    I make bangers not anthems, leave that to the Artful Dodger
    The broad-shouldered fifty-one percent shareholder
    You won't find us on Alta Vista
    Cult classic, not bestseller, you're gonna need more power
    Plug in the three phase and the generator, crank it up to gigawatts
    Critics, ready with your pot shots, the plot thickens
    Put on your mittens for these sub-zero conditions
    But remember I'm just spitting, remember I'm just spitting
    Once bitten, forever smitten
    You say that everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them
    There's no excuses, my friend
    Let's push things forward
    You say that everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them
    There's no excuses, my friend
    Let's push things forward
    Spit jewels like Eastern riches, junkie fixes
    Around here we say "birds", not bitches
    As London Bridge burns down, Brixton's burning up
    Turns out you're in luck, 'cause I know this dodgy fuck in the Duck
    So it's just another show flick from your local city poet
    In case you geezers don't know it, let's push things forward
    It's a tall order but we're taller, calling all maulers
    Back street brawlers, corner shop crawlers, victory's flawless
    Love us or hates us but don't slate us
    Don't conform to formulas, pop genres and such
    Sharp darts, double dutch, parked cars troubles you much
    With more bud - let's push things forward
    You say that everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them
    There's no excuses, my friend
    Let's push things forward
    You say that everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them
    There's no excuses, my friend
    Let's push things forward

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  • @paulbyrnes2791
    @paulbyrnes2791 3 місяці тому +15

    I’m 45 now and I’m just crying and this tune came up in my ❤and mind ?

    • @-Astro--
      @-Astro-- Місяць тому +1

      46 before the year is up, I hear you brother. 😃

  • @leslawrenson
    @leslawrenson 6 років тому +2074

    This bloke never got the recognition he deserved.

    • @pyeltd.5457
      @pyeltd.5457 6 років тому +18

      yea and now look at the amount fo shit talking he is getting on this and other videos since he finally uploaded the full HQ music videos

    • @pyeltd.5457
      @pyeltd.5457 6 років тому +16

      he did but underrated or not that famous like. only in the UK in the early to mid 2000s

    • @pyeltd.5457
      @pyeltd.5457 5 років тому +24

      Sean Baggen the imperial Dragon no. Fuck off

    • @onp6021
      @onp6021 5 років тому +3

      @@pyeltd.5457 this shit garbage

    • @onp6021
      @onp6021 5 років тому +4

      Get da fuc out of here

  • @michaelcorleone7598
    @michaelcorleone7598 Рік тому +31

    Mike Skinner is one of the great modern poets

  • @dlxinfinite801
    @dlxinfinite801 4 роки тому +55

    A tricky beat...but he slaughtered this. Unpredictable lyricism. That boy good

  • @indigo2737
    @indigo2737 Рік тому +8

    I remember being in awe, watching this in 2002 on TV
    I’m still in awe. 👏🎶

  • @scottyunitedboy2925
    @scottyunitedboy2925 4 роки тому +859

    Original Pirate Material- definitely one of the most criminally underrated albums in modern British music

    • @rudybtripn9156
      @rudybtripn9156 3 роки тому +8

      Really just hip-hop it’s so good

    • @leeheaps2458
      @leeheaps2458 3 роки тому +21

      It’s a masterpiece for the come down of the 90s

    • @djnato10
      @djnato10 3 роки тому +9

      Easily one of the greatest electronic albums ever produced.

    • @rogerdunn2531
      @rogerdunn2531 3 роки тому +2

      Most definitely my friend

    • @darwinnoah2851
      @darwinnoah2851 3 роки тому +2

      Your opinion is very good, for me it's got too be in the top 25 👍🏻

  • @anyscaleclassics6880
    @anyscaleclassics6880 5 років тому +130

    This sounds better now than it ever has.

  • @shawnmcloughlin42
    @shawnmcloughlin42 3 роки тому +117

    2002: You won't find us on Alta Vista
    2021: This song is the only evidence Alta Vista ever existed.

    • @martinomalley6129
      @martinomalley6129 3 роки тому +3

      I was 14 in 2002 what was Alta Vista again ?

    • @shawnmcloughlin42
      @shawnmcloughlin42 3 роки тому +4

      @@martinomalley6129 it was an online search engine in the vein of Google and Yahoo but nowhere near as popularly used. I believe it didn't last much longer than this song to be honest.

    • @martinomalley6129
      @martinomalley6129 3 роки тому +1

      @@shawnmcloughlin42 lol cheers

    • @wild-radio7373
      @wild-radio7373 3 роки тому

      🔥🔥🔥

    • @KMakoENVtuber
      @KMakoENVtuber 3 роки тому

      Funny thing is that I probably downloaded this song off of there after I heard it for the first time at 14

  • @craigmufundisi6824
    @craigmufundisi6824 9 місяців тому +71

    Who’s listening in 2024

  • @joebuddy3589
    @joebuddy3589 Місяць тому +1

    2024 this was the shit back in the day ❤

  • @christinet9641
    @christinet9641 4 роки тому +9

    When this first came out I was like bloooooown away! The beat is so damn catchy and that accent, I can’t get enough.

  • @poisonedivysaur
    @poisonedivysaur Рік тому +2

    You know how old this song is I was 15-16 when I first saw the video. That was almost 2 decades ago. It started my love for British rap and hip hop. And 19-20 years on i still love this stuff.

  • @simonshepherd34
    @simonshepherd34 2 роки тому +4

    I wasn't that keen on The Streets when I first heard them, but I can't think of any other artist that has grown on me so much over time. The tracks seem to have stood the test of time and it's sometimes hard to imagine that Original Pirate Material was released 20 years ago! Mike Skinner seems to have captured the essence of England's working class youth, in a way that no one else has been able to, before or since.

  • @alisonshenton
    @alisonshenton Рік тому +4

    STILL SOUNDS GREAT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TAKEN ME SO LONG TO GET the streets back

  • @DirtyPoochRacing
    @DirtyPoochRacing 5 років тому +37

    I'm proud to say I never lost the faith in Mike its just such an original vibe with lyrics that are straight out of a normal every day man in the street.
    Think he's back on the road as the streets again so am hoping to hear some new tunes.
    Keep on keepin' on Mike.

    • @plasticnewt9586
      @plasticnewt9586 4 роки тому

      DirtyPoochRacing I was too young to listen at the time of release, saw him at a festival last summer and can’t stop listening since

    • @AidingIsKey
      @AidingIsKey 4 роки тому

      Check out his new song with IDLES

  • @BlackGard
    @BlackGard Рік тому +2

    2005, first year of college, playing soccer, Ireland born teammate, opened my ears to The Streets. Never turned back.

  • @mikeyjay6198
    @mikeyjay6198 4 роки тому +2

    If the streets came out in the last couple of years he would be GIGANTIC.

    • @treeman101
      @treeman101 4 роки тому

      it will take off once someone makes a meme or two

  • @TheChannelofaDisappointedMan
    @TheChannelofaDisappointedMan 4 роки тому +36

    I find this deeply inspiring, even moving. Mike Skinner made art out of the substance of the daily life of so many of us, with wit and humour he came up with something fresh and unique.

  • @doyoueatrocks
    @doyoueatrocks 4 роки тому +5

    I was a Streetie from 15-22 years old, a friend gave me your album ‘original pirate material’ it was so ausum. felt like you could relate with me and helped me so much with my transition into a brand new lifestyle. Thank You so much for everything.

  • @nickelljohnson3745
    @nickelljohnson3745 3 роки тому +1

    Na Na Na. This tune is straight gutter and criminally underrated. Listen to the bars Mr Skinner is spitting. Damn I miss those days. 👊💯

  • @2Bills
    @2Bills Рік тому +4

    I remember first watching this video on MTV2. Where the music went

  • @rogerpeachey2212
    @rogerpeachey2212 2 роки тому +2

    Still listening to this 2021.love it.

  • @71simonforrester
    @71simonforrester 5 років тому +3

    Listening to this again, I'd forgotten how awesome it was. Raw and real.

  • @kaplanswelcomehomefarms6062

    Yank here, everybody says “underrated” but he calls it in the middle there “cult classic”. I was a college radio DJ when a friend of his handed me the record. Still ranks as one of my Top Hip Hop records ever, #1 for that year, and a top 10 on the decade.
    Still quality content this many years later. I’m playing this video game (Evony, server 1062, HammerChuck) and my teammates are talking about all the “birds” and I just chuckled and started singing this whole album from the beginning

  • @catviolentred3129
    @catviolentred3129 2 роки тому +1

    This ain't a track, it's a movement. YES.

  • @sandyfflips7700
    @sandyfflips7700 4 роки тому +4

    Im a fan of all genres and have no favorite. But I can easily say that Original Pirate Materiel is easily one of my top albums! Genius,!!

  • @AdidasPunkUSA
    @AdidasPunkUSA 2 роки тому +2

    Always worshipped this brother - damn ✌🏻❤️🌳😘

  • @mho...
    @mho... 6 років тому +16

    the true classic!
    this brought me to Mike back then when MTV still played music!
    been hooked to the streets ever since!
    sad that this true poet stopped making tracks like this!

  • @fabio9554
    @fabio9554 2 роки тому +1

    That's how I discovered him!! With this song....

  • @checktheskies5040
    @checktheskies5040 6 років тому +235

    Still class in 2018

  • @patrickbaker4514
    @patrickbaker4514 2 роки тому

    I play the streets at work, just waiting for someone to say "yo, this shit is brilliant" still waiting...glad I found em tho

  • @weston407
    @weston407 6 років тому +56

    still one of my favorite albums of all time

    • @lizzybethnj617
      @lizzybethnj617 6 років тому +1

      Wore this album out my senior year of high school

    • @tomg5187
      @tomg5187 6 років тому

      Shiela Ingram haha sweet!

    • @Reikowired
      @Reikowired 5 років тому

      weston407 what the hell is this

  • @wild-radio7373
    @wild-radio7373 3 роки тому +1

    Still luv luv luv this banger
    !♡♡♡

  • @michaelpotter8523
    @michaelpotter8523 Рік тому +3

    "Cult classic,not a best seller" Great line😮

  • @bed7089
    @bed7089 2 роки тому +1

    "Cult classic not best seller" best line to describe the album

  • @owkes
    @owkes 4 роки тому +3

    untouchable tune.. 2020 we are comming for you !

  • @lexanders7486
    @lexanders7486 4 роки тому

    Bo Bo Bo, this man's the top bollys. Cat's knakers. Never got the recognition or respect he deserved
    Pure genius. Yes I.

  • @sashabanks9381
    @sashabanks9381 3 місяці тому

    Shout out to the fuse channel for putting me on to this golden classic in the 00s

  • @kathleengordon5623
    @kathleengordon5623 Рік тому +1

    Just realized how bloody good the streets were ❤

  • @MrBobbyDolow
    @MrBobbyDolow 5 років тому +3

    Pure classic

  • @MGTH666
    @MGTH666 3 роки тому

    One of the greatest

  • @telengardforever7783
    @telengardforever7783 5 років тому +4

    I actually still used Altavista when I first heard this song.

  • @justclark7470
    @justclark7470 3 роки тому

    Mike Skinner equals legend

  • @GebbzSteelo
    @GebbzSteelo 5 років тому +4

    bloke this is a fucccckinn classic m8 !!!

  • @vik84blid
    @vik84blid 5 років тому +2

    Takes me straight back to my late teens...so original

  • @jtrealfunny
    @jtrealfunny 7 місяців тому

    This holds up so well. Excellent.

  • @justaregularguy8752
    @justaregularguy8752 6 років тому +266

    You moan when everything sounds the same
    Then you go buy them

    • @3tangle3
      @3tangle3 5 років тому

      hard to avoid corporations though :(

    • @simpsonman7
      @simpsonman7 5 років тому

      How did I not understand the song until you wrote that, ive been listening for a decade.. :v

    • @TheRhinog24
      @TheRhinog24 5 років тому +2

      It doesn't say "moan" though?

    • @dunken27
      @dunken27 5 років тому +10

      They say everything sounds the same...then you go buy them

    • @KnutKniffte
      @KnutKniffte 5 років тому

      Same for Ubisoft games ;D

  • @jenko109
    @jenko109 2 роки тому +1

    This song was out at a time of my life where i was truley happy but didn't know it until now.

  • @cros420
    @cros420 2 роки тому +1

    great album ! i got it free...just how it was back then.....great works Mike well done yeh still deh yeh

  • @itsjustaname777
    @itsjustaname777 Рік тому +1

    altavista...there's a throwback

  • @anthonyglickman6245
    @anthonyglickman6245 5 років тому +2

    Brilliant. Timeless.

  • @billjones65
    @billjones65 5 років тому +3

    here in 2019!!!! BOI!!!!!!!

  • @jamiehargrave
    @jamiehargrave 10 місяців тому +1

    Sick me growing up tunes

  • @ETRTriad
    @ETRTriad Рік тому

    Raaa time capsule... love it ❤.

  • @kehindeoyegunle8920
    @kehindeoyegunle8920 Рік тому +1

    Best track on OPM By country mile####@@@±+=Whaaaat#####

  • @steptrento7763
    @steptrento7763 4 роки тому

    Still bumping in 2020

  • @TheCulturalCompass
    @TheCulturalCompass 2 роки тому +1

    Me pushing the view count up n up . 🔥Love this ☝️

  • @jennyzander9110
    @jennyzander9110 3 роки тому

    yup

  • @rapcentral96
    @rapcentral96 3 роки тому

    old school classic

  • @TheRhinog24
    @TheRhinog24 5 років тому

    How does this have so little views? What a fucking tune, still today

  • @edmundworrell1864
    @edmundworrell1864 4 роки тому +1

    pure fire still love this

  • @volkerlinz7214
    @volkerlinz7214 5 років тому

    Cheers right outa Berlin, the ultimate City of Freedom. Always returning back to those classics. They are back again, right? Anyone a rough idea when and where?

  • @Dave1The2Rave3
    @Dave1The2Rave3 3 роки тому

    So so good

  • @leowhogoestothedojo8523
    @leowhogoestothedojo8523 2 роки тому

    I appreciate this.

  • @desertgutterrecords
    @desertgutterrecords 2 роки тому +1

    This always the best fam keep going man dem don't give up and I'll be adding it to the playlist

  • @zavinullava
    @zavinullava 2 роки тому +1

    Happy 20th anniversary!

  • @scottcarter1446
    @scottcarter1446 3 роки тому

    who’s here 2021 listening to this thinking we’re did the streets go 🤔

  • @pearce1976
    @pearce1976 2 роки тому

    You won't find us on Altavista...nowadays surely not 😁😁😛

  • @stephenbannatyne2537
    @stephenbannatyne2537 4 роки тому

    BRILLANT TUNE S LOVE IT 😄3😀2😂

  • @julianabafundi7914
    @julianabafundi7914 4 роки тому +1

    It Is so british....❤️ it

  • @rachumsmcone9184
    @rachumsmcone9184 4 роки тому +1

    Been a while since I heard this jam. 💕

  • @ayatodanalis9660
    @ayatodanalis9660 Рік тому

    YEAH !!!

  • @matwaters9764
    @matwaters9764 3 роки тому +1

    18 years ago 😭 where did the time go 🤷

  • @IndigoKidda
    @IndigoKidda 2 місяці тому

    BANGER

  • @nevis71
    @nevis71 4 місяці тому

    a poet in my opinion

  • @stephenhookephotography8669
    @stephenhookephotography8669 2 роки тому +1

    hahaha never heard this group before. Nice!

  • @paulbinks-wp1gg
    @paulbinks-wp1gg Рік тому

    Classic boi!!!!!

  • @mariot5216
    @mariot5216 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent 😜 😜 😜 😜

  • @Traumm9
    @Traumm9 5 років тому +1

    Excellent track

  • @christophgrambach2832
    @christophgrambach2832 6 років тому

    his Accent gets me always,i love it :)

  • @brummiegaming8008
    @brummiegaming8008 3 роки тому

    "lets put on our classics
    and have a little dance shall we"

  • @Elelyoneleven
    @Elelyoneleven 3 роки тому +1

    this song is so british it made me wanna go and put on some tea

  • @enesaslan135
    @enesaslan135 Рік тому

    Rumour has it one time Oloff was sat next to Jar Jar Binks on a flight. Jar Jar kept kicking the chair in front of him and generally being obnoxious, nobody knew what to do. Eventually one of the flight attendants came over and asked Oloff if he would perform one of his songs to calm Jar Jar down, and when Oloff began rapping the first verse to Doing It Stealthy, Jar Jar immediately relaxed. To this day the two are still close friends.

  • @NealDamiano
    @NealDamiano 5 років тому +1

    This whole album was nice!

  • @melissaben580
    @melissaben580 3 роки тому

    TY

  • @addisonball6228
    @addisonball6228 4 роки тому

    This came out to early for its time even if it came out today it would bang

  • @tdiddle8950
    @tdiddle8950 3 роки тому

    A seriously great rap classic. Especially in Brixton.
    I hope you geezers know it! Don't bitch out.

  • @franksoul
    @franksoul 5 років тому

    Visionary

  • @omerfarukofflline
    @omerfarukofflline 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a 300lb biker from Texas, I've never cried at a song before but Doing It Stealthy turned me into a blubbering mess.

  • @funkworthrollin4959
    @funkworthrollin4959 3 роки тому

    The first time I heard this I was dumbfounded. Def Jux. This cat was exactly the flow like. Not bitches.

  • @skelibopeli6765
    @skelibopeli6765 11 місяців тому

    Love this episode of Dr. Who!

  • @MCJackLight
    @MCJackLight 4 роки тому +1

    CLASSIC!

  • @joshs6574
    @joshs6574 5 років тому

    Still blaze to this choon

  • @jameslovesbutter2314
    @jameslovesbutter2314 4 роки тому

    Still here.

  • @gabrielmay6197
    @gabrielmay6197 4 роки тому

    SOUTHEAST LONDON!

  • @haydnclarky7672
    @haydnclarky7672 4 роки тому

    Keep it real

  • @bassventura8813
    @bassventura8813 6 років тому

    Best ever I love this song so much

  • @kommamitshortskucken
    @kommamitshortskucken 11 місяців тому

    I miss the feeling when I first heard you, shit😢😢😢😢

  • @Hozay1228
    @Hozay1228 5 років тому

    A, for effort. I could never do something like this. Brave...Keep it up, pal.

    • @chopstick2073
      @chopstick2073 5 років тому

      This is a classic from 2001, he had great recognition back in the days, this clip is just a recent reupload

  • @axellereet
    @axellereet 5 років тому +5

    i heard this on the belgian radio the other day.
    absolutely love it