I first heard this song and saw the video on a morning TV show. I was suffering horrendous drug withdrawals at the time and the song lifted me and really spoke to me. I started crying. A few years later I was clean and went to see the Pixies. Unbeknownst to me Teenage Fanclub was the support and I burst out crying again when this was performed. A truly sublime track.
One of the greatest pop songs ever written. Listening to the beautiful harmonies Badfinger’s Pete Ham and Tom Evans come to mind. Gerard Love is on another level as a melodic songwriter. Absolutely perfect.
@@NxDoyle It's still around, but it's less relevant than ever. You'll never see a band like Teenage Fanclub break the top twenty singles like this song did, the industry has changed too much for old-fashioned guitar bands to attain the levels of success they used to. That's the sad thing, not that music like this doesn't exist anymore, but that it doesn't matter anymore.
@@eilrahc__ My originally comment was that there's plenty of good new stuff out there, it may take a bit longer to discover, but it's there, and worth searching for. Commerce and so-called relevance inform my musical choices 0% of the time. If you could clarify the 'relevance' thing, I'd be more than happy to come back.
@@NxDoyle I think whether you intend them to or not, commerce and mainstream relevance absolutely do inform your musical choices, and that's not a dig at you because they do with everyone. None of us is born listening to great music, we often have to find it for ourselves, and I think the way the industry and the world has changed makes it harder than ever not just for us to find music, but for a lot of these artists to be found or even to exist. I needed the radio and television as my doorway to the world of great pop music. When I say relevance, I mean from a wider cultural standpoint. Pop culture in general has a relevance problem now and doesn't matter anymore, because of the way the industries create things and the way we consume them. It's massive and complicated, especially for UA-cam comments.
You realise as a teenage Fanclub fan or even a good music fan how essential this song is to be called an anthem. Not just a 90’s anthem but a timeless one It captures that late nineties time when vocal harmonies was still a thing With great melodies and sincere lyrics.
I was a wee lad (9-12) in Memphis when Big Star was making their first and second album, and knew nothing about them 'til the eighties. Then I heard "Bandwagonesque." Blown away. Same for this one. There's a live choral version that's really good too.
The greatest song of all time and a brilliant video - Norman and the road sign is hilarious!- Gerry’s finest ever song - he has many others but this is peerless and my favourite song of all time
ive always seen the whole of Songs from Northern Britain as TF's take on the byrds (the harmonies sound so much like any track off mr tambourine man) , grand prix being their take on big star.
One of the best "indie" songs i´ve never heard , i´ve been longtime searching it , Thank you , !!! a´ int no tired of summer , eternal summer forerver !!!!!
Im right there now. The pool is in gourock which also has a cafe called the continental cafe , which has a signed by the whole band,picture of the blur album. Donated by the guy swimming in the picture who is a cafe regular.
The truth of Teenage Fanclub, as I see it, is that they scaled a mighty Himalayan peak with Bandwagonesque (K2 perhaps), after mucking around in the foothills with their first two albums. They came down from that rarefied atmosphere with the understated (but still excellent) Thirteen, only to make the successful ascent of Everest, with their, in my opinion, bona fide masterpiece, Grand Prix (one of the greatest power pop albums of all time). Songs … and Howdy maintained the elevated standards, if not quite reaching Grand Prix’s heights. After, that, like a renegade Snow White, they drifted. Man-Made and Shadows had sublime glimpses of the old melodic magic but seemed patchy. Here, alas, again represented a decline. The new one? Jury’s out. Definite slow-burner, though. Thing is, with Grand Prix in particular, we were spoiled. I must’ve listened to that album, say, 500 times and to this day it’s as fresh and meaningful as the first listen. Not many albums do that for me.
I first heard this song and saw the video on a morning TV show. I was suffering horrendous drug withdrawals at the time and the song lifted me and really spoke to me. I started crying. A few years later I was clean and went to see the Pixies. Unbeknownst to me Teenage Fanclub was the support and I burst out crying again when this was performed. A truly sublime track.
Ecstatic pop arrangement.
Glad you got clean.
@Leonardo Vilhena Falabella Von Randow I agree 100%
The fact that you saw TF and the Pixies together is AWESOME
@@bletchdroshek5984 Imagine going to a Pixies gig and not even knowing TF was going to be support. I'd die happy on the spot.
@@bihuyamori5805 man, I'm with you on that
And I never tire of ascending chord changes
10000 4ever
If they don't play this song at my funeral, I'm not dying.
Herbert, you're gonna live forever mate. Definitely comment of the month 👍🏻
Great comment 😂
Top comment 👍 I'm gonna use that one myself if you don't mind
*Raises my leg and begins kicking a corpse back into its coffin at their funeral* "GET .. BACK .. IN THERRRREEE!!!"
"NO! PLAY THE DAMN SONG!!!"
I will come 😮
Just the most beautiful song. All their influences chewed up and bettered.
It's quite possibly the most uplifting song known to humanity, quite possibly. Those harmonies, stunning.
This song is perfection.
Some songs just lift you up.
The best of UK🇬🇧 !!!!
CONCORDO PLENAMENTE AQUI DO BRASIL.
One of the greatest pop songs ever written. Listening to the beautiful harmonies Badfinger’s Pete Ham and Tom Evans come to mind. Gerard Love is on another level as a melodic songwriter.
Absolutely perfect.
Big Star.
Children by the millions sing for Alex Chilton
If Pete Ham had been in Big Star instead of Badfinger, it would have sounded like this.
It's difficult to conceive of a more perfect pop song. From back in the days when pop was pop. Top, top band.
The pop we love still exists and is still being made. Y'just hafta look.
@@NxDoyle It's still around, but it's less relevant than ever. You'll never see a band like Teenage Fanclub break the top twenty singles like this song did, the industry has changed too much for old-fashioned guitar bands to attain the levels of success they used to. That's the sad thing, not that music like this doesn't exist anymore, but that it doesn't matter anymore.
@@eilrahc__ My originally comment was that there's plenty of good new stuff out there, it may take a bit longer to discover, but it's there, and worth searching for. Commerce and so-called relevance inform my musical choices 0% of the time.
If you could clarify the 'relevance' thing, I'd be more than happy to come back.
@@NxDoyle I think whether you intend them to or not, commerce and mainstream relevance absolutely do inform your musical choices, and that's not a dig at you because they do with everyone. None of us is born listening to great music, we often have to find it for ourselves, and I think the way the industry and the world has changed makes it harder than ever not just for us to find music, but for a lot of these artists to be found or even to exist. I needed the radio and television as my doorway to the world of great pop music.
When I say relevance, I mean from a wider cultural standpoint. Pop culture in general has a relevance problem now and doesn't matter anymore, because of the way the industries create things and the way we consume them. It's massive and complicated, especially for UA-cam comments.
I thought I had already commented on this song. But you beat me to it !
Favourite ever TF song. Can't beleive Gerard is no longer a member... He also wrote Sparky's Dream... Genius.
I know man..
And frickin STARSIGN
Wait, what? Gerard quit?
@@jeffreyblair9290they don’t play his songs live anymore
Reminds me of my darling man who took me to see these guys playing in Finsbury Park a number of years ago. My beautiful man no longer here 😢
my condolences ❤
So 🙏 RIP lovely man.
One of the best bands of all time.
NÃO, A MAIOR SE DUVIDA
This is a masterpiece. It's like it perfected everything that band like Big Star were trying to do leading up to when Teenage Fanclub released this.
You realise as a teenage Fanclub fan or even a good music fan how essential this song is to be called an anthem.
Not just a 90’s anthem but a timeless one
It captures that late nineties time when vocal harmonies was still a thing
With great melodies and sincere lyrics.
One of the greatest songs ever by one of the greatest bands ever. Magnificent
Discovered teenage fanclub this week. This is sublime
Number one fan are you?
Ahhhhhhhh yes. :)
isn't that good to discover things that pops out like this ? i know the feeling and it's great, nothing to be ashamed of
Checked this band out when I read Kurt cobain said teenage fanclub is the best band in the world !! Had never heard of them. Ace band
Never too late for great music
Certainly one of the best songs of the ‘90s.
My beloved Glasgow in yhe video. Amongst other's. Music to my early 20s.Summer in Scotland. 😂
Excellent harmony singing, reminiscent of The Byrds, Starry-Eyed and Laughing....
It's like one sun-drenched chorus after another. Ecstatic.
Simply the best song ever. Period. No discussion required.
This is the most positive comment section on youtube.
I agree.
I love you Qbaca.
Gerald Love songs always lift my spirit.
Completely underrated band
DEVE TER ALGUMA BRIGA COM GRAVADORAS QUE QUEIMARAM A BANDA,NÃO TEM EXPLICAÇÃO
I love this song from Japan.
BRITPOP 90s 🇬🇧🎸
Here is a sunrise..... what a bloody gorgeous song!
It's poetry, Heather...take it with you through life...
I was so moved by this song that I learned to play it!
Good work...take it through life with you!
Just great!!! 😊❤
The perfect pop song!!
This song is beyond perfect
Gerry Love, you are a pop music genius and this is my all-time favourite song
Fannies forever.
Amazing song love thus band!!!!
i think this is my favorite music video of all time. it fits the song so well, just positive vibes all around.
Inspired song from inspired band with such a great influence. I had the chance to see the live in Madrid few years ago. They still do the magic.
Pure nostalgia.... I remember as a high school student I saved 2 weeks to buy this CD back in 1996.
You mean 1997
the adventure of a small wrist 1997??
Gary and Harry.... what a pair of stools!!! The foo fighters should be supporting the fanclub!!
I was a wee lad (9-12) in Memphis when Big Star was making their first and second album, and knew nothing about them 'til the eighties. Then I heard "Bandwagonesque." Blown away. Same for this one. There's a live choral version that's really good too.
Goosebumps. Every time I hear this. Goosebumps.
We're all old now 😢 xx
the guitarists brother put my blinds in frank i salute you
I know it's seven years old... But fantastic comment :)
Sooo beautiful!! ❤❤❤
the amount of times i've listened to this song and watched this video is concerning, but i can't help it! it's addictive. gerry i love you.
Snap😅👍
i can't stop listening to this song over and over...bring your lovin over...
This is the first song I can remember ever listening to and loving, on my dad's iPod Nano when I was 5
This is so good!!!!
greatest british band ever
Thought they were Scottish?
I take it that you mean Scottish?
Endless summer forever
There are no more beautiful places in the world, than Scotland in summer.
oh my god this is adorable
The way you phrased that was adorable.
Just beautiful ❤❤❤❤xxxx
The greatest song of all time and a brilliant video - Norman and the road sign is hilarious!- Gerry’s finest ever song - he has many others but this is peerless and my favourite song of all time
I miss Gerry. :( He wrote all of my favorite TFC songs.
This song made me fall in love with them.
got me through a lot The best of pop!
One perfect song and a perfect álbum ❤
Love this song so much
The best heirs of the sound Byrds!
Jordi Pujades Girona that’s so true but they will always be the 90’s Lovin Spoonful for me ( and they say SUMMER’s IN THE CITY in this track )
Yes indeed. They are the best heirs of the Birds!
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers vie for chief heirs of The Byrds too but Teenage Fanclub are very, very good especially on the harmonies.
And Big Star
The Stone Roses 🌹 also get the tag of "influenced by The Byrds", 🕊️🕊️ fine, it's just so much better than anything contemporary.
nothing about this is bad, all good, just big star inspired genius
all the modern shiny recording techniques used nowadays and then listen to this there is no comparison
I love de music
i love this song
ive always seen the whole of Songs from Northern Britain as TF's take on the byrds (the harmonies sound so much like any track off mr tambourine man) , grand prix being their take on big star.
come to listen this again and couldn't agree more that G.Love is genius.
super groupe
Maravillosa canción
what a refreshing new sound!
This is heaven,no words..
You were fab on Thursday night guys. Thanks for make that huge effort to get here for us!
pure brilliant indie ear candy
2:41 Edward Hopper....even he loved Teenage Fanclub...
Just confirms that Glasgow has such a rich musical heritage, (and Bellshill ;-) TF are one of my favs
+David Brown Glasgow is Utopia of pop music
Glasgow, for whatever reason, embraces so much from outside Glasgow...all hail, the results are here...I'm out of words now, this is so good...
Briljant song
I just f-in love it...it's that simple...
in the garden right now listening to this with a beer,sweet!
This is good！ Soothing sounds.
They are good
One of the best "indie" songs i´ve never heard , i´ve been longtime searching it , Thank you , !!! a´ int no tired of summer , eternal summer forerver !!!!!
These guys are big time cruisin music in the summer w the top down!
September Gurls spiritual successor
Este jueves en Madrid, por fin!!!! Vamossss!!
Perfection.
Buenísima!!!!!! Thanks Teenage Fanclub
Lovely stuff
perfection!
West Coast and Top Quality through and through....
Makes me think of my departed Angel and SNP Leader at Westminster - Gorg!
Love it!
Just noticed that pool features on the cover of Blur's new album the Ballad of Darren.
Im right there now. The pool is in gourock which also has a cafe called the continental cafe , which has a signed by the whole band,picture of the blur album. Donated by the guy swimming in the picture who is a cafe regular.
@@mjscott65 Thanks! That is very cool. As an aging musician and swimmer, I consider swimming to be meditation.
The truth of Teenage Fanclub, as I see it, is that they scaled a mighty Himalayan peak with Bandwagonesque (K2 perhaps), after mucking around in the foothills with their first two albums. They came down from that rarefied atmosphere with the understated (but still excellent) Thirteen, only to make the successful ascent of Everest, with their, in my opinion, bona fide masterpiece, Grand Prix (one of the greatest power pop albums of all time). Songs … and Howdy maintained the elevated standards, if not quite reaching Grand Prix’s heights. After, that, like a renegade Snow White, they drifted. Man-Made and Shadows had sublime glimpses of the old melodic magic but seemed patchy. Here, alas, again represented a decline. The new one? Jury’s out. Definite slow-burner, though. Thing is, with Grand Prix in particular, we were spoiled. I must’ve listened to that album, say, 500 times and to this day it’s as fresh and meaningful as the first listen. Not many albums do that for me.
for 41 people, this song is clearly not enough....but it should be.
Beautiful.
Glasgow loves you
Fantastic power pop, right up there with Big Star and Guided by Voices.. Just play it loud in the car with the top down...
Aquí te pillo aquí TEMAZO !!!
One of the best 3:41 of my life.
Top pop band
I run out of superlatives for these guys ,my perfect band,
essa musica é tão boa que chega a ser igual um abraço forte de quem você gosta