Massive Attack - Teardrop (Official Video)

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    Official video of Massive Attack performing Teardrop from the album Mezzanine.

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  • @aidenoleary7406
    @aidenoleary7406 8 місяців тому +1529

    "Love, love is a verb. Love is a doing word". Thats all you need to know folks. Amen

  • @Bob-jl2oe
    @Bob-jl2oe 2 роки тому +3078

    Vocals are performed by Elizabeth Fraser, former lead singer of Cocteau Twins, who also wrote the lyrics. It was released on 27 April 1998 as the second single from the group's third studio album, Mezzanine

    • @alwayssomewhattired
      @alwayssomewhattired Рік тому +75

      WHAAAAAT! Oh my god I had no idea… so cool!

    • @tmengucor
      @tmengucor Рік тому +70

      Cocteau Twins Lazy Calm anticipated trip hop genre in 1986. Absolute masterpiece.

    • @jaimealvarez8896
      @jaimealvarez8896 Рік тому +3

      AMÉN AMÉN AMÉN!!!

    • @kf10126
      @kf10126 Рік тому +33

      Cocteau Twins had always been a fave and that's why I checked this out.

    • @luigiiodice3517
      @luigiiodice3517 Рік тому +44

      Originally, the track was supposed to feature Madonna, but Mushroom later discovered that the other members had already sent the track to Liz Fraser... He sent the backing track to Madonna anyway, who was later disappointed when the final decision to feature Fraser was announced to her

  • @_saifr
    @_saifr 3 місяці тому +759

    this is not a song, its a feeling, something ecstatic.

  • @Dogboon-
    @Dogboon- 6 місяців тому +377

    For me this is one of the most important pieces of music ever created

    • @over8124
      @over8124 6 місяців тому

      wrong

    • @sempreviva4564
      @sempreviva4564 6 місяців тому +1

      @@over8124Why?

    • @over8124
      @over8124 6 місяців тому

      @@sempreviva4564 whatever bro

    • @interple
      @interple 5 місяців тому +9

      ​@over8124 he's saying it's one of the most important pieces of music TO HIM, what's important to him may not be important to you or the world at large, but he wasn't saying it was, just that it was important to him.

    • @Riaz000Ali
      @Riaz000Ali 5 місяців тому +1

      Better than 'I'm Only A Poor Little Sparrow' ?

  • @claretravels783
    @claretravels783 3 роки тому +2892

    "Love is a verb, love is a doing word."
    I carry this line with me every day.

  • @mercoro
    @mercoro Рік тому +1539

    For those who don't know, this song is composed by the lead singer of Cocteau Twins Elizabeth Fraser, at the time she wrote the lyrics for this song, she was dating Jeff Buckley that unfortunately happened to die of drowning in that same period, i guess no more explanation is needed, this song represents grief in all forms, the melody, the lyrics and the overall energy of the song.

    • @Puppy_Puppington
      @Puppy_Puppington 11 місяців тому +20

      Powerful I’ve only ever written a song before losing the one I love and care about but never after it’s too painful to write about it

    • @createseventyeight3082
      @createseventyeight3082 10 місяців тому +44

      She wasn't dating Jeff Buckley at the time. He was in a relationship with Joan Wasser, to whom he had recently proposed.

    • @TheEmeraldMenOfficial
      @TheEmeraldMenOfficial 10 місяців тому +18

      @@createseventyeight3082 Ever heard of cheating?

    • @gubkabronx
      @gubkabronx 10 місяців тому

      ​. 😅😅сдай

    • @ForwardEarth
      @ForwardEarth 10 місяців тому +17

      Jeff Buckley was a _who,_ not a _that._

  • @deniseskandalis8093
    @deniseskandalis8093 6 місяців тому +810

    Songs don't get old when they're special

    • @over8124
      @over8124 6 місяців тому +1

      wrong

    • @fabricedemmery3022
      @fabricedemmery3022 5 місяців тому +4

      C'est vrai bro !

    • @hycron1234
      @hycron1234 4 місяці тому +6

      They age line fine wine.

    • @werdoss5632
      @werdoss5632 4 місяці тому +6

      @@over8124 It must be amazing being a fuck wit. Enjoy it.

    • @xtraspecialmango
      @xtraspecialmango 4 місяці тому +2

      I wish I was a special song 😂

  • @BatMan-fj8dy
    @BatMan-fj8dy 4 роки тому +5855

    20 years old and their music still sounds futuristic.

    • @criticalmass04
      @criticalmass04 4 роки тому +55

      that's right my friend

    • @kurtkenshin4988
      @kurtkenshin4988 4 роки тому +70

      The song was released as the second single from the group's third studio album, Mezzanine, on 27 April 1998.

    • @matspurs1629
      @matspurs1629 4 роки тому +33

      English music

    • @rebecca8525
      @rebecca8525 4 роки тому +7

      So true

    • @dnr2089
      @dnr2089 4 роки тому +52

      I’m 63 and still loving it

  • @davidshepherd1107
    @davidshepherd1107 Рік тому +327

    You will never be forgotten Darius as you have a beautiful soul in your brother. It is beyond my understanding how many of humanity’s special people leave early.

    • @pallavibarman6214
      @pallavibarman6214 10 місяців тому +3

      Who's darius?

    • @ghettorevival9541
      @ghettorevival9541 9 місяців тому +10

      ​@@pallavibarman6214 Read the top comment

    • @paul39a
      @paul39a 7 місяців тому +2

      my brotjer left way too early, wish i could have been there for him.

    • @ev7568v
      @ev7568v 27 днів тому +3

      Unfortunately it is a fake post… the same channel switches from sister to brother, pasting the same comment presumedly to promote their own videos. But you have a beautiful soul nonetheless to feel for and connect with the words of another. You are a special person yourself, David.

  • @mayoliverfran
    @mayoliverfran 2 місяці тому +50

    I’m watching Prison Break, and the scene where the prisoners reflect on their thoughts and expectations before their escape has become so special to me. The way the song lights up that moment-it’s pure magic! It humanizes everything, making it impossible not to connect with the characters. It’s funny how this show was such a hit during my teenage years, and now, almost at 40, I’m finally watching it. Thank you, Massive Attack! Your music is truly something special.

  • @balazsmolnar8553
    @balazsmolnar8553 5 місяців тому +198

    Decades ahead. Decades ahead of anyone else. What a band!

    • @zkhcohen
      @zkhcohen 3 місяці тому +11

      Really, they weren't. This sort of downtempo has tons of contemporaries - most of them have just gone ignored and/or weren't featured in major motion pictures or television. That's not to diminish Massive Attack's skill or success, just to suggest that there's a lot more to explore within the genre!

    • @user-lz7ez9hk7r
      @user-lz7ez9hk7r 3 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/Vg1jyL3cr60/v-deo.htmlsi=-gzS9BuDzzI2SYry
      (Also nice 8553 ❤)

    • @javiersanz29
      @javiersanz29 3 місяці тому

      ​@@zkhcohenAbsolutely, yet they managed to pull mesmerizing songs above the rest of their genre counterparts. When I first heard Massive Attack I thought they were a 2000's 2010's band.

    • @tinalisicki1166
      @tinalisicki1166 Місяць тому

      Absolutely

    • @TZLORD4892
      @TZLORD4892 18 днів тому

      only stumbled upon this cuz of house, this is far from being a great song. You guys are just saying that just to be different and not to be "mainstream"

  • @TheScramble8
    @TheScramble8 5 років тому +494

    Years ago I listened to this album over and over to help me sleep after my marriage broke down. I believe in some small way this song helped save my life. First time I've listened to it since then. It really is beautiful.

    • @swaggypanda1808
      @swaggypanda1808 5 років тому +15

      Mark Meekings :) i’m glad ur good now dude!

    • @markdayton3186
      @markdayton3186 5 років тому +13

      No lie, when my marriage fell apart, this album became my life. On repeat always. I know it helped me through.

    • @myeffulgenthairyballssay9358
      @myeffulgenthairyballssay9358 4 роки тому +2

      This song is definitely gentler on the soul than listening to Moby's Porcelain immediately after a life wrecking break up.
      ua-cam.com/video/13EifDb4GYs/v-deo.html

    • @Margaret2332
      @Margaret2332 4 роки тому +2

      @bigFARTgoes Like This:- - Apparently that link is not available in the United States - this one is - ua-cam.com/video/IJWlBfo5Oj0/v-deo.html

    • @wherethe2riversmeet628
      @wherethe2riversmeet628 4 роки тому +10

      I’m sure it did help heal you. When I got divorced I suddenly became a single dad of 2 small kids and had no idea what to do. I immersed myself in music every day to take my sorrows away. It got me through to the other side.

  • @maartea5825
    @maartea5825 Рік тому +418

    This is so haunting. I remember the time I saw the video on VH1 after school in five or six grade. Totally hypnotized. I’m 30 now and it’s still a favorite.

    • @maartea5825
      @maartea5825 Рік тому +3

      @@sdbradly perfectly described

    • @gracielanoemiflores9857
      @gracielanoemiflores9857 Рік тому +6

      It mates me cry, but its very beautifull

    • @nenadpopov3601
      @nenadpopov3601 10 місяців тому +4

      I was in my 2nd year of high school when i heard it for the first time, it was summer holiday and I was drunk and high on weed at the park with some friends and one of them played this song on his phone, I was hypnotized, i must have listened to it at least 20 times that night and Massive Attack became one of my favorite bands.

    • @mathewrobeson4251
      @mathewrobeson4251 10 місяців тому +5

      I’m nearly 50 and it’s still a classic

    • @phillxor
      @phillxor 8 місяців тому +1

      Vividly remember seeing it for the first time in 5/6 grade, sleepover party at a friends place, late night watching RAGE (Australians will know!), what a time to be alive.
      Literally jaws dropped in the room, so beautiful, so serene.

  • @linkinparkrulz2275
    @linkinparkrulz2275 3 роки тому +15664

    My younger brother committed suicide last weekend by overdosing on something. He was found with headphones on, presumably listening to something. This is his youtube account. He made a playlist containing 6 songs that was edited the day he passed. This is one of the 6 songs. With the method he used, he was dead after about 30 minutes, probably unconscious around 12 minutes. I like to think that it was peaceful for him with his music on. I love you Darius, I'll miss you everyday for the rest of my life..

    • @manfredd9203
      @manfredd9203 3 роки тому +868

      I'm sorry for you... hope he found peace now...

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 3 роки тому +418

      Sorry for your loss

    • @MagnificentBlueberry
      @MagnificentBlueberry 3 роки тому +303

      I'm so sorry for your loss I hope your brother has found his peace ❤

    • @timwalters8797
      @timwalters8797 3 роки тому +174

      Sending much love in such a time ✌️🙏❤️✨ wish you all the very best 😌

    • @timwalters8797
      @timwalters8797 3 роки тому +123

      So sorry 🙏

  • @frtzkng
    @frtzkng 3 місяці тому +49

    Yet more proof that the harpsichord is a massively underrated instrument

  • @heezawk3611
    @heezawk3611 2 роки тому +3084

    As a human being who has been in a womb for 9 months I can confirm this is what we sing everyday and why my mom can feel the kick

  • @RalphieMuskinyaar
    @RalphieMuskinyaar 7 місяців тому +171

    Such a timeless song.

    • @over8124
      @over8124 6 місяців тому

      wrong

    • @Crystal-ho7so
      @Crystal-ho7so Місяць тому

      Yeah, mate!!😉👍😄❤️‍🔥🙌😊👏👏💯

    • @robertfraser9873
      @robertfraser9873 8 днів тому

      Truly a masterpiece that continues to live on and new generations discover it and has another new life. ❤❤

  • @michaeldelorenzo9010
    @michaeldelorenzo9010 4 роки тому +717

    I honestly believe that what sets this song apart is the intro. Almost a full minute long, it sets the mood for one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs you will ever hear. Elizabeth Fraser was described as having "the voice of God". After hearing this, it's hard to argue with that.

    • @alexardies3171
      @alexardies3171 4 роки тому +5

      Michael DeLorenzo .. o so true Comrade! Greetings

    • @sookieadina5134
      @sookieadina5134 4 роки тому +5

      👍

    • @alexdryden165
      @alexdryden165 4 роки тому +19

      Fraser's voice is haunting and beautiful beyond description.

    • @FergalNash
      @FergalNash 4 роки тому +15

      Fair point Michael, and I often don't like long intros, but it seriously works here.

    • @breakthatwater
      @breakthatwater 4 роки тому +2

      @Craig Olfsen aka PJ Harvey

  • @felipedepaula5835
    @felipedepaula5835 6 місяців тому +94

    What a beautiful, emotional and meaningful song. This is what art is about.

    • @omega-h7t
      @omega-h7t Місяць тому +2

      Just what I was wondering

  • @giuseppebianchin2477
    @giuseppebianchin2477 4 роки тому +5442

    It's 2020 and 1998 Massive attack are still way ahead of their time.

    • @migol1984
      @migol1984 4 роки тому +105

      I thought that in the future more music would follow suit and push the limits of what trip-hop could be. Now there is certainly still very good music of the same genre being put out there but none that truly surpasses this album.

    • @luciferfallenangel666
      @luciferfallenangel666 4 роки тому +22

      Maybe they built a strong road, I've enjoyed the same genre in recent times from different underrated artists ...

    • @carlosvanhoyweghen2750
      @carlosvanhoyweghen2750 4 роки тому +6

      Still going back to 1991 massive attack honey xxx

    • @r4pids
      @r4pids 4 роки тому +43

      Music today is proof of idiocracy

    • @HateKeys
      @HateKeys 4 роки тому +43

      When Music reaches deep, Time doesn't matter

  • @magnethomewood
    @magnethomewood 4 роки тому +214

    The lines, "Love, love is a verb, Love is a doing word" are the best lines written about love ever!

    • @danielazuleta2801
      @danielazuleta2801 4 роки тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @gabrielebocci
      @gabrielebocci 3 роки тому +1

      Cover di SOFIA REAL - ua-cam.com/video/7Nn32E68vJA/v-deo.html

    • @moonman2183
      @moonman2183 3 роки тому +3

      Why? They don't seem to be particularly striking to me. Quite ordinary, actually.

    • @MizMorgue1
      @MizMorgue1 Місяць тому

      Agreed. It's tragedy that every day young people aren't taught the difference between a pure, respectable, and selfish fleeting lust. If parents educated their children, the world would be a better place

  • @Tuco_V.
    @Tuco_V. Рік тому +112

    Sinead O'Connor passing has me listening to everything massive attack put out. What an Era of music

    • @MizMorgue1
      @MizMorgue1 Місяць тому +2

    • @PeterPounders
      @PeterPounders 12 днів тому +1

      You many know, not sure by your comment, but Elizabeth Fraser sang this

    • @Tuco_V.
      @Tuco_V. 12 днів тому +2

      ​@PeterPounders absolutely I just meant everything in general. Elizabeth is in fact my most favorite guest singer on there albums.

  • @ladychrysta1
    @ladychrysta1 4 місяці тому +16

    First time i heard this song it was winter 1998, i had just moved to a new state. I was sitting in the snow, watching the flakes fall to the sounds in my cd walkman. Tears fell and my soul weeped to hear such a haunting melody. To ever try and recreate that first listen can never be matched. ❤ but i still love this one.

  • @kimisch0801
    @kimisch0801 6 років тому +540

    One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard

  • @illibrium4590
    @illibrium4590 3 роки тому +108

    "Love, love is a verb - love is a doing word" ... my all time favorite lyric.

  • @christophepino8522
    @christophepino8522 2 роки тому +2124

    Who can tell that this song was made 25 years ago ? Incredible music - incredible song - thank you Massive Attack

    • @klausschwab4019
      @klausschwab4019 2 роки тому +52

      Most good music was made prior to 2000. So very believable, almost obvious that this made made before then

    • @umserdistante
      @umserdistante 2 роки тому +10

      someone can tell me what kind if music is that, i want to listen more of this type!

    • @paulondawula1011
      @paulondawula1011 2 роки тому +2

      Ageless imo

    • @alsimmons3649
      @alsimmons3649 2 роки тому +43

      @@umserdistante It's called Trip Hop. Specifically 90's era UK Bristol Trip Hop. Some artists worth a mention. Hooverphonic, tricky, portishead.

    • @umserdistante
      @umserdistante 2 роки тому +7

      @@alsimmons3649 thank you for the information! I will search up these mentioned names!

  • @indigospirit9638
    @indigospirit9638 16 днів тому +9

    This song speaks for the mothers womb. The visuals are deep.

  • @GamerPhilosophy
    @GamerPhilosophy Рік тому +493

    My brain has never left 90's dimension, every time I hear timeless classics from the 90's I am transported back in time/home. 💞👌😊👍

    • @neutra__l8525
      @neutra__l8525 Рік тому +20

      Mine either. Its forever the 90's in my mind. And Im fine with that.

    • @Nirvana-For-All
      @Nirvana-For-All Рік тому +13

      90s forever...🤘

    • @user-cu4ur8pu7l
      @user-cu4ur8pu7l Рік тому +7

      I’m right there with you!!

    • @nathensantiago3785
      @nathensantiago3785 Рік тому +7

      I was born in 92 and have core memories starting in like 97ish and some slight memories before then of life and music from that time does the same to me. I felt so warm as a kid and the music puts a little bit of that warmth back.

    • @luckyphilism
      @luckyphilism Рік тому +18

      Im with you there - 90s were a great time to be alive, we were free and looking forward to the future, fast forward to now and what a mess we are in. If only we could go back.

  • @scottpage2020
    @scottpage2020 2 роки тому +292

    I remember this song started playing over the tannoy while doing a overnight shift at work...and everybody naturally stopped speaking and just let the song play out first ...never had a song had that much power to control a room...its simply beautiful.

  • @FrostLynxen
    @FrostLynxen 10 місяців тому +230

    This song is still way ahead of it's time. Just randomly discovered yesterday and genuinely thought this was a recently released song. There's something about this that cannot be described in words. Dangerously captivating

    • @BazingaTing
      @BazingaTing 9 місяців тому +12

      It was a beautiful Sunday morning come down choon for us back in the 90s after being out raving all night....❤❤

    • @peppermintpig974
      @peppermintpig974 9 місяців тому +4

      I really love seeing someone discover great music for the first time.
      This song, while not super well known, has had staying power over the years, albeit having more of a sleeper/cult fan base. As you can see it has over 600k likes, just edging out the subscriber rate for the band itself.
      I just so happened to be putting a variety playlist together and threw this one in. Who knows, maybe someone out there will make more happy discoveries this way. Happy music exploring! ua-cam.com/play/PLNFOplKnrHHDTNHnuWwJd0uI-CruPS_kX.html

    • @KitKat-bv3ri
      @KitKat-bv3ri 9 місяців тому +4

      I actually thought of this song while watching the TV show house m.d. and waiting for the intro with this song but I think they removed it and went back to their old intro... but I love this song and it popped back into my head recently along with this video... but I absolutely love this song and had to listen it...

    • @aprilgeneric8027
      @aprilgeneric8027 9 місяців тому

      Theme Song for the Tv Show House starring Hugh Laurie

    • @wckiid
      @wckiid 9 місяців тому +1

      i just discovered this song listening to a 90s music playlist and this song is something else... its so amazing

  • @miriamcabrera5216
    @miriamcabrera5216 6 місяців тому +252

    I was in the hospital listening to this song trying to create a memory of my baby, in my womb, knowing he had almost no chances in this world. He was beautiful and perfect.

    • @GuadaGuiraoEscritora
      @GuadaGuiraoEscritora 5 місяців тому +16

      I am sorry for your loss. Wishes of recovery and love

    • @Marksman_12
      @Marksman_12 4 місяці тому +5

      May he be at peace.

    • @Talentedtadpole
      @Talentedtadpole 4 місяці тому +3

    • @kyon_gold
      @kyon_gold 3 місяці тому +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Hope you're well now.

    • @karenglenn6707
      @karenglenn6707 2 місяці тому +2

      This reminds me of my beautiful nephew Christophor, who at just 18 in November 1998, chose to leave us. He left his mother, my sister, he is her only child. How awful that time was for us all, but her suffering was unspeakable. Oh we miss you Tiff 💔

  • @OdesaFilmStudio
    @OdesaFilmStudio Рік тому +2109

    timeless music

    • @brianbrenton1025
      @brianbrenton1025 Рік тому +3

      For what it's worth, it sounds like he did what he wanted to do.

    • @rgens
      @rgens Рік тому +4

      Yes

    • @elb3648
      @elb3648 Рік тому +2

      It is :)))

    • @aeons7836
      @aeons7836 Рік тому

      (Sparse thoughtful trip hop music)

    • @mandaflax
      @mandaflax Рік тому +2

      @OdesaFilmStudio I love your movies! ❤

  • @beingbaileyx5976
    @beingbaileyx5976 2 роки тому +987

    I first heard this as the “theme song” to House back in the early 2000’s and fell in love, looked it up, found this. I used to play this song to fall asleep to, it invokes a deep sense of peace and… nostalgia for me. It’s beautiful. So is Jose Gonzales’ of the same name.

    • @nilanjananag1731
      @nilanjananag1731 2 роки тому +3

      Same here

    • @tomaslongoria2449
      @tomaslongoria2449 2 роки тому +13

      Yo the jose gonzales one is fire, his music from red dead redemption is fire too

    • @StarofNite06
      @StarofNite06 2 роки тому +13

      Its popped up in s10 of AHS nd im like...why on earth do i kno that song! House! Its quite serene😊

    • @BrianCarnevaleB26
      @BrianCarnevaleB26 2 роки тому +8

      English trip hop group Massive Attack. Vocals are performed by Elizabeth Fraser
      Trip hop at the very beginning of it all as techno faded away. Also--- with deep shades of Portishead.

    • @jacobpreston5230
      @jacobpreston5230 2 роки тому +12

      ​@@BrianCarnevaleB26 Portishead and massive attack are both from exactly the same part of England. The city of Bristol, much like Seattle has grunge, Bristol has triphop. Bristol also has a huge cultural and arts scene, there's graffiti art on every wall and building, it's truly the city of artists in England.

  • @leahevehumphries
    @leahevehumphries 8 місяців тому +165

    I lost my uncle in an accident in 2022. We've been slowly trying to sort out his stuff and we recently managed to figure out the password for his iPad (it was his own birthday haha). I had a little look and went into his music, this was the last song he was listening to on it. I started listening to this song in early 2023 after hearing it in House and I loved it, I didn't ever know he liked it too. He had a great, diverse taste in music. Miss him every day ❤

    • @lgeefsd
      @lgeefsd 4 місяці тому +4

      im so sorry for your loss, im in nearly the exact same situation with my uncle - he died last july and loved house. fairly fitting considering he died from his alcoholism. i want you to know that you arent alone. i still struggle but knowing i have my friends and the rest of my family helps. i dont know who you are or how youre doing but i understand and im right by your side

  • @WhoOneIs
    @WhoOneIs 26 днів тому +10

    Thank God for Elizabeth Fraser! She evokes the ethereal dimensions of existence.

  • @wagnerdomingos3199
    @wagnerdomingos3199 Рік тому +223

    R.I.P dear Angelo! You fought this battle bravely! Thanks for everything! The world is so grateful to your contribution to the music!

    • @zigzagkillah7666
      @zigzagkillah7666 Рік тому +4

      ....Tear drop on the fire , feels like some one prayed .....

    • @zigzagkillah7666
      @zigzagkillah7666 Рік тому +3

      agreed, he had a large impact on my life ... and others that I know ...
      Rest in Peace ....

    • @toocooljonny
      @toocooljonny Рік тому +2

      A true Banksy original 😊

    • @Marksman_12
      @Marksman_12 4 місяці тому

      Om Shanti

    • @Marksman_12
      @Marksman_12 4 місяці тому

      @@InHellITrust Don't say that.

  • @HOMEOSTACEIS
    @HOMEOSTACEIS 5 років тому +708

    This song is otherworldly. I can't get enough of this song. Massive Attack is soooo grossly underrated.

    • @xtzyshuadog
      @xtzyshuadog 5 років тому +5

      *There's a cover of Teardrop by Brad Mehldau while he was performing in Vienna that's massively underrated as well.*

    • @sandia4780
      @sandia4780 5 років тому +3

      I’m with you. I just absolutely love this song.

    • @UpInSmoke-us5vf
      @UpInSmoke-us5vf 5 років тому +12

      No they're not luv

    • @stevenwhite3.1415
      @stevenwhite3.1415 5 років тому +4

      You'd probaby like Anemone from the brian jonestown massacre.

    • @LAVIN20
      @LAVIN20 5 років тому

      Homeostasis you look beautiful in that tiny picture

  • @annepatton8727
    @annepatton8727 3 роки тому +272

    It will never get old. An absolute flawless masterpiece.

    • @Facet42
      @Facet42 3 роки тому +1

      I always argue with myself whether M.A. or Talk Talk are the greatest band of all time...

    • @Neckshitter
      @Neckshitter 2 роки тому +2

      Its one of the Songs to be played at my funeral. Just.Wonderfully. Healing.

    • @lXxXxeLpApIXxXxl
      @lXxXxeLpApIXxXxl Рік тому +1

      How did u get a photo with the great Mike Patton? Amazing! Lucky.

    • @annepatton8727
      @annepatton8727 Рік тому +1

      @@lXxXxeLpApIXxXxl Many, in fact. That was the first one, in 2011. Got 3 or 4 more with him.

  • @MrsSquishy2010
    @MrsSquishy2010 5 місяців тому +21

    I absolutely love this video. We were all this little and helpless baby floating around our mom’s uterus.

  • @dperry9406
    @dperry9406 3 роки тому +484

    Vocally Elizabeth Fraser is on a whole other level. Just amazing really. Her voice is positively uncanny. Stupendous. Seriously, there is not enough can be said about it.

    • @celticfox
      @celticfox 2 роки тому +28

      Fans of Cocteau Twins can attest! Heaven or Las Vegas is still my favorite!

    • @helenn6061
      @helenn6061 2 роки тому +20

      We knew from early Cocteau Twins days. She is an angel who walks amongs bus

    • @derbigpr500
      @derbigpr500 2 роки тому +1

      On a whole other level compared to what? The talentless so-called superstars in the mainstream who literally can't sing? Yes. Compared to real signers? Not really.

    • @ntleaver29
      @ntleaver29 2 роки тому +8

      Song to the Siren is an absolutely beautiful tune as well 👌

    • @TrifonDK69
      @TrifonDK69 2 роки тому +4

      We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, who were there, floating on CT's music thru Garlands, Treasure, Blue Bell Knoll, Heaven or Las Vegas, on vinyl, tape and CD, knew of Liz's voice. We've travelled thru Liz's voice.

  • @dawnadam758
    @dawnadam758 11 місяців тому +103

    This track by Massive Attack is so hypnotic & still absolutely beautiful after all these years. The video was & still is perfect for it. I will never tire of it.❤

  • @maud3444
    @maud3444 2 роки тому +141

    I was 16 yo when this song came out in 1997. I was nailed to floor when I first saw it on MTV. The lyrics, the video, the beat... music can do that

    • @eschelar
      @eschelar Рік тому +1

      It's modeled on a heartbeat...
      Its emotion is modeled on what happens when that heartbeat stops.
      If this doesn't grab your attention and give you a moment of pause, you are missing something.
      Sadly, if you are missing something, this music has a way of hitting even harder.

  • @stephentaylor2972
    @stephentaylor2972 Місяць тому +13

    Will be played in a thousand years from now "classics never fade!" x

  • @GamerPhilosophy
    @GamerPhilosophy Рік тому +766

    If you're still listening to this masterpiece, you have a good taste in music. 💞👌😊👍

  • @FlatRangeOperator
    @FlatRangeOperator Рік тому +278

    This song is literally one of the best songs ever made.

    • @irismast5107
      @irismast5107 9 місяців тому +1

      I stumbled upon this on “A discovery of witches”. Really good quote & songs in the show.
      Grief carves a place in the heart and sits there forever but when focused it can be a powerful motivator. Sadness becomes resolve and pain becomes action!
      “Fear is an illness. If you catch it and you leave it untreated, it can consume you. You face it. Facing your fear is not easy. ❤
      “Nobody smart plays fair.”
      “It’s hard to regret something you didn’t choose.”

    • @FeroxX_Gosu
      @FeroxX_Gosu 9 місяців тому +6

      Also one of the best music video off all time too. Its crazy.

    • @madmikesmountianmadness1917
      @madmikesmountianmadness1917 9 місяців тому

      Jesus christ that was deep​@@irismast5107

    • @nomudnolotusnodragonnogold
      @nomudnolotusnodragonnogold 7 місяців тому +2

      It really is.

    • @over8124
      @over8124 6 місяців тому

      wrong

  • @noonesperfect
    @noonesperfect 4 роки тому +349

    despite of language barrier all babies in womb sing Massive Attack's teardrop now and then.

  • @absonite
    @absonite 7 місяців тому +282

    This is probably one of the best songs ever made.

  • @medievalava6852
    @medievalava6852 5 років тому +44

    People's heartbeat, flowing blood and breathing all resonant at a low frequency and this song's impact on that phenomenon are closely linked. Makes it all the more incredible work

    • @94remz
      @94remz 5 років тому +3

      Theres a mid systolic click most likely due to mitral prolapse.

    • @derigel9783
      @derigel9783 4 роки тому +2

      @@94remz (Not understandingly tilting of the head) What?

    • @rebelfighter5249
      @rebelfighter5249 Рік тому

      ​@@derigel9783 go Google what a mitral prolapse is, and 94remz's comment will make more sense.

  • @parkersplace
    @parkersplace Рік тому +702

    house happens to just be the best show ive ever watched and the music associated with it is equally epic.

    • @ohhello1809
      @ohhello1809 Рік тому +5

      Yassss

    • @delirium-d8r
      @delirium-d8r Рік тому +6

      I hate this song BECAUSE of House, hated the show and because of that it ruined a good song.

    • @parkersplace
      @parkersplace Рік тому +57

      @@delirium-d8r thats fine everyone can like what they want for whatever reasons and can dislike it for whatever reason too.

    • @ohhello1809
      @ohhello1809 Рік тому +10

      @@delirium-d8r why

    • @helenwhite2957
      @helenwhite2957 Рік тому +30

      I love house😁 I miss that show sooo much!

  • @bryndal36
    @bryndal36 5 років тому +3474

    This song was playing on the radio in the birthing room while my son was being born so it holds great sentlemental value for me.

  • @Jaybro8
    @Jaybro8 6 місяців тому +927

    You can almost hear Dr. House arguing with Dr. Cuddy if you listen closely

    • @rafeenchowdhury9559
      @rafeenchowdhury9559 4 місяці тому +104

      I was wondering why no one was talking about house

    • @joaovitormatos8147
      @joaovitormatos8147 4 місяці тому +71

      This vexes me

    • @arjunjawahar8110
      @arjunjawahar8110 4 місяці тому +12

      Making comment about her laungerie 😂

    • @Jaybro8
      @Jaybro8 4 місяці тому +9

      @@arjunjawahar8110 Or her 'cleavage'

    • @axaturdoor7553
      @axaturdoor7553 3 місяці тому +8

      @@rafeenchowdhury9559I don’t know if it’s a Netflix thing but almost every episode has this song subtitled on nearly every opening bit.
      It was just the one episode with this theme.

  • @deryabozkurt7399
    @deryabozkurt7399 4 роки тому +569

    Love, love is a verb
    Love is a doing word
    Fearless on my breath
    Gentle impulsion
    Shakes me, makes me lighter
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    Night, night of matter
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my
    Water is my eye
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Of a confession
    Fearless on my breath
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)
    It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)

    • @holivara
      @holivara 4 роки тому +3

      ¡Gracias por pegar la letra aquí!

    • @LimSky420
      @LimSky420 4 роки тому +1

      Or maybe refers to the teardrop tumbling down lol

    • @dastreetspart3370
      @dastreetspart3370 4 роки тому +12

      23 years and i didn't know the lyrics. thanks.

    • @mattbowden1981
      @mattbowden1981 4 роки тому +8

      I never really read the lyrics until this. Thank you.

    • @oghunport2042
      @oghunport2042 4 роки тому

      Merci pour les paroles et bon confinement.

  • @codireynolds4751
    @codireynolds4751 Рік тому +312

    Massive Attack are trying to tell us what love is.
    The beat of the song perfectly represents the fragility of such an ethereal concept as love. It is fragile like the crystal of a teardrop, yet powerful like a droplet falling into a fire. Love is a doing word.

    • @Morganasnotarobot0
      @Morganasnotarobot0 Рік тому +5

      That's A Beautiful Comment
      Thank You ♥️ for sharing the fire 🔥 that lives On in every heartbeat Of
      The treardrop💧

    • @jerrysetlerr770
      @jerrysetlerr770 Рік тому +6

      It's actually about abortion from the fetis point of view ....they didn't show the end ....

    • @weirdshrimpnumber9755
      @weirdshrimpnumber9755 Рік тому +6

      ​@@jerrysetlerr770I see how you got that from the video, but how did you get that from the lyrics?

    • @WordsInVain
      @WordsInVain Рік тому +1

      @@weirdshrimpnumber9755 The Iyrіcѕ are a contempIаtion of being ꭇареd...

    • @georgiescosyliving
      @georgiescosyliving Рік тому +1

      Agreed ❤

  • @OrangeCopperTop
    @OrangeCopperTop 3 роки тому +130

    I adore Liz Fraser's voice but this collaboration with Massive Attack is without doubt among her finest, its serenity and the purity of her voice makes me have tingles all through my body. Though I'm not too sure whether it's this amazing video or the 2 times I've watched their shows live on ecstasy. It's almost enough to bring me to tears remembering times and people who passed on by.

    • @margaretschaffner9133
      @margaretschaffner9133 2 роки тому +4

      Massive Attack has done amazing collaborations with so many female artists. My first was Tracey Thorn in the 90's.

    • @FluffyRaT
      @FluffyRaT 2 роки тому +1

      That what it's all about for me. Feeling connected.

  • @nishantaggarwal2825
    @nishantaggarwal2825 4 місяці тому +8

    This song always pulls me back to that deep, calm, sensory deprived mental place. I use it to put my baby to sleep too. Works like magic

  • @Fahoodi-zl5hu
    @Fahoodi-zl5hu 8 років тому +1581

    " Everybody lies" -MD House ♡

  • @gbrs6280
    @gbrs6280 3 роки тому +424

    [Verse 1]
    Love, love is a verb
    Love is a doing word
    Fearless on my breath
    Gentle impulsion
    Shakes me, makes me lighter
    Fearless on my breath
    [Chorus]
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    [Verse 2]
    Nine night of matter
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    [Chorus]
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my...
    [Verse 3]
    Water is my eye
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Of a confession
    Fearless on my breath
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Ad
    [Chorus]
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    [Outro]
    You're stumbling in the dark (As in love falling apart)
    You're stumbling in the dark (As in love falling apart)

    • @elizabethmann2635
      @elizabethmann2635 3 роки тому +9

      Merry Christmas to you!

    • @tonyfrancis6505
      @tonyfrancis6505 3 роки тому +7

      Merry Christmas to you!

    • @gbrs6280
      @gbrs6280 3 роки тому +8

      merry christmas!! ♡

    • @catunicat2000
      @catunicat2000 3 роки тому +2

      merry christmas, merry christmas TO YOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU. i know that as a birthday song, whatever
      ua-cam.com/video/vZqVnYlDI7Q/v-deo.html

    • @paganShane77
      @paganShane77 3 роки тому +8

      I think the last 2 lines should be
      Your stumbling in the dark

  • @jenniferd.7646
    @jenniferd.7646 5 років тому +681

    One of the most beautiful songs ever composed in history. Listening again in September 2019

    • @geff57730
      @geff57730 5 років тому +4

      Agree

    • @handelhumphrey8596
      @handelhumphrey8596 5 років тому +8

      It's catchy but it's not the best ever

    • @aaaaaa-ji9rd
      @aaaaaa-ji9rd 5 років тому +15

      @@handelhumphrey8596 he said one of the most beautiful......clever twat

    • @tonyjlorns1727
      @tonyjlorns1727 5 років тому

      Handel Humphrey Great as it is fat to many to choose to this or that is the greatest

    • @asiaosi
      @asiaosi 5 років тому +2

      It is beautiful

  • @SneakyWooddha
    @SneakyWooddha День тому +2

    Since my dad passed last year I was keeping everything to myself. Randomly came to this song in my apple music mix and damn, that was a trigger. Couldn't stop crying like a little kid. And I am 43 years old kid. When music touches your heart andsoul, you know it's for real

  • @crystalhamptonhines
    @crystalhamptonhines 4 роки тому +283

    Heard a great cover of this on The Last Dance, about the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. I absolutely had to listen to the original. One of my favorite songs of all time!

  • @Gaurav-ze7jz
    @Gaurav-ze7jz 5 років тому +32

    Lyrics :
    Love, love is a verb
    Love is a doing word
    Fearless on my breath
    Gentle impulsion
    Shakes me, makes me lighter
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    Night, night of matter
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my
    Water is my eye
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Of a confession
    Fearless on my breath
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)
    It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)

  • @M0DERN_B0REFARE
    @M0DERN_B0REFARE 6 років тому +11278

    Typing 'Massive Attack - Teardrop' in the search box and hitting Enter brought me here.

    • @MrKeehar
      @MrKeehar 6 років тому +87

      in Italy, specifically Rome region, we would say "e grazie ar cazzo"

    • @fmaxe
      @fmaxe 6 років тому +70

      Same.. what are the chances!! *Mind blown*

    • @Fern_Charlotte
      @Fern_Charlotte 6 років тому +26

      For someone whose name could be rearranged to spell "Foreman", you sure aren't Foreman.

    • @M0DERN_B0REFARE
      @M0DERN_B0REFARE 6 років тому +31

      @MrKeehar
      Indeed, it is obvious.
      My comment is in reference to all those that commented '*insert TV series name* brought me here' that I find on so many music videos.
      :-P

    • @lelolorenz3111
      @lelolorenz3111 6 років тому +4

      Well be glad you know the name then :D

  • @askatse9830
    @askatse9830 5 місяців тому +10

    I have been listening to this song since it was released. It’s my favourite of all but I didn’t really get the meaning. Until recently I lost my love. This song pops up again, and I feel every line of it, in my pulse, in my blood, in my every heartbeat. I am thankful for this song so that my tears slowly runs down my face to put down the pain bit by bit.

  • @ronanjebb989
    @ronanjebb989 3 роки тому +129

    One of the greatest songs ever written.

  • @Everydayimmoonwalkin
    @Everydayimmoonwalkin 3 роки тому +564

    This is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in my life . Im literally blown away.

  • @amy45472
    @amy45472 7 років тому +756

    Love, love is a verb
    Love is a doing word
    Fearless on my breath
    Gentle impulsion
    Shakes me, makes me lighter
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    Night, night after day
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my...
    Water is my eye
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Of a confession
    Fearless on my breath
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    You stumble in the dark
    You stumble in the dark

    • @ninabowkett1112
      @ninabowkett1112 7 років тому +21

      Feathers on my breath

    • @elenahodgson7807
      @elenahodgson7807 7 років тому +2

      amy cyrus 💜

    • @amy45472
      @amy45472 7 років тому +32

      I'm sorry, I don't quite understand you.
      Was it a crime to post the lyrics to the song I wanted to sing along with? You can correct it where you may like to while being polite, it won't hurt 💛🙂

    • @amy45472
      @amy45472 7 років тому +3

      Nina Bowkett thanks 👍

    • @amy45472
      @amy45472 7 років тому +1

      Elena Hodgson 😃

  • @robzo87
    @robzo87 Місяць тому +3

    This song makes me sad for the forgotten unborn who never made it out the womb to seek a journey of what life may have taught us all.

  • @GhostDoggSamurai
    @GhostDoggSamurai 9 років тому +203

    God's honest truth - way back when airlines used to have those 'radio stations' to listen to on their planes, this song came on just as the aircraft (that I and my family were on) was coming in to land at our home city and at night after we'd had a fantastic holiday. It ended just as the plane was coming to a stop. It was like the end of a movie or something.
    Whenever I hear this song, it always reminds me of that incredible few minutes... along with a whole bunch of other memories.

    • @kyletomlinson5365
      @kyletomlinson5365 9 років тому +16

      +GhostDoggSamurai that's so relatable, sometimes there's just one song that captures the moment so well and every time you hear it it brings back those waves of nostalgia

    • @karenmerryman7027
      @karenmerryman7027 9 років тому +1

      +GhostDoggSamurai Perfect touch down ending at the very end!

    • @F4nc0
      @F4nc0 9 років тому +2

      +GhostDoggSamurai Lovely story :) for me this song makes me feel the world is slowing down and I'm the only one walking seeing how bad the or ugly our earth planet is becoming due to greediness/enviousness people became, so selfish -_-

    • @brainrot4919
      @brainrot4919 9 років тому +5

      +GhostDoggSamurai This is a nice comment man, its all about memories.

    • @rainmaker690
      @rainmaker690 8 років тому

      +GhostDoggSamurai
      Sweet---sound like the song actually closed out your holiday for you,lol.

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 2 роки тому +34

    A boy of the 90s. A man of the millennium. This is a very special song. Timeless. It will be just as great in any era to come.

  • @XpRnz
    @XpRnz Рік тому +84

    Time. Yes. Time. It's 17-11-2023 and this track is still going SO strong. Insanely strong i should say, this track is going to live forever.. i hope..🌟 What a godsent this is.

  • @bakenator7420
    @bakenator7420 5 місяців тому +6

    I was 7 the first time i heard this, one of the best things my family did was to teach me music is beautiful and experience it anytime you can be it good or bad, same as life.

  • @jaym.4961
    @jaym.4961 2 роки тому +287

    This song will still be dope 100 years from now.

    • @geada7music627
      @geada7music627 2 роки тому +3

      No doubt, a future classic

    • @jillianryan1890
      @jillianryan1890 Рік тому +1

      I agree with you, what a masterpiece

    • @whothennow24
      @whothennow24 Рік тому +1

      How do you know?

    • @Nigriff
      @Nigriff Рік тому

      @@whothennow24 your mom said so

    • @age01
      @age01 Рік тому

      @@whothennow24 Sarah Connor told him

  • @phoenixxstar3825
    @phoenixxstar3825 Рік тому +214

    Is it crazy I never heard this song until this year? So it's brand new to me and fits this time and age perfectly. Glad I got to hear it before my time here is up.

    • @cookie4049
      @cookie4049 Рік тому +9

      their whole album Mezzanine is excellent if you haven't heard it, or the song Paradise Circus is good like this one

    • @ianswift3521
      @ianswift3521 11 місяців тому +1

      fits the 90s perfectly, not now.

    • @jacquesmesrine8031
      @jacquesmesrine8031 11 місяців тому

      I'm sorry, I really don't want to be rude, but where we're you all this time? 😂

    • @angelvu
      @angelvu 10 місяців тому +5

      ⁠@@ianswift3521Maybe for you, I’m 17 and this song doesn’t give me 90s vibes at all lol

    • @st.wakkadepaul4413
      @st.wakkadepaul4413 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@angelvuI'd argue it's timeless so you're right 👊

  • @sadginger4924
    @sadginger4924 3 роки тому +771

    The singer of this song is named Elizabeth Fraser, the vocalist of the band Cocteau Twins

    • @elboyd5809
      @elboyd5809 3 роки тому +31

      Oh wow, thanks for sharing. I had no idea.

    • @benoitsantini2997
      @benoitsantini2997 3 роки тому +35

      Song in memory of ex boyfriend Jeff buckley ( hallelujah)

    • @aivilovitoria
      @aivilovitoria 3 роки тому +13

      @@benoitsantini2997 no way! For real? OMG

    • @staszewaM
      @staszewaM 3 роки тому +27

      Great singer, I also recommend to checking Jeff Buckley who was her boyfriend (for those who haven't heard about that legend). They have a very touching, beautiful song together called 'All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun' :)

    • @sadginger4924
      @sadginger4924 3 роки тому +11

      staszewa I haven’t checked that out yet, I read a comment saying that Elizabeth did not want the song to be public and was upset that it was out. And Tim Buckley has that great song Song to the Siren

  • @Anautistictherapist
    @Anautistictherapist 6 місяців тому +7

    Very few songs go on a permanent playlist. This is one of them.

  • @EliteSavageKing
    @EliteSavageKing 2 роки тому +185

    The beat of the song perfectly represents the fragility of such an ethereal concept as love. ... And the song is an act of impulse; the beat comes from our heart and it's just meant to express the feeling: breath, heartbeat, action, then life. The teardrop is static; the action is in the beat.

    • @tullulah5294
      @tullulah5294 2 роки тому +6

      Wow 😃

    • @genegene1654
      @genegene1654 2 роки тому +3

      Well stated & lyrical description. Thx for sharing that…

    • @Spookyaki1
      @Spookyaki1 2 роки тому +2

      This song is about when Jeff Buckley went missing before they found his body.

    • @krupajagannath4042
      @krupajagannath4042 2 роки тому

      Who are you stranger ❤️

    • @EliteSavageKing
      @EliteSavageKing 2 роки тому

      @@krupajagannath4042 me?

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 роки тому +540

    This song is helping us maintain our sanity during this global pandemic. House will always be one of my favorite shows of all time.

    • @b77r5
      @b77r5 4 роки тому +5

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache
      U always bring a smile in my face love u man

    • @linked2dio26
      @linked2dio26 4 роки тому +2

      Dude I see you everywhere. Are you friends with Justin Y.?

    • @WonderWhy66
      @WonderWhy66 4 роки тому +1

      Definitely. House MD was ♥️

    • @eligbnsu71
      @eligbnsu71 4 роки тому

      U again

    • @annakardava7260
      @annakardava7260 4 роки тому +1

      Just Some Guy without a Mustache Hi, I’m from Russia. And I love House tooo

  • @dennist.8018
    @dennist.8018 4 роки тому +8395

    Can we have a moment of silence for all the people that can't find this song.

    • @alexzippo7229
      @alexzippo7229 4 роки тому +39

      haha habe den vor 2 Tagen gesucht :D

    • @nirvana-owo
      @nirvana-owo 4 роки тому +114

      i had to go back 4 yrs of my like history just for this song fucking F

    • @ScienceWinsEveryTime
      @ScienceWinsEveryTime 4 роки тому +116

      No. If you can't search for House Credits song I have no sympathy for you.

    • @gsd715
      @gsd715 4 роки тому +13

      I only found this thanks to TikTok of all places

    • @Loliipopis
      @Loliipopis 4 роки тому +42

      I searched "on the fire, feels like the sunrise fades"
      google algorithm is pretty spicy

  • @aadi-4v4
    @aadi-4v4 5 місяців тому +2

    I listen to this son while sleeping. The vocals and the music everything just calms my body down.... House brought this song into my life and i couldn't be more thankful than this.

  • @calderarecords
    @calderarecords 9 років тому +565

    I remember when this hit the shelves. Me & my mates liked the cover & so bought a copy at HMV, Southend on Sea, UK. We went straight to East beach to have a listen & blaze a jay. On the way we had the black track "Angel", which already had us curious.
    We parked, sparked up, & then this BOMBSHELL happened. We were totally stunned. Never in a million years could we predict this incredible haunting sound. We looked at each other in amazement. Not a word was spoken. We just sat there.. in the burning sun beaming through the windscreen of the car with all doors open, polarized by this odd & inimitable song. Then people started jogging over.. almost begging us to tell them... "What is that track?" They would text each other the name of the album (phones were primitive back then!!) & then they were racing down to the stores to grab a copy. Good music used to be a drug back in the 90's because you didn't have You Tube. If you missed that title.. you may never hear it again.
    We knew then that the generic shit we were listening before would sound totally inferior by comparison.

    • @Asdayasman
      @Asdayasman 9 років тому +29

      Caldera Records It's comments like this that make me wish I had drugs, friends, and a childhood.

    • @67mustangreg
      @67mustangreg 9 років тому +7

      Caldera Records Nice. I have similar fond memories with other songs. Thanks for sharing.

    • @EddieHypemanHearn
      @EddieHypemanHearn 9 років тому +4

      Asdayasman weed is as much of a drug as a carrot.

    • @EddieHypemanHearn
      @EddieHypemanHearn 9 років тому +7

      Asdayasman I don't mean that to start an argument, I just hate how cannabis is thrown in the "drugs" category.
      To me a drug is Meth, crack, Krokodil etc. Some sort of mish mash of awful chemicals.
      Whereas a cannabis plant grows just like a potato or carrot etc.

    • @xalener
      @xalener 9 років тому +8

      la dodgers 4 life It is technically a drug, but drugs aren't bad. Fuckin Benadryl's a drug and I need that to live

  • @francescamaione6612
    @francescamaione6612 2 роки тому +573

    “We are born to live, we are born to understand, we are born to carry a cursed pattern and be transformed by pain.”
    Rest in power Jeff

    • @tonysproule3408
      @tonysproule3408 2 роки тому +27

      Amen, "All flowers turn towards the sun"

    • @voltfan72
      @voltfan72 2 роки тому +25

      He meanders through sounds like a river running to the sea, he runs through landscapes on the way longing to be free, his spirit will never be fully understood. RIP Buckley

    • @lp9194
      @lp9194 2 роки тому +5

      @@voltfan72 Wow..
      That was something... 🔥

    • @MonsieurDijon
      @MonsieurDijon 2 роки тому +34

      "Born to shit, Forced to wipe"
      -Socrates

    • @AlphaX1980
      @AlphaX1980 2 роки тому +3

      Steve , just lost you buddy, this resonated

  • @adrianvargas6176
    @adrianvargas6176 6 років тому +59

    Massive Attack Lyrics
    "Teardrop"
    [Elizabeth Fraser:]
    Love, love is a verb
    Love is a doing word
    Fearless on my breath
    Gentle impulsion
    Shakes me, makes me lighter
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    Night, night after day
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my...
    Water is my eye
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Of a confession
    Fearless on my breath
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    You're stumbling a little
    You're stumbling a little

  • @andyneville4059
    @andyneville4059 3 місяці тому +7

    Massive attack.... PURE GENIOUS... STILL SOUNDS MINT ALL THESE YEARS ON

  • @berlin2318
    @berlin2318 4 роки тому +95

    After all those years it still sounds as if it's just released. Major influence.

    • @musicfreak8550
      @musicfreak8550 4 роки тому +1

      That's what great music does.
      Your's is awesome as well by the way. Really warm chill sounds.

    • @gabrielebocci
      @gabrielebocci 3 роки тому

      Cover di SOFIA REAL - ua-cam.com/video/7Nn32E68vJA/v-deo.html

  • @Chrisey96.
    @Chrisey96. Рік тому +44

    The song that makes me feel nostalgic for a thing that never happened

  • @chrisodonnell7252
    @chrisodonnell7252 4 роки тому +322

    Apparently Jeff Buckley died the day of this recording.
    Jeff used to be this singers partner.
    Don't know why it makes it more powerful, but strangely for me it does

    • @kinas3973
      @kinas3973 4 роки тому +13

      WHOA!!

    • @Suture555
      @Suture555 4 роки тому +46

      Elizabeth Fraser said that song is kinda about him.

    • @kinas3973
      @kinas3973 4 роки тому +1

      It is a Cover of Jose Felicidado( sp?)

    • @gabrielebocci
      @gabrielebocci 3 роки тому

      Cover di SOFIA REAL - ua-cam.com/video/7Nn32E68vJA/v-deo.html

    • @richardharding5642
      @richardharding5642 3 роки тому +5

      Wow! I love Jeff Buckley. Especially the live (just him and his Telecaster) recordings from Sine e. I didn't know he dated her though. This song sounds like an awakening. And its become even more beautifully poignant with hearing this information. Cheers.

  • @RichardZumach
    @RichardZumach 2 місяці тому +3

    I believe Massive Attack are such an underated band ! People say to me I love this song didn't know it was by them !!!

  • @fk1386
    @fk1386 8 років тому +738

    This song makes me feel proud to be British. We're a tiny island but by god we have produced some outstanding music!

    • @Cyngularity
      @Cyngularity 8 років тому +135

      Yeah dude be proud to live where someone who wasn't you did something having nothing to do with you. Humans are amazing regardless of geography. Wherever there are humans there has always been music. Stop speaking on behalf of actions you did not perform.

    • @rankalucard3960
      @rankalucard3960 8 років тому +24

      Brexit sucks!!

    • @kylerobinson1805
      @kylerobinson1805 8 років тому +4

      +tony solondo KILLUMINATI

    • @kylerobinson1805
      @kylerobinson1805 8 років тому +5

      +tony solondo FUCK THE SYSTEM

    • @WoWOmegor
      @WoWOmegor 8 років тому +12

      While I agree, it's rather outstanding the amount of amazing music this country has produced. Of course I only really listen to English music so I've somewhat limited myself but compare the UK to the rest of the English speaking world and we've done something incredibly right

  • @MinitaMode
    @MinitaMode 3 роки тому +99

    “You know how people say you can’t live without love? well, oxygen’s even more important.” House

  • @rosalomon3168
    @rosalomon3168 5 років тому +372

    Love, love is a verb
    Love is a doing word
    Fearless on my breath
    Gentle impulsion
    Shakes me, makes me lighter
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    Night, night of matter
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Black flowers blossom
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my
    Water is my eye
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Of a confession
    Fearless on my breath
    Most faithful mirror
    Fearless on my breath
    Teardrop on the fire
    Fearless on my breath
    It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)
    It's tumbling down (as in love falling apart)

    • @brandoncurtisdemery205
      @brandoncurtisdemery205 5 років тому +4

      Ro Salomón Thank you for posting the lyrics.

    • @mikeeasthampton
      @mikeeasthampton 5 років тому +1

      Its "feathers" and "nine nights". try this version ua-cam.com/video/Ha_r0Uk8t7o/v-deo.html

    • @jjwp-ql5rv
      @jjwp-ql5rv 5 років тому +2

      @@mikeeasthampton
      She copied and pasted it from Google. No effort in it.

    • @tamielynne7374
      @tamielynne7374 5 років тому +2

      Love, love is a verb
      Love is a doing word
      Feathers on my breath
      Gentle impulsion
      Shakes me, makes me lighter
      Feathers on my breath
      [Chorus]
      Teardrop on the fire
      Feathers on my breath
      [Verse 2]
      Night, night, after day
      Black flowers blossoming
      Feathers on my breath
      Black flowers blossoming
      Fearless on my breath
      [Chorus]
      Teardrop on the fire
      Feathers on my...
      [Verse 3]
      Water is my eye
      Most faithful mirror
      Feathers on my breath
      Teardrop on the fire
      Of a confession
      Feathers on my breath
      Most faithful mirror
      Feathers on my breath

    • @coolguy02536
      @coolguy02536 5 років тому +2

      That's eight Fearless on my Breaths?

  • @WassupBruddah
    @WassupBruddah 5 місяців тому +4

    I still remember hearing it for the first time when it premiered on TV. Goosehumps and visual trauma from the regular music videos produced at the time. I’m 36 now. Time flies guys🎉

  • @masonperagine9873
    @masonperagine9873 2 роки тому +242

    my moms an addict and she played this all the time. reminds me of my mama. i miss you mom. if you’re out there. I LOVE YOU

    • @soundtracksfortheblind
      @soundtracksfortheblind 2 роки тому +5

      I love you Mason
      A friend

    • @misterswegler7245
      @misterswegler7245 2 роки тому +5

      She loves you Mason

    • @kellybrooks8926
      @kellybrooks8926 2 роки тому +4

      Sorry to hear that mason 😢 ❤

    • @MrDamoavfc
      @MrDamoavfc Рік тому +5

      i only hope you find your'e mom and she's found her way out of her addictions

    • @jaimealvarez8896
      @jaimealvarez8896 Рік тому +2

      AMÉN AMÉN AMÉN...Stay STRONG, &BELIEVE everything will come n 2 place. WE LOVE U MASON!!!!!!

  • @QuintenGeraerts
    @QuintenGeraerts 4 роки тому +136

    This was the favorite song of my dad who died 2 years ago. Listening to this makes me want to cry and makes me feel the good memories again. Thank you, massive attack❤️

  • @FunkyHonkyCDXX
    @FunkyHonkyCDXX 10 років тому +111

    This song is like being wrapped in a warm comfortable blanket.

    • @mrmrorange
      @mrmrorange 10 років тому +8

      more like a warm womb to me.

    • @miles2057
      @miles2057 10 років тому +2

      Heroin?

    • @mrmrorange
      @mrmrorange 10 років тому +3

      ***** and i feel just like jesus son...

    • @dazgreen63
      @dazgreen63 10 років тому +7

      In the bible Jesus dissapears between the ages of 12 and 30. So we know nothing of this period. He could have done anything, including marrying and fathering children.

    • @FunkyHonkyCDXX
      @FunkyHonkyCDXX 10 років тому +10

      What the hell does being wrapped in a blanket have to do with Jesus?

  • @siddhantsinghakumar
    @siddhantsinghakumar 5 місяців тому +3

    Just a hundred thousand shy of a Billion. This song deserves it the most!! Hasn't aged a day in the 26 years of it's existence. 🎉🎉🎉

  • @Claymore_83
    @Claymore_83 8 років тому +944

    Massive Attack brought me here.

    • @Claymore_83
      @Claymore_83 8 років тому +34

      Some folk don't understand sarcasm.

    • @milesobrien6695
      @milesobrien6695 8 років тому +3

      GMAC FPV no offense but your comment lacked sarcasm. dont call people out when you are to blame. its alright tho.

    • @Claymore_83
      @Claymore_83 8 років тому +30

      Miles O'Brien don't worry no offense taken. Thanks for letting me know that the comment I wrote lacked sarcasm, glad you cleared that up for me.

    • @Claymore_83
      @Claymore_83 8 років тому +26

      Jason Smith thanks I will try less hard from now on because you said so.

    • @Meldrum000
      @Meldrum000 7 років тому +8

      +GMAC FPV well played Sir.

  • @jorgenpersson1550
    @jorgenpersson1550 3 роки тому +34

    This is THE ultimate song ... it's just wow.... I can't even begin to understand how you would create something like this.

    • @Ultra1884
      @Ultra1884 3 роки тому +2

      Loss. This was written about Jeff Buckley after he died.

  • @wikzwou8938
    @wikzwou8938 4 роки тому +43

    I can't help but say that this song really maintains your sanity and heals your soul during this damned quarantine. It's one of the best unique songs I've ever heard

  • @causamspecial
    @causamspecial 2 місяці тому +2

    Me and my first soon-to-be-born baby are listening to this. It's peaceful for both of us (and one day we'll binge-watch house together).

  • @subelotodo999
    @subelotodo999 11 місяців тому +73

    This song will never die

    • @internetgas3263
      @internetgas3263 7 місяців тому +4

      Nope. It is Art as mutch it creates souls😢

    • @over8124
      @over8124 6 місяців тому +1

      wrong

    • @KAMU13
      @KAMU13 3 місяці тому

      How can it die? It’s the song of birth. It can never die 😊