My late husband made me sit & listen to this with him, especially the line “you leave my life I’m better off dead”. We married in 2010, had Sonnet by The Verve as our first dance. He passed away at sea 8 days later. 4 weeks after our wedding I wrote that line on flowers to place on his coffin at his funeral. This band means so much to me. He used to put Lucky Man on the jukebox & sing it to me. Thankyou for this, it means so much.

@Fee_V

2 жыл бұрын

😢x

@stevemcauliffe1887

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh, you made me tearful. Bless you both and much love.

@Coalnotdole

2 жыл бұрын

Sending all the strength I can your way 👊🏻 stay strong girl

@mssorrento1

2 жыл бұрын

♥️

@tonyholmes198

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏

Criminally underrated me and my daughter went to see him in Manchester last year honestly he sounded glorious

Urban Hymns, is a brilliant album

@28wilksy

3 жыл бұрын

Incredible album in every way but it wouldn’t of existed without a northern soul. The perfect bridge from a storm in heaven. Connected the dots did that album

@ThomasKelly669

3 жыл бұрын

@@28wilksy I have just recently started listening to a bit of northern soul, But I don’t know about those dance moves, 😂✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🕊

@28wilksy

3 жыл бұрын

History is a beautiful track

@28wilksy

3 жыл бұрын

Life’s an ocean Glastonbury 2008 is a must

@28wilksy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasKelly669 as long as you’re moving that’s winning my brother! A northern soul was a seminal album in more younger years. It’s pure waves 🇮🇪☘️✌️

Richard Ashcroft……one of the greatest voices and songwriters of his generation!!

@ste6473

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@MdV1989

Жыл бұрын

Most underrated voice also

@kyleas6496

5 ай бұрын

Wigans finest

@UTubeAngelique

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. So much more refined and deeper than Oasis. Sorry, Oasis fans. Just, The Verve are something very special. No ‘Manchester’ hype. Just pure genius and no bravado. Excellent.

Also the next Verve tune should be Sonnet

He said it's about his dad dying from cancer and the treatment got to the point where it wasn't making him better any more, just making him worse. But people have their own interpretations. For example it's about his own struggle with drugs or about a friend's struggle. Or a song about the drugs talking back to him. "I'll sing in your ear again", "As I pass down by your street, and if you want to show, then just let me know and I'll sing in your ear again". "You leave my life, I'm better off dead". It has been seen about the battle and a back and forth conversation between someone trying to fight it but the drugs just keep luring them in. Great tune.

@jedislap8726

3 жыл бұрын

No. He never did. His dad died of a brain hemorrhage and in 1995 , BEFORE he wrote the song he said this in an interview while talking about his drug use: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

@KBS99

2 жыл бұрын

It was about his father-in-law dying.

@jedislap8726

Жыл бұрын

@@RUSTY1982B1 Really? A horrible lie that the songwriter made up? Why would he do that? That seems weird.

@221b-Maker-Street

Жыл бұрын

He has said nothing of the kind. Why would you make up this nonsense? Just for clicks and likes? Richard's father died when he was 11 years old - from a brain haemorrhage.

@ciararespect4296

4 ай бұрын

​@@jedislap8726yeah he said its about his dad and the cancer drugs

Urban hyms is imo the best album from the 90s... holds up to this day as a fine example of 90s britania... that entire album is so special.

@FacheChanteDeux

4 ай бұрын

Agree. One of the best albums ever actually.

As the other comments have and will say it was about his Dad dying, rather than ODing or anything to do with recreational drugs. Which in my opinion makes it more relatable as many more of us will have had memories of loved ones passing away than we have of anything drug related. When you know the meaning the lyrics I think the song makes more sense too. Check out History by The Verve, Check The Meaning by Richard Ashcroft and This Thing Called Life by Richard Ashcroft and The United Nations Of Sound. Those 3 songs are a great illustration of Richard Ashcroft's range and variation of sound.

@jedislap8726

3 жыл бұрын

It's a myth. "Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

@nicolahayes6530

2 жыл бұрын

So tire

@lauralishes1

2 жыл бұрын

He's talking about how the drugs don't work to block it out.

@jeanpierre.durrant

2 жыл бұрын

Your response was very considerate, as it was all said in error. I wish my response was as kind. My heart goes out to all who have lost love ones through bad health care! 🙏🏾

@antipaganda5635

Жыл бұрын

True.. the lyrics can be interpreted in multiple ways tho.. that's the genius of Ashcroft

Every time I hear this, I cry. Thanks for reacting to this beautiful song.

it's about his dad having cancer But people interpret as their own song for their own reasons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@ChrisPhonics84

3 жыл бұрын

I've always interpreted it as a mental health sufferer. Being one myself it resonates with me

@bezdog1892

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was his mum

@snick260

3 жыл бұрын

His dad didn't have cancer, he died when Ashcroft was young, from a blood clot. He's never said the exact reason for the songs lyrics, but he is quoted as saying it was about his recreational drug use, and also his father in law who did die from cancer

@jedislap8726

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong. "Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

@mrsiborg

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that, I always thought it was about his own drug addiction, knowing he will do it again. Good to know thx Lisa.

I lost my daughter to covid 5 months ago and I know I will see her again. She had just celebrated her 46th birthday and left 4 kids behind.

@PatriciaKelly-gz7vg

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry that is terrible.

@abby-gu9kc

2 жыл бұрын

That's so terrible, I'm so sorry

@TheNatty88

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss x

@marybroome7865

2 жыл бұрын

💐

@Lily-sd8ev

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry. I lost my dad to covid 2 months ago exactly. He was supposed to turn 58 8 days after his death. I’m only 17 and now I’ve gotta go my whole life without the greatest man I ever knew.

Manic street preachers A design for life - get on it lads

Would like to see you guys react to Cast. One of the most under rated bands of all time. Live the dream, walkaway and free me (acoustic version)

Life’s an ocean is another day incredible verve track

This song was always on the radio when I was younger (11 or 12) while my dad was in the final stages of dying from a brain tumour, I couldn't listen to it for at least fifteen years after without crying. I didn't realise Richard wrote this song about his own dad, no wonder it hit home so hard.

One of the most gifted artists of the last 30 years.

@leemoody5623

11 ай бұрын

Nice profile pic 😂

@MdV1989

9 ай бұрын

One of the most underrated, this fuckin song mate

Urban Hymns the Verve’s album is the soundtrack of my youth, amazing album from start to finish. 🙌🏼

@michaeltarrant4306

3 жыл бұрын

one of the best albums of the 90's. one of my favourite of all time

This song is not about anybody dying of cancer. Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written [...] It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

This song has a particular meaning for me. In 1997, after years of recreational drug use, I became very ill with depression and considered suicide. I had to stop taking drugs because they were making my condition worse. Most of my friends continued to get high so I had to cut links with them. Probably not the scenario that Richard Ashcroft had in mind but the lyrics really spoke to me. The lines that always get to me are "Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown".

@laughingachilles

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you're staying sober mate. Well done for getting clean in the first place and the best of luck.

You guys should absolutely listen to "Sonnet" by The Verve. Probably my favourite song of theirs.

@rabbitsonjupiter6824

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too! 👍👍

@stevenkaye1625

3 жыл бұрын

@@rabbitsonjupiter6824 No-one nails that melancholy sound as well as The Verve!

@rabbitsonjupiter6824

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenkaye1625 That's true! It's a beautiful melancholy! 😀

@stevenkaye1625

3 жыл бұрын

@@rabbitsonjupiter6824 Also I feel like Ashcroft’s voice only gets better with time! What an artist. I’m gonna be listening to their songs all week now lol!

@ktwine7994

3 жыл бұрын

Incredible track

Beautiful song that so many people can relate to sadly. I lost both my parents to cancer and I remember saying those exact words to my dads doctor, 'The drugs don't work they're making him worse.' My dad didn't know who I was, but you have to weigh up the pros and cons, they were taking the pain away, so what if he didn't know who I was? And that he thought 'some bastard' had stolen the middles out of a packet of Polo Mints! I'm not making a joke about that, at the time I sobbed my heart out, but 30 years on, I can smile at it. You have to..

@andreastewart8666

2 жыл бұрын

Michelle2003...6 months on and I'm reading your post with tears in my eyes. I'm in the same place at the minute with my dad. Hope you're doing ok, Merry Christmas.

@michelle88960

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreastewart8666 I'm sorry to hear that, it's heartbreaking. Take care and don't forget to look after yourself too. Merry Christmas to you too, at least try and enjoy it a little, I know it's hard. x

@andreastewart8666

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelle88960 thank you. We had a great Xmas day, full of laughter.

@michelle88960

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreastewart8666 Good, pleased to hear it. xxxx

@jillybe1873

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I can hear them again saying they had to lay my mum on her side. If you have ever sat y that hospital bed you understand this song directly

I think it's time for the Manic Street Preachers. Maybe go straight to If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

@Mrdeniro100

3 жыл бұрын

They should watch the full Leaving the 20th century concert.

@clairerodwell7656

3 жыл бұрын

I love design for life

Should do more Verve songs, Ashcroft is one of the best live singers on the planet

This song has great meaning to me. My sister died at 40, heart attack in her sleep. No drugs involved, but the song makes me miss my sister so much I cry whenever I hear it. I have not heard you guys so silent through a watch Paul New Zealand

“Come on” is a great tune by the verve, great channel boy’s keep it up 👍🏻

Always loved this song, but it took on a whole new meaning to me when my dad died from years of medication destroying his body and immune system, and then again when my mum died 10 years later from terminal cancer. This song will always hold a special place in my heart 😔

I've just learnt this song on guitar & I played it to an elderly gentleman I know in my street who passed away of cancer in front of me whilst I was playing this to him. A day that will forever be etched on my soul.

Local lads from my hometown, I had the privilege of seeing them at their big home-coming gig at Haigh Hall in 1998. Their songs spoke to so many people and the atmosphere was electric. A night to remember!

‘But if you want a show just let me know and I’ll sing in your ear again ‘ a great lyric .

One of my favourite all time tunes!!! Great reaction guys!! Love the channel!! Hope to see more Stereophonics - Looks like Chaplin live at Cardiff Castle - Local Boy in the Photograph

I saw them at Haigh Hall .Awesome day.

Sonnet by the verve is also beautiful

This reminds me of my late teens/early twenties....( I'm 44yrs old ... ) this song was an instant classic. Great reaction as usual.

You should check out some Doves, they have some great songs, Catch the Sun The Cedar Room There Goes The Fear Are good to get an appetite for their sound

@seana363

3 жыл бұрын

yes!!

verve 'on your own' great song

It's time for the rolling people lads . The verve !!! Come on !!!

@stephendocherty4899

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man!!!

One of my favourite songs

Great channel guys watching and reviewing a lot of songs from my teens

Sonnet, Lucky Man, History, Song for the Lovers. Richard Ashcroft is on par with Noel for song writing. He's got some great solo stuff. Seen him 2019 in Cardiff still awesome.

I just cant get my head round that you guys haven't heard any of this classic British music, blows my mind

Best Verve track, IMO. Beautiful song!! Keep on rocking, boys🤘🏼🤘🏼

I recommend these Verve songs: 1. So It Goes 2. The Rolling People 3. All In the Mind 4. Monte Carlo 5. One Way to Go

@stephendocherty4899

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!!!

My fav song of all time and I have a very eclectic taste. Saw Ashcroft at V '98 and let's just say it's a good job his music is entertaining. Kevin.

I remember watching this solo, with the the verve supporting oasis 1997. Richard Ashcroft in full emotional flow 😢

History is another verve classic.love the channel keep up the good work fellas

Listen to his solo stuff, songs like they don't own me, birds fly, music is power, the guy is awesome and his voice is getting better with age.

The Verve is a big rabbit hole so much good stuff. They only became big on Urban Hymns which had bitter sweet, luck man and this one. If you want more of this type with deep lyrics and strings then do 'History'

Paulo nutini he's a fellow Scot and quality singer , " last request " on Joel's Holland show his 1st TV appearance , or KT Tunstall on the same show both very talented

@themojoslide

3 жыл бұрын

Both brilliant recommendations!

@outlawking4106

3 жыл бұрын

KT Tunstall’s a good recommendation but Paulo Nutini is on another level. He’s a Scottish National treasure

@Steve0272.

3 жыл бұрын

"Iron Sky" with the Charlie Chaplin monologue is tremendous 👌

@chrisw7429

3 жыл бұрын

Paolo nutini - iron sky at Abbey road is one of the best vocals I’ve ever heard

@rebellionrob

3 жыл бұрын

Later with Jools Holland show

Check out "History" or "This is Music" by The Verve from their earlier album "A Northern Soul". They also have some decent live recordings on KZread. 🤘

lets get right to the start with the Verve - See You in The Next One (have a good time), On Your Own, No Knock On My Door, or Velvet Morning or Space and Time live from Haigh Hall. Ashcroft's a legend. McCabe too. As the lad said below Doves - Cedar Room has to one of the greatest songs ever.

He is a very very talented man but doesn't like the limelight. How refreshing. 😁😁😁 Love from London. Jan 🧡

Total tear jerker tune for me!!! Long story short lost someone to addiction and this song brings it home!

As per other comments Verve 'On Your Own', 'History' , 'Sonnet', 'Lucky Man' 👍🏻

Heard on the radio earlier today and thought it would be one you guys would enjoy, and here you are 🤙🏻

Great song. Love is noise, another verve classic Keep it up gents greetings from Liverpool U.K. 👍

Just learned to play this on the guitar. The chords are C, Am, Em, F, G, C.

Wigan's finest, Richard is a poet, this song is a classic , he is such a talented and great guy, his solo stuff is superb, love the guy, he just has it.

@JordyDeschamps

Жыл бұрын

Wigan hahahaha from billenge lad

This song took on different meaning for Richard Ashcroft over the years, but it remained a staple of his setlists. "When I perform, it's not a theatrical production and it's not your normal rendition of songs," he told Songfacts. "I wrote 'The Drugs Don't Work' and the thing is, s--t happened in the last 20 years, so when I sing 'The Drugs Don't Work' I can't remove myself from that song, so things take on an extra intensity."

Heard this live richard Ashcroft supporting oasis at old Trafford cricket ground it was amazing.

@simonshotter8960

3 жыл бұрын

I was in the front row, was only talking about this the other day. He battered a whole joint in two tokes in that Richard Ashcroft way of smoking, just before Sliding into this

@davesmith8620

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonshotter8960 I was in the front row aswell about a metre to the left inbetween liam and gem. It was a great set aswell I was there the night liam wore a white top coz they played it twice. R.a played a great set but bitter sweet symphony was a remix version.

@simonshotter8960

3 жыл бұрын

@@davesmith8620 I remember Noel Wearing a blue jacket and had a full beard. Was his full blue jacket I remember most. Travelled from Southampton as a 16 year old on the coach

@davesmith8620

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonshotter8960 yeah its the same gig its just been uploaded to you tube aswell not just audio the proper footage.

@Ryansgiggs1

3 жыл бұрын

Oasis seemed really average after Ashcroft that day. 👍

Good stuff. Still hope you guys can take a look at Manic Street Preachers, ADesign For Life as a lyric and then You Stole The Sun From From My Heart their video, you won't be disappointed.

All In The Mind, Sonnet, Love Is Noise and The Rolling People are some favourites of mine that I recommend.

Ashcrofts dad didn't die from cancer!! He died from a blood cut when his was very young. Ashcroft has never said the exact meaning of the song, but he has said it was about his own recreational drug use

Your hitting some truly great music chaps, keep it coming please.

Had a friend who absolutely loved this song. Just before his 21st birthday a lad that had been due him money for some time walked into a house he had been in. All the lad had with him was methadone. The friend said if you've not got my money I'm taking this just to piss the lad off. He went to sleep and never woke up. I love this song but it's so painful to listen to. I grew up with his family and watched him grow up from nappies/ dipers for tou Americans. Not a day goes by I don't miss him. Believe me the drugs don't work which takes me to their next song bitter sweet

@nathanarmstrong2567

8 ай бұрын

I can sort of relate my cousin played the guitar and this was his go to song to play and sing, unfortunately he tragically committed suicide a few years back due to being cut out of his daughters life for no reason so I step in to see her as often as possible to make sure she knows that he Dad loved her but this song brings the good memories flooding back

I think you’d really like The Jam, some great punky power trio tunes with social realist songs like “In The Crowd”, “When You’re Young”, “That’s Entertainment”, “Going Underground” etc. Elbow and Doves fit in with other stuff you have looked at too.

Beautiful Song 👌 Memories of so many Face's ...... Life 🤔

"History" by the Verve is a MUST.

Richard Ashcroft lives near me. I've seen him around a few times 😃

Love your reaction to this .... this track makes me feel so emotional - those lyrics .....

Love the verve, I love the tone of his voice and how he uses it!

First song I ever learned to play on guitar, great song, amazing album!! Class reaction as per 👌

sonnet by the verve is well worth a listen

The verve are unbelievably transient band! Their first album, a storm in heaven is pure shoegaze. A northern soul is extremely incredible especially the track….history! But to fit your channel their set at Glastonbury in 2008 was epic! It was possibly the greatest night I ever had! Bittersweet Glastonbury 2008 will make you respect that tune on another level though! Love your work guys big love!

I'm not going to pile in on what the song is about (Ashcroft has often said he'll leave the meaning open to people's interpretation) but there was on *outstanding* b-side on this single called 'Three Steps'. Well worth a listen.

As mentioned below Shed seven seem to get forgot about but their track Chasing Rainbows still gets me and complements this nicely. Ps. Loving the channel and music you're discovering.

Maybe it is about someone dying, where they are at such a point 'the drugs don't work'. Like cancer treatments can destroy you or cure you. The song is open to interpretation.

@jedislap8726

3 жыл бұрын

He said himself it was about his drug addiction.

@jedislap8726

2 жыл бұрын

@@EquipoNitro1 Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape. Select Magazine June 1995 if you want to embarrass yourself further.

Love Richard Ashcroft, his voice has a lovely tone, it's not dramatic but it makes you stop and listen to him and that's a rare response to what you could call a middle of the road voice. This song shows how music is so therapeutic, Richard chose to write a song about his Dad dying of Cancer and gave it to the world, a very private part of his life shared but with no explanation so the listener can interpret it for themselves. Lovely, I'm sure it helped him.

Oasis - fade away (warchild version) with Johnny Depp on slide guitar and Liam backing vocals. I challenge anyone to listen to it and not love this. Absolute vibe! Goosebumps. Biblical.

On Your Own is another great tune by the Verve aswell

This is an amazing song. You are right it's deep as hell. You should do Sonnet next.

I think you need to check out Elbow. Amazing band and a superb singer. You have to check out One Day Like This, Some Riot and The Bones of You.

Try Richard Ashcroft - A song for the lovers

Can I suggest break the night with colour, song for the lovers by Richard Ashcroft. And definitely do History and sonnet by the Verve. Bittersweet symphony too but I'm guessing you may have already heard it!

That the thing with music to me this amazing song reminds me of watching my mother slowly pass away from cancer

This song was #1 in the UK Charts at the time in September 1997

This song makes me cry. Reminds me of my dad - RIP Dad - the drugs he got for cancer didn't work for him anymore and he passed away in 2017. Happy Heavenly Father's Day on Sunday (Scotland) Love you. I hope I will see your face again xx BTW The Verve/Richard Ashcroft were class!

My late partner loved this song because he went through serious drug addiction when he was younger but after coming through the other side, it still got him at age 41. His other favorite was "blinded by your grace" by Stormzy. I would love to see your reaction to that. Keep posting guys. X

@MrCraazed

11 ай бұрын

Sorry to read this Kelly. I’m a year late in replying, but I hope you are in good health. What a great song.

You have a lot of British music but I would love to see your reaction to an Australian singer VANESSA AMOROSI singing an ARETHA song and blowing your mind! NATURAL WOMAN

Top 5 ever for me, shit gets me still after 100 times

Dave Lee Roth 'I used to have a drugs problem..but now I earn enough money' !

RA is a fucking legend 🙌

Have you got The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger? Maybe live @ Glastonbury 2008. Or Bloc Party - Helicopter live Or - my fave. The Libertines - don't look back into the sun. Or pretty much any Libs! Or Dirty pretty things - bang bang you're dead Or Dirty pretty things - dead wood.

Beautiful song.

'Blinded by the Sun' and 'Love in the Law' by The Seahoreses. Please please react to these.. you'll love them.

Velvet morning and sonnet by the verve....both quality...

Great reaction guys, this is definitely one on my favourite verve songs. Also Noel gallagher has done a gig in the last few months for sky arts in a empty theatre, you should definitely react to that while it's hot! Think its called "the duke of yorks theatre". You should get on it while nobody else has reacted to it!

When I saw u guys had reacted to The Verve I was on this like a rat up a drainpipe

Absolute stunner of a track!!! I first heard it when working in Sheffield, on a building site, and it came on the radio, and I was like "Wow, that's a belter", bait time came and I was off down the shops to buy the album [Urban Hymns], and the whole album is a complete and utter classic!

Going through alcoholism right now ... Can't get off it ... This song resonates .. hope it's not to late .

Guys you can get the acoustic demo version of this and it’s awesome