Blur - The Universal (Live)

[f0rtherec0rd]

and i love the way he says fall fru you <3 <3 i dunno just makes me love the song that much more haha

[f0rtherec0rd]

what year was this?

[Jimmy795]

he really train-wrecked through that chorus

[pipegt45]

its my favorite song and my favorite band ever!

[schieese]

@pipegt45 same here. :)

[pidgaynyy1]

Amazing! Still pure song

[yasminx16]

I've got tears in my eyes.

Just beautiful.

[ilbabi]

La banda más grandiosa de los 90´s.

[mickdimas]

+0p$#!+

[RICKD790]

Sublime!

[mioedra]

slow! but I still love it :) and 6 dislikes are deaf

[fipiseb]

aa

[claysadventures]

lol is that damon in the back round tlaking i nthe begining xD!!

[claysadventures]

this sounds so cool

[lizlegs]

im just happy we now have gorillaz that contineu the awesomeness

[x9x8x7x61]

I wanna know the piano arrangement :S

[teza01]

fantastic

[skellyXD]

I completely agree with @suchasupernova, 90's bands are class.

[lunaticoarzhy]

s ele salio el gallo a damon :S

[jonnytheoasisfan]

I like this primitive version.. acoustic n stuff

[willnotallow]

i get a little horn problem every now and then.....

[xXChaozLordXx]

fucking perfect

[hiitsnicolex3]

I love how Graham blatantly laughs at the horrible horns.

[UndyingFury]

The host is annoying prat, Great version of The Universal though.

[theburningfestival]

wheres dave?

[theburningfestival]

this wasn't from the 2000s

[syntheticahXXX]

ay Damon bonito q pequeño saleeee :D señor!

[cdxmeo]

increible the best hit of the 2000s

!!!!!

[Grenadegun]

came out in 1995....

[lalaloppy]

This is such a great version, so beautiful. If not for that tiny little horn error it would be perfect. Damon's voice is just amazing here.

[sallycinnamon99]

absolutely beautiful!

[gizmo23ph]

what a song! ...only from blur...

graham looks soooo cute...haha!

[Tremeredomal]

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh...

*___________*

[flor13violinyellow]

aw daamooooon!!!!

:3

i'll cry (L)

thaaanks so muuuch n.n

[Ohiogrown90]

fucking great.

[buddude420]

graham's funny here. how he laughed at the horn sections when they made a little mistake.

[sarahbobsezzive]

ahhh completely out of tune!

[EuchridEucrow1]

It's not out of tune, they just but it into a lower key.

[sarahbobsezzive]

no, it's still out of tune. Do you hear the trumpets?

[EuchridEucrow1]

Hmmm...I just listened to it again. I think Graham may be playing a semi-tone higher during the verses. Is sounds like once he hits the pre-chorus he's playing in the same key, though.

Is that what you're hearing, too?

[Ignitionnet]

Euchrid, I think he's just playing a diff inversion of the chords. I *think* the recorded track has some open chords in it, everything here is bars.

[musicalsimsy]

the trumpets aren't out of tune, they just split the first note. after that, it's fine.

[lovemarr]

LOL! Love Graham cracking up at 1:51 when they go out of tune great moment

but the rest of it sounds great, love the black and white vid as well

[jonnytheoasisfan]

I think it just gives more LIFE into it

[rokas1899]

shut the fuck up you idiot

[Lawrenceo89]

Damn, I didn't think the original CD version could be improved upon at all, but this was just amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[PJCAROLLO]

Great to finally see them back together, everything put out without Graham Coxon was pretty sub par.

[davesmith7891]

Everything? You mean a grand total of one album?

[angela1894]

Love the violinists

[54spiritedwill54]

Damon Is The Best!!!

[GenericReb420]

Ray Cokes is the best!

His personality is so happy, that's what makes him so awesome.

[JsRf13]

I love this song in this key tuning. :]

[djangox66x]

The best performance of blur!!!

[Kreenf]

I love BLUR and I loooove you Ray Cokes ...

a french fan

*+* Hyde Park 3/7/09*+*

[TheCureObsessive]

Brilliant! :) Damon is incredibly attractive in this video. This version actually makes me cry! Haha! And I'm dead hard I am ;)

[MarianaMRV]

gENIAL, PERFECTO, ME ENCANTA. EL RPINCIPIO ES GENIAL AH! TODO

 8P

[the1gaur]

Já, allgjörlega! :P

[AaronFate]

Idealne, perfekcyjne, piękne, zajebiste! :)

[the1gaur]

You just called me something bad...didn't you? lol

[AaronFate]

No i didin't mate :D

[the1gaur]

ok good xD

[sgtgorillaz]

Damon has got good hair! LOL!

[Desaintexupery]

Thank you Damon

[winstonantoinette]

brilliant song,great performance slightly spoiled by dodgy brass.

[tinakohf]

It looks like Graham is having a chuckle when they start playing. He hears the mistake.

[shadowjodiebumm]

This live version is better than the actual recording :) amazing :)

[xlionelgarcia]

I have to listen to The Universal and Out of Time at least once a day!!!!!

[damona75]

I can't stop wachting damon ,he's so great...he's my great escape

[tannygal]

omg... i cant stop listening 2 this song... its insanely creepy but absolutley amazing... damon is super hot 2 ;)

[klkb4]

beautiful and lol 1:48 XD

[noelliamjohn]

AWESOME. And they'll be back in 2009, I still can't believe it.. so fookin' great

[ablurida]

Simply beautiful.

[uktah]

Damon is amazing

[LorcanDMeath]

this is the best version ive heard

[WierdPivotDude]

this is the most beautiful and meaningful song in the world. This si the first time I saw coxon smile. this song is so beautiful and full of life.

[richiefirefly]

I think Blurs best tune....pure class!

[kirethedemon]

o my...amazing...

[ZeroXS99]

blur is great and this song is beautiful!!! but who´s that boring fucker at the start of this video?

[pastetom]

He is Ray Cokes, presenter of the MTV MOST WANTED show in the early 90's.

In those days MTV was more alternative than nowadays.

[MN443]

Damon Is The Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[imanegativecreep]

Damon is amazing.

[godemorningkokoritze]

this song is so...exciting!!!

[NevadaTanLover]

It`s...just perfect.

Yes.

[suchasupernova]

Amazing song. I was born at the wrong time, if only I was this age in the 90s.... The music in the 90s is just in a different league to the music these days. Don't get me wrong there are some good bands still out there but nothing as genious as Blur or any of the 90s bands.

[bennyboykikass]

so true. well sed

[Wootlol200]

Where is dave? :(

[roddypipe]

man this band really great, their music is very unique...

[thefoxes]

One of my favourite Blur songs!

[musicalsimsy]

what do you mean the song wasn't well introduced? It's Ray Cokes, an absolute legend on the music circuit. Have you seen the other Blur MTV vids? He's a genius. Blur is his favourite band and he loves this song. what is bad about that.

[TheCureObsessive]

its amazing :D

[hypereternity]

i partially agree the performance was not well introduced and not excellent but it is very very hard to perfor a pop song with violins and orchestra i think that albarn being a pop star was great in singing,this is not is manner and he did it the same this is being great!!

[20thcenturyboy77]

Love the song, madly love the band, love the album, but this performance was not very good...

[MarthianVanhaus]

not very good??? its brilliant!!!!

[Kasumi881]

I like this, 'coz the song is great but this is quite slow/tired/lazy tempo in there :/

[davesmith7891]

It has a dreamy feel. Which was intentional, I think.

[MoxieFluffypants]

oh that was lovely...'cept for that wanker who introduced them.

[hypereternity]

damon genious albarn

come back to lives!!

[clashgurl07]

my favorite blur song, definately!!!!!

good work, blur!!!!!

[fabianradagast]

maravilloso el tema.

[Doomstruction1979]

Does anyone know how I could possibly put this on mp3? This internet confuses me.

[clashgurl07]

u can download it off limewire or something like that...its on their 4th album: The Great Escape...

[gary108]

If you give me your mail address, I'll send it to you.

[badhead2]

Best performance ever!! Amazing,they are so brilliant

[gary108]

Anyone know where I can find 'Best Days' from the same show? It was on Youtube many moons ago...

[cupnoodle0718]

it's here on youtube somewhere....

[misseryme]

one of the most saddest song`s ever..

[misseryme]

one of the most saddest song`s ever..

[TheAnxiousMan]

What a complete knob that guy is.

[andresl7]

great performance for a great song...

[freskybdn]

has sb got the video of blur playing the universal, on the MTV Video Music Awards del 99

I listened damon fell, but smiling, and the band still playing

(I'm from barcelona, spain. I'm sorry if you don't undersand sth about my poor english :$)

mua!

[davesmith7891]

That's all right, gringo.

[corajesrocknroll]

the song, the band, the blur...the best group of UK

[Metistal]

THE SONG...BEAUTIFUL.......!!!

[natalie708]

Incredible live performance. But what the fuck was with that host?

[nickoferrari]

Great video!!!

A very good version of one of Blur´s best songs!!!

Why did they have to split?

I wish that they come back, but it´s never gonna be the same.

[teckertime]

they havent split, just doing side projects. Damon and the boys will be back with a new LP in 08 mate

[nickoferrari]

OK. I know they didn´t split forever, but in the last 6 years they just released one album, and without Graham. I know they are getting back together and I hope the new album (if it comes out) be great.

Cheers!

[scottyengeleyes]

best song ever

[ramblerrrr]

agree

[badhead2]

Amazing

[danyelpenelope]

oasis will never create the same level of beauty that blur created when they did this

its truly amazing

and nobody with good working ears will ever be able to say that this is anything but amazing

damon is a legend

and was so hot in this video

[answen02]

I usually like like acoustic versions, but this was not very good.

[electricbubbles]

gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh

[vigifry]

ce clip est vraiment mon coup de coeur, merci de me l'avoir fait découvrir, une gig fan de blur française !

[RockandRollStar]

Am I the only person in the world who really really loves both Oasis and Blur ?

[RockoJulian]

NOPE! I do! I love both, but im more of a Blur fan though!

[RockandRollStar]

Well I do have my preference also (Oasis, sorry people) but I still absolutely love Blur... Glad I'm not alone though :)

[BlackWhisper28]

I love both, but Oasis a little bit more. Blur are great :)

[Sickvinius]

No, you're not alone.

[danyelpenelope]

oasis must be pulling their hair out after watching this...

me, being a huge blur fan, always knew that there simply is no competition between blur and oasis and never really was

his voice has finally broken here

lolz

damons smile right at the end.....OH MY GOD HE IS TRULY STUNNING

I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR DAMON

this song helps me remember who i am

when i may be depressed or lonely, this song will always be there for me to help me out and lift me up

[danyelpenelope]

go11, where can i download this video?

its absolutlety amazing

and damon looks mega sweet here

please say i can download this from somewhere =]

xxx

[Dayyve]

Boy, growing up I loved the Cure, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, and of course the greatest of them all, the Beatles. American music (mostly) always blew. It's a shame our record labels wouldn't have given a band like Blur a backing instead going for a Brittney Spears. Please keep producing the best music in the world Britain! (UK and Ireland) Nothing else ever reaches their level of emotion with fusion of beautiful music and intelligent dream-invoking lyrics. Love it, thanks for the post!

[velouria91]

god, damon albarn is just pure brilliance.

[Superundafb]

noel gallagher must be jealous listening to this song. he will never reach this level of beauty.

[velouria91]

completely agree

[casperld]

I was the biggest Oasis fan back in the day and generally being a knob head I refused to listen to Blur...until I heard this song....It took my breath away...still does, it is a thing of immense beauty, and it always takes me back to a great time in my life.

[velouria91]

i'm glad we converted you.

[666wazaaaaaa]

his deep voice is brilliant

[RonPaul2008dotcomluv]

Song 2 Yeah!

[lovingbritpop]

totally love it, one of my all time faves

[DustyDangerfield]

This is, in my opinion, the GREATEST SONG EVER WRITTEN!! and this version is so beautiful, pity that annoyin twat is it on for the first 20 seconds

[RubbishDK]

Dave wasn't there, he was sick.

[davidmjeong926]

the absolute beauty

[Ci4nyde]

Qué guapo Damon *__*

[hamusan]

<3<3<3<3

[omgcute11]

omg this vid reminded me why i love blur way too much

[Snipinranga]

where was the drummer dave in this video?

[jstewartf4president]

that kicked ass

[MattJamesR]

They always have that same sax player that looks like graham! ironically, graham can play sax haha

[diggydoom]

my dick's tiny

[2grapes]

WOW!!!!! Great stuff...

I wish MY hair looked like that!!

[MarthianVanhaus]

i really love this song...and htis is the best performance that i have ever seen...damon albarn rules...and blur too!!!

[alenmew]

I love this song!!!!

[nuffinmuffin]

that was yummy.

[EnjoyCokes]

their best performance ever imo

and from the great tv show ever Mtv's Most Wanted With Ray'The God'Cokes

perfect

[jellllybean]

he's my personal hero

[underwaterphone]

damon's voice sounds a little more strained than the album version. but it's still an incredible song!

[Chazfixuplooksharp]

omggg this is so amazing

[Konohage]

I love this! Thanks so much for posting it! :D

[drummer32012]

damon's voice is amazing

[admufsm]

amazing, beautiful, perfect!

[madferit87]

Love it

[DeathAngelMary]

So nice!

[ianshaw11]

why are they playing it in the key of Ab major instead of A major?

[baboonah]

I just want to know if it's Dave with the saxophone?

[fiveironbell]

The album version was awesome...this is absolutely amazing.

[madziksaw]

I love it. I love it. I love it.

[PilasOnFire]

Beautiful!

[NTAFNM]

Never seen this version before... I like it, has a more gentle feel to it

[trucuku82]

wow this is really nice, the music is beautiful!! im really glad to have found this! thanks for posting it!!!

[Gorillaz2DRockz]

They make it seem so sad

[jakob3k]

Damon's God! ;oD

But "The Great Escape" generally seems rather sad to me...

[Konohage]

Really? Actually I see your point, "The Great Escape" did have a sad, cynical undertone to it to me as well...but still, a great album! :D

And LOL "Damon's God!" XD pfff No wai!

[bonesdsm]

this is sooo niceee. Ididnt know they made auniversal acoutstic version.