James - Sit Down

[lostfan675]

i dont mean to be rude, but this seriously looks like a failed american idol music video....from the 80's

[OnlineMeditation]

one of the best songs ever written

[NucularTheArtist]

"If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor."

One of those song lines i wish i came up with. also, i want that hat!

[RainyDayGirlx]

The 90s were prime for Indie.

[thezenfuldog]

GREAT Song.....

[MentalGaming4LYF]

thumbs up if you got here by searching sit down on google xD

[akiraoda2011]

Is he gay? Who cares? I love james!

[CreativeLooK7]

is he gay? :O

[lordblighty]

@CreativeLooK7 Probably, still good tunes though.

[crassazell]

Shocked to see this tune is more popular in Portugal than Somalia. Maybe something to do with the pirating.

[prinzerocks]

James....one of the best Brit Rock bands of 90´s!!!

[Fn0rdL]

That's just  great. Seriously, we were all out of our fucking heads in the late eighties and early nineties. Heh heh.

[verylittleknowledge]

this pops into my head an awful lot lately.

[Mrhulahoop]

Bi-polar dissorder. High chair, low chair.

[nicolacheetham2610]

i'm 21, this was bought out the year before i was born & i absolutely love this song, one of my all time favourites. My grandad always sings it :)

[TimthedogLinehan]

2:30 Is that Labi Siffre?

[1111aitken]

this is a real classic from the 1st moment I hear in 1990

[MrDjFootball]

James or Neil Patrick Harris? you decide.

[Jungletroll01]

@MrDjFootball hahahahahah!

[bensimps123]

IM SITTING DOWN :-D

[UNITEWAD]

Tune Madchester Rave On!!!!! > DJ(UNITE)MC - MADCHESTER - UK.

[123jsbach]

Seems like a song that was designed to be uplifting rather than to indulge the performer. Brilliant!

[MYMENSAHTRIBE2011]

classic song!!

[PartyWood]

this is my favorite song, why? because once i had a dream i was in a massive field and every friend i've ever up to that point was there and we were all dancing like crazy and this song was playing in the background and right at the end all my friend sat down next to me. amazing dream!

[cr5n1972]

Great tune :)

Ps don't feed the trolls!

[neo001x]

i bet bet u cant spot the odd man out?

[PrincessNellyK]

Will ALWAYS ALWAYS love this!!!

[levi7516]

youv just gotta love this song

[Immersemedia]

meeting these for interview in 3 hours at capital radio manchester :-) tweet me

[scarab5Q]

The most underrated band EVER

[lokiuish]

Tit Down .. LOL

[nerdflanders8710]

Is this guy a poof?

[DarylJCheetham]

@nerdflanders8710 yeah he loves you sucking his cock.

[ThatStereoGirl]

Is this the Original? 

[mrsmudd2009]

@Omatunto No, 'Sometimes' is the best song ever.

[AqwDLM]

Dog stole that chair. Good job.

[ispitthetruth]

@Omatunto i perfer shes a star but this is very good :)

[DUDENOFF]

I realy love the sound of 80's. James, the Smiths, Depeche Mode, Madonna at that times...

[lemonpartyhellyeah]

@DUDENOFF madonna? gtfo

[XDBazza]

Ice hockey song.

[moosey62]

Songs of my life..

Thanks for this 23Daves

[TommyTonic10]

Wtf is this?

[GedKelly1999]

@TommyTonic10 This is a good song, sonny. You may be unfamiliar with such things.

[bohsblur]

went to james in 1990, but the inspiral carpets

pissed all over them. mooo!

[alaning31]

Does anyone know if this version is available on CD? I like it better than the later, vaguely overproduced version.

[d1versify]

@Omatunto oh i thought stairway to heaven was the best song ever

[flyny]

classic tune!

[TellHerOnTheOffBEAT]

i heard this on the radio in my spanish class and realised this is the song thats been stuck in my head my entire life

[neo001x]

He looked fatter more now

[lewismoore7]

what a song.

[alifink]

We all used to sit on the dance floor when this came on, those were the days!

[GAMINGxTRICKSxMODS]

@Omatunto hell yh

[GAMINGxTRICKSxMODS]

why a sheap

[regicida]

@Omatunto not a chance

[wackster66]

those who feel the breath of sadness, sit down next to me, those who find they're touched by madness...sit down next to me!!

[CoreyFaichney]

Throwing chairs around like that can be very dangerous

[sjFALCONPUNCH01]

great song

[insanityrulestheday]

Great song and all those who've had the generous state SANCTIONS sit down next to me .................. :-)

[TheBakerm]

It a liar linsey I never said that

[MrSovietEngland]

Why don't you take a seat over there?

[grantdrummond]

"Carlsberg don't do songs..."

[VividGraffiti]

next to me..............

[bohsblur]

one hit wonders, inspiral carpets, roses, charlatans

were madchester.

[biker042]

@bohsblur why do say they where one hit wonders. all great bands not like the crap music of today

[mrsmudd2009]

@bohsblur rubbish, inspirals and charlatans and james are still gigging and people are enjoying thier music all over the country. who else is still around after more than 20 years?

[higgolini]

I went out to karaoke a few nights ago and wanted to sing this song but they didn't have ANY James! Had to settle for Morrissey and Big Country...

[yKriistian]

I love the people who know James, and not James Blunt :)

[wintersnoob]

@yKriistian Then you don't love yourself.

[aldaronDK]

@yKriistian I have no idea who James Blunt is lol :)

[gdking21]

20 plus years ago - the man can still hack it, best concert we have ever been to,

sod- oasis , u2,springsteen, stone roses, rem,mondays,pistols,clash, and all the other pretenders

Early JAM came close though!

[trcyb456]

Come to North America and Atlanta!!!!!

[rockguru123]

I prefer this version. One of the best songs ever!

[Cheyrane]

James performed this song at Positivus Festival '11 in Latvia and in one moment the crowd (thousands of people) sat down! It was amazing. The band said that they have performed this song for years, but it's the first time when the audience sits down!

[Salfordbluemoon]

@Cheyrane haha...either you're just kidding or you're a fool...they must have just been fucking with you. check out James Sit Down live in manchester 1990 GMex. it's on here somewhere.

[zilam98]

@Cheyrane i wish someone posts a vid of that performance!

[zilam98]

@Cheyrane found a few vids of this here. it looked amazing!!!

[McTurbo1300]

Someone should stab that dog for running off with that chair tbh.

[trcyb456]

@McTurbo1300 youre an idiot...go away!

[McTurbo1300]

@trcyb456 stabby stabby. you like a bit of stabby stabby x

[trcyb456]

@McTurbo1300 um..yeah ok what ever..idiot go stabby stabby yourself..bloody fool.

[McTurbo1300]

@trcyb456 you like stabby stabby with the boaby? x x

[trcyb456]

@McTurbo1300 not as much as you apparently...loser.

[McTurbo1300]

@trcyb456 you like to sitty down on the pork thermometer? x x

[trcyb456]

@McTurbo1300 blah blah blah blah.. not as much as you..but fyi after you read my last word here which is ...LOSER you are blocked from me..so have fun trying to respond... Loser cant get the last word in can ya hehehehehe!! bubye!

[McTurbo1300]

@trcyb456 ahhh, little baby like the boaby! x x

[bohsblur]

great tune, but inspiral carpets and charlatans

were better bands.

[stevelock76]

" I pray that God is real..."

I don't, I know He is real! He's spoken to me 4 times now!

Have Faith! ;)

[bradleyrobson]

sit down... on my dick

[McTurbo1300]

@bradleyrobson

LMAO!

[flimmer1212]

a really top tune from the 80's. how he keeps a straight face? loooool x

[flimmer1212]

a really top tune from the 80's. how he keeps a straight face? loooool

[blahbleurgh]

Hard Rock Calling and a fucking amazing Dancer!!

[GordenBrown3D]

@Omatunto

Probably the best song ever? IS the best song ever.

[eddie052]

My first 7" single in the day '89

[Mr3wbc]

@Omatunto Probably ?? Most certainly.

[akannie47]

HARD ROCK CALLING BRILLIANT MATE!!!

[Mr3wbc]

Brilliant song. Could listen to this all day and never get sick of it.

[mistaAnthonyWilson]

.

STAND alone together.

.

.O.

[Bolluxus]

I love this song !!!

[fmercurymjackson]

@Omatunto No my firend, its a good piece but just like that, sorry

[ONLYUSEmeCRAFT]

Sit down ,son!

[uwed100]

what a wonderful popsong ! one of the best ever.

[Roflmaomaolol]

i've listened to this song while watching a stripper doing a lap dance.

[ashefguia]

like if truelad brought you here!

[barry27able]

your still living in the 80s? hmmm get out more dude!!!!!

[Dunk1970]

Well it was always a bit different sitting down in a nightclub. Ah, those were the days. LOL

[GJWatsonENVIVO]

Oh sit down, oh sit down, sit down next to me!!! Hard Rock Calling!!!

[PIPERCUB2006]

Still today, I'm....Living in the 80's!

[terratrema]

@84heroes1

Fuck yourself.

[bandheroesoftheworld]

I wish I could write a song as good as this this...

[nichay3456]

This song will always remind me of last year, on repeat everyday whilst revising.

I really miss those days.. ):

[MJNSEIFER]

I love this song - both this version and their remake of it, which ironically I heard first. Two stupid questions: One, why are they singing the lines out of order in the video? Two, why are they called James? I thought it would be the name of the singer, but it's not - I checked them, and the singer is called Tim, and the closest I got to there being a "James" in the group was that one of them is called Jim.

[DownerNL]

Very nice song!

[Ogma01]

Just an amazing song. Beautifully structured. Catchy. Just gorgeous.

[letsmakemusicbaby]

going to see James in june!

[letsmakemusicbaby]

going to see them in june!

[barry27able]

i disagree this version is crap... i couldve song it better, with no voice hahaha

[bruzzy77]

60 people prefer to stand.

[tweedlebuggy]

Stuck in my head since the 90's

[TheHumanBallsack]

@tweedlebuggy Stuck in ALL our heads since the awesome 90s...

[CGAFFWYT]

this version sounds a hell of alot better than the mainstream version thats played on the radio!!! thanks for posting!!! :0)

[free322001]

great tune. bad version. poor video.

[nichay3456]

This song takes me back to last year, where it was constantly on repeat distracting me from revision. I really want to go back to those days, too much has changed. but this is still one of the best songs and always puts me in a good mood.

[andyspur37]

Best song ever ? Not sure about that, but loved it 20 years ago and still love it now.

[Flynn1977]

1991, The Tunnel, Glasgow.

Me and the goegrous Hazel C.

Best of times. Extremes of sweet and sour...

Loved that chick, never told her...

Bless ya, 'Cat'.

[kelapakering2]

@Flynn1977

1991 , Grassmarket, Edinburgh,

Me and few buddies from Gennaro's getting wasted

Best of times...

Wished could turn back time....

[laura23734]

hes young

[pdiamant2009]

Now I’ve swung back down again

And it’s worse than it was before

If I hadn’t seen such riches

I could live with being poor

[chamsazp]

57 people refuse to sit down!

[Bishibee]

hahahahah - I met these guys this evening in Santiago!!! Crazy, as I heard this song 10 years ago in Munich...and everyone in the club sat down - hysterical. Germans, so dogmatic :) Lve you guys, thanks for a fun evening Xxxxxx

[gaozhi2007]

It's OK to be a freak.

[piolin260]

:D

[unseeliefiend]

actually better than the official album release! James always cheers me up when i'm feeling down - Badger from Manchester

[ITzJimROb]

Y creer que 311 sera telonero de James...

Bueno Gustos son gustos.

[barbs19788]

best musical chair song ever

[nklt17]

my favourite song of all time. geat memories of 1991 when i was 13, come home, how was it for you? and sit down. and they're still going strong

[knave37]

pooo



[watfordforever67]

James this is aGreat song with really good memories. Clive. down in sunny Cornwall.

[bar77FUL]

I have strong memories of this era, glad he got the sheep in the end

[lordlynchy]

i was in paros(greese) in 1992 and everyone would sit down on the dancefloor.amazed we could get back up again. Great song....

[octr]

54 people have plies - sorry. simply could not resist

[QueenReigns1]

@octr

What are plies?..Mr smartass...not so clever when you fuck up a 5 letter word are ya ? lol

[glasgowsteamboat]

most annoying song of all time

[cloudbuster77]

there is a hiccup at 14"

[stonnerladbuzzin2k9]

best song eveer tune!!!

[ripstikid1]

MACHIMIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAA



[stonedrose81]

first kiss, first taste of football violence. Long live Rachael, long live the Longside. A couple of thousand clarets singing along (and sitting) on the terrace - changed the way I saw things.

[seanboyle100]

such a great tune to see live wired

[mousemaniac]

James sooo wanted that sheep...

[harry6301]

what a song (: my dads cousin is larry the lead guitar

[harry6301]

what a song (: my dads cousin is larry the lead guitar

[willvenables16]

cracking tune

[Psikonort]

A cracking song from a very brilliant band, Love it!

[BensMum67]

As a James fan for more years than I care to remember I have never seen this video -always saw the live version on TV etc. Still my favourite band twenty odd years and 15 (I think!) albums later.

[ge833]

I've always preferred this version to the original. It has so much more feeling in it.

[1977jenna]

Never heard of this band until now...I dont know why? Ive listened to a few songs now and I already like them :)

[chrishawes123]

@1977jenna I feel so sorry for you - you've just uncovered this brilliant band!!!

[seanmcloughlin]

aww sadam aw sadam awww sadamm stayes next door to me sadam sadam sadam dam dam dam

[tygerlily900]

Great song when you're feeling low, makes you feel like you're not alone, Amazing band.

[ocramalba]

the front man is a fuck'in JUDE??? MOTHER FUCKER!!!!

[eoinlyons91]

is that vinnie jones singing?

[punkpanther42]

Not that anyone might believe me but I was the best man at Jim Glennie's sisters wedding. Jim if you ever read this I was Andy Mayfield's friend. Best wishes to you and thanks for piutting me up that night.

[emilybronte2005]

bless how young they all are - james forever!!!!

[ItsGrimUpNorth7]

Possibly the worst song in history.

[IzzBizz96]

@ItsGrimUpNorth7 Well why the fuck are you listening to it then ? :L

[ItsGrimUpNorth7]

@IzzBizz96 .. I just went on the vid to see how Ben Kingsley looked when he had hair !

[OWRBtheo]

@ItsGrimUpNorth7 Pretty sure there's worse.

[ItsGrimUpNorth7]

@OWRBtheo .. Can't think of one : )

[bohsblur]

inspiral carpets were the the manc band.. mooo!

[Salfordbluemoon]

Nah...it's Simply Red without a doubt. ....kidding...I'm fucking kidding!!

[Upeter2]

Aye right!!!!! james by a mile. Tim booth better front man too.

[Upeter2]

BEST BAND EVER TO COME OUT OF MANCHESTER.