The La's- Timeless Melody

[Moren025]

One of my Top 3 singles and favorite bands of all time.  Would figure out a way to play this song in my sets even though I was spinning more garage/house music in early 90's. Crowds would go wild. Thanks for the post.

[jwf1964]

I have just listened to several La's songs I never heard in America. All I ever heard was "There she goes." Why is it only the UK produces bands like this? I am sick of music in America. We need another British Invasion! Save us from ourselves.

[edhammertime]

i had a drink with lee last night !, he was in my local. nice bloke, shame he's everton!

[shainer1969]

You are soooo right about THE LOOKING GLASS one of the most epic song on the album I mean WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jornaquin]

stone roses and la's are both godlike. timeless melody, gotta love it

[celebrincham]

great song! like it more when they played it accoustic

[therealDanHeinlein]

and fuck stone roses. La's destroy them

[therealDanHeinlein]

alright...anyone who thought this version of the song was great...look up the mike hedges version of this song, blows it out of the water and a hundred feet into the sky. no disrespect to this version, but that my friends is real La's.

[squidbedoe]

If you're a fan of thoughtful, melodic pop, and you don't have this album, do yourself a favor and find it! Fantastic! It's a shame that the album sold so poorly in the US, but not that surprising, I guess. It's raw and to the point -- they say what they need to say and get out (with a couple of exceptions, most notably Looking Glass, which is a great song anyway). Hard to believe it's nearly 20 years old. Still love it!

[harlemw651]

Can't get enough of this song!!

[theflorgeormix]

unique sound and feel, yet classic...brilliant

[rely9]

A great band that went away way too soon. By the time I really started liking this record they were history. And I still cringe everytime I hear that God-awful cheesy chick rendition of THERE SHE GOES.

[davidd515]

Right on, rely9!

[eleana6018]

LOVE HIS VOICE.

[seafortha]

just simply fantastic!

need i say more?

[BeamOut1]

This song is GREAT. I just heard it today, and no song has ever made me happier!

[teaandcrrumpets]

amazing song...pathetic video

[yuppsi]

videos not important, exept for cazy frog hehe

[joeycool44]

I think this album, on balance, holds up quite well all these years later. While I agree that "There She Goes" is the best song on the album, "Timeless Melody"'s not too shabby either - after all, any band that can put a very Kink's style guitar break certainly has their rock'n'roll heart in the right place.

[croweboy2004]

you're a wanker joey

[lozzybozzy234]

yea this is ok but there she goes is a much,much better song

[crieff405]

this song is terrible :/ I thought I'd try again because I just rediscovered "there she goes", but it just reminds me why I sold their album. Shame, "There she goes" is a really great song.

[aldemps]

fav la's song mint

[pplehteme2]

fantastic song!

[youknow45]

Lee Mavers, The La's...Just immense

Great tune on a great album

x

[mrsmannering]

Used to go and see the La's in the eighties. The first gig I went to was to see the La's in the State in Liverpool. How lucky was I.

[pete2907]

i feel the same

im only 17 and my taste in music is much older

this is the real stuff

i fucking hate that manufactured pop shite

rock n roll for life!!!

[ShakerMakerMan1991]

exactly mate

[deansheppard2008]

same ere m8 im onli 15 lol

[louiecostello]

fans of all the new shite like the enemy can suck lee mavers knob. the la's fukcin rule!

[louiecostello]

i was gonna reply saying i agree until i realised who wrote it... loser haha

[willgb100]

That is pretty bad not knowing that you wrote something :p

[louiecostello]

nah when i get bored i just post ridiculous amounts of youtube comments, often abusive, always funny haha. (except this one)

[seafortha]

too true lad, this is the best era for music, the charts these days is fuckin charts, all commercial bollocks.

[mityway]

great pop, melodic, genius. this is a great example for all upcomeing bands to see the importance of melody, chord structure, and finding a hook that wants you to hear it again and again and again.australian band faker should do a cover of this song.

[aaronboi07]

i wish i was old enuf he hear this stuff come out :( also the stone roses... aw well enjoying it big time 2day....Timeless

[deansheppard2008]

stone roses = fukin mint

[aaronboi07]

great taste then mate =)

[singingsilas]

Cool song.

[sustitutelover]

Lee mavers was recently seen making music at Pete Doherty's house!

[greigmn]

I wish I had seen them live!

[MrStork502]

saw them in Atlanta at the now defunct Cotton Club. Best band I saw there - and saw Inspirals, Ride, Lush, etc...even when I visited Liverpool in 2004 Lee Mavers name was spoken with hushed reverance. We won't be blessed with one like him soon.

[pete2907]

this a tune

what a sound

top class

[JLDB1987]

That album was a pure gem. Play it through again sometime- all of the songs are catchy. It reminds me of The Ocean Blue's first album, in the way it waas just a pure crystalyzed sound that captures an era. Kind of one hit wonders, though. What ever happened to them?

[MusclesfromB]

this song reminds me of another song

i just cant figure out what song it is though

especially the "a melody always finds me" part

can anybody help?

thx

[psychobollox]

"still, the la's album is to rock music what citizen kane is to film -- a masterpiece produced by a genius who never equaled it again. & that's too bad but the masterpiece does exist & that can only be good"

i couldn't agree more... i listen to that album and have a weird feeling of despair at the end... not because the m usic's crap... it's not; but because the freshness of that album will never be recaptured anywhere else... sad.

[Kifproductions]

The Stone Roses/Definatly Maybe much?

[londonladdy]

yip i always thort the same thing and steve lilywhite made the as they said er tried too make them sound simplemindish lolz...that shit band the simple minds lolz .... las rule

[daveyisahermin]

good albums but nowhere near the la's

[rsheps1980]

great tune!

[BaudeLaire78]

This band makes me feel nostalgic. that's a shame that they only released one album !

[RHutton2710]

Supposedly, during the recording session Lee M. would complain about amp leads being too yellow. You have to love the guy.

[pancake1979]

great band, i love them and wish they could bring out new material.

[eltork]

i wish there was a band like this today !!!

[bolivianex]

An underrated album that is up their with the Stone roses the best 2 bands of the late 80's. I've forgot how good the la's were...

Both bands blew it big time still weve still got the beatles tribute band Oasis.

[aaronboi07]

Oasis was like the end of Good music... i think

[primalscreamer100]

brilliant album. you can really hear the daltry voice in mavers. The Who one of the best bands ever influenced them quite a lot. I just hope the new album isn't terrible cos it won't match this one.

[swennsyever9]

i heard/read the la's hated the album and the producer. that floors me b/c it is *the* greatest album i've ever heard in almost 40yrs now of listening to all kinds of music.

i believe it was just a case of splendid serendipity. never to be found again. never to be equaled again.

mavers was touched by the muse of beauty & given what's happened (or not) since then, her loving gaze upon him was a fleeting one.

man i hope the guy's found his peace ...

thanks 4 utoobing this great song.

[swennsyever9]

my words were: "i heard/read the la's hated the album and the producer"

"hated" was a poor choice; maybe "unhappy with " or "dis-satisfied with " would have have been better.

maybe mavers & lilywhite both had too strong an ego to comproprise the details & the devil is in the details.

still, the la's album is to rock music what citizen kane is to film -- a masterpiece produced by a genius who never equaled it again. & that's too bad but the masterpiece does exist & that can only be good

[utrapzab]

truly scousetastic, retrospectively the best band from the madchester era altho they aint madchista themselves - out there on their own, legendary - skin up yer bastards!

[oldscool10]

Lee Mavers; what would we do without you and your drug addled lyrics. Love you boys!

[billyjo767676]

just simply fantastic!! jesus why is there never songs like this wrote now? these lads should be still making music!!

[1985rrr]

there ain't music like these nowadays because it comes from liverpool and the scousers are too busy gettin locked up. no, i'm only taking the piss.

[frippp66]

Awesomely awesome!

[LennonLove]

great tune. pisses all over the likes of snow patrol,kooks etc.

[rastlr]

Video production is a little too "flash" for the La's. And a little too "U2ish" for the song production. But the greatness of the song itself overcomes both of those things.

[1985rrr]

if it overcomes it so much why the fuck did you comment.

[LanceUppercut01]

Bigger than Jesus!

[natureboy301]

Thanks God

[waspgurll67]

i love this album, but the slo mo in this video has got to go.

[scruicky]

Never really knew La's for more then one song but like this!

[reddyredd]

I think this is an even catchier song than "There She Goes." I sure sing it to myself a lot more. The whole album actually is unrelentingly catchy.

[Ramagamma]

Your obviously lying.

[reddyredd]

My obviously? Or Scruicky's obviously? Whose obviously are you talking about? First, get your grammer straight. Second, explain what the F*ck you're talking about.

[Ramagamma]

Yours...obviously since that is the one i pushed reply for before posting.

Might as well save you a lot of hassle and give you a free tip. Being pedantic about grammer won't get you into heaven.

[reddyredd]

A lot of things won't get me into heaven.  But thinking this song is catchier than 'There She Goes' is not one of them. And I stand by that. But please type 'you're' instead of 'your,' especially when you're hating on someone. Yeah, I know what's coming..."You're an Idiot." OK, let it out, dude...

[turauegot]

I prefer the faster version.

[turauegot]

the la's last single to date 'feelin' (1991)is a great song. But i consider it there worst single. Thats not being nasty but this song 'timeless melody' is great one (1990)it was the la's first single in almost two years. seince the origional realese of 'there she goes'

[Anglovox]

The whole album is an 11! MY favorite album ever

[kenrubes]

you're right. This is just fantastic. But honestly, There She Goes is such a masterpiece, it's hard to compare anything to it.

[bocajekaj]

this is one of the greatest songs ever written imo. better than there she goes. genius.

[ajk70112]

Wish they were legends in the US. Oh well. @#$%! great album.

[Monkfish05]

Yeah....probably the greatest band that never was, shame. I dont think it could have been any other way though. Mavers is a songwriting genius and never really got the credit he deserved, i hear hes pretty fucked up these days and a virtual recluse/acid casualty. Still, nice one lads :)

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