Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens

[brookin]

A song that is in my head & my heart 24/7 - always there in the background if I need it, like a crutch or a helping hand... Very special..

[irishraver38]

love it love it love it... : ))

[ziondanareegan]

i love this song x

[16pend]

Fantastic voice of Justin Currie, lyrics insightful ,an under rated band,

[tomei76]

This is a beautiful, melancholic song.

[noiseache]

One of the greatest poets of our age, the brilliant Justin Currie and the rest of the boys that made the music to the heart rending lyrics of Del Amitri.



[AnnaS1n]

Fantastic. I love their music and can hardly believe I got into them from a movie trailer. :)

[twmel]

Phenomenal band..this is really good music.....back then, and now.

[fishyfingersparty]

Quality tune.

[101truthhurts]

there's nothing or no-one as miserable / humourous as someone from scotland! being rained on virtually 365 days a year would explain it. I know, I'm Irish.

[WOWitsTriona]

Heard this for the first time tonight in the car. My dad started to sing along and it was just really lovely. Beautiful song.

[carrot63]

"While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs for the price of a hospital wing."

Plus ça change eh?

[TheIronVoid]

Words. Cannot. Describe.

The brutal truth and beauty of this song never ceases to strike me. Absolutely magnificent. This is before my time, and much lighter than my usual stuff, but by God, it's absolutely incredible.

[zorllac]

Fantastic song that gives you something to think about!

But then again, the needle returns to the............(or not??)

[TheHeuristicIslander]

f* amazing music

[budap001]

Damnit when did this get an ad infront of it?!? Now I have to remove from my play list >(

[sadie376]

3 dislikes? What's to dislike FFS?

Still a beautiful song & just as relevant now as when it was first released...

[paulos3000000000000]

@sadie376 Really? Relevant? "Nothing Ever Happens". Aren't quite a lot of things happening? A huge power shift in the Middle East, the global economy crashing, people being put out of work the world over as a result of austerity measures, national catastophe in Japan... I quite like the song as my parents played it when I was a kid, but I wouldn't describe it as being 'still relevant'.

[ShishakliAus]

@paulos3000000000000 It's relevant in the same way his other lyric says:"So some folks are fighting for freedom, while you're just fighting the flab. And there-in lies the reason that life is a drag"

[cj52racers]

@paulos3000000000000 Of course it is. All of those things have happened and have been happening since the beginning of time. Markets have crashed, we have seen wars, work stoppages, and natural disasters before. And just like in the song, nothing stops, it just all starts over again the next day.

[kylie330]

jeff y not ?

[galaxiaad]

Brilliant how the zinger is "hidden" in the last refrain. Fits perfectly with the theme of the song.

[minidude749]

its the best song in the world :]!!!!!!!!!!11

[MemeHunter22]

Amazing,.... Just.... Amazing.

[opiumtrails]

Great song, says it like it is in todays world. Greed, apathy, selfishness is what our 'modern' society has become.

[iampunitan]

it's a shame that this song is an anthem for an entire generation - love and peace to the mighty Del

[lazercollab]

I'm only 14, and Del Amitri has been one of my favorite bands since I was about 7. The songs are great, the lyrics are great, the soul is great, and the passion is great. If only more people knew of them...

[David1001ification]

this song was in the first ever stage play i performed in "road" by jim cartwright i played in on guitar and sang it, it still means as much :) fucking tune and a half!!!!!!!

[IfIwasarichgirl13]

Loved the entire album, but havnt heard it for years.

[johnnyboy63100]

The best band ever.If only they were appreciated more,love them..

[tg1theradioman]

Probably one of the most important protest pop songs of the last 20 years. This should be played on every General Election Day as a message to politicians rather than all the sham excitement that things are gonna change! Yeah right. It's a shame this song hasn't jerked us all out of our complacent slumbers.

[canacourse]

What a lovely amazingly powerful song.

[MarzJosm]

He is such a great lyricist.The poems he crafts into songs are astounding.

[LewisRfcforvever]

BREATHTAKING AND ASTONISHING PIECE OF MUSIC , BRINGS TODAYS CULTURE TO SHAME

[musicman9300]

3 people buy products that nobody needs.

[vwcaddylowrider]

omg i simply remember school when i hear thsi,,,,fantastic band,amazing song,,talent was actualy talent

[BluntVeritas]

Great song - absolutely brilliant observed lyrics, a masterpiece. This would not chart now as it's too intelligent!

[SavyBajaBuster]

Great band .Great songs,Great live.....One of the most underrated uk bands ever.. Deserve alot more recognition than they got. Seen them live a few times and never disapointed, so much better than you imagine them to be...Don't think they officially broke up?? What they up to these days ???

[Disgracelandszero]

I dont wish to take any viewers away from you but I read your plea, found the official video and uploaded it to youtube.

Hope thats cool with you!

[ShishakliAus]

@Disgracelandszero Where??



[neiltreloar]

Really Bugs me when the Radio DJ says next up,Del Amitri,then...they DON'T play this??? When I am reflecting upon my stupid directionless life,I listen to this,not saying it helps me feel better or worst,but it always makes me think.

[19paddy71]

arguably the best lyrics ever written...but definitely the best song i have ever heard...i fell in love with this song when it was first released and some 20 yrs later, it made no.1 in my top 20 songs of all time....it's just unsurpassable

[withnail555]

@19paddy71 Lyrically, I'd certainly put this in the top 3 ever written. It's a sublime piece of complete brilliance.

[ShishakliAus]

@withnail555 haha... I would too... with "The Fight to be Human" as #2 and "No, Surrender" as number #1 XD

[onisac50]

if ever a song was worth listening to for the lyrics,this is it,scotlands finest!

[Foynes]

how can there be ANY dislikes to this song?

[minimunkyricky]

if this song were to be re-released tomorrow im convinced it would be HUGE. Still sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday.

[DjLagartijo]

Me podeis decir canciones parecidas a esta? con el mismo ritmo y el mismo estilo? gracias

Can you say songs similar to this one? with the same pace and the same style? Thank you

[SoMuchGlitter]

@DjLagartijo You could try - Driving With The Brakes On, Don't Come Home Too Soon, Drowned On Dry Land, In The Frame, It Might As Well Be You, Long Way Down, Make It Always Be Too Late, Move Away Jimmy Blue, Evidence, Whiskey Remorse, What I Think She Sees, Spit In The Rain ..... and they're just the one's i think are similiar :) there are so many other great songs of theirs. have fun, and welcome to the world of Del Amitri :))

[highchicago]

@DjLagartijo If you're asking because you're looking for a particular one you've heard, try Tell Her This? :)

[chameleoncircuitrock]

A friend of mine does a brilliant version of this

[MrCarlturner118]

Im a 16 year old guy, and I have no idea who Del Amitri is, but he moves me in ways I didnt know possible...

[SoMuchGlitter]

@MrCarlturner118 maybe you can learn something from Justin through his lyrics :)

[Upeter2]

@MrCarlturner118 Del amitri were a brilliant band from glasgow,the singer is justin currie. The have split up for a few years now. This song is of the cd called waking hours and i would recomend it. Another great del amitri song is SPIT IN THE RAIN try and listen if you can.

[Biotektan]

@MrCarlturner118 Oh wow, you are so young but still you like that song, very impressive! I once read about a guy aged 17 who listend to delamitri, but you are only sixteen.This seems so unreal..

You probably think that makes you cool, but it doesn't!

Grow up and stop bragging with your age..

[dabblepants]

@MrCarlturner118 I can relate! I was 16 when I first heard Del Amitri back in 1990 (it was this very song!) and they became my all-time favourite band! I'm still listening to them over 20 years later, they never seem to age...

[LastPlum]

I was norn since this aha :D I like this band alot

[betajain]

Brilliant, meaningful song, first time ive heard it and i tell you now its gained another fan ;)

[ChrisLikesFreeStuff]

Is it wrong that I listen to this, and it was made before I was born?

[SoMuchGlitter]

@ChrisLikesFreeStuff some of us long time listeners are very pleased to hear that :))

[duke000222]

@ChrisLikesFreeStuff

Erm, not a problem really; I like Mozart and he was making music before I was born.............just.

[duke000222]

Probably one of the best lyrics in a pop song, in my humble view.

[ChrisLikesFreeStuff]

@duke000222 I know, its just unusual for a person of my age (18) to like a pop record from the early 90/ late 80s

[cereeaall]

@ChrisLikesFreeStuff  definitely not! i listen to james brown!

[heehawluck1]

@ChrisLikesFreeStuff Not at all.))

[mainface]

@ChrisLikesFreeStuff no mate, just goes to show how music has gone down the shitter, all you need now is a catchy 30 second hook for ringtone downloads sometimes i dispair

[Waves2Go]

@ChrisLikesFreeStuff [Facepalm] All you should listen to was made before you were born.

[clivedamagedgoods]

listening to this amazing song brings tears of disillusioned despair to my eyes :(

[SoMuchGlitter]

@clivedamagedgoods just remember how many others are listening and believing in better things because an artist put it into words so that no one will forget :)

[damos300]

@clivedamagedgoods that is a reassuringly human response mate. Justin's work just opens our eyes to the wrongs in our society, we have to want to make a change to make it happen don't we.

[sekaisaiko2008]

Oh yeah! It has been really a long time! since 1990, the first time listening to this beautiful song! Thanks for uploading, anyhow.

This song recalls me about living in London at that time, and I am now listening to it, and it sounds really fresh and good to me now as well.

[SoMuchGlitter]

@sekaisaiko2008 timelessness is an attractive feature of Justin Currie/Del Amitri :)

[canfor5]

Very Dylanesque! Love the lyrics AND the music!

[medwaymatters]

i have to comment once word .. like someone said ,, shaking us out of our complacency .. thanks in retro . now and future ..

[medwaymatters]

HEARD THIS AS A COVER BY THE GREAT KEITH JAMES .. WOW ,, I THOUGHT DELEMITRI WEREN'T AS BIG AS THAT .,. THEY ARE HU=GE ,, LVING THEIR WORK

[patsyod]

Such a great band, not just the superb lyrics but the musical arrangement.

Thanks for posting

[kurtmartial]

dudes after swigging down a bottle of morgan spice rum, am i proud? no, but gonna run to toilet in a second, ain't settling, in drunken haze just wanna say legend song.

[mog505]

When I hear this song, I always expect applause to follow it. I don't know why.

It is maybe just worthy of it.

[mikkii8i]

I can hear the Chariots rumble I can see the marching throng the fury of Gods trumpet spell the end to Sin and wrong. (etc) ''Nothing Ever Happens'' for some reason reminds me of the words above. Lyrics from a song we sang at church in the 70s.. Why does it appear as if nothing ever happens?

[thehoff1982]

the lyrics will always ring true until we change!

[the1theycallhedges]

how good is this tune??? no really how good is it? all these years later and its even better now than it was at first....

[rolyat136]

A skillful musical adaption and arrangement of Ecclesiastes, Chp 4, V. 1-16?

[budap001]

@rolyat136 " 4Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is(G) vanity and a striving after wind."

"Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his(M) eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks,(N) "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy(O) business."

[TheSuperNeily]

all so called musicians should be made to sit down and listen to this, not only listen but read the lyrics as well, then we might not have to put up with the shit that clogs the airwaves these days.

[TheJacobiker]

So proud of the Talent that comes from Scotland

[onisac50]

scotlands finest

[2010carlton]

Absolute Masterpiece. Timeless.

[DragonMasterThlayli]

the originals good... anyone heard of Adam Donlin? he does a really good cover of this song.

[tightfisttung]

One dislike. . . .What a jerk

[STUKAY]

Simply one of the best songs ever written!

[TheMojoSaliva]

Actually my favourite song. EVER. And I'm 14.

[shmuli9]

There was a song with rather similar lyrics called "The Town I Live In" in he 1960s with classic lines like "the town I live in has 27 churches, and avenues lined with silver birches... there's lots of new houses and brand new primary aschools, etc etc etc etc"

[weirandstubbs]

instrumental version

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[Qweeirdough]

anyone know wher you can get an instrumental version?

[mygreatlovenova]

reminds me of London 1990

[brianofoz]

With estimates of the number of young children (under 6 years old) of up to 40,000 dieing every single day from hunger or preventable disease, the lyrics of this great song are so very relevant. There is way too much apathy in the world.

[garynevillestache]

One of my favourite bands and this track is up there with the best

[mrjlb1968]

old vase just got flattened for £42 million yesterday

[SoMuchGlitter]

@mrjlb1968 "While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs

For the price of a hospital wing"

:)

[mrjlb1968]

@SoMuchGlitter hahaha exactly

[arielolin]

@SoMuchGlitter go from "nothing ever happens" to "nothing ever changes"

[Rozlila]

Thanks.

[tirnaog09]

'They'll burn down the synagogues at 6 o'clock and we'll all go along like before' Great stuff, shaking us out of our complacent lives. Real shit is going on in the world and we're watching X Factor!

[BluntVeritas]

@tirnaog09 you are completely right! (except I don't watch X factor or soaps 'cos they are drivel ! :) )

[tirnaog09]

@BluntVeritas, you live up to your name bluntveritas! Driving with the brakes on is another classic from Justin and the boys.

[IMSOFRICKINAWSOME]

I think i was about 9 when i herd this song... I took it into school and sung it for my singing teacher and she gave me a solo for the school concert, this was in the UK. 3 years later e moved to australia and everytime i hear this song it reminds me of enland and the concert 6 years ago. makes me cry.

[TAKENDIL]

Brilliant. Simple as.

[duncaninchina]

As relevant now as it was back then. (If not more so) One of those profound songs, which once you have listened to it, you never quite feel the same ever again. REM's 'Everybody Hurts', Crash Test Dummies 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm' and Baz Lurman's 'Everybody's free to wear sunscreen' are the ones which do it for me. Oh and anything by Talking Heads.

[SoMuchGlitter]

@duncaninchina it was certainly the most political song i'd heard when i was 13 :) and in such a melodic way... as is their want. i love them.

[NuxingFutz]

@duncaninchina I watched all those songs, and it got to me - positively. Thank you for recommending that, I really appreciate strangers like you who give a positive message. The world would be a better place if more people could appear on youtube at 4am and make you think differently.

[jduke0522]

@duncaninchina wow i completely agree with your picks..