I am really glad that I've seen this video 'cos when I heard it on the radio for the first time I really did think that the lead singer was a girl. How wrong was I?
An absolute peach of a song! A beuatiful piece of music and lyrics. Came out at just the right time, and has spoken to me on many occasions ( Unfortunately) Actually, this is needs to be heard more, why does great music go unoticed! Grrrr
My neighbours are sick of hearing me try to hit these high notes as I sing-along-a-David! My favourite song ever....and glad to see Mr McAlmont with a bit of meat on his bones these days....BTW, his 2011 rendition of this is spectacular....
Pure Phil Spectre.... This wouldnt sound out of place if was released in the '60's. Just one thing. was he (McAlmont) Bluescreened into some of the shots? he just looks out of place in some scenes.
One of the best songs ever... Spector did this in his dreams... Butler is a hell of a producer but the voice of David McAlmont is where its at... this band deserved better than they got... 10 years too early I guess...
I wonder why someone finds it necessary to bring up homophobia. Let it drop, there are black people and white people, straight gay and all sorts of others. At the end of the day, what on earth does matter. Let's all learn to accept everyone and the happier we'll be. Happy 2011 Everyone!! x
One of the best and most accurate descriptions i ever heard was a music critic who said that when MacAlmont opens his mouth a cathedral falls out of it, his voice is amazing
This blew me away the first time I heard it live on T.V. way, back..
Wonderful song + a real showcase both for McAlmont's vocals + Butler's production skills, though I think there's a massive nod in the direction of Phil Spector here.
Bought this album (well tape ahem!!) when it first came out, my friends thought id lost the plot but i thought it was genius, it was ahead of its time. Amy, Duffy, Paloma take note!
This song should be re-released it's brilliant. There is a lot of naff music and poor artist's around at the moment. True talent can stand the test of time and I'm sure there will be many people of all generations who will appreciate this fantastic duo.
That voice! A gift from God - straight up. He reminds me of Grace Jones, the way he moves. And genius writing. Those lyrics are just classic. Food for the soul. Wonderful. I am so with you on this, macca5678. Has got to be re-released. Pure, raw talent like this being left on the sidelines, with so much crap being played right now - it's just criminal.
really weird,ive wanted this song for so many many years,i found it ok,and now i know the lyrics,they pertain to me,yes i do feel better,after being dumped after 20 years,i feel well enough to tell ya what you can do with what you got,in otther words stick it up your jacksee,thanks for this
Soooo happy to have found this song again. I saw the video once on Z-TV in Sweden and never found out who they were or the name of the song. Then I never heard it again until now. Downloaded ripped and safely saved on 3 different hard discs, I even ordered a copy through Mp3va. Brilliant clip and great arrangement and McAlmont is a great singer.
songs these days are just crap the old 90s were the game ,i live in the 90s and this little gem has been played a hundred time on my pc in the last week
i wouldnt know pal,ive tried writing lyrics myself but wot i do understand iz that u gotta hav music in the background 2 write lyrics.i mean imagine writing the lyrics 2 this wivout the rest of the song prob wont sound half as great as this.as soon as u put this in the background the lyrics prob vcame easy 4 these legends!!!
my god i think i just died and went to heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love muzic but u gotta have some talent 2 write muzic like this!!!much love 4 this song.another great band from the 90s iz skunk anasie
I have an interview on tape with Skin from Skunk Anansie (with Jo Whiley on Radio 1 Evening Session mid-90's) and she said this is her favourite song and she plays it when she wakes up to get her going in the morning. Funny to see you mention them as a comment on this song!
I forgot how 90s this song sounded; so ridiculously optimistic (and good!)...but I guess that was the 'yoof' mood at the time in the Tory hellhole that was Britain, knowing it was coming to an end. Great stuff.
I remember watching top of the pops with my blank tap in the video, making my compilations, it was hard work those days before youtube, I caught this song and played it to death,I haventt heard it in about 14, 15 years, but its a fantastic song,so nostalgic, thankyou
I never tire of this song. Loved it back in the day, and love it now. It still gives me goose bumps. Its the whole package, the voice, the strings, everything. One word..WOW
1995, what a fun time that was: Yes, Pulp`s Common People, Renegade Soundwave, Lighthouse Family, Beck, M People, St Etienne, Dubstar....& a long hot summer to enjoy them all.
Thanx for posting this.... you`ve made a happy man feel very old lol :)
oh boy ive been looking for this beautiful song for sooooo long,it seems my comment hasnt gone through before,im so happy im crying at 5 am in the morning,
ive been looking for this song for so long,can anyone tell me the year it was charted please,ive been through so many charts and "lyrics" well tell you the song crap,i found it myself,and boy did i cry my heart out when ive just found it about 5 mins ago,im overwhelmed.thanks
loved this for YEARS- the one song guaranteed to make me sing it out loud at the top of my voice - it is just so unusual and poweful!!! yeaheaheaheah!!!
hey catcha thank you soooooooooo muh for posting this on you tube. i adore this song, and am shocked no one remembers it as i feel its a monumental song. i didn't know he wrote and produced duffy. i wondered what happened to him. you have great taste - phil spector, etc. thank you again.
soul
robertodowneso 1 month ago
Goosebumps from beginning to end...
futsal1958 2 months ago
this will never get old, its pure genius.....
anfieldlegend 5 months ago 3
beautiful, as it always has been, and ever will be
smcm12242314jp 5 months ago 2
No-one at work recognises this!? I thought it was a song absolutely everyone knew. Never realised it was a man singing though!
velocirrappitytor 6 months ago
Awesome!
hididdlyho82 6 months ago 3
Fantastic Voice! I so wish I had a singing voice like his! Unfortunetly I sound like a geek when I sing!
Matthew9818 6 months ago
YES! i do feel better, always do after hearing this tune from my child hood. thanks for upload!
nicelydone31 6 months ago 3
I am really glad that I've seen this video 'cos when I heard it on the radio for the first time I really did think that the lead singer was a girl. How wrong was I?
Undeniably a great song.
kappucinokid 6 months ago
Jackie Chanon drums... say no more.
beatmakermaster 7 months ago
I've just listened to this again after quite a few years, and it does have so many early Suede influences in it
EtMyDsCv 7 months ago
This was my decade... and it will never come again.
Ever.
Kainlarsen 7 months ago
Tune!!
MissGraceDolly 7 months ago 2
One of the alltime GREAT hits fantastic
nascarcrashman 7 months ago
Anthem!
nffc 7 months ago 2
One word: yes.
kingb8c 7 months ago 2
An absolute peach of a song! A beuatiful piece of music and lyrics. Came out at just the right time, and has spoken to me on many occasions ( Unfortunately) Actually, this is needs to be heard more, why does great music go unoticed! Grrrr
heyvenus123 7 months ago 3
Banger
nandc2009 8 months ago
Awesome
nandc2009 8 months ago
the uniqueness of this song when it came out was awesome, a great voice for bernard butlers great lyrics.
baztheblue100 8 months ago
Sing it Dave!!!!!
danimp1983 8 months ago
What a voice
sprouts100 8 months ago
Wow the memories... what a song ty :D
killershere4u2 8 months ago
Awes!
hammie1911 8 months ago
It doesn't get any better.
chopsm1 8 months ago
What a tune! Songs like this re,invigorate my passion for life! Don, t know why but it does
Matthew9818 8 months ago 2
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!
tigmax8 9 months ago
Quality!
gumdrop808 9 months ago
I haven't heard this in donkeys years! Quality!!!!!!!!!!!
clsleamington 9 months ago
what a voice
WalterSobchak1000 9 months ago
PUT SIMPLY THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!
lister13st 9 months ago
This song is basically the essence of "feel-good" music!
NiKoRaSu15 9 months ago
Brilliant feel good song !
Edd25164605 9 months ago
yes,i do feel better hearing this track.
roybatty100 10 months ago
I fucking adore this song, its really getting me through some bad times!!!!
iamzexy 10 months ago 3
very good!
44034772 10 months ago
My neighbours are sick of hearing me try to hit these high notes as I sing-along-a-David! My favourite song ever....and glad to see Mr McAlmont with a bit of meat on his bones these days....BTW, his 2011 rendition of this is spectacular....
mrsbrophy66 10 months ago
When this was released, back in 1995 (I think) I never like it, but now appreiciate it for what a great song it actually is
danimp1983 10 months ago
Such an under-rated song.
helenlloydmusicuk 10 months ago
Brilliant slice of soul
ordoabciao 10 months ago
love the happyness!
gigglesj 10 months ago
Blur? Oasis? THIS defined the 90's, for me.
Stunning song.
UncommittedAddict 10 months ago
If that's not Clarence Seedorf, then I'll be a monkey's uncle!
Maquiladora95 11 months ago
@Maquiladora95 whos he then ?
whitebigpolarbear 10 months ago
@Maquiladora95 hello uncle monkey
jessejrlim 9 months ago
@jessejrlim
jerk
smokeym 9 months ago
@jessejrlim Hello, good looking.
Maquiladora95 6 months ago
BRILLIANT TUNE.... LIKE IT, AND HAVE'NT HEARD IN YEAR'S.
dr4mc2010 11 months ago
As good now as it was back then! Fantastic!
bdwelsh68 11 months ago
words cannot describe how amazing this song is
1888Gall 11 months ago
Absolute classic .... wow!!
talulah14 11 months ago
when he hits that note with the word "nooow" i get chills. amazing
Genericwelshman 11 months ago
A real good feel sound,makes you feel good when you hear this sound
roybatty100 11 months ago
When times are bad I always listen to this, " & yes I do feel better"
Works everytime. Timeless tune!
mghally 11 months ago
Awesome... not much more to be said..
csopr 11 months ago
fab fab fab .......................
TheDjuxon 1 year ago
pure,pure, poetry
repeat, repeat and repeat...
stockholmparkas 1 year ago 29
i like it
Spankabuttux 1 year ago
i like it
Babychaz100 1 year ago
i like it
Babychaz100 1 year ago
Pure Phil Spectre.... This wouldnt sound out of place if was released in the '60's. Just one thing. was he (McAlmont) Bluescreened into some of the shots? he just looks out of place in some scenes.
AlPike203 1 year ago
love it.
frazclark79 1 year ago
A truly amazing vocal and song too. 10/10
jameyinegypt 1 year ago
yes i do ex girlfriend,thanks for dumping me by text,........yes i do feel better
spongebobsquarejocks 1 year ago 2
beaT THIS BIEBER
77stevek 1 year ago
One of the best songs ever... Spector did this in his dreams... Butler is a hell of a producer but the voice of David McAlmont is where its at... this band deserved better than they got... 10 years too early I guess...
robtaylormusic 1 year ago
Great voice, gem of a tune
nuklearpuppy 1 year ago
I wonder why someone finds it necessary to bring up homophobia. Let it drop, there are black people and white people, straight gay and all sorts of others. At the end of the day, what on earth does matter. Let's all learn to accept everyone and the happier we'll be. Happy 2011 Everyone!! x
tongapuss 1 year ago 6
One of the best and most accurate descriptions i ever heard was a music critic who said that when MacAlmont opens his mouth a cathedral falls out of it, his voice is amazing
Benjodstand77 1 year ago 5
This blew me away the first time I heard it live on T.V. way, back..
Wonderful song + a real showcase both for McAlmont's vocals + Butler's production skills, though I think there's a massive nod in the direction of Phil Spector here.
@Megarapture..spot on!
Drag your attitudes into the 21st century..
Homophobia is a waste of time, redundant, pointless and above all, like racism and sexism a total yawn.
Who cares if he's gay?
Well, obviously still some bigoted, blinkered, gits!
neorich59 1 year ago 3
Well, I came to check this out, WOW, amazing vocals. Too bad I never heard them before.
2000everett4 1 year ago
so what if hes gay so was freddie mercury , etc why does it matter ? scummy, dirty, homophobes leaving comments
MegaRapture 1 year ago 3
AMAZING!
SuzanneBa 1 year ago
Adore adore adore this song
Kellsbelle 1 year ago
my favourite song of all time. literally! this needs to be re released.
David Mcalmont is touring next year I cant wait.
stoo81 1 year ago 3
love it
skipster1978 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i've seen one band. just like this one. it had the same crew.
homo on vocals jackie chan on drums and hairy skinny on guitars....
ahh! it was bloc party.
nice music though
12345652180 1 year ago
What a passionate, effortless singer and what a great, quirky, powerful song. Oh "yes" indeed.
TruthCommissioner 1 year ago
The way the music just blasts in from the start ,followed by that great voice
should have been number 1
duncanrs 1 year ago 2
i fkng love this tune
buzzzbar1 1 year ago
What a stunning song
MyMREDDIE 1 year ago
Bought this album (well tape ahem!!) when it first came out, my friends thought id lost the plot but i thought it was genius, it was ahead of its time. Amy, Duffy, Paloma take note!
SarahMancGirl 1 year ago
This song should be re-released it's brilliant. There is a lot of naff music and poor artist's around at the moment. True talent can stand the test of time and I'm sure there will be many people of all generations who will appreciate this fantastic duo.
Dclangers 1 year ago
yes i do feel better now ive heard this.WONDERFUL
bobbyboymufc 1 year ago
That voice! A gift from God - straight up. He reminds me of Grace Jones, the way he moves. And genius writing. Those lyrics are just classic. Food for the soul. Wonderful. I am so with you on this, macca5678. Has got to be re-released. Pure, raw talent like this being left on the sidelines, with so much crap being played right now - it's just criminal.
vids4doobs 1 year ago
really weird,ive wanted this song for so many many years,i found it ok,and now i know the lyrics,they pertain to me,yes i do feel better,after being dumped after 20 years,i feel well enough to tell ya what you can do with what you got,in otther words stick it up your jacksee,thanks for this
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago 2
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jwhite3028 1 year ago
Fantastic or what :)
jwhite3028 1 year ago 16
Loved this song for YEARS but have never seen a video of them before! Fantastic voice <3
jwhite3028 1 year ago
Beautiful song :)
dutchess2121 1 year ago
what a voice!! or as the chavs say " choon"
impartial67 1 year ago
Soooo happy to have found this song again. I saw the video once on Z-TV in Sweden and never found out who they were or the name of the song. Then I never heard it again until now. Downloaded ripped and safely saved on 3 different hard discs, I even ordered a copy through Mp3va. Brilliant clip and great arrangement and McAlmont is a great singer.
Sextietta 1 year ago
Its a good song despite this type of music isnt one of my favs,
DCFC79 1 year ago
brilliant!!
quarrendongrove 1 year ago
favourite song...should be more popular than it is....good memories
joanna206206 1 year ago
one of my fav feel good tunes x
NIKKIMOZ 1 year ago
took me so many tears and years to find this gold,and its mine now forever,im so in love with this song,
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago
Absolutely love this song. Extremely underrated but a classic, David McAlmont's voice is amazing.
hayley1970 1 year ago
bernard butler was one hell of a talent...haven't heard off him for years though.....timeless traxk up there with the best songs i have ever heard,
TheTuntster 1 year ago
still a chooon after all this years, love David McCalmonts voice. CeeLo kinda reminds me of him a little. Thanks for posting the song
PyschedelicApe 1 year ago
still a chooon after all this years, love David McCalmonts voice. CeeLo kinda reminds me of him a little.
PyschedelicApe 1 year ago
had to share this with you guys
quarrendongrove 1 year ago
yes i do feel better :-)
JackAndMissy2009 1 year ago
One of the best of all time awsome
nascarcrashman 1 year ago
just such wonderful lyrics... always loved this .... fantastic...
BlondeRocknRoll 1 year ago
Wouldn't call it under-rated exactly.................one of the finest tunes of all time.
allen63b 1 year ago
Classic!
jaimelou1977 1 year ago
This really is one of the best song's ever made!! A ture gem that seem's to have been lost.
modfather0121 1 year ago 2
songs these days are just crap the old 90s were the game ,i live in the 90s and this little gem has been played a hundred time on my pc in the last week
rorydog02 1 year ago
A much unerrated song!! Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!
huvander 1 year ago
brilliant!!!!
debsiedoo70 1 year ago
Been many years since I've heard this and it still sounds great !
coastercub71 1 year ago
what a performance!
TheBrinaleck 1 year ago
wow!
TheBrinaleck 1 year ago
Agree 100% with the posts here. Brilliant song, so original too. And the vocals are astounding!
sweepginger 1 year ago
Brilliant track !!!!
kevjenks1 1 year ago
WHAT A TUNE! thanks for putting it on youtube
ALUNSA1 1 year ago
Timeless, understated, ego less elegance.
Matthewcharlesgray 1 year ago
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There are two words to sum up this song BLOODY BRILLIANT :-}} I love it
flakebar99 1 year ago
I never forgot this song and now have it in my favourites. This is a great song and if re-released now, it would get in the top 10 with ease.
saintmm1979 1 year ago
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TheShinytv 1 year ago
Love it love it love it. One of the only songs that can put a smile on my face even when Im feeling sad. QUALITY!!!!!!
twiceshy82 1 year ago
Takes us right back 'to the day'- brilliant!!
swan25 1 year ago
loved this album
MissVK76 1 year ago
Angelic voice, great production - absolutely underrated classic. And the song that defined my graduation
elksie5000 1 year ago
amazing song fantastic voice and great guitar, whats not to love??!!
mickdeviom 1 year ago
He sounds even better live.
timzp 1 year ago
fab song..love, love, love it!! x
misskellie81 1 year ago
To my face book work colleagues, dont he look a bit like Michelle L!! Oh im a dead man!!! Great song
MRMAJESTYK1973 1 year ago
how do you begin to write this ?????
martywilks 1 year ago
i wouldnt know pal,ive tried writing lyrics myself but wot i do understand iz that u gotta hav music in the background 2 write lyrics.i mean imagine writing the lyrics 2 this wivout the rest of the song prob wont sound half as great as this.as soon as u put this in the background the lyrics prob vcame easy 4 these legends!!!
dusty4222 1 year ago
What a choon......
FILABJBOY 1 year ago
my god i think i just died and went to heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love muzic but u gotta have some talent 2 write muzic like this!!!much love 4 this song.another great band from the 90s iz skunk anasie
dusty4222 1 year ago 2
@dusty4222
I have an interview on tape with Skin from Skunk Anansie (with Jo Whiley on Radio 1 Evening Session mid-90's) and she said this is her favourite song and she plays it when she wakes up to get her going in the morning. Funny to see you mention them as a comment on this song!
F00tballM0nkey 1 year ago 2
this song was and is fucking mind blowing!!!!
bigderekkeene 1 year ago
amazing song , his vocals are truly great
SCOTTISHFILMFAN 1 year ago
Superb tune
Onnerz 1 year ago
Just brought a massive smile to my face, am I old enough now to say music was better in our time! LOL!
smokeym 1 year ago
Great stuff man!! Thanks for the upload
kellmano1 1 year ago
Blinding song.
rugshort 1 year ago
I forgot how 90s this song sounded; so ridiculously optimistic (and good!)...but I guess that was the 'yoof' mood at the time in the Tory hellhole that was Britain, knowing it was coming to an end. Great stuff.
gusemcontra 1 year ago 2
Astounding song sung with an equally astounding voice
froggyprincess1 1 year ago 2
always loved this ..wonderful..
ABITTERSWEETGIRL 1 year ago
Two words for this tune BANG ON.
DeludedDude 1 year ago
Classis 90s. Love it.
SuperEverton1976 1 year ago
utter classic!
kensatan 1 year ago 2
this song is awesome reminds me of being in my teens for sure :)
emsiewills 1 year ago 2
Glorious! Love it :)
GordanStojadinovic 1 year ago
what a song!!!
just blows me away every time i hear it.
UTTERLY SUPERB!!
keilub 1 year ago 8
I remember watching top of the pops with my blank tap in the video, making my compilations, it was hard work those days before youtube, I caught this song and played it to death,I haventt heard it in about 14, 15 years, but its a fantastic song,so nostalgic, thankyou
honeyflowerchild 1 year ago 2
im nearly 40, but i love this song sooo much complete classic xxx
marilyn5884 1 year ago
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susanpeat 1 year ago
I never tire of this song. Loved it back in the day, and love it now. It still gives me goose bumps. Its the whole package, the voice, the strings, everything. One word..WOW
susanpeat 1 year ago
great tune
roger131067 1 year ago
Folds my heart every time I hear it...one of those tracks...
mrdtrotter 1 year ago
1995, what a fun time that was: Yes, Pulp`s Common People, Renegade Soundwave, Lighthouse Family, Beck, M People, St Etienne, Dubstar....& a long hot summer to enjoy them all.
Thanx for posting this.... you`ve made a happy man feel very old lol :)
barniac68 1 year ago 3
ScrittiSparkle if you like this check out their song FALLING, also on you tube, it's gorgeous!
atkin28 1 year ago
oh boy ive been looking for this beautiful song for sooooo long,it seems my comment hasnt gone through before,im so happy im crying at 5 am in the morning,
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago
@ScrittiSparkle Hi ScrittiSparkle, check out their song FALLING, also on you tube. It's gorgeous!
atkin28 1 year ago
ive been looking for this song for so long,can anyone tell me the year it was charted please,ive been through so many charts and "lyrics" well tell you the song crap,i found it myself,and boy did i cry my heart out when ive just found it about 5 mins ago,im overwhelmed.thanks
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago
Hey ScrittiSparkle, that's from 1995!!
whipit4me 1 year ago
Absolutely epic! Thanks for the great song, I would love to hear a version sung by Adam Lambert!
atkin28 1 year ago
absolutely epic!! Would love to hear a version by Adam Lambert!
atkin28 1 year ago
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simonk3y 1 year ago
what a great song!! made my day! thanks :)
MissSalixbabylonica 1 year ago
such a great feel good song
Edd25164605 1 year ago
thanks for this great song
nexberry 1 year ago
absolutely love this song.
Geraldine224 1 year ago
brings back some great memories.nice 1
mrmalc33 1 year ago
beautiful
sinners4444 1 year ago
Lets get it re-released! What a song. Just epic and so makes you wanna sing out loud.
macca5678 1 year ago 27
loved this for YEARS- the one song guaranteed to make me sing it out loud at the top of my voice - it is just so unusual and poweful!!! yeaheaheaheah!!!
TheDottymac1 1 year ago 2
yes i do feel better
yes i do, i feel alright
i feel well enough to tell you
what you can do with what you've got to offer
great ass-kicking attitude in these lines.
EPIC song
rindoni 1 year ago 3
Funny how some songs don`t dominate the charts on release but go on to be all time classics.
SimonDolan 1 year ago 17
Monumental
pixie2097 1 year ago 2
Two words, Shit Hot!!!
grooveassociate 1 year ago 3
The man sure has one hell of a voice
AlbortRoss 1 year ago 3
hey catcha thank you soooooooooo muh for posting this on you tube. i adore this song, and am shocked no one remembers it as i feel its a monumental song. i didn't know he wrote and produced duffy. i wondered what happened to him. you have great taste - phil spector, etc. thank you again.
naughtyboymessiah 2 years ago
yep top draw
sduddy 2 years ago
Iconic song and singer-brilliant
TheSexkitten3 2 years ago 2
absolute tune
kashy43 2 years ago
this has defo grown on me since i heard it
bhbuttercup 2 years ago
this song is amazing!! it should be more well known...its just uplifiting and spirited and everything a goo