thanks soo much for the video :) Tom has such a beautiful voice and Tim's lyrics and piano are just amazing. I can't believe a band can be so good at everything <3 xx
Okay, the drums are part of the song and anyway there's ruddy great crowd in front of them, so why does it kinda feel like Rich is an intruder in this?
@treavioli As much as I really do love Richard and know that he's just as an integral part of the band as the other two it's just too easy to get swept up into the bromanticness.
you know you have to go through an awful lot of suffering to feel so much compassion and unconditional love for people as he does, and you know he has truly suffered, but thats what makes him so real, most of us can relate.
Now that I know that Tim wrote this for Tom because of his drug abuses... it makes this song so much more deep and special. I always end up crying when I see them singing this song live.
and this is why i love keane so much. their music is pure, from the heart, and real. this is possibly the best live version of this song, thanks for posting!
was so impressved. i repeated listening and feeling the lyrics and melodies many many times in a single day...Tom's voice was so amazing...i really enjoy it ...
I can't tell how much I love this song...and I can't tell how much I dislike those who dislike this song...Who can hate Hamburg Song.?????... It is a great, great, great song with great lyrics, great vocals, great music and a great reason of it's being written...<3....I just LOVE Keane and it's one of my greatest wishes to see them live in concert...They've never come to Pakistan but I hope my (and my sisters') wish comes true....:)
There are many other videos of Keane performing this live. But I happen to believe this one beats the others by far. There's just something amazing about it. So much spirit and loss. Emotions are everywhere in this video.
If Keane never made any other songs, this would more than make up for that deficit. I think this is the most beautiful song lyrically and musically of the past 50 years.
Is there anything more sad and heartbroken than this song?! I think not.... It is full of such lovely imagery of unrequited love... or of a lover spurned and drained... The slow and tender melodies and heart-rending lyrics of this song pierce me to the core every time! It is such a beautiful song and one that I enjoy so much more when it is performed live... The better to be able to see his angelic face as he sings this with such passion and heart-felt emotion... *shudder*
LadyNiniana you're right about this song and how sad it is. It's all about a time Tom and Tim had a falling out and Tom locked himself away and didn't want to know anyone, least of all Tim. The lyrics are Tim asking Tom if he still wants to be friends...........
One of my very favorites by them. And as much as I enjoy the rockin' stuff, it's this Keane that I love the most - stripped down, so you can truly hear the beauty of the music, the lyrics and Tom's stunning voice.
I'm so in love with this song. Really made me reflect on relationships... as a daughter, sister, friend, mother and a wife. Absolutely Beautiful. Thank You Keane for this wonderful feeling. You're in my heart.
Amazing song. Amazing lyrics. His voice is one of the most haunting and beautiful things I've ever heard. Their CD and this song especially saved my life two years ago when I was depressed.
Amore oggi è il girno del tuo compleanno e questa canzone merigliosa parla di me e di te..il tempo trascorso con te non è mai inutile! Io ti amo e l'augurio che faccio al nostro amore è che ci illumini le nostre vite come accade d
tim feels exactly the opposite from this lyric, he wants to be adore, he wants to make his self high, is just, he compose the songs, If I were him I´d feel exactly the same
I think you're wrong - I read in an interview that Tom said what you're saying. And I don't agree with him. Tim writes the song and however he lets Tom sing them and he lets Tom be the leader of the band while he's the one who writes. He's more humble than what mos people say he is, including Tom.
It's called Hamburg song because they wrote it in hamburg and the recordings said "HAMBURG SONG". They never changed the title and it remained the hamburg song
That's me at 1:45!! :D What a great song :) I think there were like, ten of us in the entire audience that actually knew the song. Most of us were front and center, like me. :D
It took place in Chicago at the Aragon Theater, in I think May of 2005 (it was a while ago). I'd have to doublecheck the exact date... but it was freezing and raining that entire day and I started the morning by locking my keys in my car next to the stupid theater. Ran into Rich around 11 though, outside the theater. :D
It was awesome. They came back to St. Louis the day before I left for basic training partly because I asked them to. :D I don't know if they'd remember me to this day, but that year they definitely knew who I was, what my story was, and could pick me out of a crowd. Definitely a cool thing, they're a great group of guys and I hope to see them again soon.
wow you are on the "in" with the boys. how did you get to know them? it would be so cool if you could meet them again and see if they remember who you are.
I would like to see if they remember, that would be awesome! I doubt it, but it would be very cool. I just saw them enough times and spent a lot of time talking to them on their message boards and before and after shows, so that's how. It was great. :D
Liked this better when it was called "motion picture soundtrack" by radiohead.
plumlogan 1 week ago
the piano solo <3
ChayWatrin 1 month ago 3
thanks soo much for the video :) Tom has such a beautiful voice and Tim's lyrics and piano are just amazing. I can't believe a band can be so good at everything <3 xx
zoeburgessx 3 months ago
T__T
LzielHeartsCharice 4 months ago
its my birthday and I have been listening to Keane all day! Played Hamburg song on loop for 2 hours! Keane makes me love my life :D
wajeehakhi 4 months ago
This song is my life. my soul. my love. my pain. my everything. this song is the soundtrack of my life. its beautiful. SACRED! and so is Keane! :)
wajeehakhi 6 months ago
Okay, the drums are part of the song and anyway there's ruddy great crowd in front of them, so why does it kinda feel like Rich is an intruder in this?
mousinge 7 months ago
@mousinge Because it has not really much to do with him. But then again it does, because they're a band and if one member is falling, they all fall.
treavioli 6 months ago
@treavioli As much as I really do love Richard and know that he's just as an integral part of the band as the other two it's just too easy to get swept up into the bromanticness.
mousinge 6 months ago
huhu.. this is the best live version of this song ever.... T__T ...
MalayanFrog 8 months ago 3
you know you have to go through an awful lot of suffering to feel so much compassion and unconditional love for people as he does, and you know he has truly suffered, but thats what makes him so real, most of us can relate.
veganallison 9 months ago 3
@veganallison Take one to know one. Oh god im gonna cry
meloncholybob 8 months ago
Now that I know that Tim wrote this for Tom because of his drug abuses... it makes this song so much more deep and special. I always end up crying when I see them singing this song live.
u2v3e 10 months ago 5
is lost ...
idulajev 11 months ago
Will you see me in the end
or is it just a waste of time
trying to be your friend
Amazing lyrics <3
Grecio1 11 months ago 2
9 people are deaf and without a heart ._.
10wong10 1 year ago 6
he has sssooo great voice
haukursindri 1 year ago 2
The greatest song about unconditional, platonic love.
deceptant 1 year ago
this kind of music is therapy to the soul.
raxfourteen 1 year ago 2
and this is why i love keane so much. their music is pure, from the heart, and real. this is possibly the best live version of this song, thanks for posting!
georginaamayy 1 year ago 3
this song is so beautiful
Tiffystars 1 year ago
was so impressved. i repeated listening and feeling the lyrics and melodies many many times in a single day...Tom's voice was so amazing...i really enjoy it ...
pichewichai 1 year ago
armonía en esta canción... close your eyes
pipeu27 1 year ago
Amo esta Cancion ,hoy en día keane se ha convertido en mi grupo favorito
3113255 1 year ago
i dont know if anybody here know mai-Hime or shizuru but this song remind me of shizuru and how she feel about natsuki hehe
XXDanyAlfXX 1 year ago
actually i am mostly a prog rock person but keane i like all of there songs is the only "pop band" that i like
XXDanyAlfXX 1 year ago
Who' d dislike this song!!!! LOVE KEANE!!!
neena295 1 year ago 2
semplicemente stupenda ! sulle tracce di brothers in arms dei dire straits
viesparemixed 1 year ago
"don't wanna..."
manxpto 1 year ago
@bombinandfreerunnin lmao so true
Themazinhero 1 year ago
Amazing and Strong Performance by Keane. This song always give me goose bumps
kam4u81 1 year ago 4
Great song.
DefJamWizard 1 year ago
"I'd like to bring a little light
To shine a light on your life"
manxpto 1 year ago 2
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I can't tell how much I love this song...and I can't tell how much I dislike those who dislike this song...Who can hate Hamburg Song.?????... It is a great, great, great song with great lyrics, great vocals, great music and a great reason of it's being written...<3....I just LOVE Keane and it's one of my greatest wishes to see them live in concert...They've never come to Pakistan but I hope my (and my sisters') wish comes true....:)
neena295 1 year ago
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neena295 1 year ago
10 pro keane e pra musica
alvictor100 1 year ago
essa musica e muito bonita 10 pra ela e pro keane
alvictor100 1 year ago
Love, Love this version, so emotional.
elfelove2 1 year ago
I listen to this and I think of Hamburg and the nostalgic times I lived there.
The friends I left and how inevitable is to move on towards what we have lived, did and saw. Friendship.
imbronze 1 year ago
How can anyone not like this song???
bootle95 1 year ago
There are many other videos of Keane performing this live. But I happen to believe this one beats the others by far. There's just something amazing about it. So much spirit and loss. Emotions are everywhere in this video.
NunchucksMehWord 1 year ago
@NunchucksMehWord
I agree with you, it moves you all over.
elfelove2 1 year ago
I adore this music......fantastic...the BEST
502MaRcia 1 year ago
The best song and the best band!!!!!!!!!!
neena295 1 year ago
Their lyrics, vocals and music are the best! KEANE is the best band ever!
bootle95 1 year ago
i love this song!!
CarowChan18 1 year ago
so beautiful, this voice gives me goosebumbs
It really makes me melt, I can cry everytime I hear this song again, even when i don't have any reason to.
@ luvinhp89: It saved mine too (same reason)
KKmusic93 1 year ago
I'm in love with Keane's music. All the songs are great :-)
OrangeAni 1 year ago
Keane is the best ever!!!!! Love them....
acrm31054 1 year ago
Breathtakingly Wonderful Song. Goosebumps every time. :)))))))))
Davidc1001 1 year ago
Brilliant
TheOrganKid 1 year ago 2
I just love ΚΞΛΝΞ!!They are great! Their new album is coming up on 10th of May 2010! Hope it 's good!
bootle95 1 year ago
Wow i love this song
i love them
i love ΚΞΛΝΞ... <3
lolamolasola 1 year ago
If Keane never made any other songs, this would more than make up for that deficit. I think this is the most beautiful song lyrically and musically of the past 50 years.
I have no reason to cry, but it makes me anyways.
xXWeezerXx 1 year ago 5
Melody, love, tears......
BulgarianSky 1 year ago
Keane is GREAT live. Amazing!!
bootle95 2 years ago 5
A GREAT song and a GREAT band. Wow!
bootle95 2 years ago 15
grrrrrrrrrr88888888 sonnnng
love it!!!!
neena295 2 years ago 4
A superb song.
ralphsilang26 2 years ago 9
all time classic
FreeiPodtouchonline 2 years ago 4
I demand that this sheet music be placed in my hands immediately!
I love that Tim just appears out of nowhere.
Keane rocks!
locachicablanca 2 years ago
F'in love keane !!!!!
drylaundry 2 years ago
Makes me cry every time.
Soreo8 2 years ago 2
best song ever [PT]
joseGusSoares 2 years ago 2
we wanna sing the keane songs with the band in istanbul! please!
thesancular 2 years ago
One of the best songs ever!! <3
lyi80gb 2 years ago
BRAVO!!!!
MoebiusGer 2 years ago 3
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oh my future husband I love you so much!!!!! : )
katrig25 2 years ago
Yo quiero ser el hogar que tu llamas hogar!
MrNOANGEL 2 years ago 6
yo quiero ser el lugar al que tu llamas hogar
pearljamgoat 2 years ago
Yo quiero tener un lugar al cual llamar hogar!
MrNOANGEL 2 years ago
perfect!!!!!!!!!!! shine shine shine s little light <3
sweetrevengeviany 2 years ago 2
Tom Chaplin has one of the best voices on the planet.
Griwhoolda 2 years ago 21
yup, one of the best for sure, this hits inside somewhere
drylaundry 2 years ago 6
An awsome song....I like it very much....
josevgt 2 years ago 3
just perfect!!!!! i love keane
LuIsItOyKaRyWoW 2 years ago 2
Absolute amazing!
renatolpb9 2 years ago
Is there anything more sad and heartbroken than this song?! I think not.... It is full of such lovely imagery of unrequited love... or of a lover spurned and drained... The slow and tender melodies and heart-rending lyrics of this song pierce me to the core every time! It is such a beautiful song and one that I enjoy so much more when it is performed live... The better to be able to see his angelic face as he sings this with such passion and heart-felt emotion... *shudder*
LadyNiniana 2 years ago 9
LadyNiniana you're right about this song and how sad it is. It's all about a time Tom and Tim had a falling out and Tom locked himself away and didn't want to know anyone, least of all Tim. The lyrics are Tim asking Tom if he still wants to be friends...........
danielgigg 2 years ago 4
+1 :)
juventus109 2 years ago 4
will you see me in the end
or is it just a waste of time trying to be your friend <3 <3 <3
TeamKeane2 2 years ago 5
This song always gets to me.
chomaiaku 2 years ago 5
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JustJudy29 2 years ago
omg it is heavenly, I am delirious happy .... I love you soooo
Kristianislava 2 years ago
great voice tom
nicarver 2 years ago
awesome.........
YachiruCleon 2 years ago
I love this song. One of their best. Everytime I hear it, it hits me right in the heart!
hybrid55 2 years ago
One of my very favorites by them. And as much as I enjoy the rockin' stuff, it's this Keane that I love the most - stripped down, so you can truly hear the beauty of the music, the lyrics and Tom's stunning voice.
Yesica1993 2 years ago 6
DOES ANYBODY HAVE THE SHEET MUSIC!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
If you do, message me or tell me where to find it, please.
locachicablanca 2 years ago
this guy has a phenomenal voice
austinlee168 2 years ago 7
a ral poem!! I love you KEANE!!
verguitar 2 years ago 2
I love Tommeh
NunchucksMehWord 2 years ago 3
me too
Zelkbro 2 years ago
I'm so in love with this song. Really made me reflect on relationships... as a daughter, sister, friend, mother and a wife. Absolutely Beautiful. Thank You Keane for this wonderful feeling. You're in my heart.
mjsr1976 2 years ago 7
Beautiful use of an organ. Simple lyrics, simple tune, simply beautiful. Beats the average ditsy drizzle of stuck up pop songs 10 to 1.
DanielGardner 2 years ago 45
I'ts soo beautiful!
I have seen keane for 2 times and they keep getting better! Tears in my eyes!
Lindamadeofmusic 2 years ago 2
Amazing song. Amazing lyrics. His voice is one of the most haunting and beautiful things I've ever heard. Their CD and this song especially saved my life two years ago when I was depressed.
luvinhp89 2 years ago 65
Really? To me this is one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard. Makes me cry every time I hear it.
MrsGamgee977 2 years ago
Great song.. great music
sankdewa 2 years ago
stunning
marknichelson 2 years ago 6
hermosa canción ... para un alma enamorada ... los mejores!!!
ingestka 2 years ago
Hamburg is the most beautiful city in the world : )
hayleyandavril 2 years ago
I love 3.08,when the symbol tapping kicks in.
critcho19 2 years ago
Great song! What a voice!!!
granlarson 2 years ago 5
touching:) this song comes from his heart. omg, i will finish screaming lost in his fans choir lol
behold789 2 years ago
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In the words of the legendary Noel Gallagher:
"Keane ARE SHITE"
Cannot be more true, they are the most commercial corny and untalented band ever.
Tom Chaplin is a super-lightweight who couldn't even handle a pint at the pub without going to rehab.
What kind of public school boy lightweight can't even have a pint a day and still be in rehab.
bigtriece100 2 years ago
KEANE are simply the BEST! ...and the Hamburg Song...LOVE IT!!!!
amc3broadcast 2 years ago 3
esta es pfff una de las mejores rolas de la historiaaa, no uedod ejar de escucharla, akaban de venir a monterrey, porsupuesto estuve ahi
viva keane
pstoslave 2 years ago
pretty good!!!
margrietie 2 years ago
Relly awesome !!!
cronca69 3 years ago 2
Epic...
Seth24dude 3 years ago 2
I love Keane they are one of the best bands I've ever heard
diacata 3 years ago 3
Keane r da best and dis is one of the greatest songs eva
kc4keane 3 years ago
come accade dal 13 dicembre 2006!
Auguri Lodiana!
Bravissimo Tom..sei commovente!
mspadino 3 years ago
Amore oggi è il girno del tuo compleanno e questa canzone merigliosa parla di me e di te..il tempo trascorso con te non è mai inutile! Io ti amo e l'augurio che faccio al nostro amore è che ci illumini le nostre vite come accade d
mspadino 3 years ago
this is the greatest song ever played by them
MIAthing 3 years ago
greatest voice,greatest song..
kastamkuah 3 years ago 3
You can't beat live. Just shows you the talent. Beautiful.
J0wi1ey 3 years ago
One of the greatest performances and songs I've heard in along time
leafsfan9 3 years ago
His voice is amazing!
sleeptalk98 3 years ago
I love you Tara.
davemja 3 years ago
Great performance, specially these days when most acts are manufactured in the studio not to even be able to sing live. Love Keane
payeyo 3 years ago
espectacular. una voz excelente
cheli19 3 years ago
For me, the best band on the last's years!
thiagosouza01 3 years ago
Love this song..he sings the high notes in the chorus even better here than in the recording imo...simply beautiful
MissSorceress 3 years ago 9
Beautiful!!! Music and love = infinity!
BulgarianSky 4 years ago 4
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im sorry but thats horrible music
lndy650 3 years ago
don't post comennts like that ok? just don't post anything and move on...
ShodanSSJ 3 years ago 4
great song
JillSovieski 4 years ago 2
its so godlike
Kundexyz 4 years ago 2
Incredible performance!
QuadrivialMind 4 years ago 2
I saw them in oslo 2006. It was brilliant. A magic performance!
Bjoerningar 4 years ago 2
this song is beautiful...
bahamutyz 4 years ago
amazing song !!!!
love the atmosphere
pillikayawaii 4 years ago
"say a word or two to brighten my day...yo know that it could be so simple..."
it reminds me soo much to my life right now! :$
jennuk1 4 years ago
tim feels exactly the opposite from this lyric, he wants to be adore, he wants to make his self high, is just, he compose the songs, If I were him I´d feel exactly the same
edisonmexico 4 years ago
I think you're wrong - I read in an interview that Tom said what you're saying. And I don't agree with him. Tim writes the song and however he lets Tom sing them and he lets Tom be the leader of the band while he's the one who writes. He's more humble than what mos people say he is, including Tom.
EugeRomero 4 years ago
gives me goosebumps! I swear I've gotten choked up the 3 times I've seen this live..haha
mariamariaa 4 years ago
Great song!!
Diogo669 4 years ago
A fall out can be so inspiring...
Great song by Keane... as usual!
FeKeane 4 years ago
I adore this song. The lyrics are so perfect.
It reminds me of my daughter and I even used it in a movie I made for her :)
Ydiss 4 years ago
it's called hamburg song for the sound of the organ, the sound is like the barroque organ
noven0 5 years ago
Hamburg?
93reaper93 5 years ago
It's called Hamburg song because they wrote it in hamburg and the recordings said "HAMBURG SONG". They never changed the title and it remained the hamburg song
EugeRomero 4 years ago
I love this sond,but why it´s called Hambur Song?!
93reaper93 5 years ago
I don't wanna be adored
Don't wanna be first in line
Or make myself heard
I'd like to bring a little light
To shine a light on your life
To make you feel loved
winwin0919 5 years ago
it's really true, Keane, they're awesome...
thelie 5 years ago
Beautiful. So beautiful.
xfdasfads 5 years ago
what could be better than this?
yellersmom 5 years ago
This is, hands-down, keane's best song.
Chimichanguin 5 years ago 2
so simple...so sweet...love it to bits xxxxxxxx
happihippi 5 years ago
:) i listen to this every night right before i go to sleep :o
shallwetalk12345 5 years ago
its the proper song - Did you know that Tim wrote it about Tom's drug "issues?". Kinda fits into place when you listen to the lyrics.
Great tune! Thanks
jikal123456654321 5 years ago
is that the proper song or are tim and richard not included??
Adsy60 5 years ago
I love Keane, their like my favourite band, and I love this song, its just soo beautiful!!
gracierulz91 5 years ago
thsi song is so beutiful brings tears to my eyes <sob,sob>
sunnycharlie 5 years ago
This song just tugs on the strings of my heart. I LOVE it!
kwab 5 years ago
Lovely song!
Devotee06 5 years ago
Brilliant!!!!
neilk61 5 years ago
That's me at 1:45!! :D What a great song :) I think there were like, ten of us in the entire audience that actually knew the song. Most of us were front and center, like me. :D
KarissaEB 5 years ago
"..waste of time" :)
hujjer 5 years ago
Yep :D
KarissaEB 4 years ago
ccol. where/when did this performance take place?
EternalxJourney 4 years ago
It took place in Chicago at the Aragon Theater, in I think May of 2005 (it was a while ago). I'd have to doublecheck the exact date... but it was freezing and raining that entire day and I started the morning by locking my keys in my car next to the stupid theater. Ran into Rich around 11 though, outside the theater. :D
KarissaEB 4 years ago
wow that's pretty aweseome. i wish i could meet them someday..and soon! too bad they won't come back to new york for a long while.
EternalxJourney 4 years ago
It was awesome. They came back to St. Louis the day before I left for basic training partly because I asked them to. :D I don't know if they'd remember me to this day, but that year they definitely knew who I was, what my story was, and could pick me out of a crowd. Definitely a cool thing, they're a great group of guys and I hope to see them again soon.
KarissaEB 4 years ago
wow you are on the "in" with the boys. how did you get to know them? it would be so cool if you could meet them again and see if they remember who you are.
EternalxJourney 4 years ago
I would like to see if they remember, that would be awesome! I doubt it, but it would be very cool. I just saw them enough times and spent a lot of time talking to them on their message boards and before and after shows, so that's how. It was great. :D
KarissaEB 4 years ago
the best!
darkeane 5 years ago
Beautiful !!!
cazcabral 5 years ago
keane rocks i love this song
ORDERLY 5 years ago
keane is an awesome band... i'm patiently waiting for Under the Iron Sea...
justice18 5 years ago
god i am crying i love you tom your voice is amazing xxxxxxxx
mishkascottie69 5 years ago
lovely song awesome
ORDERLY 5 years ago
I love Keane! Tom has so amazing voice....and he is so lovely :-*
MyshaM 5 years ago
Easy but impressive... Keane ^^
Valkayre 5 years ago
Simply fantastic! Lovely song! Thanks Keane!
giacco22 5 years ago
No comments...amaizing..speachless...
sofiarora 5 years ago