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!
This is a really good song to listen to when you're feeling down (which was in a way the point of the song, I think.) Also, I just love this song anyway - I really enjoy listening to it no matter how I'm feeling, but when I'm down this is a great song to listen to.
Oh so long ago I ruined many a pair of trousers sitting down to this in dodgy pubs and clubs with beer covered floors and carpets. Saw James a couple of years ago at the MEN (supported by Athlete no less); sat down there and ruined yet another good pair of jeans...epic.
great song but all the fancy animations on the lyrics mean the line is finished before I can read what the words are! not great when I'm trying to learn to sing it for my band :s
was walking into Hyde Park back in June for Hard Rock Calling Fest not having a clue who they were, but as soon as I heard this, I knew xD one of those classic moments.
lol i 1st heard this today in music class and when it said sit down james at the beggining everyone laughed as we had som1 in class callled james causing mischief.
I sang to this song on my stereo before being pulled through the windscreen of my upside down car in a 3m drainage ditch. OH happy day. Seriously, what better song to crash to?
i was 17 when this song was released,to me,the perfect age.takes me back to my college days.it`s still a classic to this day,in actual fact,i named my second son after the band!!
I was about 9 or 10 when this came out and for years I was getting the lyrics wrong e.g. when he sings "if I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor" I thought he was singing "if I hadn't seen such Richards I could live with being Paul"!!
Do you know the song "Mr Wendel" by Arrested Development? I think it was out around a similar time to this. Up until about 5 years ago I always thought they were singing Mr Window, yeah, oooh Mr Window....
@soundseeker63 Me too!!! I was told I had it wrong by a mate who overheard me singing "Mr Window" at the top of my voice. *cringe* I love hearing misheard lyrics. My mam thought Take That's Pray was a rude song as when it goes "all I do each night is think" she heard "All I do is shite and stink" Ha ha ha.
@zilam98 I know ha ha!! I thought he must've been called called Paul and he knew loads of great men called Richard who he could never live up to. :S I can be so blonde sometimes
My aunt went out with the trumpeter and they nicked my dad's guitar! xD They started of as a bunch of students stealing instruments and jammin' together in a garage while recording themselves and anything they liked they'd turn into songs =D
This was my favourite song throughout my childhood... possibly the song that will play as the curtains surround my coffin... Always loved it and always will. "Sometimes", "Tomorrow" and "Say Something" might also be in there as well... I guess I'll just have to ask my brothers and cousins to walk slowly with me down the ailse of the crematorium.
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@beanedoutboy He was probably just playing with the lyrics. A lot of singers either do that for a laugh, or to add something to the meaning. Others do it just to break the monotony of singing the same words every single concert.
Saw them live for the first time last night in Sheffield. They opened up with this track just acoustic. It was f@*king brilliant. I hope they become big again!
omg how sexy is the singer,x
egilmour5982 1 week ago
...I sat down with you guys in 1992 [Atlanta Roxy] on stage...
jrspsb 1 week ago
JAMES where are you guys? Fantastic in every way!!
jrspsb 1 week ago
Always loved this song.
marchhare1964 1 month ago
16 users just won´t sit down....
molghus 2 months ago in playlist Nostalgia
@molghus YEAH, we allow MONGULS in here, 16 are sadly alive!
woodyfurball 1 month ago
@woodyfurball They never felt down.. perhaps. Lol ;)
molghus 1 month ago
which version is this?
zilam98 2 months ago
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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!
PartyWood 2 months ago 3
I didn't appreciate this song when it came out in the 90s I was too young.
After listening to it recently I think the lyrics are amazing.
Simple but powerful. We are in this crazy existence together
sit down next to me!
acoc100 3 months ago 3
The ultimate loser song. A classic.
ableukhov 3 months ago
I always thought it was "Up sit down".
richardc1985 3 months ago
@richardc1985 I always thought it was "all sit down"!
irishroverX 3 months ago in playlist irishroverX's favourites
What.a.fucking.tune.
BOBDIVER9 3 months ago 2
This is a really good song to listen to when you're feeling down (which was in a way the point of the song, I think.) Also, I just love this song anyway - I really enjoy listening to it no matter how I'm feeling, but when I'm down this is a great song to listen to.
MJNSEIFER 3 months ago
Brings Back Goood Old Days Wish I Could Go Back :(
TheIc3z 3 months ago
Incredible tune!
GrazaShaw 3 months ago
good song this!
TheBerbafan 3 months ago
I heard the songs of the artists nowadays. . . . . . . . . . . . .
and came back here
Also on my music cassettes recorded on radio many years ago
deemer83 4 months ago
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inglandfans 4 months ago
Oh so long ago I ruined many a pair of trousers sitting down to this in dodgy pubs and clubs with beer covered floors and carpets. Saw James a couple of years ago at the MEN (supported by Athlete no less); sat down there and ruined yet another good pair of jeans...epic.
inglandfans 4 months ago
love it!
CPATACA 4 months ago in playlist Vídeos de CPATACA adicionados aos favoritos
16 people can't sit down!!
TheDiamondcutter101 4 months ago
How can 16 people do not like this music
miguelf2288 5 months ago 3
such a pity there wa not (in my opinion) a real follow-up to this brilliance...
MyDadsMusic1 5 months ago
great song but all the fancy animations on the lyrics mean the line is finished before I can read what the words are! not great when I'm trying to learn to sing it for my band :s
StonecycleRocks 5 months ago in playlist songs to cover
woooohhooooo
lucyca9410 5 months ago
uwielbiam ...
LaodiaJa 6 months ago
was walking into Hyde Park back in June for Hard Rock Calling Fest not having a clue who they were, but as soon as I heard this, I knew xD one of those classic moments.
TreCool28993 6 months ago
Why would you dislike this - bell enx
SuperKieran1995 6 months ago
MY FAVOURITE SONG AS A KID!! :D
ConnorOfAmble 6 months ago
@ConnorOfAmble same!!!!
sjFALCONPUNCH01 5 months ago
@sjFALCONPUNCH01 hehe, niceee one! :)
ConnorOfAmble 5 months ago
thanks...............happy memories
MrEnglishfox 6 months ago
I love James the band but I get tired of this song!
rick182z 6 months ago
@rick182z why not just sit down then???
sjFALCONPUNCH01 5 months ago
lol i 1st heard this today in music class and when it said sit down james at the beggining everyone laughed as we had som1 in class callled james causing mischief.
corrupter01 6 months ago
brilliant
wrexhamfly 6 months ago
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wrexhamfly 6 months ago
gonna see em at the Wickerman festival in Scotland this weekend !!!!!!!!! OH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :)
bubbledick 6 months ago
@bubbledick me too cant wait!!!!
caitybinns 6 months ago
Saw his show @PositivusFestival. Was amazing- :) YEAH :)
misrasa 6 months ago
come out on the day i was born an i got named after them lol Forever james
TeamsmoggieLTD 6 months ago
my son was about 3 or 4 and sang Oh saddam, oh saddam !!
glowwormkjm 6 months ago 13
I sang this song to my girl and she loved it! then she cried, lol
flimmer1212 6 months ago
is this from 1989 or 1991?
wake151291 6 months ago
I remember this song from the early 1990's good tune for the time and still good all these yrs on!
janetsonlylove 7 months ago
I was gutted when they canceled T in the park in 1998 but the Prodigy made up for it! :)
m4rKo7 7 months ago
15 people stood up.
PodgeJBF 7 months ago 3
I sang to this song on my stereo before being pulled through the windscreen of my upside down car in a 3m drainage ditch. OH happy day. Seriously, what better song to crash to?
Hornet0biker 7 months ago
I sang to this song while being pulled through the windscreen of my upside down car. Happy days.
Hornet0biker 7 months ago
i was 17 when this song was released,to me,the perfect age.takes me back to my college days.it`s still a classic to this day,in actual fact,i named my second son after the band!!
carolineh73 7 months ago
@carolineh73 Thats not cool Caroline. What if your parents named you somethign like "Def leppard" or "Mamas and Papas"?
romanianjoker 7 months ago
For my dear friend MJ :) x
upstatelugh 7 months ago
I'm 15, love this song:)
Ozymaddyas 8 months ago
@Ozymaddyas do you want a medal?
aonymous2010 7 months ago
@aonymous2010 Well, if you're offering...
It wasn't just a random brainless comment, it was meant to be a reaction to the other comments about people of all ages liking James.
Ozymaddyas 7 months ago
@Ozymaddyas Well you're 15 with good taste in music then!
PuffyAmiYumi 7 months ago
as the 2 comments below me prove, James is a band that span the ages (i'm 26)
T1neo 8 months ago
I'm a 60 yr old GHFOG, but still think is one of the greatest songs ever - love it!!
mickb55 8 months ago
Love the drums beat. Remember sitting down to this song at the students union disco in what if was then UMIST in Mancunia!
tegoarcanadei 8 months ago in playlist Oldies but goldies 4
14 people need to sit down and have a break and enjoy this amaziing music
TheIc3z 8 months ago
James one Love xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
kev1nphoen1x 9 months ago
this songs brings back so many memorys almost makes me wanna cry
TheAnderson07810 9 months ago
i prefer to stand up and watch you live again and again and again...
frogynewlife 9 months ago 2
'swing from high to LEAP'
unomaggio 9 months ago
I don't usually do these things, but I can't resist, 14 people have haemorrhoids.
evanescencerawks 9 months ago 3
14 people can't sit down :)))
Haizuki 9 months ago
nice..
computerorphone 9 months ago
I was about 9 or 10 when this came out and for years I was getting the lyrics wrong e.g. when he sings "if I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor" I thought he was singing "if I hadn't seen such Richards I could live with being Paul"!!
kkly27 10 months ago 87
@kkly27 That made me smile.
Do you know the song "Mr Wendel" by Arrested Development? I think it was out around a similar time to this. Up until about 5 years ago I always thought they were singing Mr Window, yeah, oooh Mr Window....
soundseeker63 8 months ago
@soundseeker63 Me too!!! I was told I had it wrong by a mate who overheard me singing "Mr Window" at the top of my voice. *cringe* I love hearing misheard lyrics. My mam thought Take That's Pray was a rude song as when it goes "all I do each night is think" she heard "All I do is shite and stink" Ha ha ha.
kkly27 8 months ago
@kkly27 which makes a lot of sense! ;)
zilam98 2 months ago
@zilam98 I know ha ha!! I thought he must've been called called Paul and he knew loads of great men called Richard who he could never live up to. :S I can be so blonde sometimes
kkly27 2 months ago
@kkly27 omg this thread is gay!
BobDylanHK 1 month ago
@kkly27 i think that sounds better ;)
fairy0tale0lover 3 weeks ago
@kkly27 hehehe, loved it :)
GalaSmile 3 weeks ago
this is sheer brilliance
iluvpussyandbeer 10 months ago 28
how can 14 people not like this song
MrFiltoner 10 months ago
@MrFiltoner they didnt sit down ??
ILaughAtYou1000 9 months ago
Classic.
liverpoolbellend 10 months ago
He sung at the Adelphi? I'm from Hull XD
angusrokks1 11 months ago
My aunt went out with the trumpeter and they nicked my dad's guitar! xD They started of as a bunch of students stealing instruments and jammin' together in a garage while recording themselves and anything they liked they'd turn into songs =D
LabellessCow96 11 months ago
1 of the best
MrCoolRonix 11 months ago
i love this song so much. It's a proper catchy song. I think i hurt the replay button
willvenables16 11 months ago
Brilliant song, Brilliant Band!
Psikonort 11 months ago
memorys this song brings me
TheAnderson07810 11 months ago
I love this song so much. It's beautiful.
FionaBoosh 11 months ago
great track thanks for the upload
bombsmacked 1 year ago
WOW perfection
zxcthethird 1 year ago
nice one...............love it
hughesyboy58 1 year ago
'If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor'
Barcelona 26th May 1999 MUFC We'll Never Die
Mikeb1001 1 year ago 3
@Mikeb1001 Shame the lead singer is a Leeds fan! January 3rd Remember the Date! Sorry to piss on your party!!!
Adono86 11 months ago
This was my favourite song throughout my childhood... possibly the song that will play as the curtains surround my coffin... Always loved it and always will. "Sometimes", "Tomorrow" and "Say Something" might also be in there as well... I guess I'll just have to ask my brothers and cousins to walk slowly with me down the ailse of the crematorium.
JamaicanGingerCake 1 year ago
14 persons can't sit down
rodmanpuma1 1 year ago 2
@rodmanpuma1
Those 14 people obviously have very sore arses for some reason.
Gibbo118 1 year ago
@Gibbo118 epic win on that comment lol
barrown1990 1 year ago
awsome track !!!!!
thesoulcrew 1 year ago
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DONT READ THIS CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS. YOU WILL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DO NOT POST THIS COMMENT TO AT LEAST 3 VIDEOS YOU WILL DIE WITHIN 2 DAYS. NOW UV STARTED READING THIS SO DUNT STOP. THIS IS SO SCARY. PUT THIS ON AT LEAST 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR LOVERS NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS
iramhello 1 year ago
sheer brilliance...
vedaBang 1 year ago
top tune ... can't wait too hear them sing it live ... MEN Arena ... 18th December ... bring it on :)
chelloise 1 year ago
@chelloise Enjoy the show tomorrow mate!
sdannenberg3 1 year ago
This song never fails to put a smile on my face :)
BurnyFiona 1 year ago
this song is so beautifully written that it makes me cry..
Starman123baby 1 year ago
:')
IRuNNiinTinGZ 1 year ago
this song keeps a smile on my face =]
FOERIP 1 year ago 4
Brilliant! pure genius!
jonathan85able 1 year ago 2
Yes found this, so over the moon, heard someone sing it at Brentford on Saturday, but he got the lyrics wrong, he said oh stand up, oops
beanedoutboy 1 year ago 2
@beanedoutboy He was probably just playing with the lyrics. A lot of singers either do that for a laugh, or to add something to the meaning. Others do it just to break the monotony of singing the same words every single concert.
BunchofMovieVideos 1 year ago
love this band! they're coming to my city on the 19th! can't wait!
theBeorn 1 year ago
This song really makes me want to do anything but sit down. I just wanna dance around like Mr. Booth. Love it.
shams0001 1 year ago
Saw them play this at latitude festival a few months ago, highlight of my weekend without a doubt :)
xkurodax 1 year ago
brilliant song reminds me of happy days xx
MultiSharon69 1 year ago
luv this song and version
GiveItToMeOneTime 1 year ago
Top voice - top song!
1960sbabe 1 year ago
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE UPLOAD 'DONT WAIT THAT LONG' PLEASE??!?!!!??!!
SLAPnPOP726 1 year ago
fabulous song by a top band
gjms30 1 year ago 6
this is one of the best versions yet -
TheTonybhoy1 1 year ago
My names James : ' )
blobbymoose 1 year ago 6
@blobbymoose
lmao legend !
granttwilsonn 1 year ago
Wrote off a car at 98 mph to this. (that's as fast as my Metro could go) Happy days. Tee hee.
hornetobiker 1 year ago 3
@hornetobiker lol, a similar thing happened to me, but it was in my friends banged up fiesta and he was doing the macarena at 90mph on the motorway
ASBOMAN 1 year ago
top tune. crap haircut. nuff said!!! lol
xboxerstu 1 year ago
This has to be one of the best sons EVER - and then some!!!
mickb55 1 year ago
We seldom think of what we have, but always what we miss. The one who holds your hand but touches your heart, is a true friend. My dear.
Brap70 1 year ago
Which version is this?
tilon2000 1 year ago
Love This Song! :)
JennziiMilne 1 year ago
Beautiful song with beautiful messages; In love, in fear, in hate, in tears...
mrjackthegentleman1 1 year ago 5
Great song - thank you for posting it.
goldieken 1 year ago
woo they are cumn 2 wizard
buysmartees 1 year ago
wot an amasing song
morrellstreet 1 year ago
omg I've been looking for this song for ages! Thank you :D
xloisxisxcoolx 1 year ago
I will sit down next to you (My best friend Jay)
supply300zx 1 year ago
Simon 1978-2004 i loved you to this song, we will meet again and i wil sit down next to you once more
sechs1983 1 year ago
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those who feel the breath of of sadness....
sit down next to me....
those who find they're touched by madness....
sit down next to me....
those who find the're are ridicoulos....
sit down next to me...."
1290pearce 1 year ago
tunage!
loobylou8424 1 year ago
This music is fuckin' EPIC
Lyrics are really beautiful *.*
PureVibe10 1 year ago
Reminds me of my wasted college days spent in the pub
duffo1974 1 year ago
@duffo1974 Yeah, why is is called a student's union? It's for getting food and drinking! Many years ago now
Demonmixer 1 year ago
"those who feel the breath of of sadness....
sit down next to me....
those who find they're touched by madness....
sit down next to me....
those who find the're are ridicoulos....
sit down next to me...."
for those about to rock.....
sit down nxet to me.....
:D
slashsimpsonful 1 year ago 42
@slashsimpsonful i'm their dood
1290pearce 1 year ago
@slashsimpsonful we've got the lyrics already up we don't need you to put um up? lmao
MrKaylan 1 year ago
@slashsimpsonful The Best lyrics EVER!
This song always gives me the chills...
TheStrokesChick 8 months ago
dancefloors filled with people sitting down to this song.... what a great memory of my youth
Oscar301 1 year ago
tirnaog09
whore
ELLTY 1 year ago
@ELLTY haha, really? Well you don't know the circumstances so its not for you to judge. I'd do it all again btw it was amazing
tirnaog09 1 year ago 3
Saw them live for the first time last night in Sheffield. They opened up with this track just acoustic. It was f@*king brilliant. I hope they become big again!
Noimad79 1 year ago
Great Song, had an affair one time and the line...
'If I hadn't seen such riches
I could live with being poor'
Just spoke to me. I know I was wrong but hey, we're only human.
tirnaog09 1 year ago 3
@tirnaog09 shlagg
01182tone 1 year ago
catchy chorus
OKvex 1 year ago
great memories of summer when i was young round about world cup 98 haha
domthehedwaffmag 1 year ago
what a quality tune it takes u back the words in the song are awesome
loonyhx3 1 year ago
I've sang this pissed many times, they actually played it at an ayia napa foam party i went to!!
Kallytom 1 year ago
oh man that must have been fucking top!!!
goldyn12345 1 year ago
Just sheer 1990's brit pop written all over it :-D
DanielStringerUK 1 year ago 3
Unforgivable
Vanesssaaa10 1 year ago
amazin song, never gets old
listened 2 it so many times im addicted 2 it
WestlifeRule11 1 year ago
Never ever gets old.
sidandmoi 1 year ago 3
oh sit down oh sit down in sympaphy (k)
blobbernuts1 1 year ago
Esse video é maravilhoso!!!!Super alto astral!!!
Ptodeluz 1 year ago
i love this song so many great memories!! :D
jimbobjames21121 1 year ago
cracking song-brings back soooo many memories :.0)
lilollou 2 years ago 2
'Now I've swung back down again
It's worse than it was before
If I hadn't seen such riches
I could live with being poor' ...brilliant
POISONIVxoxo 2 years ago 77
@POISONIVxoxo yes, a rare moment of genius, a true classic
aspieman1970 1 year ago
@POISONIVxoxo
@POISONIVxoxo
"The wisdom that I seek,
Has been found in the strangest places,
It feels a lot like love,
That I feel for you...."
Salfordbluemoon 1 year ago
@POISONIVxoxo Not 'you' personally, like...I don't even know you..haha...they're just more lyrics from the original version ;)
Salfordbluemoon 1 year ago
ncloud78
Great comment , well said!!!
ozzymandi 2 years ago
great song the worst karaoke ever !
johnQnurse 2 years ago
F****** great song!
ozzymandi 2 years ago
oh sit down, down, dooooown :D
xsheselectric20x 2 years ago
me nd mev luv this song ;) xxxx
101robynbabez101 2 years ago
now i` m relieved to hear that you`ve been to some far out places
absolutely great lyrics
ncloud78 2 years ago 4
the perfect song to hear on bad days, actually on the good ones too!!!
ncloud78 2 years ago 3
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Grey138 2 years ago
this song has an incredibly timeless quality to it
it's so huge
supravista 2 years ago 2
Idiot!
Ollfie 2 years ago
haha, fuck off pussy.
hornetobiker 2 years ago
bum cheese
blindeel82 2 years ago
@blindeel82
Pussy bitch
hornetobiker 2 years ago
Does your wife know about you getting wanked off by your own brother behind mcdonalds yet? Bet you havent told her yet...
blindeel82 2 years ago