dunno why people go on about Bob Dylan al the time, Matt is a fantastic lyricist. depresses me to realise that nothing has changed since i first heard this.
Awesome song - but the political analysis is weak - in fact the USA is a tentacle of the British Empire historically and today is STILL an offshoot of the London Financial District!
@wondrinminstrel Already seen it - in fact its already in my playlists. But its totally irrelevant to what I said. You appear to have severe A.D.D. or something like that, yeah?
@BiggerThinking1 Here we go with the insults you idiot. You really are clever aren't ya? No? Yeah? And no is a perfect response you wanker. It is a word, it is a response, and I thought 'No' when I read your comment. Now kindly step back from the keyboard, put the keyboard down before you do something you regret
@wondrinminstrel Being a word is not a sufficient standard to qualify as even sufficient let alone correct response. Eg: Me; "I like ice-cream." U; "No" = FAIL!
@TheLOCATION100 Well it is in my book. If you ask someone if they want a cup of tea and they say 'No' are you going to complain and say 'You are supposed to say "No I don't want a cup of tea" '? Anyway I've got far more important things to do than argue this little point. Please just let's make love not war.....coz like Snap once said "Or I will attack and you don't want that" ;-)
@BiggerThinking1 i agree with you see my argument below...wonder boy dont see the bigger picture..city london rothschild...queen lizzie still demands tax to this day.plutocrat rules usa still pays city london ..in tax..george washington saw the future got dead for his troubles see history of the bauers(rothschilds)
@wondrinminstrel if you look at the small print america still pays tax to the crown..the american revoloution was about washington trying to escape british imperialismn..so i ,m afraid bigger thinking is doing just that..land masses may be one thing absoloute power trancends borders..
Matt Johnson was just the most under rated musician/song writer and the most 'spot the fuck on' writer of the past 25 yrs. I loved him then and I love to hear him now. I miss his musical presence and the wisdom of his words.
@gnarlyharley71 ha,ha,ha, listen to the human chicken talk, I'm amazed you have the ability to give out insults, since your country is a slave plantation, with 90% pc the population fast asleep under the complete domination of the 1% that controls you. keep sucking.from the.tit of the establishment and doing as ur told.
Matt is a genius! I discovered that when Perfect 7'' & 12'' + Soul Mining were released in the 80s (Perfect was never on any album & Burning Blue Soul was never a The The album). Then came Infected...A genius but I never understood why my friends, exes, music lovers in general couldn't see it. He even had a little to do w me leaving my ex: sick of narrow mindedness from ''music lover'' who hated all I love mostly when didn't know it .
Have u ever seen a more UNDERRATED musical genius?!! WHY?!!
C'mon people,don't sit on yer arses,there's a 'fight' on to put this country & world right,get down to Occupy the London Stock Exchange this saturday!
Matt Johnson's 51st state was the UK when he wrote it in 1986, but don't really have to change much of a word and this is "All 50 States Of The USA."
I can't think of a thing this guy has done that I hate, people don't connect with his work or think it too political, I could give a care, He's mine, all mine, your loss.
BRITS - we did it with Rage against the machine, tell everyone "The the - Heartland" for this years christmas number one - let's give the establishment one in the eye and determine whether they can see what's not written in the papers but written on the wall.
@kingofmars68 It would be a little act of defiance against the government and the world we inhabit. Makes me smile at the thought of kids all over the land listening to this.
@lindswin Totally agree with you about this ace tune,but believe me brother there were plenty of us who hated that evil woman at the time,& knew where her free market obsessions would take us.In fact,everything said by the so-called 'loony left' at the time proved to be spot on!
All this man's songs are still frighteningly accurate 20 years on. And he should be given the recognition he deserves for his talent and bold accuracy.
@BLUEHIPPO47 and tony blair was a straight bloke was he? gaddafi,s drinking partner . blue or red they have all done damage to this country, anyway great track great band,
2. Infected is the finest The The album, in my humble opinion.
3. This album should be listened to from start to finish as one piece if at all possible. With Infected, Matt paints perhaps the darkest sonic narrative I have ever found myself ensnared in.
And here we are again in 2011 with yet another Conservative government, deja-fucking-vue, and this is what makes Matt Johnson totally relevant. He was bang on the money 25 years ago and now no more so than today.
Why oh why do people who earn less than a quarter of a million a year vote for these Tory scumbags? It's like a collective fucking political amnesia to the misery of the bastard Thatcher years.
@GNeuman I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that around 35% of the population are robots made out of meat, just waiting to be told what to do by the right wing press. Another 3% are just plain evil... that's just about enough to get someone in power.
@lintburn What does that have to do with anything. The song says that England is the 51st state of the USA. I am from the USA! I take offense to that. I liked the song when I was young in the '80's, but now I have grown up physically and mentally! No government, or country is perfect, but I am proud to be an American!
@gnarlyharley71 to say the press is 62% left wing ,if you meant the Uk, it shows you know f all about the Uk therefore are retarded or not from the Uk
@GNeuman good job we had maggie to drag this useless country that had been totally messed up under Labour just like it is now left broke by good old tony & gordon who emptied the cupboards & left us in so much debt, get real!!
A great song that has passed the test of time. It's still evocative of the cold bleakness of a provincial England, spiritually bankrupt and devoid of hope
Great song that has passed the test time. Written in the midst of Thatcherism and post marxist unionism, it still evokes the cold bleakness of a provincial England, spiritually bankrupt and devoid of hope
Beneath the old iron bridges, across the Victorian parks And all the frightened people running home before dark Past the Saturday morning cinema That lies crumbling to the ground And the piss stinking shopping centre in the new side of town I've come to smell the seasons change and watch the city As the sun goes down again Here comes another winter Of long shadows and high hopes Here comes another winter Waitin' for utopia Waitin' for hell to freeze over.
From the best songwriter arranger e volalist ever ,one of my favorite the the song.Never missed a song ,never a flawless, or a lack of ideas in his whole career. spread the only word you must say "the the".
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.. wow, I can't remember the last time I heard a song that sukd as bad as this one. Dudes voice is seriously lame and the song writing is even worse... It's hard to believe someone signed this guy, WTF . . I could find more talent in an elementary school. .. BUT . . the world is a beautiful place; where a lonely keyboardist can pretend to play a guitar and chant a lyric with no regard for composition or creativity . . ... and enough people like it so as to make a career from it .... amazing :-)
@MaestroJay since all music is subjective i can't argue with your opinion of matt johnson or the the. i have to take issue with your criticism of their musicianship though; the band is renowned for having hired out the best session artists around, having one or 2 phenomenal talents in their time (like johnny marr from the smiths). i don't know anything about composition but it doesn't matter. the music flows and the words flow. infact ignore my first line- you're an idiot, the tune is great.
@MaestroJay I'd ask you what you thought was worthy but you've answered my question already. You think there's "more talent in an elementary school" so from that I presume you're a big fan of "Glee" and "High School Musical" where everyone is obviously supremely talented. This would also suggest that you are either a girl or gay. Either of which is fine, and as much as you may feel you need to deny it we are happy that you are gay. May your prejudices keep your outlook narrow.
I LIKE THIS SONG BUT I DONT LIKE THE VIDEO... WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND HEAR THIS MUSIC, I IMAGINE A 18 YEARS OLD BLONDE DRINKING CHAMPAIGNE IN PARIS IN THE AUTUMN SEASON....
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THE LYRICS OF THIS SONG ARE MEANINGFUL AND FULL OF TRUTH...BUT HONESLY IT SHOULD SERIOUSLY HAVE A DIFFERENT SINGER TO GO BETTER WITH IT THIS GUY'S VOICE SOUNDS LIKE HE'S SINGING FOR A THEME SONG OF A SHOW
This song is an example of how pop music was once rich in metaphor, insight , and political punch. While this song this was about the UK in the 80's it's really spot on to represent USA in the 00's. "until their backs are broken, the dreams are stolen, and they can't get what they want and their gonna get angry."
@eltotti1971 Justo estaba por linkear este video a el facebook de fm horizonte y comentar este mismo comentario..no me acordaba que marca era el shampoo asi que...gracias
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@TheYazoo321 No, last album credited to Matt J. was Burning Blue Soul, it was The The after that. But in truth, it is & always was MJ.
Btw I need to write to him: 'Dear Matt, I've been a huge fan since early 80s but I have a bone to pick with u. Wtf is your problem mate? How come 1/3 of your albums are either unreleased or discontinued?!!! You're the only artist I know who doesn't seem to care about promoting his music & you're in my top 5 faves. A detailed answer would be appreciated. Thx!'
The most underated combined video and album of all time - as relevant today as when it first appeared in the eighties. Lyrically, visually, and instrumentally superb. "This is your captain calling - with an early warning".
Amazing how prophetic some of Matt's songs are. Would love to know what he thinks of the state of the 51st state nowadays. It didn't seem so bad in '86.
love that song and im only 10 lol hate glee,jls,justin bieber etc any thin like that dont like but love the the
9993ds 2 days ago
irelabd in the 80,s argentina 2012 and nothing seems to change!
andrespi2009 2 weeks ago
Isn't ironic to listen to these lyrics and then see "Copyright owner Sony/BMG" in the description?
sullivan912 2 weeks ago
Long Live The The
DouglasFisherman 1 month ago
dunno why people go on about Bob Dylan al the time, Matt is a fantastic lyricist. depresses me to realise that nothing has changed since i first heard this.
slimjackk 1 month ago
Awesome song - but the political analysis is weak - in fact the USA is a tentacle of the British Empire historically and today is STILL an offshoot of the London Financial District!
BiggerThinking1 1 month ago
@BiggerThinking1 its mainly more to do with the war machine and american attitude, so many layers to this....
DouglasFisherman 1 month ago
@BiggerThinking1 NO
wondrinminstrel 1 month ago
@wondrinminstrel Did i ask a question? NO!
BiggerThinking1 1 month ago
@BiggerThinking1 No but you did talk sheeeittteee
wondrinminstrel 1 month ago
@wondrinminstrel 1. You cant even spell onomatopeiacally. WTF is "shiteeee"?
2. "No" is not a response even to shite - a response is "Thats shite" but not just "no". You sound illiterate.
BiggerThinking1 1 month ago
@BiggerThinking1 here /watch?v=PYZpWTvre9c
wondrinminstrel 1 month ago
@wondrinminstrel Already seen it - in fact its already in my playlists. But its totally irrelevant to what I said. You appear to have severe A.D.D. or something like that, yeah?
BiggerThinking1 1 month ago
@BiggerThinking1 Here we go with the insults you idiot. You really are clever aren't ya? No? Yeah? And no is a perfect response you wanker. It is a word, it is a response, and I thought 'No' when I read your comment. Now kindly step back from the keyboard, put the keyboard down before you do something you regret
wondrinminstrel 1 month ago
@wondrinminstrel Being a word is not a sufficient standard to qualify as even sufficient let alone correct response. Eg: Me; "I like ice-cream." U; "No" = FAIL!
TheLOCATION100 1 month ago
@TheLOCATION100 Well it is in my book. If you ask someone if they want a cup of tea and they say 'No' are you going to complain and say 'You are supposed to say "No I don't want a cup of tea" '? Anyway I've got far more important things to do than argue this little point. Please just let's make love not war.....coz like Snap once said "Or I will attack and you don't want that" ;-)
wondrinminstrel 1 month ago
@BiggerThinking1 i agree with you see my argument below...wonder boy dont see the bigger picture..city london rothschild...queen lizzie still demands tax to this day.plutocrat rules usa still pays city london ..in tax..george washington saw the future got dead for his troubles see history of the bauers(rothschilds)
assinomen 1 week ago
@wondrinminstrel if you look at the small print america still pays tax to the crown..the american revoloution was about washington trying to escape british imperialismn..so i ,m afraid bigger thinking is doing just that..land masses may be one thing absoloute power trancends borders..
assinomen 1 week ago
@BiggerThinking1 And you think the London Financial District is British, right?
sullivan912 2 weeks ago
@sullivan912 and you think the earth is flat right?
BiggerThinking1 2 weeks ago
@BiggerThinking1 No, I'm sorry to say I don't share your view that the world is flat.
sullivan912 2 weeks ago
@sullivan912 WAAAAAAHAHAHAAHA - yeah ok - its flat! WAAAAAAAHAHAHAA
BiggerThinking1 2 weeks ago
highly prophetic lyrics.
tomfy1979 1 month ago
Matt Johnson was just the most under rated musician/song writer and the most 'spot the fuck on' writer of the past 25 yrs. I loved him then and I love to hear him now. I miss his musical presence and the wisdom of his words.
cattycakes64 1 month ago 2
Still an absolutely brilliant song. Thanks for upping it.
MrIdealistic 1 month ago
Genius. Most important band ever.
Christianradleyburt 2 months ago
It hits my soul with this bitter awareness. Show it on tv and in the schools
discodancer69 2 months ago
@gnarlyharley71 ha,ha,ha, listen to the human chicken talk, I'm amazed you have the ability to give out insults, since your country is a slave plantation, with 90% pc the population fast asleep under the complete domination of the 1% that controls you. keep sucking.from the.tit of the establishment and doing as ur told.
katoness 2 months ago
It's only 1% that we need to eradicate. Easier said than done!!!
katoness 2 months ago
@gnarlyharley71 cos u think I'm a moron, what makes u think I will change my opinion. ha, ha, ha, pointless comment really, muppet!!
katoness 2 months ago
Matt is a genius! I discovered that when Perfect 7'' & 12'' + Soul Mining were released in the 80s (Perfect was never on any album & Burning Blue Soul was never a The The album). Then came Infected...A genius but I never understood why my friends, exes, music lovers in general couldn't see it. He even had a little to do w me leaving my ex: sick of narrow mindedness from ''music lover'' who hated all I love mostly when didn't know it .
Have u ever seen a more UNDERRATED musical genius?!! WHY?!!
daypeshmodd 3 months ago 3
"So many people can't express what's on their minds,
Nobody knows them, nobody ever will,
Until their backs are broken, their dreams are stolen,
And they can't get what they want, and they gonna get angry."
Twenty-five years old yet it could be the theme of the 99%.
GregJMaguire 4 months ago 3
i must admit all his music rings true!! love matt johnson!
TheRuler1221 4 months ago
Means a helluva lot this Song during every year in late October when the Clocks go back to G.M.T.
astrocomera 4 months ago
yup.
RunKylianRun 4 months ago
I remember going clean off the rails to this toon in 1986.
argaretbea 5 months ago in playlist argaretbea's favorites
C'mon people,don't sit on yer arses,there's a 'fight' on to put this country & world right,get down to Occupy the London Stock Exchange this saturday!
stev1963hit 5 months ago 4
@stev1963hit Moron!
gnarlyharley71 2 months ago
One of the most underated song writers of all time, classic track in the 'Thatcher' era and stands up today just as well.
9thaspect9 5 months ago
great tune.
bilump 5 months ago
Download this song and make it xmas number one - to make it count download from tunetribe or 7digital
kingofmars68 5 months ago
I was telling people about this song years ago NOW LOOK. Maybe the best socio-political song ever.
Anthem for the REVOLUTION. Come Get SOME
LithiumTheKid 5 months ago 7
brilliant track the man was psychic
enusdead1 5 months ago
Matt Johnson's 51st state was the UK when he wrote it in 1986, but don't really have to change much of a word and this is "All 50 States Of The USA."
I can't think of a thing this guy has done that I hate, people don't connect with his work or think it too political, I could give a care, He's mine, all mine, your loss.
art88boi 6 months ago 2
Superb track. Thanx . . It's all come true!
tindaloot 6 months ago
join the facebook group HEARTLAND by THE THE for xmas no. 1 - 2011 and spread the word, sock it to the man.
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kingofmars68 6 months ago 2
@kingofmars68 on it like a bird on a bonnet.
davewhittno1 5 months ago
joiun the facebook group HEARTLAND by THE THE for xmas no. 1 - 2011 and spread the word, sock it to the man.
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kingofmars68 6 months ago
Never Smile
stevosomebizzare 6 months ago
"Never Smile"
stevosomebizzare 6 months ago
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USA is going to die, like it was happened to USSR)
DeadPickT0 6 months ago
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DeadPickT0 6 months ago
Graciemaemarie11- Not WAS, IS. He's still around. Hopefullly with a new project in the works after last years soundtrack.
LaRoque17 6 months ago 2
Some songs don't age
macmarone 7 months ago
this guy was a genius
graciemaemarie11 7 months ago
BRITS - we did it with Rage against the machine, tell everyone "The the - Heartland" for this years christmas number one - let's give the establishment one in the eye and determine whether they can see what's not written in the papers but written on the wall.
2011 Christmas number one - The the - Heartland
SPREAD IT
kingofmars68 7 months ago 3
@kingofmars68 It would be a little act of defiance against the government and the world we inhabit. Makes me smile at the thought of kids all over the land listening to this.
dirkbogarde44 6 months ago 2
WHAT A FUCKING TRACK!!!! every word more relevant now than when it came out but it wasnt fashionable to hate thatch and the yuppie revolution then
lindswin 8 months ago 2
@lindswin Totally agree with you about this ace tune,but believe me brother there were plenty of us who hated that evil woman at the time,& knew where her free market obsessions would take us.In fact,everything said by the so-called 'loony left' at the time proved to be spot on!
stev1963hit 5 months ago
matt can see the future,and it dont look good for england
OssyTuber 8 months ago
Good god, i first heard this song on a late night tv show in about 1987 and it's pretty much directed the type of music i listen to ever since.
pisswig 8 months ago
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chicagochick1972 8 months ago
All this man's songs are still frighteningly accurate 20 years on. And he should be given the recognition he deserves for his talent and bold accuracy.
flowtideracing 8 months ago 43
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Truly one off the greatest lyricists........
skelagervej423 5 months ago
@flowtideracing Do people in Europe still feel this way about the USA? Just wondering because the USA is going straight into the crapper.
26whitesox 1 month ago
@flowtideracing Spot on. Absolutely spot on.
philippo54 1 month ago
@flowtideracing too true, years ahead. where is he now? obviously got out early!!!!
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Merrinamendez 8 months ago
sad and confused.....more vodka please Matt ;)
jamiematt 8 months ago
Top tune and still sounds good all these years on..A song about the elephant & castle in south east london...And how right you were matt!!!
jay7655 8 months ago
The rich get richer,the poor get poorer,where is the the justice or fairness in that?
kramyelir 9 months ago
first comment is awesome and fucking true...what a band .............
haileysvomit 9 months ago
Sorry to say thes lads is just Matt Johnson a one man wonder!!!!!!!!!
scrappingfoetus 9 months ago
All this is returning with Cameronageddon...
BLUEHIPPO47 10 months ago
@BLUEHIPPO47 and tony blair was a straight bloke was he? gaddafi,s drinking partner . blue or red they have all done damage to this country, anyway great track great band,
1967RTMOPAR 10 months ago
1. That is one beautiful f-hole guitar.
2. Infected is the finest The The album, in my humble opinion.
3. This album should be listened to from start to finish as one piece if at all possible. With Infected, Matt paints perhaps the darkest sonic narrative I have ever found myself ensnared in.
JohnnyLemonhead 10 months ago 2
違うかもしんないけど なんだかスタイルカウンシルを思い出した
mj20090625 10 months ago
A band ahead of there time , lyrics from the mid eighties even more prominent today
improm2u 11 months ago 2
This is all too relevant again, sadly
Eightball69 11 months ago
And here we are again in 2011 with yet another Conservative government, deja-fucking-vue, and this is what makes Matt Johnson totally relevant. He was bang on the money 25 years ago and now no more so than today.
Why oh why do people who earn less than a quarter of a million a year vote for these Tory scumbags? It's like a collective fucking political amnesia to the misery of the bastard Thatcher years.
GNeuman 1 year ago 5
@GNeuman I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that around 35% of the population are robots made out of meat, just waiting to be told what to do by the right wing press. Another 3% are just plain evil... that's just about enough to get someone in power.
badnewswade 1 year ago 16
@badnewswade Don't forget the left wing main stream press buddy. There's your other 62%!
gnarlyharley71 3 months ago
@gnarlyharley71 your not from the Uk are you?
lintburn 2 months ago
@lintburn What does that have to do with anything. The song says that England is the 51st state of the USA. I am from the USA! I take offense to that. I liked the song when I was young in the '80's, but now I have grown up physically and mentally! No government, or country is perfect, but I am proud to be an American!
gnarlyharley71 2 months ago
@gnarlyharley71 to say the press is 62% left wing ,if you meant the Uk, it shows you know f all about the Uk therefore are retarded or not from the Uk
lintburn 2 months ago
@gnarlyharley71 If you are offended by a song like this, then you have way too much time on your hands.
sullivan912 2 weeks ago
@GNeuman good job we had maggie to drag this useless country that had been totally messed up under Labour just like it is now left broke by good old tony & gordon who emptied the cupboards & left us in so much debt, get real!!
eatmydooper 11 months ago
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GNeuman 11 months ago
@GNeuman theres no party for the working class anymore
MrBakewellTart 10 months ago
A great song that has passed the test of time. It's still evocative of the cold bleakness of a provincial England, spiritually bankrupt and devoid of hope
kevintheshedend1976 1 year ago 2
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Great song that has passed the test time. Written in the midst of Thatcherism and post marxist unionism, it still evokes the cold bleakness of a provincial England, spiritually bankrupt and devoid of hope
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kevintheshedend1976 1 year ago
From the best songwriter arranger e volalist ever ,one of my favorite the the song.Never missed a song ,never a flawless, or a lack of ideas in his whole career. spread the only word you must say "the the".
darcut 1 year ago
man with this egypt crap going on how odd huh
393cj 1 year ago
@ Maestro...I'll forgive your pretentiousness...Maestro? LOL...but you're still a douchebag...your taste is in your ass when it comes to music....
vermont13 1 year ago 2
@Maestrojay is Matt Johnson taking the piss.Its got to be.Only a deranged chimpanzee would say these are bad lyrics.
barryvonicke 1 year ago
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.. wow, I can't remember the last time I heard a song that sukd as bad as this one. Dudes voice is seriously lame and the song writing is even worse... It's hard to believe someone signed this guy, WTF . . I could find more talent in an elementary school. .. BUT . . the world is a beautiful place; where a lonely keyboardist can pretend to play a guitar and chant a lyric with no regard for composition or creativity . . ... and enough people like it so as to make a career from it .... amazing :-)
MaestroJay 1 year ago
@MaestroJay since all music is subjective i can't argue with your opinion of matt johnson or the the. i have to take issue with your criticism of their musicianship though; the band is renowned for having hired out the best session artists around, having one or 2 phenomenal talents in their time (like johnny marr from the smiths). i don't know anything about composition but it doesn't matter. the music flows and the words flow. infact ignore my first line- you're an idiot, the tune is great.
CrocOfShit 1 year ago
@MaestroJay ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ...yaaaaawn...So you don't like this...who cares..?
OffandOn13 1 year ago
@MaestroJay I'd ask you what you thought was worthy but you've answered my question already. You think there's "more talent in an elementary school" so from that I presume you're a big fan of "Glee" and "High School Musical" where everyone is obviously supremely talented. This would also suggest that you are either a girl or gay. Either of which is fine, and as much as you may feel you need to deny it we are happy that you are gay. May your prejudices keep your outlook narrow.
madmic1967 3 months ago
The pound to a dollar isn't what it used to be.
chazehe 1 year ago
Matt Johnson is just a genius lyricist... Have listened to this track endlessly in over 20 years it is as rich n heady n addictive as ever!!
scotland2708 1 year ago 2
Have listened to this track a million times.. Matt Johnson is simply a genius lyricist and il never tire of him!!!
scotland2708 1 year ago
This should be the theme tune for #UKUncut
1atmrn 1 year ago
Thatcher's Britain to a tee and nothings changed.
pablophoney 1 year ago
this cd is fantastick . it was an lp when i first heard it you twats. enjoy.
andyspet 1 year ago
what a phreak, we have in ben.
yogimcadam 1 year ago
JESUS IS LORD. REPENT FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.//
benalchemist74 1 year ago
Forget the political/lyrics comments.
I've loved this song for 20+ years, as it's just a great tune with fabulous strings - from 3.35 onwards it's just amazing.
psprog 1 year ago
matt jonson the prophet of profit we havent learnt anything
DICKENS81 1 year ago
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tearsinrain2 1 year ago
I LIKE THIS SONG BUT I DONT LIKE THE VIDEO... WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND HEAR THIS MUSIC, I IMAGINE A 18 YEARS OLD BLONDE DRINKING CHAMPAIGNE IN PARIS IN THE AUTUMN SEASON....
SL1999 1 year ago
@SL1999 EH?????? have you listened to the lyrics?
marksteve0 1 year ago
don`t agree Matts voice is perfect for his song
mooroopoo 1 year ago
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THE LYRICS OF THIS SONG ARE MEANINGFUL AND FULL OF TRUTH...BUT HONESLY IT SHOULD SERIOUSLY HAVE A DIFFERENT SINGER TO GO BETTER WITH IT THIS GUY'S VOICE SOUNDS LIKE HE'S SINGING FOR A THEME SONG OF A SHOW
tapiajose181 1 year ago
If ever there was a time for a re-release.......
PZERO6000 1 year ago 7
first time I listened to this song for years..
Unlike most songs from that generation its not dated, sounds fresh, relevant, menacing and rather excellent..
robertdreed 1 year ago 2
well ahead of their time.... more than relevant to todays issues///
stormi6660 1 year ago
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I AGREE, THIS ALBUM WAS A MASTERPIECE TO.
MATT JOHNSON IS A GENIOUS,
theBESTelvis 1 year ago 4
What a lyricist Matt is for sure. Always loved him, he's got something to say....
debzi71 1 year ago
like all the posts say, its all so true probably even more so now!! genius but is anybody listening??
martymarts67 1 year ago
still gives me goosebumps, still relevant today
katealex6 1 year ago
This is what is coming under our new CONSERV-A-FUCKING-TIVE goverment
konspiracykid 1 year ago
Fantastic, hitting lyrics. This is music!
discodancer69 1 year ago
.....from the best album ever.
easyease 1 year ago
very true still today, the message just keeps going !
sunboy1000 1 year ago 2
This song is an example of how pop music was once rich in metaphor, insight , and political punch. While this song this was about the UK in the 80's it's really spot on to represent USA in the 00's. "until their backs are broken, the dreams are stolen, and they can't get what they want and their gonna get angry."
paralentor 1 year ago
24 years old and still not remotely dated
GriefTourist 1 year ago 2
classic song writer,one of the best
stumm23 1 year ago 2
The 51st state of the u.s.a as this country heads into slavery. Its being going on for far to long. Are we not tired of the darkness, I for one am.
katoness 2 years ago
@katoness Moron!
gnarlyharley71 2 months ago
Este tema se hizo famoso en Argentina por un aviso publicitario de Shampoo Agree, en el que aparecía la figura radiante de Carolina Fernández Balbis.
eltotti1971 2 years ago
@eltotti1971 Justo estaba por linkear este video a el facebook de fm horizonte y comentar este mismo comentario..no me acordaba que marca era el shampoo asi que...gracias
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HorseLoverInParis 2 years ago
These lads should be ruling the country, they made more sense in 5 mins 17 secs than the government has over the last 30 years
dubtoffee 2 years ago 87
@dubtoffee . How the truth shines......
benalchemist74 1 year ago
@dubtoffee
Spot on.
dommywaddle 10 months ago
@dubtoffee i like your thought !
pferdeleberkaese 9 months ago
@dubtoffee it's not a band at this point mate! its just matt johnson! he didnt make it into a band till years later!
TheYazoo321 7 months ago
@TheYazoo321 No, last album credited to Matt J. was Burning Blue Soul, it was The The after that. But in truth, it is & always was MJ.
Btw I need to write to him: 'Dear Matt, I've been a huge fan since early 80s but I have a bone to pick with u. Wtf is your problem mate? How come 1/3 of your albums are either unreleased or discontinued?!!! You're the only artist I know who doesn't seem to care about promoting his music & you're in my top 5 faves. A detailed answer would be appreciated. Thx!'
daypeshmodd 7 months ago
Fantastic song has not aged at all still relevant.
ivevu 2 years ago 42
@ivevu perhaps even more relevant!!
jaseywasey49 1 year ago
@ivevu You are right. I first heard them in 1988 and have said their lyrics are timeless in this world.
timthecop 11 months ago
@ivevu
Just as relevant as ever.
dommywaddle 10 months ago
What guitar is that? Lovely
SugarFreeRecordsUK 2 years ago 2
sorry mate that was uncertain smile
exempireman 2 years ago 3
fact of the day - Jools Holland plays the piano on this track
gezblair 2 years ago
He does however play on the Soul Mining album.
katoness 2 years ago 3
The most underated combined video and album of all time - as relevant today as when it first appeared in the eighties. Lyrically, visually, and instrumentally superb. "This is your captain calling - with an early warning".
gimmyed 2 years ago 7
I vote you this track sums up the future if were not carefull
andymouse123 2 years ago
not the future, more like the present
gezblair 2 years ago 6
This song will be as relevant 20 years from now. One of my all time favourite The The tunes.
billybop65 2 years ago 5
Top band,well worth searching for other cds.Marillion's Steve Hogarth on piano on this track.
firstfooter 2 years ago
Times change, and songs don't age
macmarone 2 years ago 4
Amazing how prophetic some of Matt's songs are. Would love to know what he thinks of the state of the 51st state nowadays. It didn't seem so bad in '86.
Skenzed 2 years ago 5
Puts me right back to 1986 and being 18. Classic song and we need lyrics like this now.
Jools Holland on keyboards, by the way.
dommywaddle 2 years ago
Really? I wasn't even born yet. And I first heard this song 10 years ago when I was 12.
lalo6437 2 years ago
Would say this is one of the best songs ever, but the rest of Infected match it.
gerretl 2 years ago 5
FANTASTIC. It was then and it is now!
bufferg27 2 years ago 4
Yes it's still actual !! Great song!!
TheZagrepcanka 2 years ago 2
... timeless classic!
tobiasdrews 2 years ago
Awesome song!
fred0706 2 years ago 2