The Verve - History

[colm223]

tune!!!!!!!!!!

[verveverveverve]

Cuz life is mine !!!

[Funkgab]

music for the soul

[JoMCaR3193]

This is one of the reasons I say The Verve is the best band of the world. Incredible.

[danjsy]

Best song they ever did, IMHO.

[tjs1666]

what a tune....love it

[foreverashcroft]

nothing beats this intro.. makes me shudder....

[vician153]

Que antiguo :|

[furmountain21]

"How I loved and how I failed"

Genius...

[roostergrl]

young people are so damn pretty even if they happen to be homely wich is not the case here.

[ZioClaudio94]

possibile che HISTORY è stata tagliata in un modocosì catastrofico?? hanno ucciso una canzone che in versione integrale è bellissima...

[markoking7]

btw, how good is to se the old viva zwei logo, at least to me :)

[roostergrl]

this song is total damage! love it!

[carlhobs]

Read William Blakes poem London, some lyrical influences

[maryline1971]

Don't really like the song, but love some pictures ***

Wonderfull PETER SALISBURY at 1:00 !!!

[renatodienstbach]

muito legal

[xxdyogas1]

I'm not a great ballad fan, but anyway, this is great!

[ultramegaunknown]

This is one of those songs that's flat-out good for the Soul.

Absolutely beautiful in every single aspect... and the sincerity in Richard's words is stunning.

One of the most honest, talented bands ever...

[markoking7]

couldn't agree more

[MrClint99]

nothern soul = great album

[uyitah]

Oasis is a shit compare to the verve the verve is the master trip hallucination connect with god, oasis is a pop rubbish more in the massive market, fuck you stupid people ..I..

[000oo000000]

PENDEJO!!!!!

NO SABES lo q dices

que a ti te guste mas the verve eso ya es otra cosa OASIS ha hecho temas grandiosos The Verve tiene temas q puedan ser mejores que algunos de OASIS pero the verve no tiene mejores musicos ni COMPOSITORES

[jamesoshea4444]

This song gives me the chills. great iambics.............shit yeah!

[lilly13600]

Une chanson absolument magnifique, sans doute la meilleure de The Verve. La voix de Richard est boulversante... Northern Soul est un exellent album!

Lilly

[migu9999]

the verve es una de mis bandas favoritas, que afortunados somos de escuchar su musica... take care.

[brianjbabb]

arent the lyrics from this taken from a poem? London by Blake i think.......

[wstoj2006]

just the beginning part and its kinda paraphrased.

[itfeltsoreal]

"I wanna tell you my tales, about how I loved, and how i failed"...sigh..

[yy53bck]

try the drugs dont work...thats the song about his mum

[ejohnson670]

Fuck off, this is twice the song Drugs Don't Work is. Open your eyes A NOrthern Soul is The Verves best album

[kiaganga]

ashcroft man he's a sage a energy passing through ya!!!

[SparkyGerbil]

The Verve are one of the few bands that can truly move me to tears, totally awesome:)

[thecount86]

Haha. You gay.

[suedeheadness]

just great...

[lilacgirlie]

I had forgotten how good this song was

[itfeltsoreal]

touching, inspires me to write a similar song.

[TheOmegaSolution]

I remember on the radio this was played over and over on the day and the days following Princess Dianas fatal car crash. It really helped everyone share in the mourning. This has to be one of the most depressing songs of all time and..........one of my favourites. Man i'm a depressive git!

[misstrejo]

ohh i really loved the verve, i was 15 then, 15 years ago, and i know the lyrics to this song by default, today is history

[kingfony]

shame the song isnt even 14 years old yet ;)

[parrotsrock012]

Richard ashcroft did heroine?

[kingfony]

did he fuck, he was on pills and coke but he never did smack. people chat sum bullshit....

[BusySlim]

but the drugs didn't work ;-)

[Acruno]

That song is about Richard Ashcroft's mum dying of cancer. You fail.

[SgtPooter]

Wrong, not about his mum. It's about his dad

[funerallimosine1]

"I wander lonely streets

Behind where the old Thames does flow

And in every face I meet

Reminds me of what I have run from." damn ashcroft, thats too real man

[nattt23]

You can thank William Blake for that.

[lilacgirlie]

I wonder what you listen too!!! The Sound of Silence? LOL You seem to dislike a lot of music

[mhoverthere]

Looking at all the clips in the video, considering how different those songs were to History the footage works amazingly well.

[cinderskenney]

I understand.

[sholafly]

do you really ?

[Lastangels]

i understand too

[HkSAnDNUFCSuPpORTeR]

the verve 4 ever !!!

[errikblond]

Every time I hear it ,it gets better...Amazing poeting lyrics!!!!!

[errikblond]

This song moves my soul,I love Richard I think he's one the sexiest men in music,what a presence,what a soul!Amazing!Thank you Richard

[freshfighterfights]

this is like one of the saddest song i heard!!

[kevbudding]

fucking brill richard ashcroft is a legend long live king richard the mad monk

[mcanner25]

that was when he was strung out in herione

[blandy1982]

one of the best songs written in the 1990s

[Oneboothy]

somehow makes me proud to come from Hindley even though I managed to escape to the other side of the world, the Verve made Mancs think we were alright, CLASS!

[1972Douglas]

Think of a tune, any tune, I'm sorry sir/madam but I believe this shites all over it. Fanbloodytastic.

[garylizard]

ah, that reminds me, Richard Ashcrofts lips, I need to go out and get a pound of sausages!

[theozzyboi]

great album a nourthern soul,

Richard Ashcroft is an amazing front man and should always be remembered as one of the greatest

[pinkyfoo3]

Every bit as good as Bittersweet Symphony in my opinion.

[TheVerve31]

Even better.

[bichillina]

great tune! amazing...

[bazza9486]

what a gorgeous tune

[pompeyangie]

this remind song me of being single living in england great song great times

[DanTheSnookerMan147]

Everyone in The Verve are LEGENDS.

Such a tune, uplifting in a way.

[yy53bck]

for you marrianne,i love you xxx

[kuruiorchid]

Yeahhhh! this rocks

[Jabinho]

this song reminds me of how in a former life I used to dig clay in the clay pits for the brick makers to bake in their giant ovens. then those bricks were used to build the most disgusting houses. all the same and all in big lines. all the same. THE SAME.

[2005smithe]

amazing song

amazing band

stunning

[ILoveOasis123]

wááu.....a agree with 20005smithe.....The Verve si amazing....so amazing !!! :-).....

[venomn1313]

amazing....no words can describe it...

[lalaleala]

if this were never made i wouldnt be half the person i am

[Annihilator60]

this song uses the lyrics of the words to the poem 'London' by William Blake - just though you'd like to know :D

[hullcityafc72]

this is one of those songs that is 'gut wrenching' & one of my favs ever

[ceci08mdq]

beautiful...

[kokoronfonfinfun]

good..pure class

[mhoverthere]

Most underrated brilliant song of all time. How can rubbish like 'I Kissed A Girl' get 17 million views whilst this only has 100,000?

[ato23]

Good question...

[N0morewedgies]

dude i totally agree. i hate that song. love the verve.

[rabbit719]

ahh my god remind me suede

[shashamane]

I adore this song - great to finally see the video :) Thanks

[StylishKidlnTheRiot]

beautiful

[onlyredpassion]

The creators of indie-rock!

[tenkhut]

One of their few good tunes.

[icetemper]

RUBISH RUBISH RUBISH

LIKE DUBAI

[yourcharlie]

coz of tht attitude-

you now know the reason why u r where u r today eh?? and why the Verve are the Verve and Dubai is Dubai - the latter bein fckin rich and famous, and u bein a no fckin go area.. anyway where da fck did dubai come frm?? u fckin clown

[icetemper]

it's an internal joke you chaplin clone! ha ha

[yourcharlie]

chaplin clone? fck me sunshine is tht the best u can come up with?? stick 2 ya fckin internal retarded jokes.. no need 2share tht shit on here, especially if u gona dis the verve! u knob

[icetemper]

this is the reason i don't want to be identified with verve fans esp. if they comprise of lowlifes like you who are oh-so-unhappy and vile... you are one repressed homosexual and don't know it yet. ha ha ha

[yourcharlie]

omg icetemper u dumb motherfcker wtf u really r a dumb ass twat (a)if u diss a band on there video site, expect some feedback, dnt then fckin complain about it (b) why chat bout homosexuals when u got like over 100 fagot clips as ur favourite, not tht i got nowt against gays but u the bitch who bought it up, and (c) grow u clown, simple as!! thts why we happy dickheads like u dnt follow t verve!! LOSER

[icetemper]

Ooh i thought you died already... well, it takes one to know one. ha ha ha

[yourcharlie]

how pathetic do u sound! if u dnt like the music fck off and go bck 2school

[icetemper]

check your spelling and think (if you are even capable of that) who needs to go back to school (if you even set foot on one)! ha ha ha

[yourcharlie]

'hahaha' mothrfckr u really r a pathetic dumb ass prick, nvr heard of short hand writin quick and easy and all tht, suppose they dnt teach u tht in dubai

[icetemper]

clearly you haven't been schooled at all. i reckon you are a failed planned abortion by your parents. ha hahaha!

[yourcharlie]

lol aw man ur so fckin funny- NOT! eva thought of being a standup commedian, u can wear tht full clothing like they do in dubai, u'll look like a right fckin clown! now no more responses 4rm me sunshiiiiine, jus listen to the beauty of music and let it all go..

[icetemper]

yeah, go drown yourself in the blue pacific ocean... only then your existence is justified! HA!

p.s.

you should be the comedian --your spelling alone is effin' hilarious :D

[justthatchapLC]

You set foot in school not "on" school.

[icetemper]

now that --is an honest typo, considering the proximity of the keys "i" and "o"... unlike the eyesore spelling of yourcharlie. *cringe*

[yourcharlie]

u sad bastard - seriously mate get a fckin 'live' - oh its 'f' not 'v' - "the spellings wrong" oh here he goes again t pathetic twat! fck me, giv this cunt a badge. why the fck r u still here afta dissing the verve, im here coz i love em - ur here coz ur a fckin dickhead!!

[cynicthecynic]

haha u tell him mate

[yourcharlie]

fckin spass - correct that aswell u retard

[icetemper]

you can't really resist my charm, can you? shut up already and continue shocking my couch, you need more practice :D

[yourcharlie]

eh.. WTF??? u fckin fag

[icetemper]

and i quote, "now no more responses 4rm me sunshiiiiine"

how queer. ha ha :D

[theozzyboi]

haha funny cos its random

[icetemper]

and stop perving on my page! you being an indian says a lot! no wonder... ha hahaaaaaa

[yourcharlie]

lol touched a raw nerve bitch??? whos pervin at who lookin them up eh eh?? cunt face for your info in the uk we hav somit called multi-culture bringing people together esp. via music! u knobs got a lot2learn, u may have money in dubai but u aint got the heart, music, culture, freedom that we represent! so stick 2ya pre war gay internal jokes, evidentially ur gettin a hard on ova them - shows how backwards u are sanshiiiine!

[ixoye100]

music

[dawniericardo]

what do u know titch?

[titch69p]

one of the great bands of last 20 years it's a pity they have self destructed again

[johnnybegood2006]

awesome...

[arwelallstars]

one of the greatest songs ever, music nowdays are shit compared to the 90s

[rhianelin04]

Be fatha rap shit ia?? Lol

[thischarmingmartin]

Agreed, arwelallstars. The Verve, Suede, Radiohead, Pulp, Portishead, Blur, Supergrass - they just don't make bands like those any more.

[andilovetheBeatles]

you forgot oasis man!

[pigtails23]

I just heard this on Radio 1 to

The Verve are amazing live <33

[kwentchinhaarmuny]

thats right hear a beautiful song based on a poem then start a fucking argument about it talk about human nature

[plendor]

Just heard this on bbc radio 1 and I love it, I love all their classics and now 1 more

[billyscotland2006]

seen this 3 weeks ago live at t in the park love the verve qaulity all the music i love dosent come near a verve classic

[TheVerve08]

bullshit john keats wrote this song... what poem of keats did ashcroft "steal" the lyrics from... i would love to see this poem kid

[hoogmonster]

Be assured Ashcroft based this song on William Blake's 'London'.

[playd76]

wanker

[TheLastCelticBard]

Richard Ashcroft didn't write this song either. It's a poem written by John Keats a hundred years earlier describing the squalor of East End London in victorian times. Shit hot song though brothers and sisters.

[bz4kh]

Actually, wikipedia (although not the most trustworthy source, i know) states that:

"The lyrics of the first section of the song are based on the first two stanzas of William Blake's poem, London."

[bz4kh]

Blake's first 2 stanzas:

I wander thro' each charter'd street,

Near where the charter'd Thames does flow

And mark in every face I meet

Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

In every cry of every Man,

In every Infant's cry of fear,

In every voice: in every ban,

The mind-forg'd manacles I hear

[comeofit]

This was whe they were at their best, should had stayed seperated. Once you get this good you just can't top it. It's got so much tenderness and emotion.

[mhoverthere]

How can you say that? We never would have got Bitter Sweet Symphony and so many other great songs if they stayed separated.

[thechosen2010]

My second favourite Verve song after Slide Away, class.

[ryanfatal]

So we all agreed that ashcroft sits with god in heaven and writes these songs? Velvet morning and History are the two greatest songs ever written. Its amazing what music can do. Verve = best artists of all time.

[blckstermath]

i love the Verve..but what makes them so different from other people who have bad experiences with drugs and loss..just because they made it in music?

[hanman1]

This life is mine,

But the bed ain't made -

It's still full of hope;

I've got a skin full of dope.

Great Track - Shame they had to cut it

[ant0mini0xtremist]

awesome song, but the album version is better, theres a great extra verse but it mentions dope, which is naughty!

[puffalobill]

one of my top ten songs ever

[gretgael1]

Did u write it???!!!

[Ducksexbody]

Hahaha

[shoom88]

superb track.....

[specialzool]

my bed's a mess

[DotsyOO7]

i just cant open me mouth to describe this song.....speechless

[EnigmaEternity]

I've been holding off listening to this for the first time on purpose. Kind of like holding off on your first kiss or something like it. It's got to be a perfect setting. The Verve and Ashcroft...

[thenifeelnothing]

he has the BEST lips.....

[weecoby3]

Really couldn't put it any better than Legend and mossy ...well said lads!

[Legend1765]

class!

[mossy3210]

EPIC!!!!!!

[vervel0ver]

Best piece of music ever written in world's music history.

[ZairaAmaterasu]

Probably my favourite song of them. They're back this August with a new record, I've just heard to Italian radio, and I'm super glad.

SUPER... glad.

[ryanfatal]

their second best song after velvet morning, but it does have the most powerful lyric ever in: ''this life is mine but the bed ain't made, its filled full of hope, and i've got a skin full of dope''.

[Naetka]

Is it only my impression, or Ashcroft was actually inspired by William Blake's poem "London" while writing the lyrics to "History"? I wander through each chartered street, Near where the chartered Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every man, In every infant's cry of fear, In every voice, in every ban, The mind-forged manacles I hear (and so on...) Can't be coincidence :)

[Ordsall66]

Already a very well documented fact.

[nudger08]

great song

[andy131415]

this song got me through so much when i was young

[kothegaln]

No matter what situation, I can return to this song.

[donleechie]

thats a bid morbid man but i agree that no matter how my times i return to this track its as good as it was when i was a teenager..

[Dannywade007]

best song eva

[bryonipoppop]

if god was in a band .the verve would be it

[slashoasis156]

never thought of that....have to agree

[TobyEllisSongwriter]

If carlsburg made bands... The Verve, Ocean Colour Scene and Oasis

[ivystorm94]

ღღღღ

[sieniutek]

cried my heart out

[anark0ska0]

la kara de weon del loko jajajaja

[pedrosonnet]

i hope you understand!

[danhjersey]

they never beat this.

[dneesam]

this klls me, I can't deal with it, it's one of the most powerful songs. 'these feelings should not be in a man', if you've been thru it you'll know. timeless beautiful song

[huwt8]

wander thro' each charter'd street,

Near where the charter'd Thames does flow

And mark in every face I meet

Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

In every cry of every Man,

In every Infant's cry of fear,

In every voice: in every ban,

The mind-forg'd manacles I hear - London, by william blake.

[1966BOBBY]

-exactly, william blake, the verve - great stuff. I remember hearing the opening lines and realising: Anything's possible. Art is eternal.

[novb8]

one of the greatest songs of all time...

[okuleli]

definately..

[smartalec247]

...maybe

[lilli987]

someone can tell me something about the quality of the whole album?

[OmarP2]

its not bad but this vids quality sucks cause of the uploading and its recorded anyway........:P