Pulp - Common People live at Glastonbury (1995)

[MrSparkyrose]

Brilliant. It was even more special because The Stone Roses were supposed to headline but pulled out due to illness. It was seen as a bit of a gamble to put the "new upstarts" in their place (even though Pulp had actually been around for much longer that TSR), but they rose to the occasion and put on one of the best Glastonbury sets I have ever seen. It became their "breakout" performance, and deservedly so.

[FohShizzleMahNizzlez]

The occasional half a second interval view of the violinist got kinda annoying after a while!

[brandedhousecat]

I was fortunate to see them on the Hardcore tour. I just expected it to be over and it would just be another pub story until I witnessed it again last year. Just as good. If not better. How does a band not write anything for ten years and still make all the young girls who were never around the first time, to just scream. I don't know. Jarvis is just the bomb. 90's music that is timeless is kinda rare, especially brit pop. Check out his book. It's fucking good, all his lyrics etc.

[rroesash]

the greatest live performance ever given? yes

[rareflorence]

FUCKING COACHELLA

[mmedeine]

Great performance and all the crowd is obviosly enjoying it. i envy those people, who were there. and yeah, Jarvis is God:-).

[slannmage]

Good old days before it turned into half the crowd standing still while holding their phone sup to record.

[readysteady2]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVE­EEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS!!!!!

[TheSetMeUp]

I remember this, the stone roses were supposed to play but Pulp actually blew everyone's heads off instead

[annabarcons]

LEGEND

[ravrik]

Arghhh God, all those horrible ignorant-sounding voices in the background - they sound like football hooligan chanters. Bloody hell they spoilt the singing.

[camantric]

@ravrik alright mate. I think it shows how popular the song is and is actually one my favourite festival experiances when everyone is singing the song back. Love Pulp.

[Morning69Glory]

A unique song, sung by a unique band with an even more unique lead singer... a truly legendary tune.

[macivor73]

quintasentioly british ,fucking brilliant

[kaosdonremus]

Jarvis is so unique, loveable and unquestionably British lol

[jimhigham]

God indeed. FINALLY got to see them at Brixton earlier this week. Jaw droppingly, mind bendingly, pant wettingly wonderful.

[carlos77s]

PULP que buen grupo carajo,, goodddddddd

[TheJewishCamel]

apparently, this dancing turns my freind on -_-

[weebl46]

saw them at leeds, jarvis is a fucking legend, as well as

 the rest of the band

[ggrady87]

best mosh EVAR!!!!!

[subjectg]

:-)

[pandaeyes42]

Saw them last month in Melbourne, Australiaa.

They are in fine form at the moment-I've missed them!!!

Managed to screa/sing my throat out during "Common People"!!!

[1MUFC]

Not in your wildest dreams, for so many reasons unfortunately :( @JimSammich

[sheffowl]

saw this live was supposed to see stone roses stone who???????????? jarvis rules

[EugeniousNat]

Can't wait to see them at Leeds...

[gogolplex74]

you were amazing at Pohoda 2011

[TheKnightsOfCamden]

Jarvis is just on a whole other fucking level, and yet he remains to this day one of the most humble, down to earth musicians. I've seen him a couple times now, but what I would give to have been around in the 90's to witness him in all his blazing glory.

[Nicktimus]

just saw them in melbourne, I had outrageously high hopes and they were surpassed, it was genuinely a fantastic performance

[pandaeyes42]

@Nicktimus

I managed to sing/scream my throat out during "Common People"! Sounded like Tom Waits the next few days afterwards!

[stressy192]

Fuck how i wish i was there!!! im sorry Jarvis xxxxxxxxxxxx

[ttikey]

Paredes de Coura 2011

[carregalhe]

@ttikey

Seeing them in PdC 11', too. I can barely wait.

[TheSmedleys]

Common people live everywhere, not just Glastonbury!

[Pcrowe5]

30 people are living their lives with no meaning or control.

[Dariusss3]

Pulp is Great !! i'm from Poland ... Heineken Festival 2011 Gdynia

[dandandandan90]

wish i could dance like him

[girlsailor123]

the predominantly white indie crown can be carefully observed by the offbeat clapping at 3:40

[TheDesertExile]

@girlsailor123 well it is the UK lol

[jerachin]

he is hot!!!!!!!!!

[marcyarmy]

TITP!

[terry1031]

What can I say? Jarvis is better God!

[johny5times]

John Peel once claimed this was the greatest live performance he'd ever seen.

[spikie119]

@johny5times i think that is a fair and true statement fantastic live performance

[gracella4]

Glastonbury 2011!

[iamaweasel]

& he really couldn't dance his way out of a very wet brown paper bag, even if he had a pointed stick. But he couldn't do so in what is really the quite-coolest way that it's possible not to do, and with charm, intelligence and chutzpah. And a twitch.

[toffrashid]

This is bloody incredible!

[iamaspace]

T IN THE PARK!!

[Caliedh7]

No one can move like Jarvis Cocker...

[mufcrulesable]

jarvis cocker is a common person common as muck

[iamaweasel]

Jarvis is not God: because of course that would be blasphemous. But he is the 95% of the material universe that physicists and cosmologists cannot find. Dark matter personified!

[mrsthomyorke1]

JARVIS IS GOD! <3

[camboi913]

cant wait for READING gonna be awesome..: )

[MissProperPosh]

I was born the year after this,but I wish I'd been there <3

[92burnzy]

27 people think they are better than common people, PULP ARE IMMENSE

[CFCMat]

27 people hate music.

[ENGLANDTHEGREATEST]

BBC Iplayer has the full set better quality than this shit.

[adjesch]

@ENGLANDTHEGREATEST yeah, but the fucking Beeb will not show their I-player content to us Dutch while we pay more for a digital subscription for BBC1 through4 than the Brits pay for their licence fee. Will see the repeat tonite on BBC 4 and place it on serverspace of my own (as they also block decent versions on youtube).

[CFCMat]

Watching this on BBC Four last night was awesome- Jarvis Cocker you legend.

[Mylifeinthreeminutes]

 bbc.c o.uk /iplayer/episode/b00wv3j8/Glas­tonbury_Pulp_at_Glastonbury_19­95/

The entire set on Iplayer

[JamesGrady2]

fucking heartbreaking - thats how to write a song

[andmar03]

One of the most beautifully simple songs to understand ever, yet still some people still don't get it?

[ireternalexistence]

Need to turn electric violin volume down.

[joffre99]

jarvis is god

[bethlovesmusic365]

That man is a genius! I admire him greatly for his singing, his music, his style and most of all HIS DANCE MOVES! :D

[zaratustra007]

its ok, common music from and to common people

[xavisson]

somebody turns down the volume of this bloody violin please

[Joe11yeah]

READING!!

[canacaxddx]

pulp & suede = greatest britpop bands

[ToSaFaktNeda]

can't wait to see them live this summer, it's going to be legendary!!!

[oiergasdn]

@ToSaFaktNeda as barney would say

[radouz]

@ToSaFaktNeda no jo slováci se radují!

[ToSaFaktNeda]

@radouz :)) ..veď to nemáte tak ďaleko:P

[radouz]

@ToSaFaktNeda Z prahy. A jsem bez peněz. Co to stojí? 70 euro?

[ToSaFaktNeda]

@radouz hmm..už je vypredané, tak pod 90e zoženieš ťažšie.. :D

[BenBezzle]

@radouz chleb polski i muztarda jest dobzre or something

[profjamiesutton]

@ToSaFaktNeda what festival

? :D

[ToSaFaktNeda]

@profjamiesutton Bažant Pohoda..special festival in Slovakia)

[MrBazyl7]

ZAJEBISTE!!!



[MrBazyl7]

ZAJEBISTE!!!

[PedrotheWombat]

violin mixed too high

[yorkieman23]

unbelievable.....the time ,the place, the crowd and the song make it quite possibly galstonbury and pulps finest hour...imo

[paulh767]

this was the greatest performance by anyone at glastonbury !!!!!!!!!!!

[adiblima]

Essa música é totalmente insana.A letra é maravilhosa de real,o instrumental é bom demais,esse violino ficou matador.Uma das melhores músicas ao vivo que já vi.

[gaiaphage1]

what a crowd!

[terrapinlovesyou]

fucking sexy.

[nevlfc]

wow, you know when a song becomes so ubiquitous you kind of forget how amazing it is... well i just remembered, stunning!

[spuggy999]

26 people dont like common people

[doctorwho904]

aww

[Snobert]

Who really dislikes this? It's fecking outstanding!!!

[buzzardbait99]

Another song that proves music doesn't have to be complicated to be great. Jarvis is the perfect front man. Common people hold the world together. Proud to be one.

[stickbarhollis]

Hey kids, remember when Glastonbury was good?

[GeoSin77]

lmao 5:20 'TAKE IT DOWN.' for the third time of asking :P

[SeriouslyRandom20]

god the crowd is amazing :D

[sunshinetrash72]

Jarvis is sooooo sexy I love him! xxxx

[mercuryforeva]

Suede were better than Oasis.

[craiGjoneSx]

oasis were the best britpop band, but pulp wernt bad.

[95babyshamble]

DOUR FESTIVAL!

[welld123]

READING!!!!!

[HonkyCat90]

@welld123 I'll be seeing them there to! Gonna be fucking great!

[SoundBuckle]

@welld123 NO! LEEDS! :P

[andyblanchfield]

When they close this years leeds fest, it will simply be magical

[TheYeoman85]

@andyblanchfield too fucking right!! it will be immense!!!!!!!!!

[01AlanBennett]

You were spot on except for "as great as Oasis were"....

Pulp were great, and Blur aren't bad but certainly not as good as Pulp

[philippawatson85]

leeds fest 2011!!!!!! wooooo!!!

[Joshwaa117]

oh man the are playing at reading :D

[Ricci6667]

I was 12 and in the middle of the crowd with my brother. I remember this song so well and now I can't believe it's nearly 16 years ago. 1995 was my favourite year at Glasto :-)

[fred12345ization]

I actually prefer this to the studio version.

[roadpancake]

@sebastianflyte07 Hmm. I'd say you're close. But I'd say that it's more about how the middle class 'champagne socialists', as you said, romanticise the working class style of life and envy them, not them wanting to help them. Jarvis was trying to dispel the myth of the proud working class, trying to prove to the middle classes that being poor is shit and depressing, and not empowering. The girl in the song embodies this type of middle class. No?

[rknoester1976]

Iggy Pop of the 90's ???

[sneakey01]

Wish I was there!!!!! really bad

but I would only be 4 at the time, fucking sucks

[ironbmike]

violin is way too loud

[Brotherbaylon]

Best gig I've ever been to. They stood in for the Stone Roses at the last minute.

[MentalChainsawDude]

As awesome today as back then :)

[ericdantona]

None of my friends seem to be into them for reasons beyond me, guess i'm going to see them on my own at T in the park this summer.

[walonsubi]

@ericdantona you can go with me, I reckon I'll be there myself too. Their loss :D

[ericdantona]

@walonsubi Who ever they see, can't see how it could compare to seeing this!

[plopplop1983]

not the roses though is it?

[rumplestilskint67]

@1MUFC you are a perfect example of what you just said what did you just call yourself oh yeah a dick head

[provetamin]

damn i wish i had those moves...

[deksterification]

he's a pretentious dick, but a brilliant pretentious dick at that.

[1MUFC]

I've never heard so much complete and utter, irrelevant and pointless fucking shit, ............... that is posted in the comments to youtube videos, in my life. Its unbelievable, where do these fucking articles and dickheads come from LOL. Nobody gives a fuck about your opinion, your view, who you are, where youre from, what youve done, or what you'll ever do.

[somonelse666]

@1MUFC i dint give two fucks about what anyone thinks about my opinion, i just post comments with the slim hope that there is more than one person in the world that is not a dickhead:

for the record, my political opinion is that: D. camron, N. clegg, G. bush, T. blair, M. thatcher, N. griffin, and people like that should be put on a little island with a massive concreate wall around it and have chemical/biological (i don't mind) weapons tested on them.

[Tommyfazz]

the energy expressed by the band and the crowd during this number is like the Egyptian revolution condensed.

[myskijn]

This is probably the most beautiful video on Youtube.

[Tommyfazz]

yes you are correct-Jarvis is the boiling eyeballs of pop ....Egyptian news just

in tribute to the murdering bastards of the Egyptian regime is this boiling eyeballs of poptastic revolutionary reprisal...

[Tommyfazz]

yes you are correct-Jarvis is the boiling eyeballs of pop .

[abowell127]

Jarvis is the sex!

[choddo]

Since 95, this has been in my top pop recordings ever. Friends were there but I missed out :(

[saturnfiverocket]

TIMELESS CLASSIC

[arita2006]

Excellent. Absolutely excellent.

Kept from number one by Robson & Jerome. Unbelievable!

[Alieh469]

He is the campest front man i've ever seen

[MrBennyBoy04]

@Alieh469

Take it you've never seen the scissor sisters? :P

[Alieh469]

@MrBennyBoy04 And i forgot queen...

[choddo]

@Alieh469 Stick to 50 cent dude.

[Alieh469]

@choddo F*** that he's nothing on Jarvis

[popova]

This performance is a tribute to the human spirit. Jarvis openly talked about his failures for over 10 years to find his voice the debt he accumulated trying to make it as a singer/songwriter. There is so much honesty in is lyrics that's why people in the music circles often refer to him and one of the best songwriters to come out England.

Different Class and This is Hardcore are masterpieces. They are perfect albums.

[NoBusesx]

The crowd are hilarious. *bounce bounce*

[mitora23]

thanks! reunion!

[fondoogle]

watch?v=46CNp89_52Y

[mircea1910]

Jarvis was also awesome for pwning MJ

[readysteady2]

What is it about this song that causes the hair to creep on my head STILL EVERY time I hear it?! EPIC! Louder the better !

[skagtrendy06]

Freddy Mercury of the 90's

[NEILAE86]

26 people like Justin Bieber

[dspikey]

I think music radically suffered after the 90s....so called RnB has done so much damage...

[stangable1984]

@dspikey and yet all the great British Guitar Pop, of which Pulp is just one example, came from R&B and Soul. What R&B giveth, R&B taketh away....

[Tommyfazz]

mesmerizing performance!

[thecrystalkid]

never forget this performance, the WHOLE crowd had their hands in the air, epic

[arcticronnie]

pip i still love you

[synystersevilheir]

violin kinda kills it for me...

[voicecrack99]

Amazing band Amazing crowd

[lloplop]

wow this fucking sucks

[jtnjtnjtnjtn]

Jarvis Cocker is a just man but when he is on stage he becomes a god

[asc123ism]

common people are poor not rich like him would he give up all his money to be common like me/i think not

[seviwesuohetarepsed]

When we think of Britpop, Pulp seem to get lost in translation. It's all Oasis and Blur. Blur never made an album as good as Different Class or This Is Hardcore. And as great as Oasis were, they weren't as out there as Pulp were, This Is Hardcore is bordering on Avant-garde. More Radiohead circa Kid A than anything Oasis or Blur did. To me, Pulp are a once-in-a-lifetime band.

[blakefish80]

@seviwesuohetarepsed Tut Tut my dear boy. To say Blur never made an album as good as... Well yer know, That's just silly. Their self titled Blur album was a work of genius. I guess it's just opinions but it was a rather narrow viewpoint.

Pulp were a very good group but if it wasn't for Blur blazing the Britpop trail they wouldn't have ever been heard. Pulp had been a group for years before their big break. They rode the coat tails of Blurs britpop creation as did all the bands of that era.

[seviwesuohetarepsed]

@blakefish80 Hey buddy. Nothing against Blur, believe me, huge Blur fan right here. I just don't think they made an album as good as This Is Hardcore or Different Class. I thought there were always one of two week tracks on most of there albums, as a singles band, Blur take the biscuits. Blur's string of singles in the 90s are almost as good as The Kinks string of singles in the 60s. Blur are magnificent, and with their 13 album, managed to reinvent themselves as more than just a britpop band.

[seviwesuohetarepsed]

@blakefish80 I don't think it's fair to say Blur are responsible for Pulp's success. Pulp were formed long before Blur were. The interesting thing about discussing the Brit Pop scene is that no one will ever agree, because we all have our favourites :) I love Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Radiohead. And I love giving each band credit for their success. Oasis have essentially been crap since Morning Glory. Blur were amazing right until Think Tank. Pulp were just more unique. At least to me. Love both bands.

[MrSlimjimk]

@seviwesuohetarepsed you make a great point - It's a bit like the Kinks being overshadowed by the Beatles and Stones. Jarvis is a more interesting character. His songs have a bit more personality than the others

[tylerwhitmarsh]

yay isle of wight festival

[swiftiey]

this song is total fucking shit. hearing those words come from jarvis cocker's mouth is pretension defined. "Oh you'll never live like common people like me, riding on my private jet with five million roadies carrying my shit".

always thought he was a typical pretentious hipster long before but this just takes the cake.

[jdenicholls]

@swiftiey 'tis the irony of the Working Class Hero. It's more a song about his past than the life he was living at that time. And it is true, even if he is pretending. Most songs are written in a character of some sort.

[zodridinthebush]

@swiftiey calm down its only a song