The Beautiful South - Rotterdam

[sejejoei]

49 people saw this without sound

[sichaar]

Loveley tune. I remenber reading an interview with the writer: he wrote it about Eindhoven, the city were he stayed in a hotel at that time. Alas Eindhoven didn't rime as well as Rotterdam did, so he changed Eindhoven to Rotterdam

[GlassDancerz]

Favourite song as a child <3 i had good taste lol

[DanielleBagnall]

'And when faced with dull and dutiful

They fire red warning flares

Battle Khaki personality

With red underwear'

....This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Liverpool or Rome. -Classic

[tattooinka]

jackie abbott sexy as hell

[Mammasaymammasaw]

Lol'z they made her go get the gas.

[Aerenmerksmw2]

ent hear this sice i was like 8 im 15 now christ this song is amazing

[dougie4me]

its amazing i aint herd this song for YEARS and i still know all the words like i listen to this everyday lool

[YorkTheDuchess]

THE SOUTH playing live at (York) The Duchess on 4th March 2012, and (Hull) The Welly on 6th March 2012.

[tomartos]

Everyone this great music pop and a greta song if you don't agree just fuck up and go somehwere else...

IDIOTS

[theaceface]

class tune

[V3YRONS]

my dad used to listen to 'Little Blue' which was also by The Beautiful South' But i cant find his CD anywhere, and its not on utube. Please make a video of it and send it to me or send me a link, PLEASE!!!

[NorthernFella]

love the video and their ecentricity quite similar to good as gold

[MaggieACharva]

The best thing to come out of Yorkshire since Yorkshire pudding too!!!

[Flutterflut89]

Love listening to this song! xxx

[fcluddski]

Was working in Rotherham at the time of this tune, a quick lyric cange even Cowell would be embarressed by, been a year since we lost you Les mate RIP mate x

[evolution118]

That chubby girl in the video is fking hot. I fancy the hell out of her.

[hightoppler]

Track is awesome

Video sucks

Rotterdam is en epic city.

[cruella958]

this girls voice is fantastic



[londonoldschool]

Quality better than the manufactured shit being churned out nowadays.

[ozhallh]

rotherham or rottrdam

[gremlinfeatures]

Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone

[jstinson78]

Four men are present but they send the woman to the gas station... ijs

[2k10JD]

@jstinson78 perhaps she's one of those feminist types, who wouldn't let the males do anything for her because SHE'S JUST AS CAPABLE AS ANY MAN!!!!!!....

[jstinson78]

@2k10JD They say that chivalry is dead - people like you killed it. It has nothing to do with how capable a woman may or may not, it has to do with being a gentleman. Feminist need to make up their minds, they want equality when it's convenient but will complain if a he doesn't offer to pay for your meal. Pick a side and stay on it. If you want to be equal, then keep up. Be as productive without special accommodations. God made Adam and Eve to balance and help eachother. Know your role.

[XxxxSunsetxxxX]

@jstinson78 Hmm, that's probably the best comment on chivalry I've heard, ever. Also, feminists do get on my nerves. To have the same opportunites as men doesn't men acting like what women THINK "men" act like (overtly forward and sexual, crass). It's gotten to the point where women who act like ladies are seen as being insecure and not "strong" women. Women and men are supposed to complement each other, like you said, and when done correctly, with mutual respect, it is a beautiful thing.

[2k10JD]

@jstinson78 chill the fuck out, it was a joke. Know my role? I'm a man, and i gladly open the door for any woman, I do anything for my girlfriend. I am, if you like, "the perfect gentleman". Feminists want equality in things that matter, such as a vote, and equal pay, equal opportunities for work. When people like you say "well you can't be equal and have us do things for you too" That's the cause of the systematic slaughter of chivalry in our society.

[ade444uk]

great tune

[Morrissey71trfc]

47 people aren't from Rotterdam, Liverpool or Rome

[LiamCrowley1990]

I love how shit music videos were back then. All these over-budget, multi-million piece of shit videos we get these days are such a tremendous waste of money. Could be spent on such a much better cause. We need more bands around now like these, Del Amitri, Deacon Blue, etc.

[TheDorancd]

Havn't heard dis in ages!!! Who d'hell disliked!!!!!

[ProJanitor]

i love gabber <3

[pilaurice76]

i love this song, especially when my mum sings it to me

[urbansoulzz]

im back in wales

[ind0nOnaa]

ROTTERDAMMMMMMM 010!!

[TBeer02]

Tune !

[cpnstav]

that lady has an amazing voice too

[bristolcityifcation]

FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM TOP FIRM IN HOLLAND !!RESPECT DUE BUT YOU WILL NEVER PLAY THE GAME LIKE THE ENGLISH STILL NUMBER 1 !!!!AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!! **BRISTOL CITY SERVICE FIRM**

[eijkie11]

Rotterdam you just got to love it :D

[haziblayo]

this song will always be in the back of your mind, don't make them like this now!!

[narussouwjps]

can't wait for them to come back on tour .

[1tuffcookie87]

the 90s were the best!!! I miss it.

[TheBartowskiSpecial]

Ahhhhhh i have had this song stuck in my head for ages, finally i have found it cant believe i didnt know what it was. Such a great song :)

[TheJonnyHammond]

bailey haggen from hartlepool has wanked himself over this

[jimmy140994]

first band I ever saw live !! just one more reason why they're so special to me :)

[emilyjanemcilroy]

best song!



[SlateryTheBattery]

liverpool <3

[march2fuzz]

reminds me of my childhood

[boilingblacksea]

Beautiful. Enough said.

[loopyjonny1]

i love this particular song,i think she has grace through her song,loopys mother people,not male,incase u thought so.just love good songs

[00whitea]

Possibly the least offensive video/song ever made

[elusivejahnell]

God the video really IS bad. Almost puts me off the song.

[dadavid254]

ROTTERDAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUEEN ON THE MAAS!

[Danifran21]

Beautiful South is so shit

[DrDropful]

@Danifran21 why u watchin there vids then?

[Danifran21]

@DrDropful Because deep down I just can't get enough. I think I must have been in a bad mood when I wrote that.

[DrDropful]

@Danifran21 well at least your being honest

[Jowsh]

@Danifran21 if you're going to bad mouth, then you should know it's : ARE so shit... are so shit...

[Danifran21]

@Jowsh Band names are usually treated as collective nouns, but I guess either use is acceptable.

[BodaciousWickerman]

90s gem.

[kathleenlees]

They need to get back together with Jacqui.

[MattyEFC121]

like tha GamesSportsMusic,

Manc cunts

[GamesSportsMusic]

39 people are from manchester

[Lekkerpuhding]

It's a great song, to bad Rotterdam itself isn't that great.

[undergroundcrossx]

@Lekkerpuhding shut youre mouth

[booadams]

@Lekkerpuhding ..............010!!!

[squeekytoe1]

a michelle shocked song!!!!

[higginio]

omg havent heard this since i was a small kid in the 90's :D

[lanswipe]

@higginio me too :D

[kirstyhick18]

@higginio Same here, Im now 19 and can remeber all the words :D

[geeza06]

@higginio Brign back some memories to when I was a kid too!!... Been looking for it for ages. What about 'don't marry her'??

[SARRHS]

pure music, sweet music... for traveling...

[barnabyfraser]

Love this track.

[RDAMNERGENSBANG]

R O T T E R D A M E C H W E L !

[berkaniinakreb]

Greetings from The Hague, lovely city.. like Rotterdam, where I work

[legindyoll]

And again the greatness goes on and on.

[JustALittleBitDipsy]

I have been listening to this since I was born, every time I used to get in the car and ask for it on. This band is AMAZING. !!! <3

[JordanLeeBradley]

I'm 15, this is the music I heard whilst growing up, it's great to hear it now and actually understand and appreciate it :)

[MrMattyvibes]

@JordanLeeBradley Hah too true, too true

[connorhobson1]

@JordanLeeBradley same here but im 16 lol

[jannibal1992]

I'm actually from Rotterdam, and I found out about this song because of some english coleagues who keep singing it all the time.. :P

[Endelite]

I really like Jackie Abbott's voice in their cover of Dream a Little Dream of Me, but mostly I'm really not a fan of it and I really don't like it in this song, which is a shame, because the actual song is fantastic.

The first time I heard this song was on Parkinson with the man singing, whose voice was unusual but really quirky and perfectly charming for this song. Is there any recorded version of Rotterdam with him singing?

[libertopian]

Thumbs up for the 90's :-)

[w0lf6pack]

I'm with dandyli0n: terrible video, NICE tune

From that point of view I can understand where the dislikers are coming from

[Kevin12FR]

Greetings From Rotterdam (holland)

[CarbonBlonde]

my child minder played this on the way to school when i first came out i think i was 6 ? good times.

[Kreden1337]

Hallo Dame, hvorfor er du sammen med the village people

[Miraculoex]

omg...we dance the ''slow foxtrot'' to this song.. xD

[Joefusz]

Peace from Rotterdam for this song:p

[stamatis53]

I live in Rotterdam and thought the lyrics aren't very positive about my beautiful city,

I love the song.

And believe me: in Rotterdam you don't need to be (or stay!) alone at all!

[2011CJM]

Pocodot is a rip-off of FaceBook that tries to lure YouTubers into creating an account without the YouTubers knowing that once you make an account, you will:

1) Recieve a virus

2) unable to delete the account

and Pocodot is mainly robots and hired and paid people to advertise on YouTube.

All the YouTube comments with the most thumbs up saying how "awesome" Pocodot is, is fake.

Thumb this comment up to make people more aware, and post it on every single video.

[MarvelousOne84]

Infact This song was written about and For Max Gradel

[MarvelousOne84]

Max Gradel Is in Rotterdam Cause Max Gradel is Everywhere and anywhere!!

[fatandlanky]

34 people dont like shell motor spirit

[soberuplonely]

I was born in Rotterdam

[ryanmainy]

You Will Never Beat Beautiful South, Im glad Iv Seen Them Live :)

[MrDeano3330]

@ryanmainy Yeh i have seen them live too,where did you see them?

[ryanmainy]

@MrDeano3330 bridlington

[MrDeano3330]

@ryanmainy yeh i have seen them live too,where did you see them?

[hgjkllsssss21233]

The song isn't about Rotterdam though. It's about drinking alone in a pub, it doesn't matter where, drinking alone is alone. Listen and see. I always wondered what the Irish stout comment was about!

[TheShittingbull]

wow,such a beautiful song...thank you paul

[monicamonni]

LOL That will become one of my favourites from now on hahaha what a song! :))

[WHERESTHEF40]

GREAT MUSIC, FROM A GREAT BAND... yes for the people that dislike the song, why the hell were you listening to it in the first place... if You did not know the band, then it shows how little you know...

[aaronswwob]

this song just makes me happy and as for all you saying where their fans are from im fron teh US

[GraceUnderPressure1]

Why the heck has this video got talk of football in the comments?? Its probably all that would fit in the song...

Enjoy the song, that's all that matters here!

[liketammysaids]

my favourite song since i was little....still my favourite! :)

[RedrosegateVille]

I love that light blue dress..his could be rotterdam or anywhere for sure..and red underwears..khakhi ones

[silvrglo]

excellent song.....stuck in my head....since 7 years...

[MattyEFC121]

michaelUNITEDKINGDOM, In a fucking nutshell my friend!!!

[Tiim010]

is this song about the dutch city Rotterdam?

[aaboer]

@Tiim010

It is, and I am from Rotterdam! (Blond and beautiful, haha...!) Guess what: this was a mega hit in Europe except in... Holland! Can you imagine? They sometimes play this song on our local radiostation, Radio Rijnmond! Great song!

[MicrosoftXbox360able]

awesome song

[Livy113]

i need to stop raping the replay button!!

[6FeelsLikeLightning9]

@Livy113 you also need to grow up

[Livy113]

@6FeelsLikeLightning9 all i meant was that i could not stop pressing the replay button because it is such a good song. you also need to lighten up...

[kevin708]

Hey does anyone know where I could buy the Jools Holland Special DVD with TBS???? Its awesome.

Cheers

[crapple009]

@addyginsh Nah, they're simply genius and beautiful.

[04aprater]

32 people dont know what good music sounds like. This is an awesome tune

[Veee8]

@04aprater

No the pint glass is WAY more than half full - 1091 like it.

About 3% don't like it!!!..I had use a calculator to figure that out.:)

[mathero2]

Is that a Stone Island logo at 1.59? what year is this?

[davieboy09xbl1]

@mathero2 ye it were pal 80-90s

[atentat99]

@04aprater correct, 35 people love justin bieber ....this is music!

[andrew8833]

@04aprater Its got to be one of the best songs ever, got a really good rhythm.

[RUSRTY88]

@04aprater theres 47 dislikes mate but ye have a point its a good tune

[Veee8]

@addyginsh

I see what you mean - Cheers and Merry Christmas, Happy New Year addyginsh!!!

[joerikoppp]

it would be realy nice if the video was shot in Rotterdam!!

[Veee8]

@addyginsh

Nope - I think they are timeless....they were incredibly popular in the UK throughout the 90's, they had pockets of followers in the US like San Fran but never broke the into the big leagues, good or bad based on your perspective. I followed the Housemartins from as distance and TBS only lately..... Jacqui was stunning - Paul and Dave's writing soulful...more heartbreaking as time passes.... Listen to David Ford "Song for the Road" - he will warm your heart!

Cheers, V8.

[Psydecar]

Man I remember seeing this every morning while I was getting ready for school. I was probably in the 3rd grade then.

[limonenedipentene]

Beautiful voice.

[afterthemoneysgone]

Thumbs up if you think Jacqui Abbott is beautiful.

[CrazyCanuckStallion]

Rotterdam is one of the best cities in the world

[butsy1818]

THE MEANINGS ARE THE WORDS TO A SONG OF A DREAM OF SORTS THAT ARE POSSIBLE WITH ALL OF THE FOR MENTIONED;-)

[qwer8907]

the peoples band

[ajmusic11271]

st helens lass? isnt she

[melvinceltic]

nice stoney jacket heaton has on

[kiranpati]

haha either Animo37 is doing this as a joke, or that person is a genuine arsehole.

[kiranpati]

haha either Animo37 is doing this as a joke, or that person is a genuine arsehole.

[MrHopeTelevision]

why is paul heaton miming the guitar?

[Jack1850]

Animo, you clearly sound like a knob right now, save your dignity and stop here :P

[Animo37]

@Jack1850 A KNOB YOU SAY? AWESOME.

[bellabellym]

@Animo37 I thought you were quite funny actually.. but then i missed all the comments you posted that were marked as spam. so i could be wrong.

[Animo37]

@bellabellym OH DON'T YOU WORRY, THEY'RE JUST AS HILARIOUS

[jubitoftw]

omg, i never knew it's a beautiful south song! they're much better than i thought.

[MegaKaren67]

could b anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Animo37]

@MegaKaren67 YOU DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ANYONE'S LIVES.

[MegaKaren67]

@Animo37 u a jerk,a knob is useful,if u can`t say anything nice,say fuck all,u idiot

[BLiiiTZUK]

0:19 Stone Island Jacket :D

[Animo37]

@BLiiiTZUK THE SMILEY EMOTICON IS A WINDOW INTO YOUR SHALLOW SUPERFICIAL SOUL.

[iw32]

She looks like Kathy Bates.

[Animo37]

@iw32 WHO THE FUCK IS KATHY BATES GO AWAY YOU FUCKING YOUTUBE CANCER.

[iw32]

@Animo37 DROP DEAD YOU FUCKING LOSER!

[biderz5]

@iw32 the man has a point tbf

[Animo37]

@biderz5 YOU ARE A GOD.

[thecoolharry]

Rotterdam for Ever

[michaelUNITEDKINGDOM]

could this video be related to the travels of Liverpool FC, thin about it.

[drpol31]

so beautiful

[Animo37]

@drpol31 I have looked into the eyes of a newborn baby deer. I have seen the sunset from the top of Kilimanjaro. Those were examplys of the beauty this world has to offer. NOT SOME AGEING WOMAN SINGING A HIDEOUS SONG THAT A FUCKING 3 YEAR OLD COULD HAVE WRITTEN AND PROBABLY DID.

[fakename4242]

I'm pretty sure the avalanches have a cover/remix of this song. Anybody know the name of it?

[CabaretChris]

To everyone making footballs references below, this song is actually about drinking in a pub on your own (as far as I can tell anyway!!). It doesn't matter where in the world you are, drinking alone is the same - anywhere alone..

I think that's what the song's about anyway. I'm pretty certain that it has nothing to do with football!!

[Animo37]

@CabaretChris PEOPLE THAT LIKE THIS SONG ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT DRINK IN A PUB BY THEMSELVES. I HATE YOU CABARET CHRIS.

[kellyann1985]

lllllllllllllllllllllllllove thisssssssssssssssssss

[Animo37]

@kellyann1985 FUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKKKK OOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFF

[slidel211288]

rotterdam < amsterdam

[Animo37]

@slidel211288 MY BRAIN > YOUR BRAIN

[slidel211288]

@Animo37

*<

[Animo37]

@slidel211288 ANY MORON COULD'VE SAID THAT. YOU ARE ANY MORON.

[slidel211288]

@Animo37

and you need to learn what a caps lock button is