eh... this is ok, the "live" version is better... but still only ok. i love "better than ezra"(s) cover of it the best (faster, more feeling). the words are fabulous tho, i must say. kudos to james for that.
@giggidy61 You close minded fuck. How homophobic and immature. He's talking about making love with a girl you idiot. Go grow some balls and get off the internet professor dickweed.
i heard this down on the pub jukebox the other night, and i hadn't heard it in years!!! i was only 5 when i last heard it. reminds me of 90's summers days. good times...
in the trailer for a bad film --- before taking woodstock -- anyway, it's for the film American Pie - Book of Love, and it makes the trailer catchy, because this song was funny and catchy way back when and I'm enjoying it now. it is SO stuck in my head now . . .
i love this song but i had no idea what the name of this song was till i looked it up . American pie LOL this one time at band camp.... ironic becase i am in band!
you do not no how long i have been looking for this since the day i saw this movie all i had stuck in ma head was man is on fire coplains about the noises above and finally the full song
I had seen these guys when they performed at the big San Diego 91X fest in 1994!! When they did this song it was pure magic!! Tha place went nuts!! What a great song!!! Great Band!!
i like the live version by james alot more than mat nathanson'sand i love the covered studio version by mat nathanson alot more than the james version
I grew up listening to this song and used to sing it when I was like 5 haha. and the bit where he says "dress me up in women's clothes..." just made me think of Jordan and Alex Reid hahaha :')
Great song but the video gave me a headache. To much jumping around and weird camera effects. Plus I had no idea what was going on. What was up with the weird characters and the random close ups of the geeky Michael Cera lookalikes face? On an unrelated not does the lead singer remind anyone of Robin Williams?
You know, I'm going to be in the minority, but I actually like the line "she only sings when she's on top" as opposed to "cums when she's on top." It adds a more subtle and playful tone to an already frenetic song.
whats not to like? Matt Nathanson did nothing new with the song, nothing original, he used almost the same arrangement and sang it just like the original... nice copy, he had a good voice, but i prefer the original.
comments can be sooooooooooo boring
drambuie4856 1 year ago
sooo fit
debrarichards1 1 year ago
Bom fim de semana!!!!
misskikasilva 1 year ago
She only sings when she's on top, censored much O_O
Jos129 1 year ago
American Pie!!!!xD
Andredias164 1 year ago 2
This guy is a brilliant lyricist.
Dubiousjohnny 1 year ago
Boss tune!
Thebritishgent 1 year ago
eh... this is ok, the "live" version is better... but still only ok. i love "better than ezra"(s) cover of it the best (faster, more feeling). the words are fabulous tho, i must say. kudos to james for that.
LissG76 1 year ago
@imafoofighter1 you're a fag
giggidy61 1 year ago
Sounds like Twist and Shout.
AlucardZero 1 year ago
Classic!
rodandroll 1 year ago 2
I wore the same dress as him to my first school dance
UngottensAngel 1 year ago
fag
giggidy61 1 year ago
@giggidy61 You close minded fuck. How homophobic and immature. He's talking about making love with a girl you idiot. Go grow some balls and get off the internet professor dickweed.
imafoofighter1 1 year ago
waiting for tomorrow.i love you james oh hell so much
summer71086 1 year ago
under...rated...
mEds312 1 year ago
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She only cums when she's on top....LOL
3vegemite 1 year ago
Bowdlerized! Unacceptable.
thoughtful 1 year ago
lol love this song :D
reddevil230292 1 year ago
Absolutely brilliant!! A fine British band is here.
TBG.
Thebritishgent 1 year ago
I LOOOOOOOVE THIS SONG!! :D
fwteinhperou 1 year ago
@TheDoucheGuy
I try to.
LTF6161 1 year ago
andaba buscando este video, solo que no me acordaba como se llamaba
QuanRaziel 1 year ago
Its 'cum' on top,, not 'sings' on top,, what the fuck man!!! Gaaaaaaaaaaaays
kimmy93x 1 year ago 2
@kimmy93x They can't say 'cum' in a music video...
LesterDragon 1 year ago
@LesterDragon Yeah i thought that
kimmy93x 1 year ago
they all have nice legs
rickyragoo 1 year ago
Yes Jens Lehman!
MarcLowe1992 1 year ago
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margarita876 1 year ago
GEORGY TO KSERW AUTO TO TRAGOUDI
margarita876 1 year ago
lov this song glad i finally found a not matt nathanson version^^
katarina213naruto 1 year ago
This should have made VH1's top 100 90s track. But VH1 knows nothing. :-(
jrenae75 1 year ago 4
When he wrote this... he taped into some cosmic BRILLIANCE!
barkinguptherightree 1 year ago 2
2:14 I love that little dance, lol
FatPopCorn 1 year ago
Fatpopcorn... he looks lovely in that dress, doesnt he!
barkinguptherightree 1 year ago
i heard this down on the pub jukebox the other night, and i hadn't heard it in years!!! i was only 5 when i last heard it. reminds me of 90's summers days. good times...
JackyRowe 1 year ago 2
Oh those Brits and there cross-dressing (ie Monty Python!) hehehe
Love this song!
AdMeliora1 2 years ago
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holy shit 130 million views????? how is this the number 1 video on youtube?
frylock48 2 years ago
they probably thought it's pr0n :P
cafeine 1 year ago
@frylock48 -130 million views???? 107 thousand u no mean?
bigandyk89 1 year ago
fail
RocketDescends 1 year ago
This songs on all of the American Pie movies
dustox11 2 years ago
she only comes when she's on top
jp198780 2 years ago 46
@jp198780 actually, it's cums ;)
SirJimmaras 1 year ago 2
@jp198780
...cums, I believe.
7jellyjars 1 year ago
awesome song
jp198780 2 years ago 2
i love pinapple fritters
steviebluebear 2 years ago
butt wieners
back2thefutre 2 years ago
i love this song
great to 90s
great "Jame"
Tim Booth great frontman
CARL7819 2 years ago
yeehaaww!!
MrCorwing82 2 years ago
tuneee!
bigandyk89 2 years ago
Such a great song!!!!!! Damnnnnnn
lachinii 2 years ago 3
in the trailer for a bad film --- before taking woodstock -- anyway, it's for the film American Pie - Book of Love, and it makes the trailer catchy, because this song was funny and catchy way back when and I'm enjoying it now. it is SO stuck in my head now . . .
LesleeLMartin 2 years ago
i love laid song
really to 90s
i love you "James"
CARL7819 2 years ago
Well he is unbelievably beautiful, even in that dress
ArcadeFire5 2 years ago
@ArcadeFire5
I wouldn't say no
LOL
ClTIZEN 2 years ago
there headling the big top on the sunday at the isle of wight fest this year looking forward to seeing them!!!!!!!!!!!!
jasonofjersey 2 years ago
TV edit duh!
AwesomeAttire 2 years ago
Where did this altered video come from? The lyric I remember is ...but she only cums when she's on top. Christ, MTV SUCKS!
jazzliscious13 2 years ago 3
But it's ripped from VH1.
Xer0sama 1 year ago
Such a great song! I've been hearing this since it got out back in the 90s and still not tired of it. Brilliant!
Una2 2 years ago 2
i love this song but i had no idea what the name of this song was till i looked it up . American pie LOL this one time at band camp.... ironic becase i am in band!
MsPunkzilla 2 years ago
One of my fav tunes of alllll time!!!
TheLouiseWilliams 2 years ago
love the 90's music! we brits really do make the best music!!!!!!!! ha ha .true!
leebeer 2 years ago 26
@leebeer Brits do def make awesome Music (Black Keys,Libertines) but Canadians make good music too man, check out "The Tragicially Hip"
Nolanhod 2 years ago
will do :-)
leebeer 2 years ago
The Black Keys are American, get it right. Britpop is great but you sure are a beacon in the dark, huh?
barbaryfair 2 years ago
@barbaryfair lol I was just trying to make a point calm down
Nolanhod 2 years ago
i,m agree
DonnieCampos 2 years ago
@leebeer you still make the best music!
Rikman56 2 years ago
@leebeer
Speaking as an American, I agree, Y'all do make the best pop/rock music. I love the the English Invasion (1960s) and Brit Pop (1990s) . CHEERS
LTF6161 1 year ago 3
@LTF6161 : As another American, I completely agree!
jrenae75 1 year ago
you do not no how long i have been looking for this since the day i saw this movie all i had stuck in ma head was man is on fire coplains about the noises above and finally the full song
randydoucet 2 years ago
<3 american pie
MillefioreWAR 2 years ago
"And this one time, at band camp...."
corndawg2123 2 years ago
Love James.
anarchist567 2 years ago 3
band camp
sheeplover2009 2 years ago
Haven't heard this in a while.
ThisisnotCoco 2 years ago
Great little pop song. Sums up things nicely.
Weissmenchland 2 years ago
american pie 3
kscboynico 2 years ago
such a tune! x
xsheselectric20x 2 years ago
is he the same singer or he lost his hair?-such a hot man..!!
miampouniastokefali 2 years ago
after hearing this song don`t you just feel like you want to have sex or like you`ve just had?
ncloud78 2 years ago 3
love this:) used this for the ending on my movie for film class and got an A:) chicka chicka yeuhh
harperroselalala 2 years ago 4
one of my favorite tunes of all time.
Dirtybaz1 2 years ago
I had seen these guys when they performed at the big San Diego 91X fest in 1994!! When they did this song it was pure magic!! Tha place went nuts!! What a great song!!! Great Band!!
1970michplar 2 years ago 3
this is the only good version of the song better than erza is the only one that is even close
p8sword 2 years ago
Probably the best song I have EVER heard....ever....
DemShteeplechaseBoyz 2 years ago 2
You can't even compare Math Nathanson to James.
n00dles1337 2 years ago 2
i like the live version by james alot more than mat nathanson'sand i love the covered studio version by mat nathanson alot more than the james version
grumpy165 2 years ago
fuck you bro.
harperroselalala 2 years ago
american pie wedding lol
kalosa2 2 years ago
@kalosa2
but in AP was Matt Nathanson version :P
YaKuza0NTSD 2 years ago
haha i wouldn't Evan no this song was made if i didn't watch American pie haha
nahte1namaeb 2 years ago
i adore this song (and he still mouths "cums when she's on top" instead of "sings")
JanineRobin 2 years ago 3
I love this song but it is too damn short! Only 2:34 minutes!!!
chucke1963 2 years ago
Iv'e loves this song for years but i never knew who it was by, i always thought it was something from the 70s.
I love the drumming in it, it's brilliant. Great song, can't stop listening too it.
AussieNathan91 2 years ago
This song was on a CD that came free with a pack of Golden Grahams when I was about 6.
I've loved it ever since, what a great tune.
TheMelliano 2 years ago 3
You serious? A song this mature on a kids snack?
ColossusTheGreat 2 years ago
that's hilarious - it's like getting a butthole surfer song from a box of corn flakes! ;-)
jjpme92un 2 years ago
I grew up listening to this song and used to sing it when I was like 5 haha. and the bit where he says "dress me up in women's clothes..." just made me think of Jordan and Alex Reid hahaha :')
I love this song!
PixieGiant 2 years ago
hes got an awesome voice
TheLuigi96 2 years ago
American Pie *__*
ceciliaciaciona2 2 years ago
Funny....I never messed around with gender roles...I guess I like being a straight guy too much.
RJD1959 2 years ago
Great song but the video gave me a headache. To much jumping around and weird camera effects. Plus I had no idea what was going on. What was up with the weird characters and the random close ups of the geeky Michael Cera lookalikes face? On an unrelated not does the lead singer remind anyone of Robin Williams?
drogaz1 2 years ago 2
American Pie ANTHEM!!!
Will090681 2 years ago
I love messing around with genders roles, and the knew the feeling of a bed on fire and a soul.
kelbatoast 2 years ago 2
Man this song is perfect :) Simple, catchy, 2:30 long - a perfect pop song :)
superaaronash 2 years ago
the best song of the 90s
JohnnyFriction 2 years ago
QUE TEMAZO VIEJO
rigitopenayo 2 years ago
what's this song supposed to mean? it's great though..
klspratlin 2 years ago
its about sex
LRonOMG 2 years ago 2
that one word doesnt change the whole song for me.maybe i dont care maybe im just awesome! Nope i dont care
hritz77 2 years ago
I only cum when I'm on bottom so she don't get prego
delsol2lowz 2 years ago
@delsol2lowz lol u do know that is bullshit, still happens mate
SSJSTR4TOS 2 years ago
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The matt nathanson version is better.
SonnyJim08 2 years ago
love it but dig the original lyric :)
atomictromette 2 years ago 3
You know, I'm going to be in the minority, but I actually like the line "she only sings when she's on top" as opposed to "cums when she's on top." It adds a more subtle and playful tone to an already frenetic song.
lostraven 2 years ago
I'm with you on that one!
lurch321 2 years ago
Tuuuuuuuuuuune!
lofty1985 2 years ago
this song is wicked
bazzwkd 2 years ago 8
she only sings when she's on top haha
CATMCGARR3LLx 2 years ago 6
original line "she only cums when she's on top"
classssssssss
SweetLeftFoot1971 2 years ago 16
They play the original line now on an alt-rock station I listen to.
StoogeWatcher 2 years ago
Ya same I never heard this song till this new radio station came out in boston all they play is mostly 90's alternative
DX4LIFFE 2 years ago
@DX4LIFFE 92.9 WBOS? I just heard this tune on that station.
MiddletownDreamz 2 years ago
Ya dude! That's such an awesome station they play this song alot too.
DX4LIFFE 2 years ago
Somehow, that line in Laid was too offensive for 1993 but not today.
StoogeWatcher 2 years ago 2
reminds me of wen i met my hubby...... been together 17 yrs now.....thanks james !!!!!
TheMADMICHELE 2 years ago 7
ohh i love this sing in the movie american pie
DennisKritik 2 years ago
love the way he still mimes the "comes"
monkybell 2 years ago 2
"but she only 'cums' when she's on top" more like!!
Ruthie076 2 years ago
ledgend awesum song
whiteleyrfc 2 years ago
You forget how many good tunes were around in the 90s ! Pure Genius!!
splodgekin1 2 years ago 10
best period ever mate!
SweetLeftFoot1971 2 years ago
I know this was the original, but I prefer Matt Nathanson's version.......Dunno why?
karljones85 2 years ago
whats not to like? Matt Nathanson did nothing new with the song, nothing original, he used almost the same arrangement and sang it just like the original... nice copy, he had a good voice, but i prefer the original.
bbb732k5 2 years ago 4
this song is one of the best ever written in my opinion it is amazing!!!!! mcr a life
xvx
ravinviv 2 years ago
This bed is on fire with passion and love, the neighbours complain about the noises above, but she only sings when she's on top.
Pure Genius
skegsthomson 2 years ago
I thought it was but she only comes when shes on top??
meekylarsson 2 years ago 4
Actualy it is but she only cums when shes on top
spidey104 2 years ago 4
It is :)
sammi3008 2 years ago 2
its actaully but she only comes when shes on top its just the clean version :L
fuk1em2all 2 years ago
Isn't the lead singer a Christian?
MarcZERO1980 2 years ago
so its love u dig?
dekline15 2 years ago
I use Boo detergent too!
bigdsears 2 years ago
James are actually an English rock band from Manchester England and have been around since 1981. An insult to ever think it is from American Pie 3!!
Ttorit1313 2 years ago 4
she only "COMES" when shes on top...
Rockprincesslydia 2 years ago 2
its "cums" you dick, dont u know anything!? cumming is the action of releasing ur squirt... now dont play the smartass
daandedeen 2 years ago
lol
dekline15 2 years ago
its not you dumb cunt
Narcissistz 2 years ago
oh yeah, then why dont you tell me what it IS then stupid moron? -.- coming = arriving, cumming = getting done when having sex
omg
daandedeen 2 years ago 3
"COMES" when she's on top ...tch !
tracybeale 2 years ago 3
i hate it when people go on about it being in American Pie...
James are the best band in the whole world :)
Lowlyface 2 years ago 9
yeah, what's a soundtrack. Just a random complilation tape made by sombody you don't know, or them you.
jackjude 2 years ago
This was good. Never heard it before.
PennyRoyaleTea 3 years ago 2
I've been searching for this song for a week and couldn't remember any of the lyrics to google search. Just AEEEEHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
finally i heard it on the radio and here I am. next stop Itunes!
S0CALTROJAN 3 years ago 2
It is from american pie 3
TheSIMPSONSmovie95 3 years ago
in American Pie 3, someone else sang it
YOYRUT 3 years ago 2
yeah the other person who sang it was called Matt Nathanson.
TopGunPilot01 2 years ago
this song is so 90s
VenusSatanas 3 years ago 7
This song is the best, and i'd like to point out i LOVED it way before american pie used it in their crap movie
Crazycatlady1784 3 years ago 7