Hmm. 'radioshrink' is an angry chap. To quote your favourite toff, "Calm down, dear". I was not on the marches - I was looking for a job. Norman Tebbit would not let me borrow his Dad's bike. Let's just agree to watch the unemployment figures climb above three million, and wait for someone to say "unemployment is a price worth paying".May I suggest that you form your opinions from more than just The Daily Mail? They just tell Taxi drivers what stupidity to regurgitate. Your new tag: "toryboy"?
Sad to say, but i got here via the Manics version. Which is, in itself an excellent cover but the original is always better somehow. I work in a student union and put this on jukebox and have now heard it since about ten times. Good taste travels through time and brain boxes
Manics could never write like Matt Johnson. I was a fan of this song when it was released and when i heard this sone re-released it made me feel sick. People should just rely on their own skills and stop stealing others.
@mirrorimagesolutions wah wah - who cares, i bet Matt ohnson doesn't give a shit, so why should you? on his behalf' if you don't like it, don't listen or buy it, then you don't support it, by mentioning it, people are curious. Don't listen to the other one. People have been stealing lyrics and music from the beginning of time - you won't change that.
Dod hearing another version really make you feel sick? wtf are you a student? Probably. ah shame. So delicate -life goes on regardless - yawn.
@mirrorimagesolutions I know what you mean, but I'm pretty sure MJ would take this version as generous 'nod' from a bunch of thinking guys with humanity at the front of their minds. I too was a fan of The The, oh, you know when (!), but the backdrop then was Thatcher's 'Lost Generation', a government obsessed by the UK economy and it's 'wealth generators' and uncaring to it's newest would be members. Familiar?
@gmikehome Jesus, grow up and get a life...you're no longer a student, defined by how many marches you go on. Margaret Thatcher was a phenomenon. First woman PM, oh, and for the Consevatives...in the 70's!!!! NOT the Labour party (I'm sure that stat really irks!) She dragged Labour-wrecked Britain out of the doldrums and ready to face the 21st Century head on . There is a reason she was the first person in Downing St.after Blair and Brown became PM - A modern legend. FACTS.
who carfes who was best, you're like a bunch of kids. the song rocks, The The did it first, and it was ace, The Manics and anyone following was FOLLOWING. nuff said xx quit arguing, and be grown up ffs. it's music, not fucking rocket science, if you like it you do, if you like another version, then you like another version. grow up. FFS,,, why argue about thos when there are HUGE things going on in the world.??????????????
You know what, BE QUIET about the Manics. This is The The's not Manics. You were here to listen to THE THE'S version, if you were for Manics, leave this better version nd watch that bad cover. Lets settle it there.
Stop flaming the manics guys, you and I are here to listen to The The's version, not their version. +Really though, the Manics' version is in a completely different style so apart from the lyrics and chords, there's not much to compare. To each their own. :)
This is a beautiful song. It sounds like a potentially mainstream song, but I am thankful it isn't. I feel so restless yet at peace when I listen to this, very strange. It feels so melancholy yet upbeat. I guess the song just makes me thankful for the special people in my life. Hell, there I go ramblin' again.
great lyrics, it only reached something like 85 in the charts, but is a great song, hopefully with the manics doing a copy more people will see the original.
I heard a remix of this this morning and its KERRAP! this orig is far better. should have released this again!! To cap it all off the album has dissapeared from my Itunes!
It's not just Matt's vocal's.., and song writing that make this song...It is also strongly associated with the instrumentation....( cannot be changed ).........
You simply cannot " dress up " a classic eighties tune using " rock style instruments" and vocals from a rock style band such as " the manics"...,
even with the best of intentions.....( I guess Matt would approve though.......)
MSP covered this because it's a nostalgic sort of song that fits in well with the theme of their latest release which is looking back upon all of their singles. I thought their cover was great.
The synth bass is what made this song what it is, in my opinion. A slightly thicker patch is also heard on their song "The Giant." If anyone knows what synths were used on This is the Day or The Giant, I'd love to know.
I fucking love this song, and when I saw the Manics were doing it I thought they would fuck it up.......... and they did. They managed to suck the colour from a beautiful song.
I'm a big fan of the old Manics stuff but everything they have done in the last 15 years has been dull and sterile, not least their version of this song. Journal for plague lovers was good though.
Gosh shut up by about the Manics We all ready know they are crappy now listen to The The, the classic band that MADE this song. K? Listen to a classic song and a great band.
The Manics' version of this song is awful - And I love 'em. They sing all the MONEY in the world couldn't bring back the days... the original line is 'BUY' back the days.. which is a better play on words. This original is a pure classic, actually the album is 1983. The The were ace - the version by MSP is frankly crap.
Mining finished up in Wales a long time ago...then along come the Manic's searching for 'soul' ...'and squeezed all the juice out until it ran dry'. My 'uncertain smile' is a most definate frown. Why, with such obvious talent cover an already 'perfect' song and become just another symptom of the morale decay thats gnawing at the heart of the music industry..?
@sullysportsrfc Well done, you're an idiot. And don't come back at me with anything that resembles a retort because I'm a Manics fan, but they have done nothing of any worth for 15 years apart from Journal for Plague Lovers, and they had to resurrect Richey to inject life back into their insipid music. Insipid music for their insipid mainstream fans. It's a shame because they were so fucking good it hurt. Alas after 1996 they lost it.
@manicbabyshambles123 well done, you managed to make a you tube account all by yourself because clearly you are disabled. The Manic have done some absolute shite over the last 15 years such as the whole lifeblood and know your enemy albums..but to say they lost it after 1996 is pathetic, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was a great album which i believe won best album at the brits....idiot
@sullysportsrfc Yeah brilliant, you equate winning a Brit award with being good, and you call me disabled? And you congratulate me for creating a Youtube account on this basis, laughable. It's like being teased by a weeping widow.
Stick to your facile music, like the Manics' last album and we'll all be happy. Their last attempt at 'mass communication' was a putrid exercise in how to make music for middle aged men.
@manicbabyshambles123 Is your entire purpose in this video to slag off the MSP? What's the point? In fact you should contemplate greater existencial questions about your life and your purpose: is it really just to piss people off on the internet?
@cis4aber Lol your hypocrisy is highly amusing. all your arguments are consequently rubbished because of this quote "Is your entire purpose in this video to slag off the MSP? What's the point? In fact you should contemplate greater existencial questions about your life and your purpose: is it really just to piss people off on the internet?"
now fuck off and find something better to do than being an opinion nazi
@sullysportsrfc (2) It's apparent that they think by stripping away the compelling nature of the lyrics and music, it will appeal to a large scale audience, which it hasn't, it just seems to have attracted this strange subsection of bland balding men, and if you don't believe me, walk by a queue outside one of their gigs, you can see the shades of grey emanating from them.
@sullysportsrfc (3) If the Manics want respect and to sell records to an audience which aren't just boring fickle fairweather fans then they should work hard as artists and not release half baked, over produced versions of classic songs, it's just laziness. No wonder most of the old guard have abandoned them, they're an embarrassment, I cringe watching them on TV now.
@manicbabyshambles123 manics have been together for about 25 years now so it is likely that many of their fans are going to be middle aged men, i mean, there middle aged themselves, as much as i hate it with music but you have to move with the times...an album like genneration terrorists wouldnt work today, its the harsh truth im afraid.
@nolovelost92 A bit ungrateful, the guy uploaded it didn't he? Trolling around here with your Joy Division name and year of birth. I think you should say sorry in someway.
when my baby nephew died aged eight months I was 18 and never even been to a funeral let alone seen a dead baby, This song is the reason I am still here. Playing it over and over meant I grieved and eventually healed. I dont care what the manics did, this is the version for me.
Empire Records! Mmmm Liv Tyler!! I Saw this film when I was about 17, loved the film and this song in particular, found out what the track was called and went straight to Our Price and bought Soul Mining. I still listen to it now and I'm 31. BRILLIANT
this song is/was perfect. i was graduating hs when it came out. somehow it described the feeling i had at that time. it was uncanny. the the was one of the best...
@manicbabyshambles123 (ignoring your negativity) yes that would be nice if someone wanted to but i said that because old people love to say how young people have lost hope in real music....and this is my comment so i type whatever the hell i please :)
@frauleinschwein Yes but the the's version is a bit weak and the singer has a old and croaky voice. The manics one has a nice smooth voice and is more catchy. I normaly prefer orginals but not in this case.
This is such a bittersweet-sounding song. The pain of days past and the uneasiness of what's in store for the future, but the warmth of personal experience and shared memories with the people you love. That's the feeling this song evokes, at least to me.
I hate that music never comes on the radios anymore... at least we have this song to remind us that long ago... there was actually some made at one time.
For 56 people, this just isn't their day.. or that they just don't wish to make it their day... even though they 'coulda done anything they wanted' ... Or maybe they reeeally hate M&M's ? Be yourself, cuz this is the day your life will surely change! : D!
At 3:20, Matt's brother, Andy Dog Johnson, responsable for all artwork on The The's LP's & 7''- 12"'s sleeves (also artwork in some videos from Infected)...'till Mind Bomb.
Excellent music by an excellent band! This is just why the 80's sound will endure hundreds of years after we're dead, & gone. Provided of course Humanity's still around...
Hey prenticegreek, it was played at my young sister's funeral too. Know where you're coming from my friend. That was the day our lives did surely change.
Ahh, at last. This video gets what it deserves: over 1 million views. I remember watching this when it was at 700,000 views....
nyahnyaheb 3 days ago
I like both versions personally. The original when feeling mellow and the Manics for a louder more aggressive mood.
ashmiles 1 week ago
Green screen at water LOL clasic video toaster effects.
STEVEDIGIBOYtv 1 week ago
i'd love to hear 'the the' rereleased with some modern production thrown at it, and that filmclip was hard to watch
damnicantfindaname 1 week ago
Esta es mi canción preferida de todas las que he escuchado.
bigotes215 1 week ago
i like this song and i like the movie that has this song in it.
marisol13456 1 week ago
65 people suk
pdmnc421 2 weeks ago
The the still sound outstanding after twenty odd years of listening to them
jimmyboyle1000 2 weeks ago 7
@jimmyboyle1000 - word! - Still love it.
billsf 5 days ago
The the shaped me in an emotional way when I was growing up. Hearing them now is so thought provoking.
Drugstorecowgirlca 3 weeks ago
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The The, So Nice They Are Named Twice
jbittens101 3 weeks ago
I like this, and I like the cover version too
smithhedgehog 3 weeks ago
Mika Hakkinen is really a good singer
ApocalypseForFree 4 weeks ago
Hmm. 'radioshrink' is an angry chap. To quote your favourite toff, "Calm down, dear". I was not on the marches - I was looking for a job. Norman Tebbit would not let me borrow his Dad's bike. Let's just agree to watch the unemployment figures climb above three million, and wait for someone to say "unemployment is a price worth paying".May I suggest that you form your opinions from more than just The Daily Mail? They just tell Taxi drivers what stupidity to regurgitate. Your new tag: "toryboy"?
gmikehome 4 weeks ago
canzone stupenda!
FreddyPalato 1 month ago
and by the way, am not a student!! it's ma job
thetmacdeezine 1 month ago
Sad to say, but i got here via the Manics version. Which is, in itself an excellent cover but the original is always better somehow. I work in a student union and put this on jukebox and have now heard it since about ten times. Good taste travels through time and brain boxes
thetmacdeezine 1 month ago
Remember this from M&M's commercial a few years ago. Catchy tune!
MoneyC225 1 month ago
I think that your just have to listen to the lyrics, and restart your life accordingly.. This is THE day.
Sometimes, a song or a lyric will just get you going. It did for me. Your life will TRULY change.
Dicko0824 1 month ago 6
Good, good!
MegaThiagoLira 1 month ago
manics version is just garbage , this is the original and best , its like Barrs Irn Bru , copied by many but never as good
mike004692 1 month ago
Manics could never write like Matt Johnson. I was a fan of this song when it was released and when i heard this sone re-released it made me feel sick. People should just rely on their own skills and stop stealing others.
mirrorimagesolutions 1 month ago
@mirrorimagesolutions wah wah - who cares, i bet Matt ohnson doesn't give a shit, so why should you? on his behalf' if you don't like it, don't listen or buy it, then you don't support it, by mentioning it, people are curious. Don't listen to the other one. People have been stealing lyrics and music from the beginning of time - you won't change that.
Dod hearing another version really make you feel sick? wtf are you a student? Probably. ah shame. So delicate -life goes on regardless - yawn.
mrsmudd2009 1 month ago
@mirrorimagesolutions I know what you mean, but I'm pretty sure MJ would take this version as generous 'nod' from a bunch of thinking guys with humanity at the front of their minds. I too was a fan of The The, oh, you know when (!), but the backdrop then was Thatcher's 'Lost Generation', a government obsessed by the UK economy and it's 'wealth generators' and uncaring to it's newest would be members. Familiar?
gmikehome 1 month ago
@gmikehome Jesus, grow up and get a life...you're no longer a student, defined by how many marches you go on. Margaret Thatcher was a phenomenon. First woman PM, oh, and for the Consevatives...in the 70's!!!! NOT the Labour party (I'm sure that stat really irks!) She dragged Labour-wrecked Britain out of the doldrums and ready to face the 21st Century head on . There is a reason she was the first person in Downing St.after Blair and Brown became PM - A modern legend. FACTS.
radioshrink 4 weeks ago
and i know there's a spelling mistake - so fucking what!!!!
mrsmudd2009 1 month ago
who carfes who was best, you're like a bunch of kids. the song rocks, The The did it first, and it was ace, The Manics and anyone following was FOLLOWING. nuff said xx quit arguing, and be grown up ffs. it's music, not fucking rocket science, if you like it you do, if you like another version, then you like another version. grow up. FFS,,, why argue about thos when there are HUGE things going on in the world.??????????????
mrsmudd2009 1 month ago
You know what, BE QUIET about the Manics. This is The The's not Manics. You were here to listen to THE THE'S version, if you were for Manics, leave this better version nd watch that bad cover. Lets settle it there.
nyahnyaheb 1 month ago
Stop flaming the manics guys, you and I are here to listen to The The's version, not their version. +Really though, the Manics' version is in a completely different style so apart from the lyrics and chords, there's not much to compare. To each their own. :)
MrJacksGuitar 1 month ago 2
One of my all time favourite songs, as for the Manic street cleaners, they were, are and always will be cak.
ozzx6r 1 month ago
Not as good as the Manics version
The manics have made it there own
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
mon dieu have not seen this video in quite awhile lol!
one of my fav 80's records because its great start to finish and you can just let it play over and over.
meesalikeu 1 month ago
such a great song, for a such hawfull video!!!!!!!!!!!
lagaloupette 1 month ago
How could you not like any song that says this is the day. Eternal hope.. Great song and lyrics.
Dicko0824 1 month ago
This is a beautiful song. It sounds like a potentially mainstream song, but I am thankful it isn't. I feel so restless yet at peace when I listen to this, very strange. It feels so melancholy yet upbeat. I guess the song just makes me thankful for the special people in my life. Hell, there I go ramblin' again.
mshake64 2 months ago 2
YEAAA BOYYYYYY
Generation1Terrorist 2 months ago
Thumbs up if the M&Ms Commercial brought you here.......
JayCanas84 2 months ago
@JayCanas84 Thumbs up it Did! I never knew the song's name till the commecial!
apadilla014 2 months ago
. . . all the money in the world, couldn't buy back those days
rdcfrdcf 2 months ago 2
Great Song !!! the New Cover by The manic street preachers
S-U-C-K-S !!!!!
The The Are Much Much Much Much Better
judaica4less 2 months ago
@judaica4less wrong!! Manics are a better band
the manics version is more clear and rocky!!
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
@ underneonloneliness2 I have to admit that after hearing the the manics version a few times it sounds better :-)
judaica4less 1 month ago
EMPIRE RECORDS YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
richieboyland2 2 months ago 2
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sl1ghtlystoop1d 2 months ago
for such a depressing song it has so many happy memories!!!
MegaSherbertLemon 2 months ago
i've come here cos of the manics too.
great lyrics, it only reached something like 85 in the charts, but is a great song, hopefully with the manics doing a copy more people will see the original.
all praise the manics. legends.
MrPaz73 2 months ago
my uncle introduced me to the the at age 9 i'd thank him if he wasnt such a cock !
weefelix 2 months ago 2
I came here because...I know good frigging music
tarajade87 2 months ago
*Sigh*
I came here because a friend of mine, who has excellent taste of music, posted this song on her Facebook page. I am as authentic as they come.
YourFaceWillDie468 2 months ago
I heard a remix of this this morning and its KERRAP! this orig is far better. should have released this again!! To cap it all off the album has dissapeared from my Itunes!
CleansMeansBeans 2 months ago
It's not just Matt's vocal's.., and song writing that make this song...It is also strongly associated with the instrumentation....( cannot be changed ).........
You simply cannot " dress up " a classic eighties tune using " rock style instruments" and vocals from a rock style band such as " the manics"...,
even with the best of intentions.....( I guess Matt would approve though.......)
funbe4Rburg111 2 months ago
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simonwitty101 2 months ago
another classic song ruined by a mediocre band, name 'The Manics'!
ThePussycats3 2 months ago
Manics definitely ruined this great song....!!!!
AdrianaQ28 2 months ago
@AdrianaQ28 wrong!!
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
ano de 1988.maravilha de ano.
rodney6457 2 months ago
Can't stand the manics - but at least they might earn Matt some royalties
mededovic1 2 months ago
@mededovic1 well maybe people can't stand your shitty comments
manics rule!!
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
Yes. Suddenly everyone's here because of the Maniacs. They're not that bad, really. But it's not "their" song.
"All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days".
Now, how old am I if I remember this? Much too old, I guess. But at least when I was young, music was perfect. :)
SagittariusClt 2 months ago
Matt really outdid himself with this song. Shut up about the Manics and listen to this. Please like so everyone can see.
AccordionMan101 2 months ago
manic street preachers should be charged with murder,,,,,, welsh cunts!!!
368Danno 3 months ago
@368Danno you should be charged a £2000000 fine for posting a pointless shitty comment
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
or $1,300,000. either one would work for me Danno
moniespresso 1 month ago in playlist the the
MSP covered this because it's a nostalgic sort of song that fits in well with the theme of their latest release which is looking back upon all of their singles. I thought their cover was great.
houseofglass21 3 months ago
Last scene in EMPIRE RECORDS..... great song.
RubberTKnows 3 months ago 2
..the The were seminal for the 80s..and they continued into the 90s..better than Madonna, while not quite Nirvana..still--good tunes-!!..
cScruffy 3 months ago
Brings me back to 14yrs old 1984, together like...GLUE.
Hot80s 3 months ago
The synth bass is what made this song what it is, in my opinion. A slightly thicker patch is also heard on their song "The Giant." If anyone knows what synths were used on This is the Day or The Giant, I'd love to know.
HighRiseChateau 3 months ago
of all the the the songs msp could of covered, ..no
Leghost10 3 months ago
YOU GO ACORDIAN GUY. YOU GO.
laffinglexi19 3 months ago
Manics are my favourite band, but this is so, so much better, I'm gutted the manics thought to release a cover, but yeah...
joshyboi1991 3 months ago
The The is fucken amazing...
StraightUpBadass 3 months ago
I fucking love this song, and when I saw the Manics were doing it I thought they would fuck it up.......... and they did. They managed to suck the colour from a beautiful song.
I'm a big fan of the old Manics stuff but everything they have done in the last 15 years has been dull and sterile, not least their version of this song. Journal for plague lovers was good though.
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
Gosh shut up by about the Manics We all ready know they are crappy now listen to The The, the classic band that MADE this song. K? Listen to a classic song and a great band.
AccordionMan101 3 months ago
@AccordionMan101 dick
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
I REMEMBER HATING THE THE WHEN THEY CAME OUT. FUNNY...THEY SOUND GOOD TO ME NOW!~
nh2600 3 months ago
it's so weird to see him with hair
basehead617 3 months ago
The Manics' version of this song is awful - And I love 'em. They sing all the MONEY in the world couldn't bring back the days... the original line is 'BUY' back the days.. which is a better play on words. This original is a pure classic, actually the album is 1983. The The were ace - the version by MSP is frankly crap.
22Phantasm 3 months ago
@22Phantasm so are you for saying that!!
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
@nellino Sì!
AccordionMan101 3 months ago
sleeping boys catch no fish - leave it alone !
livbooboo 3 months ago
Mining finished up in Wales a long time ago...then along come the Manic's searching for 'soul' ...'and squeezed all the juice out until it ran dry'. My 'uncertain smile' is a most definate frown. Why, with such obvious talent cover an already 'perfect' song and become just another symptom of the morale decay thats gnawing at the heart of the music industry..?
martainmiller 3 months ago 2
@martainmiller sweet i agree
AccordionMan101 3 months ago
Nearly a million!
richwillrichwill 3 months ago
Ok, let the Manics cover this but they missed something!
CraigDeth 3 months ago
@CraigDeth they did NOT!!! Oh Jesus you've ruined my day
richwillrichwill 3 months ago
This is awful. Thank god the manics came along and put some decent music behind it and replaced the terrible vocals.
sullysportsrfc 3 months ago
@sullysportsrfc Manics my fucking arse.... The The = CLASS
ashingtoon 3 months ago
@sullysportsrfc Well done, you're an idiot. And don't come back at me with anything that resembles a retort because I'm a Manics fan, but they have done nothing of any worth for 15 years apart from Journal for Plague Lovers, and they had to resurrect Richey to inject life back into their insipid music. Insipid music for their insipid mainstream fans. It's a shame because they were so fucking good it hurt. Alas after 1996 they lost it.
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
@manicbabyshambles123 well done, you managed to make a you tube account all by yourself because clearly you are disabled. The Manic have done some absolute shite over the last 15 years such as the whole lifeblood and know your enemy albums..but to say they lost it after 1996 is pathetic, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was a great album which i believe won best album at the brits....idiot
sullysportsrfc 3 months ago
@sullysportsrfc Yeah brilliant, you equate winning a Brit award with being good, and you call me disabled? And you congratulate me for creating a Youtube account on this basis, laughable. It's like being teased by a weeping widow.
Stick to your facile music, like the Manics' last album and we'll all be happy. Their last attempt at 'mass communication' was a putrid exercise in how to make music for middle aged men.
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
@manicbabyshambles123 Is your entire purpose in this video to slag off the MSP? What's the point? In fact you should contemplate greater existencial questions about your life and your purpose: is it really just to piss people off on the internet?
cis4aber 2 months ago
@cis4aber Is your entire purpose of coming to ukip videos to slag off ukip or.....? lol owned.
Olekander 2 months ago
@Olekander Given that I've just posted in this video; plainly not. You aren't the brightest star in the sky are you?
cis4aber 2 months ago
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@cis4aber Lol your hypocrisy is highly amusing. all your arguments are consequently rubbished because of this quote "Is your entire purpose in this video to slag off the MSP? What's the point? In fact you should contemplate greater existencial questions about your life and your purpose: is it really just to piss people off on the internet?"
now fuck off and find something better to do than being an opinion nazi
Olekander 2 months ago
@Olekander well said
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
@cis4aber wow you're dumb.
Olekander 1 week ago
@sullysportsrfc (2) It's apparent that they think by stripping away the compelling nature of the lyrics and music, it will appeal to a large scale audience, which it hasn't, it just seems to have attracted this strange subsection of bland balding men, and if you don't believe me, walk by a queue outside one of their gigs, you can see the shades of grey emanating from them.
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
@sullysportsrfc (3) If the Manics want respect and to sell records to an audience which aren't just boring fickle fairweather fans then they should work hard as artists and not release half baked, over produced versions of classic songs, it's just laziness. No wonder most of the old guard have abandoned them, they're an embarrassment, I cringe watching them on TV now.
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
@manicbabyshambles123 manics have been together for about 25 years now so it is likely that many of their fans are going to be middle aged men, i mean, there middle aged themselves, as much as i hate it with music but you have to move with the times...an album like genneration terrorists wouldnt work today, its the harsh truth im afraid.
sullysportsrfc 3 months ago
@manicbabyshambles123 The manics have only covered 2 songs for a single. They have writen loads of songs. Give them a break!!
underneonloneliness2 1 month ago
Who cares about the freakin Manic's version. They suck at it..... gosh The The is truly the best band. I love this song and this band.
AccordionMan101 3 months ago
sono ormai 27 anni che ascolto questa canzone quasi quotidianamente però in effetti this is the day
nellino 3 months ago
@nellino Siete impressionante per ascoltare. La gente deve ascoltare più di questa musica, destra?
AccordionMan101 3 months ago
@AccordionMan101 se la gente sapesse capirebbe in che mani siamo messi
nellino 3 months ago
I'd pay good money to see Nick Kershaw - sorry Matt Johnson take a beating for this. Oh and have that accordion smashed to bits too #anger
stellaviolens 3 months ago
@stellaviolens i disagree
AccordionMan101 3 months ago
It would be helpful to put the name of the artist (The The) in the title.
Stupid cunt.
nolovelost92 3 months ago
@nolovelost92 A bit ungrateful, the guy uploaded it didn't he? Trolling around here with your Joy Division name and year of birth. I think you should say sorry in someway.
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
when my baby nephew died aged eight months I was 18 and never even been to a funeral let alone seen a dead baby, This song is the reason I am still here. Playing it over and over meant I grieved and eventually healed. I dont care what the manics did, this is the version for me.
2pinklips 3 months ago
manic version is crap, stick with this folks!
0FreezeMan0 3 months ago in playlist 0FreezeMan0's Favorited Videos 2
@0FreezeMan0 Your wrong!! Manics version is better
underneonloneliness2 3 months ago
@underneonloneliness2-please tell us...I would love to know how you come to that conclusion...
Tr00per68 3 months ago
Oh and forgot to add how ridiculous the Manics version sounds!! What a mess!!
defender90matt 3 months ago
Empire Records! Mmmm Liv Tyler!! I Saw this film when I was about 17, loved the film and this song in particular, found out what the track was called and went straight to Our Price and bought Soul Mining. I still listen to it now and I'm 31. BRILLIANT
defender90matt 3 months ago
this song is/was perfect. i was graduating hs when it came out. somehow it described the feeling i had at that time. it was uncanny. the the was one of the best...
ecoseed1 4 months ago
manics destroyed this
pearce228 4 months ago 2
He cannot sing. The Manics version is much better.
symonh2000 4 months ago
@symonh2000 could you send a link of that version?
RGwhelan15 4 months ago in playlist Music
Been wondering what this song was for beards, boss :)
janiac83 4 months ago
This is the music!!!!
DJHoellisch 4 months ago
i know this is irrelevant but the m&m commercial sent me here and i've loved this song ever since especially the bass...oh btw i'm a 15 year old girl
dancingdreamerful 4 months ago
@dancingdreamerful So? Do you want a medal for being 15 and liking this song?
manicbabyshambles123 3 months ago
@manicbabyshambles123 (ignoring your negativity) yes that would be nice if someone wanted to but i said that because old people love to say how young people have lost hope in real music....and this is my comment so i type whatever the hell i please :)
dancingdreamerful 3 months ago
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Xcstasy100 4 months ago 13
Came here because of the Manics.
sorathehero82 4 months ago 9
@sorathehero82 What's the Manics?
HighRiseChateau 3 months ago
@HighRiseChateau another band
sorathehero82 3 months ago
@sorathehero82 the lyrics are great
simonwitty101 2 months ago
Seriously, anyone who professes to prefer the Manics version has no right to listen to music.
sfa2 4 months ago
@sfa2 The manics version is better!! The The's Version is too deep and croaky. The manics version has a nice clear voice.
underneonloneliness2 4 months ago
@underneonloneliness2 could you send a link of that version?
RGwhelan15 4 months ago in playlist Music
@sfa2 no kidding.. someone saying matt johnson can't sing? wtf?!@? one of the best singers in the history of rock music
basehead617 3 months ago
The manics version is better
Golfclub02 4 months ago
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I disagree, even though I love the Manics to death. Their version is still interesting though.
frauleinschwein 4 months ago
@frauleinschwein Yes but the the's version is a bit weak and the singer has a old and croaky voice. The manics one has a nice smooth voice and is more catchy. I normaly prefer orginals but not in this case.
Golfclub02 4 months ago
Amazing song...memories.x
Niknutter 4 months ago
Up close at 2:59
JADandKPpro 4 months ago
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TMLFan905 4 months ago
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TMLFan905 4 months ago
57 'souless weasels' now
TheStevebythesea 4 months ago
ooooh nice to see the old home town ... eastbourne
thespuffy1 4 months ago
And shots of Eastbourne in the video too, always a bonus.
clowninamicrowave 4 months ago
Can't wait to hear the Manics' version of this song. Has James taken up the accordion??
clowninamicrowave 4 months ago
This song is that good, Youtube haven't gave me any more Suggestions along the right hand side.
BordersPaul 4 months ago
This is such a bittersweet-sounding song. The pain of days past and the uneasiness of what's in store for the future, but the warmth of personal experience and shared memories with the people you love. That's the feeling this song evokes, at least to me.
mshake64 5 months ago 2
Sorry to hear that.. This ws my wedding song.
Seems more appropriate
etayelazar 5 months ago
Thanks, Empire Records... :B
Seriously, what a dumb movie... it had some great tunes in it though! Introduced me to a lot of good stuff when I was still very young at the time.
thesemenincident 5 months ago
I hate that music never comes on the radios anymore... at least we have this song to remind us that long ago... there was actually some made at one time.
Onlinepoetrycafe 5 months ago
@Onlinepoetrycafe heard this song on the radio today!!! loved it!!!
oktg91 5 months ago
Best accordion solos ever.
DevonES87 5 months ago
888,088 views.
this is the greatest thing I've ever accomplished.
Cyt37 5 months ago
@Cyt37 I think half of those views are mine.
filobloomz 5 months ago
i defy you not to dance
jenniferlovechild 5 months ago
i found this song last night via the movie "statis" (1985)
clockworkscott 5 months ago
Shit, I don't know how someone can hate this song, I just discovered it and it put me into a good mood.
pancakenoise 5 months ago
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@pancakenoise this is such a great "can't get me down, I'm in a good mood song"
xAces11Highx 5 months ago
For 56 people, this just isn't their day.. or that they just don't wish to make it their day... even though they 'coulda done anything they wanted' ... Or maybe they reeeally hate M&M's ? Be yourself, cuz this is the day your life will surely change! : D!
Onlinepoetrycafe 5 months ago
This is the day Nick Diaz liked this video :)
MmaSmarty87 5 months ago 2
i remember this from Weekends, ATl....DJ Bobby Bridges...
Mrnewvision7777 5 months ago
Remember I was here.Thai 11:49PM 8/5/2011
universetechnique 5 months ago
Mah Jam. I'm Jammin. Me Jam
XxHenRawrxX 6 months ago
had good sex on this song in 84, the year I wedded my first wife
spinjero 6 months ago
i agree,for every shite band in the 80's there was 3 good ones,i'll put me neck on the line and say this really was the best period for music.
MrShawzy1 6 months ago
At 3:20, Matt's brother, Andy Dog Johnson, responsable for all artwork on The The's LP's & 7''- 12"'s sleeves (also artwork in some videos from Infected)...'till Mind Bomb.
daypeshmodd 6 months ago
Immortal.
sikza 6 months ago
Some tunes are just atemporal. ;-)
leamoric 6 months ago
Arhhhhh, the good times i have had to this tune all those years ago.............
Broomehall 6 months ago
This song was featured in a Gap commercial a few years ago.
PhysStud2006 6 months ago
I think the song is mocking the listener.
Think about it, the main character in the song is staring at a window the whole time. This is supposed to be you.
Ninja1Ninja2 6 months ago
Great band can't do no wrong its about time we had something new .
ralphy1969 6 months ago
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whotaughtyou 6 months ago
Excellent music by an excellent band! This is just why the 80's sound will endure hundreds of years after we're dead, & gone. Provided of course Humanity's still around...
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Merrinamendez 7 months ago
Of coarse!!!!! THE THE still one of kind Band.... I remember those days when we are attending a parties at 80's era!!!! huh!
bench8518 7 months ago
Now Accepting Donations to Build a Time Machine back to the 80's.
perpetual61 7 months ago 3
This was on a M&M commercial
ArebearFTW 7 months ago
i didn't go to bed...
or, else, awake;
whatsonelement 7 months ago
Hey prenticegreek, it was played at my young sister's funeral too. Know where you're coming from my friend. That was the day our lives did surely change.
didglesville 7 months ago