The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work

Acoustic version =)

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[VanillaCoke220]

Nothing is better than this Acoustic version :)

[TheAndrewattard]

@Sneatio this song relates to cancer. his dad died of cancer and he wrote a song about that drugs or no drugs (medicine) his dad still died.

[UnderTheAffluence]

@TheAndrewattard The lyrics of the original demo varied from the eventual album track, with the main line changing from "They just make me worse" to "They just make you worse", as Ashcroft attempted to lyrically put across different points of view in the song; "They make you/me worse" refer to the medication his father was taking (which prolonged his life, but inflicted suffering at the same time).

[UnderTheAffluence]

@cockshield Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written [...] It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

[UnderTheAffluence]

@TheAndrewattard You're incorrect. Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written [...] It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'm feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."

[cockshield]

@TheAndrewattard I never knew that! Instantly this song becomes 1000x more moving, all these years I thought the song was just about some smackhead.

[demoncleaner45]

to the fools complaining: "that other guy" on electric guitar is Nick McCabe, one of the greatest guitarists of his time and the real talent behind the Verve. show some fookin respect.

[LexHerrmann]

This is the most beautiful version of this song ... <3

[xxcharmed1xx]

Unplugged version is so much better than the original :)

[vannyfresh]

altho the song is good, i only watch this for nick mccabe. what an amazing guitarist.

[NonSilentKiller]

@signal99uk +1