Elbow - Friend of Ours

Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra performing Friend of Ours

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• Elbow
• Friend
• of
• Ours
• BBC
• Radio
• Concert
• Orchestra
• Seldom
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• Mercury
• Abbey
• Road
• Chantage

[jscazzer]

My brother Joe read out these beautiful lyrics at my other brother's funeral (Richard Scarsbrook) who died on 30th March 2010: a real Salford lad who could fly round any corner. Made everyone in the church cry.

[FiiSerios]

love you mate

[icecreamjelly]

simply beautiful, has this song on repeat all day on my iPod <3

[yasminab265]

Thumbs up if something in you dies in 3:22

[danmarmaladeand09]

Absolutely beautiful. It's like Guy Garvey's mum said, "your music makes it ok for men to cry".

[Infiltrator667]

Imagine if John Butler and Elbow played together. I know John Butler's music isn't anything like Elbow's, but John is a god at guitar. Look up 'John Butler - Ocean' if you don't believe me.

[KRM70]

@BRow86 It's something i'd say if I was telling people that I met a friend unexpectedly as I walked through the city,- "I was walking down Market Street and guess who came flying round the corner??". Think it's also worth bearing in mind that angels fly and this song is about the passing of a much loved friend... it's good to know that this music touches people all over the world.

[gavinellis]

@kevc1981 That they did, flawless

[marcusjoe99]

piece of music

[marcusjoe99]

lovely



[markdask]

@kevc1981 i think its more about sharing in the meaning of the song, it was composed for a close of friend of the band who died he was a singer hence the line in some riot - when will my friend start singing again

[kevc1981]

You can tell at the end of this that they know they have just nailed it. A masterpiece