James - Sit Down
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2007
- This is the original video and version of "Sit Down", as issued by Rough Trade in 1989. NOT the hit version which came later. Yes, they are different, and the video for this version was directed by Edward Barton.
- Hudba
Sorry if this seems a bit abrupt, but... I clearly stated in the video description way back in 2007 that this was the original version of the track, issued on Rough Trade in 1989.
For nearly 17 years now I've had email alerts from people asking me why it's different, complaining that it "sounds wrong", or helpfully pointing out that it's the original Rough Trade version. Knock it off already (or I'll completely turn the comments off, so help me God)!
Some of us appreciate you buddy
Wasn't this the version that played on MTV? Yes I remember it!
This song was played at my granny’s funeral. Such a powerful song. If you are reading this I wish you all the happiness in the 🌍
Abrazo Hermano.
❤
I love this Song ❤
Right back Acha bud x
Thank U..! 🎸😎☺️✌️
"If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor" Is this not one of the most poignant lyrics ever written? Thank you, Tim 😊
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So many lines in this song very poignant
HOLY SHIT !!! I found it !!! I've been looking for this song for the past 10 years or more... I heard it in my dad's old Audi 90 when I was going home with him late at night after going for a ride. I think I was 7 years old and the song kinda got stuck in my head... I didn't know the words but I would mumble it from time to time! I AM SO HAPPY !
Wow, ten years, you must be really happy xD
Same here m8 = )
he does say he didn't know the words
same to me
Pedro Caseiro happy times brother x
Shouts to those of us struggling through life right now. You're not alone.
Thankyou.
@Brian Kimboll Those that struggle the most usually keep it to themselves. Everybody sees me as one of the most extroverted, positive people they know... I've perfected the ultimate front for when I'm around others. Perhaps if you want to find other people you can share you woes with you could look into joining a group, or even seeing a counsellor if you want to bounce things off someone. It doesn't even necessarily need to be a support group either, you could find somebody you can share this stuff with anywhere.
Couldn’t be struggling more mentally. Thanks dude
thank you ❤️
Awesome
This was written in Autumn 1988 by the band's lead singer Tim Booth during a difficult time when he was feeling lonely and depressed. He was encouraged by a book by Doris Lessing and by Patti Smith's music, which helped him to realize he wasn't on his own feeling the way he did. The song was a thank you to them
This song totally brought me back from a difficult time in 1989
This song was dedicated to the pigeons in Piccadilly Manchester get ur facts right
Definitely payed it forward. I listened to this while I was depressed and it made me cry like a bitch
Jerome Lange know one likes a know it all😂jk
That's a lovely story. Our hearts and mortality make us do incredible things. X
My old school bus driver used to play this when we were getting out of control.
That's freaking awesome ^^
My bus driver used to play famous nazi propaganda speeches 😂😂😂 you can probably guess why!!!
haha
hard to tell if you meant your old school-bus driver, or your old-school bus driver
grahm goslink Heeheehee 😅😅
I m Breton ( sort of french but cousin of Welsh) and listenned this song in a night club in Leeds , i will never forget all the people sitting down in this night chub ....
I've loved this song since it first came out. I relate so well to the "touched by madness" and "feel themselves ridiculous". I have bipolar disorder and it always made me feel alone. This song made me feel so much less alone and reminded me to laugh at myself. So what if I'm touched by madness. So what if I sometimes find myself being ridiculous. I'm not alone! Whenever I feel down this song picks me up. I tried to find anything by James for years on every format and found "James [anybody]" but never just "James". I have the CD, but no CD player anymore. :( Thank you everyone that put so many of their songs out there for us to rehear again and again.
Kathleen my mother was bipolar and on more than one occasion ‘touched by madness’ but the vast majority of time in between was warm, witty, mischievous, highly intelligent, caring and MUCH loved. So glad this song is inspirational for you. Have the great life you deserve.
Same!
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Yesterday evening, they were here in Portugal. So powerful as usual!!! Thanks a lot! Who still loves this song in 2022?
Still loving it in 2023
All versions are incredible, but THIS version (this exact video) was my getting-sober anthem back in 2015. I had tried so many times before and i can't explain exactly how, but this song pushed me through initial sobriety and i just celebrated 9 years. I still listen constantly and cling to it when the world feels mean. Thank you.
In love and fear and hate and tears,
Jessie
I love this song so much, A man who was by far more than a dad and best friend to me, this was one of his all time favourites, I can't thank him enough for stepping up to the roll and being there for me grown up, Our hearts were shattered on January 28th, 2016 when we sadly lost him, but with his songs he will carry on in my heart forever, Love you Thomas Edwards Hughes R.I.P big fella.
Lauren Bellis-I lost my dad in 2013, my mom in 2008. I would give anything to talk and be with them one time. I am sorry for your loss❤️.
You'll see them again. I to am waiting to meet back up with my father who was 56 passing. Enjoy yourself for them in the time we've got that's what they'd want us to do. But the pain and sorrow will always be with us. God bless both.
Aw no rest in peace 😭
I am sooo sorry for your lost
Seek out the 8+ minute version...gorgeous...this is one of those songs that I missed out for the first 20 years of its existence and I shudder to think I could have gone my whole life and missed it. That's why I'm always trying to discover music I've never heard before, both new and old.
Brilliant song. Could listen to this all day and never get sick of it.
I sing myself to sleep
A song from the darkest hour
Secrets I can't keep
In sight of the day
Swing from high to deep
Extremes of sweet and sour
Hope that God exists
I hope, I pray
Drawn by the undertow
My life is out of control
I believe this wave will bear my weight
So let it flow
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
Now I'm relieved to hear
That you've been to some far out places
It's hard to carry on
When you feel all alone
Now I've swung back down again
And it's worse than it was before
If I hadn't seen such riches
I could live with being poor
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
Those who feel the breath of sadness
Sit down next to me
Those who find they're touched by madness
Sit down next to me
Those who find themselves ridiculous
Sit down next to me
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
In love, in fear, in hate
Down
Down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Oh sit down
Sit down next to me
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy Down
They got the lyrics wrong on this
@@aldertravels This is the original recording from 1989 - so the lyrics are correct.
@@teeteringonthebrink.305 Yeah - I realised that a while back but forgot about that comment! Whoops 😂
@@aldertravels Good response. Hope my comment didn't come across as too cocky or arrogant. I'm far from perfect myself and despite past experiences of getting things wrong - I still do. 👍
@@teeteringonthebrink.305 Wasn't cocky or arrogant at all, just facts! Yeah, no one is perfect, but with the help of others we can learn from our mistakes!
James is a brilliant singer, I love this song so much, grew up with it, music nowadays is complete rubbish.
From a 19 year old lad in the UK.
And now you're ooooold xD
@@noriakikakyoin4940 lol
Have you listed to ‘Sound’, ‘Getting away with it all messed up’ or ‘all out to get you’? All are incredible pieces of music.
Tim can chant, too, G ... Stay free. R 🍻 😎
FAB song! I wish this for the world! More people sitting down next to each other and talking about their feelings, rather than running around after people who don't appreciate them or only after themselves! ✨{❤️ +❤️ +❤️}✨
A beautiful song which encapsulates togetherness and solidarity.
I was lucky enough to see James live several times in the late 80's and early 90's.
my birthday great tune inspiring
Same here - saw them at least three times. Wonderful atmosphere!
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When this came out on some promotional CD called " Ein Abend in Wien" that I got back in I think 1991, I was living at my parents still and my mom hated my music all the time. :)
Until I was just bumping this promo CD one night and she came up to me saying she loved this song at first listen.
Unfortunately she passed away shortly after and now that I come across this song I am writing this in 2021 with tears in my eyes!
Great song! RIP mom, love you and miss you till this very day!
Timeless classic.
boas novas eras
Crazy to think this will be 30 yrs old in a few years. Would pay good money to see this live.
We went to see them live and they never played it was so disappointed !!
they rarely play it live these days. but its not like they dont have a dozen other incredible tracks to make up for it
They play at a festival in Devon called beautiful days, they played it loud and clear there this year 😆
Friends of mine were there. I'll get there one day.
Beautiful song. I think there is an End positive message to this song like Jesus/God saying to people sit down next to me and lets talk with one another. It's like God is helping the broken hearted. It's a very nice song.
Michael Gray sit down and let me fill your head with bullshit i just made up, dont remember that lyric
megazenn22, why are you so negative? I wish you no longer to be insecure but rather for you to be happy.
Michael Gray you believe in fairys, go away
people have a right to believe what they want t believe, Have tolerance and love, plus respect for others.
Michael Gray This is basically the beatitudes in song form. Better than pretty much any worship music I can think of.
Probably one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Such depth and meaning with such a catchy tune. It's right up there with the lightening seeds
The most underrated band EVER
By far the best version, I loved it when this song was the best kept secret in music. Cheers to all those who went to see them live back in the day.
7 hells what a song. Even after all these years. By the God's old and new she is a timeless classic. YNWA
Mohamed Salah and Liverpool are great fans bring me to here. I'm from Jakarta Indonesia and so far away from there, but I LOVE LIVERPOOL a lot :')
I like this version the most, it seems so much more sincere and touching to go with the message of the song
Amazing empathy and compassion portrayed in this video, lovely. If only the mainstream would embrace such acceptance of the human condition and life forms instead of coveting this horrible, pretentious, fake imagery thats imposed on us making us not appreciate the beauty in every creature for its own sake. We should celebrate NON CONFORMITY. I hate the culture of nitpicking personal appearance that causes so much appreciation of beauty to be missed, so a thousand thumbs up to artists who smash this media construct of perfection and show genuine love towards things as humble as a pet dog, a sheep, a regular little girl without the classic blonde blue eyed look and a bunch of old men weathered by life.
www.worldtransformation.com
whos is the hot lady in avatar?
Yes. nice to be remembered in the concert today. Best song ever written.
"If I hadn't seen such riches /
I could live with being poor"
..those who feel the breath of sadness...
..those who find they re touched by madness..
...those who find themselves ridiculous...
...sit down next to me....
Anna Sofoulaki ok, Anna
sidDkid87
***** Not at all, Joan - the more that hear this tune the better
Anna Sofoulaki : ) xoxo
One of the greatest songs ever written
This is among my favorite JAMES songs. Such an unappreciated group. Thanks for the video!
Surely one of the best songs from the late 1980s? "If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor"...what a line.....
Many songs like this take me to my childhood years, I was 11 years old when I heard James music for the first time, and now I hear it fresh and perfect like those years, greetings from México
Love and Empathy to all in this World of pandemics and oppression.
“The wisdom that I seek has been found in the strangest spaces. Feels a lot like love that I feel for you...” “Sit down in sympathy”
Watched this live at Old Trafford at the Super League Grand Final last year - an amazing night!
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So wonderful there of course-thank you too!
For a wise man and dear friend of mine this song only became important after his passing. But reminds me of the times we spent sitting down having a cup of tea. So relevant to my dear friend now and always. X. 😘☺️
Love from Liverpool big style 😎
Loved this song. Reminds me of school discos, sitting in a line swaying from side to side.
Far and away one of my all time favourite songs. Beautiful South's Good as Gold being another.
I'm here because of a good friend who passed he loved listening to James fly high mate
One of my favourite songs ever, suits any mood and can instantly cheer anyone up!
Playing at Manchester now 💕
Wow! Where has this song been all my life? Oh, right here. Thanks for sharing!
This was my nans favourite song. She loved to sing this a lot, like the silly kind of singing around the house. I miss her a lot now. Love you nan
The original version was a flop in the UK, stalling at #77, but the song was later re-recorded, and the more rockier version from 1991 was a huge #2 hit in the UK in April 1991, and made #5 in the Irish Charts. It is still the group's biggest hit single in Britain and Ireland.
And it's still one of the only reasons a lot of people have heard of James at all which is an absolute tragedy.
They deserve far more recognition than they get.
those who feel the breath of sadness, sit down next to me, those who find they're touched by madness...sit down next to me!!
This Janes song Sit down is such a Amazing brilliant powerful song with such powerful Amazing lyrics from a 60 years young Irishman fan❤❤❤😊
If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor...a great lyric in a song of great lyrics.
Junho de 2020 e tendo o prazer de ouvir este clássico!!! Excelente!
Winter is here
One of my favourite songs of all time😊
I always loved this video because Tim, who seems like a really nice person, looks absolutely lethal when swinging the chairs around. He will take your head off when swinging those chairs.
Wonderful song
Great song when you're feeling low, makes you feel like you're not alone, Amazing band.
this is still a fave of mine, i remember listening to this and making it my fave song when i was just 9yrs old. Love.
This song was in my head ! Covid 19 2012 !!!!!
It is like musical poetry. It's an interesting song because it is relating deep truths and exploring questions about the seemingly heavy aspects of life but it is quite uplifting and in all major chords. It's hinting that misery isn't as depressing as it seems and that it is what leads to the true riches in life. The riches of the spirit that will not be found in any university, but only in the beauty of that melody from the darkest hour.
1:09 CONFIRMED: Sandor will sit the iron throne.
Fuck the King :D
lol
Adam Hodgkinson hahaha 😂
How many chickens they paying him?
leeeeel
I listen to this song when Im having a bad day and cry
Today is one of those days
Bela canção.Ouvindo em 2023.
This song always makes me smile when i am feeling low, ta.
Coldplay - Fix You (One Love Manchester) brought me here!
Patrik Krivanek same goes to me bro
Patrik Krivanek yeess
Me too!
Me too
me too bro
One of my faves, no doubt about that.
this takes me back to some good times in my life if only we could go back
Coldplay One Love Manchester
Ku Fang Yee coldplay are garbage
Ku Fang Yee k
Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah, running down the wing, Salahlahlahlahlaaaaah, Egyptian King
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I'm an 86 baby and I clearly remember starting my raving career at about 3 or 4 lol, my uncle and mum where ravers and remember all these songs and many house jungle D n B tracks, infact t I got in trouble for singing searching for my Rizla and Captain of the ship back in primary school, I remember signing this, I remember recording Oasis when it was on the radio.
I'm 19years old & i love this song , idk it's age but i do love this song
esta música me faz lembrar uma passagem da minha vida quando eu era jovem e deprimido mas agora eu a escuto com muitas saudades e superação
1:57 The moment you get rejected by a sheep.
Then what's 2:44 ?
Women, what can I say, you can't live with them, you can't live without them.
It’d be even worse if you was welsh
That sheep was from Wales. It knew what was coming next!
The line “if I had not seen such riches I could live with being poor” is so true. 😳🇬🇧🏴🤠
"Now I've swum back down again It's worse than it was before, if I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor" - personal favorite line in a song ever.
Winter is here #GameofThrones
The best band of 90's
Say something......
@@martinelafage749
Silence is deafening..
One of the songs of my childhood
Oh sit down!.. love love this song. Great album. Thanks for the video.
Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah,
Running down the wing...
Remember this being played at the "Indie" clubs back in the day..... Everybody would sit on the floor!!...
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Obi Rich so nice to hear
Yep we all sat!
Things that never happened
Arthouse Commons I can personally testify that this happened.
The song says it all thank you James .. and for every person around the world you're not on your own or shouldn't be ......
Absolute stroke of genius taking the incredible guitar part out of all the subsequent versions...
Such love for Mohammed Salah!!
Hope he always stays with Liverpool :)
YNWA!
Proper music
Agree 100%
don't you think it's funny how this will be 100 years old at some point in the future but still be able to jam to it, the importance of good will come back at some point. absolute ageless track about the lead singers mental state at the time feeling comfort in talking to other people in a similar situation as him.
I think Tim Booth could sing a nursery rhyme and it would sound spectacular.
Thanks to Cold play(one love manchester) - i found another good song
Just came here due to Game of Thrones.... ..... .....amazing what context and visuals can do.
and a whole lot of editing.
Underrated song, should have more views.
reminds me of my few years of study in the UK. UK songs have its own tune and the singers' slang/accent that suits with my soul
Mo Salah! Mo Salah! Mo Salah! Is running down the wing
how fabulous is kindness💙💚
Coldplay - Fix You (One Love Manchester) brought me here!
mohamed ali salah is terrible
música maravilhosa...
This song takes me back to 1990/91 in my XR3i windows down my friends and I singing along a fantastic memory fantastic band very possibly the best ever band ( in my humble opinion ) that is thank you for the memory
I loooove, love, love this song!! My soul sings with this song.
Em poucos segundos ,essa foi lembrada por Coldplay - Fix You (One Love Manchester)...Salve Salve Brasil...
I prefer this version to the re-recorded version.
This is criminally underrated
great song... great lyrics.. Iget a sense of real depth and meaning every time I hear this.. Tim Booth u r a genuine star