@@CuzImAzzI never thought I would see a song about the crisis of social apathy being described as "shallow", but here we are I guess. What made you think of the song as shallow? Do you think Olivers Army by Elvis Costello is shallow too? What would constitute a meaningful song for you? Genuinely curious.
@@CuzImAzz I can kind of see your point. But this song has always spoken to me of the importance of being present in your life, and caring about society. The line "American businessmen snap up Van Goghs for the price of a hospital wing" really hits hardest for me, society places so much value on intrinsically worthless things (no hate on Van Gogh, but I think even he would disapprove of the amount of money exchanged for one of his paintings) whereas even human life is not valued as much as the almighty dollar.
I’m a musician and this is one of my favourite songs. Also pink is massively underrated she has an exceptional voice and I know I couldn’t sing and perform a full circus act!
Me2 - And I'm 62. I had the album back in 89, learned this track on the acousitc and have played it off-and-on over the successive decades at parties and the likes... It's just one of those incredible songs that linger on the mind and tongue... Not unlike 'Baker Street'....
I can beat all of you. Nearly 76 and still remember the lyrics as if it were 1989. A overlooked song that has meanings that are ignored now as much as they were then. We still carry on as before.
Me and my best friend got wasted and played this song on repeat for a whole night. He's dead now and only I remember it. I can't help but be sad listening to this. Miss you Lyndon
Shit when you lose some one! Don't no you but you had a special friend!! Most don't get that! How lucky you are to share that time ♥️♥️with this track.
I mean the themes are timeless, not a lot of secretaries turning off typewriters nowadays, and how many kids these days would know how or why a "needle" would return to the start of a song?.
Agreed, a superb acoustic song with poignant lyric and easy tempo. But stand the test of time? Time is relative... That this species and most others are running-out of... Maybe some will be playing this song in a decade or so, but most humans alive then will be too preoccupied trying to survive.
Do telephone exchanges still click? 🤷 Do secretaries turn off typewriters? The irony might be that the resurgence of vinyl means more needles returning to the start of the song. 👍👍👍
Was in a mental health ward, and this wonderful woman played and sung this on guitar and it pretty much summed up how we were all feeling. Timeless memory.
All our ends are tragic. It what we do while living that matters and a paradox in that too. I think if we can love a song in life, that's all that matters.
Love this timeless classic, Post office clerks put up signs saying "Position Closed" And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats And janitors padlock the gates For security guards to patrol And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink While the married ones turn on a chat show And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow "Gentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anymore", Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go And by five o'clock everything's dead And every third car is a cab And ignorant people sleep in their beds Like the doped white mice in the college lab And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there The Martians could land in the car park and no one would care Closed-circuit cameras in department stores Shoot the same movie every day And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed Just survive constant action replay And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow And bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs While "Angry from Manchester" writes to complain about all the repeats on TV Computer terminals report some gains in the values of copper and tin While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs For the price of a hospital wing And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock And we'll all go along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow.
Ran away to America in the 90's to escape the Poll Tax - one night I walked over a bridge on the I CW and there was someone in the booth who's job it is to open the bridge for boats. They were just sat in there with a little TV and snacks. This song sprang to mind, just mind boggling that you could sit in a booth all night as a job. In the film 'Benjamin Button' he does it amongst other nocturnal distractions. Strange world!
Justin Currie wrote some classic songs and Del Amitri deserve more recognition than they got . Nothing Ever Happens Driving With The Brakes On Kiss This Thing Goodbye Spit In The Rain To name but 4 - fantastic band .
We're have the years gone,I can remember every word of this hauntingly beautiful song it was always in my mind through long years of depression, that cold empty feeling that slowly eats you alive,now I have two amazing daughters and fantastic wife who has been through some very tough times with me and in her own life ,the depression is still there its like a dark shadow but it doesn't control me anymore some days are better than others but I'm still here ,still in the game and still trying to be the best person I can be I haven't come this far only to come this far
When the darkness gets you, these lyrics become more poignant. I’m ok right now, but I’ve been to the dark place. If you’re in that dark place right now, just hold on and know that it gets better. You might feel like you’re the only one going through it. You’re not. Don’t act so special! Tell a loved one or friend how you feel. It’s ok not to be ok.
I too was in that dark place. And in the depths of despair, my Saviour Jesus Christ, showed Himself to me. Hope itself is like a star - not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity. The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction. John 3:16-18 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
The tricky part of sinking into the blackness is that it shackles you, throws a gag round your mouth, and iron bands around your heart. When you are down in the darkness, it is the hardest time to open up to someone.
I loved this band in my youth Before l had was married had kids and got a mortgage. It seems like yesterday. It makes me sad as l am 60 this year and it just seems like yesterday. I am Scottish l loved Del Amitri , and Deacon Blue . It was good times. Live for today l suppose the message is.
Deacon Blue is awesome...Real gone Kid raises my spirits, also a bit of Big Country, actually simple minds. Wow...Scotland produced amazing acts in the 80's/ early 90's!
@@mwnciboo l have seen Deacon Blue in the Caird Hall in Dundee twice. Extra special being their hometown. Met the guys in Big Country in a recording studio somewhere up North, can't remember but it was in a big country house(no pun intended). My ex husband did the lighting and effects and he was there with another band. Good times for sure.
Indeed, I am 50 and regret the wasted time and not appreciating the years gone by. It is 30 years today since Margaret Thatcher resigned, one of the most dramatic events of my lifetime. I remember the sense of shock so well- one of those events when you know where you were. Nothing ever happens highlights and condemns the society she created- three decades later ( over four since she was elected), UK society is deeply fractured and the economy in tatters. Her legacy.
There are so many people here on CZcams searching for music like this. People who will never hear. "And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow."
@@christinecumiskey5304 I'm angry there aren't more repeats on tv and I'm from Manchester too. British telly is shite at the moment, which is why I'm always on CZcams
Lol, am from Salford but we are all Greater Manchester now which annoys Salfordians :). I love that line in this song, in fact I loved this group and their music at the time.
My favourite line: "computer terminals report on the values of copper and tin, whilst american businessmen snap up van goghs for the price of a hopsital wing...." One of the finest Scottish bands ever 🥰
Was singing this in Edinburgh city centre in 2017, a guy aged about 17 years was crossing the square, he stopped...listened, turned, looked at me and threw his clenched fist up✊🏻, held it there for a couple of seconds, smiled and nodded, then went on his way. That's why I do it - because that might happen, songs like this touch people. It's my privilege to echo these musical geniuses in some small way.
Classic singer / songwriter..they can’t play and perform with other musicians. Jewel is a classic example and this sound is similar. I’ve worked with them, there is no telling them...ego or Aspergers....
They were too good! Music Industry doesn`t want to support small, underrated bands like Del Amitri. They want to earn millions of dollars with "Stars" like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez etc.
Tell tale of common middle aged people's lives before internet, cellphones, and all the madness going around everywhere these years, beautifully put into words...
Prophetic. This played on the radio yesterday and the Radio voice said: "What a sweet song", with absolutely no irony. Has the 'burning of synagogues at six o'clock' been forgotten? Is the needle returning to the start of the song?
First heard this whilst living in Germany in early 1990. In those days, a lot of early afternoon German TV revolved around educational programmes. Vividly remember one show dissecting the lyrics, and it moved me deeply then. The song stands up to scrutiny 30+ years later as a testament to human inertia in the face of monotony and corruption.
Chris Evans played this on the R1 Breakfast show. When it finished he said something like "After the 7.30 news I am supposed to come back with (some manufactuerd pop hit)". He came back from the news and cued this back in. I imagine he got a rocket for that, but We'll Played Chris.
When I first heard this song I was 19. It opened something inside me only music can do. A few years later I was on stage playing my own songs with a band on my acoustic guitar. I'm still playing now and 52. It's been a long time old friend see you soon x
Remember when secretaries still shut off something called typewriters ? No, not the keyboard on yer phones... Meh, all this will be forgotten as soon as next thing comes along, some mess resulting from brxit, for those lving in UK. To the rest of us, t will be long gone, like the days people had to go down London subway shelters to hide from an actual War
What a superb song. The lyrics tell us who we are, what we allow. Why humanity is broken, that we are divided. Also the sound on this track is outstanding, fantastic production.
Best "pointlessness of life" song ever... And hearing the lyrics now, whilst technology has changed a few things ("secretaries turn off typewriters" would be "secretaries close down their laptops" or something similar now, 35 years on), we still sing along like before regardless... The more things change, the more they stay the same...
"They'll burn down the synagogues at six o' clock and we;ll all go along like before". Very thought provoking and slightly terrifying. Wonderful lyrics.
yes, complaints about repetitive tv and acquisitions of art by american businessmen always eventually turn into attempted genocide. thanks for accidentally exposing how fucking retarded this song is
" ..... and they'll burn down the Synagoguesat 6 o'clock & we'll all go along, like before". How true is that line in the present insanity post October 7th, 2023.
This was an MTV fave back in the late 80's so it brings back good memories. I remember camping alone at Buttermere in the Lake District while the wind and rain howled. I was cold, wet and miserable and this song was playing on my transistor radio. Half way through the song the batteries faded and died leaving me in silence in the dark. Luckily no one was there to hear me weep.
One of my very favourite songs ever. Can't believe this is almost 30 years old. From an era before the internet and when even mobile phones were an expensive rarity. Wonderful days!!
As said, this should be fully recognised as a statement of fact at the time that sadly remains true. Given we are now old and remember it we quote this song at work on a weekly basis - doped white mice, martians in the car park and the needle returning. The question is whether anyone is listening any more than then.
How on earth could anyone turn those lyrics into a melodic and infectious song. That’s some artistic flair. Brilliant blast from the past! Sorry to hear he has Parkinson’s disease. May his journey be of ease!
Heard this today during my mind numbing traipse around Tesco (other supermarkets are available). It struck me as an apt tune in the circumstances. Brilliant words as per usual from Justin.
Closed circuit cameras in department stores, shoot the same movie everyday. And the stars of these film neither die or get old, they survive constant action replay. Brilliant, one of the best Albums to come out of Scotland. Can't believe this was the 80's, albeit late 80's, like the Stone roses. Makes my teenage years even better , go you Dancer 🤘
Thirty fkn years. . . . I remember this from high school. It was potent then but it’s even more furious now. This is one of a select handful of tracks that belong on the national curriculum.
The message of this song is beautiful. What I take from this is that we all lead different lives with different values but at the end of the day we are all lonley because no one could know you better than you know yourself and we're all so caught up in our own lives that we don't acknowledge the things going on around us. After all the heartbreak and misery that happens in just one day on this earth, things just keep on moving like nothing ever happened at all.
Maybe its a good thing if it all means nothing. Just enjoy the ride. No one will even remember names in 100 years, so all the dramas in our lives are not worth the upset
Was so moved by this song in 89 I was 19.... Powerful message and wonderful words I thought the world was ending Then I played Del Amitri Let’s kiss this thing goodbye Then I felt better cos I went to Italy for 4 months in the summer Good days Better nights Summer 90... Always Amore❤️🥺
Amazing song and amazing lyrics. I read it as an ode to the patheticness of humanity. Especially the last line ‘they’ll burn down the synagogues… and we’ll all go along like before’ I’ve read a lot of interpretations but for me clearly saying we, as a species are still capable of an atrocity like the holocaust and we will allow it to happen again. So, so true.
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1 of the most underrated songs of all time. Fantastic lyrics
Was never underrated by true music lovers.
2 of the great Scottish bands. Simple minds and del amitri.
@@CuzImAzzI never thought I would see a song about the crisis of social apathy being described as "shallow", but here we are I guess. What made you think of the song as shallow? Do you think Olivers Army by Elvis Costello is shallow too? What would constitute a meaningful song for you? Genuinely curious.
@@CuzImAzz I can kind of see your point. But this song has always spoken to me of the importance of being present in your life, and caring about society. The line "American businessmen snap up Van Goghs for the price of a hospital wing" really hits hardest for me, society places so much value on intrinsically worthless things (no hate on Van Gogh, but I think even he would disapprove of the amount of money exchanged for one of his paintings) whereas even human life is not valued as much as the almighty dollar.
I’m a musician and this is one of my favourite songs. Also pink is massively underrated she has an exceptional voice and I know I couldn’t sing and perform a full circus act!
Where have 31 years gone? A blink of an eye and they're gone.... 49 yrs old now and still remember all the lyrics as if it were 1989...
Same here
Me2 - And I'm 62. I had the album back in 89, learned this track on the acousitc and have played it off-and-on over the successive decades at parties and the likes... It's just one of those incredible songs that linger on the mind and tongue... Not unlike 'Baker Street'....
Same age but I can't remember all the lyrics like I once did. What a great song!
I can beat all of you. Nearly 76 and still remember the lyrics as if it were 1989. A overlooked song that has meanings that are ignored now as much as they were then. We still carry on as before.
Same here too, times going so fast. X
Me and my best friend got wasted and played this song on repeat for a whole night. He's dead now and only I remember it. I can't help but be sad listening to this. Miss you Lyndon
Shit when you lose some one! Don't no you but you had a special friend!! Most don't get that! How lucky you are to share that time ♥️♥️with this track.
To quote the office, wish they was away to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them. Seems fitting, R.I.P to your friend
He must of been a good man x
William I don't know if you believe in spirit but keep playing the song like you once did!!!!! Your friend will be right there with you!!!
Thank you all for the replies, he is laughing at me for being sentimental i expect :)
Thom Yorke: I'm depressed.
Justin Currie: Hold my pint.
Ok
A song written 20 years before its time. Unbelievable lyrics
Yes, no one had these feelings until 2009.
Not before its time.
Timeless.
After all, if nothing really ever happens then nothing really ever changes.
I mean the themes are timeless, not a lot of secretaries turning off typewriters nowadays, and how many kids these days would know how or why a "needle" would return to the start of a song?.
@@Sirenhound I think that was the 00s. Even Walmart has vinyl again.
@@Sirenhound I know what you're saying xx
These lyrics will stand the test of the time. They've already proven themselves despite being 30 years old. absolutely masterful. Superb.
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Agreed, a superb acoustic song with poignant lyric and easy tempo.
But stand the test of time?
Time is relative... That this species and most others are running-out of...
Maybe some will be playing this song in a decade or so, but most humans alive then will be too preoccupied trying to survive.
Do telephone exchanges still click? 🤷 Do secretaries turn off typewriters?
The irony might be that the resurgence of vinyl means more needles returning to the start of the song. 👍👍👍
@@Deebz270 Which is exactly they will remember the song, and in their heads the needle returns to the start.
@@tiepup clever and timely response. Im applauding you. Well said...
@@ianjames3078 They didn't' have this anymore when the song was written. I think they were going for a vintage feel.
what a gem.
Was in a mental health ward, and this wonderful woman played and sung this on guitar and it pretty much summed up how we were all feeling.
Timeless memory.
You might like "Lucky" By joey tempest.
cry baby
look around
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@@AntonyThorburn Hold that thought.
S Felix I'm rooting for you pal,your not alone in your fight ,thank you for sharing ,
Just seen him on a TV interview today, poor guy has Parkinson's disease, he's not performing like he used to but he'll never be forgotten, goodluck.
I've got PD too, but am already forgotten.
@@yessanknow302 I'm sorry to hear this😢
All our ends are tragic. It what we do while living that matters and a paradox in that too. I think if we can love a song in life, that's all that matters.
Really ? I watched him support Simple Minds tonight and he was on top form !
@@LynGriffiths70 I'm seeing them tonight in Luxemburg
Love this timeless classic,
Post office clerks put up signs saying "Position Closed"
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
And janitors padlock the gates
For security guards to patrol
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
While the married ones turn on a chat show
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
"Gentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anymore",
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their beds
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the car park and no one would care
Closed-circuit cameras in department stores
Shoot the same movie every day
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
And bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While "Angry from Manchester" writes to complain about all the repeats on TV
Computer terminals report some gains in the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow.
One of the best songs ever written, it sums up the emptiness and pointlessness of most peoples lives to perfection.
Yes it does.
There's nothing to add
Beautifully put.
Ran away to America in the 90's to escape the Poll Tax - one night I walked over a bridge on the I CW and there was someone in the booth who's job it is to open the bridge for boats. They were just sat in there with a little TV and snacks. This song sprang to mind, just mind boggling that you could sit in a booth all night as a job. In the film 'Benjamin Button' he does it amongst other nocturnal distractions.
Strange world!
@user-ps6qi9fi4o bang on,songs should tell stories and this is a work of art!
Now that's what you call classic song writing.😎☝
Justin Currie wrote some classic songs and Del Amitri deserve more recognition than they got .
Nothing Ever Happens
Driving With The Brakes On
Kiss This Thing Goodbye
Spit In The Rain
To name but 4 - fantastic band .
You know when a song is great, when over 30 years later will still share the same pain and reality. Nothing has happened.
Thirty years now. Nothing ever happened; nothing ever changed...
"While American businessmen snap up Van Gogh's for the price of a hospital wing." So sad, yet so true.
so true .sigh...if only he would prenounse van gogh right
A more appropriate lyric these days would be “while American businessmen fly cock-shaped rockets for the price of a dozen hospitals”
When I heard that song as a 16 year old, it started to dawn on me that life wasn't going to be an endless day on the beach....
It’s not just a song it’s a story
We're have the years gone,I can remember every word of this hauntingly beautiful song it was always in my mind through long years of depression, that cold empty feeling that slowly eats you alive,now I have two amazing daughters and fantastic wife who has been through some very tough times with me and in her own life ,the depression is still there its like a dark shadow but it doesn't control me anymore some days are better than others but I'm still here ,still in the game and still trying to be the best person I can be I haven't come this far only to come this far
When the darkness gets you, these lyrics become more poignant. I’m ok right now, but I’ve been to the dark place. If you’re in that dark place right now, just hold on and know that it gets better. You might feel like you’re the only one going through it. You’re not. Don’t act so special! Tell a loved one or friend how you feel. It’s ok not to be ok.
Dude thank you. I’ve been to that dark place, still not thoroughly through it. But better than I was. Hope you are well.
I'll echo this comment. Just talk to someone, anyone, even a stranger
I too was in that dark place. And in the depths of despair, my Saviour Jesus Christ, showed Himself to me.
Hope itself is like a star - not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.
The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction.
John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
The tricky part of sinking into the blackness is that it shackles you, throws a gag round your mouth, and iron bands around your heart. When you are down in the darkness, it is the hardest time to open up to someone.
Thanks mate,
This guy is so ahead of the times, he released the first 90's song in the 80's.
The single was released in Britain on 1 January 1990.
I loved this band in my youth
Before l had was married had kids and got a mortgage. It seems like yesterday. It makes me sad as l am 60 this year and it just seems like yesterday. I am Scottish l loved Del Amitri , and Deacon Blue . It was good times. Live for today l suppose the message is.
yes, feel your post 100%. great message and god bless you.
2 of the best bands of the century. Period
Deacon Blue is awesome...Real gone Kid raises my spirits, also a bit of Big Country, actually simple minds. Wow...Scotland produced amazing acts in the 80's/ early 90's!
@@mwnciboo l have seen Deacon Blue in the Caird Hall in Dundee twice. Extra special being their hometown. Met the guys in Big Country in a recording studio somewhere up North, can't remember but it was in a big country house(no pun intended). My ex husband did the lighting and effects and he was there with another band. Good times for sure.
Indeed, I am 50 and regret the wasted time and not appreciating the years gone by. It is 30 years today since Margaret Thatcher resigned, one of the most dramatic events of my lifetime. I remember the sense of shock so well- one of those events when you know where you were. Nothing ever happens highlights and condemns the society she created- three decades later ( over four since she was elected), UK society is deeply fractured and the economy in tatters. Her legacy.
There are so many people here on CZcams searching for music like this. People who will never hear. "And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow."
hi, I'm angry from manchester and I approve of this song
What about all the repeats on tv though
@@christinecumiskey5304 I'm angry there aren't more repeats on tv and I'm from Manchester too. British telly is shite at the moment, which is why I'm always on CZcams
@@christinecumiskey5304 🤣💯
Me too, but I'm not from Manchester 😜
Lol, am from Salford but we are all Greater Manchester now which annoys Salfordians :). I love that line in this song, in fact I loved this group and their music at the time.
My favourite line: "computer terminals report on the values of copper and tin, whilst american businessmen snap up van goghs for the price of a hopsital wing...." One of the finest Scottish bands ever 🥰
Feb 2024 and still listening to this great song.
Was singing this in Edinburgh city centre in 2017, a guy aged about 17 years was crossing the square, he stopped...listened, turned, looked at me and threw his clenched fist up✊🏻, held it there for a couple of seconds, smiled and nodded, then went on his way. That's why I do it - because that might happen, songs like this touch people. It's my privilege to echo these musical geniuses in some small way.
Plus you were in Edinburgh 🏴
Lovely story mate
What a tune timeless
Well done mate 🏴🇬🇧
How were Del amitri not a bigger band? They deserved to have been...
I think they had a great look,songwriters an tunes.But i think justin (the singer) is a hard man to deal with...a small bit of both luck and hard luck
It's a shame. Such a great talented group. Ego problems?
Classic singer / songwriter..they can’t play and perform with other musicians. Jewel is a classic example and this sound is similar. I’ve worked with them, there is no telling them...ego or Aspergers....
They were too good! Music Industry doesn`t want to support small, underrated bands like Del Amitri. They want to earn millions of dollars with "Stars" like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez etc.
Happens more than it doesn't, Thunder were another band from that time that the same happened to
Good lord why is there nothing comparable to this beautiful.music today?
Tell tale of common middle aged people's lives before internet, cellphones, and all the madness going around everywhere these years, beautifully put into words...
Prophetic. This played on the radio yesterday and the Radio voice said: "What a sweet song", with absolutely no irony. Has the 'burning of synagogues at six o'clock' been forgotten? Is the needle returning to the start of the song?
First heard this whilst living in Germany in early 1990. In those days, a lot of early afternoon German TV revolved around educational programmes. Vividly remember one show dissecting the lyrics, and it moved me deeply then. The song stands up to scrutiny 30+ years later as a testament to human inertia in the face of monotony and corruption.
I've heard this song today on the radio for the first time. I'm living in Germany.
Chris Evans played this on the R1 Breakfast show. When it finished he said something like "After the 7.30 news I am supposed to come back with (some manufactuerd pop hit)". He came back from the news and cued this back in. I imagine he got a rocket for that, but We'll Played Chris.
When I first heard this song I was 19. It opened something inside me only music can do. A few years later I was on stage playing my own songs with a band on my acoustic guitar. I'm still playing now and 52. It's been a long time old friend see you soon x
Both the song and band are so criminally underrated.
The song was released in 1989 and now we are in 2021. How relevant this song means today. Peace and Love Ringo!
Who the hell is Ringo?!
2022 and still relavent
Incredibly well written.
Still sounds relevant.
"And we'll be in lockdown tonight, and lockdown tomorrow"
How near you are to the truth with that statement friend
Brilliant concurrent analogy
But things will be better tomorrow when it comes it’s up to us
'' ...And we'll ALL be in lockdown tonight and lockdown tomorrow... ''
Remember when secretaries still shut off something called typewriters ? No, not the keyboard on yer phones...
Meh, all this will be forgotten as soon as next thing comes along, some mess resulting from brxit, for those lving in UK.
To the rest of us, t will be long gone, like the days people had to go down London subway shelters to hide from an actual War
What a superb song. The lyrics tell us who we are, what we allow. Why humanity is broken, that we are divided. Also the sound on this track is outstanding, fantastic production.
Timeless. Hard to believe ( and sad as hell) that it's 30 years old and still viable.
Best "pointlessness of life" song ever... And hearing the lyrics now, whilst technology has changed a few things ("secretaries turn off typewriters" would be "secretaries close down their laptops" or something similar now, 35 years on), we still sing along like before regardless... The more things change, the more they stay the same...
"...And we'll all go along like before"
You guys should re-release this prescient work of genius as a Covid anthem.
Absolutely brilliant song.
"They'll burn down the synagogues at six o' clock and we;ll all go along like before". Very thought provoking and slightly terrifying. Wonderful lyrics.
WTF?
exactly what i thought
yes, complaints about repetitive tv and acquisitions of art by american businessmen always eventually turn into attempted genocide. thanks for accidentally exposing how fucking retarded this song is
please don't take it there.
can't we just enjoy the song?
Not as thought provoking as "While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs for the price of a hospital wing. ....."
This Band Deserved To Be Massive.
I'm a total heavy metal freak, but this song slays me.
Yeh, trust me...
Same,
Well.... We all have our inverted crosses to bear...
Timeless song.
I know it is little peace, but when you have forgotten it many of us will still be playing it ourselves. Thank you.
Absolute timeless masterpiece which sums up the existence of humanity perfectly.
So true
" ..... and they'll burn down the Synagoguesat 6 o'clock & we'll all go along, like before". How true is that line in the present insanity post October 7th, 2023.
I miss the days where nothing ever happened 😔
33 years and nothing has changed
The world has got a lot worse
Just about to get locked down by Corona virus and was listening to this. Seems pretty fitting
Paul Locker lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow 🙁not for too long I hope 🤞
Great song to be in hideout. Always love this song as it has so much meaning to many people living on their own
I've just shared it on my Facebook saying pretty much the same
i thought so much i put it on my site needle comes to the end of the song
And now US DOD Released footage of UFOs
One of the most beautiful (and chilling) songs I've ever heard.
This guy must be a regular over at 4chan. :)
The words in this song are so true to life today
This was an MTV fave back in the late 80's so it brings back good memories. I remember camping alone at Buttermere in the Lake District while the wind and rain howled. I was cold, wet and miserable and this song was playing on my transistor radio. Half way through the song the batteries faded and died leaving me in silence in the dark. Luckily no one was there to hear me weep.
One of my very favourite songs ever. Can't believe this is almost 30 years old. From an era before the internet and when even mobile phones were an expensive rarity. Wonderful days!!
If Del Amitri was about about in the the 16th they would be classed as poets today.
Only just been introduced to this. Have never heard of Del Amitri, and cannot get enough of this tune. 💯 🔥 so many true spoken words. ❤
this is the best song you have never heard
i wouldn't go that far
Great song! It's a shame this band is so underrated...
Justin’s voice…the lyrics…a beautiful, stunning classic.
When you haven't heard a track in years and it pops up. Such a beautiful track ❤
The whole album is beautiful another underrated Scottish band ,deacon blue as well
Have you tried big country?
I agree, and the same thing is true for Always The Last To Know.
As said, this should be fully recognised as a statement of fact at the time that sadly remains true. Given we are now old and remember it we quote this song at work on a weekly basis - doped white mice, martians in the car park and the needle returning. The question is whether anyone is listening any more than then.
"Bread and circuses"
It’s 2024 and still nothing has happened
except that you look years older.
@@sallyjoantrue we all age
@@Visionary-j3q we sure do, something none of us can avoid.
1989 till now : nothing has changed : we will all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow.
I have always loved this song. It sums up the banality of life perfectly.
DelAmitri such an underrated band
In a world of corruption, songs like this keep us real.
From the womb.
How on earth could anyone turn those lyrics into a melodic and infectious song. That’s some artistic flair. Brilliant blast from the past! Sorry to hear he has Parkinson’s disease. May his journey be of ease!
"Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there" almost impossible for anyone born after 1975 to comprehend....😯
Justin's song writing no words, he simply is a Genius, he never got the recognition, still listen to him as a solo artist.
435 dislikes - seriously - this is sheer genius no matter how long ago it was recorded - the power of a great song to move you no matter whem
I agree fabulous song.
Clueless millennials I'd guess
435 people who don't understand what life is 😭😭
More apt today, we dont learn.
A lyrical masterpiece 👍
He’s so gorgeous
Just going through CZcams and this came up. A great somg, 30 years old and just as relevant now
Heard this today during my mind numbing traipse around Tesco (other supermarkets are available). It struck me as an apt tune in the circumstances. Brilliant words as per usual from Justin.
Wow! How beautiful is Justin Currie in this video! 💙 Great song....great band 👌
One of the greatest songs ever written. Still playing in 2020!
still 3022
2022
Loved it then love it now. True then true now. Masterpiece
I’d forgotten what a perfect song this was!
Some songs are timeless
"And American businessmen snap up Van Goghs for the price of a hospital wing." Best lyric of them all.
The lyrics in this song are timeless. More relevant today for sure. Perfect song.
Listening to the lyrics, this song could have been written today.
Crazy that nothing changed over the last 30+ years.
What a epic tune that sound so current after 30 years !!sign of a good song..👍
What a talented singer. And we’ll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow. 1:48 1:49 😅
Lyrically and musically brilliant.
Closed circuit cameras in department stores, shoot the same movie everyday. And the stars of these film neither die or get old, they survive constant action replay. Brilliant, one of the best Albums to come out of Scotland. Can't believe this was the 80's, albeit late 80's, like the Stone roses. Makes my teenage years even better , go you Dancer 🤘
Thirty fkn years. . . .
I remember this from high school. It was potent then but it’s even more furious now.
This is one of a select handful of tracks that belong on the national curriculum.
Classic song,never ages
The message of this song is beautiful. What I take from this is that we all lead different lives with different values but at the end of the day we are all lonley because no one could know you better than you know yourself and we're all so caught up in our own lives that we don't acknowledge the things going on around us. After all the heartbreak and misery that happens in just one day on this earth, things just keep on moving like nothing ever happened at all.
Maybe its a good thing if it all means nothing. Just enjoy the ride. No one will even remember names in 100 years, so all the dramas in our lives are not worth the upset
i love you with whats left of my heart
More relevant today than ever!
Top quality Scottish talent ❤️
Some of the best lyrics written.
Was so moved by this song in 89
I was 19....
Powerful message and wonderful words
I thought the world was ending
Then I played Del Amitri Let’s kiss this thing goodbye
Then I felt better cos I went to Italy for 4 months in the summer
Good days
Better nights
Summer 90...
Always Amore❤️🥺
Seeing him tonight. Forgot how many great records they made.
Totally brilliant, a forgotten masterpiece 🥰 moving and sadly prothetic.♥️😭
Justin Currie is such a talented artist, great band
What a class song. Social commentary way ahead of it's time.
Remember coming home after dropping purple ohm at 15 and seeing them on the James Whale Radio Show (on tv)
Amazing song and amazing lyrics. I read it as an ode to the patheticness of humanity. Especially the last line ‘they’ll burn down the synagogues… and we’ll all go along like before’ I’ve read a lot of interpretations but for me clearly saying we, as a species are still capable of an atrocity like the holocaust and we will allow it to happen again. So, so true.
This song is poetry , great imagery and cadence . Brilliant