Major Lazer - Get Free ft. Amber of the Dirty Projectors

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  • čas přidán 22. 08. 2012
  • Major Lazer "Get Free" - the first official single and video off of the new album "Free The Universe."
    The video, featuring Diplo and Amber from Dirty Projectors, was shot in Jamaica by SoMe and produced by Iconoclast.
    Get it on iTunes : bit.ly/iTunesGetFree
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  • @EastNewguinea
    @EastNewguinea Před 2 měsíci +489

    If you’re here in 2024, you have a very special taste in music

    • @madrigal___380
      @madrigal___380 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Ouais buddy,🇫🇷

    • @Pillboxing
      @Pillboxing Před 2 měsíci +3

      Sexy nihilism

    • @DavidIonutIlie
      @DavidIonutIlie Před měsícem

      And a poker face ho is bad payer to ROMÂNIA people and nother state membre UE and pover,because of rich people.

    • @JamieWetere-mp5il
      @JamieWetere-mp5il Před měsícem

      ​@@Pillboxing😊A😊a😊a

    • @user-xi3dy6ss7t
      @user-xi3dy6ss7t Před měsícem

      That's what ce qu'on veut !! :D

  • @exhausteddog819
    @exhausteddog819 Před 3 lety +2063

    This song is pure pain.
    This song is pure hope.

  • @Hannah-vz3hr
    @Hannah-vz3hr Před 2 lety +289

    I remember listening to this song on repeat in 2013. I was 18/19 and going through a very difficult period in my life. Revisiting it now and the emotions from that time feel like they are being released from my body. Music is magic. I wish you all well out there.

    • @Fire_614
      @Fire_614 Před měsícem

      I was 13 years old in 2013.

  • @aysharamirez8638
    @aysharamirez8638 Před měsícem +40

    I was 17 when this song came out 🩵 I can't believe its been 11 years, the memories this songs brings, beautiful and nostalgic memories ✨️🎶💕

    • @boxoffisa
      @boxoffisa Před 29 dny

      Now marry, make family. Raise your kids in Godly way.

    • @ece6456
      @ece6456 Před 12 dny

      i was 7 and i’m soooo happy that i found it again

  • @rudebebop4157
    @rudebebop4157 Před 3 lety +2956

    Confirmed, I will never, ever, get tired of this piece of art.

    • @francoislucassarr6768
      @francoislucassarr6768 Před 3 lety +20

      Relaxing song like a cup of tea.

    • @rajkumarisavi
      @rajkumarisavi Před 2 lety +12

      I’ve been listening to this since 4 years

    • @Legalisation
      @Legalisation Před 2 lety +4

      What you need to do is come down for a lil vacation to the West Indies and make this the sound track of your stay.

    • @amschrek
      @amschrek Před 2 lety

      So do I..

    • @petabreckenridge2134
      @petabreckenridge2134 Před 2 lety +2

      You took the words right out of my mouth

  • @b0ieque
    @b0ieque Před 4 lety +2456

    I think this is one of the best songs ever made in the history. It’s just a great song, listening to it i get really sad but also very happy in the same time.

    • @letsgetphysical5049
      @letsgetphysical5049 Před 4 lety +52

      I have the same vibe with this song. It goes straight into my soul.

    • @francoperrotta4968
      @francoperrotta4968 Před 4 lety +19

      Love smoking to this track!!!

    • @lucifer6943
      @lucifer6943 Před 4 lety +12

      Best song ever ? You better chill the fk down boi

    • @SASMADBRUV7
      @SASMADBRUV7 Před 4 lety +1

      @@lucifer6943 just curious what do you think the best song ever is

    • @lucifer6943
      @lucifer6943 Před 4 lety +13

      @@SASMADBRUV7 it can't exist it's too subjective, but there are a shit tone better than this one, altough it's pretty good

  • @user-yc2vu4id5j
    @user-yc2vu4id5j Před 2 měsíci +64

    Anyone who likes this comment will help me get closer to make my biggest dream come true, to travel to Africa

    • @loou1587
      @loou1587 Před měsícem

      I believe in your dream! Yes, you will See Africa :)

  • @thib2936
    @thib2936 Před 2 lety +476

    I remember when this came out 10 years ago, now I'm 24. Crazy how time flies by... It still hits emotionally in the same way

    • @kimmomac4082
      @kimmomac4082 Před 2 lety +7

      Bro 10 years ago I was 24 so Um yeah take advantage of them last few 20s ya got asap

    • @Riseun
      @Riseun Před 2 lety

      @@kimmomac4082 What should we do

    • @kimmomac4082
      @kimmomac4082 Před 2 lety +10

      @@Riseun everything ya wanna do while ya can before ya knees give out

    • @grahamgorrie3861
      @grahamgorrie3861 Před rokem +1

      Some songs are just timeless

    • @raihan1837
      @raihan1837 Před rokem +2

      Saaame, I was 14 when this song first came out

  • @kamileramanauskaite5486
    @kamileramanauskaite5486 Před 5 lety +2626

    Somehow this song makes me sad and happy at the same time:)

  • @padoueyenga9815
    @padoueyenga9815 Před 3 lety +2388

    This song for me is something else. Pure emotional. In January 2021 I’m still here

  • @CharlesM2
    @CharlesM2 Před 2 lety +93

    It’s crazy how long i’ve had this stuck in my head, probably since this song came out 10 years ago. Kept coming back, forgetting it, and then desperately looking for it and enjoying it all over again. Goddamn persistence out here!

    • @lilWendolin
      @lilWendolin Před 2 lety +3

      Same!!! Waking up from a bad dream from things passed many years ago at 4 AM to have this on my mind, frantically searching trying to remember the name... seeing your comment now... interesting this song has such haunting powers!!! A masterpiece!!

  • @GoGetFree
    @GoGetFree Před rokem +26

    It’s this very song that brought upon my greatest realization.
    I listened endlessly in Warsaw, Poland.
    “Look at me, I just can’t believe what they’ve done to me”
    Now, GO GET FREE!

  • @hamzasyed
    @hamzasyed Před 3 lety +3544

    This song wasn't recommended to you. You searched for it.

    • @nicknat1086
      @nicknat1086 Před 3 lety +43

      I had too..I love this song

    • @kluski3423
      @kluski3423 Před 3 lety +15

      Actually I was looking for Lana's song but I found that ♡♡♡

    • @edwardclifford8671
      @edwardclifford8671 Před 3 lety +16

      This song was recommended to me back in 2013, and then i searched for it. What do?

    • @clayedwards7191
      @clayedwards7191 Před 3 lety +16

      Damn right I did

    • @tomboyax7098
      @tomboyax7098 Před 3 lety +7

      no i actually searched for lana del rey get free , but no i love this

  • @Zajkos211
    @Zajkos211 Před 8 lety +832

    This is beautiful , yet sad song. It's a song about people who can only dream about better future. It's a song about poverty, but also it's a song abou tthe beauty of being happy in the present moment, about being happy by self-expression, dance and joy.

    • @TechGirlyyy
      @TechGirlyyy Před 8 lety +35

      I agree. This song always makes me cry when I watch it. We are so ignorant to the REAL WORLD

    • @jsebastiengelinas
      @jsebastiengelinas Před 8 lety +21

      +Michal T. you are right. and it is about how people will get free. the video stating at the beginning "music will free the world". will free the world because there is some chance if you dance, you will soon understand your body and your mind has the capacity to free your soul. money won't set you free. this video is unbelievable...

    • @cosmiccarma
      @cosmiccarma Před 8 lety +3

      +Michal T. that`s a good perception, sad and bright at same time

    • @turdnuggets6347
      @turdnuggets6347 Před 8 lety

      +Michal T. If it's about poverty the video is a little racist...

    • @nebuluos2032
      @nebuluos2032 Před 7 lety +10

      should I even ask...how is it racist? the vid is by the artist themselves...

  • @jerusareem
    @jerusareem Před 8 měsíci +18

    Probably top 10 songs in history of life

  • @iiisti213
    @iiisti213 Před 4 měsíci +42

    I just crying...
    Why?
    Beautifull!!! 2024 again

    • @DavidIonutIlie
      @DavidIonutIlie Před 25 dny

      Pentru că nu-i satura "statul" pe bogați,d-aia Următoarea țintă după Israel e Bucureștiul,aveți grijă. 😢😢😢

  • @bru_
    @bru_ Před 4 lety +3250

    In love with this song in 2020!

  • @groveroq
    @groveroq Před 5 lety +822

    "Look at me, I just can't believe, what they've done to me; We could never be free." I GET SHIVERS. So beautiful.

  • @mav3r1ck_
    @mav3r1ck_ Před 11 měsíci +79

    Even 10 years later and this songs still a vibe ✨

    • @jen-nahnuhnah7613
      @jen-nahnuhnah7613 Před 3 měsíci

      It will always be, because capitalism makes ALL of us slaves to a system that wouldn’t even piss on us if we were on fire……just look at the death & destruction that the U.S. is allowing to happen to the Palestinian people & also the Yemeni people in the name of capitalism 🥺😣
      #GetFreeFromCapitalism ✊🏻😌

  • @emieleode
    @emieleode Před 2 lety +96

    This song to me is the definition of freedom. Feel so free listening to this beautiful track

  • @angeloplus4
    @angeloplus4 Před 7 lety +3353

    still the best song ever of major lazer

    • @Frany79
      @Frany79 Před 7 lety +8

      I agree

    • @lanadelrey5671
      @lanadelrey5671 Před 7 lety +7

      Agree man.

    • @AndresvandenHoefM404
      @AndresvandenHoefM404 Před 7 lety +7

      Agree x3

    • @zeroqttvzrqt2737
      @zeroqttvzrqt2737 Před 7 lety +8

      yes, is the best production of Major Lazer

    • @prasama7324
      @prasama7324 Před 7 lety

      Тhis mоviе is nоw аvаilаblе tо wаtсh herе => twitter.com/6939a38171fd4db6f/status/791862006093492224 Мajor Lааzеr Gеt Freе ft Ambeеееr of thе Dirty Рrоjесtоrs

  • @markyouneva7840
    @markyouneva7840 Před 3 lety +742

    This song makes me understand why people look for an escape in life. Life is hard, be kind.

    • @azz4067
      @azz4067 Před 3 lety +10

      Of course, life is very difficult, especially in Iraq ... a bad country, militias, corrupt government, and thieves, and there are no jobs ... murder is widespread, famine is widespread ... sectarianism and civil war, and there is no justice among the people .. Only God Allah☝️ helps in accepting living in this country .. If it was an opportunity to leave the country, I would have fled from it
      This is because of the occupation, sabotage and destruction that occurred as a result of the intervention of America and Iran and their occupation of Iraq

    • @datamyt3
      @datamyt3 Před 2 lety +1

      I love you brother!

    • @supbois4598
      @supbois4598 Před 2 lety +1

      This reminds me of the legend Chadwick Boseman this and unforgettable it makes me sad :(

    • @jemmstone468
      @jemmstone468 Před 2 lety +1

      exactly !

    • @ZeranZeran
      @ZeranZeran Před 2 lety +3

      I'm stuck living with someone that beats me up and I hate my life.
      That person is my dad. He ruins my life every time I'm about to do better. I am too old for this. I just want to get free. I don't want anything from anyone. I don't want phone, I don't want internet, I don't want a roof over my head anymore if it means living like that. I just want to be free. I think I'm going to take a risk tonight.

  • @TobinOsusky
    @TobinOsusky Před rokem +56

    This song was a huge part of the inspiration for my relocation to Costa Rica. The message in the lyrics, the vibe, the energy of the composition, all influenced my unconscious mind to manifest my dreams in this reality. Thanks yall

  • @mikolajczakpiotr2339
    @mikolajczakpiotr2339 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Still best song in 2023! Found my happy place since 11 years :)

  • @charliez077
    @charliez077 Před 7 lety +280

    fave Major Lazer single - not even a question about it.

  • @Very-ImportantPerson
    @Very-ImportantPerson Před 7 lety +798

    Wow I will always come back here. This song takes your heart places :)

  • @bmflewis7915
    @bmflewis7915 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Wow, I heard this song the wk it came out, and now 11yrs later and it still means so much to me. Just a timeless song , masterpiece.

  • @mad21a1
    @mad21a1 Před 2 lety +73

    Everytime I listen to this song I get emotional rollercoaster. This song will never get boring

  • @AnaaSophiiaa
    @AnaaSophiiaa Před 3 lety +326

    this song gives me a bittersweet feeling. makes me wanna cry and smile at the same time.

  • @Qwistie_
    @Qwistie_ Před 9 lety +627

    Major lazer can have music videos like this to bubble butt. Talk about variety. I love it because it mimics how humans can be deep and insightful to amazingly moronic all at the same time.

    • @effiemilk
      @effiemilk Před 9 lety

      agreed

    • @natureman6513
      @natureman6513 Před 9 lety

      AmiNunni me to

    • @1manzi0n
      @1manzi0n Před 9 lety +15

      AmiNunni Thats what I enjoy about the imagery of this video too...the depth of hueman experience portrayed in it. For an example of the the stark but subtle artistry used here check out the expression of extreme pain that barely flashes across the screen for a micro-second at precisely 3mins 23secs.

    • @SubaRez
      @SubaRez Před 8 lety

      Robbie Burnz Violent one. Didn't spotted it until you posted.

    • @Qwistie_
      @Qwistie_ Před 8 lety +22

      James Garner No I disagree, I think it does the song justice. At least in my perspective, these people are doing the things they can, to feel free. To me, it actually is the same thing that drives the creators of Major Lazer on, that raw tenacity to work in an unconventional job for a living is difficult. Most of these people showcased are dancing, hustling, boxing, and just trying to make it, and we see the good and bad side of it. There are moments of despair and worry written across people's faces. Idk, I like that, and towards the end I am left with the feeling that no matter what people will continue on doing it. no matter what.

  • @MamathaBenerjee
    @MamathaBenerjee Před 2 lety +56

    I never heard of this song before but now I cannot stop listening to this master piece.

  • @luckymbotiwa8488
    @luckymbotiwa8488 Před 5 měsíci +6

    This song makes me unleash emotions I never thought I had. Spiritual awakening.

  • @sarahcarneiro338
    @sarahcarneiro338 Před 7 lety +527

    the first time i heard this song I fall in love, so beautful

  • @WoLFiLoLoL973
    @WoLFiLoLoL973 Před 3 lety +507

    I was a kid when I first listened this song. So many dreams. So many things happened since. I'm 21, and I still just want to be free and be only myself.

    • @mateusz-wn4ck
      @mateusz-wn4ck Před 2 lety +3

      Good Luck

    • @marcelvasilenechita2094
      @marcelvasilenechita2094 Před 2 lety +15

      You're still a kid, mate! 😉 Enjoy it!

    • @rachelabee128
      @rachelabee128 Před 2 lety

      I hear this first time

    • @lylatxsystem7662
      @lylatxsystem7662 Před 2 lety +2

      I remember when I turned 15 I was introduced to this new song. This song got me into ML.

    • @peacemakashaik
      @peacemakashaik Před rokem +9

      I’m 30 and I would advise you to enjoy your 20s wholeheartedly. Don’t give AF about what people say or think about you- be unapologetically you. The best advice someone gave me was: if you know how quickly people forget about you when you die you won’t care what they think of you 🙂

  • @heimiticuellar4034
    @heimiticuellar4034 Před 2 lety +7

    July 2015 I move out of my family home and out of my island home, I left friends, family and my whole life behind to move across the ocean, another country, another continent, another life, scared, sad, excited, I felt it all, luckily for me I met people that experienced the same thing And We became best friends. We’ve, laughed, gathered and cried to this song. Forever in my heart

  • @musondaanthony7928
    @musondaanthony7928 Před 8 měsíci +1

    2023 still vibibing to this song

  • @daouddaftanii7852
    @daouddaftanii7852 Před 3 lety +541

    This ain't no song, this is some spiritual Shiettt that gets straight to soul

  • @luddite333
    @luddite333 Před 2 lety +66

    my friend Levi used to rock this tune at the skate bowl super loud ghetto blaster right after lighting a 4 gram pre roll and passin it around....Levi hasnt been around anymore or ever again but hes not forgotten and alive forever in hearts like mine MUCH LOVE LEVI you are kindness and freedom and positivity wont ever forget ya

    • @D3T3D20
      @D3T3D20 Před 2 lety +4

      That's a nice tribute to your friend, good lookin out- good luck to you ...🏵

  • @ZeranZeran
    @ZeranZeran Před 2 lety +53

    This has been one of my favorite songs since I first heard it. Now the meaning of the lyrics is only hitting me for the first time, all these years later.
    Its time for me to get free.
    April 9th, 2022 - 5:11PM

  • @maximuslt90
    @maximuslt90 Před 2 lety +24

    This song has always invoked such a spirit of people, people's hearts.....there is something so soulful about it....incredible. It plays in my mind once in a while randomly and I always come back for a good listen.

  • @autumnisbetterthanspring
    @autumnisbetterthanspring Před 5 lety +1475

    *this song feels like it was always been around, since the beginning of music*
    *Strange? But that's what i felt while listening*

    • @collinsigbiks9701
      @collinsigbiks9701 Před 5 lety +42

      I feel the same. When I first heard it I was like, where do I know this from but I also knew it was my first listen. Maybe the sound is like some other songs just rearranged with a diamond voice.

    • @AnisaFarah1
      @AnisaFarah1 Před 5 lety +8

      wow!!! I really feel the same!!

    • @Dontaethefist
      @Dontaethefist Před 5 lety +17

      songs that embody pure emotional struggle and triumph can have that impression. ❤️

    • @jaktam8765
      @jaktam8765 Před 5 lety +4

      Maybe because her voice reaches

    • @annmariebusu9924
      @annmariebusu9924 Před 5 lety +1

      EastWood could be the underlying reggae beat. Some of the phrases are familiar

  • @lovelife4935
    @lovelife4935 Před 9 lety +138

    Jamaican culture roots from AFRICA. RYTHM and Dance just a different art form. FACT!! This video talks about being free. It demonstrates being free through music and dance the only way most 3rd world people can escape from their troubles and political corruption . Jamaican culture has been watered down due to acculturation. Thid is when different cultures mix I. E. Western culture. Being black is not a colour is an act through customs and traditions. HOW FREE IS THE BLACK WORLD WHEN THEIR POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY controlled by the western world.
    Freedom is in the mind and the soul. Politics and society have put a barrier on how far you can rise. But once the mind is free u can rise higher. Freedom is a right not a gift.

    • @lucakuhr
      @lucakuhr Před 9 lety +5

      Thanx for shit m8 git rikt ant 360 nukescoped

    • @lotus483
      @lotus483 Před 9 lety +3

      Love life Music demonstrates to be free. Not different just a form, music is a a release of individuality not to be judged. We are on a road together till the levy gives in. Your right being black is not a colour, all my life i've been wading in, water so deep, wondering if it will ever end, how long till we have a friend. The west has no culture, blind the population into hate. Imagine if all this was positive...the power, we could all be free, without "dreams" but reality and eternity.

    • @Izlandprincess1
      @Izlandprincess1 Před 9 lety +23

      Jamaican culture is not just from our African ancestry but from all the people that came here. It's out of many one people. All races coming together as one.

    • @flenny
      @flenny Před 9 lety +2

      Izlandprincess1 Was going reply the same thing princess but came across ur comment.....out of many, ONE PEOPLE!!

    • @973shero9
      @973shero9 Před 9 lety +5

      Izlandprincess1 im tired west indian people reject all the time african roots. Sorry but you have the same figure and color with african people not like european people (straight hair, blue eyes ect...). I hope one day west indian people will realize that 90% of their heritage come from africa. I hope you understand what i have written. Im not english or live in english country

  • @Cubas1111
    @Cubas1111 Před 8 měsíci +2

    thanks baywatch to take me here to this song

  • @armando1829
    @armando1829 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I found this song today and it somehow catches my mood. After working hard for 6 months, my season opener was far from what I thought it would be like. I feel defeated, aimless and a bit frustrated at the world right now. Yet I still believe that there has to be something more. I’m still dreaming and I’m still fighting.
    This song gives me that feeling of being in a hopeless situation, yet dreaming of something better. To quote Oscar Wilde: «We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars».

  • @michellelafaurie2051
    @michellelafaurie2051 Před 3 lety +154

    This song brings me so many memories...

  • @kipernicusbongfellow9856
    @kipernicusbongfellow9856 Před 7 lety +176

    This is truly one of the best songs ever! There are songs that I love for a long time that I eventually get away from. But this right here!!! This is till my death. Diplo for pres!

  • @MichaelSmith-kw4dl
    @MichaelSmith-kw4dl Před 2 lety +32

    The song never gets boring, it's the perfect song to think with

  • @LegexyYT
    @LegexyYT Před 7 měsíci +2

    This song, and "NO LIES" these 2 songs vibe me up....these songs are magical

  • @dardangashi8453
    @dardangashi8453 Před 7 lety +70

    3:25 - 3:56 that instrumental make me feel broke but i love it

  • @Penguinsrock124
    @Penguinsrock124 Před 8 lety +235

    I love the color grading. Nice vocals, too! Beautiful voice combined with documentary style shooting makes you get a silent impression of the people. The grading creates a solemn environment, with people seemingly having fun and others staring blankly, looks of what seem to be despair on their faces.

    • @UnderRatedDogs
      @UnderRatedDogs Před 8 lety +6

      +Draunamou Great description and analysis :)

    • @renegarcia7011
      @renegarcia7011 Před 8 lety +3

      well said .

    • @amberraeprather683
      @amberraeprather683 Před 8 lety +12

      Very accurate. It's like it was part of a documentary!

    • @pushbrooms
      @pushbrooms Před 8 lety +3

      What I thought but could put into words like you did. Good job!😊

  • @saulursulescu3732
    @saulursulescu3732 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Nostalgic

  • @lucasdieleman8303
    @lucasdieleman8303 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Happy 11th birthday to this gem 🕊

  • @dulugeadaniel5837
    @dulugeadaniel5837 Před 4 lety +298

    Jamaican culture is so beautiful and powerfull, just look at every single man/woman in the video, everyone has a story to tell thst could blow you away. Peace ! 🇯🇲

  • @DicoveryKnowledge
    @DicoveryKnowledge Před 10 lety +213

    I don't normally make a post, but I must for this song. I've watched this video time and time again and it still resonates an unbelievably strong feeling me. This song alone made me love major laser. To some people, this is a good song, average, an ok song, a one time listen...i understand why they would say that they haven't lived and experienced Jamaica like few...but to people from Jamaica, words bearly sum up what this video is and means.
    It's not just another video and not just another song, major laser here has just created art in it's truest form. This art can easily sum up the life (all experiences, knowledge, pain, love ups and downs) of most if not all the Jamaicans of my generation, as hard as the feat is. Just lost for words every time I watch this art.
    I would sit in a room with friends, people, strangers, all will watch and as they watch you can look around and see the expressions on their faces, some say it has a nice beat, some say they like the singer's voice, but you will find the one or two captured and captivated by the art, as if someone was telling their whole life story.
    Not a word you will hear from them, as they sit in deep silence reminiscing on the feelings, the experiences, the life...this video brings back as they realize in that very moment that everything can be all summed up so eloquently.

    • @DavySupafried
      @DavySupafried Před 10 lety +5

      u said it

    • @DicoveryKnowledge
      @DicoveryKnowledge Před 10 lety +6

      Right, I'm just speechless every time I see this video. The true meaning if words can't describe what this means to me.

    • @jmusic2024
      @jmusic2024 Před 10 lety +3

      Antonio Armando are you from Jamaica? What people of Jamaica think about it? I love the video too! Seen it like 100 times already :) And the contrast with the lyrics is unbelievable - sad lyrics, politics theme and yet people in the video are somehow just happy.

    • @DicoveryKnowledge
      @DicoveryKnowledge Před 10 lety +15

      Yeah I'm from jamrock. The people I know who've seen this video feel very sentimental, emotional, proud and happy to name a few feelings. As noted before, thats just a few people I know but it wouldn't be an off guess to say most Jamaicans in our generation to be specific that wouldn't feel the same way.
      It's true what you speak, because if you've lived in Jamaica the imagery that's shown says so much along with the lyrics. Jamaica is all this mixed together, politics, violence, sadness, hate, class division, love, happiness, joy....life. that's why Jamaicans (again from my experience) who watches this has a rush of varying emotions. Because the song (lyrics) and the video (imagery) touches on so much that I've said and more. also the feelings might be the same but the experiences can be so polar in another person's case or the exact same. I think it's what makes Jamaicans so unique, why we can go anywhere an be loved.

    • @hezrina
      @hezrina Před 10 lety +3

      well said. i'm just like you, can't get enough of this video. i watch it time and time again. it makes me want to go to Jamaica and see culture with my own eyes

  • @user-uj3pn3yx9c
    @user-uj3pn3yx9c Před 2 měsíci +4

    Ive been struggling with life ... i am struggling with life 😢 but i keep on living this song bring so much emotion but happiness at same time im 36 surely it will get better at some point just one good year. Ive battled mental health for years, cocaine use and deep emotinal scars but cant give up for my daughters! But i have to stop or remove the problem me for good so i dont ruin their lifes like i am mine!!!!! Sorry just wanted to speak as i cant speak to others around me ❤ from uk east mids CM

    • @monikamastyk8200
      @monikamastyk8200 Před 20 dny +1

      Oh man! I feel you. Hope you find deep, caring realtionships, that we all need so much. Go and reach out for support. If you can, go to therapy, to heal the wounds and get at peace with your feelings. They are all valid. You matter. It takes time, effort and money, but it's so worth it. Wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart🧡 God bless you!

  • @user-lx7tr4sg7h
    @user-lx7tr4sg7h Před 7 měsíci +1

    This soul beat 🫠

  • @jadeperacchia3386
    @jadeperacchia3386 Před 3 lety +66

    this is honestly one of the greatest video music ever, it totally describes the feeling the music and the lyrics

  • @gopaolo7921
    @gopaolo7921 Před 8 lety +915

    Video is about the effects of western capitalist and consumerist culture on smaller societies like Jamaica and the poverty in which they live yet how they manage to keep themselves satisfied despite their conditions. Jamaica isn't the only country. Go to most "third world" countries and you'll see similar scenes of people in poverty with smart phones, watching fights on TV, wearing popular brands and aspiring to live like the western world. Everything at the expense of their own culture for the most part. It shows how the capitalist consumerist culture is consuming the world from the penthouse of fortune 500 companies all the way down to the homeless from third world countries
    Nah. It's just a video of Jamaicans.

    • @godivafromsteamhouse7419
      @godivafromsteamhouse7419 Před 8 lety +46

      +Paolo Joventino Go lol...As a Jamaican, you're right! It's just a video of Jamaicans. I love it! One of the videos with the most authentically Jamaican scenes

    • @yn7751
      @yn7751 Před 8 lety +4

      +Paolo Joventino Go and look how how happy they are.

    • @jaakkohintsala2597
      @jaakkohintsala2597 Před 8 lety +9

      im just happy that i live in finland

    • @SleepyKittenz
      @SleepyKittenz Před 8 lety +1

      +Jaakko Hintsala k

    • @jaakkohintsala2597
      @jaakkohintsala2597 Před 8 lety +1

      SleepyKittenz and now im ashamed :(

  • @Luert24
    @Luert24 Před rokem +38

    I m in Ukraine. Listening that sound and thinking about passed happy times. About sunshine mood in summer. About love and peace. Peace for eveybody guys. Remember that ! Only love and freedom rules the world

    • @divochicken2244
      @divochicken2244 Před měsícem +4

      Hey man, russian here. Wish you all the best, hope and less losses in your life. Keep being strong!

  • @izabelaw5645
    @izabelaw5645 Před rokem +17

    Heading downstream till the levee gives in
    What can i do to get the money
    We ain't go the money, we ain't gettin' out
    Heading downstream till the levee gives in
    And my dreams are wearin' thin
    All I need's relief
    I need I need some sympathy
    Look at me
    I Just can't believe
    What they've done to me
    We could never get free
    I just wanna be
    Look at me
    I Just can't believe
    What they've done to me
    We could never get free
    I just wanna be
    I just wanna dream
    All of my life been wadin in
    Water so deep now we got to swim
    Wonder will it ever end
    How long how long till we have a friend
    Comin' down, feelin' like a battery hen
    Waves won't break till the tide comes in
    What will I do in the sunrise
    What will I do without my dreams
    Look at me
    I Just can't believe
    What they've done to me
    We could never get free
    I just wanna be
    Look at me
    I Just can't believe
    What they've done to me
    We could never get free
    I just wanna be
    I just wanna dream
    We're all together in the same boat
    I know you, you know me
    Baby, you know me
    We're all together in the same boat
    I know you, you know me
    Baby, you know me
    We're all together in the same boat
    I know you, you know me
    Baby, you know me
    I Just wanna dream
    I Just wanna dream
    I Just wanna dream
    Baby, you know me

  • @jordanmackinnon8099
    @jordanmackinnon8099 Před 3 lety +64

    Every so often, whether it's a few months or a years, I find my way back to this song, and all the memories, good or bad, that come with it. I'm so glad this exists

  • @graceandmarvellouswonders6249

    I’ve heard this song years before this date, but it is something in the simplicity of the video with the images that it projects, that it just makes me feel many things. Crying, inspiring, the music just makes me want to be the best version of all of me that I have to offer. I will always be a fan forever!

  • @ergyscollaku4122
    @ergyscollaku4122 Před 7 měsíci +2

    2023 and im still here 🤸🤸🤸

  • @kaganickos
    @kaganickos Před 8 měsíci +1

    11 years later and im still here chillin

  • @kimblackburn642
    @kimblackburn642 Před 7 lety +118

    I don't understand why this is not on radio ?O

    • @caroline2469
      @caroline2469 Před 7 lety +13

      Assuming you're talking about mainstream radio: cuz it's from 2012? 😂

    • @WICKED17LOOYTOON
      @WICKED17LOOYTOON Před 7 lety +5

      No.... That'll make it mainstream.. we don't need to mainstream music...

    • @penahamutengela9377
      @penahamutengela9377 Před 7 lety +52

      Good music is not played on the radio

    • @seanm996
      @seanm996 Před 7 lety +15

      It was, 300 times a day for a month. Then NEVER again. That's how a lot of radio stations kill a good song, and beat a bad one like a dead horse lol.

    • @InertiaCreeps
      @InertiaCreeps Před 7 lety +16

      Because it's fucking brilliant. Radio is for mindless, mass-produced, largely insipid shit.

  • @francos3927
    @francos3927 Před 3 lety +75

    This song is always giving me goosebumps.

  • @portiamurdock1187
    @portiamurdock1187 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Still deh Yaaa!!!❤🎉

  • @sylwester9761
    @sylwester9761 Před rokem +25

    Can't get enough! Nostalgia mixed with a bit of sadness and euphoria at the same time. omg what a masterpiece.

  • @polak551
    @polak551 Před 10 lety +165

    Maybe someone can give songs similar to this, so light? God damnit Im so into it and I want moore.

    • @drago892
      @drago892 Před 10 lety +29

      major lazer " jessica "

    • @strangefruitnostil
      @strangefruitnostil Před 10 lety +22

      Alt j is pretty good

    • @KeeganGA
      @KeeganGA Před 10 lety +19

      The Suburbs by Mr Little Jeans

    • @marnixargelo4938
      @marnixargelo4938 Před 10 lety +11

      ***** All of them don't come near this crazy good song.

    • @ChopGod23
      @ChopGod23 Před 9 lety +6

      Naughty boy -Lalala is similar. To me anyways

  • @oldsklteg
    @oldsklteg Před 7 lety +345

    3:54 chick be like "hell no you aint getting this" lol
    this video captures quite a bit of Jamaican culture, major props to the producer.

  • @TheStabbyCyclist
    @TheStabbyCyclist Před měsícem +2

    This song just hits different after being in the military for 10 years. I was absolutely lost when this song came out, but I was free. Now I don't even resemble the person I was... for better or worse. I hope to get free again.

  • @princessapeach666
    @princessapeach666 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I have cried a lot with this wonderful but painful song at the same time

  • @netaorion1556
    @netaorion1556 Před 3 lety +60

    Some songs are timeless, just like this one.

  • @NIM292
    @NIM292 Před 5 lety +2279

    Anyone 2019?? 😍😘

  • @BMXCCI
    @BMXCCI Před 2 měsíci +2

    Thank you Major Lazer, Truly. This song has gotten me through some bad bad times. Thank you again. Listening years down the line brings a tear to my eye. What a powerful song. Forever grateful for this masterpiece.

  • @ohiodogman4041
    @ohiodogman4041 Před 2 lety +10

    Wow!! Not only did they capture the vibe, but the emotion it bring too

  • @Ghysal94
    @Ghysal94 Před 9 lety +235

    Dunno why this song didn't become popular in France, maybe because young french only want music to dance on in shitty club. My favorite from major lazer btw.

  • @dimpho_simon
    @dimpho_simon Před 8 lety +105

    Don't where i heard this song, the lyrics just stuck in my head, searched them and now i'm here, beautiful music

    • @RoniChard2010
      @RoniChard2010 Před 6 lety +2

      Dimpho Simon - start of that new Baywatch movie. Watched it with wifey and this song just stuck to my brain.

    • @dimpho_simon
      @dimpho_simon Před 2 lety +1

      @@RoniChard2010 Its seriously catchy, and I'm back here after 5 years

    • @RoniChard2010
      @RoniChard2010 Před 2 lety

      @@dimpho_simon cheers for the reminder. Lost this until your reply. Champion!

  • @gavioesdafielgavizito
    @gavioesdafielgavizito Před 7 měsíci +2

    ORIGINAL dope Vibes blessup to this Track and every soul it reaches 🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @valentineiloh8354
    @valentineiloh8354 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Was listening to this back in 2014 when I got the news about my dad's death . Each time I miss him .. I come here to #Getfree 😢

  • @adrianna9265
    @adrianna9265 Před 4 lety +347

    All these people look like they know each other, like its a big family. And I wanna be part of it.

    • @balitripwisata6812
      @balitripwisata6812 Před 4 lety +13

      BUT HOW MUCH HAPPY AND SATISFIED THEY ARE WITH THERE LIFE

    • @kareemrussell4930
      @kareemrussell4930 Před 4 lety +1

      @@balitripwisata6812 we are all very happy

    • @naomisedore2231
      @naomisedore2231 Před 4 lety

      i know right

    • @Izlandprincess1
      @Izlandprincess1 Před 3 lety +13

      @@balitripwisata6812 we are happy despite the struggles. These struggles make us stronger and encourages our creativity. The thing with Jamaicans we always find good in the bad times. We have a saying "tek and things mek joke". You cant focus on the negative all the time else you will never be truly happy. Happy does not equal rich btw. Sometimes money as they say bring about more problems. I would never leave Jamaica for another country. I dnt have ppl harassing me for the colour of my skin, I can walk around and feast on the many fruit trees for free, you will never starve. But the simple life isnt for all. Money for some people equals happiness.

    • @okletstryyyy
      @okletstryyyy Před 3 lety

      Good observation

  • @erickmaldonado7676
    @erickmaldonado7676 Před 9 lety +183

    FYI Jamaica is like any other place. For each bad place Jamaica has there are also good parts. And Jamaica is not all blacks. You'll be surprised to find a good population of whites and Asians that live there and go to school. Jamaicans are highly educated and the education level there is a lot higher there then in certain countries. While your kids are learning elementary school work in elementary, kids in Jamaica are learning high school work in elementary. Crime rate there is high but not as bad as people portray it to be. Before being hypocrites actually study the place and actually visit it. You would learn a lot from doing that. Don't just go on what racist ignorant people say.

    • @ASPLODINGBANANAS
      @ASPLODINGBANANAS Před 9 lety +4

      so why is Jamaica not a world superpower with it's super high education rates

    • @erickmaldonado7676
      @erickmaldonado7676 Před 9 lety +16

      First of all no country has such power. It's impossible. Second off you don't need power to be smart. Thirdly there's good education everywhere but I stated specifically that Jamaica is more then what you think so before you go by word of mouth actually take your time to visit and experience the place.

    • @blueblue8340
      @blueblue8340 Před 9 lety +3

      ***** yet u have commented back what he/she have commented. lol!! people tho.

    • @phillpowell7793
      @phillpowell7793 Před 9 lety

      ASPLODINGBANANAS that is a dumb question it is a small developing country that surfer from covert operations and lack of jobs etc, how it miles ahead for most developing countries.

    • @ASPLODINGBANANAS
      @ASPLODINGBANANAS Před 9 lety +3

      Phill Powell Erick Walters said that kids in Jamaica are doing higher level education at the same ages as other countries. Then why is the message of this video to try and get people out of poverty. If the statement about education was true then surely poverty would not be such a large problem in Jamaica

  • @debzde2742
    @debzde2742 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Masterpiece 🥹

  • @dalefittondesign8784
    @dalefittondesign8784 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Im 30 and i was listening to this in Uni in 2013/14. All the best and attack your day x

  • @EmmanuelE07
    @EmmanuelE07 Před 7 lety +28

    GOTTA LOVE JAAAAMAAAICAAAAAAAA

  • @RosebonboM
    @RosebonboM Před 8 lety +52

    This is absolutly breath taking... It all comes down to this. We are all the same. Everywhere. Period.

  • @momisvb7576
    @momisvb7576 Před 10 měsíci +34

    Los que llegamos por la pensión...

  • @TheSerpentSage
    @TheSerpentSage Před 8 měsíci +2

    I love this video, and the song that heralds it.

  • @annettvanessaa
    @annettvanessaa Před 6 lety +685

    This song gives me goosebumps

  • @hottrucker123
    @hottrucker123 Před 8 lety +45

    This has to be the greatest song, I have EVER heard.

    • @alexsteaua99
      @alexsteaua99 Před 7 lety +3

      then you havent heard many.

    • @hottrucker123
      @hottrucker123 Před 7 lety +4

      alex11stefan lol think you got that backwards

    • @hottrucker123
      @hottrucker123 Před 7 lety +1

      +Michael V I know right. I was listening to it one the way home. ...AGAIN. lol

  • @3-55-8
    @3-55-8 Před měsícem +1

    Amber's voice, music production, music video - perfect symbiosis ❤☺️🙏

  • @maidakarichusicic2968
    @maidakarichusicic2968 Před rokem +11

    I don't even remember how many years I'm listening this masterpiece...not little bit tired of it.

    • @Edude666
      @Edude666 Před 11 měsíci

      Just some random weird peeps listen to this ..

  • @l.jamillah4833
    @l.jamillah4833 Před 3 lety +11

    I'm gonna cry. this song had an "major" impact in my life. it's been 4 years since last I've been listening to this. first time ever since..

  • @Sunnyflowah
    @Sunnyflowah Před 8 lety +272

    Am I the only one crying rivers to this?

  • @dmitrineo6268
    @dmitrineo6268 Před rokem +2

    Major Lazer and Amber Coffman, You made a beauty and masterpiece here...
    My favorite song alongside, "good enuff"

  • @thejoshyae336
    @thejoshyae336 Před 10 měsíci +20

    Saludos de la Pensión

  • @stephaniecombs5
    @stephaniecombs5 Před 3 lety +235

    Everyone loves this song for its truth...the goverment is feeding us lies of separation, and continuation...we are all one people with dreams and hopes of a better life without big coordination controlling us...wake up and unite...when i see the people trying to have a good time in this video without all the light and glitter of the club scene, im right there with them! Love to all my brothers and sisters across the globe who just want to love one another and help everyone succeed.

    • @restogarbo8433
      @restogarbo8433 Před 3 lety

      Hi there, fam. ANIMO*

    • @spirostathos5074
      @spirostathos5074 Před 3 lety +3

      Africa is an amazing place my friend

    • @miltonjordan
      @miltonjordan Před 3 lety +1

      The gov is not just evil...

    • @teegee2209
      @teegee2209 Před 3 lety +4

      Came here looking for a reason why this song affects me so much in words, rhythm and mood and u just gave the perfect reason why I keep coming back to it. One love✌🏾❤️

    • @SIPPOS
      @SIPPOS Před 3 lety

      True 💖😊

  • @QTALISCHILL
    @QTALISCHILL Před 5 lety +22

    Song has a heavy Happy yet Sad vibe and the visuals make you feel like you're there.....creates an Amazing overall impact from watching this.

  • @casavenidaPMC
    @casavenidaPMC Před 2 lety +10

    This is art. This is a masterpiece.

  • @adamfaith2321
    @adamfaith2321 Před rokem +21

    My daughter "Meisha" passed away on 31 March 2023 aged 24. She was troubled in life by what some people had done to her. She sent me the link to this song a few years ago before mental health issues became worse. It hurts so bad for what men had done to her for years that I had no knowledge of, or could prevent at the time. So sad! It appears that a guy gave her an overdose because she didn't love him! This song I will always remember by.

    • @stephanecognet5602
      @stephanecognet5602 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Protéger vos/nos enfants du mal des réseaux asociaux. Gardons nos enfants les plus loin des écrans. Moi j'ai 3 filles et il faut revenir a une vie saine sans les tictok etc qui tue nos enfants

    • @fleursauvage2544
      @fleursauvage2544 Před měsícem

      Je compatis à votre douleur. Paix à son âme, que cette musique l'accompagne 🙏🏽