Blur - The Universal (Live at Hyde Park 2012)

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Blur play The Universal live at Hyde Park marking the close of the 2012 Olympic Games. The full Show is available on DVD now.
The 5 CD/DVD Parklive deluxe edition includes best audio quality of the entire Hyde Park show, exclusive recordings of the 100 Club, BBC Sessions, plus their live rooftop performances of Under The Westway and The Puritan, all presented in a 60 page hardback photo book. For more information on other formats and to buy visit: smarturl.it/parklive
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Blur were formed in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree and signed with Food/EMI the same year. Announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur continued to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with second release Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993). Five successive UK #1 albums followed - with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity in the UK and beyond. The eponymous Blur was released in 1997 and seventh album Think Tank (2003) was Blur’s first as a three-piece after the temporary departure of founding guitarist Graham Coxon.
Twenty one years after the release of their debut album, 2012 saw Blur 21: The Box, the band's body of work compiled and gathered together into one box. Their most recent release as a four-piece, the critically acclaimed chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), started life in Hong Kong when the band had an unexpected break in touring in May 2013.
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@DAEAJ1 9 жыл бұрын

Right at the end as Damon looks out to the crowd he surely must be thinking, why would we ever want to give this up

@danielbonaparte8420 2 ай бұрын

He cried

@justingerber80 7 жыл бұрын

I don't comment that often, but that is one of the greatest live performances ever to be uploaded on KZfaq.

@caityallen3210 6 жыл бұрын

Justin Gerber I agree

@RoyLlowarch 5 жыл бұрын

I agree :-) I was lucky enough to be there and at the stage front. Fucking awesome

@marycjames82 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@gerardschrade6823 5 жыл бұрын

Du hast recht!

@finiancallan6232 4 жыл бұрын

I was recently building a band playlist and happened to cross a Blur selection. I hadn't heard Charmless Man in years (remembering it was really catchy) so I played it. Great track but I then spied these Live performances.... What an amazing delivery ... Young and Lovely was savage too!! First time I ever heard it!! Live performance ... 10/10 Recorded..... 9/10 Rant over !

@gpeddino 9 жыл бұрын

Damn, that was powerful. I teared up.

@dougieturnbull7207 9 жыл бұрын

me to

@Kai1995__ 9 жыл бұрын

Everyone did tear up mate

@JamesLaverty08 9 жыл бұрын

You weren't the only one mate, same during Under the Westway

@SANDSCORCHER 9 жыл бұрын

James Laverty Testify James! Both of those two tracks are serious stuff live.

@Fakename70 8 жыл бұрын

+Guilherme Eddino I know, right?

@alexandresilva3427 9 жыл бұрын

If I ever had a stadium like that singing my songs my life would be complete.

@john_air 9 жыл бұрын

Alexandre Silva absolutely!!!!

@sanedem 9 жыл бұрын

+Alexandre Silva Damn, I just wanna ask em how it felt. TT_TT

@giulialongoni4816 8 жыл бұрын

+Alexandre Silva I Think being on stage in front of a (about) million people like in this video is the most fuckin' rewarding thing in the world, I can see the tears becoming to appear in Damon's eyes. And I swear I saw a smile on Graham's face, it makes me want to cry :'D

@samuelandrian7704 8 жыл бұрын

+Alexandre Silva I always dreaming to have a life like damon albarn haha

@alexandresilva3427 8 жыл бұрын

samul andrian I dont want his life. I just want those fans.

@turricanedtc3764 4 жыл бұрын

1:57 - Knowing how conflicted he has said he was feeling about the negative aspects of success around the time of "The Great Escape", Graham's unapologetic and genuine smile here just melts my heart.

@waltersobchak926 7 жыл бұрын

every time Damon questions the future of Blur, he just needs to watch this and know it's so worth it

@evanrichter3893 Жыл бұрын

They’re back baby 2023

@sonicyouth7177 7 ай бұрын

@@evanrichter3893and now new hiautus😢

@danielbonaparte8420 2 ай бұрын

2024 too

@marilyncarson3929 7 жыл бұрын

old man cries in front of thousands and somehow makes me cry too

@ninocandia6771 4 жыл бұрын

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@pieceofslushie154 4 жыл бұрын

Interstellar Overdrive it’s a fandom joke

@indowithbadenglish3775 4 жыл бұрын

And now i cries more due to this virus situation,.. those beautiful view in concert.. thousands people singing together to Blur's song...

@maekoichiki7507 4 жыл бұрын

They cut the best part when the camera focuses closely his face during seconds ToT

@thejackandtomshow2776 4 жыл бұрын

Old man ? I can tell you don’t who this man is and you’ve stumbled across one of the best live performances to be done.

@pastor971 8 жыл бұрын

pretty sure i'm not the only one crying

@azwethinkweizmm 8 жыл бұрын

I can feel the sadness in his eyes.

@TheSweBoo 7 жыл бұрын

You're definitely not the only one :)

@Fakename70 7 жыл бұрын

Pastor Camino Right, and you know why: the lads thought that Hyde Park 2012 was the last stand.

@antoanto7236 5 жыл бұрын

Pastor Camino I always

@macycollin-doyle7537 4 жыл бұрын

I’m lying in bed crying my eyes out at 4 in the morning

@ketamina 4 жыл бұрын

Not a song, but an Anthem.

@robertbrauer6718 5 жыл бұрын

3:53 May we all be so fortunate to have even a single moment in this life that leaves us with an expression like that.

@George-jk6hb 4 жыл бұрын

🙌

@karlboman 4 жыл бұрын

Amen. I got goosebumps and teary eyes the first time I saw it, and then also every single time afterwards.

@muhamadfirmansyah307 3 жыл бұрын

Ameeeeeennn!!!!

@illiamdeebe7579 4 жыл бұрын

I want this to be the theme song when we finally break quarantine and come out, squinting in the sun, and can imagine this many people being this close together again.

@indowithbadenglish3775 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr.. i'm crying just to think about it. Freedom?

@monsieurcarpio2860 4 жыл бұрын

It really could happen.

@MrBfreund 4 жыл бұрын

Sweetest of ideas!

@ChrisSmith-wh6bq 4 жыл бұрын

Noone here is alone.

@ext609 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it really really really could happen.

@ianmiles7916 8 жыл бұрын

No matter what people think of damon albarn, there is no dobt how moved he is during this song. It must be amazing to see standing on stage with thousands enjoying the culmination of an idea and written down via a few words on a page. Always found this song addictive.

@ZahidEfendiyev 8 жыл бұрын

but what do people think of him? I've not really followed their lives.

@beans5673 2 жыл бұрын

Well do we know what people think of him

@LucyWest370 2 жыл бұрын

@@beans5673 its a mystery, no one is either opinionated or unopinionated on him apparently.

@misterasterisco5217 2 жыл бұрын

This song is about 2022 and the post pandemic New World Order where they know everything and see all we do.

@Jambobist Жыл бұрын

@@misterasterisco5217 Oh to be stupid enough to believe you are enlightened.

@TheSweBoo 9 жыл бұрын

This is why Blur is one of my favourite bands of all time. I would do anything to be there

@Petar_Nikolov 5 жыл бұрын

01:58 Mr. Graham Coxon - what a lovely smile!!!

@haruka1378 3 жыл бұрын

His genuine smile made me really happy!

@lorenzocoscia6894 4 жыл бұрын

My God, this is the final celebration. The epitaph of an entire era. A generation passing over. Very touching.

@indowithbadenglish3775 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god my tears... i came here from the corona era.. seeing this people together chanting in a crowd is like a dream to us right now

@evaevaevaevaevaeva 11 жыл бұрын

I love how at the end Damon just stands there and listens to thousands of people sing his lyrics back to him. So inspiring and moving. Epic song.

@humogwai 3 жыл бұрын

damon having an existential crisis while graham has the time of his life

@katevielle4263 3 жыл бұрын

Out of the two, I'm damon 🤣🤦‍♀️

@ayse-um8sw 3 жыл бұрын

its like their country house top of the pops performance but with the roles switched

@chrisryland202 3 жыл бұрын

Whaat

@pignonMZ6 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how this image around the end of the video with Graham smiling and dancing and Damon overwhelmed by emotions is the opposite of pretty much every Blur performances ever lol

@santinomiguel3605 Ай бұрын

Like tender

@GTanya07 9 жыл бұрын

Long Live Blur!

@DAEAJ1 4 жыл бұрын

3:21 man and woman crying, beautiful

@sunnysz3443 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful.

@nicolas4547 3 жыл бұрын

Goals

@egdoom 8 жыл бұрын

I swear they always have the best crowd in their concerts

@ryanziegler4750 8 жыл бұрын

I love the girl at 3:29 pumping her fists at, like, two or three times the rate of everyone else.

@Fakename70 7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Ziegler I know! That really makes it, doesn't it?

@sunbae-nim 5 жыл бұрын

People who stand out like that are the main characters in the movies

@YK-fj5bj 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Ziegler ha ha, good catch!

@timashworth1158 3 жыл бұрын

Her fella’s done alright for himself...

@globaltvandmovies4905 2 жыл бұрын

The universal is an absolute masterpiece. Brilliant performance.

@katrinapure9986 10 жыл бұрын

damon is about to cry yes

@CeciliaSierraArrieta 8 жыл бұрын

This is glorious! I can`t stop watching it over and over again

@DAEAJ1 8 жыл бұрын

It's amazing isn't it?

@daisiesdreams 8 жыл бұрын

me too

@Leah-oh8uj 8 жыл бұрын

I was front row for Hyde park 2015 and when they did this song it was just incredible. The whole crowd was screaming the lyrics back and no one wanted it to end. The perfect end to the concert

@TheSky16 8 жыл бұрын

What a very emotional performance of a song that has somehow permeated into the national psyche and is, for some unknown and unspoken reason, very personal to us all. What a show.

@revol148 7 жыл бұрын

in what way has this song "permeated into the national psyche"? - it's barely known outside the Blur fan base

@scabbers701 7 жыл бұрын

the british gas advert...

@penderyn8794 3 жыл бұрын

Its a cynical song and video critiquing the UK establishment ironically...... yet the plebs wont notice

@dcrea9416 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely beautiful. Graham's playing is great. Damon's voice is great. The backing band is great. The audience is great. I wish I could have been British in the '90's.

@goldboy150 2 жыл бұрын

Shivers when he starts getting really pumped at 2:06 and the crowd responds to another level. That’s frontmanship btw. He led them there.

@johnbarry1965 10 жыл бұрын

"When the days they seem to fall through you then just let them go"

@brunodiogo-vlogs1521 7 жыл бұрын

Great Band, Great Song, Awesome Crowd....not much more to say.

@sanedem 9 жыл бұрын

4:02 ! a smile! I seent it!

@nothingreally6680 8 жыл бұрын

2:30 - The security guard is supposed to be watching the audience, but he just can't help watching Blur.

@mike365fly 6 жыл бұрын

the best and the worst job

@Ardianax 9 жыл бұрын

brilliant closing song; the testament to all their accomplishments! broke my heart to the bit in 'no distance left to run' documentary when damon was crying with this playing in the background

@joanwilcox2045 8 жыл бұрын

+Ardiana x - That was so incredibly moving, but at least he was crying because he was so happy.

@Ardianax 8 жыл бұрын

Joan Wilcox well, that i'm not sure... the way he was crying sends me a different signal, to be honest, but i guess we'll never know!

@joanwilcox2045 8 жыл бұрын

The reason I guess that is because it was their reunion gig and he was happy Graham was back. Just guessing.

@TheAstronomyFloyd 7 жыл бұрын

+Ardiana x think about if it was you in that situation, then you'll understand, he just wanted his old friends back, and his dream came true

@therealbp 11 жыл бұрын

Was there right near the front, and can hand on heart say it was one of the most incredible things to witness, and feel blessed for having done so. I get goosebumps from just thinking about it. Blur will forever be my favourite band, and performances like this are exactly why

@dimihamuzu 10 жыл бұрын

ill turn 30 in a month.. eventhough my youth is officially gone.. i can look back and know that i grew up on bands like Blur and Radiohead,. and for that i am blessed. : )

@PatstarDeluxe 9 жыл бұрын

You and me both!!

@leob4403 9 жыл бұрын

dimihamuzu word

@Kai1995__ 6 жыл бұрын

Youre now 33 mate

@Neri.. 6 жыл бұрын

Akmal Lutfi yes

@goodeldash 6 жыл бұрын

I’m 30 this November, forever young at heart

@k-leb4671 7 жыл бұрын

It's funny that the backing singers are completely overwhelmed by the audience singing.

@Icecreamandradness 3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a man who hasn't lost a single shred of passion for what he does.

@owaindavies1076 5 жыл бұрын

1:17 it makes me happy when in live performances they go for the high note

@jamiek1714 3 жыл бұрын

Britain has been making the best music for the last 60 years. -A Canadian.

@jahaziellevario4313 8 жыл бұрын

La mejor canción para la puta eternidad! "Y cuando los días te caigan encima, solo dejalos ir"

@tomeisenmenger7048 Жыл бұрын

My, how the Brits love their bands! This is spellbinding.

@user-uh9jv7nx2b 5 жыл бұрын

1:57 a pure smile...aww

@wingsofmagic055 4 жыл бұрын

At 0:57 for a second he sounded like his younger self, or like he does in the original recording of the song, wigged me right out

@immahotpepper 4 жыл бұрын

fuck, this song is TIMELESS to me. It never ever gets old.

@fmporoshin 9 жыл бұрын

I'm clear remember 1995. I was 18 years old boy, fool of hopes and so naive. And I liked to listen to this great song. Tnx for my remembrances.

@NeoSpokenWorld 7 жыл бұрын

I Almost cried watching that end ;-; So Beautiful...

@alexandertiopan3020 8 жыл бұрын

i couldn't stop to listening blur and I'm grateful for there still is a band like this nowadays

@TheAstronomyFloyd 7 жыл бұрын

There are loads

@richardphillips6392 11 ай бұрын

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen x

@juanaltieri4912 11 ай бұрын

best blur song hands down....

@stellalucev7739 Жыл бұрын

Saw Blur at Wembley a couple of weeks ago, but this performance of the Universal still chokes me up a bit.

@HenriqueVentura 9 жыл бұрын

Song of a lifetime...

@mozmwhite2513 4 жыл бұрын

When a song, and a crowd, sends a man to tears.

@evastansbie2271 9 жыл бұрын

teared up watching this, such a powerful performance, I love Blur so fucking much

@Protroblade 2 жыл бұрын

This song always makes me believe in myself idk why

@sablengreview8584 4 жыл бұрын

Usually...I don't like a concert on video....but for the first time....this is absolutely the greatest concert video that I ever saw. I can feel the soul of the concert from this video! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

@sukrangray2488 4 жыл бұрын

Sableng Review absolutely ❤️

@Orion225 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest live show ever

@dashriprock6682 Жыл бұрын

I just realized why this song touches millions of people. It's because the chorus allows ourselves to feel HOPE. To be able to feel or believe that yes,"....it really really really could happen" is a priceless gift to give ourselves and each other.

@noapaul5440 Жыл бұрын

This is honestly so true, you verbalized it perfectly

@ilariacarofiglio4849 4 жыл бұрын

I really don't know what to say. Every time I listen to this song I cry, 'cause it' s just beautiful and deep. It makes me think a lot, it has a special meaning to me and, right now I'm litterally crying and i just wanted you to know that my intention was to share with y'all how i am feeling but i just can't. This is a masterpiece and it must not be forgotten. I love this song and this band more than myself, that's it

@noursarhan8695 4 жыл бұрын

I guess you're Italian judging by your name so let me say this... Come biasimarti? È bellissima

@globaltvandmovies4905 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. It is a real masterpiece.

@dashriprock6682 Жыл бұрын

This song has moved me deeply since 1995. It is powerful and although I'm not a crying kind of bloke, when Damon and the crowd are singing "Yes, it could really really really could happen..." I tear up. This is a life affirming song. Thank you Blur.

@robin5on 4 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece!

@MrSnod 4 жыл бұрын

I really Dont know what to say................I was there that night. possibly one of the greatest concerts of my life.

@richl6966 Жыл бұрын

I've loved this tune since 96 and have never seen this performance before. It's outstanding. The lads are gods. What a performance!

@richl6966 11 ай бұрын

Such a unique tune. Came from nowhere and is an anthem.

@jeffreylawrence6928 4 ай бұрын

Should be an anthem for the British Empire…

@ponch2100 4 жыл бұрын

High level humanity !

@ppaazz. 5 жыл бұрын

la cara de damon al final sabiendo qué ese momento era único y no se volverá a repetir

@intthesky 4 жыл бұрын

estoy llorando porque amo la música y el poder que tiene esta presentación, la canción y la banda. te amo blur

@sophiadeval6185 4 жыл бұрын

I was there, I was 7 years old. I wasn’t close to the front, but just being there was the experience of a lifetime. it was beautiful

@TOBLEROWAN123 3 жыл бұрын

I get very emotional when listening to blur I was and still am a massive fan it was my youth and they are such an accessible bunch no pretentiousness and the older people get it makes me feel sad but grateful I knew who blur were

@MrSnod 4 жыл бұрын

This is and will be the most significant song played in the history of British Music.

@estefaneoy1192 10 жыл бұрын

:'D The crowd was amazing!!

@facaless 11 жыл бұрын

"I really dont know what to say.." just perfect.. bring back the 90s..

@nobrubend 6 жыл бұрын

This is the next century Where the universal's free You can find it anywhere Yes, the future has been sold Every night we're gone And to karaoke songs How we like to sing a long Although the words are wrong It really, really, really could happen Yes, it really, really, really could happen When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go No one here is alone, satellites in every home Yes the universal's here, here for everyone Every paper that you read Says tomorrow is your lucky day Well, here's your lucky day It really, really, really could happen Yes, it really, really, really could happen When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go Well, it really, really, really could happen Yes, it really, really, really could happen When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go Just let them go

@elbeano1721 5 жыл бұрын

Best live performance of any song ever

@chrisryland202 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite blur songs..it's beautiful..

@hotdoggitydig 18 күн бұрын

every year on my 4 minutes before my birthday i watch this as the clock strikes midnight cuz I don't have any friends and my family doesn't celebrate with me, that doesn't really bother me. this is my fave song and live performance it always makes me hopeful

@charlie2395 5 жыл бұрын

Una de las canciones de mi vida. No puedo escucharla solamente una vez cuando la retomo. Me transporta.

@alexkaminsky5245 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone in 2020 still enjoying this masterpiece?

@EckoMiro 3 жыл бұрын

just right now over 10 times over and over again, goosebumps and tears, ... very touching piece

@thomasbeddows147 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@spookyshagger Жыл бұрын

2023 my man

@Pauliusambra 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen this so many times that I view the couple at 03:21 as my close friends.

@elwray3506 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely comment!

@andyzzz9872 3 жыл бұрын

what a man...

@starshaped1992 Жыл бұрын

it will forever be my favourite song. i’m crying it’s so amazing.

@foadysfah 10 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that was amazing and beautiful

@samhutchison8564 5 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps every time. My favorite song of all time

@hendralatief9354 4 жыл бұрын

I love this era when britpop n alternative rock pumping the world.... the music is so goodd

@steverafferty4114 Жыл бұрын

Imagine having the talent to write a song like this, then perform it like that. WOW

@bwahahahahahaha 7 жыл бұрын

3:21 This guy looks just like Damon Albarn !

@peterplant2531 5 жыл бұрын

Simply stunning, a perfect moment. Take a great song, great band, great audience, nothing better than that

@ikerina Жыл бұрын

First time listening to this song and through its live performance. Like, wow! I fall for it instantly. Literally crying inside.

@Tikorex1 2 жыл бұрын

This song is so powerfull... it has given me stuff I wanted...

@clintreid287 5 жыл бұрын

Wish I was there to experience that performance in person. It was like a culmination of years that came together in that moment 🙏

@CrystalJupiter 7 жыл бұрын

Aww graham is smiling

@JackOusley 8 жыл бұрын

You can tell that emotion is true, all of them, you can just feel it! Man I wish I was there

@danyz4197 2 жыл бұрын

GREATESTS HITS 90'S WONDERFULL

@jonathanashby4719 5 жыл бұрын

Not a big Blur fan but this song is amazing. Their best song by far.

@mikahell85 2 жыл бұрын

i've lost my dad in the same moment i discover this song... i will never forget this incredible song...

@mrbluesky3972 3 жыл бұрын

This is not a song, is more than that. You can feel you'r in heaven for a second through the chorus.

@blurperu8636 10 жыл бұрын

simply beautiful, this is a masterpiece.

@cakredi4132 3 жыл бұрын

When the audience sang the chorus in unison, I shiver.

@l.g.5899 2 жыл бұрын

I was there... what a beautiful memory.

@manorbier 2 жыл бұрын

Makes me so happy and deeply sad at the same time. The old world that never come back 💔

@deadstar44 2 жыл бұрын

This song is the unofficial hymn of Brit-pop. Blur coming back from hiatus was worth it just for this performance;

@ozzgonzalez7165 2 жыл бұрын

Graham looks so happy in here.