Damon Albarn is musically in another class, Britpop was a moment before he really then diversified and then spread his wings. He is a genius and many of his pieces are timeless
@joedivision23295 жыл бұрын
I feel like Blur was ahead of their time during the Brit-pop era.
@wcl33954 жыл бұрын
Right, Noel Gallagher never wrote a song like this...
@ianc.45194 жыл бұрын
Oh totally!! I never saw this! So great!
@deathkampdrone4 жыл бұрын
As all true good bands, Blur always had the ability to craft truely timeless tunes. But yes, they were so far ahead. Especially their best album "13", which sounds lightyears ahead of 1999! Honestly, it holds up so fucking well. One of the best albums of all time.
@lennycook2063 жыл бұрын
Brit Pop? Always hated that 1996 media invented pigeon hole. I know Blur pre dated that fad by 7 or so years. Definitely leaped forward from the Leisure indy pop indy rock after Damon went back to music college. And spawned the Park life era. (they nearly blew it with TGE but shh let's not mention that) an amazing band fronted by someone who is a true musical heavyweight. So diverse so prolific. Put Damon on a par with Beck in that sense. Definitely puts Noel in a headlock and sleeps him out.
@ftrujillomunizaga3 жыл бұрын
Still ahead to this day!
@Nately2210 ай бұрын
Blur's magnus opus. A beautiful love letter to Britain.
@urwholefamilydied4 жыл бұрын
I love that damon is a fantastic pianist and a good guitar player, but all throughout blur, he just sang. He's the mastermind behind that band, and Graham was the perfect partner in crime. What a fucking great band. As an American... that Brit pop band changed my life. Literally. (and supergrass, Pulp, etc etc... that was a magical time).
@marcusmeadow27293 жыл бұрын
You mean you don't like shit "Harley Davidson" rock either?
@famousatmidnight153 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen playing piano and he is very good. We he improvises it’s even better because he lets fly on the keys. His guitar is not so great but accomplished piano player who never had a lesson and can’t read sheet music.
@Ya-jr3ko3 жыл бұрын
He is a mediocre guitar player lol
@urwholefamilydied3 жыл бұрын
@@Ya-jr3ko well... mincing semantics now... decent/mediocre. He can play some fingerpicking stuff and some riffs. I'm not comparing him to Slash. I would say he's decent. Never said he was great.
@Lilly-ve8ze2 жыл бұрын
As a fellow American who was born in the 00s it’s very hard to find someone who enjoys 90s britpop as much as I do. To add he might not be the so called ‘best player’ but he knows how to compose and collaborate extremely well.
@anaarias4296 жыл бұрын
this song was already pretty sad to me but now I’m balling my eyes out, such a beautiful version of this song, love you Damon!
@samuelj.robinson7835 жыл бұрын
Why does the shipping forecast make you sad?
@ECCENTRICERIC693 жыл бұрын
@@samuelj.robinson783 Well, it is a true story about Damons depression sitting in his room in the early hours unable to sleep and listening to the shipping forecast on his radio ... so pretty sad really!!
@pitmatix14572 жыл бұрын
Every few years England taps into Damon Albarn and lets out the pain in it's soul. Most recently in the song "Merrie Land" from his band 'The Good the Bad and the Queen' kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNZhoNRins7YhJc.html
@QuanNguyen-nd5ds2 жыл бұрын
Aw. The piano solo.... the world stopped for 30 seconds right there
@xaharxeruji34413 жыл бұрын
Almost forgot how beautiful this song is. Damon is no doubt the most underrated artiste of all time.
@komkommer223 жыл бұрын
It ‘s gorgeous. I don’t think he is that underrated though.
@lucasocanto58 Жыл бұрын
@@komkommer22 at all, he's been on top for 3 decades now lol
@PanarchyInTheUK2 жыл бұрын
Stunning arrangement. I feel so nostalgic for the mid-90s - even though I was in an unhappy relationship. I was in my mid 20s and had no idea who I really was.
@jonatherton3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written. Some kid.
@WinstonGuitar4 жыл бұрын
In times past, it was a common phenomenon, when insomnia would strike, to turn in the shipping forecast and be lulled to sleep by the calm, reassuring voices predicting time and tide and temperature. When your nation is a tiny northern island, such things are important.
@flojostylesxo Жыл бұрын
How can someone make such a moving song about the weather forecast… ❤
@deathb4digital2 жыл бұрын
goosebumps. he rarely disappoints.
@mmonostarz4 жыл бұрын
God his voice is just so beautiful
@samuelj.robinson7835 жыл бұрын
Best song about the shipping forecast ever!
@x3newMoon4 жыл бұрын
So cute how he looks up to Jimmy in the beginning.
@mdow10004 жыл бұрын
Ok, i never comment on these threads...but this is one of the most moving arrangements of a previous stand out song. The original version of This is a Low was so sweeping, but this is so simple and even more powerful....amazing
@dedalus62 жыл бұрын
Best Blur song, beautiful
@malthuswasright4 жыл бұрын
It's a good test of a song - how it stands up to different treatments. And this one stands up very well indeed.
@speedwell05604 жыл бұрын
Man, this is something else! 😦
@viktorthevictor62403 жыл бұрын
That sentence also works if the words "man" and "this" switch places
@shaviraintaniahapsari95266 жыл бұрын
This is good version, so emotional 👏
@shaundavies48534 жыл бұрын
Whoever puts a thumbs down to this is song has no soul. So beautiful.
@joegvoll60173 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Definitely my favorite Blur tune, well most days.
@DMNLBRN6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best songs in the world, which is underrated as hell and very good composed. Wish I lived in the 90s, Now there's pigs pretending to show us that they make music.
@user-qe5uv1cj1x5 жыл бұрын
D4M0N 4LB4RN i found "that" comment lmao
@an.s.79305 жыл бұрын
r/lewronggeneration
@samuelj.robinson7835 жыл бұрын
I was a teenager in the 90s and it was awesome! Blur used to end their concerts with thiss curious song about the shipping forecast
@bridgallagher12905 жыл бұрын
You didn't live in the 90s?! How old tf are you?!
@samuelj.robinson7835 жыл бұрын
@@bridgallagher1290 why wouldn't I have lived in the 90s , I was born in '77 that makes me 41 cos i was born in November
@Frenksticazzi5 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite tunes of all times. This version is simply inspiring.
@bramtheblackpoolfan69225 жыл бұрын
Probably my favourite blur song, it brings me such a nostalgic rush 💚😢
@wcl33954 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, so beautiful... my favourite version. (This man is a genius).
@carlhole-maloney32493 жыл бұрын
Imagine Damon Alburn and Thom yorke collaborating.
@Fsn9HD3 жыл бұрын
They are both so naturally connected to music. What a nice collaboration would be...
@Jerrynieh9008103 жыл бұрын
worlds collide...
@komkommer223 жыл бұрын
They’re both great. Thom Yorke feels so much colder though.
@jj51 Жыл бұрын
Tomorrow is now..a beautifully haunting song, the piano break is sublime and other worldly ❤
@YOURWORMFRIEND6 жыл бұрын
Wow.. never heard this song. It’s amazing 😍 and emotional
@covalentproductions68965 жыл бұрын
It's a blur song
@funkypretty4 жыл бұрын
beautiful beautiful beautiful.
@neilmorris9886 Жыл бұрын
In the top 10 songs of all time
@brettoneal2293 жыл бұрын
Magically haunting and beautiful .
@EugeneAxe4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@jamesfraser16224 жыл бұрын
Blurs best song by a mile
@jamionalbarn.5 жыл бұрын
Qué linda versión. :')
@dunaliella13 жыл бұрын
si muy buenos recuerdos es preciosa la cancion
@btsocket2 жыл бұрын
The song is not the same without Grahams brilliant guitar work. Probably one of his best guitar solos. It captures so much emotion.
@vanishing_girl2 жыл бұрын
I agree, it's still good but it's not the same. Damon/Graham together are what make that song so remarkable.
@petems3283 Жыл бұрын
So glad you said that.
@cactuspharmer5 жыл бұрын
Like this but prefer album version with Graham Coxons guitaring
@arelluinnar4 жыл бұрын
I love both but the album version is definitely quite special with Graham's fantastic guitar and Dave's reversed drumming - it has an eerie and beautiful effect
@urwholefamilydied4 жыл бұрын
well ya... that's not the point of this. It's Damon doing a piano cover with some strings and a bad ass bassist of a song he wrote 20 years ago. LOL
@frusciantesplectrum79804 жыл бұрын
Coxon is a very underrated guitarist. One of the best solos I’ve ever heard yet so simplistic.
@urwholefamilydied4 жыл бұрын
@@frusciantesplectrum7980 omg ya.... It's mindblowing good. I might not have thought of it had someone just asked me out of the blue, "what's the best solo ever"... but damn... I can't think of anything better off the top of my head. That might be my favorite solo of all time. Thanks for the reminder!!
@joegvoll60173 жыл бұрын
I think both versions are incredible! I do love the guitar in the album version, but I love this one as well.
@stephen7448 Жыл бұрын
Wow... that was so beautiful.
@kelelkai28732 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful.
@877workshop Жыл бұрын
Love this song so much 🥺🥰
@laisregazio51403 жыл бұрын
Que sensação de PAZ maravilhosa. Voz espectacular. I love you Damon. 😘🙏🏻
@desoxido3 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps
@dunaliella13 жыл бұрын
me encanta este tema grande Albarn
@chervilgoacher44992 жыл бұрын
Stunning ❤
@colmaucatcath36073 жыл бұрын
Cette chanson me rend dingue...
@hoisin752 жыл бұрын
his masterpiece. an english sonnet.
@jaimetabilo20053 жыл бұрын
Perfection exists
@adry30002 жыл бұрын
Una canción hermosamente triste
@Alpha_72273 жыл бұрын
Can someone put this on spotify please, it's beautiful
@MrLeeMJones3 жыл бұрын
Whilst Oasis morphed into Status Quo, the class of Blur has stood the test of time.
@@joegvoll6017 personal preference... Sure Oasis had a few catchy numbers in their first two albums but arguably so did status quo.
@joegvoll60173 жыл бұрын
@@MrLeeMJones UNTRUE! There best Album is #3 "Be Here Now", and to say they had a "couple catchy tunes on their first 2 albums", isn't even an understatement, it's a foolish lie created from years of ignorance and horrid taste! Who sold more Records? Who had more hits? Shall we compare Albarns post Blur career to Liam's or Brother SourPuss's first Album?
@MrLeeMJones3 жыл бұрын
@@joegvoll6017 have you looked into Status Quo? You’ll be surprised by the similarity. They also sold a lot of records... David Hasselhof sold a load of records. “Horrid taste”? Give me a break man. Albarn has more talent in one finger than those two mouthy arrogant losers have got combined.
@countrybadsaladman17732 жыл бұрын
So just stop comparing them then. This comparison has never been fair to any of these two bands. Unfair to Blur, because they´ve always been way more creative, diverse in sound and genre and they will remain relevant for generations to come. Unfair to Oasis, because how could they, with their limited capacities as musicians, even stand this contest? And all their bigmouthing won´t change anything.
@robertbritton57763 жыл бұрын
There's me thinking the solo how, then played so beautifully on the piano, it even almost threatened to fall to bits for a minute, like coxons guitar :)
@JacekKuderskiJaca4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@fiorellavega32397 ай бұрын
Que hermoso Damon❤ lo amo 😢
@mrmoralelover2 жыл бұрын
I'm crying currently
@teresatrejo87373 жыл бұрын
Que linda versión 😘👏👏👏
@jonathansteadman79354 жыл бұрын
I know it's been said before but this reminds me of early Bowie, especially now his voice has matured. Excellent toon though innit 👍
@ryoa67535 жыл бұрын
毎日聴いてるよ♡ from Japan
@user-wq4fv6zi5z3 жыл бұрын
Damon :'333 ❤️
@csbm1997b Жыл бұрын
BEAU-TI-FUL
@JePreferelesFilms4 жыл бұрын
/ This is a Low / And into the sea Goes pretty England and me Around the bay of Biscay And back for tea Hit traffic on the dogger bank Up the Thames to find a taxi rank Sail on by with the tide And go to sleep And the radio says This is a low But it won't hurt you When you're alone It will be there with you Finding ways to stay solo Up the Tyne, Forth and Cramity There's a low in the high forties Saturday's locked away on the pier Not fast enough, dear And on the malin head Blackpool looks blue and red And the queen, she's gone round the bend Jumped off Land's End And the radio says This is a low But it won't hurt you When you're alone It will be there with you Finding ways to stay solo This is a low But it won't hurt you When you're alone It will be there with you This is a low But it won't hurt you When you're alone It will be there with you Finding ways to stay solo
@adrianos1982 жыл бұрын
The pill not pier love.
@andrew69787 ай бұрын
@@adrianos198 It's pier. Pill makes zero sense.
@rogerstanley30053 жыл бұрын
WOW!!
@20centurygirl21 Жыл бұрын
its f*cking beauty
@sydneymorton12853 жыл бұрын
haunting version
@ritavarhelyi61302 жыл бұрын
💝
@DeedraS.3 жыл бұрын
💓💞💓🥰💓
@marceloswifeboricua5 жыл бұрын
💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
@antonioeasypiano2 жыл бұрын
For Blur lovers I invite you to listen to my piano cover of This is a Low, simpler than other versions around here, but I think it sounds good, simply because of the beauty of the song (melody and chords), not because I am a piano virtuoso.
@jonathanleblanc21404 жыл бұрын
And now the a Shipping Forecast from the Met Office...
@vistritha5 жыл бұрын
when tosin abasin is playing the bass for damon albarn...tsorry, they need to eat.
@sirandrelefaedelinoge3 жыл бұрын
Toss...? In a Basin...? Dirty fucking rotter...!
@QuanNguyen-nd5ds2 жыл бұрын
3:05
@qbfilmroom7202 Жыл бұрын
But it won’t hurt you..
@boogieman.16983 жыл бұрын
promociona su nuevo album solista... procede a tocar una cancion de hace 20 años
@footlong47693 жыл бұрын
This song is all a blur to me
@footlong47693 жыл бұрын
I'll get my coat
@emisanchezadan55823 жыл бұрын
Pharrell Williams al bajo?
@bananaman7295 жыл бұрын
Damon albarn On Jimmy Fallon? Damnit Albarn get on Jimmy Kimmel
@DarkEliteEric5 жыл бұрын
Fallon's wanted Gorillaz on since LNJF
@romeo99415 жыл бұрын
Not fast enough dear!
@chazk75303 жыл бұрын
What I love and hate about damon albarn is right here. I mean why is that guitarist just stood there?
@steventhomas28566 ай бұрын
To... play the guitar maybe?
@muhammadtantowijauhari84153 жыл бұрын
I like to imagine if Layne Staley still lived to this day, he would look like Damon here. One survived the H, while one didn't.
@archstanton61026 жыл бұрын
Is that Pharell on guitar?
@vanishing_girl6 жыл бұрын
lol no it's not
@Francisco-ub2fv6 жыл бұрын
he wishes
@lemonflavoredmilk21365 жыл бұрын
That’s Seye adelekan. He’s the bass player for Gorillaz and YOTA.
@ideas84 жыл бұрын
2 Pharells tall ;)
@joegvoll60173 жыл бұрын
I'll probably take some flack for sharing my honest opinion, but? To me Blurs music is like Jeckyl & Hyde. They have several brilliant songs, (this is definitely one of them) that leave me in awe of their brilliance. But then they also have quite a few tracks that are unlistenable and leave me wondering how such rubbish could come from such a talented song writer/band, and how could they ever believe that it was worthy of recording and releasing? I'm just glad that when I was introduced to Blur/Albarn, I bought "Modern Life is Rubbish" & "Park Life" and I listened to them in their entirety. So I discovered the Brilliant Tracks, along with the less than Brilliant, Unlistenable Tracks, to put it nicely, because I could conceive of someone without patience and a proper introduction to both tyoes, coming to a negative conclusion and never getting to experience Blur/Albarns Genius, and that would be quite unfortunate! It's my personal *opinion*, based upon what is an extremely subjective criteria....musical tastes...that Blur has 11 Tracks that I include upon my list of all-time favorite Tracks. That is a huge number, and they (Blur) are 1 of only 13 Artists/Bands that have a double digit [>9], number of Tracks upon this list. To me, it seems like Blurs body of work can be placed in 1 of only 2 types/grades of songs. Type 1 are the Amazingly Brilliant Tracks, and Type 2 are the antithesis of the Type 1 Tracks, the nearly unlistenable, complete assault on my hearing type of absolute rubbish sounding tracks. 2 extremes at both ends of the proverbial spectrum of sound, with nothing that I've yet heard, in between the two.
@col79373 жыл бұрын
Could you please write your type 1 songs here? I want to listen to them :)
@joegvoll60173 жыл бұрын
@@col7937 *Hello, Keep the dream alive, *Sunday Morning Call, *The Turning, *Morning Glory, She's Electric, *Cast No Shadow, Guess God thinks I'm Abel, Let's all make believe, *Don't look back in anger, *Live Forever, *D'you know what I mean, *Slide Away, All around the world, *Champagne Supernova, Part of the Queue, *Wonderwall, Waiting for the Rapture, *My big mouth, A bell will ring, *Don't go Away, Lyla, *Rock n Chair, *Talk Tonight, *Roll with it, Acquiesce, *Little by Little, Cigs & Alcohol, Keep the dream alive, The importance of being idle, She is love, *Where did it all go wrong, *GasPanic, Hung in a bad place, Angel Child, *Boy with the Blues, Turn up the sun, Columbia, *Hello, *Stop Crying your heart out, I hope I think I know, *Stop the Clocks, Mucky Fingers, Born on a different cloud, Force of Nature, *Stand By Me, *Falling Down, *Let there be Love, Half the world away, Little James, Digsys Diner, *Some might say, It's gettin better man, Be Here Now, A shock of lightning, Songbird, Sad Song, *Whatever, Supersonic, *Fade in/out, All around the world, Shakermaker, *I'm outta time, Go let it out, *The Masterplan, *Underneath the sky, *Magic Pie, The Girl in the dirty shirt, Stay Young, The Fame, Flashbax, Probably all in the mind, Rock n roll star, The Meaning of soul, *Falling Down, There's many more but this should sustain you for a bit. 😳
@col79373 жыл бұрын
@@joegvoll6017 Thank you so much :)
@saritajoshi17372 жыл бұрын
So many bad songs in that list..oasis wrote so many crappy/mediocre/similar sounding tunes.
@rockitabnormal Жыл бұрын
It was what they’re were being TOLD to do. Damon has mentioned it several times in interviews that he wished he would’ve had more creative authority but labels said to write brainless hits and so they did.