Acoustic version with James and Nicky from the album "HOLY BIBLE" Special 10th Anniversary Edition dvd.
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@lainthetripletaurus31322 жыл бұрын
This song portrays anorexia so well, I felt exactly what Richey felt and what he wrote in this song, the want to be so disturbingly thin that nobody wants to look at you, ignoring all the negative side effects because you're so blinded by your addiction to losing weight, feeling so accomplished by starving yourself, it's so real and raw and never fails to get me thinking about my times as an anorexic...
@ludiekmagick12 жыл бұрын
Every song on The Holy Bible is utterly brutal. It's the most uncomfortable album in existence. Everyone should have to listen to it. It should be in every hotel room, like *that* book.
@mojopin706 жыл бұрын
That album can kill , people are too afraid to stand on the edge of the abyss. You have to be ready to look into the depths of hell and understand your existence.
@goredoll4 жыл бұрын
Joy Division’s Closer is more depressing than The Holy Bible
@xaviermorales42383 жыл бұрын
@@goredoll but holy bible it's more visceral and uncomfortable
@goredoll3 жыл бұрын
@@xaviermorales4238 I find it more uplifting
@nesfan82 жыл бұрын
Only saving grace for the album is the accent that James sings in. As a non native english speaker, its hard to make out what the lyrics are. Its only when you look them up you realise that they are kinda messed up
@TheIkaraCult Жыл бұрын
James and Sean are Gods for the way they made Richeys words into songs.... I'm still in awe
@issyjas33096 ай бұрын
It’s madness , no idea how JDB does it but he does
@LPManic11 ай бұрын
Richey's best lyric. And James' composing is perfect for the lyric.
@WS-bk7uu3 жыл бұрын
Listening again after more than twenty years. Dark, but what an album. Why aren't the Manics considered one of the best bands of the last few decades?
@lusitanianghosts19742 жыл бұрын
They are to us...
@polodasaint Жыл бұрын
think they lost richie as they were ab to travel the states for the bible tour.😢
@WS-bk7uu Жыл бұрын
@@polodasaint Listening again it's just so raw. The fact it sounds so amazing acoustically istestamemnt to what great songs they were.
@polodasaint Жыл бұрын
@@WS-bk7uu absolutely. grotesque, yet beautiful
@conorsmith8551 Жыл бұрын
YOU LOVE USSS
@Ellenberg8813 жыл бұрын
I get goosebumps every time James sings "I don't mind the horror that surrounds me"
@HelenWaldron-g3s13 күн бұрын
He gets underneath don't he?!
@issyjas3309 Жыл бұрын
One of the most endearing and truly astounding qualities of this band is that they can get the right music to these lyrics. It’s an art form, they’re masters of their craft.
@Partoftheratpack15 жыл бұрын
Most underrated front man ever!
@yrysroda8592 Жыл бұрын
"A triumph of art over logic" indeed. This is the best song from a near perfect album
@cosmikgazer Жыл бұрын
ED all my life. Still relate to this song at 32 :( RIP Richey
@mojopin706 жыл бұрын
Great version. Richey Edwards was brilliant.
@srjone14 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, JD is bossing this. Power right there. Pretty intimidating... plus the harrowing lyrics from King Rich... Self-worth scatters, self-esteem's a bore, I long since moved to a higher plateau. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful.
@TheRoberino20014 жыл бұрын
If I could like this a 100 times, I would.
@agostinosangel14 жыл бұрын
One of the most moving songs ever...
@macc70239 жыл бұрын
Omg, still one of my all time faves from The Holy Bible album. Such a powerful song about eating disorders. X
@amandabyers31819 жыл бұрын
I was an anorexic... Richey had got this spot on!
@gazthomson867 жыл бұрын
Maggie Caldwell email me x
@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister5 жыл бұрын
Mac C Please email me? Need a fellow maniac friend from this era.
@janecarter81222 жыл бұрын
My daughter has had an eating disorder for twenty years and this song sums it up
@hyllaf14 жыл бұрын
it disgusts me that a band like U2 get all the fuss and the genius of MSP have been underrated. The sexiest bass player ever, the most underrated frontman ever, the coolest drummer ever AND the best songwritter ever....
@Sheriff_GrimLaw4 жыл бұрын
Let's not be silly now. Sean Moore is definitely not the "coolest" drummer "ever". x
@lorenwyman3 жыл бұрын
I like U2 but I agree, and it's especially difficult being an American fan, as they never made a single dent here as far as I'm aware and nobody has ever heard of them. Oh, and as the commenter above said, as cool as Sean is, he isn't the coolest. That would be Neil Peart! (the Manics are Rush fans so they'd probably agree with me haha)
@imogenimeson6643 жыл бұрын
And Richey was the prettiest fuck ever.
@jimmyschmidt50773 жыл бұрын
Yea its bullshit cause u2 sucks
@bangolufsen86873 жыл бұрын
u2 sucks indeed...
@kidd20014 жыл бұрын
Describes the lowest of my lows
@spencer.kissack.the.author10 жыл бұрын
True art. Sad, bitter, genuine. Real. All the wank factor isn't.
@MeawMeaw12123 жыл бұрын
LYRICS ________ Days since I last pissed Cheeks sunken and despaired So gorgeous sunk to six stone Lose my only remaining home See my third rib appear A week later all my flesh disappear Stretching taut, cling-film on bone I'm getting better Karen says I've reached my target weight Kate and emma and kristin know it's fake Problem is diet's not a big enough word I want to be so skinny that I rot from view I want to walk in the snow And not leave a footprint I want to walk in the snow And not soil its purity Stomach collapsed at five Lift up my skirt my sex is gone Naked and lovely and 5st. 2 May I bud and never flower My vision's getting blurred But I can see my ribs and I feel fine My hands are trembling stalks And I can feel my breasts are sinking Mother trys to choke me with roast beef And sits savouring her sole ryvitta That's the way you're built my father said But I can change, my cocoon shedding I want to walk in the snow And not leave a footprint I want to walk in the snow And not soil its purity Kate and kristin and kit kat All things I like looking at Too weak to fuss, too weak to die Choice is skeletal in everybody's life I choose, my choice, I starve to frenzy Hunger soon passes and sickness soon tires Legs bend, stockinged I am twiggy And I don't mind the horror that surrounds me Self-worth scatters, self-esteem's a bore I long since moved to a higher plateau This discipline's so rare so please applaud Just look at the fat scum who pamper me so Yeh 4st. 7, an epilogue of youth Such beautiful dignity in self-abuse I've finally come to understand life Through staring blankly at my navel.
@re_12412 жыл бұрын
It's great that there is such a good acoustic version of this song, it's like that track that's so good but not talked about much. James has mentioned that it was awkward or strange to sing and create music for someone else's very personal feelings, referring to Richey, maybe that's why they don't usually play this song, and for years they hardly play songs from "The Holy Bible ".
@lividp0ser3 жыл бұрын
I screamed out loud when I read the title
@ayrblu14 жыл бұрын
Stunning..only word for it. Music has gone so wrong and you can see why when watching this...so full of emotion and despair.....genius.
@liviugahora15 жыл бұрын
Excellent rendition of one of my favorite songs from the Manics. The fact that this acoustic version retains the power of the original is proof of well-written this song is (and also proof of JDB's ability to convey emotion).
@mathewllewellyn8803 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful dignity in self abuse 😢
@lfcizdabest4 жыл бұрын
Great vocal performance. So affecting, and it's really not easy to hit the notes in this.
@danbu56286 жыл бұрын
A Masterpiece
@pen21999 жыл бұрын
ther best lp by far,
@RodVL112 жыл бұрын
Lakewood it is! Unbelievable un-affordable German accoustic guitars, only played by the one and only guitar god, mr. JDB.
@jimmyschmidt50772 жыл бұрын
This song is haunting i love it
@Partoftheratpack15 жыл бұрын
Amazing lyrics, amazing vocal.
@stewux6 жыл бұрын
Incredible song, incredible lyric.
@re_12413 жыл бұрын
Damn, im gonna cry
@Sky-hc4sc3 жыл бұрын
I cry so much to this
@lilmoskito762 жыл бұрын
Tout le monde oublie que Nicky Wire écrivait les chansons pas seulement Richie... Nicky and James are the best
@luisbelloso47402 жыл бұрын
Llevas toda la razón, wire es el mejor con mucha diferencia
@jacobfield4848 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and tragic lyrics.
@Buckleydrake11 жыл бұрын
Richie 4ever
@CMEAGAIN12 жыл бұрын
i remember watching this on Ray Cokes show Most Wanted, MTV ah Memories!
@threepot10 жыл бұрын
Thats talent!!
@joemac6515 жыл бұрын
Excellent.......
@RedMachineKieran Жыл бұрын
that outro, even in acoustic JDB managed to make it more melodic yet frantic
@Predicador_Maniaco14 жыл бұрын
@MrSiftaIt's from the HOLY BIBLE Special 10th Anniversary Edition dvd.
@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautifully the most possible disturbing way
@tabascocat51022 жыл бұрын
Wish I could play riffs and sing unaffected too...
@Abdullahs_World3 жыл бұрын
just wow...
@SimoneFlen3 ай бұрын
💜James💜
@vosey9711 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this
@NinaArgus1011 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@fuckamericanidiot14 жыл бұрын
it is from one guy who isn't even in the video, it's unfair to say that music has gone wrong just because an incredibly unhappy person doesn't write music anymore
@claverhouse12 жыл бұрын
He didn't write music, he wrote lyrics
@MrSifta-90s-alternative14 жыл бұрын
@BELLZEBOSS aaahhhh thought that was stonkingly good quality for vhs! Will have to get my hands on that DVD!
@callumm9049Ай бұрын
Get the feeling James isn’t keen on intimate live performances, i can feel his nervousness.
@animalroxanna15 жыл бұрын
Looks like a long time ago :P Rocking performance yes :)
@bobidos1234 жыл бұрын
Hardcore as fuvk!
@MrSifta-90s-alternative14 жыл бұрын
@BELLZEBOSS excellent, just found it on ebay for a pound
@Predicador_Maniaco15 жыл бұрын
thanks xD
@rogierdailly16082 жыл бұрын
Pfff... great stuff, even (or especially) accoustic
@lanjieke6 жыл бұрын
How does he reach those notes? Like fucking seriously? I've been trying to improve my range for so long and can't come anywhere close to his. Think I was just born to suck at singing xD
@saintnicole32096 жыл бұрын
Practice your transitioning from chest to head voice and vice versa. It will help you improve your range without damaging your voice.
@MultiNinjaking14 жыл бұрын
@exkirkby your not wrong
@MrSifta-90s-alternative14 жыл бұрын
did you capture this from VHS and if so what did you use, ive just uploaded the same footage (oops), your seems slightly clearer in capture. Many thanks in advance for advice...
@phillyb3603 жыл бұрын
Not the best song to have on in the kitchen when cooking a chicken dinner.
@jimmyschmidt50773 жыл бұрын
I miss richy
@TenThirtyProductions11 жыл бұрын
CHOON! =D
@fuckamericanidiot3 жыл бұрын
James is super nervous here, is this their first acoustic performance?
@this_is_ally_blyat3 жыл бұрын
They're both not in the best condition here cause Richey was in a mental institution at that time
@xgum5 жыл бұрын
7lb not 71b!!
@TomKaulitzKatze12 жыл бұрын
i think u2 deserves the attention though i prefer their 80s music but i could mention a lot of other people in "music" industry, talentless hypes, who fucking don't deserve it - justin bieber, nicki minaj and other shit.
@joshwa123417 жыл бұрын
U2? what you on about mush?
@idrathernotsay41287 жыл бұрын
fuck outta it with your U2 and thats coming from an Irishman
@3798penisholder6 жыл бұрын
Wrong vid bro
@MichaelWilliams-fd7nj3 жыл бұрын
@@joshwa12341 love it 🤣🤣🤣
@MichaelWilliams-fd7nj3 жыл бұрын
@@idrathernotsay4128 🤣🤣🤣
@AspenBurning2 жыл бұрын
tell me you've had a restrictive and obsessive eating disorder in a song(and are probably pro ana):
@re_12412 жыл бұрын
Haha yes, very true. I wonder how Richey would feel knowing that so many people identify or have identified with this song, such as the ED's communities.
@attentionaddicts10 жыл бұрын
brilliant. back when JDB could really sing
@Kperson1238 жыл бұрын
+attentionaddicts Dunno if you've seen them live but...he can still sing lol.