Many kids have been born because of this song. They should thank it.

One of the greatest female voices ever

I remember I was 18 years old, listening this song on a night bus in London, in 1997. Unforgivable. What a lucky to be a teenager in the 90's.

A true masterpiece. From the creeping descending bassline, the lazy and dirty lead guitar to Beth's beautifully haunting vocals.

if tiktok find this song im gonna cry

The perfect James Bond soundtrack!

47 years old, still listening to these several times a week. Endlessly classic.

97 years old...Still listening to these old songs

This song is timeless, it could be written this very morning.

One of the greatest James Bond opening tracks..... that never was.

If you're reading this you have great taste in music. Keep it up👍

The 90s were a unique hurt.

The simple knowledge that Portishead is a great band brought you here .

When i was 20 ....i listened a lot. I love it. I'm 40 now i still love it.

WHO HERE IN 2024 ???

I'm 74 years old and OMFG! I LOVE THE S#IT OUTTA THIS SONG!!!❤❤❤and all the other geezers at my retirement community are complaining about this song!! Because I play it at full volume day and night!! 😂😅

This is not just music, its a timeless work of art !

I sent myself here. Because I like good music.

That swag in her voice man. THAT VOICEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dear lord, Beth is truly one of a kind 💗

The masters of Trip-Hop (sorry Massive Attack). The scratches of the vinyl disk, the bass lines, the vocals, the accompanied string, the longing in her voice, the guitar solo... this song is SEDUCTIVE AF. Truly Sublime Perfection.

I'm so tired of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long Just... Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just wanna be a woman From this time, unchained We're all looking at a different picture Through this new frame of mind A thousand flowers could bloom Move over and give us some room, yeah Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just want to be a woman So don't you stop being a man Just take a little look From our side when you can Sow a little tenderness No matter if you cry Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just want to be a woman It's all I wanna be, is all a woman For this is the beginning Of forever and ever It's time to move over It's all I want to be I'm so tired of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long Just... Give me a reason to love you

This is a real modern classic, Beth's vocals are just sensational. Can't listen to it enough. Absolutely love it

This song is amazing. There are little things you can tell she did in order to make her voice sound the way it does. Full of emotion whether it's happy or sad. For example when she sings the line, "leave to the other girls to play" you could tell she's smiling as she says that line.

103 years old, still listening! Some music is timeless.

I always thought of Portishead as James bond themes on acid, whatever it was it was some of the finest music from the most musically polished decade that's ever existed. Hauntingly beautiful

I have loved this song for years , sultry, seductive, sexy, mystique, mysterious, all in one

I remember listening to this song, four years ago, driving in a rainy day, in London, drinking my coffee.

Just heard this on the new season of the crown. I forgot how great this song was. Gonna be the top of my playlist

90's when everything was possible.

Good music is eternal. Nobody can take it away from you.

2024 anyone?

This is officially the best song I've ever heard in my life. And I know it's a long-term opinion.

Beautiful track. Beth Gibbons voice is truly the "Spirit of ecstasy" 🧡

"Dummy" and "Portishead" are two MASTERPIECES for ALL times

Omg, nostalgia! I was maybe 16-17 yrs old! I’m 42 now ..time flies !

This song is literally a gem 💎

I get goosebumps every time I listen to it!

Love this song, it’s amazing, thank you to my bus driver who used to play Portishead on the school bus, I was the only kid on there who was actually interested in his music taste

#THECROWN this tune has been in so many diff series and movies 😱 It never gets old.

My girlfriend searched this song early Friday morning, two days ago. A few hours later she was not here and overdosed. Doesn't seem like she's coming back now. I'll never forget you Ashley, noone will ever compare to you. Take a breather, you're a fine woman and made me feel more love than ever before. I'm so glad I got to spend his time with you. Sorry about anytime you got upset or confused I know those feelings suck they don't work well on you😅 Hopefully I see you soon. Love ya chipmunk 😍😚🤗 Xoxo your cuddlebug Denni

Beth's voice sends me in another dimension.

Lyrics: I'm so tired Of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long Just Give me a reason To love you Give me a reason to be A woman I just want to be a woman From this time, unchained We're all looking at a different picture Through this new frame of mind A thousand flowers could bloom Move over, and give us some room, yeah Give me a reason To love you Give me a reason to be A woman I just want to be a woman So don't you stop Being a man Just take a little look From outside when you can Sow a little tenderness No matter if you cry Give me a reason To love you Give me a reason to be A woman I just want to be a woman It's all I want to be Is all woman For this is the beginning Of forever And ever It's time to move over It's all I wanna be I'm so tired Of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long Just Give me a reason, to love you

Oh wow! I had no idea this was a portishead song. It’s so iconic. It’s been in so many tv shows and movies. Wow

One of the greatest guitar breaks of all time 2:02

This song is the definition of class and sophistication

It annoys me how some people don’t want TikTok to find this song but it’s a good thing isn’t it?? It makes a song more known when it deserves it and people are getting mad at that? I found it on TikTok so without it I would have never heard this amazing song

With these qualities my 90s lasted like 30 years, thanks a lot Divas

"Glory Box" I'm so tired of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long Just... Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just wanna be a woman From this time, unchained We're all looking at a different picture Through this new frame of mind A thousand flowers could bloom Move over and give us some room Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just wanna be a woman [INSTRUMENTAL] So don't you stop being a man Just take a little look from outside when you can Show a little tenderness No matter if you cry Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman It's all I wanna be is all woman For this is the beginning of forever and ever It's time to move over...

This takes me straight back to 96. I can taste and smell it like I never left.

00:00 drum, bass, strings, guitar tremolo. 00:42 Gtr Crunch 01:36 Gtr Crunch 02:09 Solo lead GTR 03:03 Special

I moved to France in 1994, along with a backpack and 2 suitcases. My best friend sent me a cassette of Dummy and oh man, it was a game changer for me in my loneliness (French people speak French lol), it made me the best thing since sliced bread having this cassette tape Thank you Christine darls for sending that tape! Eternally grateful ! Also grateful to Portishead , always loved you guys. If you ever want to play in France, come down South (as no-one ever does grrrr). Seriously come here.

why doesnt this song seem to age, pure brilliance

Strangest thing happened to me on the way to work involving this song. Was walking to work, about 15 minutes it takes and this song came on as I was listening to the second half of Dummy. Closing in on work, placed around the town centre, with Glory Box playing, the lyric "I'm tired of playing with this bow and arrow" ringing through my ear and I see two lads who I know well. I take my earphones out to speak to them and, nearby, a busker is playing his own music with a familiar sounding bass-line. I look around and I hear the lyric "I'm so tired, tired of playing with this bow and arrow". And I do the sharpest double take known to man, I couldn't believe my ears. What an insane coincidence. Shows how universal this song is though, brilliant.

Hauntingly beautiful, and those melodies are incredible. What a voice.

her singing this live is a work of art, she’s one of a kind

There's an undeniable sexuality Beth Gibbons gives off from the vocals and almost jazz vibes here that's impossible to ignore.

Portishead will remain in my heart for ever . They were way ahead with their brains at the time when the album was made .

Man ! Thank you “Cruel Summer” season two for this astonishing , breathtakingly vocal masterpiece. Such a gem glad I crossed paths with it.

almost 30 years of this and this song resonates with me deeply. I just turned 98 a month ago .

Portishead was one of the absolutely innovavative bands! beth gibbons - the voice in this era!

All the songs used in American horror story Apocalypse are damn good. Ryan Murphy is a genius.

This song reminds me of being stoned, seeing the whole world as one big dream but in a good way. We were about to play live in Melbourne Aus as a support act and I was so stoned I thought my instrument was shrinking. But it was all good. Life was a never ending party. I didn't grow up in a normal way. Now the world is about to change forever, humanity is about to be shocked into a new reality. I don't think I will ever be able to shrink back to my former self. Problem is, I was happier then. Just know we all have better times coming once the truth comes out.

best vocal ,best music composition i've never heard a magical music like what this band made . i don't have any word to describe this band ,i just can say marvelous

Portishead - это лучшее, что я слышал в своей жизни.

this song deserves like dozens of millions more views. No cover can beat this absolutely stunning original.

This is the completion of The Pop Group. This is ‘She is Beyond Good and Evil’ glimpsed by that incomparable PB. I love Portishead and remember The Pop Group.

I've been listening to it since 1998 and for me this is still the most important song in their work. THANK YOU ❤

never gets old. incredibly beautiful.

it's been ages I haven't listened Portishead, and just is still so good! Timeless

Awww... Thank you so much... Heard this track on local radio so many years ago, but didn't remember the title.... Very tasteful recording...

Her voice is legendary 😩😩😩

The Handmaids Tale gonna blow this bomb up again...it fucking deserves it. The early 90s...a special time for so many reasons.

I'm here because it popped into my head and I thought ooh that's a classic.

Kochaaam kocham kocham, tą zabawe glosem, dźwiękami, jej głos, lekki, zmysłowy i ostry. To hymn dla wszystkich kobiet 👑

If Portishead released an album this year everything would go back to being as it should.

I found this song 2 weeks ago and then lost it again. I just found it now and i'll make sure never to loose it again. Absolute masterpiece.

What a tune. Chilling voice.

Love them! I saw them back in the 90s and it was amazing. This song and their music will never get old.

The ‘Killer’ movie brought me here. Anyone else discover this gem through the film? 😊

Oh how sweet I can hear the warm crackling of vinyl from time to time..

THE soundtrack of every mid90s comedown.

Trip Hop lives forever ❤

This album is brilliant and one of the best closing tracks.

Love Portishead. True pioneers. Also love other dark trip hoppers like Tricky, Massive Attack,, Unkle, Allflaws

Her voice is just incredible.

Good Christ! I forgot what a beautiful album this was! Especially her ladyship voice x

Portishead is one of those- who's found modernity in music

Casi 30 años de este temazo y aún no pierde su esencia vanguardista. Portishead, adelantados a su época, elegantes e hipnóticos en sus melodías,vanguardistas en su propuesta como pocos.

Господи , это шедевр, я в приятном шоке. ❤ Portishead masterpiece of music

I used to listen to this album when it came out on repeat...was such a great lovers album.I miss being 20 in the 90s

“Stick to the plan.” “Don’t improvise, anticipate.”

I actually have always had this on my playlist with the song title “Give Me A Reason”.... mind blown 🤯

I'll never forget the first time I heard this song....I fell in love. Portishead were truly visionary with such interesting beatz. 🥶

Still one of the sexiest songs ever.

To this day I still see them as the greatest miracle in music… the odds!!!

lucky to have parents with great taste. I grew up with: Portishead - Roads, Glory Box, Massive Attack - Teardrop, Angel, Butterfly; Hooverphonic - Mad about you; Shivaree - Goodnight Moon; Johnny Cash - One, I See Darkness; Staind Outside; Linkin Park Meteora and Hybrid Theory (...yep!)

Amazing! Doesn't remind me of this programme or that programme, this film or that film, but does remind me of being stoned in my bedsit in 94.

30 anni sono passati da quando è stato pubblicato questo meraviglioso brano, ma rimane sempre assai piacevole da ascoltare e riascoltare! Lei ha una voce spettacolare!

What an incredible piece of art perfectly performed and done here and it's definitely a pleasure to listening and watching it again and again never getting bored listening and watching it for a thousands of times over and over........Portishead did an excellent work of art....!!!!!!!

I heard this song two decades ago in the movie “Stealing Beauty,” and it became my favorite since then. If you young people see this, I definitely suggest you this movie and it’s sound track, for they are totally awesome!