This band are not celebrated enough. They are brilliant

This is THE song that changed my life. I was a metal head and punk rock kid heading into his freshman year of engineering school at university. I didn’t know it at the time but I had been assigned the dorm hall, wing and floor that was basically the nucleus of the college radio station. I vividly remember hearing this song coming from one of the upper class men’s room. Turns out he was the music director of the radio station. The voice sounded so familiar. I was a shy kid but I had to know what the song was and if it was Johnny Rotten or a pretender sound-alike. I quickly got into the whole college radio scene and alternative music. Next thing I knew I was the guy entrusted with making Metal Wednesdays really take off. Then I was the Metal music director and eventually overall Music Director. Fun as hell and I got to experience a whole lot of new music. Never got my degree due to a severe and chronic health issue but I have a lot of great memories all because of PiL and Disappointed.

Brilliant song. Johnny needs more credit than he has been given. He is about as honest as they come.

That main guitar riff is simple, yet not easy to play. McGeoch just plays it so smoothly and perfectly and it really makes the song, in my opinion. Not to be overlooked is the importance of the backup singers. Their voice harmonies really give the song an uplifting moment. A great arrangement.

John is a CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED songwriter. CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED!

Soundtrack of our lives. Summer 1989, 15 years old, riding my bike around a midwestern suburb. Hear the intro to this song (not included in the video) playing on some outside speakers of a record store. I was into alternative. Asked some snobbish college guy working there who it was. He looked at me like I was bothering him and answered me like I should have known who PIL was. Discovered them and bought their stuff when I got the coinage. John Lydon/Rotten developed his own cool character and image post Sex Pistols as seen in their videos. The hypnotic The order of death.

Why doesn't this have over a million views? This is why we have the great 1990's alternative rock. Wake up!!!

This is a very well done song. Its so different than the typical stuff of the day and flows so well. He is a really good stand up guy. His wife has dementia very badly and he waits on her 24/7/365 at home. He is hell bent on taking care of her himself. Very devoted to his wife.

John McGeoch was such an incredible guitarist (R.I.P.)

Johnny Rotten deserves his own biopic, he's a really inspiring person

Lydon defintely knows how to send a message!! The guy is an undoubted songwriting genius! Love this tune.

One of McGeoch's finest tones and riffs.. so uplifting throughout. xo

Spinal meningitis at 7 and it practically erased his memory clean, he had to start again and fight for his life, he never seemed to stop after that! What a guy,!

John, you have inspired us all. God bless you Brother.

Johnnys eyes are so intense. I love it!

Just heard this for the first time in my life tonight, after " " . Played it a few times already. What a deep song within the pop. A guote about the song I just dug up from John Lydon: "Friends will let you down, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have friends. You should enjoy it for the very fact that they are human beings and fallible, that that very fallibility is what you should enjoy about human contact. Otherwise, really what you're asking for is sycophantic robots that merely compliment your ego. And there's no enjoyment in that."

I swear John McGeoch's guitar in this song is fucking genius. It's my go to riff when I need a lift.

im 59 years old and ive listened to p il since my early 20s..they are just as great now as then. to my ear. always be a huge fan!!!

Saw them in New Haven CT sometime in the 80's. They were just fantastic. Hearing this live the crowd went crazy.

I've always loved how happily the singers sing "What friends are forrrrrrr" and how happily John says "What are friends for!?" when the sentiment beneath is actually so negative.

Saw them in '89 at the Boathouse in Norfolk Va. My teenage son still wears the t-shirt I got that night. Still the most sonically powerful show I've ever seen. Johnny mooned the crowd !

What can you say about the legend that is Johnny "Rotten" Lydon that hasnt already been said just a diamond geezer 😎✌️👍 .... "Disappointed " one of many PIL classics .... Was gutted for Johnny when lifelong partner Nora died may she rest in peace 😑🙏➕️.

This is probably PiL's best song. I remember the tour for this album, in 1989. It was New Order, Public Image Limited and The Sugarcubes. Had I been older than 15 at the time, I definitely would have been in attendance. =/

I love how expressive he is, in everything he does.💚💚

I thought I was crazy, but this singer is at another level. This is so much fun to watch and listen to. Great song. Trying to imitate his faces is actually therapeutic to me!

Extraordinary record, great lyrics, massive drums and backing vocals, great McGeoch riff, sublime bass line and Rotten Johnny

PIL! This one has always been at the top for me.... "Happy?" was always in a regular rotation in my car back then as a high school kid....

That feeling when you just needed to hear that song and now you've heard it.

This editing is like a fever dream.

found this cassette at at a used record store in the very late 90's with the concert ticket stub inside from 1989.

John Lydon and PIL are simply one of the most important, creative and original bands,...person to come along in a very long time. PIL and The Ramones. Best ever. Scary so good and original. IMPORTANT.

How Brilliant would John be as the Joker?

Dissapointed a few people When friendship reared its ugly head Dissapointed a few people Well, isn't that what friends are for? (What friends are for) What friends are for (What friends are for) What are friends for? You, you're just a really sad person Who won't, you won't listen to anyone No not you With those half moon eyelids Just babbling on, your usless defenses So sad Dissapointed a few people When friendship reared its ugly head Dissapointed a few people Well isn't that what friends are for (What friends are for) What friends are for (What friends are for) What are friends for? This erratic haphazard, fluttering This to-ing and fro-ing Like a confused moth The collision, illusion And it's all ad infinitum You're a really sad person You're really so sad Dissapointed a few people When friendship reared its ugly head Dissapionted a few people Well isn't that what friends are for (What friends are for) What friends are for (What friends are for) What are friends for? Fools and horses Running their courses And brow beaten down Like dust on the ground You cheat easily Like sweet charity And all of the bastards The world despises In newer disguises You cheat easily Like all charity Fools and horses (What friends are for) Running their courses (What friends are for) And brow beaten down (What friends are for) Like dust on the ground (What friends are for) You cheat easily(What friends are for) Like sweet charity(What friends are for) And all of the bastards(What friends are for) The world despises(What friends are for) In newer disguises(What friends are for) You cheat easily(What friends are for) Like all charity(What friends are for)

One of my favorite PIL songs of all tome! Says a lot.

One of my all time favorites by P.I.L. Saw them open for NEW ORDER at Jones Beach,New York! FLOORED ME MAN!!!!

One of the best live gigs I've seen on here. You don't need dozens of cameras and camera angles. Band sounded fantastic.

My kids are so jealous I got to grow up in the 80's. I tell a lot of my stories to them through these musical gems. So many to choose from.

Love the sonic style of this era in music in general. Jangly guitars, huge reverb on the drums. Crisp, clean and spacious. What a tune!

Cool song, cool video, cool lineup of PiL here. Love John's demented energy and dance moves! He's a very powerful songwriter and performer. The lyrics are personal, the "fools and horses" part is enigmatic. I can't help thinking "Disappointed" is about his original PiL bandmates, Levene and Wobble, but maybe not. A sad breakup, must have caused them all heartache...but glad they're all still making music to this day.

John is straight forward on everything that's why I love his music forever a fan of john lydon blessings to the band and everyone

This song is a true statement of about 99.9% of the people I come into contact with, animals are much more reliable!!!

this a meaningful song because it about fake friend that claim to be loyal but there action speak louder than words

This has been and will be one of my favorite songs.

John's reputation always preceded him and he was in many ways more famous than his band. What seems to be often overlooked is the insane musicianship of PIL. They're all world-class session-level players and they wrote, played and gelled with each other and Lydon so well.

These songs made me want to live in the UK so badly. I grew up in Los Angeles where gratefully I got to listen to KROQ and DJs like Richard Blade. He truly informed us all about what was badass musically happening in the UK. I truly felt we had an insight to the best music in the world IMHO.

This song just gets more and more relevant.

Absolutely superb song on any level - PIL are a hit and miss band to a lot of people but they always come up with some belting songs and this is one of the best - Lou's guitar as always unreal

only John could be the coolest guy imagineable while dressed like he just took a break from fighting Batman

Lydon cracks me up. (I read both his books.) He is the ultimate schizophrenic malcontent. He claims to HATE 80s new wave. (And yet, he loves Duran Duran.) And this whole album 9 is amazing at capturing that 80s vibe. His voice suits that era so well. PiL's BEST albums (at least they're my faves) are the ones they made in the 80s... 1. This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (1984) (Lydon's most experimental & least commercial album from this era.) 2. Album (1986) (C'mon. Ginger Baker & jazz drummer Tony Williams on drums & guitarist Steve Vai. My fave! I bump this in my car at FULL volume all the time. It ROCKS!) 3. Happy? (1987) 4. 9 (1989) ( Pure ear candy! It's GREAT!)

Saw them at the Crule World Fest and loved every second. So grateful for the experience ❤

Always been one of my Top10 PiL songs. I still miss John McGeoch.

they need this song in one of those new tv series things .... THIS NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION!!!!!!!!!!!! This song is fucking amazing!!!! I swear if they use this song in a hip whatever tv series they do now a days its gonna be AMAZING and a younger generation will be like YESSSSSSS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS! I can wish.... Love u man

Still amazing after all these years. A belter of a song!

Rhank you Johnny Rotten and the PILs for telling me that I don't ever have to fit in!🙂

I think he was heavily inspired by Lewis Carroll...picked up where the mad hatter left off, and channels that spirit into musical form, i absolutely adore him🖤

PiL had what Sex Pistols missed - great instrumentalists that really highlited and showcased Johnny's specific vocal talent

Epic tune. Epic.

The drummer is so hyped!! Such a great tune.

An argument could be made he's the best front man ever.

It's like Drop Dead Fred and sideshow bob had a kid who makes awesome music !

What a great song !!! brings back such good memories !!

I asked my aunt when I was 14 to got the tape for Xmas. Thanks Annie-and I'm french.

I was listening to this song every day while I was traveling Europe.

PIL é sinônimo de originalidade e irreverência. Músicas e clips são sensacionais !!!!

Still have this CD I bought back in 1989 with the original longbox! Also had a t-shirt with the pixelized PIL logo that I wore the hell out of back in the early 90's. I really loved that shirt!

The BEST PIL song, like the lyrics, and the sound is something that you would hear throughout the 90's

His songs are always so catchy. You know it’s him because he on purpose makes his voice sound different. No one sounds like him.

I was gifted to see P.I.L. tour in 1990. I was front stage amd when he sang Rise he rubbed my mohawk(I could be black or white!) Yes I also got his autograph....Deep Ellum Dallas Tx 1990! Black chic!

Fabulous...love it. That drive!

PIL is so underrated.

Fucking awesome. The lyrics are amazing, even Nobel Prize quality. Genius guitar and the rest of it. Lydon is an actor too, for sure with his natural body language.

Brilliant! Not boring Sydney, Not boring !

Excellent,loved this back in the day.

When friendship rears it's Ugly Head......brllliant

I'm reading Anger Is An Energy. So inspiring to read about John's life. A true genius. True honor is sometimes found where you least expect it. I'm discovering a whole new world in his words.💖

I'm not disappointed about any of this.

Love this track so much, johnny you absolute legend!!

I could easily have listened to this in The Madchester era!!!!!

What a great song this is I remember when it came out good to dance to

John went from Punk Rock Icon to New Wave God He's an all around Icon in my book 😍

This song is so amazing!

Something about this reminds me of Rik Mayall from DROP DEAD FRED trying to mock his hair style, mannerisms, and clothing. I expect the beautiful Phoebe to pop out of nowhere in this?

The extended mix of this track is amazing! It's the only version I ever listened to, and to hear it cut short in this radio-friendly edit is always... disappointing! 😉Love this song so much, though! Absolutely spot-on conceptually... learned it, knew it, lived it...

Wow I have not listened to this song since my teens! I went out and bought the single...amazing song. I Still have that 7" record. As someone else mentioned, great melodic pop song, with meaning, great hooks and that awesome uplifting guita!

Best use of the term "ad infinitum" in a song ever. Perhaps the only use

One gets the sense he inspired Talking Heads when they formed and they inspired him to later do this stuff.

This song is addictive. I keep pushing the play button once it's over

一番好きな曲です。歌詞も深くて好き。

What friends are for? What friends are for? What friends are for? What friends are for? What friends are for? What friends are for? Promises, promises Old tired, worn out second hand sentences One thing, with you is certain You're a really sad person So sad Disappointed a few people When friendship reared its ugly head Disappointed a few people Well, isn't that what friends are for? (What friends are for?) What friends are for? (What friends are for?) What a friend is for? You, you're just a really bad person Who won't, you won't, listen to anyone, no not you With those half moon eyelids Just babbling on, your useless defenses So sad Disappointed a few people When friendship reared its ugly head Disappointed a few people Well, isn't that what friends are for? (What friends are for?) What friends are for? (What friends are for?) What a friend is for? This erratic haphazard, fluttering This toing and frowing Like a confused moth, the collusion, illusion And it's all ad infinitum, you're a really sad person You're really so sad Disappointed a few people When friendship reared its ugly head Disappointed a few people Well, isn't that what friends are for? (What friends are for?) What friends are for? (What friends are for?) What a friend is for? Fools and horses, running their courses And brow beaten down like dust on the ground You cheat easily like sweet charity And all of the bastards, the world despises Springing surprises in newer disguises You cheat easily like all charity Fools and horses, running their courses And brow beaten down like dust on the ground You cheat easily like sweet charity And all of the bastards, the world despises Springing surprises in newer disguises You cheat easily like all charity Fools and horses, running their courses And brow beaten down like dust on the ground You cheat easily like sweet charity

What a fantastic song The album is wonderful also

picked up PILs greatest hits on cassette tape theother day and its getting alot of play time in my truck...taking me back to a great decade of music..

30 years of this incredible album thank you

Realmente amo esta cancion ...Lo maximo ...la amo

John lydon is art,,,,

This music helped me through many things. One of my favourite

I think drop dead Fred's character was based on John lydon

John McGeough's guitar is one of the best post-punk sounds

Just as Public Image is a quintessential post punk tune, this is a perfect pop song.

¡Absolutely brilliant! Album '9' shining bright in 1989 and beyond.

this song is very true about life