"Unfinished Sympathy" is a song by Massive Attack. The song originally appe… Read Full Bio ↴"Unfinished Sympathy" is a song by Massive Attack. The song originally appeared on the group's 1991 debut album Blue Lines, and was the second single released from the album on February 11, 1991 and got as high as no13 in the UK. It features Shara Nelson on lead vocals, and is generally recognized as a pioneering song in the trip hop genre.

The percussion loop is the "belly break" sampled from a Bob James' cover Take Me to the Mardi Gras of Paul Simon's track of the same name. The voice at the beginning of the song is a sample of John McLaughlin, whose voice was sampled without clearance.

Unfinished Sympathy
Massive Attack Lyrics

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Has got my mind and body aching
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more

Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part, hey
I, I, I

I, I, I, I, I
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part

Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part

Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part

(I don't know where this one came from)
(I don't know where this one came from)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Massive Attack's song "Unfinished Sympathy" describe the emotions of the singer, who is deeply in love with someone but unsure of their feelings in return. The first stanza describes how the singer has imagined love in the past, but now that they are pursuing it with this particular person, it is hurting them deeply. They question how it is possible to have a day without a night, indicating that this relationship is incomplete without reciprocated feelings of love.

The second stanza continues the theme of curiosity and longing, with the singer describing their body and mind as aching for the potential kiss of their love interest. Again, they express how much the unrequited love is hurting them. The following lines repeat the metaphor of the love interest as an open book that the singer is trying to read and understand more.

The final lines of the song repeat a metaphor used throughout the song - the singer compares themselves to a soul without a mind in a body without a heart, meaning that they feel incomplete and missing an essential part of themselves without their love interest. The repetition of this phrase highlights the intensity of the singer's emotions and the depth of their desire for reciprocated love.

Line by Line Meaning

I know that I've imagined love before
I have experienced feelings of love previously

And how it could be with you
I have imagined what our love could be like

Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
Your absence or lack of reciprocation has affected me deeply

How can you have a day without a night?
How can life be complete without experiencing the full spectrum of emotions?

You're the book that I have opened
You are the person I have allowed myself to get to know intimately

And now I've got to know much more
But I want to know even more about you

The curiousness of your potential kiss
I am captivated by the idea of kissing you

Has got my mind and body aching
I am consumed with desire for you

Like a soul without a mind
I feel lost and directionless without you

In a body without a heart
I feel empty and incomplete without your love

I'm missing every part, hey
My life is incomplete without your love

I, I, I
I feel extremely strongly about this

I don't know where this one came from
I don't know the origin or reason behind this feeling I have for you

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles, Shara Nelson, Jonathan Peter Sharp

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@RogueBoyScout

3y↑28

This filmclip always will remind me of my only holiday in the USA.

To be fair, I was a kid. From a naive Aussie family in '98. Now that I realise some of the areas we went to because, why not?. Didn't even have Travellors insurance. Really hope it was some Crips who "found" my Duty Free Winfield Blues.

LA and Mexico. Had a blast, us crazy Aussies. And everyone was chill in the US and Mexico. NO ONE gave us hustle.

Drank Jungle Juice with my brother in Tijuana.... And the worm turned us both....

Stay Safe.

@henriqueramos3197

2y↑103

"Unfinished Sympathy"

[Verse 1: Shara Nelson]
I know that I've imagined love before
And how it could be with you

[Chorus: Shara Nelson]
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more

[Verse 2: Shara Nelson]
The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching

[Chorus: Shara Nelson]
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more

[Verse 3: Shara Nelson]
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part

[Outro: ?]
I don't know where this one came from
I don't know where this one came from
I don't know where this, I don't know where this
I don't know where this, I don't know where this
I don't know where this one came from

Written By Grantley “Daddy G” Marshall, Shara Nelson, Jonathan Sharp, Andrew “Mushroom” Vowles & Robert “3D” del Naja
Album BLUE LINES (1991)

@mccarthy5825

2y↑4

Yeah but the important thing is that you are discovering good music and you recognise the difference. That's awesome. I am a huge music nerd and I find music to be a time machine and a universal language that crosses all cultures, generations, races, genres and time... What matters is that we share good music with people who we care about...
There was something very special about making a mix tape back in the 80s/90s...you'd have to consider the time on each side, usually a 90 min cassette split into 2...try get the theme and flow of the songs and take up as much time as possible... Getting your tape and stack of cds and you'd have to listen to the songs as you record them... So you felt the music you were sharing even more... Click record... Click stop... Change cd... Click record etc...
Then you use your best hand writing to make the inlay card. You choose your whole layout like it would be for me usually

1) Massive Attack : Unfinished Sympathy
2) Nirvana : Heart Shaped Box

Etc etc...

Then you rewind the tape and maybe put a sticker on the case and when you share it you huddle together and you excitedly point out songs and tell them how great the song is... Nothing better than hearing 'oh wow I really love this song and I don't have it!'

Music was valued more and people had the attention span for an album, a great album told a story, brought you somewhere and was a soundscape that you could explore over and over... Now music is too disposable, too cheap sounding, relies too much on gimmicks and trends... There's barely enough attention span for a 3 min song letalone something with a coda!

Some of my favourite albums

Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile
Prince: Sign O The Times
The Cure : Disintegration
Radiohead: OK Computer
Oasis: Definitely Maybe
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Manic Street Preachers :Holy Bible
David Bowie: Scary Monsters
New Order: Substance
My Bloody Valentine : Loveless

I could do you 100 top albums and there's 4-5 albums by Prince and Bowie I'd suggest here too, majority of New Order, NIN annd Radio head's albums are incredible too... This is just my desert island discs if I wasn't allowed 'best ofs' (I cheat with New Order a bit here though!) I miss out on stuff like In Utereo by Nirvana, Achtung Baby by U2, Rid of Me by PJ Harvey, Debut by Bjork, Aenima by Tool, Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos, Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins, Never Mind The Bollocks by Sex Pistols, Music for the Gilted Generation by The Prodigy, Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins, Discovery by Daft Punk, Life after Death by Notorious Big, reasonable Doubt by Jay Z, Fear of a Black Planet by Public Enemy, Street Songs by Rick James... Shit dude I can go on an on...
Just enjoy what you like and don't give a damn what people think! Enjoy your groove and turn it up high!

@sompomni

8y↑61

Amazing song....

I know that I've been mad in love before
And how it could be with you
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby
How can you have a day without a night
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more

The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching
Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby
How can you have a day without a night
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more

Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part

@martinovinci324

2y↑35

I know that I've imagined love before
And how it could be with you
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
He he-hey, he he-hey, he he-hey, ay, ay
Aye, aye, aye, aye
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part (part, part, part)
I don't know where this one came from
I don't know where this, I don't know where this
I don't know where this one came from

@จีโน่จัดไป

1y↑3

Thank you for reminding me of how lucky I am for getting to be a young adult during this time

I was a struggling young clothing designer
And maybe at the time,
I did not appreciate how unique it was ...

I miss the lack of cell phones
And remember refusing to get one until 2006😂

When a friend bought one for me

All comments from YouTube:

@BRUMAICANGYAL87

12w↑1.2K

Whose listening in October 2024? 👂 🎧 🎶 🎵

@chantallenoir7875

12w↑24

moi j'adore

@velvethoot4507

12w↑17

Me...that someone who understands and was there.

@annmarielinehan6566

11w

@@chantallenoir7875me too

@miguelgomes6849

11w↑8

continua linda

@MetamorphicWonders

11w↑3

Me🎉

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@christopherspencer5838

3y↑5.2K

She's going to bump into Richard Ashcroft walking the other way.

@LuciePastuchova1981

3y↑50

:-D

@colleenhowe5035

3y↑83

🤣🤣🤣

@DiCam3667

3y↑42

😁😁😁

@charliehunt7

3y↑39

🤣😂🤣😂

@scotthinojos6652

3y↑31

haha Excellent. She'd kick his ass.

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@kirs1064

20w↑778

Age 17 in 1991 I was totally captured by the video and the sound. About to leave foster care as soon as I turned 18 to go it alone as a young adult into the unknown big wide world to live independently. Every lonely but strong purposeful stride Shara took as she walked those streets to the bitter sweet happy sad sound was symbolic of me at that time. It moved me back then and still moves me when I hear it today age 50. Still navigating through the streets of life. But then again, aren't we all.

@alanlawlor3134

20w↑14

Amen to that!!

@donnasyms7873

19w↑23

I rilly, rilly hope that things turned out well for you.
You seem to have some grace and dignity for someone who went through the foster-"care" system.

@krzysztofjaskula3740

19w↑9

How beautiful this is! Let God be with you!

@Michael-nw9ww

18w↑2

I miss ya Kris haha

@mjwkiwi

18w↑15

in 2024 as in 1991. The more things change, the more they stay the same...

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@GaryMetcalfe-xv4qr

21w↑201

One of the most atmospheric haunting songs ever produced , Shara Nelson's voice is fantastic

@martyboy-d2u

16w↑2

Amen 🙏

@yamabushi170

100%

@amaadmunir6478

5w↑1

Took me probably 20 years to find this

@sistazz9905

2y↑3.7K

It’s 2024 and this is still one of the greatest songs ever

@wajdiraach9874

2y↑26

Indeed

@alsine6961

2y↑31

💯 Bristol vibes everlasting !

@andymac4965

2y↑27

Especially with all the complelety unnecessary conflict going on in the world.

@andymac4965

2y↑14

Just a magic sound .. a pominon.

@elih9700

2y↑2

Grrrrrr, tis true. x Kinky Afro tho.

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@conchubharcinnfhaolaidh3341

2y↑2.3K

My children cannot believe these songs like this are at least 30 years old. They sound timeless.

@paulolima7689

2y↑9

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

@kyachdistent1301

2y↑34

Unlike most of the crap that was out in the 90s with it.

@mariyalambova5149

2y↑1

@@kyachdistent1301 ча]+

@ingobund8793

2y↑19

Timeless and still fresh !!! And also classique! Much better than the comparison betw. the 50s to the 80s or betw. the 60s to the 90s of course.
But what scares me more... THAT IT IS at least 30 yrs ago now, when i just turned to a young adult. Where did time go? But glad for THAT experience...
You just have to replace the old 80s cars with new ones with the PC...it could easily be a NEW song😆!!!

@serenityjoe86

2y↑23

@@kyachdistent1301 Absolute nonsense

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@moneyforthemonarch

8y↑6.2K

In my humble opinion, the most beautiful piece of popular music in the last 30 years. It somehow manages to be cold, warm, mechanic and human at the same time. The brilliance of this song is that it combined the tradition of soul music with what was then an amazingly forward-looking style of music without sounding like a gimmick or a cliché. The beat, the samples, the scratching, the strings, Shara Nelson's voice, that heartbreaking vocal and the production... Everything here is about subtlety, balance and everything fitting together at the right time. And it's truly heartbreaking that Shara Nelson didn't have the career she deserved when you know she co-wrote this masterpiece.

@teregrinpook3835

8y↑86

Tl;dr: "I really like this song. It's my favourite."

@mathisbrossier

8y↑62

you're perfectly right

@Alostwanderer88

8y↑24

it was my father yea. sometimes he rambles =/ right now though my ear is free as he is out returning video tapes

@mortisxx5712

8y↑34

Groundbreaking and fantastic, agreed. The most beautiful since 1986 , hmmm that needs a discussion. I'll throw in Seal's debut album and 'Walking Wounded' for a start.

@aleykhoga5388

8y↑107

"Like a soul without a mind in a body without a heart I'm missing every part"

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@p3run

40w↑1.1K

MTV, no mobile phones, no internet, only passion, joy and love for music. Oh, how I miss the 90s... greetings to everyone from Poland, wherever you are, my thoughts are with you, thanks to this masterpiece created by Massive Attack. God bless You all.

@magorzatakoscielak7624

37w↑13

Rowniez pozdrawiam😊😊

@Kunfrugt

36w↑17

100% agree (from Denmark) 🤘🏼

@MaryGriffiiths

36w↑12

Love this song

@peruka69

36w↑6

Pzdr. 😎

@annaagnieszka4889

36w↑7

Pozdrawiam z Wielkopolski 😊

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@paulspradbery9732

3y↑1.4K

One of the many reasons why this is a classic is that no other song has ever sounded remotely like it: the strings, the beat, the lyrics, the scratching and weird percussion sounds, but, most of all, Shara Nelson's unique vocals.
For me, it brings back memories of things that never happened.

@stephenmcginley6705

3y↑27

Well said

@MrFijilove

3y↑32

Also, it has no bass.

@kennystaub2645

3y↑7

Zoro 7 destiny

@lp.shakur

3y↑30

this is the absolute perfect description of that song
I was born 92, heard this song thru my childhood and it always felt so familiar, so warm
I cannot even describe it

@braidb7639

3y↑23

That last sentence! 👌🏾

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@robertjohnson1602

2y↑786

Unfinished Sympathy has the distinction of being a handful of songs that never age. Brilliantly original and forever memorable. Excellence on another level from Massive Attack.

@unfinishedsympathy245

1y↑8

Thank you very much 😊

@reasonableguy9090

43w↑6

This song has heart, soul, but most of all Integrity.

@irenilles2323

31w

❤ Appena l'ha trasmesso la Radio Capital , che si fa sentire dei brani degli anni 60,/70 /80 /90 tra anche questo brano.
Bellissima melodia , con la voce unica .

@mel7132

Spiritual gentle power melancholic truthful

@gms77777

5y↑4.6K

Its 2020 and this is still one of the coolest tracks ever produced

@oskars_l

5y↑52

it is 2020 and massive attack will be same in 1999 2014 2020 does not matter. Must be new old classic :D

@gms77777

5y↑15

@@oskars_l agreed

@zinonkalas482

5y↑7

watch her name? do you know?

@lesleyhubble2976

5y↑16

gms77777 And the coolest video

@hrperformance

5y↑8

100%

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@AlBeeston

26w↑145

April 2024, and this will always be one of THE Classic tracks of All Time 😊😊

@TM-fg8ze

4y↑4.7K

It's 2021 and this is still one of the greatest songs ever

@marceibel1131

4y↑27

Right.

@mr.lumbergh7273

4y↑44

And the video too, that single cut with all those perspective changes...
Great stuff.

@mar15115

4y↑10

Yes

@pdeddy

4y↑17

100%

@cb4023

4y↑15

Always will be!

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@herkimerblue3772

1y↑781

One of the greatest songs ever. It's now decades old, but still timeless. A masterpiece.

@sallyjoan

1y↑3

masterpiece? Hahahahahaha

@D33J3nk1

1y↑15

Yeah u read right.a masterpeice.unless of course your deaf

@hawk2million

1y↑9

Absolutely. A true classic.

@sallyjoan

i wouldn't go that far but it's pretty good.@@hawk2million

@sallyjoan

this a masterpiece? hilarious..@@D33J3nk1

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@HYTTFilms

3y↑1.7K

RIP Dan Kneece. The Steadicam operator for this music video. Dan explaining how he shot this: "This shot was done in the early 90's, long before Segways, with an Arri III, a 3 to 1 Cooke lens (heavy), a 400ft mag, I made it through 6 takes before I was totally exhausted and could do no more.." A legend, a light-hearted and compassionate man has left us forever.

@RogueBoyScout

3y↑28

@marcstrusa

3y↑46

Thanks for sharing and lifting someone else up. Such an ethereal, moving song. It is really cool hearing about your friend behind the scenes.

@user-vu9ys5wm7d

3y↑28

Thanks for this info! Brings some more depth to the feeling of it after reading that. Such an iconic piece of film he made.

@marcstrusa

3y↑8

@@user-vu9ys5wm7d very well said. Thanks. Have a great day.

@aphex14

3y↑20

Hadn't realized his Passing until now... One of my favourite cinematic Videos that I still want to walk that route that He created in '92...R.I.P.

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@srogers4097

18w↑358

What a privilege to have been 20 when this was out, no internet, no mobiles no social media just music like this as the soundtrack to growing up in realtime without a screen in your face

@cheng9260

17w↑6

This piece is made for THE MOMENT

@DjEliasL

16w↑5

Yeah me too 20 yrs old in 1991

@arthurenzo3075

15w↑8

I´m from ´66 and you are so right man. It was a great time without this disgusting superficiality .

@arthurenzo3075

15w↑6

You are absolutely right. We are privileged to have been born in the 60s to 70s. The superficiality of our time permeates all levels. Terrible.

@MartyMart134

14w↑3

50 something here, I agree it was cool back then, but I'm 100% sure the kids are alright today, we just don't understand it, why hate on them? I don't, I'm just glad I experienced youth , its their turn in the sun, let's not degenerate other generations, we are gen X, we don't diss on old or young, we are just 'are'

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@pumpkinpepsi

2y↑502

My God this still gives me chills.

@tomasjonsson7141

1y↑6

Yes🥶🥶🥶

@wherethetreegrows

1y↑3

Indeed 👣❤️⚕️❄️🌊🔉

@nickhibbs69

42w↑1

Me too 😢

@louisafoster1640

40w↑1

Total goosebumps!

@jrag1000

40w

It's Massive Attack what do you expect?

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@katleonard2649

8y↑2.3K

This was the entrance music for my grandmas funeral yesterday, she was 86 and this was one of her all time favourites as well as one of mine❤️ RIP X

@erflingnot

8y↑71

real tears she must have been wonderful sorry for your loss
j

@martinsteel6451

8y↑97

Kat Leonard one of your grandma's favorites? high 5 to her!!

@bendawes1648

7y↑21

Love 2 Gran Xx

@timbuchanan79

7y↑20

Chilled grandma 🖒and ur self

@r.pmcmurphy5121

7y↑49

Wow! Isn't it great when your elders love the tunes you do! Must've been a powerful moment, words fail me but the music says so much .....X

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@lisasummers145

4y↑1K

This song is a monument in the history of music.

@acealexander9070

4y↑3

Yes!!

@ITSFULLOFSTARS1

4y↑13

I went to College right down the street form the video shoot.. Otis Parsons School Of Design, Los Angeles. Good Times!

@clintrock

4y↑2

well that's just an opinion....that happens to be 100% true!!!

@slapittywapitty8173

4y↑2

Yup. 'Lightning-in-a-bottle.'

@drey8

4y↑2

Radio 1 used to do a top 100 voted hits of all time on a bank holiday Monday (might still do, I'm too old to listen or care) and one year this was number 1, quite out of the blue. Felt like the planets had aligned or something, this beat songs like Bohemian Rhapsody.

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@ludwigbooth4882

39w↑22

I wonder if she ever bumps into the guy from The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony video...

@ruppertjones9002

23w↑1

Jajajaja jajajajaja jajajaja 😅😂😅😂

@ronster369

22w↑1

Very good. My other favorite.

@captainobvious1529

20w

@I.G.S.A.N.A.G.M

19w

😂.

@I.G.S.A.N.A.G.M

19w↑1

Soon to be Blink 182 from What's My Age Again.

@Cyrille1536

22w↑295

One of the greatest song ever

@shazanali692

22w↑5

The movie sliver bought me here, sliver 1992

@spray53

19w↑4

correct

@brendanbeirne4473

19w↑6

And greatest video too..

@mrsbeckham4527

18w↑5

Along with their other song Teardrop ❤

@thatdude9029

13w↑2

Duh

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@antred11

8y↑280

Man, watching all these videos of songs that used to be on MTV back in the day just makes me realize how fucking old I've become. :-\

@Lksupasteien

8y↑9

Nostalgia is the ultimate form of loneliness

@olivierp.4791

+No you think?

@Samantha_C1

8y↑1

Said the same thing the other day, about age man
To be in the early 90s again 💯✌💝

@jamjamsterjiggidyjay

8y↑2

look at the bright side of things--you have gained a lot of experience since then for example. being happy has nothing to do with age btw.
edit: maybe i'm ready too much into things, but your comment has a bit of depression in it.

@Samantha_C1

8y↑5

jamjamsterjiggidyjay So true there, about the happiness & age. It took me to get to the age of 40 just to find a bit of confidence but now I'm all cool other's bring their issues my way bc "I've been there" .. If only we could learn from others mistakes, life is so short, I can't stand the drama's now being older & hella lot wiser!!

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@paullawton5701

36w↑30

This video is so underrated. Look at all the subliminal messages in the background. Stands up today in 2024

@ipiap

10w↑1

Back then it was actually the video that was praised most, and besides folks did realise how good actually the music was.. Now it would be hard to find a video like this for there is no real reason to put much effort into them. Videos are mere illustrations now, not an art form any more.

@achenarmyst2156

1y↑241

The strings, the bells, the light, the walking, the people in her orbit. MASSIVE!

@stoicsavage509

1y↑6

ATTACK ❤

@Penguin_of_Death

1y↑16

And those people in her orbit include the three members of Massive Attack - Robert Del Naja, Andrew Vowles and Grant Marshall

0:43 Grant Marshall appears in a burgundy bomber jacket, looking in a shop window. As Shara Nelson passes he turns to follow her with a young child in blue denim, turning left down the side street in the background at 2:18, just as Robert Del Naja appears in a long green coat, standing by the telephone. As Shara passes the shop door RDN turns to follow her, then at 3:17 Andrew Vowles appears in a long dark coat, pushing a trolley, with both remaining in the background until the camera pans forward at 4:12

@buffalosowljah

48w

the WHOLE lot with a hard coore system belting out this chooon you sure can feel it belieeve!! {{{ __MASSSIIIIVE ATTTACK ACKKK ACKK-)))

@ASMRyouVEGANyet

33w

It's like Natalie merchant in Carnival.

@salamandraeest6785

I was at school with Grantly (as he was then) Marshall. Its my literal only claim to fame and I’m gonna milk it!!

@richarddutchholland4780

2y↑990

As a 21 year old this was simply mind blowing, now 52 it’s still my all time favourite song and possibly one of the greatest tunes of all time, it’s timeless. “Welcome to the greatest era of music my friends”

@carolparker7668

2y↑40

Mate, I had to have a little sit down when I realised I'd bought this is 1991...

@leefswgoh7558

2y↑5

You're 51 and your online handle is Mike Hunt? nice

@leefswgoh7558

2y↑4

@@richarddutchholland4780 Nothing funny about Michael Hunt. Mike Hunt however sounds like "my c-word". Arguably also not funny, but a 52 (sorry, the 51 was a typo) year old man having that childisch of a nickname is hilarious to me.

@lenkapenka6976

well said !!!!

@stefant-punkt672

2y↑10

Im 52, too, bro. Know it since it came out like you.
Both of us have been somewhere in this world in the early 90s, listening to it. And now we met here, listening again. Isnt that crazy?

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@pikvlieg

3y↑626

Its not a song,
it’s a memory, a feeling, a trip down memory lane. And it’s all good. Everything fits..
I will always love this song, will always play this song, on very possible occasion. Because it should be played. Always. Period

@Agnieszka122

3y↑11

What a beautiful way to describe this masterpiece .

@MrBougeman

3y↑1

i understand exactly what you mean. Such a great song and symphony ! Listen Sky and sand from Paul Kalbrenner, maybe you know this song. It is not the same tempo at all, but kind of same feelings for me.

@veronicamai331

3y↑6

Very well said my friend.

@green_wire

3y↑5

Beautiful. Well said

@sojiogungbesan5547

3y↑2

💯

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@DAYZSLAB

9w↑72

WHOS HERE IN 2024?

@patriziachiappetta5746

6w↑1

Me ... 🩵

@alkenyon922

6w↑1

Meee

@addminimal

5w↑3

#freepalestine!

@luisaecheverryj6618

5w↑1

Yoo

@amandakorczynski583

4w↑2

Moo..still heartbroken ❤😊

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@Kjohny44

8y↑194

shit.... 90's childhood kicked in.
tears... of joy :D

@vegantony3913

8y↑10

goose bumps :)

@4thdimension760

8y↑15

Shit, I was in high school. This was go good.

@bravosierra2447

8y↑4

But wait there's more....http://time.com/4477257/banksy-robert-del-naja-massive-attack/

@teardropmint1625

8y↑4

♥

@danielparker6368

2y↑450

The human race is worth saving when you realise we can make music like this

@francovalentino9218

2y↑14

The truth brother.

@John-uv2rf

Hammer - Kommentar

@kyachdistent1301

2y↑8

No it isn't and we can't make music like this. One decent song a decade is not the forgiving card, not least when the 80s made one wow song a week generally!

@rochellerichardson7159

What does this song do for all the animals we steal from, torture and kill? Humans suck!

@Hejzizzjzjz

2y↑5

Underrated comment ❤

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@gavinkalaher7314

2y↑535

This track very cleverly captures such soaring, vulnerable heights of emotion due to the string's key in F major, which was a favourite amongst classical composers, such as Bach. A very intelligent production, which will never lose it's timeless appeal due to its diverse influences that span hip hop, soul, classical and electronica. It really touches deep into the soul of all who behold its achingly-beautiful majesty. A modern masterpiece.

@TimeTraveller010

2y↑2

Mahler Karajan, you know it?

@1.1sidvicious97

Óh Man...

@thehappypimp

2y↑10

Wow... way off the mark... this is ostensibly in minor.... d minor.... not even close to G major... also: nothing indicates that JSBach liked or used G major more than any other key... as for other classical composers..... Beethoven certainly favoured Eb major, this is well known and documented. Mozart used D major a lot, G major is coming in at 6th place....

@fatfreefarmer4023

2y↑3

@@thehappypimp Correct, Just plinked it out. Dminor. You can jam a dminor 6th chord with it. Didn't know that's what it was till I looked it up. Overated work too IMHO. Give me Wayne County any day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJYnSMk9seE

@mikeadams7904

2y↑3

Do you like huey Lewis and the news ?

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@mactheAnimal798

16w↑117

Wounderful text and straight filming Video without a cut. Who is listen to that kind of Music in 2024?

@СветланаБорисова-ж1х

16w↑2

Я слушаю

@RaROY-m4j

16w↑1

❤

@lyloo2815

15w↑1

👋👌

@bjrnnymoen5567

12w

@panchitostyles

10w

My!!!!! ❤

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@GamerPhilosophy

1y↑227

My brain has never left 90's dimension, every time I hear timeless classics from the 90's I am transported back in time/home. 💞👌😊👍

@loontil

1y↑2

Same cuz, same...

@heinipups8412

1y↑2

Same,me too

@DboyRed

51w↑4

Bro i thought i was the only one who felt this

@carlosreyes1278

41w

GREAT, SCOTT!!

@AndrewBooker-o8c

26w↑2

@loolove it laugh I have been ntil

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@jameshartley95

8y↑297

It's like wine, It gets better and better as time passes by.

@Rondo2ooo

8y↑13

Especially when most of tje new wines taste like shit.

@JayLeePoe

like a circle jerk, if you will

@jamuga60

8y↑3

Yeah it does. It really does.

@jameshartley95

haha

@Jasonr2803

2y↑296

One of the best songs ever created. Still sounds amazing today, as it did in 1991.

@KingstonTheArtist

1y↑3

It put me on to trip hop recently I’m a fan now I’m so happy

@smartgenes1

1y↑1

@@KingstonTheArtist Trip hop didn't exist when this was made. But check out A Monk and Canatella.

@DjEliasL

16w↑35

The music of my generation.. 1990-91 as I remember. That was a great time with lots of positive energy also in music.. Gosh I loved those times ..

@danm.bagley5030

4y↑704

Love this sing, I'm 72 years old, good music knows no limits.

@vasilisbouskoutas8486

4y↑23

Im 60 and i agree.for ever.

@drstrangelove2771

4y↑27

I am 69 and Dan we are lucky that we lived through some of the most beautiful music ever. This track is a great example.

@BorlockShaman

4y↑16

I wish you the longest live to enjoy as much music as you can

@drstrangelove2771

4y↑9

@@BorlockShaman Thanks Dado very kind thought and I hope you do as well !!

@camiloazula

4y↑7

Im 40 and love it too

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@jimh4072

4y↑739

I can’t believe I was only 29 when this was released - now I am 58, what happened?

@elainechard8953

4y↑14

Me too!

@dc110770

4y↑61

Life mate but at least you made it!!

@jimh4072

4y↑46

True, I just wish I could do it all again 😂

@krayziebone8353

4y↑30

Time my brother, goes too fast

@hansgrubber5212

4y↑7

Don't tell me... time goes by too fast

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@antonydicesare4632

3y↑1.6K

November 2021, and this still sounds out of this world, absolute tune

@bronkoboyb8316

3y↑10

Ja man

@stepenn2196

3y↑7

Agreed

@freedomariseagain5814

3y↑18

Absolutely with u. A Masterpiece full of energy to over help u stay strong I. This times. Peace ND U ity we need... Live without freedom is a body without heart.....

@oreliendaniel1886

3y↑8

I always listen to it 🙌

@lukesbeans

3y↑21

This song will never age. Fact!

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@calebmalkavian

3w↑9

A woman crossing the streets of a neighborhood, any given day. Around her, the world continues its course, people continue in the monotony of their lives, while she does not stop walking, as if this would ease her pain.
This is a work of art, timeless

@marquitalorianne8438

5y↑651

One of the greatest songs of all time.
I'm crying. So fitting. Timeless.
This song created an entirely new genre of music.

@marcoaceto7357

5y↑21

The part where she sing "how can we have a day whitout a night" remind me of this period which unfortunately represents the night but which sooner or later will pass and then become day again

@MC-lv9ij

4y↑3

Than listen to philladelphia by bruce springstin

@jennyfarside6832

4y↑1

Watch 'CoronaComa' by 'Sly Toe Hand' I think it may interest you.

@philbolchx

excellent jimmy!!!

@philbolchx

4y↑1

sax so fabulous sonng!!!

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@swatx1271

9y↑180

Love this, but the 90's really was the era of the 'strolling down the street' video wasn't it?

@lb1413

9y↑9

Bittersweet Symphony is also a great example!

@SaxoNerd

9y↑5

+Wongle Bonts Better than some big booty chicks dancing around a car with any bling-bling rappers inside. Isn't it?

@swatx1271

9y↑12

+SaxoNerd Unless it's Window Licker by Aphex Twin, then yes

@janeadelaidelennox7193

ahaha oh shit, what a great comment! Now i have an urge to watch some Bjork.

@mirandabarrett8987

+Sue Double-yah Yh, where the fuck were they walking to?

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@MrCenter07

7y↑732

that moment when you realize that you are 56 years old and have still not heard a better tune than this, still so fucking epic..

@veggie42

6y↑4

Yes because it reminds you of your youth

@deantitley2892

6y↑2

Yeah.

@manfred591

6y↑1

jaaaaaaaaaaaaa

@Hensen1954

6y↑20

Only 56 ?? You bloody youngster - 64 here, and still liking.

@marko0samec

6y↑5

check out Black - Wonderful Life and thank me later :) ;) :D

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@coolhand1964

48w↑102

I have found this to be the most peaceful song ever, not the saddest. It releases withheld emotions, especially live, but puts you at peace with yourself, and the demons you're dealing with from within.

@jansniezynski7348

46w↑9

It kind of makes you feel enough just as you are while listening to

@Teow_of_Meow

45w↑6

Totally. She’s neutral with her processed pain.

@perrynnlynch1883

Well said. Great comment.

@jackedkerouac4414

4y↑576

Must be something in the water in Bristol. Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, and Roni Size all hail from there

@zoetaylor4917

🙌🙌🙌 x

@ChooseCompassion

💥

@monotonicsofficial2656

4y↑35

10 years before them , Bristol was home of the most raw punk bands at the time : Disorder , Chaos UK and Amebix. Something in the water , I will buy that :)

@ilmelangolo

4y↑14

Will Gregory is also from Bristol: he created "Goldfrapp" with Alison Goldfrapp.

@catalickconverta6823

4y↑5

Was working down bristol last year water is defo funky tasting compare to where i am in the westmidlands yours is full of white chulk and limestone ours is smells like the swimming baths chemicaly as fuck

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@GamerPhilosophy

1y↑359

If you're still listening to this masterpiece, you have a good taste in music. 💞👌😊👍

@smurftarget

1y↑3

😂

@damienmatrozis7992

1y↑3

My fav t-shirt from maybe 1997. Martin place. Red eye records.

@zoozleparadoxon4376

1y↑3

I love it😊

@cjf614

1y↑2

Listening to it right now at 3.15 am. Never get tired of listening to this. Every time is as good as the first time I heard it.

@ozzymorrison8628

1y↑2

Thanks

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@henriqueramos3197

2y↑103

@svratimalo

2y↑8

Thank you for this perfect masterpiece text

@Camille_Anderson

39w↑47

The magic of the internet has given youngsters the chance to appreciate the magnificent music us oldies loved, too. 💯🙏🙏👏 The horrors of the world can be escaped and we can come together for 4 minutes of bliss. 💚🙏

@scarlettruss

9y↑778

This song never fails to give me goosebumps

@bernardquatermass1961

9y↑11

Scarlett Russell maybe your just having withdrawal symptoms from the heroin

@cdeschrevel5341

9y↑20

Bernard Quatermass
Why this reply to a good comment from Scarlett?

@bernardquatermass1961

9y↑10

It was a joke about the goosebumps that heroin addicts experience not a great joke admittedly but I'm glad I could clear this up for you

@MrMotherfuck123

9y↑8

Scarlett Russell As a younger Adolescent, that first that first Beat and the Melody gave me scary chills.

@thejacal2704

9y↑3

Scarlett Russell Me too. It's in my top three goosebump pieces of music along with 'Gimme Shelter' by the Sisters of Mercy, and Handl's 'Sarabande'.

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@marcus11x

2y↑175

Such a beautiful woman with such an amazing voice. One of the greatest songs ever.

@rogink

2y↑4

@Daniel C It all went Pete Tong?

@manoz6194

2y↑1

@@rogink nice one

@coco4273

2y↑1

@Daniel C damn

@rentoz

2y↑1

@Daniel C Tragic

@choughed3072

2y↑1

@@rogink I've not heard that bit of rhyming slang in a long time lol.

@barrycook7189

5y↑515

I bet she never had any idea she was creating an absolute anthem when making this, just beautiful

@leewright3410

5y↑3

Exactly

@phineasgage8252

5y↑21

Her performance is amazing, but it was Massive Attack that created the song

@bingsinatra5283

5y↑6

Will Malone's skyscraping string arrangement is equally important.

@shokk40

5y↑12

@@phineasgage8252 and she wrote the lyrics so your points kinda moot

@davidbasnett2193

5y↑3

Master-piece! 30years old now

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@crippledbrainwave

18w↑41

21 years old today,what a timeless classic. Can’t believe I’m probably going to look back at this comment at 50. So proud of how far I’ve came

@djavery24

17w↑6

I was 21 when this song came out and I'm now 54. There was NOTHING like it when it came out, and it hit just like it does now.... a special groove that can't be duplicated.

@kirs1064

16w↑2

Times are different today. I wouldn't want to be starting out again with all the challenges out there. I hope you can live a good, happy, healthy life.

@peterobbins5801

4y↑1K

I am 61 years old + a few months ............... and this my favourite track of all time.

@NahiraXD

4y↑31

It's a wonderful classic! I'm 19 and it's one of my favorite songs of all time for a few years now since I've discovered it. It's such a great track, it's still fresh and still will be when I'll be older. It's beautiful how it's able to connect so many people from many backgrounds, so many generations....

@lulalovesfnaf6013

4y↑20

I'm even older and it just stays with me. Love it!

@lesleyhubble2976

4y↑15

Pete Robbins I’m 59 it never loses it punch, love it. It’s our era

@sammellor779

4y↑5

Your the best.xx

@Gabri1880

4y↑14

40 years old ... pure luv this song!!!!

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@lukamlinar

9y↑1.7K

That moment when you realize that this song is 30 years old O.o

@martinconnan6853

9y↑12

+Luka Mlinar and close your eyes luka and without a delorean and michael j fox you are there :)

@TonyEnglandUK

9y↑33

+Luka Mlinar Think about that though - 25 years later and we're all back here to listen to it.

@EnigmaDestroys

+Luka Mlinar that what good music is 8 years later taylor?

@mozhils

9y↑11

+Luka Mlinar it`s still epic and always will be. Love this song. Grew up with it. Challenge - find something this epic in current pop...

@mozhils

9y↑6

+Luka Mlinar it`s still epic and always will be. Love this song. Grew up with it. Challenge - find something this epic in current pop...

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@lesleymollan6615

8y↑209

pure escapism with this song. close your eyes and move with it.

@rosevaleblue

7y↑5

Totally takes you to a different place IMO What a track.

@drania76

7y↑1

True. Funny, how dramatic tempo at the end was popular in the 1990s.

@inadequatesubject8103

I just could not convey that message to myself

@christianbrasier9242

Lesley Mollan I did, walked straight into the wardrobe

@UndergroundHouseAndTechno

16w↑27

A unique sonic poem. Wrote hard by normality. Captured exquisitely. This is life.

@tallyattwater

8y↑92

This song helped me through rough times in 1991. I would walk down the the street with my walkman on and this blasting. It freaking blew my mind.....you have to feel this song. It's ironic how 25 years later I'm back listening to it for different reasons...

@janecarville7210

❤same

@clement6574

1y↑1

Now 31 years old. Time flies. It's still and will always be timeless

@UndergroundHouseAndTechno

16w

Real life captured in a single tune. I hear you.

@JoeLed66

4y↑228

1991, when I flew high on the crazy and brave wings of youth and didn't know I was happy

@leecovidio5901

4y↑5

💚💚💚

@swansmeister

4y↑18

We all are like this, we only know what we have untill we lose it, sad but it's how us people work, never happy, always wanting something you haven't got.

@killf4ce

4y↑8

Amen to that!

@Wintis_Swizzle

4y↑16

I always knew I was happy and not with any “artificiality”. The Late 80’s and all the 90’s were crucial. I feel bad for kids finding their way in this era. It’s an absolute mess.

@tjoeptjoeptjoep

3y↑15

Ooooo so well said.. the Wall was just down, Europe was still a cool project, Americans came to Prague to party and live as poets, war seemed a thing from the past, we'd hitchhike to everywhere with nothing tracking us, the world was raving, and not in our worst acid trips could we forsee the gruesome cocktail of 9/11, endless wars, phones and other digital prisons, financial meltdowns and mass vaxxinations.. we had no idea how lucky we were

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@symbolitical4158

3y↑145

As a young person I'm always jealous listening to 80/90s stuff, the music industry has changed so much and they just don't make music like this anymore

@Ixaglet

2y↑12

In 20 years kids will be saying the same thing to you my friend :) Good music is timeless. It'll always be good no matter what, because what makes music good or not is whether it touches your emotions.

I'm sure there's music being made right now that you love! Make sure to go and see it live, and in 20 years you'll have a cool story to tell the younguns. (I've seen Daft Punk, Muse, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down, Tool, Aphex Twin, The Chemical Brothers, and John Williams the classical guitarist, to name a few)

@mccarthy5825

2y↑4

@katiesantina83

we had the best time in the 80s90s so glad I got to experience it. it's not the Same now 😭 music is timeless tho 👌🎶🎧🎵🎹

@be-ce-em9206

Yes its true!

Please look this Dokumentation on
You Tube:

Occult music industry

@charlesfortrsqueminor2120

2y↑1

@@Ixaglet no they will not there was a monumental shift some time ago with so called popular mainstream music. As usual still great stuff to be found for those who take the time to look

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@pennybunny

44w↑34

1990 baby!
Had this on single cassette in my Walkman.
Timeless classic 🎶✨️

@adamburton6718

8y↑34

This song will always remind me of my brother Jason Ash who passed away yesterday aged 46.. GBNF! Nuff love bruv!

@Wout.vlmnck

8y↑8

Sorry for your loss. Take care!

@catherinehession5955

8y↑4

God bless x

@bazil83

4y↑1.3K

I’m 900 years old, and this is the greatest song of all time.

@dbay7466

4y↑32

Well done on reaching yr 900th, what's your secret??

@JohnSmith-uk3oh

4y↑16

Cant disagree, I mean, this is Gods theme tune

@RickyVilla31

4y↑12

I just turned 220. I doubt the youth of today will ever make anything like this unless Highlander learns to mix.

@celticfrost3250

4y↑1

😂😂👍🍻

@Vorkus01

4y↑1

@@celticfrost3250 hey, hello Ace!

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@gribboo4629

2y↑182

This was my mums favourite song, I can still hear whacking the speakers to full and singing her beautiful little heart out! Sadly lost her at the young. Age of 52

@bohochick77

2y↑5

😥so sad for your loss

@deathblowropes

2y↑5

She had great taste. Condolences, friend

@lolotaeja3911

1y↑2

You have my heart for your loss. Keep your head up.

@louisecrane5798

1y↑2

sorry for your loss x

@AishaHussain-e9y

1y↑2

Your mum has got her speakers louder in heaven still playing this song RIP to your beautiful mum so sad I'm sorry you lost her so young ❤😢

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@diegorincon1330

29w↑49

Man, the song, the sound, the vibration, the melody... Sad, but makes me alive

@aversivespider

4y↑465

This is one of those rare tracks that everyone loves, no matter their taste in music

@cezzary222

4y↑6

You're right. I'm from Poland, Europe. Firtst time I heard her long time ago and she's still in my head. What a master peace :) And I mean like 15 yers ago!!

@edwardsilverock9433

4y↑1

Totally

@jambammz9908

4y↑1

@@cezzary222 it's older than that bro

@job9650

4y↑4

@@jambammz9908 theyre talking about when THEY fist heard it lol

@milsub59

8k dislikes ?

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@mrsMarg77

4y↑115

It reminds me of the times when MTV was a music television.

@Gwenevere55

3y↑1

Wow yes I'd forgotten MTV lok

@sveingrimstad9151

8y↑1.3K

Just as good in 2017 as in 1991.

@jasonb.9313

8y↑7

Just like us, Mate! Amirite? ;)
But what I wouldn't give to be 16 again, in 1991...

@sveingrimstad9151

8y↑23

We're at same age then. I was also 16 in 1991 until August I became 17. The world seemed different back then, partial because world was a bit different, and partial because we viewed the world differently at a young age. Even younger, like 5-6 years the world was still very innocent and promising, in our own world it was peaceful. And as we grew up knowing more about the world the innocent image broke and it was disappointing, I think. But then again we can create our one nearly perfect world by returning to innocence... I guess :-)

@MrCenter07

8y↑17

i was 29 in 91 and have still not heard nothing to beat this track..

@facuthames9934

8y↑11

I was -1 in 1991 and I still love this like the first time

@petersabo9418

8y↑2

john stokes kvalita

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@DanielKeane-v6s

29w↑42

I never comment on nothing but there's times when you gotta speak up. One of the best tunes of that era makes you feel like there's more to music than we know 😊

@october1820

29w↑1

The 90's were truly taking music into its limits, Massive Attack and Trip-Hop in general was a great example to this with the birth of the Bristol sound. Just a real hype to get into a new century overall, As to cite a comment i once read on an Aphex Twin song.

@cmitchell5593

28w↑1

Its somethn magical

@rob3197

27w

@@october1820 I was out in Bristol in the late 90s....great times and the music that was coming out of there....another level....Portishead etc etc

@UndergroundHouseAndTechno

16w↑1

When it resonates, it resonates.

@luappmek

51w↑154

This song is a masterpiece, period. Already more than 30 years old and still so powerful, this is unbelievable. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, no matter where I am or what I do. Thank you Massive Attack 🙏

@cbrrr600

50w↑2

😍

@Rose-yz3nj

50w↑2

VERY SAMEEE🙌🔥

@jefflilyea4669

36w

Makes me cry

@NathanMitton

32w↑1

Just quietly, where the hell did those more than 30 years ago?
This is one of those that takes me back to that time. This is a recurring theme with my comments, but I’d give anything to be back there

@katylowey3782

32w

Oh hell yeah! So so good!

@sanderwissink5330

1y↑110

Cant believe this from 91!...32 years old now. Especially for electronic music from that era, its remarkable that it hasnt aged at all!

@maxximum1389

5y↑569

I'm starting to think this is the finest song ever written

@gms77777

5y↑5

Def in the conversation ❤

@jaimhaas5170

5y↑3

You are in good company.

@JohnSmith-tj6vz

5y↑2

Gotta be one of if it isn't number one

@kevjdm1986

5y↑2

This or streets of Philadelphia

@JohnSmith-tj6vz

5y↑1

@@kevjdm1986 thats one of also 👌

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@TheRyanos

37w↑93

One of the best songs ever made. It's so unique, there's nothing like it! Big fan of Massive Attack.

@akheem7515

34w↑1

Ain’t that the truth!😁❤❤❤

@SanguineMalcontent

32w

Reminds me of Moby TBH.

@TheRyanos

32w

I get where you're coming from@@SanguineMalcontent

@jmp01a24

2y↑111

One take, the whole video. Every Massive Attack video has very high level of sophistication, skill and triggers emotions.

@lauriesearle4765

49w↑2

I loved being a silly 20 year old interviewing them when I understood we would all find them amazing. i'm still little but I'm glad we know this together!!!

@BernikeCoetzee

2y↑102

31 YEARS after this track was released...and it still gives me goosies all over!

@tammybailey2379

4y↑299

This was played at my dads funeral.. he loved this a lot

@drunkenramble4120

4y↑7

That's awesome. Great choice.

@theImmortalsquirrel87

4y↑13

You’ll see him someday on the other side ❤️

@HarryOsirian

4y↑7

Life is constantly having to say goodbye... Live your life to the fullest and think about how your father would have wanted only the best for you... I know what that pain feels like, having lost my dad in 2011 and my sweet mom only 4 months ago... I wish you a lot of strength and a promise that this too shall pass. Loved ones continue their journey while we are merely living this life until we join them...

@chrisollick6703

4y↑10

He’s got good taste. Sorry about your loss.

@nickbromhead6245

4y↑7

This was also played at my father's funeral, his casket was taken out to mad world and it was beautiful

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@TheUTubeTeamSucks

8y↑5.1K

I only watched this to see if she'd run into that guy from The Verve ...

@michelhiddink5845

8y↑152

This is a bittersweet symphony alright

@Razer5542

8y↑38

Plot twist, donald trump was there dressed up as someone else.

@rockmonst3r

8y↑128

He was actually on the opposite side of the street the whole while :3

@jtstrm

8y↑45

TheUTubeTeamSucks the verve were inspired by MA

@mellietickleteddy74turner49

8y↑9

ha ha ha agreed 👍. Good choon though 😉

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@robvp71

14w↑3

dear new generation.. oh dear, did you miss the times with real music and not that AI generated, over produced, auto tune stuff.. just listen to this song. Let's hope that in the future there will still be some alternative bands that keep making real music!

@blablupp5669

8y↑240

One of my all time favourites, it never gets outdated to me.

@Brickkzz

8y↑7

I think it's because of strings. They give it that orchestral feel! Also one of my favourites!

@bingsinatra5283

Ezra Rubenstein Yup, Will Malone's finest moment.

@heavysmoker

8y↑8

Epic tunes, for everyone to taste and feel. Can you still?

@stefanomugnaini9229

8y↑3

heavysmoker yees

@sergiorodrigues5297

7y↑3

muito bom

@leemurphy7800

4y↑151

This should have about 6 gazillion views

@Partypooperfanmade

5 gazillon would be from me.loved this song since sliver

@shiveringisles3509

6y↑375

"Unfinished Sympathy began as a fugitive melody floating around in Shara Nelson’s sub-conscious during the sessions for Blue Lines. When co-producer Jonny Dollar(Sharp) accidentally heard her humming the melody to herself, he urged her to sing it to him and loving the melody so much he hastily arranged a late-night jam in the studio – just a keyboard and drum machine with singer Shara Nelson extemporising her melody she had come up with on the day to music. Other Massive Attack members then began adding their own contributions to the song, with Mushroom’s DJ skills perhaps most notably adding that extra something to the song with his scratching and sampling qualities.

The billowly string arrangement, which was the final part of the puzzle was the brainchild of Jonny Dollar, who first laid down synthesized strings, then brought in a 40-piece string section to dupe the part, conducted by string arranger Will Malone in none other than the famous Abbey Road Studios in London."

@jakubmarszaek8330

6y↑24

Yeah. They didn't had enought money, so sold car to pay for recording studio and all strings

@frankalfar

6y↑5

😎 story

@ernestogasulla7763

What a waste... 40 strings to play long chords only... if the story is true (cause it could have easily been done with digital strings)

@AlBorland3877

6y↑22

@@ernestogasulla7763 It's all about the atmosphere created, not the skill it takes.

@nickycurtis6378

6y↑6

This is my favourite song, so I hope that story is true, because like the chorus, like a soul without a mind, in a body without a heart... Like Shara without MA.

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@owaindavies7115

37w↑23

Simply one of the best tunes ever released. There's something so soulful about it and wbatever the string instrument is (violin?) Just builds and adds an urgency to the song. If you could identify exactly what makes this timeless and bottle it you would be a billionaire. Just beautiful.

@antoniojesusmolinafernande9611

3y↑686

It is still a masterpiece. How it sounds, my God...

@franbow984

3y↑9

Forever one of my absolute top fave music pieces ever written. Soulful, beautiful, cold, warm, everything all wrapped into one song.

@fredwest1319

3y↑13

Possibly the greatest song ever made.

@viyas_somaan_xi8438

Yeah do u ever thought an indian could hear it and too im a south indian

@viyas_somaan_xi8438

3y↑2

Its a 90's doesn't it

@MARKHENSTROM

3y↑3

It will never not be a masterpiece... :-)

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@roze1207

5y↑274

Going through the darkest times on the globe, yet this song brings happiness. Just an iconic tune!

@jennyfarside6832

Watch 'CoronaComa' by 'Sly Toe Hand' I think it may be of interest to you.

@mortisxx5712

4y↑1

Iconic is the word. Peace

@Liveackto

@Roz true indeed my friend. Truly uplifting in the times we are all living in currently. 🙏🏾

@marleyite

Yes this man made CON-undrum.

@achenarmyst2156

We may have opened our globe‘s book but it‘s an unfinished sympathy tainted with all sorts of maltreatment 💔

@NigelLegg

3y↑484

I worked in a pub in Clifton, summer of '91, and had this playing when Tricky came in. He had a half of Guiness, then nodded over and said "Like the music man" as he left.

@mop714

3y↑3

What is the chance of that happening ... to savour ... with half a pint of guiness.

@justindawson5930

3y↑3

I went to one of Tricky’s live shows around the time of his first solo album and it was really good

@SNAKEPIT359

3y↑4

Nigel Legg
He's quite a character.

@simonlemonnier7859

3y↑3

You should have put run DMC on the juke box … it’s tricky! :-)

@Evemeister12

3y↑1

I'd have had john Smith's myself, but each to their own

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@2007enthusiast

48w↑35

There is more talent that went into this production than the entire life of some modern day recording artists.

@UndergroundHouseAndTechno

16w

Made on a few bits of 90s hardware, but with a lot of soul.

@marsfuture

8y↑119

still as raw, pure, heartfelt, talented, beautiful, musical and human as ever. boy do i miss the days when bands were just trying to make the most beautiful music they could, not trying to please their target audiences or produce what they assumed people wanted to hear or what was in fashion back then. probably fair enough that this generation of 90s artists were the last ones to really make serious money in sales from their records. they were unique artists with vision and mission.

@geiloesarda2176

7y↑6

marsfuture I totally agree ^_^

@aysheaforshaw8523

7y↑5

marsfuture I was 16 in 1991 and 90s were the best music/clubbing days of my life..ppl just wanted to be together and party enjoy being young pity youth today wernt the same✌

@radonnaransom162

7y↑2

marsfuture Idk, some were great, some were not .

@artsyteach

7y↑2

Ayshea Forshaw I was too! I couldn't agree more. I think it's more amazing that here we all are NOW In 2018, in our 40s lol, gathering at the YouTube comment section, to voice our love and appreciation for such raw talent snd sheer genius. Massive attack is something that can't be explained. I saw them in concert in 2007 and I have never felt luckier. They are a musical phenomenon. One of a kind for sure.

@DeeperThanMyThoughts

7y↑1

You couldn't have expressed that better, so true, so true!

@sompomni

8y↑61

@dan_the_trainspotter8253

mangreg Huerta Jesus you're great at using google! Tit

@Beholderz

8y↑382

Still fresh as F)*&$ in 2016.

@bellacube6442

8y↑21

massive attack is timeless

@megglesy

8y↑3

Agreed. Goosebumps.

@MrAnkhbayaraa

8y↑1

suprb

@ThugNinja

8y↑3

+ankh bayar Outstanding

@damienx0x

+Bella Cube Fact.

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@mahjong9558

15w↑9

Shara Nelson is the one and only vocal that should be singing this classic. All the other singers that massive attack have introduced at their live performances will never ever compare

@simonerecaldin278

1y↑206

I love this song since I’ve heard it the first time. I was 16 and now that I’m bearly 50 it gives me the same vibes. Unique, brilliant, I could listening every day ❤

@ThePaulaon1

1y↑5

I'm with you 🙂❤️

@bobmathews9072

Another British dance music masterpiece , we had so many of them in the 90’s it was almost impossible to keep up . Fun fact - they were forced to change their name from “Massive Attack” around the time of the first gulf war , because “the powers that be” felt it “too aggressive” - cheeky cuntz !! Yet here they still are

@DaPhlyymamee

Yes! I bought the CD when it first came out! 🙌🏿

@samum5856

Same!

@hsifnoilliram6379

I'm 1975

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@tkx86

6y↑101

the 5.8k dislikers are my neighbors through the years.

@hollyintheasylum155

5y↑3

😅!!!

@PG-wz7by

5y↑1

yes!

@martinovinci324

2y↑35

@aniejkavonb8892

1y↑1

Merci 🥰

@WendyS-3

35w

Thank you❤

@carlosfandango2419

19w↑48

This is peak MTV. One of the greatest music videos ever created, containing one of the standout tracks of the 90's.

@swingtipper

so right !!

@treetop1985

This song is timeless. MTV not so much.

@Sierra-Whisky

2y↑85

This is not only a beautiful song, but what definitely adds to the song is the fact that this clip is taken in a single shot. 👌🏼 masterpiece!

@CP1900PC

2y↑56

English isn’t my native language, and I couldn’t understand the meanings of this song. But I just felt this song very spiritual first time I heard it. It instantly caught me and I love everything in it, the tune, background voice etc.

@miguelgomes6849

5y↑166

2020 and sounds even better, the voice with the music arrangements are bliss, almost impossible today make music with this soul and passion

@khanimran1238

5y↑1

What a sick tune it cant get better than this fa real

@EZZYTHEDJ

2w↑4

Man…still gives me goosebumps when I hear this. Soundtrack to one of the worst and also greatest periods of my life!! I remember dancing so joyfully with precious friends gone too soon.
When I die, I hope I come back as a song. Music lives forever.

@suezel85

That was beautifully said 🥹🥹♥️♥️

@antoniog76

4y↑91

I can't believe it is almost 30 years that I listen to this song and every single time I still get the goosebumps....

@sand-and-asmr

4y↑1

Same

@isabeligbar

8y↑225

I was born in 1987. I was like 5 years old when I watched the Video for the first time... One of the most beautiful memories of my childhood. And I still think this is epic :)

@wellies70

izabela Igbar I

@postrock3374

7y↑1

wellies70 Fuck off

@wellies70

7y↑1

Hahahah I must have accidentally done that reply 6 days ago...sorry

@MyGaz82

7y↑3

Dave Weston - Is either from Essex or wasn't born in the 80's cause like I'd never say that like.....

@dan_the_trainspotter8253

izabela Igbar what a fucking lie

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@Brinschka

2y↑74

This song this video it's so perfect such a nostalgic 90's vibe. Makes me want to get into a time machine. It gives me chills everytime I listen to it...