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Bittersweet Symphony September 15, 2006

I just came across this song Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve today and have really fallen in love with it. Made me realise how much I’m really into Blues.

Lukas Rossi sang it today on Rock Star: Supernova and that’s how I came to hear it. (By the way, Lukas has been named the lead singer for Supernova after winning the 11-week competition beating out 14 other contestants.)

The song starts with just a violin fading in. Sounds very lovely!

Here are the opening lines…

Cause it’s a bitter sweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You’re a slave to the money
Then you die

They have really touched me. They are so very true!
Richard Ashcroft has summed up most people’s lives in just a single line.

No change
I can change – 3
But I’m here in my mold – 2
But I’m a million different people
From one day to the next
I can’t change my mold
No, no, no, no, no

Very symbolic. Very deep.

Well I never pray
But tonight I’m on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that
Recognize the pain in me, yeah

The music, the lyrics, being very emotional, have really moved me.

The video features Richard Ashcroft bumping into people as he walks down the Hoxton Street, a crowded shopping area in London.

The song was also featured at the pivotal end scene in the 1999 movie Cruel Intentions.

Great lyrics. Great singing.
One of the best songs I’ve ever heard.
I’ve had it running in a loop since this morning!