CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD!!! | The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (Official Music Video) REACTION!! 

Dude I don’t think you know just how important you are to people like me who struggle sometimes with depression. Sharing your gift of humor and your perspectives brings me so much joy. Keep doing what you’re doing. You are helping people. Thanks

I love this song and it's very deep. Even the video has meaning. His walk is a representation of the path of life, the people he encounters are the people and events that we encounter through our lives. The guy with the fridge on a dolly is like a big life altering event that was narrowly avoided. The people he bumped into are the little speed bumps that help shape our lives. The girl in the car is a bad relationship, the car is the large event that he was able to cross and move on from but she didn't move on as easily and followed representing how a love can effect your life long term even after it's ended. The lady he knocked down was like an encounter where he hurt someone else's life in some way and he was recognizing that but still life continues without looking back. The girl that checked him out was like a perfect fling that came and went and left only a fond memory. The car that actually made him pause was a major life event that held him in place for a while, maybe good maybe bad but significant enough to make his life take pause but in the end it too did pass and life continued as always. And the end when the other four followed with him is like the people in your life who are there for the long haul whoever they may be they stick with you till the end while still living their own lives respectively.

His name is Richard Ashcroft and he's also responsible for brilliant tracks like 'Lucky Man' and 'The Drugs Don't Work' PLEASE check him out. He's one of the UK's leading songwriters.

"Can't change my mold" really hits home for everyone. We get stuck in our own head

"he might shoulder you and you gotta get a new cerebellum" ...lol the cerebellum is the part of the BRAIN that controls coordination. BRILLIANT!

You're one of the only reaction channels for music that actually pays attention to the lyrics on a first listen even without a lyric video. Much respect for getting into the lyrical side and I'd actually say you should tackle some bands with great writing and play the lyric video for your first listen. Something like Incubus (The Warmth, Nice to Know You, Idiot Box, Dig) or The Shins (So Says I, Caring is Creepy, New Slang) or Blues Traveler (Hook). Love to see you watch lyric videos for some of those songs and see if they resonate for you. Keep up the great work man, love the videos!

This song defined a generation. And its mine. Mine and so SO many others. This song came out around 1997 and listening to it now it just reminds so many of us of a better time, and easier time. This song will forever be a nostalgia trip, back to when the only thing we had to worry about was just being kids. Most of us didn't listen to this until years later, or really appreciate the lyrics until that magic was lost. A song written for an entire generation just a little too soon.

This song hits me right in the ol' teenage feels, lol

Even through the controversy...this song was too true. No one could escape the reality of our futures. And we ALL knew this was it. Work, a hand-full of change, death.

Whenever I hear this song, I think of Cruel Intentions

“He might shoulder you and then you gotta get a new cerebellum.” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

If you have chance listen to the verve, drugs don’t work. Classic man 👍

There's also the Verve Pipe and their song Freshman. 😎

Bittersweet Symphony is probably their best known song - and awesome, however Sonnet and The Drugs Don't Work are to in my mind better songs. The Drugs Don'ts Work, no matter how many times I hear it, gives me goosebumps, it is beautiful.

"I'm a million different people from one day to the next"

Happy birthday 🎉 hope you had awesome day 🎁🎂

He takes staying in his own lane to the extremes! He's bowling over anyone that's in his way.

Yay, welcome back. Hope your trip was AMAZING!!!

I've always loved this song. Slave to money then you die... Never more true words ever spoken. WORD!

Fun fact: the music sampled is from a Rolling Stones live concert album and they sued him for royalties. Until a year or two ago, they made all the money from this amazing song. It basically forced him into one hit wonder status. Everyone knew this song when it came out. During the peer to peer music downloading days this was one of the most pirated songs, and just about everyone on any network had a copy. What he's saying cuts deep into the social psyche.

Lucky Man should be your next delve Into the Verve..

He is in his own bubble, life around may affect him but he is in his mould, he can pretend to be okay, be norrmal,a million different people from one day to the next but hes always the same underneath. hope you enjoyed the birthday celebrations :)

The video for this song is his life. He is walking his path and there are obstacles in the way that he has to push through. Pretty girls, abusive relationships, old people that think they know better, tough guys that think they can scare him etc. He takes them all in his stride, which he never breaks, and he overcomes them and continues on his way. This is a great tune and one of The Verve's best known but 'The drugs don't work' is better IMHO. It's about the lead singers struggles with substance abuse and the collapse of his relationships with everyone around him.

What's up man I listened to this song every morning before school on mtv when it was just about music how you doin so glad to see man love the new merch man looks good on you but jimi looks better man every day I see him on your wall man keep smiling and have a great week dude man

Crazy how you can listen to songs that will randomly have you in your feelings for no reason at all.

One of my favorite songs ever!

This song and oasis’ first two records are etched into British working class culture and I don’t think they’ll ever leave

Haven’t heard this in forever...thanks🖖🏻🇨🇦

This song is deep, I see it really got inside you. I love Verve. Talented rock band. I love the video. We walk through life, encounter many things, setbacks, mistakes, type of people and experiences but you got stay strong and keep moving forward and let no one hold you back.

THIS IS A SONG THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD CAN RELATE TOO!!!! ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVS

Loads of respect for putting tunes from my teen years on. Brings good memories back. Recently found your channel and can’t stop watching. Keep up the good work. Much appreciated

I just found your Chanel and I'm obsessed and will be binging!

Happy birthday Mr. Video!!!!

Yaaaay I hope you had a great Birthday weekend!👌♥️ Love this song!

Those violins get me every time

Cool shirt. Great reaction

Have a great day Leo!! Your such an amazing soul! Much love 💘

another great.. have an awesome day and congrats on the new shirt

Missed you !! Glad to see your back !!

I saw him perform this live a couple years ago. He was really nice and took a few minutes to talk to the audience after the show.

😂😂😅😅 the Cerebellum is in the Brain not the Shoulder... LOL . You always making me laugh !!! Much Peace and Love....

Massive Britpop band... The album that this is taken from, "Urban Hymns," is just epic... not a track on there that you'd fast forward. Bit of copyright controversy over this song... you can read up on that yourself. Also, there's an alternative version of this vid in which he bumps the wrong person and takes a kicking off three thugs!

One of my favorites! The violins coming in at the beginning are so beautiful ♡

Thank you. I had heard this song, and remembered liking it, but I had no idea of the name of the group. It's the first time I'm seeing the video. Great reaction. You have great ears too. I couldn't make out all of the lyrics. I agree with some of the commenters. You have a wonderful capacity to listen and understand the emotion behind the lyrics. That's a gift. You're funny too. Another gift. Peace and blessings.

Love your reactions, shared your channel with my bro

500 more subs & you did it!! I'm SO EXCITED!! 🙂❤🙂 I'm still pushing for Foo Fighters "The Pretender"!!🔥🔥🔥

Awesome song, 😊love your new shirt!!! It's Brilliant❤

I loved this song the very first time I heard it when it came out in the late 90s. I watched this video on MTV or VH1, I can't remember which. In the middle of the night, just chillin in my chair. .......... I've loved it ever since. Thanks for reacting to this song brother. I always enjoy your videos

Interesting fact, there's an alternate version of the video where he gets beat up by 3 people he bumps into and continues walking afterward.

Ah yes.. 90s Britpop at it’s finest, you should react to their song Lucky Man 👌

Happy Birthday to ya man. You've got a great channel here.

Thank you for sharing . I’m really proud of all the British musicians that are being well received in react videos but also I love to hear music from other countries that I might have missed .👍🏻🇬🇧

awwwww, cheer up Mr Video the universal consciousness has you :)

Heard this on television alot in movies or commercials. Love it. The mv is very get tf out of my way. I always like stuff like that. The comments are very interesting also. This is prob the only channel where I read comments 🤣 anyway. As usual love watching you get in the groove 😉

Great song great shirt welcome back Mr V✌

Happy Belated Birthday my friend....

Dope song.. Brings back memories type of shit

Am from UK England loved your reaction too the verve bittersweet sympathy this song was quite big hit over here in the 90s

Loved the video man! Big up that poster also 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Your doing my favorite 90's jams ...thank thank thank you!!!!!

You're almost at 100K!!! 😍😍✌❤🔥🎉

I heard this song a lot and never saw the video (and never knew the backstory from the comments) until now. This time seeing the video made all the difference

I just want to say that your videos always make me smile. I just love your personality. Lol Never change!

My man. Awesome as usual. Thank you.

Love your videos man

Such a great song, lots of feels from back in the day.

Damn man. I ADORE your videos Mr. Video. You do movies mostly now, but I do miss you reacting to music. I know it might be impossible given how things get claimed and demonitized, but I love watching this. Thanks for just being awesome!

not sure if you were wiping tears at the end but this song always gets to me and Ive heard it 1000s of times over the years. Thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with us:)

great song. they had one AMAZING album. the song "lucky man" which was on the end of the song, another great one. i personally love their song "sonnet". oh and a similar video to this by "massive attack" with a song "unfinished sympathy", is also amazing.

Love your new shirt!

Extremely cool song and video. This jam will forever more be on every collection of Hits from the 90s. Regardless of the controversy behind it's creation, this is a great jam. It hits and hits hard. Great reaction.

What a beautiful melody ... just a beautiful song altogether

I can’t stop watching your videos lol please don’t stop making reactions ❤️

the manc swagger I effin love the verve sooooo many great tunes and Richard ashcroft solo stuff ain't bad 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Yes, finally!! Thank you!!!

I really love how you react to every detail not just about the song but the video itself 👍🤘 keep it up brother 👍🤘💚

Great reaction, as always

Love the shirt 😍

Many people have *heard* this song, but few people have really *listened* to it. Thanks for being one of the few that have.

Great reaction to a video I hadn’t seen for a long time. Also you did a particularly good “it’s different links” voice today. Don’t think these things go unnoticed 😂

React to ‘the drugs don’t work’ next from the Verve. Top band! Nice reaction!

Your reactions are on point my friend

Dude where ya been? Glad you're back.

When this came out in the uk, every one was singing. Classic

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY BOOOOIIIIII!!!

Love your channel! Please react to Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's duet: Stop Draggin My Heart Around

Bro you’re about to hit a 100k hellzzz yeahhhh

it is more entertaining to see and listen to you than the video. Greetings from Chile, on the other side of the world

Hey, I'm from Cardiff Wales. keep up the good work!

As the young people say this song is an entire mood. Definitely a good headphones song. Not as good at Bohemian Rhapsody, what is, but the strings are amazing and full in headphones.

I'm glad ur back on the couch yelling yiii !!!

I'm ready for this one my friend

Dope song. Always liked it a lot. Great lyrics. I remember a song called Sonet from this same album that I liked a lot.

this video was shot in 1 take! what a great video and song!

love the new merch

Richard Ashcroft, 'song for the lovers' is a big must!

"Lucky Man" is another good song by The Verve. Well, you've now heard Oasis and the Verve, two of the biggest bands from the British "Britpop" indie rock scene of the 1990s. Next you need to hear some by the other two big names of the era - Pulp and Blur. Pulp's "Common People" and Blur's "Parklife" would be good possibilities.

One of my favorite songs.

Yeeh! It's Mr Video time!

One of my favorites 💜💜💜