Richard Ashcroft - The Drugs Don't Work (Live on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky) 

one of the greatest songs of the 20th century.

This is one of the best songs ever written. Richard Ashcroft is always amazing to listen to.

My brother knew the drugs don't work he stopped taking them telling me to tell no one ,motor neurone disease took him a year later RIP bro this was our song

100% live... no miming, no backing track, no cr*ppy vocal autotune.... HUGE Respect!

The drugs certainly do not work. 8 years clean & sober!

I'm 84 and I listen to this every night before my bed in case I die in my sleep.

This song came out as my Mum (only 52 years old ) had been given just a few months to live as cancer ravaged her body and brain, the drugs didn't work and 26 years later I still can't hear this song without crying but this version particularly brings it all home, just superb

I think the expressions on the faces of the other musicians in the room tells you that this is one hell of a performance.

What a voice, doesn’t get the recognition he deserves, top class musician

Urban Hymns in it's entirety is just a masterpiece.

I Like to see the red hair singer, totally happy to be there! we can feel it!

Man. What. A. Voice.

Who else is watching this about to turn 40? Time flies hey, take me back 😔

Oasis used to open up for 'The Verve' let's not forget that Richard Ashcroft is a fucking legend and one of the best singers in the world.

All this talk of getting old It's getting me down, my love Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown This time I'm coming down And I hope you're thinking of me As you lay down on your side Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again But I know I'm on a losing streak As I pass down by your street And if you wanna show, then just let me know And I'll sing in your ear again Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again 'Cause baby, oh If heaven falls, I'm coming too Just like you said If you leave my life, I'm better off dead All this talk of getting old It's getting me down, my Lord Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown This time I'm coming down Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again 'Cause baby, oh If heaven falls, I'm coming too Just like you said If you leave my life, I'm better off dead But if you wanna show Then just let me know And I'll sing in your ear again Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again, oh, Lord Yeah, I know I'll see your face again, oh, Lord I'm never coming down now, I'm never coming down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more

Probably the only singer capable of recording a whole album in one take. The man is simply perfection. The best in my lifetime.

His voice is like perfectly aged smooth whisky on a cold winter night. Amazing.

Jesus, he is singing this better than he did 20 years ago.

I sing this in memory for my grandad and my mum, both died of cancer, the drugs don't work but I know I'll see their faces again 💔😭 they always loved it when I sang, so I always think of them when I sing the line "I'll sing in your ear again" miss them so much. Oh and also, erm Richard ashcroft, what a 🙌 legend!

Pure perfection, a true musician. I feel privileged to have heard this.

This is insane. I have listened to this song for over 20years, and I cannot believe this version stirs up the same feelings in me like I'm listening to it for the first time again.

Played this at my sisters funeral she died of leaukemia bless her the drugs didn't work ,loved this song always but now so much more...

Richard singing this song just actually makes me cry. And think of my parents and now how they’re both gone. A phenomenal creation. Thanks guys. ❤💕❤️💕❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Holy crap, this is an absolute masterpiece.

The sound engineer did an amazing job with this mix. Richard's voice is simply amazing. Glad to hear he finally get the royalties for Bittersweet Symphony...

Such an underrated songwriter, singer and performer. His music is from the soul.

One of the best performances I’ve ever watched. Just bloody amazing 👏

Surely, one of the best male vocalists of all time

Man, I f*cking loved the 90s.

Was lucky enough to be a teenager in the 90’s, love this song.

The only song that can make me cry. If you've lost a loved one to an illness then it's impossible not to relate to this. Sending out a virtual hug to everyone who has. Keep strong ❤

Could listen to this all day so glad i grew up in the 90s this generation is rubbish

He lives in my borough. I saw him in the street about 18 months ago and I was staring cos he looked familiar but I couldn't place him. He saw me staring and smiled and then I realised who he was. I smiled back. Hes aged very well.

He sings like no one else is around, therapeutic for him and everyone listening. Simply beautiful!

Simply brilliant. The UK knows about him, and those in the know across the world do too, but this guy is, for me, the most underrated singer and writer of songs in the world.

What an era for music, I started the nineties as a 15 year old Mancunian and ended the decade in my mid twenties. Through that time (in no particular order) i enjoyed acid house, old skool raves, nirvana, Madchester, oasis, the verve etc. wow how lucky I was.

What a voice!!! Now I got why Chris Martin said about Richard: the best singer in the world!

If this was the last tune I heard , I’d be happy.

I was 16 when this song came out. It touched me so deeply back then, and it still does! I am so grateful to have been alive for songs and performances like this! 💜💜

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Wow, his voice has matured beautifully. Maybe the drugs do work?

My heart goes out to the fellow peeps on here cos they miss their parent. Richard ashcroft perfectly describes the horror of seeing a parent going through cancer and not being able to do anything to stop it. When all hope is lost its crushing. I sang this song to my dad and held his hand. I hope more than anything i see him again.

this is real music. It's like I can observe the aura of him, I can assure you that the boy is pure. Pure like his lyrics, pure like his beautiful music. Can you perceive? In a world of deception and wickedness, where even music no longer has value, it is only produced for careerism, this boy has always made music in an authentic and non-conformist way, reaching the point of touching the soul strings of anyone who has listened to him. Precisely because he himself is a true soul. He is an Azzurra blue soul. These are the angels that God sends to earth, thanks Richard. Yes, you're right, drugs don't work, say it loudly, let it reach young people!

This is the song that made me appreciate music again,stopped listening as it was painful,took a long time to realise there is no joy without pain,oh Lord ❤️

Every so often there's a song that punches you in the gut, leaves you emotionally exhausted. This is such a song.

Fantastic song! I think the line, “like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown” is so powerful a description of feeling helpless.

A masterpiece performed by a legend.

One of my favourite male vocalist. What a voice!

To all my Doomer brothers from the late 90s to early 2000s. Hope you are all well and living your best lives.

**WARNING** ONLY WATCH IF YOU WANT GOOSEBUMPS

My wife survived cancer. I could ov heard this song so different. Keep on keeping on my wife my life

I can't stop watching this! Completely satisfying at every level, and Richard singing his voice is better now than when he sang this 20 years ago This production is superb!

My little brother died of an overdose and then this came out soon after... I always come back for a cry session. Miss you Gray xx

Probably the best version of this song, ever. So glad Richard got the rights back. And what a time to grow up the 90s were. As a middle age man now, all these songs have so much more meaning; Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Shed Seven, Verve... Damn. What a great time to be alive.

Sweet Lord… this took me back a few years….when times were the best

It's that line "just let me know and I'll sing in your ear again" that gets me every time.

I think this is better thn the studio version Fantastic

In the starting days of global pandemia of coronavirus,the persons i think about are the nurses and doctors in Spain and Italy... love u guys...keep on!.....A scrub nurse from Greece!

Even the guy downstairs from me loves this Im 65 and hes 100 yrs old goes to show we're never too old to appreciate the finest music has This is surely it Jenny, Guernsey 🇬🇬 ♥❤

Possibly one of the best performance I’ve ever seen

Richard Ashcroft needs so much more recognition, what an absoutle legend them lyrics hit you right in feels 😥

He 'Feels' the songs more now he's older... These were all great versions. One of the best albums of the last 30 years IMO.

My Grandma died of cancer when this album came out, its nearly 25 years later and this song still makes me cry, brilliant song

Not sure how I landed here, but Mr Ashcroft has a new fan. This is a fucking gem of a performance

50 years old here listening this 4 days off a new decade. ✌️

Reminds me of my mum this song I lost her to heroin 31 years ago six months old it makes me cry every time

Velvet stuff. Boss man status here - this is an incredibly moving song sung not by a person but by a soul.

hits me harder now than it did half a lifetime ago

I remember my wife Margelita she died in May 9, 2020. Very powerful song Ive cried coz I really miss Her.

Damon Minchella playing the bass too... always loved this song and he still sings it great...

What a difference to the pish we hear every day on radio etc🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏🙏🙏😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

Glad to see he never lost his soul. I lost mine for a while, but I'm slowly getting it back.

'And baby ooooohhh'- melts me 20 years later

Totally the best song

Eternal love for this song and the decade, the 90’s, what a time to be alive! Quality music, unbelievable memories.

Sensational stuff, his voice has matured like a fine wine.

Just discovered this version... omg. Absolutely brilliant. The lyrics. His voice. Goosebumbs

Phenomenal, his voice has actually got better after all these years. Can't help think of my grandparents whenever I hear this song, most of them died after horrid battles with cancer of one form or another. I have only two vivid memories of my dad's dad, one of which is seeing him in his bed hooked up to breathing apparatus, too weak to move, and even as a kid I could see the suffering in his face. I was older when my mum's parents passed a few years apart, both of them suffered terribly and it was so awful to see not only their health declining but their will to live. The song is right, the drugs don't work, they prolong the suffering. One of my favourite.songs.of all time but it always put me in such a rubbish mood after 😅 fuck cancer.

50 year old sat in the jungle with data in the Philippines and got the village rocking under Quarantine ✌🏾🇬🇧

Awesome version of this spectacularly beautiful timeless classic!!!! This song always gets to me... Always touches my heart...

One of the best indie voices and bands ….. ever …. Huge respect mr Richard Ashcroft ❤🤩 amazing then and still amazing now!!

Incredible performance, gives you goosebumps, reminds me of my brother in law who died of a severe illness after desperately trying to beat it.

What a voice! Note perfect from start to finish. He has gotten better as he has gotten older. Pure Genius

Vastly underrated singer & songwriter. We in the UK must have some of the best singers and songwriters in the world.

Today is exactly one year since drugs don't work and I'm clean.

This man voice is unique.

He signed my guitar, same model he's playing. What a legend!

this guy doesn't seem to age. it's been twenty years and he still looks the same.

If you ever lost a loved one, this song is one of the deepest ever

Classic melody and haunting lyrics

What a performance... Wow. He sounds as good as 25 years ago.

What a voice, what a beautiful flawless performance! This gave me goosebumps! Just incredible.

People in the comments saying he is criminally underrated ...He never was and never will be ...Rule Britannia

Best version I've ever heard of this song. I can certainly relate to the lyrics as well.

Ridiculously talented, under rated, brilliance... I’ll be listening to this in 30 years time and still finding his voice incredible .. What a song

I could write a book about the emotions this song and album stir up. Absolutely lost and in love. Driving back country roads in Virginia with my love wishing that moment would never end. It was inevitable I’d have my heart shattered in time.

A master of his craft . He is as good live as he is on his records .

Lost my husband this year in January the 13th was aged 40 sadly he lost his life to multiple organ failure I love you so much Nicky Booth xxx miss you every day and night. Its heart breaking watching someone suffer n u can't save them..

Honestly this song brings me to tears, so glad I grew with music that makes you feel like this. I miss the 90s so hard.

2020 just turned 50..fkn love this song.. Times hurrying on... 🇬🇧❤️