The Lightning Seeds - Life Of Riley (Glastonbury 2023) 

Great song - originally written for his then new born son, Riley, who now plays rhythm guitar in the band. What must it be like for him, playing a song written for you, and to hear everyone singing along to the words?!

MOTD Goal of the month

We loved playing the lightning seeds on Live 105 in San Francisco!

In 1996 I went to Ibiza with a second hand discman and a scratched sleeveless cd of jolification that I played on loop for a week. Nearly 30 years on, I listen to jolification every holiday without fail. The warmth, memories and sanctuary that album gives me is like nothing else. Fantastic band

Playing a song written about you on Glastonbury main stage..I would say very few of us will have the life of Riley!

THIS its music like this that evokes happy times and great memories. LOVE THIS

As a Riley - I’m living this…❤

One of the most underrated bands of all time. Love ya😍

Amazing! Got shivers down my back!

So many great bands from the 90s at Glastonbury Festival this year

How great it must be to play guitar in fronted by your dad. Obviously the songs significance helps too. Love the tone on Riley's guitar.

I did not know they were still going, Ian Broudie and co. Nice to hear they are still rocking.

Forever cool how Riley is now there playing

Never knew he wrote this for his son❤

Takes me back to my childhood. Brilliant song.

One of my all time favourite tunes for street gigs. Thanx guys n gals..❤❤❤❤

This is brilliant!!❤❤

UNDERRATED BAND

Love this. Takes me back to the 90s again.

This was a passionate performance by Broudie. Really loved the way he belted 'nothings certain' and the way he was driving the band and song on. A classic song being elevated.

Great football music, it's match day in the boozer having a few beer's perfect coz it's pure and simple everytime👍👌

Great music, amazing vocals and band !

By the time this was released there were so many iconic tunes that became anthems in history so when I first heard this on the radio I knew that there was something about it that I thought that we would be hearing it for a long time to come and quite rightly so!!!!

Fantastic, always find the time ...love the music.

One of the great underrated English songwriters

That'll do me! Love from the Gatta!

Proper tune.

I seethis and it reminds me of the set with Terry Hall in London 2014, Sorrow, Sense etc. Awesome

Amazing band, amazing song and an amazing performance. What a happy happy audience.

Brilliant i loved the lightning seeds

One of the, if not the, best singer/songwriters of their generation

love it, so cool!

Saw the Seeds when they were in their 20's at a music festival outside Philly. Incredible.

Yeah' great and wondeful musiic this 🔉🔉🔉✋🤗💕💕💕💃💃💃🌅👍

LOVE IT! ❤❣💗

I was at the front left of the stage and loved this set great way to kick Glasto off for me personally loved the Lightning Seeds in the 90s

TERRIFIC! 👏👏👏

Brilliant

Great !

I can still hear The Great Des Lynam saying pick them in the right order 1 2 and 3 ! This was immense for Match Of The Day in the 90's when football meant more 👌⚽️🎸🎙 Lightning Seeds.

RECUERDO CUANDO LOS VI EN EL #CORONACAPITAL 2021 EN CDMX MÉXICO 🇲🇽❤

GOAL F

Nice Performance.....Thank You...Bye JeanFrancois

Please go and tour Ireland

💝

It´s coming home

Esta cancion sono mucho en la radios en Chile en los 90’

❤

Thanks for still uploading Britpop gems, BBC!

One of the best acts there by far loved them! More please!

IB is one hell of a song writer

❤❤

J'adhère ....musique 🎶🎵🎶🎵

💖💕💖💕💖💕 I loved💖 ♬♫♬♫👏👏👏🙏💖

i remember the sad chinese song back in 96 ... "you showed me" how cute is his son ... he can manage the band for solo with the same name ... papa is too old 30 years later remember this band is from 1988 dang

1:36 Bear puppet claps along.

Chicago's in the house!

Ian Broudie is a musical genius.

Most underated band on the planet EVER!!

Imagine your dad writing a song about you, only for all of Glastonbury to sing it back to you as you play it with him

👍❤

Bless the 90s

Top band

👍👍👍👍👍💥😊

You lucky English people... get to enjoy all this.... I'm jealous !

It’s Shearerrrrrrrahhhhhh! Goal!

So grounded and loveable ... inspired me too to create "Space Buoy - Bowie's Love Child' on You Tube

Tune

They were without a doubt one of the best acts this year, bring them back next year!!!

This song is so pure. Wait. That's the other song.

❤❤❤ argentina

It’s just goal of the month on match of the day

Power Station in that band. A rock gallop by that guitarist.

i dont mind...i get the feeling...

...Me recuerda mucho a la canción " Temptation" de New Order🥲

2:08 drummer able to drum and move hair out of eyes at the same time. Must have super powers.

Riley on lead guitar

Lightning Seeds have always been a sober, safer, Syd Barrett. Slightly less dazzling, more polished and thoughtful, still amazing. 9.9/10. Love this record so much.

What would Glasto be without the 90s?

Award for best actor in a supporting role, the woman with the pink top on her bloke's shoulders. Pretty good all round. Got the tape in the shed.

Is Broudie trying to get a Bo Diddly rhythm going here? Shame no accordian, but never mind.

Tony Yeboah likes this one X 100

99.1 whfs - fountain of youth…

Anthem

the jesus and mary chain called...

Is that Psycho Paul off Ideal?

Great songs by this band. Singing Is well ropey tho, let’s be honest

Need to record new tunes

Saw the lightening seeds last night supporting the Who. Spoiler alert! They were better than the who

A Snookerium, yes.

I vote for Jurgen Klinsmann

Kinda struggled with the vocal. Looked relieved he got through it

Sad to see he still can't play guitar. Hearts will break. Mine did.

Sadly, they've been playing this with completely the wrong beat for years, plus it's missing large parts of the instrumentation. The original had an Accordion and strings playing the top melody during the non vocal parts of the son, and of course Ian's voice has gone.

OMG why they don´t the magical 90s synths from their songs anymore? This is not like the originals unfortunately...

This is a 80s band, yet most of the band members were born after 1990.

Brilliant song. Not the best version.

Imbattibili

Dont the audience love themselves in the front row.

Lush.