His probably one of these old yanks that know our word for them, not our why for that word anyway. But I'm happy you enjoy this protest song about the poor treatment of those in detention centres and our refugees
i dont understand how people spend ages looking for this song from their childhood i just searched up "all of my people" like that was the most catchiest part of the song
Who the fuck said people spend ages looking for this song? You're making it up for clout aren't you? It worked didn't it? People are stupid aren't they? It's OK, all of the above questions are rhetorical.
Band: "We want to have thousands of dancers for the music video." Director: "How many do we have budget for?" Producer: "None" Video Editor: "Don't worry, I got this. Does anyone have a king sized bright green bedsheet?"
These artists deserve more credit in my opinion. Some of their songs a re meaningful unlike some other modern ones. Its a good song with a funky electro beat but so unpopular in these times due to new bands and people popping up everywhere. I guess you have to listen to songs old and young and whatever in between to see what you like, but these guys deserve more credit to their work.
They got a lot of credit internally within Australia, but I don’t know how popular they were in other countries, but judging by other comments, they probably were never mainstream. I know for sure they were mainstream here in the mid to late 2000s. This song was playing on the radio here in Australia nonstop during that time.
Yeah bro blew my mind searching this song and and it's only 2.5m views and it's their biggest song?? I thought this was a worldwide club banger expecting like 50m views at least
About once a year i'll randomly get this song stuck in my head, play it to death for about an hour & then never listen to it again until next year when i randomly think of it again haha.
I am so glad i re-found this song after such a long time! I almost forgot it existed. I remember not particularly liking it but I was a kid then, I love it now.
My son was born in 2008, and i remember singing this to him one night. I was super tired and needed something to cheer me up. Lol, not the typical lullaby i’m sure.
After listening to this classic as a kid, it's great to revisit it after so many years and discover the name of the song, the name of the artist, and fall in love with the song again as an adult.
I was amazed to find out how popular The Presets are in Australia. Americans would never accept a song like this as Top 40, too dark, loud, and complex. Thank god we live in an age where we can get music from other countries, I'd die if I was stuck with only music from the USA.
An added layer to that is that this song was actually a protest song against the Howard (Prime Minister of Australia at the time) government's harsh stance against refugee intake... listen to the lyrics and you'll get the picture.
Australian here, my mother would put this on and crank the volume while she was speeding down the highway and we'd all be loving it, this and Empire of the Sun were my childhood, my dad gave me ACDC and Monster magnet but the Presets and EotS, all mum
The Black Eyed Peas brought me here. Will.i.am spoke about how The Presets were very inspiring and energetic and hence, instrumental in his music direction and sound in the year 2009.
I remember when i was younger, id play black ops and everytime i played the mission where you had to escape from the russian war camp, id turn off the sound and just blare this song instead, still love this song today
This might be due to the fact that there's two different accounts who uploaded this. I'm pretty sure the other is like, their personal account and not the VEVO kind. This is also on Vimeo which is tons better quality than either upload on RU-vid.
the line 'let me hear you scream if you're with me' could be understood to come from the perspective of someone who is locked up, needing to hear that there are people outside who are behind him and supporting him."[
Finally found this song. I gave up looking for it and randomly searched The Presets because the band rang a bell. Going through a playlist just listening to their songs after This Boy Is In Love and finally come across it.
something about this music video is so amusing to me, especially the beginning walking part lmao towards the end i think my brain just gives up and enjoys all the movement
Their is only two artists in this video and I love how they do the mad effects in this song the designs and make up good job the presets done in this song
Am i seriously the only one that first heard this song in a TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED G1 STYLE video years ago? The tune stuck with me for years until one day i decided to try and find it. I did, and now i'm here jamming to this with the rest of you. Am i really the only one? WHERE'S THE REST OF MY PEOPLE?
One of the most amazing and important songs ever written in Australia. Its such a shame the video director copped out 100% from addressing what he is singing about.
If it had a bunch of middle easterners dancing in horrid boats: A: The cost would've skyrocketed. B: Nobody would've watched the video, therefore nobody would've listened to the song. The video clip basically carried this song, to start with, most people just heard it as a stereotypical dance song with basic lyrics, the trippy video is what made everyone like it and then buy the album. I much prefer "This boy's in love" not because of what it's written about, but because of what you can interpret it to be, there's so much to it, this song can only really be interpreted in a few ways, either you're at a club, prison, or on an immigration boat. That's it. The best songs are not the most popular songs, the best songs have a lot of room for interpretation, if only most song writers didn't tell everyone what their song is supposed to be about and left it up to the listener.
Bruh I remember listening to this song on mtv whilst my parents cleaned the house and I was like 5 and the music video had people multiply and there was a bloke with bark on his head or something but never knowing the song to search it up fast forward 13 years and I hear it at a party and finally found it it’s as beautiful as I remember it
I'm here with all of my people Locked up with all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me Tall and tan and young and lovely I follow all around the world for you And you'll find out tonight oh it's a world of extremes Political ceremony They'll never find a happy home for you But know that's not the only chance you'll get yeah you'll see I'm here with all of my people Locked up with all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me I'm here with all of my people Shot down with all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me Still the celebration haunts Today I heard it on the radio You've gone and found a way to get me out from this place Soldiers on the water front They wanna ship me far away I'll find my way tonight so I can find my way to you I'm here with all of my people Locked up with all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me I'm here with all of my people Shot down all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me And it feels so And it feels so good I'm here with all of my people Locked up with all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me I'm here with all of my people Party time all of my people So let me hear you scream if you're with me
Of course I didn't listen to the lyrics and write down the words, their nearly impossible to understand. I was hopping that some people might like the song better if they could understand the words.
-mum walks into room- Mum: Honey, can you please clean your room? Me: No, I'm here with all of my people. Mum: What are you talking about? Me: NAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
