Bitter Sweet Symphony

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" Bitter Sweet Symphony " is a song by the English alternative rock band The Verve. This is the main song on their third studio album, Urban Hymns (1997). It is based on the sample he used from the orchestra cover of Andrew Loog Oldham from The Rolling Stones 'The Last Time', and involved some legal controversy surrounding plagiarism allegations. As a result, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards added to the songwriting credit. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was released in June 1997 by Hut Recordings as the first single from the album, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and staying on the chart for three months. The song was released as a CD single on March 3, 1998 by Virgin Records America, helping the song to reach number 12 on Billboard Hot 100.

In the music video, Richard Ashcroft sings the song while walking on the busy London sidewalk - on Hoxton Street, Hoxton - not knowing what is going on and refusing to change his steps or directions. Considered one of the decisive songs (and music videos) of the Britpop era, at the 1998 Brit Awards, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was nominated for Best British Single, and at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, the song was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Group Video , and Best Alternative Videos. In 1999, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

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Although the lyrics of the song were written by vocalist Verve Richard Ashcroft, his distinctive part for the string is a sample of the 1965 symphonic record of Andrew Oldham Orchestra 1965 from "The Last Time", composed and written by David Whitaker, inspired by the Rolling Stones song of 1965. the same title. The Rolling Stones song itself is very inspired by "This May Be The Last Time" from Staple Singers.

Originally, The Verve had negotiated a license to use a sample of six notes from Oldham's recordings, but former Stones manager Allen Klein (who owns copyrights for pre-1970 band tunes) claimed that The Verve violated the agreement and used a larger section. Despite the original lyrics and string intros on the album version (by Wil Malone and Ashcroft), the music "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is a sample of the Oldham song, which led to a lawsuit with ABKCO Records, Klein's parent company, and finally settled out of court. The Verve releases all their royalties to Klein, the owner of the ABKCO Record, while the songwriting credit is changed to Jagger/Richards/Ashcroft.

Bassist Verve Simon Jones said, "We were told it would be 50/50 splits, and then they saw how well the records were doing.They called and said we wanted 100 percent or took them out of the stores, you did not have much choice." lost a credit composer for the song, Ashcroft commented, "This is the best song Jagger and Richards has written in 20 years", noting it was their biggest UK hit since "Brown Sugar". On Ashcroft returning to the tour, the song has traditionally ended on a set list. Ashcroft also reworked the single for VH2 Live for the VH1 music channel, erasing the song from its strings. Ashcroft was quoted as saying during the show: "It's very interesting stripping the song and actually taking all the strings, and just bringing it to my chord and lyrics and melodies, and doing that bit of the version becomes much more blues.Also shows that in the end take a dressing , take a string, take a sample, there is an actual song there. "

In a 1999 interview with a Q & A magazine, when asked if he believed the outcome was fair, Keith Richards replied, "I'm exhausted here, it's a serious lawyer If The Verve can write a better song , they can save money. "

In 1999, Andrew Oldham also sued royalties after failing to accept the mechanical royalties he claimed to be his debts. After receiving the royalties, Oldham joked that he bought "a pretty neat clock" from the watch Jagger and Richards would earn money. In an interview with Uncut Magazine, Oldham stated, "As for Richard Ashcroft, well, I do not know how an artist can be so corrupted by that experience." Songwriters have learned to call their children's songs, and he thought he was writing something He did not do it I hope he can handle it It takes a while. "

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Production

"This is certainly the most successful song I've ever done," says producer Youth. "I think Richard really has cut a version with John Leckie but, when I joined him, he did not want to do the song, I persuaded him to try to cut the version but at first he was not really into it. strings on it that he started to get excited, and then, towards the end, Richard wanted to throw all the albums off and start again.Is my reaction? Horror.Small horror All I can say is, I really think you should reconsider. "

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Music video

The music video (directed by Walter A. Stern) is a tribute to the only continuous fictional video footage of music for the "Unresolved Symposium" of Massive Attack and focuses on Ashcroft singing while walking on the busy London sidewalk, change its course or direction. throughout, except for one instance where he was forced to stop for a moving car and a reflection viewed from him standing still in a stained car window. He narrowly avoids getting hit by a car as he begins his journey, passers-by then repeatedly bumps into him (causing a young woman to lose balance and fall), and he also jumps on the hood of another vehicle that stops on his way (The driver gets out of his car and starts to face him , while he continues without hesitation). At the end of the video, the rest of The Verve merged with Ashcroft, and the last shot saw them walking down the street into the distance. This then leads to the beginning of the video for "The Drugs Do not Work". His music video got great rotation on the music channel, and was nominated for a number of awards, including three MTV Awards at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.

Ashcroft begins walking from the southeast corner of Hoxton and Falkirk Road in Hoxton, North London, then continues north along the east side of Hoxton Street until he reaches Hoxton Gardens. He then crossed to the corner of Purcell Street and walked back toward him coming, before joining the rest of the band at the corner of Crondall Street, opposite where he started. British comedian band Fat Les then released a live parody for their 1998 song "Vindaloo", an alternative song for England at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Paul Kaye took on the role of a similar Ashcroft who was mocked by a growing man. a group of passers-by during the video. In 2016, The Telegraph named Hoxton Street in their list of 54 locations that define the Britpop era.

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Live 8

On July 2, 2005, at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, Coldplay invited Ashcroft to perform the song with them on set. They play it only after one rehearsal at Crystal Palace. Ashcroft was introduced by Chris Martin as "the best singer in the world" and he described the song as "the best song ever written". On December 25, 2005, a documentary titled "Live 8: A Bitter Sweet Symphony" was aired on a day that featured a portion of Ashcroft's performance as music for the opening soundtrack.

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Accolades

Considered as the band's signature song and one of the tracks defining the era of Britpop, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" has been featured in the best song polls ever; in 1998, BBC Radio 1 listeners voted him the third best song ever. In the same year, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was named the third best single of 1997 by New York City's weekly The Village Voice ' s Pazz & amp; Jop polls annual criticism. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked number 392 on the "500 Biggest Songs of All Time" list. In 2007, the magazine NME placed the song at number 18 in the list of "50 Most Beautiful Indie Songs Ever". In September 2007, a poll of 50 songwriters in the Q & A magazine put it on the "Top 10 Greatest Tracks" list. In the Australian Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009, the song was voted the 14th best song of all time. Pitchfork Media includes songs at number 29 on their "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s" list. This publication also includes "Bitter Sweet Symphony" in the The Pitchfork 500 collection. In 2011, NME placed her at number 9 on her "150 Best Songs in the Last 15 Years" list. The song is featured at number one in the Paste magazine poll of 25 "amazing wonders one-hit 1990s". In 2015, Rolling Stone read it as Britpop's third largest song in a poll.

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cover version

• American recording artist BeyoncÃÆ'Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ã Carter Show World Tour (2013). The string motif "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was used during the show.
• Nu metal band Limp Bizkit also smoothed this with the cover of "Home Sweet Home" by MÃÆ'¶tley CrÃÆ'¼e, with "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony".
• The version recorded on the BBC by London Grammar appears in the deluxe version of the album Truth Is a Beautiful Thing (2017)
• Quietdrive also sampled their song "Call Me Up (Remix)" from their self-titled album.

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In popular culture

• The song plays on episode The Simpsons "That '90s Show".
• The song is playing on an Irish video postcard in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.
• The song was used at the end of the Cruelty movie and was included on the soundtrack .
• Since 2008, this song has been used by ITV as background music for the opening series for English international football games; including qualifying for the FIFA World Cup.
• The song plays on episode Riverdale season 2 "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine".

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Track list

• CD 1 HUTDG 82

1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) - 6:00
2. "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:51
3. "Country Song" - 7:50
4. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (4:35
)

• CD 2 HUTDX 82

1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (additional version) - 7:52
2. "So Sister" - 4:11
3. "Echo Bass" - 6:39

• Cassette HUTC 82
Bitter Sweet Symphony (4:35)
• "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:51
• 7 " HUTLH 82
Bitter Sweet Symphony (4:35)
• "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:51
• 12 " HUTT 82
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony (original) - 6:00
2. "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:51
3. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (James Lavelle Remix)
4. "Country Song" - 7:50
• Promo CD HUTCDP 82
Bitter Sweet Symphony (4:35)
• Promo 12 " HUTTP 82
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (alt version)
2. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (MSG)
• Remix 12 " HUTTR 82
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (James Lavelle Remix)
2. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (James Lavelle Instrumental Remix)

US Version

On March 10, 1998 Bitter Sweet Symphony was released in the United States. The single is distributed by Virgin Records.

• CD V25D-38634
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) - 5:58
2. "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:52
3. "So Sister" - 4:11
4. "Echo Bass" - 6:39
• Cassette 4KM-38634
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) - 5:58
2. "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:52
• Promo CD
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (4:16
2. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) - 5:57
3. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - 0:12
4. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Call Out Research Hook 2 Instrumental) - 0:11
• Promo 12 " SPRO-12775
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (James Lavelle Remix) - 5:50
2. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (album version) - 5:57
3. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (James Lavelle Instrumental Remix) - 5:50

Japanese version

• CD VJCP-12077
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) - 6:00
2. "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:51
3. "Country Song" - 7:50
4. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (4:35
)

Dutch version

• CD 8943752
1. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) - 6:00
2. "Oh my God, I do not know" - 4:51
3. "Country Song" - 7:50
4. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (4:35
)



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External links

• Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics

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