Fimela.com, Jakarta Penikmat musik britpop era 90-an pasti sudah tidak asing dengan band The Verve. Kala itu, mereka meraih masa kejayaan lewat karakter musik dan instrumen yang menarik dan tentunya easy listening.
Band asal Wigan, Inggris ini terbentuk tahun 1990 dengan digawangi oleh Richard Ashcroft (vokal), Nick McCabe (gitar), Simon Jones (bass gitar), dan Peter Salisbury (drum). Simon Tong kemudian bergabung sebagai gitaris dan pemain keyboard.
The Verve sendiri telah menelurkan empat buah album periode tahun 1993 hingga 2008. Album tersebut adalah A Storm in Heaven (1993), A Northern Soul (1995), Urban Hymns (1997), dan Forth (2008).
Bahkan album Urban Hymns menjadi salah satu album dengan penjualan terbaik sepanjang sejarah chart Britania Raya. Dalam album tersebut terdapat sederet single yang meraih sukses seperti Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Drugs Don't Work, dan Lucky Man.
Yuk, kembali membangkitkan nostalgia era 90-an dengan salah satu lagu jagoan The Verve, Bitter Sweet Symphony. Berikut ini lirik dan videonya. Selamat bernostalgia.
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life
Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
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No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,
But I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
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Well I never pray,
But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
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No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,
But I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
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Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
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No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,
but I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
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It justs sex and violence melody and silence
It justs sex and violence melody and silence (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
It's just sex and violence melody and silence
It's just sex and violence melody and silence
It's just sex and violence melody and silence (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
It's just sex and violence melody and silence (Been down)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)