David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards Lyrics
The vacuum created
by the arrival of freedom
And the possibilities it seems to offer
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
if one can grasp it
A series of shocks - sneakers fall apart
Earth keeps on rolling
witnesses falling
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
up the hill backwards
It'll be alright ooo-ooo
While we sleep they go to work
We're legally crippled
it's the death of love
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
More idols than realities
I'm OK, you're so-so
Yeah, yeah, yeah - up the hill backwards
It'll be alright ooo-ooo
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David Bowie Up The Hill Backwards Comments
Fuckin Genius..
I'm OK you're so- so
Surprised this has only 169,910 views.One of his best
Sums up Brexit era England quite well.
I'd love a mash up video of Up The Hill Backwards and George Michael's Faith.
Magic song....
It feels like The Small Faces Son of a Baker crossed with something like I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing.
great !
is it just me or i can hear the influence this had on bands like the pixies?
We are legally liberal.
It's the death of love.!?
it's "while we sleep, they go to work. we're legaaly crippled"
Bloody brilliant song.
Underrated so much.
Genius.
The (proportionately) most expensive album I ever purchased.
Well worth it! :D
I need to hear this song sometimes just to stay sane in this mad fucking world
THE VACUUM CREATED BY THE ARRIVAL OF FREEDOM.. IT;S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.. CHOOSE A PATH
Also love The album Low!
Sublime
Classic...shared to the Netshows Radio "Program 98" on youtube
Issa bop, sis. 😂 Kill me.
the classic song of the autumn Sunday morning, perhaps before sitting down at the table to have lunch with the family returning from the ordinary prayer in the church ;-))))))))
Thank god its no game ended
That Bass is kickin', sound like Stanley Clarke!
Really, what's this all about? Someone?
Its basically a folk/pop song that turns into post punk, high art rock epic. The lyrics seems to be addressing fate and being in God's hands, 'its got nothing to do with you' but keep struggling; its asking you to let go. The jewel is Robert Fripp's outro, so atonal and rough, which just gets more abrasive as the song ends. Its unparalleled and typically Bowie, its a masterpiece.
Highly underrated Bowie song!
Superb song!
Communism= up the hill backwards.
I'm pretty sure this is about capitalist elites callously making life progression for average proletariat people extremely difficult, like walking up a hill backwards. Communist citizens dont even usually get a hill to walk backwards up.
The vocals sound reminiscent of a TV commercial of the 2000s, but better because it's David Bowie c. 1980.
The vacuum created by the arrival of freedom
And the possibilities it seems to offer
It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it
A series of shocks - sneakers fall apart
Earth keeps on rolling - witnesses falling
It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it
Yeah, yeah, yeah - up the hill backwards
It'll be alright, ooh
While we sleep they go to work
We're legally crippled it's the death of love
It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you, if one can grasp it
More idols then realities, ooh
I'm OK, you're so-so, ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah - up the hill backwards
It'll be alright ooh
Great song,but wish they'd started it with the 2 "shut-up's"...one of the best segues ever ! *grin*
Light years ahead of his time.
No-one else worked out what it's about yet?
Perry Comeau Don't want to be a know it all but
*You're
The drudgery & pressures of everyday life. Working for the man?
I always thought this was mockery of how rich elitist live and think. And making money and getting outta poverty is like going up a hill backwards. Idk could be totally wrong.
His divorce and the publicity of it.
yeah.
It'll be alright.
The vacuum created
by the arrival of freedom
And the possibilities it seems to offer
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
A series of shocks - sneakers fall apart
Earth keeps on rolling
witnesses falling
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
Yeah, yeah, yeah
up the hill backwards
It'll be alright ooo-ooo
While we sleep they go to work
We're legally crippled
it's the death of love
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
It's got nothing to do with you,
if one can grasp it
More idols than realities
I'm OK, you're so-so
Yeah, yeah, yeah - up the hill backwards
It'll be alright ooo-ooo
Setyo Tri Windras Mara
Very Cool, thanks for the share, big time from all❣️
The drummer is magnificent
Dennis Davis (rip) best Bowie ever had.
Dennis Davis was good; under-appreciated. I actually saw him twice. He wore a cap with an enormous bill.
I can see my future lives................it's incredible...............but not impossible.
Scary monsters, 2 parts awesome defiant distorted guitars, 1 part early bowie folk, mix with new wave keyboard tricks, sprinkle japanese haiku, serves entire goon squad, and remains fresh almost 40yrs after
robert fripp
its all about Mr. Fripp
Just a little "Panic In Detroit" vibe. Great stuff.
UpandOut. It's the percussion-Panic had those congas, this track has that old Bo Didley riff providing the guide rhythm.
Another shiny amalgam of lots of time to think. But the rhythm changes could only come from the man
My Favourite Bowie Track
I remember the first time I heard this; love at first sound. Folksy, but it rocks.
as smeone said bowie was magnificent
This song kinda reminds me of Joan Osborne's What If God Was One of Us.
This song reminds me of Blur hahaha I don't know why
yeah Damon Albarn has a similar voice to Bowie
Conquistador Domingo Fernando bwahaha no fucking way, m8!
I can see where you’re coming from
Happy Birthday David. #shining star
hearing this now just makes me cry, fuck sake he is sooooo missed
Dave Wavy I understand your despair, but think of it this way: he led an amazing and productive life, he touched millions of souls, influenced and inspired hundreds of bands and musicians, probably prevented a good number of suicides, and overall changed our culture for the better. He lived a life fuller than most people can ever hope to live. He even released an album! Do not cry, for he has achieved a kind of immortality few of us can even conceive of!
I totally agree and god damn want to give you a massive hug right now, still miss him though, :)
He gave his mind the wheel. Most steer with their...
His music will live forever.
He wasn't from this planet man. He had to go home eventually, offworld wherever he's really from. Couldn't expect him to grace this shitball planet with his presence forever.
Nothing compares to him !
The one Bowie song I could never grasp why it was never considered a classic or a staple in his 80s era
Me too Daryl
I don't think it was ever played live, Ashes, Fashion and to a lesser extent the title track all overshadowed it. I'm with you however.
Myself, I could never understand why Because You're Young never made it??
Have another listen if you're about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v6o28vQ9Pw
@Slakfocmsnvfgls Why?
@ThePaulv12 I find the sound a bit challenging compared to Bowie's other albums, and less catchier, less single-driven. Also, Fripp's guitarwork can sound a bit off-putting at first. You learn to love it though. And it's certainly not as difficult as say, Outside, or The Buddah of Suburbia...
@Slakfocmsnvfgls i find side 2 as you describe but am rediscovering it.
I always loved side 1 and am slowly coming around to the B side - except Fripp only plays teenage wildife on that side. Must be that side one is so damn good.
One of my favourite Bowie songs.
Bowie IS
my favorite song on the album.
I'm ok, you're so so
This is my absolute fave album of all time by David Bowie! LOVE IT! <3
LuLu one of my fave too...love it!
No esta mal para alegrar el día :D
Bowie was fucking magnificent.
there's no comparison, that's for sure. I've loved that star man for 33 years
1
2
1-2-2
Shiruetto ya kage ga kakumei o miteiru
Mo tengoku no giyu no kaidan wa nai2
Silhouettes and shadows
watch the revolution
No more free steps to heaven
It's no game
Ore genjitsu kara shime dasare
Nani ga okkote irunoka wakara nai
Doko ni kyokun wa arunoka
Hitobito wa yubi o orareteiru
Konna dokusaisha ni iyashime rareru nowa kanashii
I am bored from the event
I really don't understand the situation
And it's no game
Documentaries on refugees
Couples 'gainst the target
You throw a rock against the road
And it breaks into pieces
Draw the blinds on yesterday,
and it's all so much scarier
Put a bullet in my brain,
and it makes all the papers 2
Nammin no kiroku eiga
Hyoteki o se ni shita koibito tachi
Michi ni ishi o nage reba
Kona gona ni kudake
Kino ni huta o sureba
Kyohu wa masu
Ore no atama ni tama o buchi kome ba
Shinbun wa kaki tateru
So where's the moral
when people have their fingers broken2
To be insulted by these fascists
it's so degrading
And it's no game
Shut up! Shutu
Not the right lyrics! These are "It's no game part 1" lyrics.
These are the lyrics for 'it's no game' .✨. But thanks for the lyrics I wasn't sure of them before
Gianmarco Di Giuseppe that's a shame, you really made an effort lmaooo