Jarvis Cocker: The real story behind Common People

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• US

  @USERNAMEfieldempty · 9 years ago

  He's got a Minion hugging his beard.

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• NO

  @noodlehat3250 · 6 years ago

  Jarvis needs a bigger microphone

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• GU

  @guitashamilele · 6 years ago

  From the thumbnail to this video it looks like Jarvis is levitating a lemon.

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• NE

  @NenaMataHari · 11 years ago

  I love Jarvis's sense of humour.

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• TH

  @TheDrewmagoo · 13 years ago

  He's a national treasure.

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• VA

  @vaughanie23 · 5 years ago

  Love it how he hasn't lost his accent

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• TR

  @trevsedgwick3324 · 8 years ago

  Are you sure the mike is as large as is could be

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• OB

  @obsoleteworlds · 6 years ago (edited)

  The story doesn&apos;t need to have actually happened to him. It&apos;s a great song because it&apos;s true. Anyone who has ever lived in the North of England has similar tales of posh, rich southern students, dipping their toes in the real world for the first time, finding beans on toast a novelty instead of a grim reality. It&apos;s a game to them and one they can always flee from when it becomes too uncomfortable, hence the juxtaposition of cockroaches on the wall but Daddy being able to stop it all.<br>That isn&apos;t an option for people like the song&apos;s narrator. It&apos;s their permanent reality.<br>&quot;You will never understand/what it means to live your life/with no meaning or control/and with nowhere left to go/you&apos;re amazed that they exist/but they burn so bright while you can only wonder &quot;why?&quot;.<br>Brilliant lyric.

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• KA

  @KaufmanD9988 · 11 years ago

  For Jarvis it was a brief encounter with a woman that turned into an iconic song. I was sure it was based on a true story. For me, living in Colorado for 30 years, I have had three very real Common People encounters so this song has a powerful yet laughable meaning. That&apos;s the beauty of music, story telling and poetry! It will always be someone&apos;s truth even if written by another. A fun interview to watch, thanks for posting.

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• KC

  @kcgeil · 5 years ago

  &quot;Oh no he wasn&apos;t!&quot; &nbsp;Love the look of victory in his eyes after that gag. &nbsp;Blinder.

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• BE

  @benfleck576 · 5 years ago

  &quot;You will never understand, how it feels to live your life with no meaning or control&quot;<br><br>I am sure we can all relate to that lyric in our own way.

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• WA

  @wackity.7879 · 10 years ago

  got to love Cocker.

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