The VerveLove Is Noise (5:26)

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“Love Is Noise” is a song by English alternative rock band The Verve and is the second track on their fourth album Forth.
Richard Ashcroft stated that lyrically the song is a take off of William Blake’s “And did those feet in ancient time”, commonly known as ‘Jerusalem’. Whereas in Blake’s song the title verse is “and did those feet in ancient time. Walk upon England’s mountains green?” Love is Noise asks: “Will those feet in modern times / Walk on soles that are made in China?”

“Love Is Noise” derived from another song off the album, Columbo. While recording that track Richard created a new loop on a vocoder and added it to the song. “Columbo” was practically a jam the band had been working on for a couple of days. After that loop was added, all the band started adding some stuff on to it until finally, it evolved into a different track.
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  • Forth
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  • Love Is Noise
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  • Best Of The Bands
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  • nicky420ad

    im young but i like this kina music

    last week
  • dougiebauer

    I like it

    March 2012
  • silvasonicsurfa

    ..in fact this is my favourite of theirs......

    February 2012
  • The_Scientist89

    wow! it's cool! <3

    January 2012
  • blietzkriegb0p

    love is noise, love is pain

    January 2012
  • danielinho91

    Top.

    December 2011
  • silvasonicsurfa

    I don't usually enjoy the Verve.. but this is great (2)

    October 2011
  • LocoThom

    I don't usually enjoy the Verve.. but this is great :)

    October 2011
  • krebjas

    awsome!

    September 2011
  • ms_creep

    I fucking love this song. One of the greatest songs of all time.

    August 2011
  • XanderHarris

    By now, I love this way more than Bittersweet Symphony. It's just... <3

    July 2011
  • dogsechoes

    Don't know why i waited too long to add this one to my favourite :(

    April 2011
  • Pandoramouth

    Super Sach für junge Leut!

    March 2011
  • Nochek

    lOvе.

    March 2011
  • issadora1

    absolutely love this song, Richard Ashcroft is genius.....

    March 2011
  • WarriorJones

    Anyone who dislikes this song has sex with sea otters.

    March 2011
  • shizzlemonky

    Not buying that sample in the back ground and I get verse historically - it still have some moaning soul but repartition is not the way forward...

    February 2011
  • XanderHarris

    So good and intense and beautiful it almost hurts.

    February 2011
  • juplon

    great album, great cover, the best from The Verve. I have this album from contest i radio. I feel so fucking graet !!!

    January 2011
  • ManCalled7Sun

    Ohh really? My god! It's terrible what you are saying! : P

    January 2011
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