@captain.rex..lover: Some how Americans can’t understand lyrics

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kayden_ar
🏹🐂 :
bro genuinely HOW do people get this wrong LISTEN TO THE SONG
2026-06-28 21:48:19
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sararsp78
sararsp78 :
This is a 31 year old song. How are kids arguing about its meaning now? It encapsulates a very specific moment in time in Britain and Jarvis’ experience as a young man in London in the 80s. You need to understand a lot of what was happening at the time - Thatcherism, strikes, class division, etc to fully comprehend it. Or you can look at it like the universal experience it transmits of felling out of place and out of class.
2026-06-29 13:08:00
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athomehappy2
athomehappy2 :
I'm what you call common but I'm thankful I'm not rough. I'm proud to be an old Cockney. The difference is I was one happy kid & I still have an happy life.
2026-06-29 05:23:02
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leerichardson46
Lee Richardson :
The trend just shows some people don't actually listen to all the lyrics
2026-06-29 19:14:14
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kayt2323
𝕂𝕒𝕪𝕥🦥 :
THIIIISSSS out of all the videos you explained it perfectly.
2026-06-29 09:34:02
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professor.chimp4
professor chimp🇬🇧 :
were not going in on pulp now are we, Jarvis is a legend
2026-06-29 06:27:22
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beano454
Beano :
hi there. massive pulp fan from the 90s. my only addition is that the album Different Class is largely about being an outsider... though not Common People obviously
2026-06-29 16:52:04
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juneseghni
june seghni :
in my northern childhood in the 70s 'common' meant you watched ITV rather than BBC according to my mother. We were poor but not common.
2026-06-29 13:04:45
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fortyninebees
49 Bees :
You don’t say! In my day we listened to the lyrics
2026-06-29 21:28:56
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sh4rk_finny
ᯓ★Sh4rk_Finn ★ [Mityas #1 fan] :
forever thankful I was taught to be humble and grateful and to help and notice those in needs despite being "posh" as a kid. I hate watching people ignore the homeless MINORS on the street whenever I need to go into town. classism is bad >:(
2026-07-14 22:30:59
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ryanc986
Sharkie🦈 :
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK
2026-06-29 15:04:43
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whymsical_af
whymsical_af! :
I literally changed my accent as a kid because of how much american and London media i was exposed to so I thought that I just spoke weird and not properly and now I can't change it back 😭
2026-06-29 15:31:55
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underthlvy
⧗ᗢⒶᎨᏉᎽⒶᗢ⧗ :
This song is so relatable when my uncle makes over a million a year and my dad around 20k
2026-06-29 16:35:03
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acidhouserave
Marc-Raimon Püschel :
may be wrong but I always thought the song is also a bit of a hommage to everyday people and our lives and struggles
2026-06-29 19:11:00
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martinwatson18
Martin Watson :
Thank you, thank you. Well played.
2026-07-01 21:20:46
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sadentrepesai
TheoniK :
As a Greek with a thirst for knowledge who ended up living and failing like common people, THANK YOU💖
2026-06-30 20:49:48
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ollywollyx
ALEX-👁️📼 :
Idk why this makes me insecure that I have a big house and 2 cars. I feel so bad like I don’t deserve it.
2026-07-01 08:41:11
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gold_washer
[Vena]🪽 :
Really unrelated but your hair is amazing 💥
2026-07-01 07:35:33
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m1lliesm
oneinamillieon :
It’s a song
2026-06-28 21:55:03
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gekle_the_gremlin
Gekle :
gonna leave this here for anyone else who might need it, these are the OPENING LYRICS
2026-06-28 17:10:13
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karma03330
Karma3330 :
Genuinely what about “common” gives the idea it’s about being different 😭
2026-06-28 13:26:01
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dumpling_buns.cos
dumpling_buns.cos :
My family came from council estates and the dodgy area of the city. I know a guy who comes from money and he’s using low income benefits
2026-06-28 18:23:54
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dark_castle_miniatures
dark_castle_miniatures :
I thought it was about rich people pretending to be poor and cool
2026-06-28 17:04:21
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lifewithstandardpoodles
LifeWithStandardPoodles🐩 :
My dad worked from about 9, and gave his mam all the money, 7 lads in a bedroom till they left, then worked at pit all his life. I’m common an proud
2026-06-28 17:55:58
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