The Dandy Warhols - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2011
  • Official video of The Dandy Warhols performing Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth from the album The Dandy Warhols Come Down.
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    Official Website: www.dandywarhols.com
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  • @SouthernStorm_61
    @SouthernStorm_61 5 месяцев назад +96

    I can't believe I'm 63 years old, and I'm hooked on this song!🤣🤫🤭😎

    • @garethedwards5616
      @garethedwards5616 Месяц назад +2

      I can't believe I'm 66 years old, and I'm hooked on this song & the DW - hope to see them in London later this year....😁👍

    • @SouthernStorm_61
      @SouthernStorm_61 Месяц назад

      @@garethedwards5616 I hope you get to see the as well, Gareth. Let me know how it goes, mate!🤩✌

    • @daweller
      @daweller Месяц назад +3

      better to be hooked on this song than heroin

    • @SouthernStorm_61
      @SouthernStorm_61 Месяц назад +2

      @@daweller Very true, @daweller✌

    • @normerxleben9882
      @normerxleben9882 Месяц назад +2

      turning your age in 4 months....oh god...unite brother!

  • @brianlopez8905
    @brianlopez8905 10 месяцев назад +138

    I'll be clean 16 years this December. Love this song

    • @TXcowb0y
      @TXcowb0y 8 месяцев назад +4

      Congrats! That’s a serious accomplishment!

    • @albertoaranda9688
      @albertoaranda9688 8 месяцев назад +1

      Excelente decisión, un abrazo desde Monterrey Mx

    • @josephnevin
      @josephnevin 5 месяцев назад +1

      Bravo mate.. 👏👏

    • @NoName-oy2km
      @NoName-oy2km 4 месяца назад +4

      i dont know you but i feel proud.

    • @Antacid420
      @Antacid420 4 месяца назад +3

      We are here because there is no refuge finally from ourselves
      ✌️ 👊🫡

  • @michamuller3451
    @michamuller3451 4 года назад +328

    I could watch Zia standing at the keyboard the whole day long

    • @pigknickers2975
      @pigknickers2975 2 года назад +9

      She has got it!

    • @bambam8239
      @bambam8239 2 года назад +6

      So true!!!

    • @mgabrysSF
      @mgabrysSF 2 года назад +1

      That's an MD-20 isn't it?

    • @bambam8239
      @bambam8239 2 года назад +6

      @@mgabrysSF MD 20?or Playtex 26'' cup size b just the perfect wobble or better yet t shirt just the right amount
      Of support for the best perfect perky
      Ness oh this isn't a psa.i know there's a joke somewhere in there hahaha

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 2 года назад +10

      There's a video of this song where that's all that plays.

  • @rob86965
    @rob86965 3 года назад +440

    One of the most underrated Alternative bands of all time. Been loving these guys for a long time.

    • @keithkoenig5320
      @keithkoenig5320 2 года назад +13

      It's undeniable. I always want to crank up the Dandys music. A very, very cool band.

    • @markuschelios6891
      @markuschelios6891 2 года назад +5

      The Dandies is really just Courtney who wrote the material and then just hired people to play it and look good.

    • @keithkoenig5320
      @keithkoenig5320 2 года назад +7

      @@markuschelios6891 nonsense...

    • @rob86965
      @rob86965 2 года назад +2

      @@keithkoenig5320 Agreed!

    • @hankstamper4000
      @hankstamper4000 2 года назад +3

      They are underrated?

  • @sergioplacido1445
    @sergioplacido1445 5 месяцев назад +48

    It's a privilege to have been born into a generation where the Dandy Warhols play. 🇵🇹

  • @greygoo5319
    @greygoo5319 5 лет назад +728

    This song was massive at the time, but since they released Bohemian Like You, you never hear this one anymore. So underrated.

    • @peternelson4046
      @peternelson4046 3 года назад +16

      As a junky I love playing this..in an Ironic fashion .gotta love dandy's

    • @helenwaldron5858
      @helenwaldron5858 3 года назад +21

      This was, in my opinion far better at presenting the Warhols talent tgan Bohemian like you. XX

    • @dissonantdreams
      @dissonantdreams 3 года назад +13

      It’s so weird how they only seem to get remembered for Bohemian Like You, but they had a bunch of hits at the time that were (imo anyway) so much better.

    • @pauljohnheddington3859
      @pauljohnheddington3859 3 года назад +2

      Fantastic band, great albums

    • @roadrsh7056
      @roadrsh7056 3 года назад +1

      A live version was on the bonus CD to 13 Tales CD. I like the live version better.

  •  8 месяцев назад +24

    The Dandy Warhols are timeless. They are Not passe!!! Watchinng this in 2023 from México

  • @mracpaisley
    @mracpaisley Год назад +57

    Had such a crush on the keyboardist growing up just from this video. Still revisit and it’s 2023. Adorable as ever

    • @tobietera
      @tobietera 11 месяцев назад +6

      I think we all did. She used to play topless at all their live shows.

    • @jamienicole2122
      @jamienicole2122 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@tobieteraWow! Didn’t know that, you really got your money’s worth for that show!!! 😂

    • @jamienicole2122
      @jamienicole2122 6 месяцев назад +7

      Yeah, she’s adorable! She the embodiment of the 90s manic pixie dream girl! So so cute! ❤❤❤ remember dressing like this in the late 90s, early 2000s; tiny little tee with mega bells or oversized pants! Still an awesome look! ❤❤❤

    • @MrDaubigne
      @MrDaubigne 5 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@jamienicole2122 Manic pixie dream girl. Best way to put it, I think. Beautiful, but not too done up, down to hang out. I was such a sucker for it. Still am.

    • @matthewgrove-jones3001
      @matthewgrove-jones3001 3 месяца назад

      The lead singer is way more sexy! Yeah, she's cute but didn't you get a couple of piercings and decided that you were gay. I'm not but he's hot as fuck!

  • @branhicks
    @branhicks 2 года назад +182

    I saw this once on mtv at 3am in the 90's and it will forever be engraved in my brain

    • @Dani92670
      @Dani92670 2 года назад +2

      Care to elaborate? Lol.

    • @patdisaster8259
      @patdisaster8259 Год назад +5

      MTV 2......miss the 90s .

    • @tvtitlechampion3238
      @tvtitlechampion3238 Год назад +4

      MTV was once fantastic brain-dead viewing, now its just dull

    • @opzs
      @opzs Год назад +1

      MTV brings back some memories for me big time

    • @mralt604
      @mralt604 Год назад +1

      So much goodness in its prime got me into so much

  • @michaelross1339
    @michaelross1339 2 года назад +210

    The dance crew and choreography is brilliant.

    • @KenPapai
      @KenPapai 2 года назад +8

      My #1 favorite rock video choreography of all time, easily!

    • @dunnmullins
      @dunnmullins Год назад +4

      And the costumes!

    • @mikerieck306
      @mikerieck306 Год назад +2

      OMG.....rules to this day.Great energy.

    • @sitluxetluxfuit4481
      @sitluxetluxfuit4481 Год назад +2

      Dance troupe!

    • @jlobiafra
      @jlobiafra Год назад +4

      The band hated this video lol

  • @Shannob
    @Shannob Год назад +47

    Recovering junkie here (6 years clean) This band has always been a rock through the years.

    • @annemarieslee7720
      @annemarieslee7720 Год назад +2

      Stay strong❤❤❤❤

    • @TXcowb0y
      @TXcowb0y 8 месяцев назад +2

      Congrats! Proud of you and stay strong!

    • @Shannob
      @Shannob 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@TXcowb0y thank you 😊

    • @Shannob
      @Shannob 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@annemarieslee7720 ❤️💚

    • @annemarieslee7720
      @annemarieslee7720 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@Shannob 😍😘

  • @jaynispixley8815
    @jaynispixley8815 2 года назад +389

    Just got into this band. Love them. My son died in 2016 from a heroin overdose, I love this song. BTW, I am 71 years old.

  • @RoiDatBoi
    @RoiDatBoi 8 лет назад +86

    bring back '97 dammit, fuck growing up

    • @whyshold-i7984
      @whyshold-i7984 8 лет назад

      How old where you 97´?

    • @RoiDatBoi
      @RoiDatBoi 8 лет назад +8

      +Why Shold-I I was 12 - I lived in a liberal household and my adolescent years were stunted

    • @scubacat6156
      @scubacat6156 7 лет назад +1

      x2

    • @patrickmann3123
      @patrickmann3123 7 лет назад

      The high point (1997)

    • @patrickmann3123
      @patrickmann3123 6 лет назад +1

      I was all grown up...still a great year.

  • @BikiniDeathSquad
    @BikiniDeathSquad 7 лет назад +1051

    I remember in the Dig documentary the lead singer didn't like how he looked in this video and the director was like: "I'm sorry, but that's how you look" haha.

    • @MyMotherTheCar
      @MyMotherTheCar 7 лет назад +181

      I bet he wouldn't mind looking like that now.

    • @jkaneshirosan
      @jkaneshirosan 5 лет назад +8

      MyMotherTheCar hahahahahaha

    • @greva2904
      @greva2904 5 лет назад +64

      He looks pretty much the same even aged 51, which is highly irritating for the rest of us mere mortals.
      But to make up for it he’s lumbered himself with a shit haircut for years, long lank hippy hair that just doesn’t suit him.

    • @ryansean4969
      @ryansean4969 5 лет назад +63

      The director of that video was David lachapelle and by the way dig is f****** awesome

    • @IvoryLeviathan
      @IvoryLeviathan 5 лет назад +63

      Just watched the vid all the way through and I think he looked totally gorgeous. Love that look he had in the 90s.

  • @stevefinnegan5142
    @stevefinnegan5142 Год назад +12

    Saw these guys open for David Bowie on his last tour in Dublin.
    That was a good night

  • @Ryan-xy4dv
    @Ryan-xy4dv 9 месяцев назад +71

    Always loved this song, but the video is also a damn masterpiece. They knocked it out of the park on all levels with this one.

    • @sdrc92126
      @sdrc92126 7 месяцев назад +2

      Dancing needles. So ahead of their time

    • @willp1979
      @willp1979 7 месяцев назад

      That guitar riff, chills even now almost 30 years later.

  • @Dr.TJ_Eckleburg
    @Dr.TJ_Eckleburg 12 лет назад +187

    This video was epic when it came out and it's still epic today.

    • @OaktownBman
      @OaktownBman 3 года назад +2

      This was the big label video. They warmed up the Rolling Stones for a few shows after this.

    • @patdisaster8543
      @patdisaster8543 3 года назад +3

      I'm always jamming to this ....when MTV 2 was all about videos....

    • @andrewwenner2781
      @andrewwenner2781 2 года назад +4

      For today it should be fentanyl is so passay

    • @dant.3505
      @dant.3505 2 года назад

      @@andrewwenner2781 but it ain't tho - not yet anyway.

    • @dant.3505
      @dant.3505 2 года назад +2

      @@andrewwenner2781 it's passé, by the way, just to let you know what might have been in fashion in the past is no longer in vouge nowadays.

  • @lorenzor4024
    @lorenzor4024 3 года назад +477

    This song is not yet passe... who's watching this video in 2020?

    • @ms-ke5os
      @ms-ke5os 3 года назад +4

      Me!

    • @minort.fugazi3954
      @minort.fugazi3954 3 года назад +2

      ​@@ms-ke5os me also, LOL

    • @gjb16
      @gjb16 3 года назад +2

      You?

    • @katemorgan4690
      @katemorgan4690 3 года назад +2

      Me. Blue Zone diets and not doing the “eat a bunch of animals and get addicted to H,” thing is the only way we are getting over the pandemics era

    • @oldbrucewaynebatmanretuns6391
      @oldbrucewaynebatmanretuns6391 3 года назад +4

      I'm so in love with the keyboard player.😍😍

  • @chrishuston1992
    @chrishuston1992 17 часов назад

    When will you ever see somebody play the tambourine again? 💪💪💪💪💪💪 LONG LIVE THE 90'S FOREVER AND EVER, THE GREATEST DECADE EVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND

  • @fregnetryne7127
    @fregnetryne7127 4 месяца назад +6

    Always thought I was gonna tattoo “heroin is so passé “ as a sober gift for myself. Still not sober. One day!

  • @merryprankstermatt
    @merryprankstermatt 10 лет назад +332

    Maybe I'm an asshole, but as an ex junkie, this cracks me right the hell up

    • @wilburfierce5312
      @wilburfierce5312 9 лет назад +22

      Ditto brother, glad you can laugh at that bit of yourself, maybe our salvation.
      see reply to bigdaddy above. thx.

    • @Layla.H.79
      @Layla.H.79 6 лет назад +11

      So am l !

    • @collinholdfield3894
      @collinholdfield3894 6 лет назад +8

      SAME

    • @alisonfisher1877
      @alisonfisher1877 4 года назад +25

      So glad to be over and done with that shit. You gotta laugh about it and your past selves, all the ups and downs. It’s easy to cry about if you wanna dwell on all the hurt, but that’s no fun and just makes you a bummer. Much better to laugh.

    • @gilwood7530
      @gilwood7530 4 года назад +2

      ME TOO ...I love it !

  • @JoshuaJamesBishop
    @JoshuaJamesBishop 8 лет назад +121

    "You never thought you'd get addicted, just be cooler in an obvious way."
    SUCH A GOOD LYRIC!! If anything, The Dandy Warhols mastered cynicism, and I love them for it lol
    Just discovered them a week ago and they are quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.

    • @Telstar62a
      @Telstar62a 7 лет назад +26

      "Shouldn't you have got a couple piercings and decided maybe that you were gay?" is gold, too...

    • @stiiffyrabbit
      @stiiffyrabbit 7 лет назад +2

      Grab the album and tell me if you want to be as cool as Kim Deal - truss me, you will!

    • @mariasmith2198
      @mariasmith2198 7 лет назад +2

      I don't think this band mastered anything excepet being a typical 90's band.

    • @stiiffyrabbit
      @stiiffyrabbit 7 лет назад +2

      Way to look like a giant, online, cock, Maz!

    • @BettinaBalser
      @BettinaBalser 7 лет назад +1

      "Just discovered them a week ago and they are quickly becoming one of my favorite bands."
      ME TOO!

  • @mralt604
    @mralt604 Год назад +57

    Their best song, which is certainly saying something. Summed up their style, intellect and cool. An absolutely hypnotic and definitely one of the most overlooked rock songs, indeed underrated bands, ever. This is a genuine classic for all time/s.

  • @saintandrews83
    @saintandrews83 4 года назад +21

    I played this on my head phones flying from Sydney to KL Melaysia for the 1998 Commonwealth Games to compete, such memories , i was 28yo , now 49

  • @robertmelia3780
    @robertmelia3780 3 года назад +25

    The Dandys, never passé. ❤️

  • @grucifixation1929
    @grucifixation1929 5 лет назад +18

    This song is 22 years old and still awesome.

  • @FenderBassMustang
    @FenderBassMustang 4 года назад +43

    In the film "Dig", the dark look on Anton Newcombe's face when he first heard this song was priceless. He instantly knew the song was written about him. That was the beginning of the rift between him and Courtney.

    • @theimpishscribe7868
      @theimpishscribe7868 2 года назад +4

      Courtney Taylor Taylor said it was about his then partner who became a heroin addict.

    • @SineadMcKid
      @SineadMcKid 2 года назад +4

      Yeah I had a different read on that entirely, I think anton new it was a hit and was majorly jealous

    • @cactusjack69420
      @cactusjack69420 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@theimpishscribe7868That's what Courtney wants people to believe, but everyone knows it's really about Anton.

    • @capitalt3977
      @capitalt3977 2 месяца назад

      @@cactusjack69420 No, it wasn't. It was about his ex.

  • @aec2835
    @aec2835 4 года назад +37

    This video is really creative. It just dawned on me that when they play the piano/ organ it’s something you would hear at a funeral which ties into the end of the video. Great band and great song.

  • @grucifixation1929
    @grucifixation1929 5 лет назад +9

    Seriously one of the best songs on the 90s.

  • @DominatorD1
    @DominatorD1 9 лет назад +515

    Is no-one going to mention how good the dancers are?

    • @aristarkhzofski6219
      @aristarkhzofski6219 9 лет назад +18

      Conte Vincero they are amazing!!!!

    • @murrfeeling
      @murrfeeling 8 лет назад +21

      +Conte Vincero That bit on the hospital gurneys is pretty slick, and a sort of tribute to that sort of synchronized swimming dance numbers of old 50's musicals.

    • @Spameggssausage
      @Spameggssausage 6 лет назад +15

      those 80s moves aren't easy to do

    • @csbm1997b
      @csbm1997b 6 лет назад +2

      I think the male dancers are stunning

    • @igorkevorkian1194
      @igorkevorkian1194 6 лет назад +4

      ...almost every move from Michael Jackson vids

  • @seanmcclure
    @seanmcclure Год назад +10

    When I lived in Portland I used to see them in concert and this brings back a lot of memories. if you never saw them live you missed out.

  • @ericthiel4053
    @ericthiel4053 3 года назад +40

    Man I remember this in 97 or 98 coming on MTV, within another 4 or 5 years the oxycontin epidemic came along like a hurricane and decimated people's lives, I immediately thought of this song when I saw what was happening. I hope anyone with an addiction was able to overcome it and make it through.

    • @matthewgrove-jones3001
      @matthewgrove-jones3001 2 года назад +2

      Suboxone for a few years, morph every now and then, I tried heroin but I thought it

    • @alisonmelville4505
      @alisonmelville4505 2 года назад +4

      Oh man! If only I'd listened...

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 2 года назад +8

      Kratom got me off opiates. Of course, now I'm hooked on kratom. It's a hell of a lot cheaper at least lol

    • @JD-xt8cj
      @JD-xt8cj 2 года назад +3

      then Eminem rapping about vicodin in 1999

    • @JohnDoe-ej3wp
      @JohnDoe-ej3wp Год назад

      Which is funny because like, you don't have to try oxycontin or all these other drugs so who cares.

  • @shakyrrairish2479
    @shakyrrairish2479 5 лет назад +84

    This band was way ahead of its time sound wise. They are amazingly great!Totally underrated

    • @marylanier5869
      @marylanier5869 2 года назад +5

      Ehh they use a wurlitzer and sound identical to any of Andy Warhol's teenage boyfriends band's but they are really underrated I'll give you that.

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 Год назад +4

      @Mary Lanier yep. Moreover, this is a very 90s band with a very very 90s sound. I think it was smack dab perfect for its time.

    • @lisazoria2709
      @lisazoria2709 Год назад

      @@PatrickRob82 yeah but the 90's/2000's sound is popular and cool again, so they were both of their time and ahead of it. Lol

    • @mathiasjonsson8222
      @mathiasjonsson8222 Год назад +3

      Kids... bands sounding like this have been around since the 60's. Every once in a while they pop up on the charts.
      There was a garage rock revival in the 80's and another one in the 90's...
      I prefer Brian Jonestown Massacre.

    • @matthewvaughan8192
      @matthewvaughan8192 10 месяцев назад

      Am I the only who thinks it sounds like Courtney wrote the lyrics and Kurt wrote the music?

  • @AdieBadie
    @AdieBadie 10 лет назад +137

    This song is like so psychedelic and the lyrics... just perfect
    "I can't help but feel responsible,
    I always knew that you were insane
    with your pain"

    • @rsohlich1
      @rsohlich1 3 года назад +5

      very pop with a tinge of darkness

    • @tvtitlechampion3238
      @tvtitlechampion3238 3 года назад +6

      Any time a song deconstructs human interaction, it passes through psychedelia's neighborhood.

    • @costasdafnis2812
      @costasdafnis2812 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes!
      Completely agree!

  • @rota9368
    @rota9368 3 года назад +17

    This song is addictive

  • @MarioGomez-nd2mx
    @MarioGomez-nd2mx 4 месяца назад +98

    If you're listening to this in 2024..u are too cool.

    • @Lucky-cu6xq
      @Lucky-cu6xq 4 месяца назад +6

      Nah I'm back in the 90's when I listen to this

    • @tonyrigido2351
      @tonyrigido2351 2 месяца назад +2

      Both times at the same time 😅

    • @-mattwood
      @-mattwood 2 месяца назад +2

      Watching Dig! - Had to come see those pert-y tatas keeping time.

    • @micheledimartino4836
      @micheledimartino4836 18 дней назад

      How many years????❤

    • @MarioGomez-nd2mx
      @MarioGomez-nd2mx 18 дней назад +1

      @@micheledimartino4836 24 years and counting.

  • @Tacluvr420
    @Tacluvr420 Год назад +10

    This song is so timeless

  • @horselips
    @horselips 2 года назад +81

    It's 2021, and I just discovered this band.

    • @mikem4696
      @mikem4696 2 года назад +4

      I love this post

    • @ramone2866
      @ramone2866 2 года назад

      ;)

    • @siamenace4680
      @siamenace4680 2 года назад +1

      Theyre so harmonic

    • @daddyfatsacksmf
      @daddyfatsacksmf 2 года назад +3

      Glad you're here

    • @worsel555
      @worsel555 2 года назад +7

      Check out the documentary "Dig!", they followed the Dandys and another band they were friends with at the time called The Brian Jonestown Massacre for like 7 yrs. Super fascinating to see how they "made it" in the industry and who this song was written for. BTW they HATED this video ;)
      Last I saw it was still up on RUclips so check it out.

  • @resistor4e
    @resistor4e Год назад +3

    Discovering a 1997 gem in 2023 - Priceless!!!

  • @shaunbeddoes5147
    @shaunbeddoes5147 Год назад +18

    It's 2022 and The Dandy Warhols album Come Down is Still one of the best albums I've ever heard. It's on non stop at every Autumn time for me

    • @franciscodanconia91
      @franciscodanconia91 Год назад

      This message is from 2023 they are still the best

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord Год назад +1

      Funny you menation a SEASON relating to a record. I have Summer / Spring / Winter / Fall cds in my collection - it's just about when YOu first heard it .

    • @WitnessToWeirdness
      @WitnessToWeirdness Год назад +1

      @@franciscodanconia91 This is further along in 2023 and they just re-released this album on vinyl, listening as I type

  • @mollytovxx4181
    @mollytovxx4181 9 лет назад +56

    This song is so accurate of the many self absorbed people I know and unfortunately used to be. It's also catchy.

  • @mikerausch7381
    @mikerausch7381 2 года назад +21

    Whenever I hear this song , which I love, I can’t help but remember the pissy fit the video’s director had when the lead singer questioned his
    Aesthetic / editing. An amazing behind the scenes rock documentary about two similar bands…. The Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown massacre….. it’s called , “Dig”. Very candid.

  • @miksamo
    @miksamo 28 дней назад +2

    This masterful music video needs and deserves a 4K remastering

  • @karen46811
    @karen46811 5 лет назад +13

    One of the best indie-rock songs ever.

  • @fredericoortiz8301
    @fredericoortiz8301 3 года назад +99

    Still listening to this at the end of Corona year 2020.

    • @robmaddick9662
      @robmaddick9662 3 года назад +2

      yeah

    • @Hungrydawgsrunfaster
      @Hungrydawgsrunfaster 3 года назад +3

      “End of Covid” it will still be a while until
      Things get back on track.

    • @jennymulhall816
      @jennymulhall816 3 года назад +1

      Happy new year!

    • @allthingsbegin
      @allthingsbegin 3 года назад +3

      And in 2021

    • @allthingsbegin
      @allthingsbegin 3 года назад +4

      @@Hungrydawgsrunfaster yeah until we have covid 21 and then something else comes along and we have lockdowns forever

  • @igorstojanovski1880
    @igorstojanovski1880 10 месяцев назад +12

    One of the greatest songs ever. Always gets in me a good mood

    • @alexweschler9470
      @alexweschler9470 4 месяца назад

      Lmao misread this as “always gets me in a good nod”

  • @TruthforSecondLife
    @TruthforSecondLife 2 дня назад

    Still love you guys, so Grateful. I have been playing in the Unknown Skies with Chilimeat. Born 1970, SUCK IT!!

  • @davidwalford3103
    @davidwalford3103 3 года назад +28

    Its like they are all having a competition as to who can look the most like Shaggy from Scooby Doo...Zoiks!

  • @flyinbrian9414
    @flyinbrian9414 7 лет назад +56

    Remember MTV playing this in 1997... Went and bought the CD... Good Times...

    • @starfox1
      @starfox1 3 года назад +2

      me too i bought it at tower records

  • @letravaildegodard7537
    @letravaildegodard7537 2 года назад +25

    This song has a special place in my heart, because It’s the first one I’ve ever learnt to play on the guitar.

  • @csbm1997b
    @csbm1997b 4 года назад +11

    Today I've met David LaChapelle and I was so nervous I couldn't tell him how much I'm obsessed with this video that is 22 years old and is absolutely insane.

  • @fray3dendsofsanity
    @fray3dendsofsanity 7 месяцев назад +5

    One of the best music videos ever. It’s so absurd and the background dancers really went for it LMAO

    • @thirdeyedesignstudio8
      @thirdeyedesignstudio8 6 месяцев назад +1

      I love this video for that reason. It cracks me up even though the subject is kind of morbid.

  • @niobeyoo
    @niobeyoo 12 лет назад +47

    I love how this band doesn't take themselves too seriously. They're awesome.

    • @terryengel5447
      @terryengel5447 2 года назад +2

      We once had a cat named Catnip. Great name. And the Dandy Warhols are probably the most underrated band of all time.

    • @tobietera
      @tobietera 11 месяцев назад +4

      I love the Dandy's but they definitely took themselves seriously, at the time especially.
      They absolutely hated this video too.

    • @spiked1002
      @spiked1002 6 месяцев назад

      Not as seriously as Anton@@tobietera They write great pop tunes with interseting lyrical content. Simple and well produced. Reminds me of another band. "You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal dull affairs....."

  • @mikearthur4253
    @mikearthur4253 6 лет назад +52

    This song is pure pop genius, love it 😍

  • @martin1226
    @martin1226 Год назад +2

    It's so correct, "you win a flaming, destroyed car wreck!"

  • @psarks1601
    @psarks1601 Год назад +15

    I came here for the brilliant song, and returned many times for the dancing. Just awesome. That overhead shot of the hospital bed dance is pure genius, one of the best things I have ever seen in any video.

    • @mcsleeves2434
      @mcsleeves2434 Год назад

      I really like it too.

    • @TheTimgta
      @TheTimgta Год назад

      I like that part because that's exactly what withdrawing from heroin is like and you get restless legs those moves are not even exaggerating. You'll be tossing and turning you'll be underneath the bed in between the box spring your restless legs can get so bad

  • @laurahughes6915
    @laurahughes6915 Год назад +5

    One of the greatest songs of the nineties without a doubt. Great band.

  • @cjmiller3302
    @cjmiller3302 Год назад +3

    This song is way ahead of it’s time

  • @sofawallah
    @sofawallah 8 месяцев назад +2

    That scene from the film Dig! with Anton from BJE at this shoot. Half mocking their enthusiasms, half wishing he was in front of the cameras.

  • @wallrider73
    @wallrider73 2 года назад +5

    I remember when this came out. It was awesome then and it's awesome now and I still have a huge crush on Zia McCabe.

  • @andym28
    @andym28 3 года назад +6

    Having toured in hellish vans with indie bands in the 90s I take my hat off them being able not to kill each other by now.

  • @LaBelleMichele
    @LaBelleMichele 10 лет назад +12

    I saw them in 1997 at First Avenue in Minneapolis just after this song started getting airplay around here....seems like a lifetime ago...still LOVE the song!

  • @MrHanzoJinn
    @MrHanzoJinn 5 лет назад +16

    Love you Zia! She's a realtor in Portland now. Killing it, still rockin with the Dandy's too

  • @theunemployedtrucker
    @theunemployedtrucker Год назад +240

    Who's watching this in 2023, it deserves way more views.

    • @craig2612
      @craig2612 7 месяцев назад +4

      I am..especially since Anton from BJM self destructed on stage in Melbourne again..
      Made me think of this song...again.

    • @hasangonendemirler9756
      @hasangonendemirler9756 7 месяцев назад +4

      It doesn't. Because heroine is so passe.

    • @kerishenton4703
      @kerishenton4703 7 месяцев назад +3

      This is one of there first big hits before the other songs that made them big.

    • @bobyoung1698
      @bobyoung1698 6 месяцев назад +8

      Count me in. I've loved this band for years, and I still lust for the keyboard player.😉

    • @lastguy8613
      @lastguy8613 6 месяцев назад +1

      I'm here!

  • @tomt6142
    @tomt6142 6 лет назад +6

    One of the best songs of the past 20 years

  • @davidrule1335
    @davidrule1335 8 лет назад +12

    I never thought i'de get addicted, just be cooler in a obvious way!

  • @danielhughes2697
    @danielhughes2697 2 года назад +3

    Can't believe how young they look!! Still going strong and the world is a better place for it!

  • @timblake835
    @timblake835 Год назад +8

    she sure knows how to keep a beat....Luv it

    • @tobietera
      @tobietera 11 месяцев назад

      Who? The drummer is a guy.

  • @stevelange1746
    @stevelange1746 9 лет назад +34

    ALL OF THIS IS FOR THE DANDYS?!

  • @philroberts1103
    @philroberts1103 8 лет назад +11

    Oh Zia the way you dance in the video.

    • @mbrady2329
      @mbrady2329 8 месяцев назад

      It was probably Bristol City Council who insisted on an end time of 10:00 pm.

  • @djthrift6244
    @djthrift6244 3 года назад +24

    One of the best songs and videos of the 90s hands down.

  • @cynthia.marina
    @cynthia.marina 4 года назад +9

    2020, anyone? My Gosh! I had the chorus of this song for the last 3 hours. A lot of effort, to actually find it...

  • @kevlewis5163
    @kevlewis5163 4 года назад +40

    The drummers backing vocals are underrated in this song

    • @richardlee2997
      @richardlee2997 Год назад +2

      Eric!!!!

    • @mrstephenpariah
      @mrstephenpariah 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@nunyaBusiness152Think so. Wanted more money so they kicked him out, or something.

    • @capitalt3977
      @capitalt3977 2 месяца назад

      @@mrstephenpariah More like Courtney went behind his back and took twice as much as they'd agreed on, and Eric had enough and left.

  • @nikhilsrajan
    @nikhilsrajan 6 лет назад +21

    I was practising chords on my guitar. I happen to play the chord progression A E C D, sounded really beautiful.
    I knew there should be a song with this chord progression, googled, got to this video.
    That was back in 2011.
    I have been hooked to Dandy Warhols ever since.

    • @cactusjack69420
      @cactusjack69420 9 месяцев назад +1

      A lot of the Dandy's songs are pretty easy to play on guitar.

  • @michaelcole8999
    @michaelcole8999 2 года назад +1

    I started listening between 2007-2010 and am going to listen in 2024 when I "make the mark".

  • @andrewwhitbread9362
    @andrewwhitbread9362 4 месяца назад +1

    Getting the Rocks Rolling is What Rock & Roll is all About! ! !

  • @isaaccardona3109
    @isaaccardona3109 8 лет назад +27

    90s at its best!

  • @Paddyllfixit
    @Paddyllfixit 6 лет назад +14

    A precious gem of an album that's in my Top 5 from the 90s. A catchy classic!

  • @louisparker6553
    @louisparker6553 11 месяцев назад +2

    The dandy Warhol's were one of my first shows I ever went to in highschool like 2005. Super awesome

  • @jackohobo674
    @jackohobo674 Год назад +3

    This song and band are so NOT passe that I just bought 2 tickets to see them in Houston this October…❤

  • @BermudaStroller
    @BermudaStroller 2 года назад +3

    One of the best music videos ever - a collection of random imagery delivery covering the theme of the song

  • @RokinSins58
    @RokinSins58 6 лет назад +6

    It's hard to believe this vid is 20 yrs old- I Can't believe how cute Zia McCabe is in her bouncy way-!!!

  • @smallvillefan72
    @smallvillefan72 2 года назад +2

    That red head was surface of the sun level adorable....🌞🔥🔥🔥

  • @polnoeceloe
    @polnoeceloe 10 месяцев назад +1

    Here we see a common theme for many rock bands - the absurdity of positive happiness. Pop music usually presents positive happiness as desirable, while rock music does not value it much, and sometimes completely denies it. Indeed, only positive happiness looks primitive, it is too one-sided

  • @jiblet6567
    @jiblet6567 8 лет назад +285

    I love Zia's bounce!

    • @hjd1539
      @hjd1539 6 лет назад +16

      jiblet 65 she's the cutest ever

    • @CatLives9
      @CatLives9 6 лет назад +34

      She's awesome. Chicks in bands back in the 90's kicked ass.

    • @aikighost
      @aikighost 5 лет назад +8

      She was a dangerously cute woman. Now shes older still dangerous, maybe less cute but all woman.

    • @joanjetta9793
      @joanjetta9793 5 лет назад +10

      @@aikighost She's still a totally cool rock chick! I saw them in May and she's still got it, as does the rest of the band.

    • @nateedwards7797
      @nateedwards7797 4 года назад +5

      She sells houses in Portland now :)

  • @dawnmathieson
    @dawnmathieson 9 лет назад +28

    Masterpiece. Dark and funny.

  • @TedOtis
    @TedOtis 10 месяцев назад +2

    Luuuuv singing to the harmonies on this.. one of my favorite of so many favorite Dandy songs.

  • @UTAHbilly
    @UTAHbilly 10 месяцев назад +2

    This song, and its accompanying video, have reached classic status. - Hunter

  • @bluesfan582
    @bluesfan582 9 лет назад +30

    This is the first time I've heard this song and I like it a lot. The lead singer has a great voice, and I particularly like the harmonies.

    • @NormSpupsEntertainment
      @NormSpupsEntertainment 8 лет назад +3

      +Blues fan Those sort of harmonies are signature in most Dandy's songs :) If you liked this one check out "Nietzsche" by them. Beautiful 2 tone harmonies throughout

    • @bluesfan582
      @bluesfan582 8 лет назад +1

      Norm Spups Entertainment Thanks, I already have, and I agree.

    • @NormSpupsEntertainment
      @NormSpupsEntertainment 8 лет назад

      Blues fan
      Ah nice :)

    • @bluesfan582
      @bluesfan582 8 лет назад +1

      +Norm Spups Entertainment I really like the drumming, too.

    • @NormSpupsEntertainment
      @NormSpupsEntertainment 8 лет назад

      +Blues fan Gorgeous isn't it? I love the way the drums come back in at the end to finish the song. (Also, that snare sound)

  • @thefoshays6704
    @thefoshays6704 6 лет назад +6

    This video perfectly illustrates the pain of dealing with a friend with addiction. It may not be the video they wanted to make but it’s entertaining as hell.

    • @helenwaldron5858
      @helenwaldron5858 3 года назад

      Fell in love with this track before i viewed video.. 🎤🎤🎸🎸🙏❤️❤️

  • @senob44
    @senob44 5 месяцев назад +2

    Absolutely a true masterpiece work of art, both in the song and the video. I will never forget either of these from back in the day unless I get dementia or alzheimers. In which case my preliminary apologies.

  • @luckytaco97
    @luckytaco97 2 года назад +4

    Catchy tune, and love the aesthetics, particularly the back beat line, with the drummer particularly, love his look, very 60's shaggy lol. long live the 90's!

  • @Shaz00353
    @Shaz00353 9 лет назад +24

    After all these years I'm still in love with their music. They are an inspiration every time I feel down and empower me to become a better person.

  • @KrisannaMarie
    @KrisannaMarie 10 лет назад +51

    Great song. Sad Reality.

  • @UncleShanie300
    @UncleShanie300 Год назад +2

    My top 3 songs of all time. Love this dam song. Video and band. The Dandy Warhols are not everyone's cup of tea. But dam, this shit still rocks all these years later. Listened to this album everyday when it came out. 2023 and it's still going.

  • @jonken70
    @jonken70 9 месяцев назад +2

    2023, first listening since early 1990s, it's still a stunner, if you didn't already know.

  • @tavern2468
    @tavern2468 11 лет назад +13

    I love how this video- well the dancing syringes- are apart of my childhood memories and I love how out of all of the visuals in this video , the dancers are the ones freaking me the fuck out

  • @Bikewithlove
    @Bikewithlove 10 лет назад +11

    This video is the first thing I thought of when hearing the news about Philip Seymour Hoffman. What a drag. But at least he did a lot while he was here. Great song, says it all.

  • @larsromer5161
    @larsromer5161 9 месяцев назад +3

    I remember when I heard this song the very first time. I laughed my arse off. It's awesome.

  • @karinmattson9029
    @karinmattson9029 Год назад +1

    Dark humor is the best, and I think my (late, addict) brother would agree.