Brilliaint composition particularly at chorus using the half diminished F chord and vocally harmonizing the D major first inversion and the vocals are fully spread in in stereo mix at the chorus with melody dead center... And lyrics over lyrics.... Brilliant instrumental composition... Grohl is a master of locking in the parts and he plays with great time on the guitar.... probably because he is a drummer by nature... a true musician...
As a musician, really blown away by Dave Grouls writing and switched from drums and a really good drummer. To guitar and lead vocals.Ive been singing since I was 6years old to the Beatles 60s,70s,80s,90s and 2000s. and wish I would have started wrighting. But Awesome Dave, keep on going. Im sure Curt would be proud of you Dude!
I thought this was originally an Infected Mushroom song only until I found this. Both versions sound amazing though!! I'm really digging this original version just as much
I absolutely LOVE these guys! I’m reading Dave Grohl’s book “The Storyteller” and it’s so good! You get to know him as a kid and kinda funny that I’m a girl and can relate to his experiences as a kid. It’s a MUST READ!
Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend Keep you in the dark And so it all began Send in your skeletons Sing as their bones go marching in again They need you buried deep The secrets that you keep are ever ready Are you ready? I'm finished making sense Done pleading ignorance That whole defense Spinning infinity, boy The wheel is spinning me It's never-ending, never-ending Same old story What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? In time or so I'm told I'm just another soul for sale, oh well The page is out of print We are not permanent We're temporary, temporary Same old story What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? I'm the voice inside your head You refuse to hear I'm the face that you have to face Mirroring your stare I'm what's left, I'm what's right I'm the enemy I'm the hand that'll take you down Bring you to your knees So, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say that I'll never surrender? What if I say you're not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all) You're the pretender (pretend) What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all) You're the pretender (pretend) What if I say I will never surrender? So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you?
What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender? You are - You’re
I'll give you MY perspective: Listen to the lyrics from the perspective of a dialogue that you are witnessing between YOU (your inner self) and your PRETENDER (the image of yourself conditioned by society, media, your environment, i.e. your EGO). Its actually a very empowering song, about staying true to one self and not surrendering to the comforting grip of apathy, narcissism, egocentrism, nihilism, and indifference that most of the modern world appears to cherish as "normal". When he says: "I'm the voice inside your head you refuse to hear, I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy" It's a reference to conscience and awareness of oneself and others as "one". In other words, being the best version of yourself that you can be with what you are now and what you have.
@@alexer071 Nicely put and I appreciate it isn't awesome and moving song I've understood more of it before I read your message and definitely get more of it now so thank you again
One of the funniest songs I've heard so far. At first it sounds more like a cheesy song, BUT when TAYLOR HAWKINS starts playing the drums, my adrenaline and body shivers escalate to the scale of feeling a lot of body goosebumps. I love this song and I don't intend to change my opinion. I've heard idiot teenagers saying the band is finished, teenagers who haven't even got out of diapers or house or really don't know what dedication to music and fans is.
Because it makes us a target. But f*ck them :) You'll like a book on the subject of you haven't already read this: Blood Lines of the Illuminati by Fritz Springmeier. He was jailed for 12 years for it (framed for a random crime he didn't commit).
Tá cheio de gente talentosa e uma pesquisa de teatro desde o mundo medieval. Eu não tenho controle da pesquisa. Não é minha excelência. Um montão de gente é pesquisadora. Me chama pra bater ou economia. Tem coisas que eu não sei e nem pergunto. É seu sindicato.
WHAT IF I SAY I LIKE CHICKEN TENDASSSS
Oh I see what you did there
BCM Gaming Bobby LOL
Well played sir... well played indeed 😏
Yoplait Your the pretender!
Lol 😂
The beginning reminds me "Stairway to heaven"
stairway to the pretender
Jesus Lopez JAJAJAJAJAJAJA
Actually it's the same arpeggio in A minor xD
Inspirations... It's normal.
Totally thought the same thing listening to this the first time
Brilliaint composition particularly at chorus using the half diminished F chord and vocally harmonizing the D major first inversion and the vocals are fully spread in in stereo mix at the chorus with melody dead center... And lyrics over lyrics.... Brilliant instrumental composition... Grohl is a master of locking in the parts and he plays with great time on the guitar.... probably because he is a drummer by nature... a true musician...
Love this song, makes me very emotional !!
:'v
just listened to this song like 1 hour straight, love it :)
Foo Fighters is the best thing to come out of the 90's. Change my mind
This song is incredibly real in today’s world.
Exactly! It was on repeat here during pandemic...
@@lu_lenardtfits perfectly. I’m not like the others…
"we're your friends, we're not like the others"
"No more of that talk or i'll put the leaches on you"
As a musician, really blown away by Dave Grouls writing and switched from drums and a really good drummer. To guitar and lead vocals.Ive been singing since I was 6years old to the Beatles 60s,70s,80s,90s and 2000s. and wish I would have started wrighting. But Awesome Dave, keep on going. Im sure Curt would be proud of you Dude!
Dave is a machine. One of the very best.
Wunderschöne Musik 👏👌
I thought this was originally an Infected Mushroom song only until I found this. Both versions sound amazing though!! I'm really digging this original version just as much
That is correct!
This is Legend.....waitforit.....dary.
I watched 3 other lyric videos and yours was the most clear thank you for keeping quality💕
I absolutely LOVE these guys! I’m reading Dave Grohl’s book “The Storyteller” and it’s so good! You get to know him as a kid and kinda funny that I’m a girl and can relate to his experiences as a kid. It’s a MUST READ!
Just love this song--Loved it years ago. Love it now.
Brilliant !!! Love Foo Fighters x
Thank God we still have a song that has a soul...
It's been awhile 😌... good to listen to
Das Lied ist halt einfach nur endgeil, da gebe ich dir recht :D
foo fighhters is the best
Dat quality
Rest in peace, Taylor Hawkins 😭😭😭😢😢😢😥😥😥🥀🥀🥀🥁🥁🥁.
Their best song!! 💪
Best of you man
Top 3: (not in any order)
Best of you
The Pretender
Walk.
All my life, totally their best. Or everlong
But this is certainly top 10 easily
im going with rope or summer's end
what if i say im not like the otters
what if i say im not just another one of your planes
*what if i say im not just another one of your plays ;)
i understand like *what if i say im not just another one of your preys :)
what if i say im not just another one of your fences :)
@@percyjackson5748 I think it was a joke
one of the greatest californication scenes!!
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began
Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones go marching in again
They need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
Are you ready?
I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That whole defense
Spinning infinity, boy
The wheel is spinning me
It's never-ending, never-ending
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
In time or so I'm told
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're temporary, temporary
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
I'm the voice inside your head
You refuse to hear
I'm the face that you have to face
Mirroring your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that'll take you down
Bring you to your knees
So, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
What if I say you're not like the others? (Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all)
You're the pretender (pretend)
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all)
You're the pretender (pretend)
What if I say I will never surrender?
So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Bro commenting lyrics under a lyrics video
@@hanaskrovanek At least they got the "you're the pretender" part right, unlike the vid xD
Thank god someone showed me this .
Such a beautiful song though
Loveeee this song
Como olvidar está rolita , es parte de mi adolescencia
Esta mas chida con Infected Mushroom
6/3/19 just discovered this awesome song 💘
Where u been?
Well... better late than never. 😀
06/05/22 better late than never I guess
December/2022, beat me
What if i say I subscribed man !! by the way I will tell you I love this song
ONE OF THESE THINGS ARE NOT LIKE THE OTHER
It's "What if i say i'm not like the others". rly people.
You knooooooow what... That made me laugh pretty hard
@@nemoes3879 it's a reference to a kids picture puzzle game, I'm pretty sure
@@Jesuslovesyou8525 oooh, okeh, sorry, I was in a mood that day probably, I'm usually not like that 😅
Yes Dave. 💪
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
You are - You’re
I last heard this song 7 Jears ago on Guitar hero for Ds
So that was 13 years ago now then
@@lRlSHBLADE 14 now
@@mrbohannen780517
you're
+Duvin Attila The Pretender
+Delta Oh-Seven What if i say
+Amadeusz Kupak I will never surrender
Duvin Attila Ugyanezt akartam :D
🎶 What if I say🎵
awsome song
6th studio album released on 25.Sept.2007
grande los bujkers saludos desde concepcion chile nirvana lirycs
Could you please translate THAT to English? :D
Pretty good song
more like a awesome song bro. but fare play to you
@@joshuawatson5220fair*
It is a reference to the song that's where I got it from.
Wish I had the range to sing to this!
i love this band
Infected Mushroom brought me here.
Love it
highest Tanta:) cool
was about to play this in a guitar store but i got kicked out before i could finish the first couple of seconds :(
Mate, I 'm sorry but that's hilarious. Why did you get kicked out?
@@Smurshes its a joke, the first notes sound like stairway to heaven which is commonly known as a banned rift in guitar stores
@@vampante Ah ok. All. Cool
IT’S SO CUTE 😊
2:38 Reminds me "Long black woman in a black dress" from the Hollies
lol
LMAO holy shit i never realized
"So who are you? ".. ✊
Infected Mushroom Much? um... Yeah they did an electro dance version of this and it's BadAss
That’s not the pretender I’m thinking about😂😂😂
May I have permission for two people to fight and sing this song at the same time for a demo?
infinite spinning ?! Johnny is that you?
Masterduel012 Nope it's F.F. :D
Masterduel012 no, it's me. Dio
No, its fidget spinner
Arigato...Gyro...
CHUMIMIMIM
To the guy that ruined my mentality!!!
This is......wait....epic! ;)
High. Energy. Song.
I wonder if someone would be kind enough to explain this song to me the meaning of it I've tried to figure it out and can't
I'll give you MY perspective:
Listen to the lyrics from the perspective of a dialogue that you are witnessing between YOU (your inner self) and your PRETENDER (the image of yourself conditioned by society, media, your environment, i.e. your EGO).
Its actually a very empowering song, about staying true to one self and not surrendering to the comforting grip of apathy, narcissism, egocentrism, nihilism, and indifference that most of the modern world appears to cherish as "normal".
When he says: "I'm the voice inside your head you refuse to hear, I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy" It's a reference to conscience and awareness of oneself and others as "one". In other words, being the best version of yourself that you can be with what you are now and what you have.
@@alexer071 Nicely put and I appreciate it isn't awesome and moving song I've understood more of it before I read your message and definitely get more of it now so thank you again
This has always been my interpretation of it as well, well said!
Love the song! But dont really understand what its about. Someone?
Ragazzi, e mi riferisco a quei ragazzi, fate i bravi, il mondo sta cambiando, ve ne DOVETE ANDARE
yes yes yes yes yes
Foo Fighters: Like
Green Day: Comment
One of the funniest songs I've heard so far. At first it sounds more like a cheesy song, BUT when TAYLOR HAWKINS starts playing the drums, my adrenaline and body shivers escalate to the scale of feeling a lot of body goosebumps. I love this song and I don't intend to change my opinion. I've heard idiot teenagers saying the band is finished, teenagers who haven't even got out of diapers or house or really don't know what dedication to music and fans is.
this comment is two days old. Can't belive Taylor is dead
fasza szám
strong lyrics
So who are youuu? Yeah who are YOUU? YEAH WHO ARE YOU? YEAH WHO ARE YOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!?!!!?????!?!?????
oh god everything turns even better with undertale (I'm sorry that this comment has no direct relation with the song itself, but I had to say it)
No it doesn't. That piece of shit ruins everything.
Shitbird Ben Yeah I expected a comment like this. Only sooner.
Well, kek.
Faxerton30 Top Kek*
top heh*
I wish I could scream like David Grohl
This is the psychosis victim's anthem! How can I be sure about that? I have psychosis!
Why no body talk about the 13 family that command the world since 1970 to now
Because it makes us a target. But f*ck them :)
You'll like a book on the subject of you haven't already read this: Blood Lines of the Illuminati by Fritz Springmeier. He was jailed for 12 years for it (framed for a random crime he didn't commit).
surreal
Like it
2020 still going on
I like the starting...
❤
RIP
Stronge!!!
What if I say I will never surrender?
Rip Taylor Hawkins 😥
Tá cheio de gente talentosa e uma pesquisa de teatro desde o mundo medieval. Eu não tenho controle da pesquisa. Não é minha excelência. Um montão de gente é pesquisadora. Me chama pra bater ou economia.
Tem coisas que eu não sei e nem pergunto. É seu sindicato.
Can someone explain me the meaning of the song?
@@laynestaley2699 don't be rude
I interpret it as a strong denial of being grouped in with fake people
@@laynestaley2699 spanglish
@@Jesuslovesyou8525 thanks
tony hawk
nimpo7dakkara good times
Broooo i was wondering where I heard this
what if i say im not like the others, what if i say i will never surender!
You surrendered like all the other puppets from the jetset, dear dave. Kurt would be ashamed of you.
you know the video is old, when it says rate the video
Best FF song
if u listen to it right you'll get what this song is about #wakethefupzombies
I always have to see a chiropractor after I listen to this song. Leonie.
I FUCKING KNOW. I LOVE THAT SHOW.
What if i say i don't care anymore?
Hey iam in March 2019 😍
August 2020 Pandemic
6/5 xd
who is with me in 2017?
Critical INTEL me
Me
Critical INTEL me 2
Critical INTEL 2018
Who is whit me in fucking 2019?
Just right for Virginia, Gov. TRYING TO TAKE THERE GUNS.
😍😍💪💪🎸🎸🎸🎶🎵❤😇
tony hawk's proving ground song
Intro= Man of War- Radiohead
Yes, no hater here!!
ALIVE