Mac DeMarco meeting his father outside gig at The Constellation Room at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Mac played there April 6, 2013. (Thanks to darthdj31)
Side note: I should prob mentioned to the ones wondering that this clip. Is few years old. I don´t know the exact year? Maybe someone else does. But im guessing 2013-2014? It´s taken from the "MAC DEMARCO BRGRTV SPOTLIGHT" interview. The place being Constellation Room at the Observatory in Santa Ana ( Thanks to darthdj31)
Thanks for the year! Also I tried reading most comments here.Love to all the ones going through the same thing. And please remember to be kind to one another.
Hey the ending of the video made me realize that's the Constellation Room at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Mac played there April 6, 2013. Definitely in SoCal because his dad talks about going to the Redwoods the next day, and Mac is going to San Diego. He played in San Diego at the Hideout April 7th, 2013, as he said he would in the video.
Clinton Leonard my dad. Its all reletive to how people deal with it, hence why im so cold about all of this. My older brother is the one who too all the brunt of sadness. the way I see it is dealing with it in 2 ways, one is turning into an alcoholic and drug addict, which is what my brother did (thankfully hes turning around) or what I did. be cold about it and move on.
I say not really because it just isnt. Mac looks absolutely fine and dandy, and hes gotten this far without a father. (Granted we dont know how he is behind closed doors, but still) He has 2 ways of being, a huge piece of trash and no better then his father, (Like my own brother) or he can push forward and be better then his father. (Like I'm trying to).
As a bass player it is in your essence the moment you pick up that instrument. You actually need to legally add on "I play the bass" to your maiden name.
i had a similar moment outside of a grocery store, i was with my girlfriend at the time and i told her, i think that guy loading bags in his truck is my dad...she was all excited and said lets go up to him i was like no its been over 7yrs last time we spoke, she convinced me and we went over and my dad looked like he saw a ghost and didnt know where to hide, he said hi and said how are you son i said ok, i helped him with the rest of his groceries i introduced him to my girlfriend and wow was that awkward, he got into his truck i said goodbye but when when he was driving away he said "you have a beautiful girlfriend and you look great son, im sorry" and drove away...i walked away, but when i looked over to my girlfriend she was crying like a baby, i told her its ok an she said no its not...
1:09 "oh no, I've got to go, I'll be back" they way he said it so fast really just made me shake my head. I don't know if he did actually come back but I feel like he didn't... love you Mac
Well with a parent like tht that disappears and is always in and out of your life thats how you tend to treat em. Just kind of not taking their promises or what they say in general seriously. Just be nice cuz theres no point in being a dick, it wont erase the memories. Its better to just be cool and take it in stride instead of continuing to get hurt
Marcin Ratajczyk how did Mac ever get through it? Actually blows my fucking mind, not that I’m soo close with my old man but at least he was here and was here to love my mother :(
Chelsea Baker yeah, this whole scenario felt pretty cold. I know Mac had told people not to demonize his father, that he still loves him, but still. Give your son a hug dude...
you ever seen the scene in the fresh prince of bel-air where will is about to go on a trip with his father and his father just leaves? this is essentially it
Guy Fieri ok , so if I tell you that your dad is going to the store to buy some cigs Do you think he is going to comeback? Of course it doesn't make sense that he don't comeback
My cousin's got a dad like that. sadly. But, hey, my dad has never even reached out to me, so at least you've got something to work your idealizations of your relationship off of/
"And even though we barely know each other It still hurts watching him fade away, watching him fade away Watching him fade away, watching him fade away" Lyrics from This Old Dog's last song :(
I don't know anything about Mac Demarco's personal life, but something tells me his relationship with his father is an atypical one. Having lived my whole life without a father I have just gained a lot more respect for Mac. It's a hard thing to do, and anyone who handles it as well as he does has earned my respect
I can´t imagine for my life the strength it must have taken Mac to handle this, as well as he did. He seems to yearn for some sort of acknowledgement from his father. And I don´t know what happened after this. But im not so sure his father really DID come back.. Given his past behaviour/problems in life. Just feeling I had upon watching this. In fairness im sure it was hard on both of them..Sad and heartbreaking. So much love and respect for Mac. he really got that "man of the people"vibe going on.
I agree,. I mean he might not have had the best background himself, but he turned that around and made something out of himself His mum should obviously have alot of credit, she raised him damn well :). So many ppl use that as an excuse instead for NOT doing anything. A bit like the underdog going topdog. Gotta respect that indeed :)
washedinsilver1 I think a lot of boys (including myself) yearns some acknowledgement, safety and love from our fathers, and It can be shattering If we do not get it. This movie is hardbreaking..
I'm 36 and had never even seen a photo of my father. My grandfather died a few months ago (my father's step father who raised him). I went to the funeral and of course my father was there. He approached me after eyeballing me from afar for about half an hour. All he said was "I haven't seen you since you were about this big" holding his band down by his knee even though I wasn't even walking the last time he'd seen me. He then said "it's good to see you" and then went back to his seat. After the service was over, I walked out into the hallway, he saw me, turned and ran full speed to the parking lot. He had a long history of abusing women and children and i'd always built him up in my mind to be some tall, handsome player type since I've heard so many stories about him sleeping around and running off between women and manipulating them. But really he was a short, sad looking old dude who clearly doesn't have anything going for him in life. It was an awkward experience but I was glad to see him for what he really is instead of the picture I'd painted in my mind.
this was powerful man. giving that i have a son now i never want to be a father like that. i hope you don’t either, we take these things that happen to us and use that experience for our future. Have a good day man
Reminds me of my dad. I used to ask him to come by my moms house and spend time with my sister and I and he would refuse because his wife may get crazy jealous. I get that, but when I bought my own house and asked him if he would come by and spend time now that's my house and there's no reason for his wife to be jealous he gave me some bullshit answer and refused. That shit broke my heart.
That's heartbreaking, man. You just gotta move on, I'd say. If he doesn't wanna be in your life, then let him be. You know you tried your best and now you know that he's the reason you guys didn't have a healthy relationship
I love Mac, love his music, sense of humor and personality. He seems like such a sweetheart, like such a chill dude that anyone would be happy to hang with. Watching this clip and reading the comments made me sad though. Reminds me of that song Cat's In The Cradle. Some fathers just have no clue how much their absence/presence makes a difference in their kid's life.
My life is shit. I'm a mess. But my dad is always there when I need him. I'm lucky. I wouldn't give that up for all the success and cash. Love you mac. You deserve better
@@nyko9631 Thank you man! I completely forgot about this comment. I’m now 17 months sober from drugs and alcohol and my life is a lot better. Thank you x
God damn this is heartbreaking. and to think me and my father never get along but he has always been there for me, regardless of his emotional distance. Makes me feel like a piece of shit, which I am.
I can really relate to that lack of interest, I'm a musician and my parents have never seen me perform. Either they cant be bothered or 11:00pm is just "too late" for them. Feeling like your family has interest in what you do with your life is an under-rated thing. It can mean alot
I didn't even look at the comments and didn't know the context and my first thoughts were 'what a cool supportive dad,' then I scrolled down. I guess I need to take a look at my own relationship with my dad, cause I thought this was normal
Yeah this isn't supportive at all. All his dad's comments here are so surface level. Seems like the bare minimum of what you should say to your own son. *Also don't read my message as targeted towards you, just frustrated toward dads like this
Reminds me of my dad. All peace and love. He's there in spirit. Just doesn't like to be in person. And when you do talk to him on those very rare occasions, all he likes to talk about his himself.
I understand how infinitely fortunate and lucky I am just to think of how my dad would never just talk to me from inside the car like that, especially if we spent some time apart. He's a trucker, so he's often away from home, doing what he can to provide for us. Whenever he's around, tho, we gather with my mom and brother and go out to get beer, burgers and goodies with whatever cash we all managed to save from our jobs throughout the month. My dad is everything I try to be every day. Everything I do is an attempt to be more and more like him, as much as I possibly can.
Man my pops and I can’t seem to see eye to eye on about everything. He an old style Mexican dad and he thinks about think in a old fashioned way and I’m the opposite and we end up arguing all the time. I’ve tried to get along and man it sucks. He has good intentions but the world changes and that’s something he doesn’t want to see. I probably shouldn’t be complaining cuz there are others who have had it worse but having him so close but not being able to interact comfortably really hurts.
I wouldn't call myself old style, but me and my dad are the inverse of that situation. We butt heads on a lot of stuff, some stuff that I feel guilty of afterwards, but I'm glad he's around
Thats normal mexican parents don't know how to show affection. Especially in mexico they grow so fast mentally while they're so young. So the parents don't show love or affection.
Me and my dad have a pretty weird relationship too. There are some days where we hang out and spend lots of time and talk and stuff. Then there are other days where we basically don't look at each other. I particularly don't like being around him when he's had a few too many shots. I wish our relationship could be more stable and normal but after a reading a lot of the comments on this video, I'm just proud to have a dad at all and that he's still with me. Best of wishes to all.
My dad was my best friend and a huge part of my life. He recently passed, but man, the level of importance a father-son relationship on a child is huge. Im really sorry Mac, this is really heavy. You really deserve better than this, but im glad you made it big time regardless. Truly, God bless you mate
I never knew my father and let me tell you something that empty feeling never goes away. Having no one to give a Father’s Day present to or even having someone to teach how to be a man or shave, to play ball with. That empty feeling.
It's like the "colleague" conversation I always have with my dad. It just feels akward and forced and I always feel like he just does it cuz he is my dad but not because he wants to. Seeing this just confirmed the feeling I already had towards songs on his albums and know I know it's almost the same. Love how perfect mac describes it..
My old man mac demarco- "As a heart grows stronger, sometimes love is pushed away" and " Oh, no, looks like I'm seeing more of my old man in me" i see what he means by those lyrics now.
It’s weird running into your dad when you’re with your friends and you’re not close. I’ve been in this situation a few times. What else but play it cool and be honest? Not everyone gets a good father but everyone must do the best they can with what is handed to them.
He put his father on the guest list.... That makes my heart ache. I can be ur father. I'm only a 19 year old girl, but I swear I'd be a better father. lol.
Dammm I recognize that gas station and cashier in the beginning I go there all the time, t’s in Fountain Valley corner of Mile Sqaure on Warner and Brookhurst, crazy
I remember being 17 hadn't seen my dad since I was 4. I ran into my sister in the store who I also hadn't seen in that long. We talked and she told me that my father was wanting to talk to me. He was suffering from alcoholism and that he wanted to just see how I was doing. She gave me his number and I didn't call him. I threw it away.... 2 weeks later he committed suicide. I never got the chance to hear him out or tell him I forgive him for leaving. Even if shit makes you uncomfortable just do it. You'll be better off.
I'm in a some what same situation. My dad has been trying to leave me since I was little my mom pushed him to give in to us, i idolized him even if he didn't want us. until the day he put hands on my little brother and I beat the shit outta him. Ever since that day I did i hate him and he has been trying to contact me for the past 2 years. Every one tells me to talk to him before I regret it but im not sure I will. I just don't wanna be old and then regret it lol. Sorry to hear that man life has its ups and downs and that must've been a big down for you. Hope you doing better.
2:09 "thats my old man my pops" I can see in that moment the sadness Mac carries. Why can I see it? Because so many of us have had a moment like this.....Im proud Demarco is happy/successful and has good relationships. Usually people with bad dads carry a wound that never heals.....oh man. Big fan and This Old Dog swan song to his dad.
Imagine having thousands of strangers paying to see you, some of them travelling hours just to be in your presence - many who would pay top dollar just to spend 5 minutes with you afterwards… and then your own Father is in the parking lot acting like he’s more or less indifferent to you. Ouch!!
My mother relapsed and abandoned my sister and I this past year. Mac’s music has done a lot for me and it sucks that bad parenting can have the affects that it does.
"Not until you see, as the heart grows stronger sometimes love is pushed away" This is odd because this showed up on my YT feed a day after I saw my dad after 3 months of having bailed out on me. He acted as if nothing happened and as if I hadn't struggled with money in the past three months (hilariously, he even got mad at me because I didn't call him). And I actually handled it pretty much like Mac did. And for some reason this is kind of reconforting because I realize that I grew a lot in those months and that there's nothing wrong with the fact that I don't hold hard feelings towards him. Maybe Mac has coped with something I am starting to cope with. Three months are nothing compared to years but my dad has been absent most of my life and so far has managed to make me become very distant despite all my attempts at having a healthy relation with him. And that's realizing that they may not ever change their minds and you have to go on without them. But, I dunno. I'm just some dude who likes Mac's music.
wtff I was listening to "My Old Man" and read the line "Not until you see, as the heart grows stronger sometimes love is pushed away" in the exact time Mac sung it. creepy af lol
this is so heartbreaking. i listened to watching him fade away for the first time and cried my eyes out, then came here and cried even more. mac's so strong.
as someone who grew up without a parent, its not that heartbreaking, they have never been there for you, the heartbreak has existed before, your whole life. now thats heartbreaking.
Man, Mac will be one hell of a father one day, for sure... Anyone who knows that pain would do anything in their power to make it different when it comes time for their turn.
Obviously the focus of the video is drawing the most attention but it’s pretty hilarious that the guy wouldn’t sell Mac beer because his ID is from “Canady”
Alcol are illegal under the youngs of 21 in Canady, exept prvoince of diffrent like Ontarios. Life of beverage is 19 youngs. Quebecks is 18th youngs. Most drink avoid age.
This hurts man, constantly burying feeling and emotion with laughs and see you laters, always keeping up the charade that everything's all good. I love Macs music it helped me during a time when I was becoming a man all on my own, I never realized how much I relate to him.
Side note: I should prob mentioned to the ones wondering that this clip. Is few years old. I don´t know the exact year? Maybe someone else does. But im guessing 2013-2014? It´s taken from the "MAC DEMARCO BRGRTV SPOTLIGHT" interview. The place being Constellation Room at the Observatory in Santa Ana ( Thanks to darthdj31)
Thanks for the year! Also I tried reading most comments here.Love to all the ones going through the same thing. And please remember to be kind to one another.
Hey the ending of the video made me realize that's the Constellation Room at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Mac played there April 6, 2013. Definitely in SoCal because his dad talks about going to the Redwoods the next day, and Mac is going to San Diego. He played in San Diego at the Hideout April 7th, 2013, as he said he would in the video.
Bushmastr Ashton
Okay good I was gonna get hella mad if I missed Mac coming to SD
Who's darthdj31?????
this feels like a scene from a movie
you never think the shitty dads shown in movies/tv shows actually exist until you either see one or accept your dad is one of them
Heitor Martins preach
It's like Get Him To The Greek
yeah, it's definitely shot like some mumblecore flick i'd watch on Netflix when i'm really baked at 4 am.
Jason McNeil it does, like one of those super realistic super sad indie movies
"come on in" "no, but i'll be back" damn dog this remind me of that fresh prince episode :'(
To hell with him !!!!’ Lol
Yeah...
@@randyortonsbulge what a username...
Cool your jets
Don’t even mention that episode. :(
he didn't even get out of the car
:(
Vitor Pereira I'm dead.....
Shit dude, that was the first sign that a stranger could have walked by and seen that something was wrong...
damn :(
well they did roll up on him with a camera
*'i gotta go. i'll be back'*
gwako 😭
This broke my heart.
Opulence Manifest pansy
You never had anyone abandon you, I bet, ledzeppelinfan1001.
Clinton Leonard my dad. Its all reletive to how people deal with it, hence why im so cold about all of this. My older brother is the one who too all the brunt of sadness. the way I see it is dealing with it in 2 ways, one is turning into an alcoholic and drug addict, which is what my brother did (thankfully hes turning around) or what I did. be cold about it and move on.
That fake laugh Mac does when his dad makes a bad joke is so sad after listening to the newest album ...
Conor Clohessy why is it sad
Lennon Juice Just the fact he feels the need to humour his dads jokes when the man has done very little for him all his life
Conor Clohessy not really.
ledzeppelinfan1001 Well, that's just your opinion. Please, let me have mine too.
I say not really because it just isnt. Mac looks absolutely fine and dandy, and hes gotten this far without a father. (Granted we dont know how he is behind closed doors, but still) He has 2 ways of being, a huge piece of trash and no better then his father, (Like my own brother) or he can push forward and be better then his father. (Like I'm trying to).
i can only imagine how weird that must be. kind of sucky to have it filmed
Facts. Not really respectful
I mean he hasn't seen his dad in that long and he didnt even get out of the car to see him
Rowan Rockwell I mean, he filmed it with his friends, not some rabid fan prying on his privacy
Mad sucky
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Watching him fade away
Fuck. What a song. Amazingly vulnerable for him to do
🥺
@@RandomRabbit007 if vulnerable means cheesy and gay then yes
@@VictorLugosi wow youre so edgy!
man it's hard bein a human dude
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It’s not hard to love something you brought into the world.
@@batabatonica .
Trying acknowledging that in the public sphere and see what happens to you...
@@MyloXyloto94 but what if you dont
i literally thought it was a stranger talking to mac and he was gonna see his dad later.....
Same I was waiting for him to go see his dad then I noticed how much time wasnt left in the video
"Ha, another one."
... damn, man.
what
batabatonica it’s the name of one of his songs
@@justinnep this footage is previous to the song... doesn't it make you wonder?
Mein Kopf lol actually yeah, i feel like another one is just a random love song though. A lot of his songs from This Old Dog are about his dad though.
BOOM
Lol I love Pierce. "Hey, I'm Pierce. I play the bass"
What's weird or lovable about that? He is Pierece and he was playing bass.
Ur mom^
muskoka days The poor dude is just trying to break the tension for his pal haha, shout out bass players.
That's all the introduction a man needs
As a bass player it is in your essence the moment you pick up that instrument. You actually need to legally add on "I play the bass" to your maiden name.
this hits hard
OlI Horne nah.
o k
ledzeppelinfan1001 lol dude you’re a psychopath
i had a similar moment outside of a grocery store, i was with my girlfriend at the time and i told her, i think that guy loading bags in his truck is my dad...she was all excited and said lets go up to him i was like no its been over 7yrs last time we spoke, she convinced me and we went over and my dad looked like he saw a ghost and didnt know where to hide, he said hi and said how are you son i said ok, i helped him with the rest of his groceries i introduced him to my girlfriend and wow was that awkward, he got into his truck i said goodbye but when when he was driving away he said "you have a beautiful girlfriend and you look great son, im sorry" and drove away...i walked away, but when i looked over to my girlfriend she was crying like a baby, i told her its ok an she said no its not...
Seb Lo Man, this brings a tear to my eye..
fuck
y'all made me cry fucc
:,(
Been there too
just shows how much of a sweetheart Mac really is
Damn three years and no comments
one month and no new comments
@@leonardoleon12345 here I am the new comment
@Pine Trees Bwaha ha You're old news buddy
Needed a new comment
1:09 "oh no, I've got to go, I'll be back"
they way he said it so fast really just made me shake my head. I don't know if he did actually come back but I feel like he didn't...
love you Mac
Of course he didnt come back mab
That's right 👍
Ice cream Macs
he even touches his nose while saying that, an obvious sign someone is lying
@@tomislavhorvat1419 the idea that nose touching and face hiding shows lying has been debunked as bs.
daddy's in the basement, cooking up something fine.
mixing up the medicine
i'm on the pavement thinkin bout the government
the man in the trench coat badge out laid off
says hes got a bad cough wants to get it paid off
look out kid, its something you did
Tracklist
1:50 Another One
2:08 My Old Man
best joke
I'm crying actual tears
Nick Toss i've realized that too 😢
Project Man salty ass mang
+Project Man ????????
I don't think people who have their dads in their lives understand how hard this hits
no way? really?
Only fatherless people can relate 😂
💀💀💀
@@mikevick1072the skull emoji, so 2023
@@stealthbastard8837 what?
Handled that like a gent
Hello
Jonbombs - yeah, Mac was the bigger man
Well with a parent like tht that disappears and is always in and out of your life thats how you tend to treat em. Just kind of not taking their promises or what they say in general seriously. Just be nice cuz theres no point in being a dick, it wont erase the memories. Its better to just be cool and take it in stride instead of continuing to get hurt
@@jazzvazquez1928 this right here. Know it hurts. Just keep playing along for everyone’s sake
@@petermarfleet108 hello
I see a man who's carrying a lot of guilt and repressed memories. Father-son relationships are brutal to a lot of men.
believe me, they are...
I know
@xSteamPunk lol you dont get it
@xSteamPunk sorry i shouldnt have added that lol its not funny my bad couldnt figure out how to edit my comment
Marcin Ratajczyk how did Mac ever get through it? Actually blows my fucking mind, not that I’m soo close with my old man but at least he was here and was here to love my mother :(
I really wish he had gotten out of the car...
Chelsea Baker yeah, this whole scenario felt pretty cold. I know Mac had told people not to demonize his father, that he still loves him, but still. Give your son a hug dude...
Fuck off with ur hugs
Cus he's a coward
Hes the kinda guy that just won't no matter how bad you need him to.
Noe'sNoseKnows you missed those hugs eh buddy
you ever seen the scene in the fresh prince of bel-air where will is about to go on a trip with his father and his father just leaves? this is essentially it
Jackson Morris that episode will still make me cry I'm sure of it
s4 ep24
Damn
Best episode of that entire series and probably one of Will Smith's best scenes.
@@forcedentry2010 easily the best scene in his entire career
Mac makes a album about his father and then this pops up, fuck man
This vid is ancient, this was during the Salad Days tour if i'm not mistaken.
it was during the 2 period but still an old vid
All the upvotes for this comment smh
i meant to say it popped up in my recommended
Wonder if he actually came back. Something tells me he didn't...
I am not in anyway knowing of what the scene is really like around Mac, or whatever, but I read somewhere that has happened before.
Running on Empty it must've been really hard see him go knowing that he wasn't going to come back to the gig
Guy Fieri ok , so if I tell you that your dad is going to the store to buy some cigs
Do you think he is going to comeback? Of course it doesn't make sense that he don't comeback
Guy Fieri Dads like that tend to promise things alot and never follow through with them. I would know, unfortunately
My cousin's got a dad like that. sadly. But, hey, my dad has never even reached out to me, so at least you've got something to work your idealizations of your relationship off of/
The most heartbreaking video on RUclips.
I know, he was not able to use the card from Canady, so heartbreaking
😒
yeah sucked he couldn’t get cigs
@@user-wr3zb9zr3d OH MY GOD
I THOUGHT NO ONE ELSE HAD THIS PFP
I LOVE YOU
FOH!
"And even though we barely know each other
It still hurts watching him fade away, watching him fade away
Watching him fade away, watching him fade away"
Lyrics from This Old Dog's last song :(
Mac's dads lack of interest with Mac's desperation to spend time is such a powerful clash of emotions. Truly was a terrible father ... RIP.
As far as any of us know.
@@manuelmateo3392 yeah we don't know shit
@@terryprofitt6902 It's obvious
@@sunkintree okay psychiatrist
He even gave him the “I’ll be right back, just going to the store for some milk and cigs” 😞
Canady
Alberta
Round here we say _’Lberta_ eh.
His smile after the guy said that was priceless.
@@JesusFriedChrist Berta, bud.
he didn't even get out of the car, seriously?
I don't know anything about Mac Demarco's personal life, but something tells me his relationship with his father is an atypical one. Having lived my whole life without a father I have just gained a lot more respect for Mac. It's a hard thing to do, and anyone who handles it as well as he does has earned my respect
yeah his dad was never really there for him, which is something that affects him a lot. its super sad
I’m on the same situation, my father can’t reply a friend request from Facebook.
His dad sounds like an alcoholic implying why mac mentioned the beers. He really wanted his pops to stay
Damn
"When you gunna come back...how long you gunna be..." Damn...all he wants is to be with his father...
"Hi I'm Pierce"
You can feel he's breaking the tension there
I can´t imagine for my life the strength it must have taken Mac to handle this, as well as he did. He seems to yearn for some sort of acknowledgement from his father. And I don´t know what happened after this. But im not so sure his father really DID come back.. Given his past behaviour/problems in life. Just feeling I had upon watching this. In fairness im sure it was hard on both of them..Sad and heartbreaking. So much love and respect for Mac. he really got that "man of the people"vibe going on.
I agree,. I mean he might not have had the best background himself, but he turned that around and made something out of himself His mum should obviously have alot of credit, she raised him damn well :). So many ppl use that as an excuse instead for NOT doing anything. A bit like the underdog going topdog. Gotta respect that indeed :)
What happened in his past? Im not too sure Im aware.
His dad left
washedinsilver1 I think a lot of boys (including myself) yearns some acknowledgement, safety and love from our fathers, and It can be shattering If we do not get it. This movie is hardbreaking..
Sofus krogh so true
I love how Mac stays so down to earth even though this man kept refusing to be there for him, watching him fade away.
real shit
i have to assume the shit is complicated as fuck man
Oh god is that what the songs about?💔
pun intended?
@@horusgaming8797it’s what the whole album is about
I'm 36 and had never even seen a photo of my father. My grandfather died a few months ago (my father's step father who raised him). I went to the funeral and of course my father was there. He approached me after eyeballing me from afar for about half an hour. All he said was "I haven't seen you since you were about this big" holding his band down by his knee even though I wasn't even walking the last time he'd seen me. He then said "it's good to see you" and then went back to his seat. After the service was over, I walked out into the hallway, he saw me, turned and ran full speed to the parking lot. He had a long history of abusing women and children and i'd always built him up in my mind to be some tall, handsome player type since I've heard so many stories about him sleeping around and running off between women and manipulating them. But really he was a short, sad looking old dude who clearly doesn't have anything going for him in life. It was an awkward experience but I was glad to see him for what he really is instead of the picture I'd painted in my mind.
I felt this my dude
ty for sharing that story man.
I'm sorry.
this was powerful man. giving that i have a son now i never want to be a father like that. i hope you don’t either, we take these things that happen to us and use that experience for our future. Have a good day man
@@dudercud44 It's our job to learn from our fathers so we can become better ones, and then our kids will do the same, and so on and so forth.
I feel bad that they had a camera in his face this entire time. This is kindof a personal moment
it was all acting, it was a hidden camera
olas591 No it's not..
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Mandee it definitely is
that nigga greg you’re an idiot
Mac: it's canadian
the guy: this is from Canady?
mac:...
😂😂
gotta love America
Reminds me of my dad. I used to ask him to come by my moms house and spend time with my sister and I and he would refuse because his wife may get crazy jealous. I get that, but when I bought my own house and asked him if he would come by and spend time now that's my house and there's no reason for his wife to be jealous he gave me some bullshit answer and refused. That shit broke my heart.
That's heartbreaking, man. You just gotta move on, I'd say. If he doesn't wanna be in your life, then let him be. You know you tried your best and now you know that he's the reason you guys didn't have a healthy relationship
Ouch. Knowing now how this type of stuff affects mac makes this so much more heart breaking.
Didn't even get out to hug his boy. Sigh.
Doc Roid what a pos
There's a lot behind this we just don't know.
“And I’d say see you later, if I thought I’d see you later” mac’s own lyrics to his father.
I wanna chill with mac play some guitar crack a few cold ones. Just a chill down to earth human being
Cringe
Cringe
+2am Summernite I thought you were gonna go "crack a few cold ones" with Mac? You're fucking pathetic
TheStorm People who overuse the word cringe make me cringe.
Bonker I'm so sorry that bothers you somehow. Seems like you're the pathetic one that just can't keep scrolling through the comments
I love Mac, love his music, sense of humor and personality. He seems like such a sweetheart, like such a chill dude that anyone would be happy to hang with. Watching this clip and reading the comments made me sad though. Reminds me of that song Cat's In The Cradle. Some fathers just have no clue how much their absence/presence makes a difference in their kid's life.
My life is shit. I'm a mess. But my dad is always there when I need him. I'm lucky. I wouldn't give that up for all the success and cash. Love you mac. You deserve better
hey man I hope you are doin well
that's good that you're grateful for your dad, mine died a while ago
@@IndigoMasseymay he rest well
@@nyko9631 Thank you man! I completely forgot about this comment. I’m now 17 months sober from drugs and alcohol and my life is a lot better. Thank you x
@@IndigoMassey sorry to hear that
- We're going to San Diego tomorrow.
- Are ya?
- Yeah.
- What you doing down there?
- Playing a show.
- *Another one?* (laughs)
i was reading this as it was playing
Tosin Agbi SAME
“Why he don’t want me man”
I tried holding back my tears until I read this and now I cry like a baby needing love.
Ok Willard
God damn this is heartbreaking. and to think me and my father never get along but he has always been there for me, regardless of his emotional distance. Makes me feel like a piece of shit, which I am.
You're a human being like the rest of us, not a piece of shit
Give love to your kids, dudes. That's it.
I can really relate to that lack of interest, I'm a musician and my parents have never seen me perform. Either they cant be bothered or 11:00pm is just "too late" for them. Feeling like your family has interest in what you do with your life is an under-rated thing. It can mean alot
I didn't even look at the comments and didn't know the context and my first thoughts were 'what a cool supportive dad,' then I scrolled down. I guess I need to take a look at my own relationship with my dad, cause I thought this was normal
It's the fact his dad left him at 5, and couldn't even get out of the car and hug and talk to his own son.
Ahh I didn't know that
Yeah this isn't supportive at all. All his dad's comments here are so surface level. Seems like the bare minimum of what you should say to your own son.
*Also don't read my message as targeted towards you, just frustrated toward dads like this
Install a Friend bro dont worry his dad left him at a young age that's why every one is saying this.
Install a Friend the meaning of an interaction changes with context.
Mac don't deserve this. He's a self made man, and his dad doesn't even bother to get out of the car.
Reminds me of my dad. All peace and love. He's there in spirit. Just doesn't like to be in person. And when you do talk to him on those very rare occasions, all he likes to talk about his himself.
i see where Mac got his voice from
Nah, they both got it from old man Viceroy.
Emilio ortiz Jonathon Richmon bro
This is the Fresh Prince scene all over again.
I understand how infinitely fortunate and lucky I am just to think of how my dad would never just talk to me from inside the car like that, especially if we spent some time apart. He's a trucker, so he's often away from home, doing what he can to provide for us. Whenever he's around, tho, we gather with my mom and brother and go out to get beer, burgers and goodies with whatever cash we all managed to save from our jobs throughout the month.
My dad is everything I try to be every day. Everything I do is an attempt to be more and more like him, as much as I possibly can.
Man my pops and I can’t seem to see eye to eye on about everything. He an old style Mexican dad and he thinks about think in a old fashioned way and I’m the opposite and we end up arguing all the time. I’ve tried to get along and man it sucks. He has good intentions but the world changes and that’s something he doesn’t want to see. I probably shouldn’t be complaining cuz there are others who have had it worse but having him so close but not being able to interact comfortably really hurts.
Lisa H immigrant parents be like that dude :-/ it sucks Love them but I don’t love that stubborn mindset they carry when it comes to that
I wouldn't call myself old style, but me and my dad are the inverse of that situation. We butt heads on a lot of stuff, some stuff that I feel guilty of afterwards, but I'm glad he's around
Thats normal mexican parents don't know how to show affection. Especially in mexico they grow so fast mentally while they're so young. So the parents don't show love or affection.
Me and my dad have a pretty weird relationship too. There are some days where we hang out and spend lots of time and talk and stuff. Then there are other days where we basically don't look at each other. I particularly don't like being around him when he's had a few too many shots. I wish our relationship could be more stable and normal but after a reading a lot of the comments on this video, I'm just proud to have a dad at all and that he's still with me. Best of wishes to all.
I dunno if this is weird to say considering Mac is a couple months older than me, but I'd be really proud to call him my son.
Derek Dumele yes it is weird
Underdogz. Understandable.
Well i would be awfully proud if Mac Demarco was my cousin's friend's brother.
I'd be proud to have this dude as a great grandfather.
I would be grateful if grateful grateful grateful great grateful.
jesus fuck this is sad
curbicon nah
curbicon Dave fuck
My dad was my best friend and a huge part of my life. He recently passed, but man, the level of importance a father-son relationship on a child is huge. Im really sorry Mac, this is really heavy. You really deserve better than this, but im glad you made it big time regardless. Truly, God bless you mate
I never knew my father and let me tell you something that empty feeling never goes away. Having no one to give a Father’s Day present to or even having someone to teach how to be a man or shave, to play ball with. That empty feeling.
It's like the "colleague" conversation I always have with my dad. It just feels akward and forced and I always feel like he just does it cuz he is my dad but not because he wants to. Seeing this just confirmed the feeling I already had towards songs on his albums and know I know it's almost the same. Love how perfect mac describes it..
My old man mac demarco- "As a heart grows stronger, sometimes love is pushed away" and
" Oh, no, looks like
I'm seeing more of my old man in me" i see what he means by those lyrics now.
surreal
It’s weird running into your dad when you’re with your friends and you’re not close. I’ve been in this situation a few times. What else but play it cool and be honest? Not everyone gets a good father but everyone must do the best they can with what is handed to them.
i feel like i shouldn’t be watching this
He put his father on the guest list.... That makes my heart ache. I can be ur father. I'm only a 19 year old girl, but I swear I'd be a better father. lol.
this is some r/nicegirls shit. holy fuck.
@@ichemosabe redditor 😐
as nice as that sounds, it'll never be the same
Cringe dude
@@ichemosabe 8 months and you're still getting shit for being a redditor lol
Dammm I recognize that gas station and cashier in the beginning I go there all the time, t’s in Fountain Valley corner of Mile Sqaure on Warner and Brookhurst, crazy
I live around
damn. that guy doesn't talk like a father. he talks like that "friend" who always deflects and avoids
damn, how can he be so unaware as to who mac is these days .. "oh so youre a busy man.."
when mac said come on in and his said said no i’ll be back it made me frown
That dad acts like his son is not the most amazing composser of our time, and that son acts like his father isn't a asshole...
Poor macky, he doesn’t deserve that… What a great son he turned out to be 🤗
"Make an old man proud of you, who's there left to blame..?" Mac Demarco
I hope Mac and his dad work through their past. Love you Mac.
Its so sad that a lot of us would do anything to hang in a green room setting with Mac Demarco and his own father could care less....so sad.
Cynth Pop Alexa play despacito
I remember being 17 hadn't seen my dad since I was 4. I ran into my sister in the store who I also hadn't seen in that long. We talked and she told me that my father was wanting to talk to me. He was suffering from alcoholism and that he wanted to just see how I was doing. She gave me his number and I didn't call him. I threw it away.... 2 weeks later he committed suicide. I never got the chance to hear him out or tell him I forgive him for leaving. Even if shit makes you uncomfortable just do it. You'll be better off.
bro, that is so heartbreaking. i hope you're doing better now... i cant imagine. :(
:( hope you’re doing good man
I'm in a some what same situation. My dad has been trying to leave me since I was little my mom pushed him to give in to us, i idolized him even if he didn't want us. until the day he put hands on my little brother and I beat the shit outta him. Ever since that day I did i hate him and he has been trying to contact me for the past 2 years. Every one tells me to talk to him before I regret it but im not sure I will. I just don't wanna be old and then regret it lol. Sorry to hear that man life has its ups and downs and that must've been a big down for you. Hope you doing better.
❤️
2:09 "thats my old man my pops"
I can see in that moment the sadness Mac carries. Why can I see it? Because so many of us have had a moment like this.....Im proud Demarco is happy/successful and has good relationships. Usually people with bad dads carry a wound that never heals.....oh man. Big fan and This Old Dog swan song to his dad.
i love him man, he's just so lovely.
I honestly hate that this was filmed.
This makes me grateful for my dad we don’t always see eye to eye on everything but the support has always been there
I wonder what would've actually happened if this wasn't on camera.
nah nothing, his father left him long time ago and didn't care at all
Maybe Mac would have asked him why.
This parkinglot is iconic, if you know you know
Imagine having thousands of strangers paying to see you, some of them travelling hours just to be in your presence - many who would pay top dollar just to spend 5 minutes with you afterwards… and then your own Father is in the parking lot acting like he’s more or less indifferent to you. Ouch!!
Give your kid a hug man!
My mother relapsed and abandoned my sister and I this past year. Mac’s music has done a lot for me and it sucks that bad parenting can have the affects that it does.
Mark Shaffer sorry to hear that brother. Stay strong dude
Uh oh, looks like, I’m seeing more of my old man in me.
Said he'd be back probably just like he did when mac was a kid
Fucked up. I come back to this and rememeber that even Mac, one of my favorite artists, knows what this feels like.
"Not until you see, as the heart grows stronger sometimes love is pushed away"
This is odd because this showed up on my YT feed a day after I saw my dad after 3 months of having bailed out on me. He acted as if nothing happened and as if I hadn't struggled with money in the past three months (hilariously, he even got mad at me because I didn't call him). And I actually handled it pretty much like Mac did. And for some reason this is kind of reconforting because I realize that I grew a lot in those months and that there's nothing wrong with the fact that I don't hold hard feelings towards him. Maybe Mac has coped with something I am starting to cope with. Three months are nothing compared to years but my dad has been absent most of my life and so far has managed to make me become very distant despite all my attempts at having a healthy relation with him. And that's realizing that they may not ever change their minds and you have to go on without them.
But, I dunno. I'm just some dude who likes Mac's music.
wtff I was listening to "My Old Man" and read the line "Not until you see, as the heart grows stronger sometimes love is pushed away" in the exact time Mac sung it. creepy af lol
Keep growing brother. You will blossom and be in full bloom in this life, continue on and god spee.
this is so heartbreaking. i listened to watching him fade away for the first time and cried my eyes out, then came here and cried even more. mac's so strong.
as someone who grew up without a parent, its not that heartbreaking, they have never been there for you, the heartbreak has existed before, your whole life. now thats heartbreaking.
Not everything is about you
ah yes, the classic. Wish I didn't know exactly how this feels.
Man, Mac will be one hell of a father one day, for sure... Anyone who knows that pain would do anything in their power to make it different when it comes time for their turn.
Obviously the focus of the video is drawing the most attention but it’s pretty hilarious that the guy wouldn’t sell Mac beer because his ID is from “Canady”
Alcol are illegal under the youngs of 21 in Canady, exept prvoince of diffrent like Ontarios. Life of beverage is 19 youngs. Quebecks is 18th youngs. Most drink avoid age.
Wait... how many youngs!?
Samuel Descheneau you need to work on your english, friend
I thought he was buying darts
It’s so sad to think you’d do so well, so many people admire you, you sell out a gig and your dad doesn’t get out of the car to congratulate you.
Couldn't even get out the car.
This old dog talks about their relationship a lot. Tough stuff
This hurts man, constantly burying feeling and emotion with laughs and see you laters, always keeping up the charade that everything's all good. I love Macs music it helped me during a time when I was becoming a man all on my own, I never realized how much I relate to him.
Idk man but I don't think this video should be on the internet