I believe, in this song he is pointing out random things that allow him to take his mind off of stressful/traumatic times. Things that allow him to escape mentally.
@@dustygatrell-ru7tg It says he doesn't want to learn about anything that could harm him in the future, or to set boundaries for this harm. To be more specific, the chorus highlights the main intention. "The things that I've loved, the things that I've lost. Things I've held sacred, that I've dropped." When entering in any agreement, any relationship, there is a chance of failure. As we grow older and wiser, we calculate in general what the impact is with self-preservation as the key determinator. To not preserve the self can affect others. "I won't lie no more you can bet. I don't want to learn what I need, to forget". Every relationship is built upon trust, but we are not perfect, so we become more careful, but at the same time state our intentions, to ensure any new endeavor we begin in we have a stronger sense of opportunity cost for us in relation to what we're held accountable for since we become part of this endeavor. This doesn't imply it's necessarily bad, and the song might relate to not wanting to do anything again, which is impossible for most of us, but at the same time we are surely more aware of any contingency.
@@The_Kiosk I'm more referring to The term's daily use by many as an "umbrella". Dog Whistles, Cowbells, Sirens, Bells...all physical triggers. Now makeup on Celebs triggers people. We are not audiences nor viewers. We aren't execs or producers. We are the cast of our Reality show. We watch things while others watch us watching things, which also involves 1 or 2 more layers of watching ppl watching things. Smile, You're on Jackass Pranksters. Our strength of emotional capacity or perseverance is being removed via our 'Flu Swirled Disorderer' up high these days and raining down and over us all
When Audioslave came out I thought it was so cool because Rage Against The Machine was a great band with a unique sound and Chris Cornell was an amazing songwriter who also had a sound of his own but Audioslave didn't sound like anything any of them had done in the past. It really was something new and exciting that didn't remind me of anything
It took me a while to get used to the sound of audioslave.. I always thought that his voice didn't match the band, but I eventually I got used to it, and their songs became hit and miss, even tho I bought their first 2 albums,.. and then when he died,.. bruh, that killed me so bad😢
Its hard to believe that CC is no longer with us. He is the best rock vocalist that’s ever been. Soundgarden are nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. I hope they will finally get their flowers. I love this song. This was a great choice y’all. Thank you.
I agree that it is about how hard it is to deal with lose, especially a parent. How the mom and the kids are seeking something new to distract themselves from the pain. It is a great song and a sad song all in one. A hallmark of many Chris Cornell songs.
I can't pick best vocals for Chris Cornell because his lyrics and voice are uniquely wrapped around each song he performs. "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" is another gem by Chris Cornell, you might want to check out.
5:33 in the morning East Coast time it only 82 comments about one of the greatest voices we have ever heard how disappointing so many people can't be appreciative. Chris Cornell's voice has to be the greatest voice over the last 30 years
The end of the chorus IMHO basically encapsulates the meaning of the song, "I don't want to learn what I'll need to forget." Why would you even want to know about the things that will cause you trauma if you'll just end up trying to forget them to keep yourself sane?...It's actually a very deep existential question...the same asked by Hamlet in the famous, "To be, or not to be" soliloquy...do we confront the troubles of the world, even though they may bring us down in the process? Or do we give up and "Sleep" or live in ignorant bliss...
Lex is bang on with this, It's not a literal reminder it's a sentimental reminder of his past, so for exmaple, travelling to a new place that you've never been to, won't make you reminisce about the past cause it's a whole new experience therefore not reminding you of anything. And yes Brad did make the same point in the end kinda lol
Some context about the music video: It's about a boy (and his family) whose father was a fighter pilot. The father died in a war, and there was a funeral. The boy is trying to cope with his loss, and is venting his anger by focusing on boxing. You can see him playing with planes, and later throwing away those planes and even ripping off a poster of Uncle Sam. Like @newharlemrenaissanceproduc943 said, its about doing random things to distract himself of those emotions.
Great reaction Brad. I honestly don’t know if you’re right but it makes sense.. I had never been able to “just hear” the words to make sense of the song so thank you
It is about reliving past experiences but through, "new born," eyes. Memories that do remind you of things that once caused you pain can be viewed through a new perspective to remind you of something new, or in relation to the past, "nothing at all."
"Two women massaging each others feet.. like scissoring" ... on that note, check out the band Scissor Sisters and their song "Take Your Mama" or "I Dont Feel Like Dancing".
I always thought the song was him naming things that takes his mind off things. He was going through a lot with addiction and other issues, and stuff like this helps him take his mind off negative shit.
He's describing moments that are new to him, hence why they don't remind him of anything. In other words, he is embracing life rather than looking backwards.
Focusing just on the song, without the video coloring it, it's about an older man doing the opposite things he did in his younger years, because it literally doesn't remind him of anything. No baggage. Think about the opposites of the things he's saying and it makes sense, at least to me, especially when you think about who Audioslave were as a band
Y'all should listen to "whitch" by a small psychedelic band called "ora" they only realeased one album and it's selling for over 1500$ it's a cool acid rock style like cream and Jimi Hendrix
2:38. It’s his way of saying that remembering anything is abject pain and anguish. Edit. There are parallels between many of his songs in this. Every single song he had is either him conquering his self rejection, or his succumbing to his un-alive-ing. (Wow, the internet really wants people to not kill themself)[how could extreme money hoarding, profit hungry corporations exist without slave labor?]
Although it is a lot of things, there are certain things that pertains to each one us. Not ALL of these things have to pertain to ALL of us. Just enough to understand what he's singing about.
Everything he claims that " dosnt remind him " if you notice are all innocent or vary child like things , things kids would consider new and exciting like hammering nails or studying faces in parking lots " the kid in the music video is forced to rush threw childhood and be a man do to his dads death . He's struggling to stay innocent while also trying to be a man and forget about trauma all three things at once . That's why I love Tom's guitar break down solo .like the kid is finally loosing it mentally and just explodes in the ring but realizes at the end after all is said and done . He just wants to be a kid and move on .
It doesn’t remind him of anything because people don’t drive backwards in the fog things he’s mentioning people don’t know he doesn’t do so there’s no remembrance of it so he does it because there’s no remember him saying
Maybe it's like doing something to distract you from your thoughts. So whatever you pick to do, shouldn't remind you of what you're not trying to think of.
Of course, you probably know this band is the rage against the machine. The singer is from Soundgarden. You need to listen to Soundgarden completely original great group before this man killed himself him and rage against the machines bad got together and that’s what you’re hearing now.
Rocky (Masonic) Baal-Boa was a MAJOR pop-culture prank just like John Wick is today. The Itallian Stallion (Black Knight, Chess?), made his training montages so inspiring that they eventually led to...CROSS-Training and CROSS-Fit exercise. Like Pilates was named after Pontius Pilate, "The Apostle's Creed" responsible for Christ's crucifixion. I learned all of this after reading the lyrics to 'Sympathy for the Devil' Aka, Balboa/Wick. "Pilates washed his hands, And sealed his fate", just like Rocky did NOT throw a towel to save Apollo Creed in Rocky 4 as Creed martyred himself for a killing blow by Russian executioner Ivan Drago
The point is that there are clearly things he desperately doesn’t want to remember and so, he seeks distraction and anything that stops him remembering past events/people etc.
I believe, in this song he is pointing out random things that allow him to take his mind off of stressful/traumatic times. Things that allow him to escape mentally.
Yeah sounds about right.
@@dustygatrell-ru7tg It says he doesn't want to learn about anything that could harm him in the future, or to set boundaries for this harm. To be more specific, the chorus highlights the main intention. "The things that I've loved, the things that I've lost. Things I've held sacred, that I've dropped." When entering in any agreement, any relationship, there is a chance of failure. As we grow older and wiser, we calculate in general what the impact is with self-preservation as the key determinator. To not preserve the self can affect others. "I won't lie no more you can bet. I don't want to learn what I need, to forget". Every relationship is built upon trust, but we are not perfect, so we become more careful, but at the same time state our intentions, to ensure any new endeavor we begin in we have a stronger sense of opportunity cost for us in relation to what we're held accountable for since we become part of this endeavor. This doesn't imply it's necessarily bad, and the song might relate to not wanting to do anything again, which is impossible for most of us, but at the same time we are surely more aware of any contingency.
@@Toby-WanKenobi you lost me
I totally agree wit you Mr. Gatrell wow what an explanation but really it doesn't remind me anything 😂❤❤❤
The song appears to be about coping with loss or avoiding life's trigger moments by keeping yourself distracted or otherwise occupied.
Yeah, the term "Trigger" was not a Psych issue in those days like it is now thx to the Social Mafia
@@versetripn6631 it's been part of post traumatic stress disorder for a long time. That's where the term originated.
@@The_Kiosk I'm more referring to The term's daily use by many as an "umbrella".
Dog Whistles, Cowbells, Sirens, Bells...all physical triggers.
Now makeup on Celebs triggers people.
We are not audiences nor viewers.
We aren't execs or producers.
We are the cast of our Reality show.
We watch things while others watch us watching things, which also involves 1 or 2 more layers of watching ppl watching things.
Smile, You're on Jackass Pranksters.
Our strength of emotional capacity or perseverance is being removed via our 'Flu Swirled Disorderer' up high these days and raining down and over us all
It's a numbness to forget lost times
Basically. Ignorance is bliss.
Don't know trauma. Don't have to forget it.
"I Am the Highway ", is INCREDIBLE, and you gotta react to it by Audioslave...❤️❤️❤️
and, a guy's video that he made(using the song), of his family moving, has insane number of views.
@breathe and squeeze yes.. love it..❤️❤️❤️
🤘😎👍
When Audioslave came out I thought it was so cool because Rage Against The Machine was a great band with a unique sound and Chris Cornell was an amazing songwriter who also had a sound of his own but Audioslave didn't sound like anything any of them had done in the past. It really was something new and exciting that didn't remind me of anything
NIce...Well, if there's one thing I can say personally about the music of Chris and Audioslave...they definitely showed me how to live...
It took me a while to get used to the sound of audioslave.. I always thought that his voice didn't match the band, but I eventually I got used to it, and their songs became hit and miss, even tho I bought their first 2 albums,.. and then when he died,.. bruh, that killed me so bad😢
Its hard to believe that CC is no longer with us. He is the best rock vocalist that’s ever been. Soundgarden are nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. I hope they will finally get their flowers. I love this song. This was a great choice y’all. Thank you.
This is my favorite song of all time! The chorus is so great! It reminds me of youth and springtime!
I agree that it is about how hard it is to deal with lose, especially a parent. How the mom and the kids are seeking something new to distract themselves from the pain. It is a great song and a sad song all in one. A hallmark of many Chris Cornell songs.
I can't pick best vocals for Chris Cornell because his lyrics and voice are uniquely wrapped around each song he performs. "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" is another gem by Chris Cornell, you might want to check out.
He was the best and this song is spectacular, thank you for enjoying it and sharing it with a new audience.
Hes loving parts of the past and emjoying what he didnt forget
5:33 in the morning East Coast time it only 82 comments about one of the greatest voices we have ever heard how disappointing so many people can't be appreciative. Chris Cornell's voice has to be the greatest voice over the last 30 years
Tom Morello is such a phenomenal guitarist and with Chris Cornell’s voice…… awesome!
Chris was such a beast of a vocalist. Sad that we lost him. Audioslave were so great.
5:44 had me spewing milk out of my nose. 😂
Thank you for that heads up 🫡😂
I love this Awesome song!! the background in the chorus is awesome!!. its not same timing as the main vocals!! Pure genius.💜💜💜💜
The end of the chorus IMHO basically encapsulates the meaning of the song, "I don't want to learn what I'll need to forget." Why would you even want to know about the things that will cause you trauma if you'll just end up trying to forget them to keep yourself sane?...It's actually a very deep existential question...the same asked by Hamlet in the famous, "To be, or not to be" soliloquy...do we confront the troubles of the world, even though they may bring us down in the process? Or do we give up and "Sleep" or live in ignorant bliss...
Great reaction guys... Wishing you both the best.
I’m actually mad they didn’t feel that solo. Literally one of the greatest guitar solos in this genre.
Lex is bang on with this, It's not a literal reminder it's a sentimental reminder of his past, so for exmaple, travelling to a new place that you've never been to, won't make you reminisce about the past cause it's a whole new experience therefore not reminding you of anything. And yes Brad did make the same point in the end kinda lol
Some context about the music video: It's about a boy (and his family) whose father was a fighter pilot. The father died in a war, and there was a funeral. The boy is trying to cope with his loss, and is venting his anger by focusing on boxing. You can see him playing with planes, and later throwing away those planes and even ripping off a poster of Uncle Sam. Like @newharlemrenaissanceproduc943 said, its about doing random things to distract himself of those emotions.
Chris Cornell:
* You Never Knew My Mind(Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
* Can't Change Me
* Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
* Stay With Me Baby
Good old Chris cornell. Man has a crazy voice
Great reaction Brad. I honestly don’t know if you’re right but it makes sense.. I had never been able to “just hear” the words to make sense of the song so thank you
Cornell was such a great poet, it's hard to pick up on what he's getting at sometimes. He says things in such a funky, artistic way. 🤷♂️
I really like this!!!! Great choice guys!!! CC was great as always!!!! RIP
One of my all time favorite guitar solos great song great band!
I like the added vocal in the background. One of my favorite Audioslave songs.
Brad, you could be 100% spot on!! 🙏🙏🙏
Great call Brad!
Dude her face when Brad said "two girls massaging each other's feet.... scissoring.." lmao I spit my drink out.
It is about reliving past experiences but through, "new born," eyes. Memories that do remind you of things that once caused you pain can be viewed through a new perspective to remind you of something new, or in relation to the past, "nothing at all."
Favorite Chris Cornell song
Chris wrote cryptic songs. RIP. One of the best.
There are a couple of really cool lyrics in this song:
Things I've "held" sacred that I "dropped".
I don't want to learn what I'll need to forget.
"Two women massaging each others feet.. like scissoring" ... on that note, check out the band Scissor Sisters and their song "Take Your Mama" or "I Dont Feel Like Dancing".
I love that you're doing popular bands but different songs by them
does not want to remember the feelings he had when he lost his Dad in the War... I can relate
My favorite Audioslave song.
"Don't want to learn what I'll need, to forget."
It almost doesn’t matter what the lyrics are, because it is Chris Cornell delivering them. What a voice. Audioslave was such a great band.
I always thought the song was him naming things that takes his mind off things. He was going through a lot with addiction and other issues, and stuff like this helps him take his mind off negative shit.
My favorite video of all time! Song is up high on my list too!
He's describing moments that are new to him, hence why they don't remind him of anything. In other words, he is embracing life rather than looking backwards.
Chris Cornell was revolutionary. His voice is for the ages.
Wow. That music towards the end was killer.
Living Eyes.
My World. by Bee Gees. Please.
should also check Peal Jam,Sound Garden and Temple of Dog, they are both so awesome.
Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog both Chris Cornell awesome
@@pammy3514 100% 💜
DREAM WARRIORS "My Definition."
Must hear. 90's Canadian not well known rap.
Powerful video. Innocence lost
Try his cover of THANK YOU by Led zeppelin, the version from the Howard Stern show is a good one 🎸 🥁 🎤
Hidden Gem!
Focusing just on the song, without the video coloring it, it's about an older man doing the opposite things he did in his younger years, because it literally doesn't remind him of anything. No baggage. Think about the opposites of the things he's saying and it makes sense, at least to me, especially when you think about who Audioslave were as a band
Y'all crazy. I like, I Am The Highway by AudioSlave
Should check out some of his solo work. His Euphoria Morning and Higher Truth albums are absolute masterpieces imo. Carry On is great as well.
As so often, here for Lex, despite Brad.
Y'all should listen to "whitch" by a small psychedelic band called "ora" they only realeased one album and it's selling for over 1500$ it's a cool acid rock style like cream and Jimi Hendrix
It's about time to listen to some Aurora you two. Try" Cure for me" or "churchyard live". Still enjoying your vibe!
This is audioslave's best music video
shot in philly, a regular neighborhood, the art museum steps where Rocky ran up the famous Blue Horizon where all the philly boxers dream of fighting
Great song.
You should try "Heaven's Dead" and "Dandelion".
Being reminded of things is painful sometimes. That's it.
If he can see new things he doesn't have to think about the past.
Hey Brad & Lex
Please play "Holding on to Yesterday " by Ambrosia
2:38. It’s his way of saying that remembering anything is abject pain and anguish. Edit. There are parallels between many of his songs in this. Every single song he had is either him conquering his self rejection, or his succumbing to his un-alive-ing. (Wow, the internet really wants people to not kill themself)[how could extreme money hoarding, profit hungry corporations exist without slave labor?]
This is a good one!
Although it is a lot of things, there are certain things that pertains to each one us. Not ALL of these things have to pertain to ALL of us. Just enough to understand what he's singing about.
Y'all have to do Code Blue by T.S.O.L. , a beautiful love song!
Cornell will have the best male vocals every time.
Martin Bernard of 'Alpha' and Finn Andrews of 'The Veils' (and don't wanna forget Richard Ashcroft either)
Request
Headpins
Turn it Loud!
Radio talk doesn’t remind me of anything. But radio talk in GTA doesn’t remind me of ANYTHING
Best song on that album. My opinion
It’s obvious that the lyrics are speaking of displacing trauma by avoiding people, places and items that trigger them.
Jack update?
How does hearing this song make me feel? 😀🤗😁
FINALMENTE 🇧🇷
Brad went full Lex on this one…
"Vietnam..." 🤔🤯
Google it from interviews after your reaction, PLEASE. 🙏🏼
The world misses Chris Cornell
I like hammering nails and speaking in tongues because it doesn't remind me of anything...great line
Escapism distractions from historical personal pain
Tom Morello shreds
Please play "Holding on to Yesterday " by Ambrosia
Everything he claims that " dosnt remind him " if you notice are all innocent or vary child like things , things kids would consider new and exciting like hammering nails or studying faces in parking lots " the kid in the music video is forced to rush threw childhood and be a man do to his dads death . He's struggling to stay innocent while also trying to be a man and forget about trauma all three things at once . That's why I love Tom's guitar break down solo .like the kid is finally loosing it mentally and just explodes in the ring but realizes at the end after all is said and done . He just wants to be a kid and move on .
Obviously he's reflecting on his father being shot down and taken from him... kind of obvious. He feels anger about it. Great tune.
Aerosmith - Nobody's Fault
Question: Best Male Vocals ? Answer: One of the best, but don't forget Lou Gramm, Brad Delp, Steve Walsh, Ian Gillan etc.
Martin Bernard of 'Alpha' and Finn Andrews of 'The Veils' (and don't wanna forget Richard Ashcroft either)
It doesn’t remind him of anything because people don’t drive backwards in the fog things he’s mentioning people don’t know he doesn’t do so there’s no remembrance of it so he does it because there’s no remember him saying
Of course it’s all hypothetical. They’re just lyrics they fit.
Best?
Definitely in the top 5 for sure.
Doesn't remind me of the things that trouble me the most.
Maybe it's like doing something to distract you from your thoughts. So whatever you pick to do, shouldn't remind you of what you're not trying to think of.
RIP
It's about distractions from the miseries of everyday life.
✂️ 😂 Bruh
Of course, you probably know this band is the rage against the machine. The singer is from Soundgarden. You need to listen to Soundgarden completely original great group before this man killed himself him and rage against the machines bad got together and that’s what you’re hearing now.
5:51 two women scizoring remind me a lot of things
Rocky (Masonic) Baal-Boa was a MAJOR pop-culture prank just like John Wick is today.
The Itallian Stallion (Black Knight, Chess?), made his training montages so inspiring that they eventually led to...CROSS-Training and CROSS-Fit exercise.
Like Pilates was named after Pontius Pilate, "The Apostle's Creed" responsible for Christ's crucifixion.
I learned all of this after reading the lyrics to 'Sympathy for the Devil'
Aka, Balboa/Wick.
"Pilates washed his hands,
And sealed his fate", just like Rocky did NOT throw a towel to save Apollo Creed in Rocky 4 as Creed martyred himself for a killing blow by Russian executioner Ivan Drago
The point is that there are clearly things he desperately doesn’t want to remember and so, he seeks distraction and anything that stops him remembering past events/people etc.
Terrific singer. Lost Chris too soon.
rofl 5:58
Your uncle played with you. So you do things that don't remind you of anything.
😂 okay….you guys got so off track summing up the song. So funny! But Brad, you got it right. Boy lost his Dad during the war.