American Football - Never Meant [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
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"Never Meant" is taken from American Football's self-titled full-length album, released September 14, 1999.
Directed & Edited by Chris Strong
Assistant Director: David Sampson
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Girl: Melody Sample
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Dude, my mom didn't sign my permission slip to go on this feels trip
dude that's such a clever pun
+
chris matassa gay
NEET Magnet chill dude
chris matassa probably the best quote ever
“This is a certified hood classic”
lmao
You're a certified idiot
@@whatever-wb4vu brap sound effect hd 4k remastered edition.
@@Maddiedoggie BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPP *sniff sniff* hmmmm yesss my dear quite pungent indeed Mmm
based
everyone gangsta until that second guitar part comes in
Instant emoification
Fr
you mean 0:33 right?
@@omen2332 That's the one, yep
"Wait what second-- OH LAWD"
Wow, they really named a sport after this band, such legends
This made me laugh out loud in the best of ways. Really need that today. Thank you OP.
Underrated comment
Lol, im laughing as fuck
Dude you think that's crazy, you should see what they named after the 80s rock band who wrote "every breath you take"
I misread that shit lol
Some say this is the Stairway To Heaven of midwestern emo rock
I mean, this band basically invented the sound, so I'd say it's more like the "Maybellene" of Midwest Emo.
@@applescruff1969 Uh, wrong, that would be cap'n jazz. Clearly you aren't aware of the Kinsella brothers' discog. Quit making shit up
@@zbealeo There are precursers to every genre, but it usually comes down to one group to put all the pieces together. American Football was that band.
@@applescruff1969 lol, lmao even
You clearly don't understand the impact of cap'n jazz, braid or hell jimmy eat world.
@@zbealeo SDRE too?
I saw a meme of a guy punching a gallon of milk in like less than 144p quality with this song playing in the background and that's why I'm here.
This do have a nice vibe.
Link? Lmao
ruclips.net/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/видео.html
yeah
@@UnorthodoxIndividual thanks
I GOT RICKROLLED IM CRYING 😭
@@gotsmii8949 I can give you the real link if u want lol
This is a certified suburban classic
Facts
Hood classic is a better comment
@nonebeach qp
@@luisperez-soriano2399 this that suburban swag tho
@@Ackl3r w
This is probably the most beautiful riff ever made in history.
Tey also made silhouettes and that was a underrated gem
FACTS!
It's hauntingly beautiful.
are you kidding? do you even know anything about music man? you called a midwest emo part "the best riff"? every guitar in the block sharted thanks to you
@@adrianeduardoramirezmorale4874 get some sun bro
I used to think 1:35 - 2:15 was way too needlessly long and repetitive, but it hit me why this is arguably the most meaningful part of the whole song. Eventually, YOU begin to zone out from the song and reminisce about your life. You get lost in your own daydream of heartache/what could have been. It suddenly becomes your story
And then you are pulled right back into the gravity of the song.
it's also only like 40 seconds
Point well-made. 😢
Yeah me too, always stop listen until that part
Dude stop my eyes are sweating already
so good still
i love you. thank you for your music
epilepsy
Can someone explain to me why this only has 33 likes
Koen Metekohy cause San Holo is trash
SAN HOLO hold up ring ding ding ding ding
Sucks, right? You’ll have relationships that are stronger, longer, more stable, etc but you’ll never feel that intense, chaotic feeling of young love ever again. Emotions just mellow out as you age.
saddest thing i read today man
you can't be sure of that my brother
"again"
heh
@@fabiusmaia3261 ikr
Yeah man, I don't relate, I had social anxiety
Never forget the heart broken 4am nights on city rooftops with the gang. Those emotions were so real. Now none of us even talk.
return to emo
Like the ocean, life never ceases. People ebb and flow in and out of your life from cradle to grave.
MAN
I think the main reason why I love midwest emo so much is because most of the songs sound like the Wii sports bowling results music
came here to be sad but THIS
... 🤦♂️
ses vrai ses bon
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUUCK
Why would you do this to me?
That house needs to be made a UNESCO world heritage site.
Verdade
It’s listed on Google as a cultural landmark, and a user suggested category for it is a religious destination 😭
A couple actually lives in that house and love it when people take pics in front of it
does anyone know the address?
@@matheusbarth7587 it's in champagne, illinois
I had a difficult childhood and had to grow up sooner than most. I never got to experience things like young love or a group of friends, but this song makes me feel like I’m tapping into another timeline where I did have those things and for just a second I feel whole and for that I am grateful
That just means youre wiser sooner ❤ it may seem great but it's romanticized. Most of us wouldve been better off without the romanticized Disney pre written heart shatter. Stay strong fellow human
I’m right there with you, friend 🫶🏼
❤❤❤
Mystmor's cover is especially moving
damn, was wondering what brought me here
The exact mood of this song is being a college student who is walking around campus during the fall and feeling nostalgic/regretful
Yeah this isnt actually when its happening, its a couple years later when you realize you still havent felt anything close to that. Maybe you never will, everything is so strange now
Yup, 3 years into university and I literally haven’t made a friend, honestly haven’t even tried, and I’m kinda Okay with that. Because life teaches you that not everything needs to be a movie, and not everything should be.
Me af
Why do i think that thats just what you're doing?
I’ve done this so many times. Spring semester before graduation and I’m just in my head nonstop about it
I could literally walk to the American Football house right now. It's less than a block away from where I'm staying with my college friends.
DO IT
POST A VID ON YOUR CHANNEL
UIUC Gang
that is actually sick
i plan to make the pilgrimage with my friends once one us can drive
failed high school relationship: The Album
thats how you fuckin put it.
Brand new
@@invaderzim133 sup, do you do graffiti?
This one above me is an idiot👆
haha! We all have that. I don't miss her at all though.
a few weeks ago, me and my friends went down to the American Football House for our friends birthday, since it was only about an hour away from where we were staying, we listened to this album completely on the drive there, and it ended as we pulled up in front of the house. it was honestly really cool.
Must have been a dreamy experience ❤
I thought the og house got destroyed
Blood visited a random house? 😂
@@ash_aidenNo, it still exists. American Football alongside Polyvinyl Record brought the house in may of 2023.
@@baah5409 thanks for letting me know
Hits harder than ever before. We were together for 5 years, I don’t hate her and I’m only 23. Stay strong lads 💪
That’s seriously inspirational bro, thank you I mean it
I’m also 23. We’re all gonna make it my dudes :)
Hey man, I'm sure you are a lot better off now as some time has passed. I just wanted to say I've been in two LTRs similarly, first one we got together freshman year and ended about 5 years later, second one was about a year after that and it lasted about 6 years. I'm 27 now and trust me man, you'll get through it, just love yourself and keep growing.
Same brother but 7 years and i'm 27 now. I don't want to start a new life without her but she's not in love with me anymore ... we have to keep moving forward. We will be alright.
I remember being 23. That was a long time ago.
yesterday was the day my bandmate passed on... this song was one of the first songs he showed me,and i loved it ever since...now it'll always remind me of him... cancer sucks.
rest easy Arnold Fonseca 12/30/88 - 5/1/19
Hope you're doing okay, sorry to hear about your friend mate
Rest easy, i hope you feel better soon
jojohernandezGames jesus that sucks, music is such a powerful way to connect with people. So sorry dude hope you are hanging on. Rip Arnold.
I can just fell the pain, Songs can be powerful, I lost friends to, four of them. One of them showed me this song after dying of heart cancer three years ago and I absolutely loved it,hurts a lot when it comes to bad times when you miss them a lot, someday I will wish you the best to recover and be filled with happiness again.
Stay strong
it's hard not to be overly dramatic when you listen to this.
felipe augusto i agree m8
felipe augusto Indeed
That's why it's called emo. Emotional.
+felipe augusto don't you mean oooovvveeeeerrrrlllyyyyy dramatic? :)
+David Mitchell-Baker ; _ ;
Back in like 2005 my guitar player (who died years ago) made me a mix CD & this was the first song on it, followed by Minus the Bear, Red Shirt Brigade, The Farewell Bend, Hum, Chavez, etc. He showed me a lot of great bands. Thanks Cliff. ❤
I had a cliff too ✌️
Minus the bear is still one of the best bands IMO
Minus the bear is soooo good
No BRAID??
Cliff was a fuckin real one dude, sorry for your loss and rest in peace cliff
I am 35 years old and I literally cannot listen to this song without crying. I just become overwhelmed with the memories of being young. Falling into feelings so hard that every little thing crushed me emotionally. But the emotional highs were also so much higher. Guitar music was loved by most. While I don't want to be a slave to nostalgia, something tells me I'll never feel anything like this for any other genre of music ever again.
Want nostalgia. Polyvinyl and American football just bought the house in this video
I'm 46, and nope.
I'm 46, and yup
Process time for this uploaded video was only 14 years.
TaylorsTutorials They had some nice cameras back then.
they were working on valve time.
It probably would with dial-up internet lol
Jadon Slaughter hahahaha
56k
They really woke up one day and decided to start a band called "american football"
americ anfootball*
Not any better than the Circle Jerks, or Butthole surfers. Both of which are still amazing
Some people once called their band “The Police”.
It was The Police.
Me and my band wanted to rename from "Nightwalkers" to something else because we felt our vibe/genre idea for the band changed, me and the lead singer were tossing names to see if any would land, our banjo/backup guitarist turns and says "Waffle Iron Express" and I'll never forget that night. Mainly 'cause we're Waffle Iron Express now.
Yessir
I always found the instrumental on this oddly hypnotizing, maybe it’s the swinging between time or the way the strumming and the drumming kinda combat each other. But I think that’s one of the key factors that make this band so good
It reminds me a little of the ending to God Only Knows. These pretty, intertwining melodic lines that play off one another, and a fascinating time signature that you can't quite put your finger on. It just draws you in deeper and deeper.
Let's just forget
Everything said
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night
When we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
There were some things
That were said
But we never did
Not to be
Overly
Dramatic
I just think it's best
'Cause you can't miss what you forget
So let's just pretend
Everything and
Anything between you and me
Was never meant
epic
I think what's sad about this song is that the relationship ended in the most natural way: The love just stopped.
Not because of cliches like an affair or something like that.
It ended because it just wasn't meant to be.
"Never Meant".
That makes it more heartbreaking and sad.
Yesss💔
It's not really heartbreaking or depressing when it ends that way. It's just straight disappointing, knowing there wasn't really anything more you could do.
the most truthful thing said by someone who has an MLP profile pic
AtrocityEquine fuck this comment has me questioning my relationship with someone I’ve known for 10 years lol
Shut the fuck up
Where’s the weird creature running into the room
I got that in my recommendations yesterday
thats my favorite video on youtube lol
what are you guys talking about?
@@captain_cloudd ruclips.net/video/0dQZn0WOrq4/видео.html
unironically, i hope you found this song being 10/10.
I don't know how I've never heard this song, but good lord... This just perfectly encapsulates a love that burned hotter and brighter than it ever had any right to. Recognizing it's time for both of you to move on, and wishing you could take it all back because it's easier to act like you never cared at all than to realize it'll never be the same between you.
This reply perfectly describes how my last relationship was and this song encapsulates that experience as well.
Sometimes I hate myself for not have taking advantage of my younger years, than I take a step back and realize everyhting was worth it, I wouldnt change a thing, because today I'm still alive
Take advantage of the now my friend it’s all u can
cringe
"Welcome to The Salty Spitoon. How tough are ya?"
"I once listened to Never Meant by American Football and only cried a little bit"
"Ok go ahead in"
What if you didn't cry at all?
peppa pig is queen Then you’re not even human at this point.
Corbin Garber well shit
@@Howitgoes799 haha
Matt that is hilarious haha.
To me, this song represents the raw emotion of a relationship that was never meant to last. Two souls with pure intentions fall in love, but they are too young and naive to keep their promises, which leads to the relationship's demise. They say their goodbyes, embarking on separate life journeys never to meet again.
I know we were never meant to be
No shit.
Damn you are philosopher
Yeah it's kinda in the title
"you can't miss what you forget"
damn bro thats crazy hahaha you also found out that we need water to survive or do we need another lecture for that bro
I’m going to be turning 52 in a few weeks. How is it I’ve never heard this before now? I’m an old soul now, but can still feel the pangs of loss of a first love. The heartbreak was unbearable at the time, but now I look back with fondness and wonder. There’s nothing’s comparable of being young and in love.
I cried. You cried. We cried.
i shat you shat we shat
This is my first time ever listening to American Football and for some reason they give me the feel that I've listened to them my whole life. How does a song/band that you've never heard before give this much hard hitting nostalgia. It shouldn't be possible.
Spencer L It just hits that spot hard doesnt it?
Spencer L same here. This song made me feel sad as shit.
SAME
Spencer L OVERLYYYYY DRAMATICCCCC
+Spencer L They've influenced a lot of bands, in particular in the emo scene. You can hear elements of them throughout modern rock which is part of why. Because even if you don't listen to bands like Brand New and Far you probably have heard people influenced by them hence why they have that familiarity.
this song perfectly encompasses the melancholy start of fall
+Jordan Adragna and the end of winter into spring.
big fancy words
+Jordan Adragna its actually, like, whatever the fuck you make of it.
Oh for fucks sake, just listen to the song you doofus!
+Robert Lois dont be that guy
This song is like the feeling of reminiscing on things once you’ve moved on, remembering the good times and appreciating them for what they were at that time
Or what they should have been.
Spot on. You perfectly described this song
Figure I'd give an update to y'all:
The house featured in this video and its LP1 cover went up for sale. Plans were to demolish and build apartments.
However...the band American Football itself bought it as of May-ish 2023. No word on if they're going to rework and remodel this beautiful dilapidated house, but I imagine they'll do something amazing with it. They intend to keep the outside looking the same.
Turn it into a recording studio
@@CJbrinkman602please I would love to record an album in the American football studio
The general vibe I get from this is “Don’t cry because it’s over, be happy that it happened.” Love is a gift, not an inherent privilege. The only way to come out alive is to appreciate it for what it is.
Beautiful words :) I think this is the best way look at love and heartbreak.
Nicely said
Interesting how differently different people perceive the same music because the general vibe I get from this (and the rest of the album) is "Cry."
@@melonyellow0 1000 people will sing 1 song for 1000 different reasons
Needed to hear this today, thx mate
Just signed the lease to rent this house next August.
YOU'RE THE GUY WTF DUDE I WANTED IT
Ulfric Stormcloak sorry man me and my guys had been scoping the house out since the first day of class at UIUC. Hahahaha feel free to come by and play Skyrim whenever tho ;-)
Let's hang!
We're always down for hangs. You know where to find us.
please have shows there
These boys walked so AN ENTIRE GENRE could run.
Every time I hear this song I feel like I'm listening to the track 'Never Meant' by American Football
ok
Sounds nothing alike, but ok
dude it's the same track!!! :>(
"You had chemistry; you only needed one other thing" "What's that?" "Timing. But timing's a bitch."
This comment hit me like a truck
I genuinely feel this.
Yep.
since no one else got the quote, nice himym reference :)
Repeat part 1:33 upwards.. that’s where it feels like you’re getting stabbed multiple times over and over again
this hit me hard. I was with her for seven years. the words "never meant" being repeated kinda stings but also confirms that we can't keep lying to each other. Now I'm looking for a new place to stay, a new job, a new life. I'm losing my best friend. I cherished every moment and wouldn't change it. I will always see her as the most special person in the world. We traveled up and down California, Florida, Japan. We played in the same band. she was there after my suicide attempt. I was there for hers. We worked on our cars together. we sat on the carpet and played video games until it was time to see the sun setting. We cooked together. We had a love that means more than two people "in love", we just innately had love. And that will never fade. This week has been rough, and all our friends are here for us. she stopped by last night to pick up some of her things. if feels like she never left. We both feel like that. I instinctively held her hands in front of me, pulled her in, and put my chin on her head. But I wasn't happy. for years. We tried so hard, constantly patching holes in this half- sunken ship.
it was never meant.
Bro, had a similar ride with my ex. We were together for six years and midway through it we always had some conversations about "how long it will go? and why do we have this kind of doubt", in the end the finish was the best for both sides. We kept in touch and we're clearly better now. Not gonna lie, the friendship we had does not exist anymore, but we care about each other and there's no hard feelings between the two of us. Just like the song states, some things were never meant and I guess we were never meant (even though we tried hard to make it happen).
It's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all bud
I hope you’re doing better now, even just a bit. If not, I hope you find peace whenever your life is ready for it.
Sabar bro
VIRTUA ฅ'ω'ฅ Eight years here, fuck that shit
I’m 34 and this is still my sitting in my room alone crying song
👍
@@bradleygonzalez1160 wtf bradley
@@cringystingy8025 ? 😃
@@bradleygonzalez1160 a 34 year old man is alone and crying in his room and you throw him a thumbs up
alone and together for several years
When am I ever going to forget her? It’s been years
I just can't believe they actually went to the same house 16 years later.
+Tank Engine is it really the same house? damn dude.
Robert Blaylock Yeah. You can tell by the window and the tree.
but it's exactly the same neighborhood or even the same place? i still confused, dude.
+Robert Blaylock Yes, exactly the same place. Why the hell would they perform anywhere else in the area?
James Patterson Because they are band and they can film anywhere? xD
This song makes me nostalgic for a past I never had.
Anemoia
What do you mean?
I get that in a way.
@@Emoboy381 a general feel of nostalgia that isnt for a specific part of ones life
sameeeee
to the person who introduced me to this song, truly thank you. this song (and album) has helped me cope with loss, depression, heartbreak, anxiety, and just growing up in general.
Me and my friends were the people in this video irl when we were in college in Lansing, MI in 12'-16'. The whole house show culture during the emo revival (when this video was made). I can smell this video. It smells like blend 27s and PBR. A fond memory of a chapter in my life that is long gone.
That moment when you realize that the house is the main character.
wondering if it's its final form over here
I'm not crying, there's just something in my eyes.
nope, nope, it's an allergic reaction
(great shirt btw)
Hayfever..
my eyes a feeling a bit sweaty today
Jayse Weaver rainy day for ur eye yey
Yeah... Just a bad itchiness...
The girl who made me listen to this song didn't stay.
I made my bf listen to this song, now he is my husband.
She was just trying to soften the blow. She knew what she was about to do.
Happy 22nd anniversary to this song and the album it came from. It still ages very well even after more than 20 years since it's release, which really tells you something.
The moment you realize you'll never experience teen love once more.
I know a female, blind to that fact. So I always dedicate When You Were Young - The Killers in her memory
:(
I never had the chance.
it hurts
@@FikiFirmansyah so bad
My wife’s boyfriend introduced me to this song
It was never meant
@@johnpanicker7590 damn.... 😔
That's so beautiful
Your what 🗿🗿🗿
My wife's boyfriend introduced me to this song
An absolute classic, this one. Still makes me feel all warm and nostalgic every time I hear it.
American Football:
Releases most important emo album of all time
Refuses to elaborate
Leaves
Comes Back
Remember that girl you planned to marry? I do. it still hurts, even now
Fuck that bitch
Yes, never again.
Damn...
dude, i'm really sorry.
Ah did you have to.
lyrics:
Let's just forget
Everything said
And everything we did
Best friends and better halves
Goodbyes
And the autumn night
When we realized
We were falling out of love
There were some things
That were said
That weren't meant
But were said
Like we never did
Not to be
Overly
Dramatic
I just think it's best
'Cause you can't miss what you forget
So let's just pretend
Everything and anything
Between you and me
Was never meant
😔
Thank you lyrics guy
Thank you lyrics guy
Thank you lyrics guy
This song gives me the feeling you get inside living in the Midwest when Fall slowly starts becoming winter.
Seeing a lot of people saying they'll never experience that first intense feeling of love. It makes me sad. Im bipolar. So every love i experience seems like the most intense experience of my life. Every day feels like the last day of my life and every woman feels like the one. Its exhausting and beautiful.
Man. This makes me nostalgic for something I never experienced. Perfect video for a great song.
Then I guess it's not nostalgia... it's regrets dude
This makes me happy. I did experience it the first time around (was going into my 3rd year of college in '99), and if there was something that these bands were working hard to convey, it was just that -- a projected sense of emotion, nostalgic or otherwise. Glad to have another generation enjoying it.
B Phillips concept is called a hiraeth
The feeling is called Sehnsucht. We don't have a word for it English.
If you remember something happening, it happened. Quantum mechanics :D
This song makes me nostalgic of my high school years in a medium-sized american town in Maryland.
And I'm french and I've never been to the US.
Go search americ anfootball, a lotta things you need to learn
Yeah. The style of the house makes me nostalgic of growing up in the Midwest, like Michigan or Illinois, but I didn’t grow up there.
Im surprised you said Maryland that’s not exactly one of our most famous states
Michigan or Ohio.
@@chrism456 I'm qutie interested in the US, not just the biggest and most famous states.
Not only is this instrumentaly a great song, but the lyrics are so relatable to so many people. Seriously an under rated band.
I just Wana thank this band for existing,you guys really molded me in my HS years,thank you American football.
This shit hits differently when you live in the midwest
Luigis Blood yeah there’s a very specific mood and a lot of imagery in this video that i don’t think translates as well elsewhere. it’s a specific season after the harvest but before it gets too cold. those shots of the corn field mean so many different things at once. it’s not just young love fading. it’s that feeling that nothing was ever really alive, or dead. just sleeping. like you.
It’s not just that it’s fall, they’ve got that everywhere, it’s a dozen other things. A bunch of cultural shorthand I haven’t heard from people in small towns elsewhere. You get a bit of it in like rural PA and upstate NY but it’s not the same.
@@alexandrinej.ogundimu5542 You small town people are such dolts, though. I visited the Midwest before. Uneducated dummies everywhere. I was really glad to be back in the city.
Alex Leaud yeah it fuckin sucks, that’s why they make all these sad sack songs.
@@ALeaud Midwest = small-town? Let alone dolts lmao here's your permanent clown license Salty ghetto trash 🤦🏼♀️😂😂 might Wana do a little research on who has the best SAT scores and school while your at it I don't think you even know what qualifies as Midwest.
tfw no emo gf
()
Lunatic Prodigy I don't have
RossBoss tfw 22 year old and still ''emo''
Rippe112 are you talking about me the 22 yr old emo?
ACTUALLY FOUND AN EMO GF literally the best
I always get a sense of existential dread when I accidently start paying attention to the lyrics, and I'm only 14, I've not experienced a lot in my life, and still, this songs resonates with me, on such a personal level. I just love it.
that's the beauty of music bro. Please enjoy these years while you still have them. Ask your crush out, go to dances, make new friends. Adult life sucks lol
^what itsbeastly said
u only get to b a stupid teen once so live it to the fullest
it only gets better with time :)
enjoy your youth & take it easy ❤️
rickrolled by pfp omg
This song is the like the memories you have. Those stuck forever in replay, continuing to be unwound in new ways as you reminisce on how they were gathered, unbeknownst it was the last time.
It’s the last day of everything. School, summer, a relationship, a life.
Everyone's mentioning the house from the album art. Anyone else notice that the other pictures from the CD booklet are also incorporated in the video? The field & the trees with pink flowers.
I️ think the cd booklet came only with the deluxe edition, which came out during the time of the video
Love your channel
lubylu312 I owe u my life for uploading The Satellite Years
you just got out emo'd
The house is real it's in Illinois I've been to it before
2:10 First date, at a party. She's talking to another guy, protagonist appears dejected. He walks outside, she chases him down and kisses him -- "don't worry, I'm all yours". Watched this video a million times and never noticed these few seconds, how they tie together.
So interesting how this video shows the rise and eventual fall of this new relationship, but in just one very brief moment in the story of this otherwise-blissful meeting, still manages to nail something like this.
For me that part, that "drop", is one of the greatest things that happened in the history of music and I don't care, lol
Fuck, man
This was Champaign-Urbana during this time. House parties everywhere. So lucky to experience this area at that time. Glad Polyvinyl bought the home.
When a single song defines an entire genre ❤
This song is timeless. It's relatable but not because of being cliche. It's sincerity is evident. It makes me nostalgic for a depressing time (which is kind of the opposite of what nostalgia is).
I always think of the moments right before I met the person I dated. I think of my life and how I was. Then the first moments of meeting and getting to know them. (All portrayed here). I barely knew anything about them. But there was this unwavering hope. That person becomes why you get up in the morning. And then I think about whatever that person is to me now. However we ended up. If we're still friends, occasional acquaintances, or total strangers again. It's odd, to see how things end up. Where you start and ultimately finish. And although it conjures up all these thoughts, I still find solace in this song. Keep moving forward, friends...
D C fully relatable to this man
Thanks for that thought; finds a bit of clarity in the immense, foggy, unwavering atmosphere and emotion that is this song.
D C Absolutely spot on, love this.
So well said
Totally on point!! This song means so much to me. It's helped me get through decades of relationship issues and hardships. Good music should always make you feel like this..music is def the universe's soul, felt ❤☮♾
this song was on EVERY SINGLE BURNED MIX CD i made in high school. didnt matter if it was a happy mix, sad mix, it was a STAPLE.
Now that they own the actual house from this album cover, it should be made into a UNESCO world heritage site.
This is a certified hood classic
I find interesting to compare the thoughts people have about youth and teenagers nowadays to this. For me, being young isn't about living fast, being drunk every weekend and having sex with everything that moves. For me being young is about falling in love, being heartbroken, living adventures with your friends, thinking your life choices, having a shitty job so you can afford a t-shirt from your favorite band. Being young is like suffering with your friends and enjoying every second of it, because at the end of the day you realize that you can only be young once
I agree man. I may have gotten drunk most weekends, among other things, but i never felt thats what it was all about. I hiked and did all kinds of shit too, this song kinda grounds you in that way. I can listen to it in almost any circumstance. it makes me remember what living is about while not worrying about being a dumbass when the occasion calls. best way i can put it.
no one asked
i appreciate your trolling lala. :) It defiintely worked. good luck in life
I agree with you!
Enjoy the shit out of this time. It is magical compared to adulthood. haha
I read a quote that goes like: "We were meant to be, but never meant to last."
Stop it
Dude.
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oh
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I got out of an abusive relationship a few months ago. Listening to this reminded me of the bits of happy moments sprinkled in to a shit situation, and it gave me a little bit of an outlet for some feelings that I couldn't really figure out until now, cherishing the occasional bits of joy. Thanks americ anfootball
This clip is huge. I recently re-discovered these guys again..... Almost like a childhood memory.
*Fun Fact- The Music Video was created 15 years after the Song actually came out.*
This song stood the test of time. Good music is like that.
Genuinely this song could sound like it came out back in 2015 and I would've believed you. The production is so crisp. Idk how they did this in 1999.
@@zynel413 it could come out today and the production quality would stand up to the industry standard!
Even funner fact- it literally says that in the description!
Thank you oh wise won
The moment that you realize you have never experience a teen love story
you dont want one try to marry the first girl you date or date girls that dont mean as much to you if you want to date around because losing someone you love is horrible
The moment you realize you have experienced a teen love story with a sad ending
life doesn't end after your teens king
@@Zerobloodify Honestly, it feels like it does. Like what the fuck happens after I'm 30. Feels like it's already halfway over at 18.
@@limesoda9167 after you're thirty im guessing you get financial indendance and stability, a bunch of life experience and insight, the ability to not be enslaved by your emotions and hormones like you are as a teenager but I am also 16 so idk
Seeing my home town like this is so trippy. And hearing this kind of music feels like home.
My teens and early 20s were spent going to these kinds of shows and getting drunk in the summer nights.
The intro that defined a current phase of my lifetime. And the band that holds my teenage feelings.
The best break up song ever finally has a music video. They should make for the rest of the songs on the album as well, specially "Stay Home" and "For Sure"
if they do it I will definitely stay home for sure
Stay home has touched me for half my life.
This album was the soundtrack of my divorce. "Never Meant" is definitely their masterpiece and it's nice to see it get a video with the deluxe edition release. Though my favorite AF song is "The Summer Ends" and I would love to see that get a video!
lake old Show me on the doll where the band touched you?
hahaha touched me right in the P####
Got drunk and put this on last night, cried like a bitch.
Most Slikk So Mystikk hahaha right on brother! Always happens 😭
guilty
Harvey Bluntman Been there beforw
Feels
I’ll jump that fucking train
That guitar riff is mesmerizing
I soo clearly remember downloading this song on limewire on a green iMac and seeing AF at my local punk/HC venue. Such a big part of my youth, and same for cap'n jazz
Let's just forget
Everything said
and everything we did
best friends, better halves, goodbyes
And the autumn night
when we realized
we were falling out of love
There were some things
that were said
that weren't meant
like we never did
Not to be
overly dramatic
I just think it's best
cause you can't miss what you forget
So let's just pretend
everything and anything
between you and me
Was never meant
Fuck, now i'm very sad
mmm
Report this shit
thank you
@@cowdumdum report what?
I've solved the mystery of what the green light on the album cover represents.
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter-tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Love is a house party in 1999.
THEY BOUGHT THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not every day you find valuable real estate in the midwest
I was lucky enough to see American Football in 2015 at the Shakey Knees music festival in Atlanta. Cried my eyes out for 45 minutes straight it was such a beautiful show.
September 14 marks the 20th anniversary of LP1. In honor of this special occasion we're sharing a collection of previously unreleased and newly mastered instrumental demos. Year One Demos - 12” vinyl, one time pressing, limited to 2000 - is available for pre-order now in the Polyvinyl Store (out 12/13).The recordings are a glimpse back at that inauspicious time, and according to Steve Lamos who recently re-discovered the original tape (labeled with the date May 31, 1997), it's the first proper set of demos the band ever made: plyvnyl.co/af-20
Polyvinyl Records naenae
😁
I never knew they were that old
Hey cool, that tape is labelled 10 days after I was born
@@FabulousKilljoy same lol
I've loved the album for a second now, and I like the fact that the video's concept is simple and understated. There are plenty of artsy-fartsy music videos out there to go around. To me, the beauty of American Football's music is its intrinsic adolescence; and I appreciate the fact that 20 years later, as grown men, they didn't try to turn it into something it wasn't.
+Franck Bender
Can confirm, look what happened to Linkin Park.
+Franck Bender I like how it looks like the video takes place 20 years ago. It's not even a 2014 music video version of the song - the video is made to look like it's still 1999.
+Franck Bender Preach
And I'm not scared to admit I thought it was.
Franck Bender yeah I hear people say that a lot but there's honestly nothing adolescent about this song. I mean it was made when the band were in their 20s lol
This song makes me so calm, think the message of him accepting that it was never meant is what helps me find peace everytime I hear it.
this song makes me feel nostalgic, painful ,sad and happy at the same time, lovely