@@justjoshinson my new Fave is "over each other", over each other Songs from NOFX: Lisa&Louise, Moron Bros, etc. and Bad Cop/Bad Cop.... did i confuse the term over each other?
Back in the day, I used to think this song was the finest 18 minutes of punk rock ever recorded. Almost 25 years in, I have to say my opinion has changed a little, because in actuality, this is the finest 18 minutes of music ever recorded.
As a fan of both Pink Floyd and NOFX, I can't agree... But 25 years later, I still think it's the best Punk Rock song ever... Epic... NOFX are the Bosses.
I saw NOFX play all of Punk in Drublic at riot fest a few years back. After they finished, they said “Ok, the festival said we have time for one more song!” And started playing the Decline for about 15 minutes until they literally just shut the sound off. One of the countless reasons I fucking love this band.
we did that for years every weekend at the local caffe bar here in Croatia, and every time the owner lady said "one more song", we put Decline on, turn off the monitor with a screensaver password left on and the pogo begins. when she said that, she grabbed the heavy tray and waited for the song to finish. crazy pogos were held there, but with every glass and bottle of the caffe left intact. you wreck shit, you get out and you're happy if you don't get the tray over your back. we were all afraid of her as she is our own mother now, thinking of it, I realize that all of us were young enough and didn't realize that she knew how long this song was. but what was really important is that she enjoyed watching us being happy. and that was the whole point. dear Sylvia, thank you for giving us the place where we can create our own story for years, in a town where that kind of stuff was kinda imaginable at the beginning of the 2000s in a small town like ours here in Croatia. we understand that now. all of us will be the 'parents in need' for your children in their best years. our parents could sleep well and not even worry about us when they knew we're at your place. we'll do the same for you and your kids now. NA/HC crew
@ ahhhhhh so you’re one of the Christians that love their pews pews, the church, and NRA. Pray for your salvation and prey on the “lower” faiths? Read the storybook? Believed every line? Let the curriculum be set? Took logic as a threat? Allowed your reasoning to be searched and seized?
The catch-22 is that anyone ambitious enough to win the presidency is exactly the type of person who should never have been elected. Who is in office determines only the precise nature of our downfall, nothing more.
@@Capnsensible80 I hate “what about” scenarios, but what are your thoughts on Bernie? He had the aspiration to run in 2016 but was unsuccessful; had he won, do you think it’d still apply?
I am from France, I bought this masterpiece at a local record store when I was 15... I am 40 years old now... aaargh... I saw NOFX 4 times (without Decline)... until they announced that they planed to play their final tour. On the tour dates, only one gig in France in the city of Chambery... just 30 minutes from home. That was a few days ago, in a room with 6500 NOFX fans from the whole country and abroad. Last song: they played The Decline. I got goosbumbs when they started to play the intro... 25 years later I was finally looking at this punkrock masterpiece playing live... a priceless moment in my life with a huge singalong communion with fans at the end. For sure I will remember this moment of the french final show. Thank you NOFX, so long and thanks for everything
I saw them play this in Buffalo NY a handful of years ago, and its a moment in time I will never forget. I always said I would go to a twenty minute show just to see this song. Instead I saw them on a drunken night in Buffalo with Dillinger 4. What a show!
Mon gars, j'ai choisi d'aller les voir à Berlin plutôt qu'à Chambéry, en parti parcequ'il y avait deux dates, et c'était complètement dingue. Tout. Le site, les premières parties, les sets joués... et le final sur the decline dont je ne me remets toujours pas... Ils vont manquer...
Maybe in a century, now for sure not. It came out too late. Often in art, in music, people put more importance about who did a technique first, who was more famous, the song that was more relevant for other artists. But those are not quality criteria, those are historical o sociology criteria. So to me we need decades and maybe critics will recognize what a fucking human gift to the universe is this song.
It's gonna become an historical document to explain what went wrong. People are more convinced of their truths than ever, but it feels like they are more ignorant than ever.
Just epic song that will always stand the test of time. A band is truly lucky to ever make any song like that, nevermind an 18 minute punk rock masterpiece. A true one of one.
NOFX are a great bunch of guys. I had the pleasure of opening up for them a few times in the late ‘80s. In the early 2000s they did benefit concerts in Portland OR, to help my *sister pay off her chemotherapy bills. They literally gave her an extra decade of life. I wish more people were as decent, and free thinking a they are. Jen said “It’ll be okay.”❤️
Thanks for releasing this - 16 year old me loved this tune and had it on a cassette player wrapped in tape skating around. Oblivious. 38 year old me just listended and honestly brought tears to my eyes.
I couldn’t agree more it’s like they time traveled all that way to warned us! We didn’t listen!! Music is the only answer left!! Play on the horn, The Decline!!
Warped Tour ‘06 in Dallas, a bad storm had kicked up and NoFX was told their set would be cut short. They could play five songs, so they went into The Decline. When they finished they asked, “We still have four more, right?” It was epic.
goodbye nofx and thanks for all the songs ☺️ we all literally grew up with it,me since 2002,and it has been so good seeing you over these years and at the last show in Milan Italy ✌️ have a good life
I remember, back in the days I was in High School, a bunch a friends and I were in a pub, playing babyfoot. I saw " NOFX " written on it. What the fuck is NOFX, I asked, ignorant I was... Here I am, 28 years later, in complete love with these guys. Cheers mates, be safe, have fun, always 🍺🍻🍻🍺
As an ex squatter gutter punk, marked for life with punx on my knuckle, tattoo on face etc. sure there is way way more punk music then this, but fat mike and nofx, created this beautiful song, its 10/10, its totally nofx, its brilliant throughout. I bought this album in my young teens and was not dissapointed. thank you uploader for making this nostalgic greatness cross my path again.
I tear up when he says "fellow members, club we got ours, I'd like to introduce you to our host, he's got his, & i got mine, meet the decline." Mike I think isn't paid enough credit as a lyricist
They played this song at their last show. I was in the pit, and I started to cry. So sad I’m only 25 and will not be able to bring my kids to a NOFX show. Man
A few random facts about myself: 1. Mel yell after "Jerry" part tears my soul to pieces 2. I legit cry once the trumpet kicks in every other listen 3. I'm Russian What a fucking journey, NOFX! Will come back here many many many more times. Thank you! ♥️
That trombone* riff gets me every time. The power fist is an involuntary response. *edited comment to reflect correct instrument, because I'm musically uneducated
It's actually a valve trombone which is kind of like the bastard child of a trumpet+trombone affair. The tubing is longer than a trumpet, similar to a trombone, but it uses valves instead of a slide.
Jesus, what an epic, albeit depressing as shit anthem. God I love NOFX. One of my favorite bands of all time. I just get so fuckin sad that I've loved them since I was 7, now I'm almost 25, and the world is even more fucked than when I first heard them.
Jeremy Thomas You'd think we'd have our shit figured out by now. Over a decade of war with no end in sight, and the decline of America. Shit sucks, and I thought things would look brighter by now, but things just look more and more fucked up as time goes on.
b42w4242 It's sad people care more about celebrities than the fact our government is arming radical jihadists and Mexican drug cartels. And yes, more wars to come.
@Gonzisonsbc... Ya I know... Most (key word most) people in the US are fucking ignorant and if it doesn't affect them then they don't care... They would rather follow Kim Kardashians hair styles then give a fuck about innocent children, women and men brutally murderd by weapons supplied by their own country. It's a very fucking sad and pathetic way to live.
I love this part And so we go, on with our lives We know the truth, but prefer lies Lies are simple, simple is bliss Why go against tradition when we can Admit defeat, live in decline Be the victim of our own design The status quo, built on suspect Why would anyone stick out their neck?
what about this part: I wish I had a schilling (For each senseless killing) For every senseless killing I'd buy a government America's for sale And you can get a good deal on it (A good deal on it) And make a healthy profit Or maybe, tear it apart Start with assumption That a million people are smart Smarter than one
NOFX are absolute the punk rock elite,Thanx for all the everything you guys,my life wouldn't be the same without you,we all love you in Washington state. enjoy the rest of your lives boys,I don't know if any of you can just quit music,we will see,cheers!!!
First time I listened to this song: I cried Second time: Same Every time after: Same There's just so much here, so much emotion built up to an exploding point. I know it doesn't necessarily _sound_ like a "crying" song, but dammit, that's just the direction my brain goes in.
We used to go to the movies, a 40 minute drive. 🤣🤘 The group would trade off the cd player, a song per person. I brought this, once 🤣 We made a community mix after that, mp3 disc days. I slid it in there still
My brother died 4 year6a ago god rest his soul. And they are playung halifax nova Scotia on august 10th his birthday. He was the biggest fan and so am I and WORK wont give me the time off. Im going anyway
Hey man, y'all have good taste, and that can't be taught. It's a shame but we know anyone listening to this music is too smart for humanity. Rock on forev tho amigos
Reporting in on 4/16/20. I used to listen to this song a lot in high school during 2002 and let me tell you, sadly nothing has changed. I hope if you read this in the future things are vastly different. Aww, who am I kidding....he's got his and I've got mine, meet the decline... :(
They opened with this in Toronto a bunch of years ago.. The place came unglued .5 seconds into the intro. It took all of 4 seconds to lose my shoe and I spent the next hour and a half going wild, one foot soaked from the sweat raining off the roof. Good times
Just wow... I have such a strong emotional reaction to this song every time I hear it. There have been 4 things that have brought a tear to my eye on the last 20 years. The birth of each of my children. The sight of my beautiful wife walking down the isle. The death of a loved one... and this song. It is so good. I'm not sure if it's just extreme nostalgia or the musicality of the song or what but wow. A true masterpiece
I've had the privilege of watching this set a hand full of times live. Only once have I've seen Fat Mike get all the words right lol. Dont worry bro. Just look in the pit and find me singing along and knowing every word, rift, beat. I cant imagine doing a 20 minute set. Smellys arms must feel like rubber by the end.
I have had the same experience, every time I’ve seen this live he’s flubbs it royally usually right before the “Saratonin’s gone….” breakdown, if anything it’s incredible he plays all those bass lines and sings at the same time…..! The line he plays moments before they rip into “place a wager on your freedom, wager on your pride…” is incredibly difficult on its own aside from after 4 measures he sings over it, quite passionately might I sneak in there……With me always since a tender 14 years old, many moons ago. So long and thanks for all the shoes guys…..
+Taylor Gibbs Fuck man ! I have this album since it went out, listened to it a bilions time, but never realized that ! Haha, fantastic, even better than I thought :).
seen these guys when i was 14 now im 42 and it brings back memories so many memories ! Thanks to NOFX for all the years of good music . thanks for saving my life.
Did fat wreck chords monetise this video with adverts? Been interrupted three times. This is not the song in your catalogue to monetise with ads, guys. You kinda kill the whole thing.
Listening to this today after all this time makes me realize we've learned absolutely nothing from the mistakes of our past. The decline is even steeper than it was when this EP was released in 1999 with no apparent signs of improving. Cheers to the downfall of humanity y'all.
yes dude, I feel a little bit sorry for humanity too. this song was written before 9-11 and it was miles before it happened. and yeah most people of us are right except all stupid ones out there and sick goverments.
Out of curiosity, I have and always will be punk but there is one thing I cannot understand. When did it become normal for punks to go along with mainstream media narratives?
@@kanipshun4216 And what is your narrative? That the punks should be happy with yet another NRA and church-supporting authoritarian billionaire republican taking over because it's somehow not mainstream? 🤡
@@kanipshun4216 Paul Ryan, is that you? Ignorance might often be bliss, but many sections of this song definitely feel quite relevant recently... Fear of god, the fear of change The fear of truth Add the bill of rights, subtract the wrongs Memorize and sing star spangled songs When the questions aren't ever asked Is anybody learning from the past? We're living in united stagnation The Christians love their guns The church and NRA Pray for their salvations Prey on the lower faiths The story book's been read And every line believed Curriculum's been set Logic is a threat, reason searched and seized Don't think Drink your wine Watch the fire burn His problem is not mine Just be that model citizen I wish I had a schilling For every senseless killing I'd buy a government America's for sale And you can get a good deal on it And make a healthy profit Or maybe tear it apart Start with assumption That a million people are smart Smarter than one The going get tough, the tough get debt Don't pay attention, pay the rent Next of kin's pay for your sins A little faith should keep us safe And so we go on with our lives We know the truth, but prefer lies Lies are simple, simple is bliss Fellow members Club "We've got ours" I'd like to introduce you to our host He's got his and I've got mine Meet the decline
NOFX...like BR way before theyr time with the lyrics. I signed the decline when i was a teenager, now i am 33 and the lyrics are still perfect...all around the world.
was prolly 15 or more years ago, my friend chase skated up to one of our spots/ he handed me this cd with out the case, and u could see through the cd, i never seen that before, and he knew i liked NOfX more than him i guess lol. but he gave it to me. and ill never forget that. RIP chase march 14 1989 - july 6 2019 thanks for the cd and all the memories good or bad. i realize sometimes there was a darker side to CCB, but that doesnt make us any different in my book. - jay
"And so we go, on with our lives We know the truth, but prefer lies Lies are simple, simple is bliss Why go against tradition when we can Admit defeat, live in decline Be the victim of our own design The status quo, built on suspect Why would anyone stick out their neck?" This gives me the chills every time.
Been like this for a long time on both sides of politics. Until the masses unite under a new party and say no to the war on on drugs, no to to wars overseas, no to the federal reserve and no to welfare we are fucked.
Johnny Five You're going to be waiting for a long time for the left to agree to "no welfare". Unlike you soulless rabid dogs on the right, we care about people who have no means to care for themselves. We ain't changing for the likes of you. So BITE ME.
Erin Miller WELL ILL BELIEVE THAT ITS THE FINER DETAILS SON ONCE I TOOK METH AND WOKE UP AND I COOD PLAY MOZARTS ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHINE MY BACK!!
They played a shortened version when I saw them in '02. I'm sure like any group of humans they have good days and bad days, but when I saw them they were great. Not that you go to see any punk band to see the greatest musical recital, that is..
was it the blue one? I think I found it at a show back in 2016. If it's yours I'll bring it back the next time they come around. I'll put it near the back and you can pick it up next time you see them.
Me and my wife listened to this every Sunday afternoon when we were first married, then today I introduced my 2.5 year old to it and he loved every single second. Dancing away, drumming on anything around, and joining in with Melvins yelling lol. I couldnt be prouder
One of the best punk songs I've ever heard. It's just brilliant. A fifteen-minute punk rock opera. I wish I knew more about music theory to tell anyone why it's so fucking awesome. Smitty BlankTV
i heard this song for the first time when i was fkn 19......and BELIEVE me i was a fan already of nofx, only i grew in the amazon and cds as u might imagine didnt get get there that fast.........anyway....... fuck man....................back then and in this 5 am................. IT IS AN EPIC FKN HYMN OF A PUNK ROCK SONG!!!!!!!!!! my humble Saluud!° to the makers and to the enjoyers! saluud!°
Thanks for being there for me all these years NOFX. Crazy how so much of our punk from the best days are still relevant. You and Rage.... Thank you both.
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Here is tracklist in case you're wondering:
0:00 The Decline
lol thank you
Omg thank u I've been wondering what that song was called for so long
***** Ohmigosh hey, it's been forever! Mary's fine, just haven't heard from her in a while, she moved out a few months ago. How's Harold?
No idea, man. Time just flies. And yeah, I'm not surprised really - that's just Harold for you.
+Luke Horror this is the first personal convo i've ever seen on youtube 9+ years
Anyone else got this stuck in their head today?
have it on repeat this week, along with "Idiots are Taking Over", and watching "Idiocracy" (currently free on RUclips)
Yesssss!!!!
@@justjoshinson my new Fave is "over each other", over each other Songs from NOFX: Lisa&Louise, Moron Bros, etc. and Bad Cop/Bad Cop.... did i confuse the term over each other?
This music is the reason i pay for youtube Premium
Back in the day, I used to think this song was the finest 18 minutes of punk rock ever recorded. Almost 25 years in, I have to say my opinion has changed a little, because in actuality, this is the finest 18 minutes of music ever recorded.
As a fan of both Pink Floyd and NOFX, I can't agree... But 25 years later, I still think it's the best Punk Rock song ever... Epic... NOFX are the Bosses.
Yeah for sure.
Accept for all the cry baby shit about guns lol
I used to think it was too long to be punk, that anything longer than three minutes was an indulgence
@@jesswwuerthner2102 cry baby, lol
I saw NOFX play all of Punk in Drublic at riot fest a few years back. After they finished, they said “Ok, the festival said we have time for one more song!” And started playing the Decline for about 15 minutes until they literally just shut the sound off. One of the countless reasons I fucking love this band.
we did that for years every weekend at the local caffe bar here in Croatia, and every time the owner lady said "one more song", we put Decline on, turn off the monitor with a screensaver password left on and the pogo begins.
when she said that, she grabbed the heavy tray and waited for the song to finish. crazy pogos were held there, but with every glass and bottle of the caffe left intact. you wreck shit, you get out and you're happy if you don't get the tray over your back. we were all afraid of her as she is our own mother
now, thinking of it, I realize that all of us were young enough and didn't realize that she knew how long this song was. but what was really important is that she enjoyed watching us being happy. and that was the whole point.
dear Sylvia, thank you for giving us the place where we can create our own story for years, in a town where that kind of stuff was kinda imaginable at the beginning of the 2000s in a small town like ours here in Croatia. we understand that now.
all of us will be the 'parents in need' for your children in their best years. our parents could sleep well and not even worry about us when they knew we're at your place. we'll do the same for you and your kids now.
NA/HC crew
I saw them playing "The Decline" yesterday in Barcelona! Oh yeeeeeeaaahhhh!
Epic
I was yhere too!
@@CCCC-666-U anarchy in practice. love and fists and hope to you
Listening to this on 11/6/2024, trying to unpack what just occurred.
Same
Cry babies, thank god trump won
@ ahhhhhh so you’re one of the Christians that love their pews pews, the church, and NRA. Pray for your salvation and prey on the “lower” faiths? Read the storybook? Believed every line? Let the curriculum be set?
Took logic as a threat? Allowed your reasoning to be searched and seized?
The catch-22 is that anyone ambitious enough to win the presidency is exactly the type of person who should never have been elected. Who is in office determines only the precise nature of our downfall, nothing more.
@@Capnsensible80 I hate “what about” scenarios, but what are your thoughts on Bernie? He had the aspiration to run in 2016 but was unsuccessful; had he won, do you think it’d still apply?
I measure time by this song. One Decline to cook a frozen pizza. Two Declines to drive to work. Etc.
I was just about to laugh at this then move on, then I realized that I've actually done that a couple times.
Hahahaha yes, for me it's one Decline to shower
Fuck yes
That's how I measure classes by the song ends class is over
i am lucky for me now it´s One Decline to work.
This is what I like about Punk. Short and sweet.
+Bradwick83 Right??
this song isn't really short, but it is really damn sweet
+BROandGOAT I think that was sarcasim
+Phi robin no shit
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Can't believe this song has a commercial break in it. Another victim of the greediocracy.
🤑
ad-blockers, my friend
There's Ads on RUclips? I wouldn't know since I've had an ad blocker for years like a proper interneter.
I am from France, I bought this masterpiece at a local record store when I was 15... I am 40 years old now... aaargh...
I saw NOFX 4 times (without Decline)... until they announced that they planed to play their final tour. On the tour dates, only one gig in France in the city of Chambery... just 30 minutes from home. That was a few days ago, in a room with 6500 NOFX fans from the whole country and abroad. Last song: they played The Decline. I got goosbumbs when they started to play the intro... 25 years later I was finally looking at this punkrock masterpiece playing live... a priceless moment in my life with a huge singalong communion with fans at the end. For sure I will remember this moment of the french final show. Thank you NOFX, so long and thanks for everything
Same for me in Slovenia. A night I'll never forget.
Exakt das Gleiche 😂 Ich werde bald 40 und höre den Song seit meiner Jugend 😂 Beste Grüße aus Deutschland 😊
can't wait for their concerts in Montreal in august ! same here, I'm 42 and saw them 20 years ago in Toulouse IIRC..
I saw them play this in Buffalo NY a handful of years ago, and its a moment in time I will never forget. I always said I would go to a twenty minute show just to see this song. Instead I saw them on a drunken night in Buffalo with Dillinger 4. What a show!
Mon gars, j'ai choisi d'aller les voir à Berlin plutôt qu'à Chambéry, en parti parcequ'il y avait deux dates, et c'était complètement dingue. Tout. Le site, les premières parties, les sets joués... et le final sur the decline dont je ne me remets toujours pas...
Ils vont manquer...
This song is a timeless masterpiece, even more meaningful now today than it was when the EP released 23 years ago.
Remember it CLEARLY at age 21. My life is slipping through my fingers.
gets more actual each day, unfortunately
No, that can't be right. 23 years? The hell happened?
@@klaus-bernhardvomend594 I don't think he's telling the truth. Or it's some kind of reference...
Fuck, I just looked it up and they're right. They released this in 1999. My world is rearranged.
It should be illegal to put ads on this song.
Agreed, only, fuck laws.
Yup
@@davidreimer97 Anarchy!
They monetized it.
@@peanutbutterjellyfish2665 honestly whatever helps this song get to a larger audience is beneficial.
Ads hit different when they’re in the middle of… THIS
This song gets sadder and more salient with each passing year. I used to gleefully spin it up and get angsty. Fuck.
This'll be on constant rotation for the next 4 years... just like it was 8 years prior to today.
Our Bohemian Rhapsody.
Our beethoven 9th
Bohemian Rhapsody is for everyone.
Listening to punk in the car and the wife says "one more song and it's my turn to pick the music".
Ok! Last song....
hahaha I did that on my dec 25 souper with my family.... They were not happy! The Decline!
I dont understand why my girl doesnt like punk. I love it.
My boyfriend only listens to mumble rap😕
@@blacklight310 Change him. Right now.
Ha! Well played sir
Its comforting to see others came back here like I did. Now off to Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes.
The Decline is simple the ultimate essence of Punk Rock, THE "Punk Rock Manifesto" I'd say. A masterpiece that'll be remembered for ever.
I agree 100%
Maybe in a century, now for sure not. It came out too late. Often in art, in music, people put more importance about who did a technique first, who was more famous, the song that was more relevant for other artists. But those are not quality criteria, those are historical o sociology criteria. So to me we need decades and maybe critics will recognize what a fucking human gift to the universe is this song.
23 years later and still 100% relevant
Oh god
best nofx ever
It's gonna become an historical document to explain what went wrong.
People are more convinced of their truths than ever, but it feels like they are more ignorant than ever.
More relevant than ever
Just epic song that will always stand the test of time. A band is truly lucky to ever make any song like that, nevermind an 18 minute punk rock masterpiece. A true one of one.
Listening to this during the pandemic. Makes sense now like it did back then.
Just found it . So glad I did 🙂 love these guys
Found it a few weeks back, total banger
good music is timeless
Actually got me emotional haven't listened to NOFX a few years.
Has this on repeat for a few months now.
Gotta stay angry for when it's time to go out and fix this.
NOFX are a great bunch of guys. I had the pleasure of opening up for them a few times in the late ‘80s.
In the early 2000s they did benefit concerts in Portland OR, to help my *sister pay off her chemotherapy bills. They literally gave her an extra decade of life.
I wish more people were as decent, and free thinking a they are.
Jen said “It’ll be okay.”❤️
That's so awesome!
making me tear up listening to this rn
As ignorant as they can be at times, deep down they enjoy seeing others happy.
That's rad man!
they care
Thanks for releasing this - 16 year old me loved this tune and had it on a cassette player wrapped in tape skating around. Oblivious.
38 year old me just listended and honestly brought tears to my eyes.
atta boy
Gets me every time bro. WTF is wrong with people?!?
Almost the same about me, but Im 40 years old now...Everything else matches.
Greetz from Germany
I couldn’t agree more it’s like they time traveled all that way to warned us! We didn’t listen!! Music is the only answer left!! Play on the horn, The Decline!!
just happened to me. Was my favorite song as a teen. Just played it and smiled and cried for 18 minutes. Best shit ever
Warped Tour ‘06 in Dallas, a bad storm had kicked up and NoFX was told their set would be cut short. They could play five songs, so they went into The Decline. When they finished they asked, “We still have four more, right?” It was epic.
I was there!
@@Highlander_TX hell yeah dude! Such a good show; such a good WT.
goodbye nofx and thanks for all the songs ☺️ we all literally grew up with it,me since 2002,and it has been so good seeing you over these years and at the last show in Milan Italy ✌️ have a good life
I remember, back in the days I was in High School, a bunch a friends and I were in a pub, playing babyfoot. I saw " NOFX " written on it. What the fuck is NOFX, I asked, ignorant I was...
Here I am, 28 years later, in complete love with these guys.
Cheers mates, be safe, have fun, always
🍺🍻🍻🍺
Always love coming back to this song.
So come back for another run !
As an ex squatter gutter punk, marked for life with punx on my knuckle, tattoo on face etc. sure there is way way more punk music then this, but fat mike and nofx, created this beautiful song, its 10/10, its totally nofx, its brilliant throughout. I bought this album in my young teens and was not dissapointed. thank you uploader for making this nostalgic greatness cross my path again.
“Can I have a dollar?”
Amen 🙏
Everyone I know with a punx tattoo is dead. How did you survive?
I tear up when he says "fellow members, club we got ours, I'd like to introduce you to our host, he's got his, & i got mine, meet the decline." Mike I think isn't paid enough credit as a lyricist
2020, meet the decline
Yup
hi 2 months ago this is late may calling you dont even knoooooow lol
i feel deja vu cus i posted this earlier this year
@@bugsshillelagh3179 i sure hope so man maybe we'll come outta this with some meaningful progress towards a better future though
Jesus Christ man, I haven't listened to this song for 4 years and I'm shocked at how relevant it is.
@@MrAppie9090 More and more every day...
They played this song at their last show. I was in the pit, and I started to cry. So sad I’m only 25 and will not be able to bring my kids to a NOFX show. Man
A few random facts about myself:
1. Mel yell after "Jerry" part tears my soul to pieces
2. I legit cry once the trumpet kicks in every other listen
3. I'm Russian
What a fucking journey, NOFX! Will come back here many many many more times. Thank you! ♥️
2020... still here, still listening.
🍻too 20 years of awesomeness thanks nofx
Me too. I started listening in 2017.
Will this song ever ends ?
More relevant than when they out it out NY freshman year
2024 still going on strong.
That trombone* riff gets me every time. The power fist is an involuntary response.
*edited comment to reflect correct instrument, because I'm musically uneducated
you half stink
The trumpet and bass line 👌
It probably is. I know nothing of horns. But dat horn doe. If Righteous Indignation had a sound, that would be it.
David Hoffnung yeah it's 100% trombone
It's actually a valve trombone which is kind of like the bastard child of a trumpet+trombone affair. The tubing is longer than a trumpet, similar to a trombone, but it uses valves instead of a slide.
2024 checking in. Time is a flat circle I guess. But maybe,
"Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light's winning."
I can only hope.
This is my 4 year olds favorite song. Just ordered him a nofx tee for Christmas. Raising him right
hell yeah
Just know that if you take your kid to a show he'll probably learn about felching.
Jesus, what an epic, albeit depressing as shit anthem. God I love NOFX. One of my favorite bands of all time. I just get so fuckin sad that I've loved them since I was 7, now I'm almost 25, and the world is even more fucked than when I first heard them.
Jeremy Thomas at the dawn of time humans were claiming shit is more fucked than ever... at the very first moment! unfuckinbelievable you humans are!
Jeremy Thomas You'd think we'd have our shit figured out by now. Over a decade of war with no end in sight, and the decline of America. Shit sucks, and I thought things would look brighter by now, but things just look more and more fucked up as time goes on.
b42w4242 It's sad people care more about celebrities than the fact our government is arming radical jihadists and Mexican drug cartels. And yes, more wars to come.
Ya life gets shittier and shitter as you age and so does the world.
@Gonzisonsbc... Ya I know... Most (key word most) people in the US are fucking ignorant and if it doesn't affect them then they don't care... They would rather follow Kim Kardashians hair styles then give a fuck about innocent children, women and men brutally murderd by weapons supplied by their own country. It's a very fucking sad and pathetic way to live.
Give me goosebumps every single time. I’ve seen them 3 times and never heard it live… I’ve got a few more chances left😢
Serotonin's gone.
She gave up, drifted away.
I love this part
And so we go, on with our lives
We know the truth, but prefer lies
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Why go against tradition when we can
Admit defeat, live in decline
Be the victim of our own design
The status quo, built on suspect
Why would anyone stick out their neck?
Always been my favourite part too!
Mine too, dont you ever forget it!
what about this part:
I wish I had a schilling
(For each senseless killing)
For every senseless killing
I'd buy a government
America's for sale
And you can get a good deal on it
(A good deal on it)
And make a healthy profit
Or maybe, tear it apart
Start with assumption
That a million people are smart
Smarter than one
Pedro Simon Medina Guevara my favorite part also!::!
Pedro Simon Medina Guevara
of he best ballads in musical history, and the best punk song ever to capture the epitome of the genre.
I’m an insurance rep. Cool member told me to listen to this song. Members like this remind me why I love my job 😂
21 years later and this song still tops the list of all time best punk rock song. It does not get old.
If you think this is the best punk song, you obviously don’t know SHIT about punk. You’re an embarrassment to the movement by your ignorant statement.
@@MrJason138 The "movement" was 25 years ago man, you missed it. Are you still living in your parents basement because the rest of us moved on.
NOFX are absolute the punk rock elite,Thanx for all the everything you guys,my life wouldn't be the same without you,we all love you in Washington state. enjoy the rest of your lives boys,I don't know if any of you can just quit music,we will see,cheers!!!
First time I listened to this song: I cried
Second time: Same
Every time after: Same
There's just so much here, so much emotion built up to an exploding point. I know it doesn't necessarily _sound_ like a "crying" song, but dammit, that's just the direction my brain goes in.
Mine too. My brain is wired to cry when I feel something strongly, whether it's music that I love, or just laughing hard.
Brings so many different emotions. So powerful
Same
I discovered this song in 2001 and it's held the top spot as my favorite song ever since. the relevance of it is even stronger today.
I didn't listen to this one in a while. Takes a all new meaning everytime the world's hits a new low bar. Thank you NOFX for that masterpiece.
Came to the same realization a few days ago
I put this on in every bar on the jukebox to make sure the the 20 min message gets delivered. 💯 lol 😆 love this band for ever. Wont stop either
I've listened to this song so many times I can sing it word for word.. NOFX will always be my favorite band.
+GeorgeTheThrid bro your drunk go to bed.
We used to go to the movies, a 40 minute drive. 🤣🤘 The group would trade off the cd player, a song per person.
I brought this, once 🤣
We made a community mix after that, mp3 disc days. I slid it in there still
My brother died 4 year6a ago god rest his soul. And they are playung halifax nova Scotia on august 10th his birthday. He was the biggest fan and so am I and WORK wont give me the time off. Im going anyway
John Janssens i wont total go for my brother ... sorry for your loss
That's true punk, bro.
Hey man, y'all have good taste, and that can't be taught. It's a shame but we know anyone listening to this music is too smart for humanity. Rock on forev tho amigos
Sorry for your brother man.
Quit yr fucking job if you have to, mate!!
Saw them play the entire Decline live at the House of Blues in Orlando. It was beautiful.
It just never gets old. I can listen to it back to back and it's just as amazing. This is a timeless masterpiece.
Reporting in on 4/16/20. I used to listen to this song a lot in high school during 2002 and let me tell you, sadly nothing has changed. I hope if you read this in the future things are vastly different. Aww, who am I kidding....he's got his and I've got mine, meet the decline... :(
Don’t think (Stay)
Drink your wine (Home)
Watch the fire burn (Be)
His problems not mine (Safe)
Just be that model citizen.
This isn't the song we want (just kidding :P, it's freaking awesome), but the song we deserve.
Em Friesen,...holy crap! After years of listening to this song you just opened my eyes! Nice
Now it makes sense man!
well.. pretty relevant lyrics in these times
@@AngrierGorilla The relevance is eerie...
They opened with this in Toronto a bunch of years ago.. The place came unglued .5 seconds into the intro.
It took all of 4 seconds to lose my shoe and I spent the next hour and a half going wild, one foot soaked from the sweat raining off the roof. Good times
I wonder if my 6% battery will last the whole song.
Elp Smith did it make it? it took 5% of mine lol
+Gerry Spaeth. Nah I was able to go get my charger though so it was good
Elp Smith my fingers are crossed for you you will have yer eyes open to that Barry Mantelow n bleeding out the brown
i hope so!
I'm getting rid of my cell, no need.
This is a masterpiece.
+DarkForcez2010 one of the best songs I have ever heard.
Constipated Parker yes. yes it is. gives me goosebumps all these years later.
Constipated parker Best name avatar picture combo in the entire youtube comment section. you sir have made me smile
legend is they recorded it perfectly on the first attempt
Masterpiece of music.
Just wow... I have such a strong emotional reaction to this song every time I hear it. There have been 4 things that have brought a tear to my eye on the last 20 years. The birth of each of my children. The sight of my beautiful wife walking down the isle. The death of a loved one... and this song. It is so good. I'm not sure if it's just extreme nostalgia or the musicality of the song or what but wow. A true masterpiece
One of the best songs ever created. Ever. Period.
vorhese forreals . Masterpiece
Ever heard "butterfly" by crazy town? That, sir, is a masterpice.
Genres aside no one can argue this.
@@bricecate c
And that’s still an understatement lol!
I've had the privilege of watching this set a hand full of times live.
Only once have I've seen Fat Mike get all the words right lol.
Dont worry bro. Just look in the pit and find me singing along and knowing every word, rift, beat.
I cant imagine doing a 20 minute set. Smellys arms must feel like rubber by the end.
I have had the same experience, every time I’ve seen this live he’s flubbs it royally usually right before the “Saratonin’s gone….” breakdown, if anything it’s incredible he plays all those bass lines and sings at the same time…..! The line he plays moments before they rip into “place a wager on your freedom, wager on your pride…” is incredibly difficult on its own aside from after 4 measures he sings over it, quite passionately might I sneak in there……With me always since a tender 14 years old, many moons ago. So long and thanks for all the shoes guys…..
A masterpiece. One of the greatest songs ever…
One of?
I have to agree... What's better?
wow i just noticed that it doesn't fade out, it actually ends. listen on high volume with headphones at 18:05
I never caught that! Lol awesome.
It's been 18 minutes and I still want to hit the repeat button.
This is definitely my most played jukebox song at the dive bar (and many others). The bartenders hate it 🫠
i quit drinking but this still makes me lol
@@RileyDia Aye 🥶! I’m probably not too far behind you on the drinking thing though. I’d say it’s getting old, but in reality it’s just me. 🤔🤫
My go to every time.
keep fighting the good fight against the minds and hearts of the people helping you kill your liver.
How bout as a karaoke song (I've wanted to do it)
Wow 20 years of listening to NOFX and this is the first time I ever listened to this song lol. Fuck I am stupid.
I am surprised to say the same thing. First time listen and WOW! Just epic!
That's crazy.
Least ya didn't die before that happened. Good job! Hahaha
damn it you non-knowers of real NOFX shit :) THIS song is my kid life :)
Mary Kalashnikov Mine too.
Hundreds of times listening to this and I JUST noticed the part about pot starts at 4:20
+Taylor Gibbs Fuck man ! I have this album since it went out, listened to it a bilions time, but never realized that ! Haha, fantastic, even better than I thought :).
Woah!
Reading your comment 3 years later, mind blown 20 years later.
And now it's legal in Michigan.
Holy fuck.....I've been listening to this since it came out my freshman year....and I NEVER noticed. Damn. Mind🤯blown dude
seen these guys when i was 14 now im 42 and it brings back memories so many memories ! Thanks to NOFX for all the years of good music . thanks for saving my life.
There is some masterful word play going on here
Did fat wreck chords monetise this video with adverts? Been interrupted three times. This is not the song in your catalogue to monetise with ads, guys. You kinda kill the whole thing.
Use brave browser, no interruptions 👍
I mean if you gotta hustle at least just make us listen to all three commercials before the song starts.
Quite possibly my favorite song ever. I bought it on record when it was released.
Tool : Our songs are really long.
NOFX: Hold my hair dye.
*beer
@@Neem0Mar *Manischewitz
@aj figueiredo *diazepam
Love them too🤘
Opeth would like to have a word in :)
I've heard it a thousand times but at 13:58 I get goose bumps again and again
Its the best part. Amazing lyrics.
Every time
The best part. I do the same as you.
Makes me cry every time
This outro has to be one of the greatest moments in music, period
Listening to this today after all this time makes me realize we've learned absolutely nothing from the mistakes of our past. The decline is even steeper than it was when this EP was released in 1999 with no apparent signs of improving. Cheers to the downfall of humanity y'all.
dont think..... drink your wine
I agree. Still we are still here to make for a better today. Oi!
yes dude, I feel a little bit sorry for humanity too. this song was written before 9-11 and it was miles before it happened. and yeah most people of us are right except all stupid ones out there and sick goverments.
Lol humanity has never learned. It's a slow grind.
@@Dom213 and that is the worst one
I don't really like NOFX that much anymore but this album will always be their untouchable swan song.
When do I get to live in a time or place where this whole song isn't relative anymore..
bro it's relative me and you man keep it alive!
you don't. not in this form at least. enjoy :)
so true
love nofx, favorite punk band
Feels
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Hi to everyone coming here after Nov 5th 2024. Seemed like a fitting way to “celebrate” the occasion.
Out of curiosity, I have and always will be punk but there is one thing I cannot understand. When did it become normal for punks to go along with mainstream media narratives?
@@kanipshun4216 And what is your narrative? That the punks should be happy with yet another NRA and church-supporting authoritarian billionaire republican taking over because it's somehow not mainstream? 🤡
@@kanipshun4216 Paul Ryan, is that you?
Ignorance might often be bliss, but many sections of this song definitely feel quite relevant recently...
Fear of god, the fear of change
The fear of truth
Add the bill of rights, subtract the wrongs
Memorize and sing star spangled songs
When the questions aren't ever asked
Is anybody learning from the past?
We're living in united stagnation
The Christians love their guns
The church and NRA
Pray for their salvations
Prey on the lower faiths
The story book's been read
And every line believed
Curriculum's been set
Logic is a threat, reason searched and seized
Don't think
Drink your wine
Watch the fire burn
His problem is not mine
Just be that model citizen
I wish I had a schilling
For every senseless killing
I'd buy a government
America's for sale
And you can get a good deal on it
And make a healthy profit
Or maybe tear it apart
Start with assumption
That a million people are smart
Smarter than one
The going get tough, the tough get debt
Don't pay attention, pay the rent
Next of kin's pay for your sins
A little faith should keep us safe
And so we go on with our lives
We know the truth, but prefer lies
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Fellow members
Club "We've got ours"
I'd like to introduce you to our host
He's got his and I've got mine
Meet the decline
@@kanipshun4216Trump is punk
@@kanipshun4216 I bet I'm more punk than you are
NOFX...like BR way before theyr time with the lyrics. I signed the decline when i was a teenager, now i am 33 and the lyrics are still perfect...all around the world.
was prolly 15 or more years ago, my friend chase skated up to one of our spots/ he handed me this cd with out the case, and u could see through the cd, i never seen that before, and he knew i liked NOfX more than him i guess lol. but he gave it to me. and ill never forget that.
RIP chase
march 14 1989 - july 6 2019
thanks for the cd and all the memories good or bad. i realize sometimes there was a darker side to CCB, but that doesnt make us any different in my book.
- jay
What can I say - to Chase?
A cousin of mine, we used to go out once in a while. Not sure he realized what music was, before he died, but, he died.. And fuck, it was shit.
I was 53years old . You are my spiritual band..
"he's got his...and I've got mine.. Meet the decline!" HORNS!!!!
Michel no existe only obamaaaaa
With 20 minutes left on the drive I told my wife “okay just let me play one more song and then you can switch to your music”
Scheiße, ich werde 40 und höre dieses Lied seit meiner Jungend min. 1x in der Woche. Danke, danke, danke!!! ❤
"And so we go, on with our lives
We know the truth, but prefer lies
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Why go against tradition when we can
Admit defeat, live in decline
Be the victim of our own design
The status quo, built on suspect
Why would anyone stick out their neck?"
This gives me the chills every time.
He's got his, and I've got mine....
Been like this for a long time on both sides of politics. Until the masses unite under a new party and say no to the war on on drugs, no to to wars overseas, no to the federal reserve and no to welfare we are fucked.
Johnny Five You're going to be waiting for a long time for the left to agree to "no welfare". Unlike you soulless rabid dogs on the right, we care about people who have no means to care for themselves. We ain't changing for the likes of you. So BITE ME.
IKR? Same here, goosebumps over that piece...
This just reduced me to tears: the sincerety of the wish for a better society for all
Doctor : you have 18 minute 21 second left!
Me :
Takes be back to my young teenage years of skateboarding and raising hell . Still to this day I love this song . Timeless jam for the ages
I learned how to play this on bass in 2004. Here it is, 11 years later and I still remember every note. How inspiring!
sean adams BULLSHIT!!
ZombiEBenoiT don't care if you believe me
Erin Miller WELL ILL BELIEVE THAT ITS THE FINER DETAILS SON ONCE I TOOK METH AND WOKE UP AND I COOD PLAY MOZARTS ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHINE MY BACK!!
Egotistical bastard.
sean adams Can you play Maxwell Murder...the LIVE VERSION?
From a small town in rural nowhere, found this, thank you for telling me to be kind to people, and brutal to systems.
RIP Awesome Donald. July 31st, 1984 - August 31st, 2023
Am truly sorry to hear and my condolences,us 1984 bunch won't be around munch longer were got sold the lie with the truth in front of us.
Best Nofx Album , best Nofx song , best Nofx lyrics. Don't get sad listening to this, get ANGRY.
Valuum is best
The best album was Punk in Drublic. aka Drunk in Public.
Dont get angry, become wrath, we need more open chests
I've probably spent a year of my life in total listening to this song.
I woke up naturally this morning 20 minutes before my alarm went off. Thought to myself, “Might as well listen to The Decline”
I saw then once, and they opened with this song. What a show!
i heard they suck live
@@lavinskyjr4984 actually they've gotten worse
They played a shortened version when I saw them in '02. I'm sure like any group of humans they have good days and bad days, but when I saw them they were great.
Not that you go to see any punk band to see the greatest musical recital, that is..
I lost a hat at a NOFX concert in 1992. Where is my hat?
was it the blue one?
I think I found it at a show back in 2016.
If it's yours I'll bring it back the next time they come around. I'll put it near the back and you can pick it up next time you see them.
Well not on your head at least
Justin Long I got it Bruv
I remember when NOFX came to Puerto Rico like 18 yrs ago.. It was my first big concert. Good times
Shit I lost a brand new pair of shoes in the pit
Me and my wife listened to this every Sunday afternoon when we were first married, then today I introduced my 2.5 year old to it and he loved every single second. Dancing away, drumming on anything around, and joining in with Melvins yelling lol. I couldnt be prouder
One of the best punk songs I've ever heard. It's just brilliant. A fifteen-minute punk rock opera.
I wish I knew more about music theory to tell anyone why it's so fucking awesome.
Smitty
BlankTV
The moment when this song is a hub for a Hillary Clinton ad LMAO
Nice.
One of the best songs period.
i heard this song for the first time when i was fkn 19......and BELIEVE me i was a fan already of nofx, only i grew in the amazon and cds as u might imagine didnt get get there that fast.........anyway.......
fuck man....................back then and in this 5 am.................
IT IS AN EPIC FKN HYMN OF A PUNK ROCK SONG!!!!!!!!!!
my humble Saluud!° to the makers and to the enjoyers!
saluud!°
They break music barriers
Thanks for being there for me all these years NOFX. Crazy how so much of our punk from the best days are still relevant. You and Rage.... Thank you both.
Man, hearing this song for the first time in 10+ years is uncut nostalgia and makes me feel things I wasn't ready for.
I don't think we're ever going to see a time in which this song isn't on-point and painful.
That makes me sad.
JoeytheJoeyX3 its going to be a long, long time
punker844 as soon as you accept that your ideals are currently not reality, life begins to change for the better, or worse.
Tormentality I understand, i just see my country getting worse is all.
punker844
We all do, friend. We all see it getting worse.
@punker844... At least we acknowledge it unlike most of this country does.