This song still gives me chills. Suddenly it’s 2001 all over again. *sigh*

Ouch I am 52 and I didn't realize what this song was about but damn its so relevant now.😢😢😢

Who's listening to this song at 6 AM, day after Christmas?

@tomrichards6207

2 ай бұрын

Every year.

I remember being obsessed with this song when I was a teenager. Never TRULY getting it. Now that I’ve been through it I love it even more. How many men actually write songs about this??? I love this even more now that I get it. And the sheer balls to actually make a song about it. I will forever adore Ben Folds.

@darthbigred22

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully not many it's so dark especially since the song is to his aborted child

@lindsaypeacock3259

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthbigred22 have you ever been put in the situation to have make that choice? At least he cared and was affected enough to write a song about about it. Most pos men just go along with their life. Not giving a damn about what they left behind them. I respect him for caring and being haunted by it.

@scottcharney1091

Жыл бұрын

@@darthbigred22 Not exactly. For the most part, it's dark because this incredibly tense episode (trying to conceal it from her parents; there's even more to the story than that, as he's explained in interviews) stressed out his girlfriend so thoroughly that she had the breakdown mentioned in the lyrics. This also marked the end of their relationship. (Also, embryos aren't children.)

@SeansMusicVault

Жыл бұрын

@@lindsaypeacock3259 You are right about that. I wrote a piece back in '94 about it (nowhere NEAR as good as Ben's song, of course) before I ever experienced it myself (from the guy's side). That came later (because of stupid life b*llsh*t) and we both still have moments when we pause, wondering what if...? It effs with your mind, for sure.

@bostonbruins1983

Жыл бұрын

Abortion is ALWAYS a terrible choice...this song helps show that...I'm sure Ben is "pro choice"...his song shows it was a horrible decision...no financial situation is worth the hole that it will leave in your heart

This song could not have ended more perfectly. We haven’t all been though this particular situation, but we’ve all been around the people we love and still felt so alone.

It’s 2012, almost the exact thing is happening to me. This song brings me to tears every time. You always wonder what if, even if you know you did the right thing. Just who knows

@adamccopy

Жыл бұрын

This comment broke me. I hope you’re doing well, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing ❤

For such a sad song it's incredibly beautiful.

“Can’t you see…it’s not me you’re dying for”🥹🥹😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Saddest and most beautiful song....ever. my heart breaks every time....and I listen to it again... and again....

the live version is so much more beautiful i remember almost crying when i first watched and i have no idea how ben was able to casually go on with the set after playing THIS??!?!!! it is too damn good

A couple comments. I love that everyone shuts the fuck up and listens. No yelping, no screaming. The other: The cameramen or editor doesn't show much of the audience reaction because: who gives a fuck. It's so refreshing.

A 10 out of 10 tune.

When you finally pay attention to the words you realize this is one of the saddest songs ever. I went years of hearing this without noticing what it was about. Its powerful.

@VisionaryCompanion

3 жыл бұрын

People are scarred for life by it, even if they can write a powerful (and even beautiful) song about it.

@Soprano_661

3 жыл бұрын

Haunting and beautiful

@garienriquez8547

3 жыл бұрын

The song is about Ben's experience when he was just highschool - he and his girlfriend got an abortion and they didn't want their parents to know so he sold some of his Christmas gifts so they can afford it

@trashleigh87

3 жыл бұрын

Huh. I heard it first time.

@sixty-nine3574

2 жыл бұрын

bro you don't need the words to know this is a sad song...the violin is somber af, the piano riff is straight nostalgia and his voice sounds like he's about to cry. are you kidding?

I'm really glad this account is still active

@korbendallas7181

5 жыл бұрын

Im glad they were finally able to upload it. It had been hidden by/copywrite by youtube for years!

"they're not home to find us out"...one of my favorite lines ever

Loveeeeee from Japan

As I late teen when this song came out, the song was so deep and ment things very deeply to me on many levels. Here we are today. I'm 39. It's still a very very deep song. The context and levels I identify to the song with are still importantto me they were very important to who I became and they are still there but they are much closer to the surface and now seems shallow compared to the deep levels and the deepness of the context that I feel myself once again identifying with now. I appreciate and am thankful for the opportunity to get to do this again.

@mrcolesenglish1401

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@delongpredannon

2 жыл бұрын

double ditto same with battle of who could care less.

One of my most favorites

Piano hero of mine. And one of the great lyric writers of all time

Here it was circa mid 90s and on mtv back when they played music comes ben folds 5 a great quartet with jazz leanings. I just love the piano playing of elton john and Billy Joel with the stark introspective lyrics its just a great song

The run Rob does at 1:12 gets me every time.

True art should evoke an emotional response .......This is art. A thought provoking song. Doesn't matter if you are pro, anti or have no opinion. Written so long ago but still so relevant. ♥️♥️♥️

@adamhoffman5789

7 ай бұрын

No such thing as true art….it will always be subjective.

Still beautiful 😢💙

2021 still listening....

Still listening to this song, 2 hours before 2019!🤘👌✌️🤗😍

I love the 90s!

Roberts stand up bass had the sickest flamed neck I’ve ever seen

When I first heard this song I loved it . I had just broken up with a girlfriend(there was no pregnancy involved) almost 30 years later it’s so much sadder now listening to it dealing with the fact I never became a father.

@eganc1976

Жыл бұрын

Aloha brother, you have much to add to this villiage of humanity, so please do not place that weight on your shoulder....we're in this one together. Love your fellow human and clean up after yourself 🤙

@dontgetaboveyourreason

Жыл бұрын

Hey brother, I just read your comment and it was if I had wrote it myself. Just turned 40 and I'm in the same position as you. What a great song

Incredible!

Chills everytime..saddened me,bringing back memories.

This song hurts me. May god forgive me

Six a.m. day after Christmas I throw some clothes on in the dark The smell of cold Car seat is freezing The world is sleeping I am numb Up the stairs to her apartment She is balled up on the couch Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte They're not home to find us out And we drive Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly They call her name at seven-thirty I pace around the parking lot And I walk down to buy her flowers And sell some gifts that I got Can't you see It's not me you're dying for Now she's feeling more alone Then she ever has before She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly As weeks went by It showed that she was not fine They told me, "Son it's time to tell the truth, " and She broke down and I broke down Cause I was tired of lying Driving back to her apartment For the moment we're alone Yeah she's alone And I'm alone Now I know it She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drownin' slowly

It sounds fresher thanks to the crowd not applauding after the first few chords.

BF5 will never be irrelevant. Ever.

@notehden

2 жыл бұрын

i was about to ask what this had to do with battlefield 5

This is a great song

This is my favourite song

Still beautiful 😢💙 I'm really glad this account is still active Wonderful

Wonderful

As we witness, Less Is More, is a GOOD thing. Musically and in Life.

youre the best for me ben fols five

Incredible!

@Scott_Silver

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Supersunnyspeedgraphic is obscure but worth a listen if you have not.

I'm really glad this account is still active Wonderful

Loveeeeee from Japan I'm really glad this account is still active

I was there! :-)

@tomservo4president61

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky man I am full of envie

I'm really glad this account is still active Wonderful Loveeeeee from Japan

How can you give a dislike to this?!?

Loveeeeee from Japan I'm really glad this account is still active Wonderful Still beautiful 😢💙 I'm really glad this account is still active

omg he looks so young here.

Bam!

These love from Japan comments are freaking me the fuck out

That first verse.

Such a sad story...

❤️💔❤️💔❤️

This song rang hard on me when my fiance of the time had to have an abortion for medical reasons. Was A sad day, months, year.

Watch the Apple Music version in HD and look at roberts bass neck...it’s amazing, I’ve got a guitar with flamed mahogany so rare and awesome

10:05pm 1/10/2024

Most depressing song from the most depressing point in my life

I’ve searched the corners of the internet for the original music video to this song. Does it exist anywhere anymore? 😭

@bucketheadistheman

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iahpp6p6ocu4YcY.html

@paimonpress6760

3 жыл бұрын

You didn't look very hard man, it's even on this channel

Good

How many of you had this talk w ur partner? Thinking back to my early 20s and having these discussion just tears me up cause we were so young and naive yet had to make these decisions even after trying to be safe and protected. Great song though.

@darthbigred22

2 жыл бұрын

No bullshit...you weren't trying very hard and you know that deep down.

And for the moment, we’re alone. And she’s alone. And I’m alone. And I’m alone. And I’m…

That face he makes at the beginning tho

I k ow this song is about abortion but I always related it to my ex wife who had mental health issues.She was a brick that took me under the water.I could do nothing g right by her no matter how hard I tried

😢😢😢😢

Do you ever notice that artists from our time sound just as amazing in real life as they do on their cds? But these new people now days have to have auto tune and mumble rap. It's mow 2020 and I finally watched the video. I never saw it when it came out. A girl told me to listen to this back then. She said it was the abortion song. Now as an adult, I understand.

@bredSpace

2 жыл бұрын

Look I agree that auto tune has taken a big toll on the music industry

Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds Five what?

5/24/21

Mom and Dad went down to Charlotte! CHARLOTTE, NC!!!! :) I actually did a Visa Starbucks Commercial a few years ago with his brother! :)

How many songs are there that are better this?

Who is lisneng 2024

It was the genesis of such a beautiful song, but I sometimes wonder what the girl that he wrote the song about - the “brick” thinks about it. They obviously went through a really horrible thing and being described as a “brick” after that would make me feel really terrible.

@cydlouise4088

Жыл бұрын

Ben mentions in his autobiography that he reached out to the (still unnamed) woman prior to the song's release, and she was ultimately OK with him doing it. Her family, not so much. His book gives more detail of how it impacted his life, with very real breakdowns.

Well now you'd have to probably move to another state Ben

in medieval europe they would have already been considered an adult couple. they would have had their child and been a family. but in modern america with its unnaturally prolonged "adolescence" they were still considered children themselves, so they were pressured into murdering their child

@dontpissoffraccoons

6 ай бұрын

crack

@PinemartenMusic

5 ай бұрын

yep. sad state of affairs.

@dontpissoffraccoons

5 ай бұрын

back then it was still perfectly acceptable to marry your relatives so I don't know if we should be looking there to find a basis for our morals

@PinemartenMusic

5 ай бұрын

@@dontpissoffraccoons you only hold your moralistic worldview because you were born in this century. you do realise that, right?

Oh. One of the secretly pervey most melodic and beautiful songs I'm in a really nerdy group who appreciates. And I suggest you research and appreciate the beauty of squaredancing.

is this loss

@Davel429

5 жыл бұрын

If I remember right it's abortion

@chriskinetticc

4 жыл бұрын

"Cant you see, it's not me your dying for..." "And she's alone, and I'm alone, and now I know it.." Definitely abortion.. song gets me everytime

@yetmendoza7320

4 жыл бұрын

listening to this 11/20/19

@SeansMusicVault

4 жыл бұрын

@@yetmendoza7320 5.15.2020

@BroForce426

2 жыл бұрын

Bro you are wildin with this comment

Great song but it's not always that deep.

I'm glad I'm old enough and mature enough and prosperous enough to hate this song.

I agree this is a very well written sad song. But come on Ben, almost all sung notes are flat. While you're a good pianist this song really deserves a way better singer. Sorry fans.

@400_billion_suns

2 жыл бұрын

I actually came here from the original song to see if it was still sung flat when performed live, or if it was just the album version. Both flat. Surprising, and makes me wonder if it was intentional.

@jetsetretro

5 ай бұрын

As if you could ever hold a single note old loser lol 😂

Abortion.

I'm really glad this account is still active Wonderful