“You can’t make a good song with two lines” Ladytron: hold my birthday candles

@timetraveler9518

3 жыл бұрын

Daft punk made a song with 1line it's called "around the world"

@xymez3743

3 жыл бұрын

@@timetraveler9518 the gods of edm

@maimunamay6198

3 жыл бұрын

Fatboy's Slim "Right Here, Right Now" only contains the words of the title.

@VV-nz4dv

3 жыл бұрын

alice deejay

@Femtanyls_biggest_fan

2 жыл бұрын

Nya itchy ni san

this isnt just a critique abt the fashion industry. its ALSO abt society's beauty standards and how men feel abt women aging

@aliaboulekema-amraoui5317

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bow_wow_wow

3 жыл бұрын

That's ludicrous. What 21 year old woman had any trouble whatsoever attracting male attention?

@cherrygloombae

3 жыл бұрын

@@bow_wow_wow is this a joke or...?

@bobatea3911

3 жыл бұрын

@@bow_wow_wow shut up male

@chindvids

3 жыл бұрын

What about the Polaroid and let you go line?

Im 17 atm, can’t wait to come back to this at 21 (Edit) thanks for the likes I’ve never gotten so many, I hope you guys are doing well

@sunflower0243

3 жыл бұрын

18 rn and shitting myself because im close to being 20

@lunastar6857

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunflower0243 I just turned 20 and I listened to this song when I was 17 🥲

@imsugar

3 жыл бұрын

i’m 18 ☹️

@nana-tn8tx

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunflower0243 me too, I am not ready to be a grown up at all ;-;

@tdannemaria

3 жыл бұрын

i'm 17 and i'm 18 in september chile

I see people arguing about whether it's predatory behavior or the fashion industry and I say: why can't it be both?

@brissywink

3 жыл бұрын

It can be both but it's actually about the fashion industry lol. That's just the truth. It's open to interpretation but people claiming they know the meaning behind it and ignoring it's actually about the fashion industry are dumb.

@whatisthis1958

2 жыл бұрын

@@brissywink I mean, i kinda get why they might ignore the fashion industry side of it though? . A lot of the newer people here who found this from on tiktok and other platforms view it that way do so because they resonate with that reading of the lyrics, usually due to personal experience. I personally resonate more with is as being about predatory behaviour despite knowing the original purpose of the song, because other people will take different things out of a given piece of media depending on their own experiences, and people will interpret it differently throughout time since they grow up in different environments. For a group of people who grew up on the internet, it's no surprise that they take the predatory aspect of this song as their own interpretation considering how many kids were groomed online, especially during lockdown (rates rose by 40% in my country if I remember right). Someone who grew up when this song was originally made, however, might have less contact with the internet, since it was vastly different to how it is now, and more focused with traditional forms of fashion/entertainment consumption, and it seemed like the fashion industry had a much larger presence. New listeners won't resonate with the original message as much as this newer interpretation, so it's less they're ignoring the meaning and more they either don't even pick up on that meaning or personally resonate more with the newer one

@graybarta9119

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair there is a disturbing overlap

@karlmichaelsahagun7121

2 жыл бұрын

There's predatory in fashion industry, that's my catch on this masterpiece

@ramenwithaliens5431

2 жыл бұрын

Ong

My mom hated my indie teenage taste in music...except this one she loved this song...

@Lee-rs3kk

3 жыл бұрын

May be because it uses the exact backround baseline from Visage's Fade to Grey, she must've known that track from the eighties. Absolute banger, so take a listen if ya feel like it.

"they take a polaroid and let you go, say theyll let you know" this is totally a song about the fashion industry.

@Heidinski0

4 жыл бұрын

lysergicgirll totally! model life

@KitKatLMFAO

3 жыл бұрын

Its about the modeling industry.

@EinsZwo0

3 жыл бұрын

would not happen today, though. its way to deep for todays level of criticism.

@stevehallman8378

3 жыл бұрын

It’s about Gaetz.

@DA-ol2ey

3 жыл бұрын

its about drugs fashion mocking american fashion and capitalism.

It's not just about the fashion industry, it's about predatory behavior

@marjorieangilau1858

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@sarahougnou3490

3 жыл бұрын

i thought the same thing. minors often get catcalled and sexually assaulted more than adults

@suzannejane1035

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I got into this when it came out but it's still so relevant.

@Chuythedragqueen

3 жыл бұрын

It’s tiktok ruining a good song

@whatsupchickentender1399

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chuythedragqueen no you're just sensitive and don't know how to have your own thoughts

This hits hard while dancing in your room in barely clothing

@H3NRI985

3 жыл бұрын

So true, as said by the ultimate hope.

@muze7171

3 жыл бұрын

Be my friend

@ccuuppiidd

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve summoned them

@Rosanilla

2 жыл бұрын

W h a t

@euphoric8420

2 жыл бұрын

@@muze7171 The hell lmao

Im glad this song is getting more attention

@--BACKTFUP

3 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow barb😩

@--BACKTFUP

3 жыл бұрын

I meant hello* oops

@cloudymoonliqht9629

3 жыл бұрын

@@--BACKTFUP Heyy bestie 🥴

@yusufgazi7

2 жыл бұрын

Cringe

@luis-lp2qk

2 жыл бұрын

@@yusufgazi7 WTF DOES IT GIVE YOU CRINGE JUST BECAUSE A PERSON SAID THAT THIS GLAD THAT THE SONG HAS MORE ATTENTION??

'Seventeen' is about modeling agencies. "They only want you when you're 17, when you're 21 you're no fun." This is exactly how modeling agencies work. When you're 17 you're young enough to not have fully developed female curves yet, perfect for that skinny catwalk look, and old enough to legally work without all the parental hassle. When you're 21 you're considered an adult, have more female curves, plus harder to work with because of an adult mindset, as in knowing this is not a career you want to pursue, busy with university and (jealous) boyfriends. "They take a polaroid and let you go, say they'll let you know, so come on." 17 year olds go knocking on doors at modeling agencies, full of hope, thinking they're gonna be the next big thing. In reality you're just girl #186 that day. So they'll just take a quick Polaroid photo of you, write down your info on the back and they literally say "We'll let you know.." Just like any job interview, so yeah, come on.. All the young girls dancing in the observation room are resembling the hundreds of applications the agencies get on a daily basis, the staff walks around, keep making the application pile (all the Polaroids from the past few days) smaller and smaller till there is just one left, the best girl of that pile, who they might hire.

@docsavage8640

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining the inherently obvious lyrics.

@CorHellekin

5 жыл бұрын

Damn guys they didn't offend anyone by explaining it so why are y'all bitching about?

@roachey

5 жыл бұрын

@Blood Beryl Well I didn't really get it. Klk's comment was helpful.

@mawtagasolais9624

4 жыл бұрын

@@CorHellekin you are awesome. For real. It's like u commented my comment. I would be friends with you over whatever gulf, if adults did that. Be easy.

@CorHellekin

4 жыл бұрын

@@mawtagasolais9624 oh my, you really flatter me. Thank you a lot.

Even the singing starts at exactly 0:17

@CAT-2323

Жыл бұрын

Good catch!

@marywealth6475

Жыл бұрын

​@@CAT-2323 I knew your comment was gonna say that.

@mastersoftoday

22 күн бұрын

@@marywealth6475 good catch

This song reminds me of predators. how they want to prey on you because you’re young but as you get older your no fun because you know what they're doing.

@johnroberts981

3 жыл бұрын

That was my first impression but now the Fashion industry has been mentioned I definitely see that now. At my age and proportions fashion is the last thing I'm interested in - does the clothing stretch and last two outings between laundry visit 😆 Seriously though, I've just recently 'discovered' this song (or my woeful memory exhibiting itself again!) but it's a catchy tune innit 👍

@ALT-vz3jn

3 жыл бұрын

Get off of TikTok and get a life.

@aereoneatss5590

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALT-vz3jn huh?

@IFARTED09

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALT-vz3jn wtf, u ok?

@Li-ou6mc

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALT-vz3jn how tf does this have to do with anything

one of the shortest lyrics and yet there artists nowadays who cannot put more meaning in their 6-album-long discographies

@screwyoumoon

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! And they get creative with their limited lyrics, the instrumental is really nice honestly

@Taylor-pz1mo

3 жыл бұрын

This is so damn fucking true....

@Taylor-pz1mo

3 жыл бұрын

It takes a mind that thinks differently to understand and come up with this someone else would make a long song that would probably not be good. But this hits so much harder because its only 2 sentences and deeper than most songs...

people who are arguing about the message behind the song are failing to realize that the modeling industry and societal beauty standards go hand in hand. it relates to p*dophilia bc standards for women are that they are hairless, appear young, etc. ALSO there will be different interpretations of art bc everyone perceives things differently:)

@garlicbread6947

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU, I feel like people forget that a song can have multiple meanings without invalidating each other

@Yesbsygs726

2 жыл бұрын

Why do ppl care for the looks like I just don’t get it like there’s one person who can stop all of this but idc about the look idk why ppl care about the looks it’s not what is about the outside it’s what’s inside and what u think like:/

@blonded_ari

2 жыл бұрын

literally

@Cheetahlover

2 жыл бұрын

That’s not the beauty standards for women. It’s just the opposite of being a man. Being hairy is associated with testosterone and masculinity and also men like big b00bs/4ss which isn’t like children

@Felipe-jq6pi

2 жыл бұрын

more like ephebophilia

This song has such a darker undertone into 2020...

@av.5632

3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@ogi1337

3 жыл бұрын

what's your interpretation

@Ella-ks7jp

3 жыл бұрын

are u talking about the infamous 'female attractiveness vs age' graph? truely sickening....

@catnip6731

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ella-ks7jp shit made me sick fr

@gestimo6168

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ella-ks7jp where may I find this graph, I searched it up but didn't see anything too out of place?

The women beauty standards are literally just traits of children. Men are seen attractive once they get facial hair, deeper voices, taller and stronger, ect. Yet a women is cute when she has a high voice, skinny, clear skin, no body hair, ect. And honestly I'm sick of it.

@str4wb3rry_x28

3 жыл бұрын

@@derek12115 This is just straight up the discription of a child, you can't deny that

@chutrash3348

3 жыл бұрын

@@derek12115 Why are the qualities of children portrayed as feminine? Society didn't just wake up one day and choose it. Do you not see the problem with this??

@chutrash3348

3 жыл бұрын

@@derek12115 You're speaking cap at this point. Yes, the average man is stronger than the average woman. However, women have higher pain tolerance due to the fact they have to give birth. This whole "men need to protect women" narrative isn't backed up by biology, its centuries worth of social construct. "Less hair to keep them warm" you just sound like a creep. "Weaker to protect them" tell me you're a mysogenist without telling me you're a mysogenist.

@chutrash3348

3 жыл бұрын

@@derek12115 I'm talking about how problematic it is that women who have the properties of children are seen as feminine. Sure some men protected women back years ago but the beauty standards for women weren't made for those reasons. For example, women having shaved legs and arms only began to be the normal for women during the war when industries began to shame women for not shaving in order to get more sales. The 'oblivious, naive and stupid' traits that are supposed to be seen as feminine have nothing to do with the fact men 'need to protect women'. If anything, its to control us. Someone easy to manipulate.

@chutrash3348

3 жыл бұрын

@@derek12115 Then leave😐

I think they're trying to say that they only want you when you're seventeen and that when you're twenty-one, you're no fun. Reading between the lines, that's the impression I'm getting.

@hal0spartanii7dn

8 жыл бұрын

+Sad MapSalesman so deep I found oil

@1skcusebutuoy1

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Harper They also are saying they always take a Polaroid, let you go, and say they'll let you know. However, the ultimate outcome is unclear.

@azynkron

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Harper You could also say you can only watch someone that is 17 from behind a screen

@Garboskindredspirit

8 жыл бұрын

I would say that's an accurate assessment. . .

8 жыл бұрын

My good sir, I think you have just managed to discover the Philosophers Stone.

The song is a critique of the fashion industry, and their standards when recruiting models. It's unbelievable that so few people figured that out.

@carlosbanaschek1949

3 жыл бұрын

Prada vibes as i sad

@twitch1986mp3

3 жыл бұрын

i thought it was ab gr00m1ng

@imsugar

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-Bubu no lol it’s about the modeling industry.

@pearl9731

3 жыл бұрын

@@twitch1986mp3 could be interpreted that way

@ischl420

3 жыл бұрын

Thats why this song is so good, there are so many ways you can interpreted it

They only want you when you're 2017, when you're 2021 your no fun!

@downjump7894

3 жыл бұрын

:D :D :D

@gruenerMandarin

3 жыл бұрын

Smart ;)

@garrywhite13371337

3 жыл бұрын

Foookk so true

@TheEndofThis

3 жыл бұрын

Please 2017 was the worst year ever 😫

@nazare334

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEndofThis yeah but in 2021 everyone gets offended by everything

Writing this at 17. In a month and a half, I'll be 18, graduated, and going off to college. I haven't had a boyfriend, but I have gone to one singular party that I was invited to, but it was kind of mid as I went by myself. I went to homecoming, also alone, and I kind of intend on going to prom. I have about two true friends, and a couple of acquaintances, which will all change after school is over. Losing friends is something I'm willing to accept, as I know that I need to branch out and find people that are *really* for me. I have never been assaulted and hope to remain that way. I'm about 8th in my class when it comes to grades and I will be going to a nice university. I'm scared for the future. My fitness isn't ideal right now, but I'm at a "healthy" BMI. To the me who's reading this at 21, let me tell you this. As long as you're doing your best, that's all that matters. How you do anything is how you do everything, but it's ok to let yourself have a break once in a while. Eat good food, don't disrespect your body, listen to BTS, find good people you can trust, read books, study hard, talk to people, go to therapy, exercise once in a while, write poetry, write books, keep pursuing your passions, don't freak out about aging, and PLEASE manage a budget. You have tons of life left to live, even if it's when you're old. My grandpa is currently in intensive care, and I worry for his life. Whether he is still alive when you read this, I'm not sure, but please don't hang onto loss. Your loved ones would want you to live your best life while keeping them in your memories. Please love yourself

@moonlightillari

6 ай бұрын

🩷

I'm 17 now, I'll be back to cry when I'm 21 UPDATE: turned 21 October 8th and I was too drunk to even cry so☠️

@omar-fu2lq

3 жыл бұрын

You'll most likely forget

@muze7171

3 жыл бұрын

Every week I’ll come back to remind you

@silasrath190

3 жыл бұрын

If you see this, I’m not letting you forget

@fakename5400

3 жыл бұрын

@@muze7171 I’ll remind to you come back every week

@muze7171

3 жыл бұрын

Happy 18!

this song legit has like two lines and still has so many valid points

They only want you when you're seventeen When you're twenty-one You're no fun Prince Andrew agrees.

@ptonpc

3 жыл бұрын

In his case the younger the better. Allegedly ahem...

@leelabizbee

3 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't laugh but 😄😄 durty boy!

@janedoe-hq9vn

3 жыл бұрын

Oh snap!

@mattweeeee

3 жыл бұрын

This needs more likes.......and cowbell.

@mantan9400

3 жыл бұрын

And the infamous Prince Andrew Duke of York. I wonder why Wikipedia keeps taking addition to the Duke of York entries...

was into this when i was 16 and now i'm 28 :) great.

@lollydoll20

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@dougvelardo4530

Жыл бұрын

And you’re still fun!

@oscardavidgm

3 ай бұрын

31!!

I distinctly remember being into this song when I was 17. Coincidentally I just bumped into this video again and I'm 21. Aghhh depressing.

@imogenn3641

10 жыл бұрын

I will try, my friend! Unfortunately we do not realise how young we were until we're older.

@arthurdent6828

6 жыл бұрын

And now you're 24. Soon you'll be 40..... Still depressed?

@Nameless-dw5nv

6 жыл бұрын

You have been no fun for over 4 years now...

@wesleyrosa6122

5 жыл бұрын

So come on..

@emzee4742

5 жыл бұрын

I used to listen to this when i was 17,too,and now I'm 24. i honestly hate my life and i only have 2 decent friends now,whatayagunnado though lol.

Thanks tiktok, I come to hear this song every day

@jinx17

3 жыл бұрын

This is a tiktok song now? I feel oldddd lol

@nosumi9881

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinx17 yea lol

@rodriguezmarcos4988

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinx17 no one cares

@jinx17

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodriguezmarcos4988 mind your business then homeboy

@rodriguezmarcos4988

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinx17 no I don’t understand why adults keep saying I’m getting old

I love this song but I cant help but hear the roblox sound when you die in the background💀

@lola-sh7us

3 жыл бұрын

oooof~ 😏

@lottietyson7251

3 жыл бұрын

that’s what i was thinking 💀

@alyssaskits4155

3 жыл бұрын

EWWWWFFFFFF

@biskyy3079

3 жыл бұрын

oof😭

@MilkyBloomet

3 жыл бұрын

NOOO I CAN'T UNHEAR IT

I feel really bad cause I discovered this really good song thanks to tiktok😫 I failed

@mellofied9139

3 жыл бұрын

ah same

@valeriamunoz9243

3 жыл бұрын

same but idc

@alwaysanele7322

3 жыл бұрын

me too!

@assmilk9674

3 жыл бұрын

i feel ashamed

@_-________

3 жыл бұрын

No need for shame. You're here now, right?

I think this song is talking about how when you're younger, you are easy to mold, but as you get a little older and understand the world better, you are able to question authority and stand up for yourself and not do everything you're told, so it's less fun for the people who were once in power over you. Could apply to the modeling industry as well, as you can hear them sing about the whole polaroid thing. very interesting song! :)

@larrbaII

8 жыл бұрын

LongLiveInspiration Yes that is what the song inplys.--"IF you’re young you'r ok-- when you get "wise" you need to go". Too bad a lot of what happens in this world today people beleave what they see on the news as fact, but are deseved.

@JustWickedSwede

8 жыл бұрын

+LongLiveInspiration I think people are questioning authorities more as young. I wish I questioned as much today as I did back then.

@thegayestgoth

8 жыл бұрын

Sort of. It's actually about the modeling industry. 17 is the peak age for modeling. At 21, you've grown up a bit much to continue looking "fresh-faced".

@JackSquat1

8 жыл бұрын

+LongLiveInspiration no

@LongLiveInspiration

8 жыл бұрын

Jack Squat very intelligent interpretation

I’m 21 and disturbingly I get less attention than when I was 17. Hearing this song gives be chills. It makes me sad.

@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce

Жыл бұрын

Understandable, but 21 is still very young. I wouldn't start feeling that sad until you hit 30...lol. That's when you can rightfully say "Damn, I feel old" (and also start yelling at teenagers that pass by to get off your lawn). But seriously, I hope you enjoy your 20's. I wish I could redo my 20's.

@selenan4140

Жыл бұрын

@@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce id enjoy it more if I wasn’t so depressed 😅😅😅

@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce

Жыл бұрын

@@selenan4140 Man...my reply is about to sound really generic, lol, but I mean it with the bottom of my heart. I know how it feels to feel be depressed (I still have depression that I never was able to "fix") but I hope you find something in your life that makes you feel better and makes life feel enjoyable for you. And that doesn't have to be another person (like a boyfriend or girlfriend). It could just be a best friend, or even you could be happy on your own with a really fun hobby. I do hope you have some close friends though that you can rely on. I think I've talked too much already, lol, but I hope things get better for you :).

@selenan4140

Жыл бұрын

@@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce thank you for your support 💕

@Lilliathi

Жыл бұрын

@@selenan4140 Go do and see as much stuff as possible. Even if your depression prevents you from enjoying it, you'll thank yourself later.

I think this song is not just a commentary on the fashion industry, but on society as a whole. Men are allowed to age and have wrinkles and grey hair and still be considered attractive(Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, etc), but most women in the public eye are discarded when they aren’t very young anymore. The only older women celebrities are the ones that have no signs of aging (Jennifer Lopez). Women are taught that they should be hairless, short and petite, have high voices, and to be innocent and submissive (all are characteristics of children). Women are mostly valued in society for our ability to fit the impossible beauty standard and to please men. I We are not valued as much on our maturity and intelligence. Once you are no longer oblivious to the world around you and you have lost your childlike features and you age(which is normal) you are no longer seen as of worth. Once you hit 30 you have reached your expiration date even though that is a very young age. The type of girl that men want is a young girl that is essentially a child. When you are 17, you have not yet realized what the world is like and are “more fun”. You are easier to take advantage of. When I was in my senior year of high school there were many men in their 20s waiting around for 17 year old girls. On porn websites there is a high demand for “barely legal videos”. When Danielle Brigolli turned 18 everyone was excited and there were comments saying they waiting for “so long”. When women are in their early 20s they are told to get settled while they still can so they don’t become an “old maid” while men are encouraged to settle down much later. There is so much more that I can add, but I will stop now lol.

@jillian3051

3 жыл бұрын

You have explained this perfectly. I reread it again.

@Yesbsygs726

2 жыл бұрын

For me I idc about the looks it all bout ur inside and what u think but some ppl don’t get that:/

@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587

2 жыл бұрын

well said, and it's sad

@foreignmau5566

2 жыл бұрын

It is not that they are “allowed”, you girls tend to find older men attractive, and men tend to find young women attractive. You type it in like it is a choice. Its not about “allowing” its rather how biology works.

@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587

2 жыл бұрын

@@foreignmau5566 no girls do not tend to find older men attractive, they tend to find men their age attractive. otherwise i'd see hordes of 20 year olds with 50 year olds on the street, when that's just not the case and it's more of an exception.

LadyTron was one of my Dad’s favourite groups growing up, there was a guarantee that one of their tracks would be on one of his CD mixtapes. By August of this year, it will be Four years since he passed due to terminal cancer. Hearing their resurgence on Tiktok this past week and them getting more attention from Gen Z makes me really happy :)

@LOUI_1267

2 жыл бұрын

Hey im rlly srry to here that im glad it made you happy though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ladytron & Crystal Castles are AMAZING! And very unique!

@TheNatashaFerreira

4 жыл бұрын

Alice Glass isn’t in this though? She’s from crystal castles

@jspence8863

3 жыл бұрын

You understand real music. I am virtually shaking your hand in a sign of recognition & respect🤜

@jspence8863

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNatashaFerreira dude's just saying that crystal castles is another amazing band that he enjoys as well as Ladytron 😜

Literally discovered this song on my 17th birthday. I turned 21 on Wednesday, so I’m revisiting this amazing song.

I'm completely addicted to this song

@irizzyroblox512

2 жыл бұрын

same

You ever notice just how many songs involve being 17?

I wasn’t 17 or 21 when this came out but did listen to this song at 17 and jammed to it. Can’t believe next year the song will be 21 years

I dont know why i like this song so much.

@violetlunna

3 жыл бұрын

Bc its good?

My mom used to play this album all the time when I was a kid, can't believe I'm turning 21 this year. I will definitely play this during my birthday

stop saying y’all can’t wait till your 21........the meaning is going over a lot of y’all’s heads.

@fakename5400

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait till I’m 21

Omg where have I been this band belongs with the legends like Depeche mode, human league, John foxx etc I love them xx

@handymatt1970

8 ай бұрын

umm Visage?

I'm 17 and I'm listening to this for the first time!

@haesu3786

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@chr0mep0p

3 жыл бұрын

Same wtf

@K1ttymocha444

2 жыл бұрын

Sameee!

@randomaccessfemale

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your next 4 years then! Have they taken your polaroid yet?

@danaysiaboykin1755

9 ай бұрын

Now your 19

all the 17 and 21 yr olds banding together to sad twerk really warms my depressed heart

I called this the pioneer of modern electro pop and electroclash

This song came out in 2002 and I actually was 18 that year. I could have shaved a year of my life off just for this song, LOL!!!!

My biggest flex is that I know all the words too this song.

Born in 87...this song still slaps

I think this is about the modeling industry. Most models are chosen when they’re 17, and that’s when they start their careers. When you’re 21 you’re already too old to start.

I remember being 17 and listen to this a lot. Today I turned 21. I'm about to find out if being 21 stops being fun. I'll prove otherwise.

@Alyssa333

3 жыл бұрын

How was it

@pleaseignorethisismyoldaccount

3 жыл бұрын

You're 27 now damn

@daniellesauxe2950

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alyssa333 It was good. No complaints.

Really liked the austere matching uniforms on the band. Made them look like cool, beautiful merciless cyborgs.

if ur here u have the best taste in music and i love u

@hyukaberryz

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 20 this year turning 21 in September and for the first time in my life I’m horrified. I never thought I would live past 18 so to be at an age where I no longer feel beautiful is scary. I know 21 is nothing compared to 80-90 but I feel like my identity has been stolen from me before I even got to taste youth. Now I look at anti aging creams and worry about practicality. At 17 I was so worried about stupid things to taste the feeling of freedom. I miss the converse with cigarette burns and blood stains. I feel the volatility of youth. I will never let that mystique go. I’m with the same man I found at 15, he says I’ve changed since I was 17. He’s right. At 17 we are bulletproof but somehow the softest things on earth. Innocence prevails

@SuperBozz

2 ай бұрын

You'll be ok. The song is just a song

Try it when your forty one no fun

@lani5473

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Mack lmao

@AllTheCloudsArePink

5 жыл бұрын

then you're doing it wrong

@cornflakegirl1718

4 жыл бұрын

@Jeffrey Cheng You're still fun.

@MrLevinej

4 жыл бұрын

Wait til your 62 and can't have fun

@hellfeather2011

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck that I'll be 41 in a couple weeks and i refuse to accept this arbitrary lack of fun

i wish people would see past skin and age and appreciate people for their true, visceral beauty. beauty that is portrayed by their attitude on life and others. there was this older lady at a department store that helped me. super nice lady. she reminded me how she was once young...like every older person...and she still is that person! of course people worry about the inevitability of aging and how it makes them feel like a used car that depreciates in value from age...but like rare vintage cars that can make a statement, no matter what age you are, stand out by not giving a shit and be yourself because life is too short to worry, be sad and wish. enjoy it while you’re still here. vanity isn’t everything. in my opinion, the way you make others feel and how they remember you is more powerful and meaningful. please take care of yourself because no matter what age you are, you’re loved. thanks for reading.

Predators, it's all about the predatory behaviour of adult men and how looking like a child is the only way to be loved.

@star_mxlk_

3 жыл бұрын

@@givemeallyourattention think about it, when you're 17, you've probably hit the peak of your beauty, you're young, you're thin, and you're innocent. Men have always liked it when girls were short, hairless, smooth, thin, had big eyes just like what you might have at 17, but the older you get and the more you realize what the predator is doing, the more they loose interest and they once again look for a child to mold into what they want. Its disgusting, its clearly not just about fashion.

@Shyzenth

2 жыл бұрын

Find someone real and you will see what love is really like, love has very little to do with physical qualities, love for a person is ethereal. Physical attraction is somrthing else and it's on our DNA related to finding a mate for reproduction.

@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shyzenth except DNA wouldn't wire ppl to find girls in their teenage years attractive as it literally goes against natural selection. Teen pregnancies (aged 10-19) face higher risks of early infant mortality, low birth weight, preterm delivery and severe neonatal conditions than pregnancies in women aged 20-24. It's a weird societal conditioning that we've made women in their teenaged years look the most "attractive" in our eyes, and it's disgusting.

@randomaccessfemale

2 жыл бұрын

If you are 17, you no longer look like a child, so I disagree. For the fashion industry, 17 is the crucial age, because you are no longer controlled by your parents and they can try to mold you as they like.

@Inhalepens

2 жыл бұрын

@@star_mxlk_ Most 17 year olds haven't really hit they're peak of beauty, that's more like when you are in your 20s

I can’t stop vibing with this song

i turned 21 today!! listening to this on repeat and for no reason at all!! i hate aging.

The song is about modeling and how quickly it slips away.

¨You cant create a good song with two lines¨ Ladytron: watch me

"they only want you when your 20 to 29 when you have 30 youre not fun"

It's like a dark counterpoint to Kraftwerk's The Model. :)

@BillyLongshot

5 жыл бұрын

Kraftwerk also have a melancholic tone in their voice and the synth. But that is about it. The lyrics are mainly descriptive but more positive than neutral. I agree Ladytron is darker and explicitly critical. Good comparison!

@whssy

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it? I just caught my 20-year old son listening to that track while he was looking what to cook for dinner. Never heard him listening to pioneering synth music before. I immediately referred him to this one.

@AllTheCloudsArePink

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@razorx6905

4 жыл бұрын

Blue monday beat there too

@doberchic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Even a tip of the hat !

All rise for Leonardo DiCaprio's National Anthem

I'm 48 I was only 35 when this was uploaded, how I wish I heard it then, could have saved me 21 years!

@sten4982

2 ай бұрын

43 myself wish I was in my early 30's again perhaps... The years fly but 20's hell no. Such horrible times those early years

This song has a special place in my heart, my dad introduced me to it and we’d listen to it together. It’s one that comes back into my head like every 3 years.

And after listening to 4 songs or so, I have decided in the last 10 minutes I have to buy Ladytron's entire collection.

@VaeVictus86

10 жыл бұрын

Positive life choice!

@MegaDegaSkatePark

10 жыл бұрын

Good choice! And may the force be forever with you!

@Mindphaser1

10 жыл бұрын

Great decision, because all their discography is awesome.

@strawberrysshowdown8331

3 жыл бұрын

Off topic, but, Yay I found a comment older than 5 years

I feel like the song hook is a literal phrase that someone in a position of power said to her.

@SuperBozz

2 ай бұрын

Very likely. . Most songs have humourous catchy things in jest that are where theres smoke there is fire

This reminds me of being 17 and chasing older guys. I’m almost 21 now and well... I’m no fun lol

@jspence8863

4 жыл бұрын

See yeah you get the concept of the song 👍 or at least what I feel is the concept of the song

@strawberrysshowdown8331

3 жыл бұрын

@@jspence8863 the song is about the fashion industry

I was 17 when I kept listening to this song, now I'm 21

This is about Men only want you at 17. Your parents want to baby you at 17 but want you to leave at 21. Film directors want you to act at 17 but at 21 they think you’re too old. Youth centers only want 17 cause you aren’t full grown at 17 but 21 you are and you’re no longer fun.

Was anyone else a victim of grroming and feel that's what this song is about

@isaacbakan1295

3 жыл бұрын

Not personally. But I definitely do. I don't know if it's about that and that in specific neccesarily. But yeh. It's definitely about that

@ALT-vz3jn

3 жыл бұрын

The song is not about grooming at all. It’s about the fashion and entertainment industry. I’m sorry if you were a victim of grooming you’re not alone, but this song isn’t about that.

@localshithead7430

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao i was a victim of grooming too and idgaf what people say, I relate to this song so much. Hope you're doing better btw. Best of wish to you.

@vampbie55

3 жыл бұрын

@@localshithead7430 thanks 😊

I used to listen to this when I was 15, now I'm 17🥲

@alonzooop

6 ай бұрын

im listening to this while im 15, im still 15

@Najaaa.

9 күн бұрын

OMG SAME just rediscovered it!!

Shouting this song but replacing “17” with the age of when you joined the 97% is therapeutic For me I count down the ages of me and people I know who were also victims

@abby-my7rj

3 жыл бұрын

hope your okay now ❤️

@willow2470

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know if you're in the 97%? I think am or almost was but i dont know what counts or not. Is there an article or a checklist or something like that i can look at?

@amelie-gk9rq

3 жыл бұрын

@@willow2470 there’s was official criteria in the study that produced the 97% stat

@a13kfr

3 жыл бұрын

97% isn’t a real statistic but I wish it could be 0% for all men and women but that can never happen because the world is evil

@amelie-gk9rq

3 жыл бұрын

@@a13kfr so r u gonna do anything about it like the rest of us or are u just gonna magically wish it away

I'm turning 17 this year. It feels crazy. I feel both like I'm supposed to be much younger and older at the same time.

@Maja-np2dz

3 жыл бұрын

Just found your comment in 2021... are you 21 now??

@elizabethgillen3660

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maja-np2dz 17 + 3 is 20

@lolgakokola6509

3 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethgillen3660 lmaoo quick maf luv it

@currentlywaiting1081

3 жыл бұрын

You're 21!!

When I was 17 I started dating a 23 year old I left him when I was 21 when I look back I realize a lot of things about that relationship I wish weren’t true… being taken advantage of at such a young age leaves you with so many conflicting feelings so many scares that can’t heal till you’ve grown old enough to see them often times a while after it’s over

I was listening to this one I was in middle schoo.I didn't think anybody else liked them and felt so uncool. Now I'm 31 and this song is popular on TikTok and my teenage self is smiling.

It’s unreal to me that this song is back. We danced to this like crazy in the local gay bar when it first came out. It was glorious. I miss the Noughties.

@irizzyroblox512

2 жыл бұрын

...

I really think this is about the chaotic mind and soul when you're 17, but as you get older, you lost that chaos and you're not somebody people wanted anymore. Glad I'm still seventeen... gotta have some more fun.

this to me is about predatory behavior and social standards, "they only want you when you're seventeen, when you're twenty one you're no fun" is kind of like saying they're only fun when they're seventeen because of their young, innocent naivety when they're twenty-one they're no fun because they recognize what's wrong and what's right and therefore can resist. "they snap a polaroid and let you go say they'll let you know" could be interpreted as a procedure done in the modeling world to take a picture of your body and let you know if you made the cut which could represent the box people are put in. It could also be interpreted as a predator preying on young people taking a picture of them in a vulnerable position and then letting them go making them feel like what they've done is not that wrong because worse could have happened.

This gonna blow up again

it's like the Knife and industrial music had a musical lovechild -> Ladytron

listening to this on my 21st birthday to remind myself that I'm no fun

This song is so true for life. Love the beat. heh

Last hour of being seventeen

commenting while i’m still seventeen

I love this song, I literally heard it when I turned 17. The beat is so much fun!

always the songs that are such bops with a painful but relatable meaning

they literally used the same exact vibe for the movie level 16

0:55 i like the ufo-ish sounds in the background lmao

at 17, cool is what other people say it is. at 21, girls start to look for themselves and grow inside beyond control.

Blunt, depressing and on point.

Tonight I will celebrate my 17 years with this song

@Najaaa.

9 күн бұрын

I'm gonna do the same!! 🎉

@kioallay

9 күн бұрын

@@Najaaa. yeeeeeep, happy bday!

@Najaaa.

9 күн бұрын

@@kioallay THANKYOU SO MUCHHHH you are the first person to wish actually. happy birthday to you too!! 🥳💗 (I'm prolly late but still)

@kioallay

9 күн бұрын

@Najaaa. awww thank u cutie!!! 💗

Wow, that reminds me so much of the movie "Level 16". Their age, the uniforms, the room... I wouldn't be surprised if the producers of Level 16 were inspired by this song and video.

@jaedaaiko2020

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this too!

I like the pulsating beat of this

This is such a underrated song.

@ManuelLopez-vo5qp

4 жыл бұрын

So deep

@cecilfrazier5783

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@twitch1986mp3

3 жыл бұрын

not anymore. tiktok ruining things i like as usual

@Intheearly2000s

3 жыл бұрын

@@twitch1986mp3 they just do playback on songs💀

@ALT-vz3jn

3 жыл бұрын

When this song came out almost 20 years ago we danced to it in the gay clubs we had so much fun.

underrated

Great Song For A Road Trip / Riding In The Car ------------- Lady Tron Rocks ---------- Sweet!

i first listen to this song when I was 13, thinking that the day pass 17 would never came to me, now I'm 18 and listen to it now just make me wanna die already.

@sunflower0243

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I dont want to be alive to experience the harrow of being 20+ ;(

@Cookie20132

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunflower0243 20+ is okay, but 30+ is worse

@justJona639

3 жыл бұрын

I'm now listening to this song, I'm 14 btw

@Dlvl3230

3 жыл бұрын

So you're 21 this year?

@ALT-vz3jn

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you trying to break into the fashion industry and it’s not working? Because that’s what this song is about.

Forever21 is against this song

@melaniev1296

9 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@thalassafischer5211

6 жыл бұрын

Best comment in thread.

@demiford9414

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@NaughtyVampireGod

5 жыл бұрын

They're no fun.

@gothicc1825

4 жыл бұрын

And that’s why they went out of business

Watching this at 17, I'll come back when I'm 21

Last hour I'm actually seventeen...oh boy can't wait for adulthood..