VIOLENT FEMMES-Add it Up

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The Violent Femmes were the final band to ever play at Auckland's His Majestys Theatre before its controversial 1988 demolition.
Gordon Gano played Mr. Zank, the first of many substitute math teachers in an episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete ("X=Why?").
The band appeared on the early-1990s sitcom Clarissa Explains It All.
They have also been featured as themselves in one episode of the TV Show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

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  • @byrddii3516
    @byrddii35162 жыл бұрын

    I'm a black woman & no matter how many times I play this song my family & friends still gives me the funny looks like "how do you even know this song"😂🤦🏽‍♀️ but idc I absolutely love this song as I have come to like some of their others they are so underrated

  • @raynelaw5922

    @raynelaw5922

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tell them "they dig the black girls" 😏😂

  • @JohnSmith-rk6jy

    @JohnSmith-rk6jy

    Жыл бұрын

    "I Like the Black Girls!" Mwa!!!

  • @UberAV

    @UberAV

    Жыл бұрын

    Funny, as I just listened again, I thought it'd sound great crossed over to hip hop.

  • @estebanb7166

    @estebanb7166

    Жыл бұрын

    Right on 😂

  • @johnnybravo5726

    @johnnybravo5726

    Жыл бұрын

    not everyone is willing to explore into genres like this so i commend you

  • @dmlewey
    @dmlewey5 жыл бұрын

    Their debut album remains one of the greatest records ever made.

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    4 жыл бұрын

    for sure

  • @jaymiejustice9708

    @jaymiejustice9708

    4 жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @thewhoman3182

    @thewhoman3182

    4 жыл бұрын

    Does it?

  • @HerbJr

    @HerbJr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes. He still sounds great today.

  • @waukivorycopse2402

    @waukivorycopse2402

    4 жыл бұрын

    I believe it's the only album to be certified a million seller without charting on Billboards Top 200.

  • @jbrian53
    @jbrian5311 ай бұрын

    I've been listening to them for 30 years and I just realized watching this video that it's the first time I've seen what they look like.

  • @NallykDdotRelkNiw

    @NallykDdotRelkNiw

    5 ай бұрын

    same. I always thought they were some obscure punk band. Nope, just some dudes

  • @eightiescalled311

    @eightiescalled311

    5 ай бұрын

    Met Gordon Gano when I was in 11th grade, was in the high school journalism class got his autograph. He played at a tiny place in Detroit. Still got the autograph😊

  • @simonlukic951

    @simonlukic951

    5 ай бұрын

    That's a cool and interesting comment. I think I do the same. And I can read a novel and tell you the whole plot and every detail bar the characters names. Somehow, I stop seeing the word as a word and it becomes a cipher. Or something.

  • @Azabaxe80

    @Azabaxe80

    4 ай бұрын

    The Femmes were _that_ band that the cool kids in my school, the ones who thought The Clash were too bubblegum (this is 1984, mind you), listened to. They were the perfect band to get me away from Journey and Bryan Adams and all that merde. They came at my college a few years later and they played the hardest acoustic set I've ever heard up to that point. Greasy, sweaty and dirty. Just the way rock and roll was always meant to be.

  • @chuxmix65

    @chuxmix65

    4 ай бұрын

    They're still playing! Old geezers like us now. LOL! But they sound great!

  • @kellywittmann1893
    @kellywittmann18938 ай бұрын

    As a Milwaukee teen in the Eighties, I can't even tell you what it meant to us that this punk-masterpiece album came out of our city.

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm a Green Bay teen from the 90's with an older brother. This record was indispensable.

  • @sophiarose6481
    @sophiarose64817 жыл бұрын

    My dad showed me this band when I was really young and they came into town around father's day/his birthday so I bought us a couple tickets and he rocked out with me like he was back in the 80's. 10/10. Thank you Femmes for putting on a bitchin show, and giving me a memory i'll never forget.

  • @Thedudessalsa

    @Thedudessalsa

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @agitatorjr

    @agitatorjr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Saw them several times in the 90s. Still the best concerts I've ever been too

  • @davidsherrick2804

    @davidsherrick2804

    2 жыл бұрын

    I saw them live in St Louis.. they jammed!!

  • @wipsycripsy4170

    @wipsycripsy4170

    2 жыл бұрын

    omg dad talk

  • @alissabartozzi8013

    @alissabartozzi8013

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome. Nothing better than seeing shows with your parents

  • @AbnormalTruth
    @AbnormalTruth8 жыл бұрын

    listened to these guys in the 80's when i was young. no internet then this is the first time i have seen them perform or what they even looked like, weird

  • @POLITICALYCORRECTify

    @POLITICALYCORRECTify

    7 жыл бұрын

    Me 2

  • @tonycolocks4511

    @tonycolocks4511

    7 жыл бұрын

    fk yeah

  • @betafishblue

    @betafishblue

    6 жыл бұрын

    totally ditto. killed this album in high school but they were never on muchmusic. and this is also my first time seeing any of their videos. yay youtube.

  • @77yorkiegirl

    @77yorkiegirl

    6 жыл бұрын

    IKR? Fucking far cry from seeing them open for the Dead.. I had no idea they ever looked younger than what I still believe I do XD

  • @DioneCampbell

    @DioneCampbell

    6 жыл бұрын

    Abnormal Truth I totally clicked to see what they look like. I found a cassette tape of this on a charter bus a year before anyone heard if them. Listened to over and over.

  • @rediryou
    @rediryou Жыл бұрын

    The Femmes knew how to stir up a frenzy that's for sure.

  • @michaelmcknight8419

    @michaelmcknight8419

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes they did

  • @Dissident_Rapture

    @Dissident_Rapture

    Ай бұрын

    Indeed!

  • @stevesnodgrass7434
    @stevesnodgrass74345 жыл бұрын

    My 16 year old came home from a party singing blister in the sun, can't believe kids are still listening. This album was a huge part of my childhood.

  • @hapilydamaged

    @hapilydamaged

    2 жыл бұрын

    the kids are alright. this album will always be listened to. rock on!

  • @justandardprocedure

    @justandardprocedure

    2 жыл бұрын

    35 here. Got to see them open up for Ben folds in 2019. Knew a few of their songs before the show. I went for Ben folds. I left a violent femmes fan. What a fucking show.

  • @stevesnodgrass7434

    @stevesnodgrass7434

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right on I am .... Well I am older lol

  • @KM-fe3iv

    @KM-fe3iv

    2 жыл бұрын

    That rules! I'm 17 and my dad got me into them a few years ago, this album is definitely one of my alltime favorites. Absolutely hooked.

  • @dylanmccallister1888

    @dylanmccallister1888

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah i found my dad's album in highschool. By the time i was a senior i had a mohawk, a custom misfits jacket i made with an oil rag and a faded black jean jacket while playing guitar in a punk band called gonorrhea. Thats what got me laid for the first time was all that. Thanks dad for all the violent femmes, black flag, dead kennedys, fugazi and meshuggah albums.

  • @1969ryson
    @1969ryson9 жыл бұрын

    The greatest album too few people know about.

  • @ggallintedtalk

    @ggallintedtalk

    8 жыл бұрын

    And that's a good thing!

  • @Astrealightning

    @Astrealightning

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Chris J You are so RIGHT. God bless YOU!

  • @ggallintedtalk

    @ggallintedtalk

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Super Hans I don't know what that means, so I guess nice insult

  • @Audiostoke1

    @Audiostoke1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Chris J yeah, I just discovered it today, i knew blister in the sun but didn't look further. can definately here there influence in modern surf rock bands

  • @stephenspringer8658

    @stephenspringer8658

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Chris J Trashy music that has made NO impact everlasting in the world of music.

  • @MURASAKI624
    @MURASAKI624Ай бұрын

    I am a 12 years old girl in 2024, none listen this music now, I can’t help but be thankful to my father that showed me this band and all their awesome songs. I really appreciate the drummer, who to many people seems insignificant because to them he use, most of the time, only two toms, but as a drummer I can assure, he plays those toms perfectly and there is no drummer as special as him.

  • @confusedtuba4443
    @confusedtuba44434 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest underappreciated bands ever.

  • @eddielitter3445

    @eddielitter3445

    3 жыл бұрын

    That makes them better!

  • @nUck_DragonBall

    @nUck_DragonBall

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @helgazubiz1750

    @helgazubiz1750

    2 жыл бұрын

    A volte essere sottovalutati è un privilegio, in una massa di persone deficienti!!!

  • @goatboy150

    @goatboy150

    Жыл бұрын

    Country Death Song brings me to tears every time I hear it.

  • @gregbors8364

    @gregbors8364

    Жыл бұрын

    Huh? They still get played on my local alternative stations all the time. Not bad for a band that peaked in 1983

  • @elmoblatch9787
    @elmoblatch97874 жыл бұрын

    I saw them once in Hollywood in the 80s at a small club. For the encore, they marched off the stage still playing their instruments (drummer had a snare hanging from his neck) and they walked out of the club down the sidewalk singing and playing their song with everyone following them.

  • @TrevinoTrevino-wb4sq

    @TrevinoTrevino-wb4sq

    2 жыл бұрын

    @cluster foxtrot queer cptl

  • @AuntieMessy

    @AuntieMessy

    Жыл бұрын

    Fucking EPIC

  • @profquad

    @profquad

    Жыл бұрын

    that is so cool!

  • @jakereatard

    @jakereatard

    Жыл бұрын

    Then I recommend ViolentFemms Black Girls

  • @jakereatard

    @jakereatard

    Жыл бұрын

    Give their song Black Girls a listen

  • @piissegg
    @piissegg Жыл бұрын

    i am a thirteen year old girl in 2022 and I will never be more thankful to my dad for showing me this song i don't think i'll ever find better one

  • @somni2246

    @somni2246

    4 ай бұрын

    This comment reads like p3d0-bait

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    3 ай бұрын

    The whole record is amazing.

  • @julesmasseffectmusic

    @julesmasseffectmusic

    2 ай бұрын

    Your dad is so very right yet also so very wrong. Kudos.

  • @James-ly3wf

    @James-ly3wf

    Ай бұрын

    Good noise

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    Ай бұрын

    I was probably a thirteen year old kid just outside Milwaukee digging this up n the mid-eighties. Everybody had this record in that area at that time. It holds up amazingly.

  • @thisisntmyname
    @thisisntmyname10 жыл бұрын

    Amazing band. Not many bands could capture the essence of angst and heartbreak like the Violent Femmes did.

  • @helgazubiz1750

    @helgazubiz1750

    2 жыл бұрын

    🖤

  • @johnmcdermott2551

    @johnmcdermott2551

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great comment. And to the point.

  • @scottreid4311

    @scottreid4311

    Жыл бұрын

    Spot on. And usually only needed two chords to do it

  • @jennifercutter8863

    @jennifercutter8863

    Жыл бұрын

    I think one of the best bass players ever multi talented in many instruments

  • @bcx1138
    @bcx11389 ай бұрын

    i saw them play 2 nights ago. i’m 58 now. the whole crowd were ppl our age and everyone sang along to each song just like in this vid. we may not have as much energy as back then but fuck all we’re still kicking!

  • @gothic.vampyre

    @gothic.vampyre

    7 ай бұрын

    i got to see them with my mom and 2 of my friends, my mom is 54 and myself and my friends are teenagers. it was awesome to see her and basically everyone else there reliving a part of their life!!

  • @TheFredmac

    @TheFredmac

    5 ай бұрын

    You're old.

  • @johnjr757

    @johnjr757

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheFredmacYou're clever

  • @TheFredmac

    @TheFredmac

    3 ай бұрын

    @@johnjr757 not clever, l'm a subject matter expert. I am performing a decades long study of old.

  • @papaguche

    @papaguche

    3 ай бұрын

    Well theres always cocaine

  • @lukeingram7655
    @lukeingram76552 жыл бұрын

    Just to let you youngins get a feel for life before cellphones and the internet ....so I was a huge Femmes fan in the mid eighties, had all their albums (cassette tapes) and knew the words to all their songs, yet the entire time never saw a single picture of the band! It's hard now to imagine following a group for years without ever knowing what they looked like but I kid you not, this vid is the first time I've been able to put a face with the songs if you can believe that!

  • @shannonbeeman8722

    @shannonbeeman8722

    Жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @held2157

    @held2157

    Жыл бұрын

    Ditto. Everything I heard from these guys was bootleg cassettes that were passed around. Saw them at Summerfest in 1998 and it was awesome

  • @TarzansMom

    @TarzansMom

    Жыл бұрын

    Same same. Summerfest good gawd!

  • @jimmyddddd

    @jimmyddddd

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha! Same. Only a casual fan but never knew what they looked like. I always pictured them a looking more nerdy, kind of like the Weezer guys.

  • @lukeingram7655

    @lukeingram7655

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@jimmyddddd I always figured they were goth like the cure but the fact that they don't have any pretense and just look like a college party band is actually quite satisfying to me.

  • @NostraFnDamus
    @NostraFnDamus4 жыл бұрын

    Gordon's pupils - Dilated Brians mullet - Majestic Every shot of Victor - We have _no idea_ what he's frantically doing with his hands it's perfect

  • @iggystardust9236

    @iggystardust9236

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha yeah he really looks so intense banging on that snare

  • @johncall7532

    @johncall7532

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's Victor De Lorenzo on the drums.

  • @NostraFnDamus

    @NostraFnDamus

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johncall7532 Cheerfully updated, thanks

  • @shanelle-rae3309

    @shanelle-rae3309

    3 жыл бұрын

    I dont care who you are no mullet is majestic.

  • @patricklink8527

    @patricklink8527

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aside from a majestic mullet he also happens to be one of the greatest bass players I've ever seen live. I would definitely put him up with Mike Watt. He plays like a guitarist covering Melodies and leads. Leaving Gordon open to just tear it up on vocals. More proof that the 3 piece bands are the best. Minuteman firehose. Always lets the bass player shine if he's able. This is a great. Thanks thanks for posting!

  • @davidk5730
    @davidk57308 жыл бұрын

    if you grew up in the 80"s this song is everything!

  • @rodup88

    @rodup88

    8 жыл бұрын

    +David K Not everything, but it's kinda pretty cool.

  • @t.rok13

    @t.rok13

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @gothgirl4evr881

    @gothgirl4evr881

    3 жыл бұрын

    OMG YES!!! There's a whole list of 80 movies n music that if u don't know or hadn't seen u can't get ur 80s card stamped to move into the 90s. Please leave ur idea of a movie or music from 80s that would be required to clear ur 80s card. I'll start w this one for music of course but also Say Anything for movie... Anyone else think of any that includes y'all youngins even though it's kinda cheateng

  • @sailortaylor9588

    @sailortaylor9588

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rodup88 David K was right - in the 80's - this song was everything !!

  • @kristacontreras6063

    @kristacontreras6063

    2 ай бұрын

    No ITS EVERYTHING!!!❤

  • @stealthsadhu306
    @stealthsadhu3067 ай бұрын

    Gordon told me once they opened up for the Ramones in some club in Florida in the 90's. After their set, backstage, Joey and Johnny told them "you know we don't like anybody. But we like you." Who needs the R & R Hall of Fame after that?

  • @JoneyJefe

    @JoneyJefe

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s fantastic!!

  • @KayloMaster
    @KayloMaster2 жыл бұрын

    There’s something so hypnotising about his eyes like he’s embodying sly innocence which makes the delivery of the lyrics so much better

  • @scotts1672

    @scotts1672

    Жыл бұрын

    Sly innocence? I see Ted Bundy. Related to Howard Hughes. I think the young Gordon could look handsome and like an axe murderer

  • @shethingsd

    @shethingsd

    Жыл бұрын

    It's the pupils. Probably mushrooms.

  • @richbattaglia5350

    @richbattaglia5350

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s not innocence. It’s drugs.

  • @kirbyd
    @kirbyd3 ай бұрын

    everyone who knows and likes this band can definitely sing alomg to every song on their first record.

  • @iTerpy
    @iTerpy14 жыл бұрын

    They were a GREAT time. I'm a Wisconsin girl who was in high school/college during the 80s and I cannot even tell you how many times I saw them. They were AWESOME...especially at the Oriental.

  • @robertcunningham2777
    @robertcunningham2777 Жыл бұрын

    So underappreciated. They were a decade ahead of their times.

  • @Vivianblue.
    @Vivianblue.7 жыл бұрын

    I once had the dilemma of having to choose between Violent Femmes and Tool. I was a huge fan of both. I chose Femmes. I danced in the rain with complete strangers with a huge smile on my face..a memory I shall never forget. Without question I made the right decision.

  • @patricklink8527

    @patricklink8527

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like there would even be a question. These guys are so much better so much more influential ahead of their time they make tool seem completely unimportant. Why would you hesitate for an instant?

  • @gabiocampos

    @gabiocampos

    2 жыл бұрын

    tool suck

  • @TheThe13used

    @TheThe13used

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@patricklink8527 you must be trolling. Tools influence is undeniable. I have also seen both bands live multiple times and tool is BY FAR the better act. It isn't even a comparison.

  • @beemelonhead1

    @beemelonhead1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheThe13used tool overrated.. saw them with Primus as opener. Primus was amazing as to be expected. Tool was meh.

  • @cuchulain1647

    @cuchulain1647

    2 жыл бұрын

    Feck tool. The feems be wasy better

  • @72daystar
    @72daystar8 жыл бұрын

    One of the best songs ever!

  • @clange50

    @clange50

    3 жыл бұрын

    And "say goodnight."

  • @anfrankogezamartincic1161
    @anfrankogezamartincic11614 жыл бұрын

    PRETE;NDERS gave them the 1st chance, They heard V. FEMMESplaying on The STREET and invited them as a opening band. A true rock&roll story

  • @vinceemery5943

    @vinceemery5943

    3 жыл бұрын

    The way you type is so chaotic

  • @Ligeia_Ravin
    @Ligeia_Ravin3 жыл бұрын

    “I’ve given you a decision to make - things to lose, things to take.” Oh, it’s just so raw and honest.

  • @lindadote
    @lindadote8 жыл бұрын

    I'm here because I like the Violent Femmes, hope that's cool. Great live version, thanks.

  • @PaleTrailRider
    @PaleTrailRider2 жыл бұрын

    My generation’s teenage angst music is far and away the best.

  • @wavydadkickz7243
    @wavydadkickz72432 жыл бұрын

    The use of vocals as an instrument by these guys is just so amazing. It adds so many layers that SFX cannot

  • @profquad

    @profquad

    Жыл бұрын

    was just thinking that. got one of those voices that carries its own alone

  • @stevegrosskurth98
    @stevegrosskurth98 Жыл бұрын

    They are straight up awesome live. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER BEEN TO! ♥️💕

  • @Missthumper83
    @Missthumper8313 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I'm feeling down I like to blast the Violent Femmes and it always puts me in a better mood.

  • @multisuperkalel9613
    @multisuperkalel96139 ай бұрын

    I was an 80's club kid and this band and song takes me back.

  • @lynnepinkstaff9147
    @lynnepinkstaff9147 Жыл бұрын

    While you were listening to FM commercial radio. You missed the good stuff. They are great!!!

  • @Eric06410
    @Eric064102 жыл бұрын

    In my mind I’m driving to high school and picking up my two friends on the way. It’s springtime, the windows are down and the radio is on full blast.

  • @paulspissinger9171
    @paulspissinger91712 жыл бұрын

    Even in the video , you can feel that raw power and electric energy. Amazing performance.

  • @mattiemathias742
    @mattiemathias7429 ай бұрын

    Grew up in the 80s. They defined underground music. Like they were from another planet. Unmistakable sound. Brilliant. See them if you can…

  • @johndelong7795
    @johndelong7795 Жыл бұрын

    I saw them in Cincinnati in 88 or so and then i saw them open for...The Grateful Dead at Buckeye Lake in 91. Holy crap that was a show!

  • @Patrickjohnphotography
    @Patrickjohnphotography Жыл бұрын

    How can this song, which was played for 4 years nonstop in the 80's only have 3.8 Million views? This was an amazing time in life.

  • @SteveMorris-zb1ug

    @SteveMorris-zb1ug

    Жыл бұрын

    if you like this you might like my brothers music. His name is Stu Morris.

  • @josephlynch3746
    @josephlynch3746 Жыл бұрын

    Imano' disabled Veteran. Never heard this tune....so glad I did!@@;)))*

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    3 ай бұрын

    bless you

  • @jnightman9281
    @jnightman92813 жыл бұрын

    Heard the song 1,000 times but this is the 1st time seeing a video

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    I never thought to look for one, now I'm looking for other bands that have videos I didn't know about.

  • @tamilee9462
    @tamilee946211 ай бұрын

    I'm waited my whole life for just one 🎉

  • @BurgundyPlush
    @BurgundyPlush Жыл бұрын

    Memories of cruising around with my old boyfriend and playing this album over and over in the car about 1985.

  • @VDA194
    @VDA194 Жыл бұрын

    F yeah!! Still good 25 years later

  • @finnmcginn9931

    @finnmcginn9931

    Жыл бұрын

    More like 35

  • @finnmcginn9931

    @finnmcginn9931

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree it's still great.

  • @lupodelupis3672

    @lupodelupis3672

    4 ай бұрын

    @@finnmcginn9931 it was 1983 so 41...man i'm getting old😁

  • @homoerectus6953
    @homoerectus6953 Жыл бұрын

    im 52, white and working class, English. This album had such an impact on me for many years and still made my top 3 albums of all time.

  • @PinkMoonisGonnaGetYou

    @PinkMoonisGonnaGetYou

    11 ай бұрын

    Do you also like turtles?

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    3 ай бұрын

    These guys are from Milwaukee and I grew up about an hour north in Green Bay in the 80s. This record was huge in the punk rock/college rock world. I ended up in Minneapolis (about 300 miles away) and when they would come to town it was still a pretty small venue, small enough that you could still probably hang out and shoot the shit with them after the show.

  • @MrVinceHamilton
    @MrVinceHamilton5 жыл бұрын

    For a live performance, the sound quality is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

  • @billkingston4402
    @billkingston440211 ай бұрын

    Probably the most underrated band

  • @heinrichkleist3473
    @heinrichkleist3473 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness I can't even imagine how AMAZING this concert must have been. Violent Femmes are just so damned unique and nothing like this will happen again. What a fabulous shooting star.

  • @wildanimus2559
    @wildanimus25594 жыл бұрын

    Never forget going to a rave at my philosophy/symbolic logic professor's house my last year of college. Everyone lost their minds on the dance floor and sang along ecstatically to every single Violent Femmes song played. Those were the days....

  • @davidetonna4231
    @davidetonna4231 Жыл бұрын

    That's great acoustic punk!

  • @wwland
    @wwland9 ай бұрын

    I was there.....one of the hottest nights at The Boathouse. I will never forget it!

  • @poisonforlunch
    @poisonforlunch7 жыл бұрын

    bass players mullet rocks

  • @zetetick395

    @zetetick395

    6 жыл бұрын

    1983 The year Mullets were _cutting edge!_

  • @lebowskiunderachiever3591

    @lebowskiunderachiever3591

    6 жыл бұрын

    Brian Ritchie is a badass

  • @SuperBoomshack

    @SuperBoomshack

    6 жыл бұрын

    poisonforlunch I saw them the other night live, he still has it

  • @gregblanch2521

    @gregblanch2521

    4 жыл бұрын

    Labowski UnderAchiever he lives in Tasmania and runs a Japanese Tea shop with his wife

  • @tonyz7189
    @tonyz71893 жыл бұрын

    I was in my 20s in the 90’s and we loved these guys. I still listen to Them and I’m almost 50!!!

  • @ukmary1968

    @ukmary1968

    2 жыл бұрын

    53 still listening

  • @conorkennedy3304

    @conorkennedy3304

    3 ай бұрын

    me too

  • @amysturgeon7965
    @amysturgeon79653 жыл бұрын

    They opened up for the Grateful Dead...Without stating why, I was SO confused... they started playing-and I melted into the moment...so RAD

  • @joshua3113
    @joshua31135 ай бұрын

    What a great performance. Perfect execution. They used to play this song on my school bus when I was in junior high on boomboxes... Yeah, I said boomboxes.

  • @kindkatelynful
    @kindkatelynful7 жыл бұрын

    If you are from Milwaukee and there was never a time in your life without the violent femmes thumbs up!

  • @michaelfesterling9559

    @michaelfesterling9559

    6 жыл бұрын

    Katelyn Palbicki summerfest. 1994 maybe. Best. Concert. Ever.

  • @berrybrunk359

    @berrybrunk359

    3 жыл бұрын

    Saw them in MKE bars many times 81-84 before they hit the cover of Rolling Stone. EPIC then and still !

  • @Steve_643
    @Steve_6433 жыл бұрын

    The way this song gives the feeling of frustration and building tension is genius!!!!

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    As a quiet girl who could not get a date and didn't get kissed until college - this song summed up my frustrations well.

  • @jackurbani5851
    @jackurbani5851 Жыл бұрын

    I can still remember every word. And am forced to sing along every single time.

  • @goranpetrevski3367
    @goranpetrevski33673 жыл бұрын

    This is not a rock song, this is heaven!

  • @karlanadia2012
    @karlanadia20129 жыл бұрын

    this is MASTERPIECE. ahhhh i love it since i was 14! A classic for me. thanks, Gordon! Wait a minute, honey, I'm gonna add it up!!!!!!!!!!

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    I felt like I was getting away with something listening to these songs. Always with headphones! I never let my parents hear the lyrics.

  • @RoomStain
    @RoomStain15 жыл бұрын

    These guys deserve to be MUCH bigger than they are right now. They fucking rock!

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    YT doesn't have automatic censoring of the words we want to use! Good to know! I hate it when a platform censors commenters for using words that were in the video or article. Yay, KZread!

  • @TheChefmike66
    @TheChefmike66 Жыл бұрын

    I can get behind this 110%.

  • @the1masao
    @the1masao5 ай бұрын

    It took 38 years to close the loop and finally see them live. The. Best. Damn. Show. Ever! In epic style they opened with this song. The first few notes drove the crowd wild!

  • @Aleana-sg4gw

    @Aleana-sg4gw

    Ай бұрын

    I can't wait. Going to see them in October

  • @j-mac7401
    @j-mac7401 Жыл бұрын

    The V.F.'s first record has got to be top 5 all time records bootlegged to cassette tape ever. Everyone and I mean everyone had this record but never a store bought copy... I never knew what the title of the record was until a few years ago. And til this day, it's got to be the only record I know word from word from first song to last.

  • @joecalio6489
    @joecalio6489 Жыл бұрын

    Who else was there? I was front row keeping some random girl from getting smashed.. fucking epic concert! Norfolk va. The best place to watch a band! I miss the boathouse so much.. 😢 Beastie boys, violent femmes, concrete blonde, Jesus jones, and so many more.. I'm from California.. but loved my time in the navy because of the now burnt down venue.. Please rebuild it!

  • @fondarama

    @fondarama

    5 ай бұрын

    It wasn't until the end of the video I suddenly realized THAT'S THE BOATHOUSE! I was at this show. The Boathouse was so awesome.

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    My Dad was in the Navy and got to go to the 1969 World's Fair - the one in the song "Anna Ng" by They Might Be Giants. All he remembers is sawdust on bar floors. Drinking was involved in his " seeing the World in the Navy."

  • @jacks6423

    @jacks6423

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm so thankful my detailer sent me to Norfolk out of A school in the early 90s. Boathouse, Insect Club, the Vampire Room... even bigger shows up at the Hampton coliseum (Pantera, Anthrax and Coal Chamber in '99, I was there 🤘🏻)

  • @joecalio6489

    @joecalio6489

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jacks6423 peppermint Beach club..

  • @joecalio6489

    @joecalio6489

    4 ай бұрын

    Clubs Rouge..

  • @Calvin-dc4nd
    @Calvin-dc4ndАй бұрын

    One of the greatest debut albums of all time

  • @yepperalrightythen1731
    @yepperalrightythen17317 ай бұрын

    Bought this album when it first came out. One of the best investments of my life.

  • @egratz1
    @egratz111 ай бұрын

    This takes me back to my college years! Great times! Great band!

  • @meenabustillos296
    @meenabustillos2962 жыл бұрын

    Saw them in San Diegi as a freshman at UCSD. The vocals were amazing and the talent was phenomenal. Best show ever!

  • @xkrickett
    @xkrickett2 жыл бұрын

    I was 16 when this album came out. I wore out atleast 1 cassette tape listening to it. The songs from the Femmes hold up 3 decades later. Saw them live in 1990 in DC at the Warner.

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    My husband and I were just talking about the tapes that were so good that we wore them out. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" was one I wore out like this one.

  • @cdubs9918
    @cdubs99184 жыл бұрын

    This album is one of those albums which defies explanation. Its considered a Punk/Alternative album but is one of the greatest rock and Roll albums ever recorded. Its comparable to Revolver/Rubber Soul, Nevermind, The Queen is Dead/Meat is Murder etc..Its an absolute perfect album.

  • @xTRiPPx78
    @xTRiPPx7814 жыл бұрын

    absolute musical genius. idk how you write some craziness like that and have it come out so good. its talent

  • @arturos.l.2248

    @arturos.l.2248

    Жыл бұрын

    The lyrics are Unreadable alone but they come out person

  • @carlamunne3403
    @carlamunne3403 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best albums ever! So underrated

  • @1kdentertainment424
    @1kdentertainment424 Жыл бұрын

    when i was 8 years old this song made me giggle. I'm now 38 years old and it still makes me giggle

  • @Alycat1116
    @Alycat11164 ай бұрын

    Seriously First time I seen these fellas 😂😮😂😎😅😂

  • @mastermiracle6617
    @mastermiracle66179 жыл бұрын

    Is it just me or is this 'live' version even better than the studio one. Didn't think it possible but I believe it is.

  • @KristinDrysdaleG6

    @KristinDrysdaleG6

    9 жыл бұрын

    Master Miracle The Femmes shine LIVE. True performers!

  • @michelej6210

    @michelej6210

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agree. Live version is much better

  • @ericmccormack2567

    @ericmccormack2567

    6 жыл бұрын

    Godsdamn skippy it is.

  • @77yorkiegirl

    @77yorkiegirl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agree, I played the CD (Lol) in my mustang on repeat and only listened to the live version.

  • @Alligaters0nAtrain

    @Alligaters0nAtrain

    6 жыл бұрын

    Master Miracle Completely agree. Great profile pic, by the way

  • @wireinexile
    @wireinexile13 жыл бұрын

    I'll never tire of hearing this song. Still ranks high as one of the best things to come out of alternative music in over 30 years and still gets new fans to the band generation on generation. Timeless and justifiably so, ounce to ounce :-)

  • @homerkenobi1914
    @homerkenobi19143 ай бұрын

    I saw them at the Fillmore in SF in 1989. This was the last song of the night. Pitch black, every one screaming Add it up. Then a solo spotlight shines and he goes "Dayyyyy...." We all just lost our minds. Amazing concert experience.

  • @carnellzabolocky5528
    @carnellzabolocky55283 ай бұрын

    I've seen them twice. I'm 76. It's a brilliant debut and meaningful album Chrissie Hynde discovered them busk outside a venue in Wisconsin. Love them!!!

  • @antisocialmedia2507
    @antisocialmedia250711 ай бұрын

    Saw these guys for like $7 at edinboro university in 1990 or 1991. I would go back and do those days all over again.

  • @teejay8043
    @teejay80432 жыл бұрын

    Might I just say that these guys are so understated and underrated. They are amazing musicians. They change it up so much in their concerts that people can't keep singing. They'll break into another song right in the middle of one song, then bridge to another. Amazing improvising! They keep things fresh, never lose their edge. Kudos to these guys.

  • @kimkempus7806

    @kimkempus7806

    Жыл бұрын

    San Diego...interesting....missed it💀

  • @marioborkowski5894
    @marioborkowski589411 ай бұрын

    Gen x .Wish i can go back in time

  • @xeroinfinity
    @xeroinfinity6 жыл бұрын

    this bands been around for what seems forever. I remember hearing them in the early 80s, bought an album and my parents threw it away. add it up

  • @samliotta9732
    @samliotta97323 жыл бұрын

    this song is a life saver, you can count on it when you're down, seriously.

  • @goredzilla
    @goredzilla13 жыл бұрын

    VIOLENT FEMMES !!!!!!! One of the greatest band / concert experience I've had !!! So far ahead of their time and the most under rated band in music, period !

  • @marymitchell4617
    @marymitchell46172 жыл бұрын

    FLYING F¥CK & A ROLLING DONUT, they blew my mind in 1986 & still do today. 3 guys...damn...they're epic.

  • @chocho8036
    @chocho8036 Жыл бұрын

    what a great show this is... cannot keep my eyes off them , they are nuts

  • @lisanolan2382
    @lisanolan23826 ай бұрын

    AMAZING band from my high school daze we listened to this constantly

  • @mariabechdel8326
    @mariabechdel83268 ай бұрын

    I saw them about 20 years ago at the best concert ever. Violent femmes, Steve Miller band and grateful Grateful Dead at an outdoor arena 🎉❤

  • @elaines5412
    @elaines541210 жыл бұрын

    Back again. Nothing to hate. So much love.

  • @RingerDaClown
    @RingerDaClown Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the great Summerfest free shows! Will always be one of my all-time favorite bands.

  • @MeisterJager90
    @MeisterJager9011 ай бұрын

    How does this banger only have 4 million views after 16 years?

  • @liverbird2844
    @liverbird28449 жыл бұрын

    my friend who is 58yrs old told me about that band and i appreciate it :)

  • @mosquitobight
    @mosquitobight9 жыл бұрын

    2015 version: Why can't I find just one job Why can't I find just one job I don't want to be a worthless slob I don't want to pimp, push, steal or rob Why can't I buy just one house Why can't I buy just one house My room's not big enough for a mouse My neighbor and I have to share a louse Why can't I buy just one car Why can't I buy just one car Every place I go is too damn far To walk around with my guitar

  • @brendonbookman6080

    @brendonbookman6080

    9 жыл бұрын

    That is actually not bad

  • @patrick6350

    @patrick6350

    8 жыл бұрын

    +mosquitobight Plenty of people still can't get laid in 2015, m8

  • @mosquitobight

    @mosquitobight

    8 жыл бұрын

    Patrick soandsoersonmcgee Yes, but in a really tough economy, that's the least of your worries.

  • @elaines5412

    @elaines5412

    8 жыл бұрын

    +mosquitobight made me laugh

  • @breal1183

    @breal1183

    8 жыл бұрын

    +mosquitobight lol awesome, you have a career

  • @nathanclarke2777
    @nathanclarke2777 Жыл бұрын

    Ever since this came out and my older sister got the album I have always loved the Femmes!

  • @angelapividori1013
    @angelapividori1013 Жыл бұрын

    I have loved THE VIOLENT FEMMES from the very first time I ever heard them when I was in my teens... We saw them numerous times my friends and I...

  • @Kat.Evangeline
    @Kat.Evangeline Жыл бұрын

    I saw them in the 80's for $10 in a small venue in Seattle. They marched in playing drums & walked up on rhe stage. We didn't even know it was them. What a great show

  • @ericagerrard2099
    @ericagerrard20993 жыл бұрын

    I saw these guys in our local city hall. A room full of young (ish) people singing these lyrics at the top of their lungs. Good Times 😊 The bass player lives in my home town in Australia these days and posts amazing performances on traditional Japanese instruments. He gets together with a local art mogul whose created a crazy art complex and we have wonderful concerts on the lawns of the museum.

  • @simondoutre6225

    @simondoutre6225

    2 жыл бұрын

    Where in aus?

  • @TrevinoTrevino-wb4sq

    @TrevinoTrevino-wb4sq

    2 жыл бұрын

    Escape Australia while you still can.

  • @lepanhman

    @lepanhman

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes where abouts in Aus does he live for curiosities sake ?

  • @naturalnashuan

    @naturalnashuan

    5 ай бұрын

    Please post a link to the performances if you can.

  • @tylerwickline8513
    @tylerwickline85133 жыл бұрын

    Saw them open for B-52s 40th. One man wrecking ball I was. They killed.

  • @philliprat6355
    @philliprat6355 Жыл бұрын

    Big fan love it even better most people have no idea what the song is about….Brilliant

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