This band is underrated, their first album is great. Definitely deserves more attention

@yurdp

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That album had other really solid tracks on it.

@jordancarpenter676

Жыл бұрын

I put Harvey Danger in the same class as Local H, who taught us we could use copacetic in a song. They had a catchy song that took thought but no one cared because it was catchy. The rest of their stuff was think rock. Rock you have to think about. It’s never worked.

@ZapperRS

Жыл бұрын

For Local H, I don't think you would maintain a long career when you biggest hit is a depressing song

@XGRIMYONEX

Жыл бұрын

@@ZapperRS a lot of bands do exclusively depressing song and do fine but I agree too much of it is no good

"Flagpole Sitta" is one of the most iconic 90's One Hit Wonders, and I sing along loudly with the chorus every single time!

Flagpole Sitta is a unique song. The guitar parts are incredibly simple, it basically just two chords back and forth fairly slowly for the majority of the song. The bass adds variation to make the parts sound different and the backing vocals make the song work.

I had a friend who went to UW from 1993-97, and he said he was at a frat party (he lived on campus) around his sophomore year and Harvey Danger was playing the party and they were being booed off the stage, with people yelling, "you suck!" 3 or so years later, they'd be on the radio.

@dvvaughn564

Жыл бұрын

yea the crowd was right they do suck

@seanmckelvey6618

Жыл бұрын

@@dvvaughn564 Yeah, right. Mind if I ask where your hit song that people still recognize over a decade later is?

@dvvaughn564

Жыл бұрын

@@seanmckelvey6618 anything Def Leppard Motley Crue scorpions AC/DC ratt Hell ratt had an old song just rechart a few years back.

Great song- the energy was infectious and you couldn’t help but get pumped listening to it.

"Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas, Sometimes" from these guys is on my Christmas rotation every year. ITs a great song

I thought Todd In the Shadows was right when he said that Flagpole Sitta was sort of the last gasp of 90's alternative. Back then it was either nu metal, industrial, or severely watered down alternative like Third Eye Blind. A good song that sort of signifies the end of an era. Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo is also a good tune.

Everyone should listen to this album front to back. In my opinion, "Flagpole Sitta" is one of the weaker songs from what is an exceptional album. One of my favorite tracks "Carlotta Valdez" could be a hit single if it was released today on "rock radio" stations. The song "Problems and Bigger Ones" is a truly moving track- there is just so much raw emotion that comes through in an honest and genuine way. There is just so much cool stuff happening on this album from the vocal harmonies to the distorted bass guitar, and the drums just sound terrific.

@schafer_andrew

Жыл бұрын

Problems and bigger ones has to be my favorite HD song, and I'm a huge fan love all their work.

Always wondered what happened with Harvey Danger. Great video. They deserve more recognition than they get.

I loved their single, "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo"!

Flagpole was the theme song for British Tv show peepshow. And it fitted the spirit of the show perfectly.

@gmon78

Жыл бұрын

Peep Show was what made me buy their album, but sadly Flagpole Sitta was the only decent song on it.

King James Version is actually better than a lot of people give it credit for. The lead single, "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo" should have been a bigger song. Evan is actually drummer of a great two-piece indie outfit called Sleepy Kitty. I had the pleasure of working for them both at a music magazine from 2014 to 2016.

Wildly underrated band. Little By Little was a great record. Cream and Bastards Rise is probably the obvious single, but Little Round Mirrors, Happiness Writes White, and (the prophetic) Diminishing Returns are excellent songs.

Got to see this band at one of our local stations 107.7 the end’s END FEST.. got to see them with Crystal Method, GREEN DAY annnnd 🤔 💭 hmm .. Marcy Playground I think lol.. I always loved Harvey Danger .. and yes the stations def overplayed the exact same song over and over and over.. when their first album had several great fun songs on it.. also didn’t hurt having the “at the times program director/ DJ Marco Collins as a fan of theirs .. he’s the king maker with new upcoming bands during the 90s-a good chunk of early-mid 2000s .. he’s the reason I went to school for radio in the first place .. he didn’t have that super cheesy radio voice ! Annnnywhoo I digress.. Harvey danger ⚠️! If you haven’t heard them due to being a youngin .. DOOOOOOOOOoooo ITTTTTT 😉

Listen to the rest of their discography. They’re very good

I just heard the song on SiriusXM’ Lithium Channel. Since then, I cannot get enough of the song Flagpole Sitta! It’s like it just came out this year. Amazing stuff! I have been listening to the song over and over. Love the words too! It’s really a masterpiece. It needs more promotion and playtime on Radio Stations 🚉 Thanks

I'll watch the video, but what happened is they were criminally underappreciated. They made three terrific albums. Go listen to them!

Heard Little Round Mirrors on Californication. Found the last album up for free on their website. Still one of my all time albums

Harvey Danger was the 90s best kept secret.

I think I was 5 in 1994 so I don't remember 🤔 much, but I do remember replays of the song on Mtv in 1999 when I was 10. Great upload today!👍🏾🎼🎵🎶

Great video.

Flagpole Sitta is the theme tune for the British sitcom Peep Show.

How can you miss out the fact Flagpole Sitta was the theme tune to Peep Show in the UK? This is how most people in our country got to hear it and then it became popular here. Peep Show started in 2003 and lasted till around 2015, this track was used from the 2nd series till the 9th.

Flagpole such a great song

very underrated band.

I use to wake up with hangovers and flagpole sitta playing on the radio, somehow i never got tired of it. i always thought it was a unique and clever song besides everything else that was popular at the time.

Paranoia Paranoia Everybody's coming to get me!

Hilly underated Band and Flagpole sitter is just one of those timeless songs that catch the zeitgeist of a movement and an entire Generation.

Their album Little by Little is one of the best albums I heard in the early 00's. Lead singer released an amazing tribute album, Nelson sings Nilsson. incredibly underrated band.

So much more to this great band than that one song

That song was a great summer soundtrack at that time in my life. Can you please start playing the video of the songs/band you’re talking about afterwards?

@johnnyhilz7385

Жыл бұрын

Why? So the videos they spend so much time researching and making can get copyrighted claimed? Just search for the song. 😅

@pizzaface4079

Жыл бұрын

Hi Andie

@andiestewart7423

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyhilz7385 I feel like it would keep the mood going and not everyone knows what song/band it is. I thought it might be a good ending to his videos. Didn’t think about the legal ramifications tho

@johnnyhilz7385

Жыл бұрын

@@andiestewart7423 - Don’t get me wrong. It would be cool. But definitely not doable…

Great song along with "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo".

Please do one on Dave Abbruzzese

Their albums are all great, but my favorite is little by little

Soul.

What about the fact it became the opening song for 'Peep Show' in their second season?

I remember when I learned the names of the band members I heard "Jeff Lin" but my mind heard "Jeff Lynne" and I was very confused for a while. Managed to see them at HFStival '98

I'm confused, is this a remake of a previous video? I remember this video already existing.

@rnrtruestories

Жыл бұрын

no, I had done a video on flagpole pitta.

@schafer_andrew

Жыл бұрын

@@rnrtruestories I knew about that video but I remember there being another one.

No disclaimer. Also, Todd In The Shadows did a great video on these guys.

@thearmchairjournalist566

Жыл бұрын

Todd is awesome and very funny too so doubly good 👌

7:06 I barely recognized Matt Pinfield in this picture.

Where have all the Merrymakers gone is a great album.

This video is basically identical to ‘Why Flagpole Sitta is so misunderstood.’.

In my opinion, going through most of Harvey Danger's songs, they're far from one hit wonders. So many of their songs are so consistently good and catchy, though i just wish they for more exposure past their one song

@plungiemcgee

5 ай бұрын

A good album to check out (and probably my favorite of theirs) is King James Version. Do me a favor, check it out and tell me what you think! Personally Harvey Danger is one of my favorite bands of all time :)

PeepShow

This song always makes me think of American Pie.

That song is great and hilarious

Peep Show

I’m not sick, but I’m not well

Is this just a re-upload?

Isn’t this the 3rd video on the same subject?

You know that Flagpole Sitta is good when Weird Al did it

I assumed that everybody came and got them and he didn't even own a TV

Simply put, every single time they were all in it for the purpose of being able to act like a first one, it would have been without a new one for a while and the others are going to have to practice this year so they can be able to sustain such a grandiose and good idea for the team that they don't care about. The reason why they don't have any jokes about it but it's strange is that they don't know if you are going through the holidays and the others are not impartial about the symbolic meaning of the colors.

@gmon78

Жыл бұрын

What the absolute fuck are you on about?

The LYRICS on that record, straight BARS: "I'm paranoid that everybody's coming to get me/to say they never met me" What are you ON my guy? Just ridiculous

@gmon78

Жыл бұрын

Close, but your lyrics are incorrect. It's paranoia, paranoia everybody's coming to get me, just say you never met me.

@DukesMusic84

Жыл бұрын

@@gmon78 Lol, yeah true

A video about Harvey Danger with no mention of Peep Show??????

Record companies and labels have arguably ruined music.

You posted the same video 8 months ago with a different title.

In my opinion. They were.

This band kept The Urge out of the top spot with their hit “Jump Right In”.

Better band than their single.

They were a couple years too late and not enough promotion.

Who cares about the band Harvey Danger, I wanna know what happened to the band Harvey Milk. Those guys are better than the Melvins

Never heard of her

@venus_envy

Жыл бұрын

her?

@Mike-vt6jj

Жыл бұрын

DERP

I low key though they were British

The band broke up

This crack is abit more-ish

I thought this was Ben Folds five until just a few years ago

Sounds like the group was a little too up their own asses to garnish proper monetary success as a band.

The band not make music nomore

Why does the audio disappear at the end? This is the second crap upload of this on KZread.

@rnrtruestories

4 ай бұрын

Yet you’re watching it

@andybaldman

4 ай бұрын

@@rnrtruestories Tried to. Tried.

In short, all their other songs were mid at best

My Question to "Whatever Happened" is why do you care? Why would anyone care? 😂

late 90's yea this band is the epitome of how far music talent had fallen in only a few short years. fast forward to today we have total garbage "music". early to mid 90's began the decline off great music to the garbage we have now. always hated this song.