Ben Folds Five - Brick
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14 жыл бұрынBen Folds Five's official music video for 'Brick'. Click to listen to Ben Folds Five on Spotify: smarturl.it/BFFSpot?IQid=BFFB
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Lyrics:
6 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 the 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 drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
@Balthazar2242 10 жыл бұрын
One of the most honest songs I've ever heard. It takes guts to write about an experience like this and release it on the radio with no agenda. I think this song should be remembered for a long time.
@chazzatheninja 10 жыл бұрын
what's it about?
@Balthazar2242 10 жыл бұрын
chazzatheninja This is about a time when he got his girlfriend pregnant and they went to get an abortion. He's said that he just wanted to be honest about his experience without entering into the larger debate. I'm just impressed that he can totally open up about it to the masses and be honest about how sucky it was for him and his girlfriend.
@bradleygonzalez1160 10 жыл бұрын
wow....
@kellyadams1783 10 жыл бұрын
It kind of reminds me of a Crash Test Dummies Song "mmmmmmmmm". Another sad song about experiences released on the radio.
@filminginportland1654 7 жыл бұрын
Dunno why everything has to have an agenda. Glad he just let it speak for itself without attaching anything.
@bryanventura2778 4 жыл бұрын
I recall in the late 90s, I was 14 years old, sleeping on the floor, listening to the radio at my friend's house in the middle of the night, with my friend and his twin brother sleeping in the same room. I stayed up, hoping to hear this song. At 4am this song miraculously played and I struggled to hold back my tears. My mum had just left the country for good to start a new life. I didn't know it at the time but I was numb. This song, and RHCP's Scar Tissue, were the only songs that could make me feel anything. Thanks for getting me through that.
@cherrydarling1329 4 жыл бұрын
💖
@Mojojojo85757 4 жыл бұрын
🥺💔❤️❤️❤️
@Rob88 4 жыл бұрын
This song is about abortion.
@narczs 4 жыл бұрын
R/thathappened
@eganc1976 4 жыл бұрын
music heals
@CountryBuns 2 жыл бұрын
One year later, here we are again at 6AM, day after Christmas. Here's to everybody who keeps coming back to this song year after year. Take care of each other, my friends.
@A-RonHubbard 2 жыл бұрын
A few hours late, but I made it.. Thanks for your comment.
@Nicole-br8rf 2 жыл бұрын
Happy new year, friend.
@stardust4285 2 жыл бұрын
You 2 Country buns lol great name btw.
@poultonboys3108 2 жыл бұрын
@@A-RonHubbard I always think of that line when Christmas comes around. I’ll have to join you guys in listening to this song on that day.
@A-RonHubbard 2 жыл бұрын
@@poultonboys3108 Only 11 months now until X-mas, it's right around the corner!
@lindsaypeacock3259 2 жыл бұрын
I still can’t believe how much hate they got for this song. It’s by far my favorite of theirs. Gorgeous, honest, haunting. Timeless.
@last7509 Жыл бұрын
? Hate?
@danielrivas3241 Жыл бұрын
@@last7509 Because this song is about the song writer's own experience with abortion.
@last7509 Жыл бұрын
@@danielrivas3241 a few people crying in their echo chamber doesn't mean anything to me
@kentunderwood31 Жыл бұрын
Worst song in history of songdom
@flip65515 Жыл бұрын
@@kentunderwood31 C'mon dude. You know there's worse than this.
@capitalt348 4 жыл бұрын
This is actually one of most stunningly beautiful piano intros and compositions I have ever heard.
@yogaflame4128 4 жыл бұрын
I watching muted, haven’t heard this song since the 90’s YET as a musician I can still hear the melody of the intro.
@johnicka711 4 жыл бұрын
It’s a really simple intro.
@peterhughes614 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song but that’s pretty standard pop song shit bruva.
@DaarkDestiny 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Counting Crows colorblind.
@cheymcloughlin6366 4 жыл бұрын
It's not fancy, but I completely agree. That simple intro invokes emotion very well.
@verbavolant6895 4 жыл бұрын
I've fallen down the hole of 90s nostalgia. But that's okay, life is better down here anyway.
@emileesmits6585 4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@mickklower6465 4 жыл бұрын
Yep, im here right now... 98-99
@tammym8966 4 жыл бұрын
Same friend, same
@jeremiahclark3084 4 жыл бұрын
I'm here with you
@allyfowlks9067 4 жыл бұрын
OMG I literally just looked at my fiancé and said “oh God I’m gone down a 90s black hole right now.” But seriously...it was the epic decade.
@katiemurray5862 6 ай бұрын
Listening in 2023 ❤️❤️❤️ Still makes me cry. This song hits home. I gave my baby girl to a couple who tried to have a child for 19 years. Her name is Ava. She will be 14 June 5th. I gave birth to her. Two days later, I handed her over. It broke me. But I know I made the right decision. She's happy and healthy. I couldn't give her the life she deserved. She's a constant on my mind 😔❤️
@rollmops3113 6 ай бұрын
I feel you💗💔💗 I have a similar story to yours, same time too. Sending you loads of love
@TimmyTickle 6 ай бұрын
Do you have any kids of your own now?
@katiemurray5862 6 ай бұрын
@@rollmops3113 thank you so much ❤️ I hope you're doing well. I'm sending lots of love right back to you! Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays 🌟🌟🌟
@katiemurray5862 6 ай бұрын
@@TimmyTickle I do! He's 6 years old ☺️ And the light of my life ❤️ I've been clean and sober for 12 years now. I can be the mom I've always wanted to be!
@ek-eq1ox 6 ай бұрын
That's beautiful.❤
@CountryBuns 3 жыл бұрын
Leaving my annual "6AM, day after Christmas" comment at the appropriate date/time. We won't be here at this moment again for another year, so let's take a moment to appreciate it.
@FrankieG11011 3 жыл бұрын
Wow thought I was the only one who listened to this every year day after Christmas.
@IcyCool7227 3 жыл бұрын
I'm here though 6 am is too early to be up when you don't need to be!
@daveanderson707 3 жыл бұрын
A few hours late, sorry. See you next year ;)
@badnewskellyleak5974 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome comment!
@Greatlakeskyle. 3 жыл бұрын
Okay William Montgomery
@cb3332 4 жыл бұрын
I lost my daughter as a still born and listen to this song whenever I think of her and gives me a little strength. 1 year later my wife left me for another man and I wanted to end it all. For you people out there who might be going through the same pain, think of those who love you and how much pain you will bring to their life and get professional help. Medication and help doesn't change anything and the pain doesn't go away but it can be the difference between life and death.
@neednojams9506 4 жыл бұрын
I went through a very similar thing. Lost my baby, husband left me (emotionally......and eventually went our separate ways) because of it. But you and I (and others who have experienced a similar thing) are both stronger and better people because of it! And our family and friends will always love us. We need to be here and be strong for them if nothing else.
@daniellloyd1801 4 жыл бұрын
Stay strong my man
@tonygreen161 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry
@jeremiahclark3084 4 жыл бұрын
I hope things have been better since then. You are strong, and those of us who have been to that dark place know what you're feeling. You can turn it around.
@LibertarianJRT 4 жыл бұрын
I am sorry for your pain. May joy find you in these terrible times.
@Elioka 4 жыл бұрын
I had totally forgotten about this song, when the other day my art teacher put it on in class and I immediately remembered it.. my dad used to play this song while sitting by himself on the couch at 3 am getting drunk off cheap wine. it sounds crazy but now that he’s gone I sometimes wish that I’d hear this song coming from the living room..
@heeheehawhawheehee 3 жыл бұрын
Did he wake you up playing it
@Elioka 3 жыл бұрын
@@heeheehawhawheehee I could never fall asleep knowing he was out there, and the sound of the music on the stereo always rumbled through the whole house making it next to impossible to fall asleep
@jasonalanlane 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry
@djkase1 2 жыл бұрын
😥
@chriseaton7887 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss I recently lost my dad and music makes the memories flood in
@buswell503 3 жыл бұрын
"And she's alone...and I'm alone"...kills me everytime
@idunnomanigotnothin Жыл бұрын
The first few lines "smell of cold, car seat is freezin" speaks to something so deep in me, it's hard to put into words.
@heids418 8 жыл бұрын
Came here because this song came on the radio the other day, I hadn't heard it for years and I finally got a chance to listen from an adult perspective (I was relatively young when this song was released and didn't really understand what it was about). The heaviness of this song brought tears to my eyes and made me hear it like it was brand new.
@Kurz_Weber 8 жыл бұрын
Same here.. Very different understanding of it to back when I was in school.. It's a very cold song.. Apparently it was worse when it was first written.. Ben didn't write the chorus another band member did - apparently it breaks up the heaviness of the song because the original version was much too sombre.
@sarahsays7420 7 жыл бұрын
heids418 same.....I just listened to it on repeat 5 times and realised how sad it is. I was maybe 15 when this was on the radio. I never really listened to the lyrics, but now I'm hearing it as a 33 year old woman and almost near tears for this girl I've never met. Music is such an amazing conduit for emotions.
@filminginportland1654 7 жыл бұрын
Sarah Says same here. I'm slightly older than you, but had that same experience.
@MrEparis 6 жыл бұрын
Brick , inside ir outside . Wish I broke then . And we broke each other
@bubskelton5894 5 жыл бұрын
Hearing this song now gives me so much more appreciation for it and makes me proud of my music choices as a youngster lol
@neednojams9506 4 жыл бұрын
Now that I'm an adult.... I finally understand the whole of this song. So deep and so beautiful. I was such a stupid dumb teenager.
@christystaude4395 3 жыл бұрын
Egh... your good
@jonburbridge2968 3 жыл бұрын
We all were
@Jayhazy23 3 жыл бұрын
Anti-abortion song?
@kellydixson9221 3 жыл бұрын
This song and singing is so terrible I don't care what it's about...
@bricecpops8171 3 жыл бұрын
@@kellydixson9221 Excuse you
@flyntflossy3044 3 жыл бұрын
I wish this man would get more love. I've seen him play solo, and with an orchestra. The best musical concert I've ever been to
@chasgorman1086 10 ай бұрын
When this song came out I was I dad with two young boys. This song took me back to an episode that I was involved in , back in my 20’s. A girl from college got pregnant( didn’t know who was responsible) but two of her friends called me , asking if I could drive to a clinic. I agreed. I’ll never forget the ride back. This poor young woman was devastated by what had just happened. Her two friends held her and offered what support they could. This memory has never left me. When ever I hear this song , it takes me back to that day.
@TheMoonwillow23 8 ай бұрын
Jesus understands and forgives. He loves you so much!
@badgernathbarry7184 8 ай бұрын
...but was it the day after chistmas?
@monanae1976 8 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@dorerd 7 ай бұрын
@@TheMoonwillow23 If the church is any indication, Jesus also loves little boys.
@scottcharney1091 6 ай бұрын
@@TheMoonwillow23 You missed it. The vast majority of women who have abortions feel relief, not regret. Being in tears like that is pretty common when such a weight is off of one's shoulders, you know. That might not be the case here, but you assume too much.
@ikuep 9 жыл бұрын
Few decades dare to be as depressing and melancholic as the 90s
@DonSulis 9 жыл бұрын
Ikue P In other words, as earnest. Less bullshitty.
@ikuep 9 жыл бұрын
Yep
@Huxtee7 8 жыл бұрын
+Ikue P Unless your into rap
@Bobo-lz3hf 8 жыл бұрын
+HuxStee7 a Horse with no Name even that was darker- 2pac, Biggie, NWA (early) Jay Z. What big rappers are actually talking about real issues and struggles now?
@Huxtee7 8 жыл бұрын
Ell Guy Immortal Technique, JMT, Rite hook etc...
@CountryBuns 6 ай бұрын
Back once again with my annual comment. See you all again in one year--keep on keepin' on, my friends.
@micheller2283 5 ай бұрын
Was it the day after Christmas? I can't believe I missed this song on the day after Christmas. I never forget but I did this year 😢
@CountryBuns 5 ай бұрын
Hey, at least you're here now--just re-imagine the lyrics to "month after Christmas," and you're good to go! @@micheller2283
@xystem4701 4 ай бұрын
missed you this year
@CB-tl4ty 4 ай бұрын
Peace
@1TightMinute 3 ай бұрын
See you next year
@rysachibana1486 2 жыл бұрын
90's wasn't a decade. It was an emotion.
@Iheartplants82 2 жыл бұрын
Perfectly said.
@RJT80 Жыл бұрын
We were the last to experience life as it was meant to be experienced. I feel awful for kids these days. You cant be exposed to the crap they are and come out okay. I have friends with young kids who feel their kids are as exposed to adult themes at 12 years old as we were at 16, 18, or even 20 back then. The innocence lost.
@anthonywilliams2347 Жыл бұрын
It was an experience. No cellphones and "platforms" for a holes to say random BS.
@kitsunelee007 Жыл бұрын
....it really was
@aircandypodcast Жыл бұрын
That’s the realest thing I’ve read in a long time
@palespectre 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm in good company here. Feeling nostalgic about the 90s with strangers and we are all separated by time. Some years ago, some a few months, me today. Same sentiments though.
@LCAC75 3 жыл бұрын
Here, time becomes space.
@brandonohara4865 3 жыл бұрын
Yess sir January27th 1990
@mellowlemonmoon 3 жыл бұрын
And me today
@360degreesmusic2 8 жыл бұрын
In The Know: Ben Folds understandably struggled to write “Brick,” a song about his high school girlfriend’s abortion. With such a delicate experience on his hands, he admitted that the choruses he came up with sounded too literal. Luckily Darren Jessee provided the refrain, “She’s a brick and I’m drowning slowly/ off the coast and I’m headed nowhere” for Folds’ distressed falsetto. Carried by a somber piano melody and underscored by Jessee’s subdued drumming, it manages to sound serene in spite of the emotional turmoil behind each of Folds’ troublesome scenes.
@anthonycaputo7222 5 жыл бұрын
This song is about an abortion? How do you know?
@teenyverse7707 5 жыл бұрын
Weird, The Verve Pipe wrote a song about abortion too, both were hits around the same. Wonder if it was the same chick.
@tylerrutledge2449 5 жыл бұрын
Best comment on this list. 👍
@strawdawgs78 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony Caputo - I thought it was pretty obvious.
@heatherlovesdeuteronomy 5 жыл бұрын
"As weeks went by it showed that she wasn't okay" I always thought this song was about HIV/Aids
@daveloughran729 3 жыл бұрын
I will never get sick of this song.
@Jilldenise80 Жыл бұрын
Same. One of my favorite songs ever
@richardhart1513 3 жыл бұрын
This came out during high school for me. Our adult neighbor had a paper route to help his family on top of his job. He worked hard. He needed a break during Christmas time. So, my mom and I took over for him for a couple weeks so he could spend time with family. I remember disliking getting up so early during my school break, but I have find memories even 20 years later spending those early mornings with my mom while we listened to the radio and delivered papers. I always loved it when this song came on. Love you mom.
@jumpinjohnnyruss 4 ай бұрын
Why don't songs like this get on the 90s playlists? This was a big song back then.
@LibertarianLatina Ай бұрын
Because modern day feminists might find out it’s about the deep regret of having an abortion
@rosered3608 7 күн бұрын
This is what they want us to forget..we were young and depressed like the youth today.
@randomlibra 9 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most haunting, heart breaking songs ever. Driving back to her apartment For the moment we're alone But she's alone And I'm alone And now I know it That part kills me every time I hear it.
@patwaddington 8 жыл бұрын
+Kiley Willard He's in a conflict of love... To choose the brick or the woman
@selaclement6878 7 жыл бұрын
pat waddington he's talking about how he fell in love and got her pregnant and had to get an abortion
@randomlibra 7 жыл бұрын
Yea, not sure what pat is going on about. Who would choose a brick over a woman???
@filminginportland1654 7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, even with that same chord played over and over and no vibrato with his voice. Always have loved this song.
@patwaddington 7 жыл бұрын
Did you's think I was being serious? :\
@nicholasyoder 7 жыл бұрын
God damn. I miss the 90`s. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
@paulquidachay 6 жыл бұрын
nicholasyoder i feel you. Feeling a bit nostalgic right now and had to play this song.
@willritter4076 5 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some 90s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of Arms of an Angel by SARAH MCLACHLAN, Long December by the COUNTING CROWS, and Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by the CRASH TEST DUMMIES on my channel in tribute to 3 great 90s standards. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace out.
@youtubehatesfreespeech2245 5 жыл бұрын
@@willritter4076 I'm already subscribed lol
@alexandriamcnally9871 5 жыл бұрын
Hey me to I know how you feel the 90s was the best now it's just a bunch of bullshit
@selw0nk 4 жыл бұрын
Same here, I miss this era of music. I watch all these 90's videos and makes me want to cry.
@judyp3801 2 жыл бұрын
I love this whole album. I was so fortunate to work with them when I was at Epic Records when they debuted! 38 years later and I'm still in the music industry. It's the best!!!!
@gregreno5781 Жыл бұрын
I was, trying to get back in. Merry cmas..happy bolidays.
@jamesmartin1948 6 күн бұрын
Judy Ross aka Judith Rosenfarb!! rock on
@jenniferbayes3312 2 жыл бұрын
Listening in 2021. Needed some 90's nostalgia. This was always one of my favorites. Beautiful but heartbreaking. 💙
@jamers5 2 жыл бұрын
hearts to you
@TuathaTuna 2 жыл бұрын
Same. Remembered it out of nowhere. Never saw the music video until now 💜
@jayemoraful 5 жыл бұрын
Ben Folds writes some of the most emotionally wrenching lyrics I've ever heard. I knew this was about an abortion the first time I ever heard it and became an instant fan of his music. Evaporated is another song that takes you to the same emotional place that drove those lyrics. It's an exceptional talent and I think it helps the more sensitive among us feel a little less alone.
@duffman18 2 жыл бұрын
Apparently he didn't write it though. I believe it was the drummer who wrote this song, Darren Jessee
@sweetscience1 2 жыл бұрын
@@duffman18 I think it was a collaboration, with Darren being responsible for the chorus.
@buckrussel3808 Жыл бұрын
No you didn’t, stop lying.
@alicethegreat7497 2 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten about this song until I heard it on The Wilds. So melancholic. The cello is particularly beautiful. I don't identify with the song personally but the sadness is palpable
@bcz3548 2 жыл бұрын
I am literally watching The Wilds right now! Weird, because I haven't heard it in the show yet.
@mariasavarino7621 2 жыл бұрын
😂 Same
@JohnThomWebb 2 жыл бұрын
That's a bass, yo. But yes, certainly beautiful.
@alicethegreat7497 2 жыл бұрын
@@bcz3548 are you on season 2?
@lilmatty33059 2 жыл бұрын
That's a bass, my dude.
@peterk9579 3 жыл бұрын
My son was conceived right before christmas while we were still a mess. We were discussing abortion and we decided not go through with it. I love my son so much. He saved me from myself.
@courtneybannister3417 2 жыл бұрын
I have 5 kids and I could never make that decision, but the lyrics I understand and I understand being so heartbroken for sure.
@jasonf2024 Жыл бұрын
My mother and father were recommended abortion because my mother had so medical conditions. I'm 27 now and thankful for the decisions made.
@scottcharney1091 6 ай бұрын
@@jasonf2024 It's not like you would know the difference.
@scottcharney1091 6 ай бұрын
Good; that's what choice is.
@NativeAsElizabethWarren 3 ай бұрын
@@scottcharney1091ok buddy boy
@russellsimonds7148 Жыл бұрын
Such a heartfelt song. I wish people still wrote like this
@smelltheglove2038 5 ай бұрын
You don’t like drill beats and mumbling?
@NinaC 5 жыл бұрын
This and Freshman by The Verve - beautiful, sad, nostalgic
@johnnylawrence918 4 жыл бұрын
For sure...
@matthewdurden5929 3 жыл бұрын
For sure.
@musicguy20 3 жыл бұрын
I often listen to them back to back when I listen to one or the other.
@mbusch1025 3 жыл бұрын
I started thinking about that song halfway through this one...
@DeDona1 3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!!!
@meredithmclaughlin9633 7 жыл бұрын
not enough turtlenecks in music videos these days
@isaacakyigit159 7 жыл бұрын
😂
@durfman 7 жыл бұрын
Meredith McLaughlin ok
@saraytorrealba5196 7 жыл бұрын
Meredith McLaughlin needs more cow bell
@praedyththelost3753 6 жыл бұрын
Not since Toad the Wet Sprocket lol
@blumomeovto2649 6 жыл бұрын
What's a turtle neck. Lol I used to rock one early 90s. The one with gator. Nostalgia.
@augustmoon5596 3 жыл бұрын
I sing this every year this day. Since I was a teen. So sad. Heard them play live in the middle of Atlanta at night about 15 years ago. To have him play a baby grand in the middle of the street and a 1000 people singing this together. Was nostalgic yet heartbreaking.
@pagemastrogiovanni9195 2 жыл бұрын
Where in Atlanta?
@augustmoon5596 2 жыл бұрын
@@pagemastrogiovanni9195 yes it was a summer concert called on the Bricks..i also saw Cake there that summer too
@pagemastrogiovanni9195 2 жыл бұрын
@@augustmoon5596 I love ❤️ Cake...especially 'The Going the Distance" song. The reason I asked is because I have lived in Atlanta for the past 35 years since I was a college student at Emory and I was/am a frequent concert goer to The Masquerade, Atlanta Symphony, The Fox Theater, Tabernacle, Lakewood Amphitheater (now it something else), Georgia Dome, The Roxy....so on and so forth. I spent a great deal of time in Little 5 Points and at different music festivals like Lalapalooza, Lilith Fair, Pot Festival, Jazz Festival...but somehow I missed this. I was just wondering if it was in one of these spots.
@pagemastrogiovanni9195 2 жыл бұрын
@@augustmoon5596 From my research I think I went to one of the free On the Bricks concerts in Centennial Park about 20 years ago to see Sting. It was wonderful! From an article: "Atlanta Prepares For ‘On The Bricks’ Billboard Staff 4/24/2002 Rising neo-soul star India.Arie will headline the inaugural show of Atlanta’s 2002 On the Bricks free weekly concert series. Set for May 24 in the city’s Centennial Olympic Park, the bill for the opening event will also feature singer/songwriter John Mayer, modern rock act the Calling, and locally based singer/songwriter Chrystina Lloree. While the full schedule for the series is not yet announced, many artists who will perform in the park throughout the summer have been confirmed, including Michelle Branch, They Might Be Giants, Cracker, Blues Traveler, Sister Hazel, former Whiskeytown member Caitlin Cary, Will Hoge, the Smithereens, and Edwin McCain."
@tinogamer3227 6 ай бұрын
I’m listening to this at 6am…day after Christmas
@caparcher2074 8 жыл бұрын
The end part, "For the moment we're alone. She's alone, and I'm alone, and we know it" always gets me
@gusterguy01826 9 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that Ben Folds had a true hit. He's such a great artist, most like him never get a crack at popular radio.
@michelleeverett8125 7 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry he was inconvenienced by a woman he had sex with. An abortion? Geez, what an ordeal... for the man.
@micheller2283 5 ай бұрын
@michelleeverett8125 what? Lol
@5StarFlix 2 жыл бұрын
Now she's feeling more alone Then she ever has before This hits especially hard today.
@caseycarden1179 2 жыл бұрын
Sitting here drowning slowly in my own tears I just lost my wife of 10 years 13 days ago it was all of a sudden and unexplained she did leave me with the best thing I've had in my life so far which is our little 3½ year old boy who is doing more taking care of me than I am taking care of him I still don't know how I'm going to make it but I've got to do it for him
@speednutsII 2 жыл бұрын
Damn man, I’m sorry. I’m a father of 3 boys. Just keep breathing. And take it a moment at a time. It’s going to be sad for a long time.
@greezay Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, life you gives you angels and he's one of them. You will find your footing and the both of you will be okay, trust me, you'll be okay. Don't give up.
@gregreno5781 Жыл бұрын
Much love brother! I'm here to tell you things will get brother your little son needs you..
@Claws934 Жыл бұрын
I sincerely hope you guys are doing okay. Keep fighting bro.
@k8lynmae Жыл бұрын
Quite possibly from the clit shot vakkscene
@ziggyprime 9 жыл бұрын
This song came out about two years after I got out of high school, when I was going through some serious sh*t in my life. It wasn't about abortion for me, but about a dead end relationship that was destroying both of us. It helped me through it, and helped me move on.
@shirataka8331 3 жыл бұрын
The power of art. "don't forget the songs that saved your life."
@Jilldenise80 Жыл бұрын
That is exactly how I interpreted this song. I was a young teenager when this came out in a messy and toxic relationship with my daughters father.
@hieronymusboschful 4 жыл бұрын
The first few chords of this playing and I already have chills. I hear this song and I am 14 again watching video hits on a rainy Saturday morning and catching this for the first time.
@nicholasyoder 2 жыл бұрын
On another depression nostalgic kick again. Being 45 blows. Take me back to the 90’s.
@davidoehl811 Ай бұрын
I feel ya, buddy
@LibertarianLatina 11 күн бұрын
We had the best years tho. 🙏 #GenX
@yvonnedurden 2 күн бұрын
Growing old sucks..56 is coming up.Ouch.
@DmDrae 3 жыл бұрын
Comment sections of 90’s videos are full of my peers and trolls are nowhere to be found. We’re a special group, 90’s kids. Stay sweet. Stay strong.
@brandonohara4865 3 жыл бұрын
Yesssirrr
@ericleonkingery9229 3 жыл бұрын
Always
@slightlyaboveaverage2235 3 жыл бұрын
Untouched by gen z and it's blissful
@MOBROOKS 3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up to that.
@mdb831 3 жыл бұрын
Last generation before we gave birth to depravity.
@Jcruz388 4 жыл бұрын
This song takes me back to winter break in a suburb in Chicago. Mid to late 90s. Shoveling the freaking driveway as fast as I can so I can go back inside and read comics and listen to Q101.
@RockStreetStudios 10 жыл бұрын
I've been in love with this song from the moment it was released. Few others completely capture the pathos of love gone bad; you hear it in this singer's voice --- the flatness is exactly how one feels at their very lowest point. That this group has chosen a subject matter as important as this deserves kudos. There is a lesson that comes through...without being preachy; that takes skill. A simple yet haunting melody...I listen to this song a dozen times in a row, each time falling deeper and deeper into new shades of meaning.
@leemalcolm9301 3 жыл бұрын
My wife had our eldest at 16 .. Tough times.. 25 years later still together and strong as ever..
@joshrobins3046 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you guys enjoyed giving each other the old 'Kingsbray Chookie' from a young age.
@proculusjulius7035 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations 🍻
@GMR.24 3 жыл бұрын
This is truly wonderful. So happy you've made it together. Being married and having children is definitely an amazing and beautiful thing, and, it also takes a LOT of work! A lot of dedication and commitment. It's truly not easy, and it's so worth it. 💕
@rainydaze9318 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it was so hard but better than the alternative I think. You all made it through!
@Foo281 3 жыл бұрын
I had an abortion at 16. Do you not understand this song???? 🙄
@mcnabbsouth Жыл бұрын
I wish I could live in the 90's for eternity
@bmr208 4 жыл бұрын
This song just made me realize one day (praying not) my daughter may be in this situation. And it terrified me to think she would have to go through this alone. Parents teach your kids safety and make them understand that you've got their backs no matter what situation they find theirselves in. They should never be afraid to come to you.
@unrelatedcoma 3 жыл бұрын
or just teach your daughter to not sleep around
@snakeeyes9246 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not ever going to have kids, but I understand that fear.
@duffman18 2 жыл бұрын
@@unrelatedcoma don't be naive. Teenagers will always try to fuck. You can't teach them not to, any more than you can teach a dog to not try and grab food when you're cooking. It's just instinctual for them. Teach teenagers to practice safe sex. Always wear a condom. And even get teenage girls the copper implant that prevents pregnancy and use that in combination with condoms, to prevent pregnancies AND STI's You've gotta be really naive to think you can tell a teenager to not have sex. If you do that, all they'll do is have sex anyway but they'll hide it from you, and they won't practice safe sex because you haven't taught them about it, so they'll get pregnant, or they'll get gonorrhoea or herpes or the clap, or whatever. You're an irresponsible parent if you don't teach teenagers about safe sex
@scottcharney1091 2 жыл бұрын
@@unrelatedcoma It doesn't take "sleeping around" (as you put it) to get pregnant. Besides, why would you want to punish her?
@ThatHippyDuck 2 жыл бұрын
@@unrelatedcoma yeah that will just work... guess what? push your kids to act a certain way under FORCE and not constructive advice, they'll absolutely do that thing to spite you. it's better that kids be educated about safe sex and birth control, as to not NEED to be in this situation.
@joshuabailey1825 3 жыл бұрын
I'm 36 when I was 16 i listened to this song and would be so depressed I almost killed myself. That feeling has never left me. I hear this song now as a grown man divorced twice with two daughters and I'm lost but not as lost as I was when I was younger. If you're young and you want to end it all just know life isn't always about being happy its about balance. It's okay to be depressed its normal. You can do this thing called life.
@justaguy5265 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you I needed this
@xophryz 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers man this really was what I needed
@danadoxtater683 3 жыл бұрын
Love, Joshua Bailey.
@GrantfromEarth 3 жыл бұрын
This song closes up my throat too but you have to Stay strong Brother. You never know when life will turn for the best. Im 45 and have just come out of 10 years of hell. Im enjoying existing for the first time in 10 years. Remember to talk to people (anyone) when/if you need to and remember there are millions of us just like you battling with depression. YOU ARE NOT AND NEVER WILL BE ALONE.
@kakao-katze 3 жыл бұрын
The journey to finding the best part in life is that sweet point where you realise that life is amazing, and that beautiful realisation will always stick with you. I love where I am going in life, even though I have no idea what is happening and what the future holds, but holding that truth that nothing in life is truly bad and all what seems terrible is a perfect moment or realisation in the making just seems to make everything in this world worth seeing and being there for. I've been through some shit, as we all have no matter what life we lead, but thats the reason we become the best version of ourselves in the future that we can work towards today. There's some wisdom I couldn't put into every sentence of my comment, but finding the gold in you experiences is all the reason to keep doing what your doing. Let yourself be the person you aspire to and be honest to you each step of the way, that’s my way to live life. Enjoy your day, everybody. And if it sucks, it'll be lead up to better times.
@jamesroberts3642 2 жыл бұрын
I remember just getting my drivers license and my dad bought me an old 1989 for Taurus. I spend a hundred or two on a "skip resistant" portable cd player with a "tape deck attachment". This is a CD that I worre out driving during High School. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.
@OGAngelInBlack Жыл бұрын
Beautiful absolutely haunting description of pain of loss and the weight of guilt, lies, loss, and grief that I deeply felt when the song was initially released that is now so close to exactly my experiences in 2016 that it’s a little strange for me but oddly comforting. I’ve always loved Ben Folds Five and this makes me want to play the piano again. Thank you
@StillIKeepItTeddy 5 жыл бұрын
“Now that I have found someone, I’m feeling more alone, Than I ever have before” Fuckin gold. No matter what the situation is, I think everyone can relate to this on some level.
@albertlevins9191 2 жыл бұрын
This song found me at a particularly vulnerable time in my life. It absolutely blew me away. It was this line that got me
@vixxenreigns Жыл бұрын
Gawd have I related to that line a few times in my adult life.
@letyourlightshine7131 Жыл бұрын
Sad, but true....to be with someone and feel more alone. We have much spiritual growing to do as humans
@nickrandles1102 4 жыл бұрын
Day after Christmas 2019. Atlanta airport on a layover. Thinking of what’s beautiful in my life and what isn’t. God bless all you guys.
@brantinghamjohn Жыл бұрын
It's truly one of the saddest stories put to song. It's difficult to balance the feelings of helplessness/ desperation and regret/guilt in order to preserve one's own ego. It's soul crushing to feel forced to do something you don't want to do but must because you see no alternative solutions
@THEJOEDAVISBAND 2 жыл бұрын
probably one of the greatest songs ever written.
@WadeNunnBetter 2 жыл бұрын
Ben Folds is way under rated. Amazing artist.
@BigPat216 2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing the song when I was a kid, and wasn’t really a big fan. Thought it was another dramatic love song. Listening to it now in my 30’s, I never knew how sad and powerful this song is. I’m nearly in tears, such an amazing track.
@gregreno5781 Жыл бұрын
Here to listen to it morning after Xmas. Giving me the same feels it gives you. I just hope heaven is as cool as the 90s. Id go back for just about anything.
@woonteague 4 ай бұрын
It's the subtle deep breathe at 0:44. I feel it in my chest every time i hear this song. I love it.
@bannana77 5 жыл бұрын
Ben Folds. One of the greatest storyteller musicians of our generation.
@kristintolly2909 4 жыл бұрын
Musicians can be brave and this is a perfect example.
@GaliciaInTheFlesh 2 жыл бұрын
MADE IT BABY!!! 6AM INDEED DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS I AM WRITING THIS
@jenniferwhite8449 3 жыл бұрын
This song still makes me cry. I had to make that decision at 16 and it still hurts to this day. This is a very hard song to listen to but it helps in a way. Thanks for sharing this story even though I'm sure it was hard to do.
@brylledeuda544 2 жыл бұрын
😔😔😔😔 life must be go on, its ok to cry and to be sad that is the sign that you are brave.
@heatherwillis5505 2 жыл бұрын
You didn’t have to make the decision, just to be clear. It’s okay to forgive 16 year old you and find peace, though.
@JG-kk1mr 2 жыл бұрын
@@heatherwillis5505 shut up heather
@tristanmorris9432 2 жыл бұрын
@@JG-kk1mr She’s right.
@tristanmorris9432 2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure the regret of making such a choice is hard to bear, and I pity you. But I won’t say that you don’t deserve the emotional pain that comes with doing something so reprehensible.
@marckanatkin7196 4 жыл бұрын
This song still gives me shivers like 20 years later
@graceevangelinerosenzweig5191 6 жыл бұрын
His feeling in his voice and face makes me cry every time I watch this... But it's my favorite song .. the true and honesty in life is what makes this song perfect.
@wendycohen9038 3 жыл бұрын
Just heard about Ben Folds and looked him up. Man. The 90's woulda been a bit better if I'd known about him then. This is a perfect thing.
@gingerjesus2721 6 ай бұрын
It's Christmas time again. Thanks, Ben, and the other four.❤
@johnfish8394 4 жыл бұрын
This is Ben Folds best song in my opinion. Love how deep it is. A story untold but experienced by so many.
@kristintolly2909 4 жыл бұрын
It's one-of-a-kind, honest and brave. Underappreciated. Your last sentence is too true and well stated.
@christopherbarber5283 5 жыл бұрын
the fact that ben folds is not a dominant cultural icon today tells you everything you need to know about popular music and culture
@elianagomesneto2708 2 жыл бұрын
dtdt
@coyotelong4349 2 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey may have the most iconic Christmas song, but Ben Folds can lay claim to the most iconic Day After Christmas song
@smelltheglove2038 5 ай бұрын
Oh geez, that Mariah Carey song is the absolute worst Christmas song. Followed closely by that Paul McCartney Christmas song. Unfortunately they seem to both be the most played.
@124BILLION 6 ай бұрын
It’s 12/26/23 6:48 A.M. and I’m going to return some gifts… epic!!!
@brucerewa105 5 жыл бұрын
For me it's the flip side to this song . My son Andrew came when i was a 17 year old junior. What if you never we're. Questions I've asked myself , what if I never got to see my baby boys eyes when everyone told me I was to young to be a father? Glad you are here andrew, when all my friends were getting addicted to pills you saved my life by your existence I know I had to do right by you glad you are here my sweet son I love you and this song very much
@MrJHarley17 4 жыл бұрын
Good for you, kids are an amazing live changing experiance.
@nicnaciswack8681 4 жыл бұрын
Me too my now husband and I were at the clinic 17 years old and the nurse says your boyfriend is insisting on talking to you...he comes in.. has tears in his eyes...he asks me to marry him no matter what I decide.. but he hopes we can keep the baby...my daughter is now 16 I'm 34 my husband is 35 and we just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary. She was 3 months premature. I learned to never take my children for granted. I'm so very thankful 🙏❤️
@clarifythe3rd 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 💖
@pitmaningat 3 жыл бұрын
DJ at the local pub karaoke reckons this song suits my voice, I will try as appreciation and for you being a good dad to your son, well done...
@goalie2998 3 жыл бұрын
Every life matters. Make the most of it.
@ronalddawson6496 8 жыл бұрын
Went through this with my girlfriend around the time this came out...still brings me to tears to hear this...
@NativeAsElizabethWarren 3 ай бұрын
Well you did unalive a baby so it probably should do that
@myleshall4300 Жыл бұрын
Well folks, it is yet again 6 AM day after Christmas in 2022. Here’s to another year!
@palyddon 2 жыл бұрын
So poignant. My heart goes out to everyone who finds themselves in this situation. Thank you, Ben, for expressing your pain so beautifully.
@sisaggie 4 жыл бұрын
Always think of this song at 6am day after Christmas.
@drdremd 4 жыл бұрын
sisaggie I woke up at 5:50 day after Christmas for no reason. I figured it was fate.
@samuelwalkingstick2949 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder why?? Lol but you and i both since i heard this song when i was like 11
@samuelwalkingstick2949 4 жыл бұрын
Also the counting crowes has a song lyric that goes its 330 am on Tuesday it doesn't get much worse this. In beds in little rooms in buildings in the middle of the lives which are completely meaningless. I seem to think of that when i wake up early on a Tuesday. Bout 330 or so
@JohnnyUtah488 4 жыл бұрын
@@samuelwalkingstick2949 Perfect Blue Buildings. I love every bit of that album!
@tarynsarvas604 2 жыл бұрын
I finally understand this song. It's completely different now.
@GaliciaInTheFlesh 3 жыл бұрын
4 more hours til it's the official DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS...
@Itsthatdanzosht84 3 жыл бұрын
I play it every dec 26th
@GaliciaInTheFlesh 3 жыл бұрын
@@Itsthatdanzosht84 me too
@michaelkuehl7415 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not even a 90’s kid. My dad listened to this song and I’m just now realizing the meaning of it and how he was having to experience this when he was at my current age. Beautiful song and I hope it lives forever. It truly gives that 90’s vibe that I think of when I am reminded of my dads family in Milwaukee growing up
@jessiross84 3 жыл бұрын
This album is the second thing I ever shoplifted. I was 12 years old... 36 years old now and still love this shit!
@jesseb5447 3 жыл бұрын
Do it again!!!!
@aliyahhartman-ginn100 2 жыл бұрын
@@jesseb5447 PERIODT
@LlM0 2 жыл бұрын
I am calling the police
@stephaniebaker2960 2 жыл бұрын
This song is Absolutely Beautiful/Heartbreaking/Honest to the core. Think I have a Major Crush on Ben Folds❤❤
@teiagaw7663 2 жыл бұрын
God would understand
@behymer82 2 жыл бұрын
Can we please go back to having great music like the 90s produced. I miss this stuff so much!
@SandiByrd 3 жыл бұрын
Heavy memories attached to this song. It still makes my heart ache a little hearing it - but in the most beautiful way.
@lukechesswalker 6 ай бұрын
its 6am the day after christmas right now for me.
@PhuzzBuzz 3 жыл бұрын
I remembering hearing this song when it came out and how instantly it hit me with a flood of emotion. This is one of the most beautifully sad songs written in the past 25 years. Every time I listen to it I fall back into the story of young love and regret played out.
@TheDellaniOakes 10 жыл бұрын
So sad and so beautiful. This song always makes me cry
@commanderkeen3787 10 ай бұрын
It's amazing how a good song like this can convey its story so clearly without explicitly outlining it in the lyrics. That is the power of music
@seancroft7939 4 ай бұрын
I first heard the song Christmas morning. I think it was 1997! I can't explain what the song makes me feel to another person. The song is pretty heavy though.
@kristihenry7953 5 жыл бұрын
Really in all seriousness, this song is freaking amazing..20 years later!💔😭😭😭
@rustysteam 4 жыл бұрын
That bow on the bass strings gets me every time.
@michaelgreene4816 2 жыл бұрын
I've never said this on SM before but this record...During the icestorm here in Quebec I would listen to this album over and over again. Ben Folds. Wow. I don't think that he'll make a better record and I thank these guys for helping me through that tough time.
@chrishagan6853 2 жыл бұрын
This hits particularly hard today.
@dtrezy5223 Жыл бұрын
It's December 26th the day after Christmas and I somehow got this song stuck in my head so I had to go and listen to it.
@karawelling887 10 жыл бұрын
This song breaks my heart.
@PoshBertie 6 ай бұрын
As I type this it’s now 6am the day after Christmas! This song technically qualifies as a Christmas song…
@guerrillaradio9953 Жыл бұрын
For a long time, I've felt a bit guilty for having such good memories of this song: first time holding hands with someone, first love, first kiss, first time having friends with cars and lives and style and dreams...but you know, I'm glad. I'm glad that Ben was able to take this awful pain and turn it into something so beautiful that you can remember it with the best of feelings. He turned pain into perfect beauty, and that's exactly what art is. Thanks, man.
@derikcumagun462 2 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna play this song at 6 AM day after Christmas.
@bodhiston5550 6 ай бұрын
Anyone else listening to this 6am. Day after christmas?
@FenderBassMustang Жыл бұрын
This song came out shortly before Christmas of 1997, and always brings back bittersweet memories of that time, even though it is a sad song and that was a happy Christmas for me. At first I thought it was about a guy taking his terminally ill girlfriend to the hospital, and the lyrics "it's not me you're dying for" and "as weeks went by it showed that she was not fine" actually do work with that concept. It took a few more listenings to figure out what the song was really about. Although the lyrics are ambiguous enough they could work either way.
@Jilldenise80 Жыл бұрын
I was 17 when this song came out. I always thought it was about a guy taking his girlfriend to the hospital because she tried to kill herself and the lines 'she's a brick and I'm drowning slowly..' I always thought it meant she was dragging him down so to speak. It's funny when you listen to something as an adult how you hear something totally different
@Nklecz1980 4 ай бұрын
Classic 90’s in every way
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