The deadpan delivery juxtaposed with the smooth funk is timeless.

Over 2 decades later and this song still kicks so much ass.

Cake seriously needs to be more appreciated

The bass riff in this song alone deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I have a cat named cake and this describes our relationship perfectly

straight up one of the most underrated bands of all time

the bassist for Cake used to give my brother guitar lessons haha. such a nice dude, he let me watch their lessons and sometimes play along. i remember he gave a me a blue oyster cult and black sabbath cd! i was only like 8! but i wouldn't love rock like I do without him! thanks Gabe!

This song is 25 years old and if it dropped today I’m 100% sure it would be all over. This band was so far ahead of its time it’s unreal. Go back and listen to their music and tell me I’m wrong

This is one of the greatest songs of the 90s

Man, this was such a massive hit here in Brazil! Every club played this song. Awesome!

Cake's just at that unattainable level of cool.

Cake albums are really "must have" in your shelf. They're lyrics are jewelry, well interpreted orally AND musically. As they're universal in content...they don't wear.

excellent bass line, wonderful trumpet solo, not forgetting mccrea phrasing...i love this song !

I feel like this band would do much better today than several years ago

I miss the 90s. Good music. Good times.

I first heard this song on the radio, pulling into my garage of the house I was about to be divorced from, and just sat in the car listening to the whole thing, in almost stunned silence. Cake was one of the first bands I added to my Zune playlist. Yeah, that was a while back. I still enjoy listening to them at age 67.

cake has one of the most distinctive sounds ever. and they take themselves less seriously compared to the music. I dont think I would recognize them on the streets, or know their names.

It was 2004 and I was combing through CD's (wow, I feel old) when I saw Pressure Chief. I had heard a few songs by CAKE ( Never There among them) but did not know who the artist was. To this day, I have no idea what made me buy the CD but I did. I listened to it from start to end. Not only did I love every single song, when I heard the rooster of instruments utilized and just the sound itself, I had never heard anything like it. Still haven't. Their underrated genius's with something sorely lacking than now and always in the music industry and that is talent. Thank you CAKE for the music. It is truly one of a kind ❤

The bass line, the voice, the music is just unique.... Just simply awesome...

I’ve always had a very special place for this song. The bass is filthy and of course the trumpet too

Curitiba, 1999. Eu tinha 8 anos. Meu tio me levava todo dia de manhã de carro pra escola. Na rádio só ouvíamos Jovem Pan. Ríamos pra caralho com o Café Com Bobagem e ouvíamos música. Quando essa música dava a gente imitava o sonzinho do trompete. Tanta nostalgia...

Crazy how fast 20 years goes past. CAKE takes the CAKE. They were an awesome band.

As a 14 year old who randomly found this song, it a gahtdamn bop :)

Happy 2024 to everyone!!! May it be full of successes and always accompanied by good music!!!

My dad introduced me to this band, and I’m glad he did. My dad always would listen to this music, it was his favorite band. My dad sadly passed away, but I’m so glad he introduced me to this band, it is my favorite band, and will always be.

Most underrated band ever. Way ahead of their time and so many timeless tracks. CAKE is awesome!

Those that disliked this tune were never here.

Love the bass.

A golden bird that flies away A candle's fickle flame To think I held you yesterday Your love was just a game

I never thought this song would become the theme song for my feelings on the American Church.

that Edward Norton sure can sing!

Shit, how did I forget this gem?

2019 & I still love Cake's music...

This band is like fine wine aging over time.. they are so fucking good at the start, so why after all these years does the old music sound even better to me than the last time... Always and I've been listening for a long time! I try to turn as many people on to Cake as I can. As for live shows, they are definitely the one that got away. 😔

We need more music like this!!!!!

Part of the brilliance of this diamond is how it doesn't overstay its welcome, and so leaves you wanting more.

For some reason that thing he does with his hand when he says "a candles fickle flame" gets me riled up!

I listen to this a million times when it came out, I never realized they made a music video for it. Pretty cool.

I need your arms around me I need to feel your touch I need your understanding I need your love so much You tell me that you love me so You tell me that you care But when I need you (baby) Baby, you're never there On the phone long, long distance Always through such strong resistance And first you say you're too busy I wonder if you even miss me Never there You're never there You're never ever ever ever there Hey! A golden bird that flies away A candle's fickle flame To think I held you yesterday Your love was just a game (x2) You tell me that you love me so You tell me that you care But when I need you (baby) Take the time to get to know me If you want me why can't you just show me We're always on this roller coaster If you want me why can't you get closer Never there You're never there You're never ever, ever, ever, there (2X) HEY!

The singer's voice sounds very cool in this song! It's a classic!

Who’s still here in 2023? Shit rocks

Once I discovered Cake I have obsessed! Love the sound and funkiness. ❤

Well, if you can have a perfect Mexican trumpeter, then what else can't you do?

大好きだった！！

95 to 99 were so fantastic!!! This song was relased in 1998 , a good beautiful year for me!!! Dharma and Greg and Sex and The City were beginning to air on television!!! I just remember my city, Lima with its gray sky, my home, my family and my friends. I really miss my country!!!

Cake and the trumpet sounds are always epic

This is one of the greatest songs Cake has ever written.

they dont make them like this anymore

There’s cracks in my heart and whenever I walk a shadow of despair follows

the trumpet solo completes me

Most thing I've heard in my relationships "I'm to busy".....if you love someone you make time for them...they are priority!!!! If you want, you need to give....one sided relationships SUCK, sooner or later you get what you give!!!!

I feel Proud to say i was there when MTV used to play (Good) Music and watch this awesome music video.

Ska rap? Very cool, glad I found Cake again!! ❤️‍🔥 🇨🇦🤘

Una de las mejores canciones de los 90s. Me encantan tus canciones CAKE. Bendiciones y saludos desde Lima, Perú.

Unique voices in music!!!

Coolest band, criminally underrated

The beard, the hat, the voice, the song. ❤ good memories

Hands down one of the sickest 90s bands. Lyrics always on point and innovative coupled with sounds that are influenced from every corner of American society

It's the little details that reveal it's true brilliance...the little phone sounds and other sound effects, the trumpet, the rodeo-like hooohs and yeaaahs, the whole country & western vibe, the dry tongue in cheek humor with a healthy dose of self mock..priceless!

The horns, the lyrics

2024 are we here guys? 💅🏻🫶🏻

I woke up with this song in my head today.. god it’s really so good.. & Sadly very relatable 😅

Truly an underrated band. The trumpet is possibly my favorite piece of music ever

I found myself singing this song out of nowhere...had to look it up and enjoy.

My fave 0:13 I like the instrumentals

Definitely ahead of their time.

They need a greatest hits cd

This old lady loved them from the near beginning

Much as I dislike my soon to be ex-wife, I'm grateful to her for turning me on to this awesome band! The two times I saw them live in Seattle and LA were the best live shows I've been to! I don't remember much of the LA show specifically, but I know I had a great time. This band attracts a great audience!

The first band I ever liked. Cake will always have a special place in my heart.

Strong resistance to stop listening ,it reminds me of many good things.

The first Cake song I ever heard, fell in love right then and there! ❤❤❤

i love so much this song

Just so brilliant. These guys don't get the kudos they deserve. If this song was released in the time of The Beatles, it would have been HUGE!

Damn, this whole album takes me back! This was a jukebox fave at the bar that I worked at in the 90's. Still a banger. ❤❤❤

this song, is one of my favorites from cake, this and going the distance, reason being, most of my life i went the distance and the person i was looking forward to meeting, never there. that was me in high school, i was told to wait for someone, who never showed up. then i graduated and moved on, they showed up later, when i was in college. they had no explanation for ghosting me for so long.

Meu pai me apresentou, tocou ontem no rádio quando estava ao lado dele. Amo essa música por anos

Ha! I remember juggling baseballs to this song in my junior high talent show. Fucking killed it. They told me if you joined the talent show you got to miss class, I grabbed my cake album and never looked back.

when I first liked this song it wasn't even true for me. Now I don't just like it, it gives me shivers. So true.

Holy shit,haven't heard this song since the 90's. Had a flashback for a sec.glad a came across it.

2022 the song slaps harder than ever

This song is still a jam. My parents blasted this song when I was a kid.

Cake has always rocked. And always will.

Such an underrated band

dat bass line is poppin

How do people not like cake it's the most underrated band of all time

I don’t think anything will ever go as hard as this song for me

I’ve been trying to find out for YEARS who this song was by and what it was! They recently started playing Chuck re-runs on TV and I thought ‘the bass on this theme song sounds a bit like the song I’ve been looking for’ so I looked up the theme song, found the band and went through some of their songs, and lo and behold I FOUND IT!! Yaaaay!!! 😆😆😆

Take the time to get to know me, If you want me why can’t you just show me, We’re always on this rollercoaster, If you want me why can’t you get closer

I'm not from an English-speaking country, but I can understand everything this guy sings, his accent is perfect.

CAKE

It’s 2019 and I can’t find a pay phone like this one in the vid!!!

Suave and funky stuff! And DAMNED if that isn't the SICKEST bass line! 👍

I giggle at the deadpan choruses in all their songs 😅

Adoro essa música. Lembra muito minha adolescência ❤💚🇧🇷

Seeing payphones ...feels really like an alien world from long ago that existed. Many places need payphones or other methods where cells phones will never work.

There is really no comment by any one of us that can do Cake Justice. Their Originality , John McCrea’s ability to talk with that almost monotone voice but also with the Rhythm , Their phenomenal Bass lines , Their use of Horns without being a Ska band or even closely related to Ska , The simple yet Complex nature of their lyrics , The amazing guitar work that is subtly woven in between the prominent bass and extremely prominent horn work and their use of group chants and words loudly yelled together like “ Hey or Yeah “ !!!! They are in a genre of music called simply “CAKE” !!! There is no other band out there like them and I agree with the other people I’ve seen that made the comment that “ Cake is one of the most underrated bands that has ever existed “. I also seen a comment in which someone said that they feel like they would have done better in today’s musical atmosphere then they would have when they came out. I would have to disagree with that statement. There’s no doubt that today’s music industry sucks immensely. There’s several reasons for that. One is because “ Bands “ these days aren’t always what they seem. I used the quotations around band because it’s growing more and more popular as the years roll on where the definition of “ Band “ as it once existed has altered its meaning. One person is capable of Writing , playing , singing , recording , producing and then advertising and releasing content on their own , without a manager or a record contract with a record company which usually handles the business end of the music. Once signed to a label , Traditionally it was the bands job to write , play and then eventually perform that music. Then it was the Record company’s job to record, advertise/promote , transport the product ( band , staff and gear ) and book gigs. The internet as tons of software is now downloaded sometime for free that allow one person to do all of the Studio work and then they just have to do the grunt work Travel and transport themselves. In some cases , the only equipment required is a Laptop , WiFi signal and MAYBE ( If the person really plays in instrument) a guitar or some other instrument. The other reason I think Cake was in the time period they needed to be in to succeed is because the 90’s and early 2000’s seen a large influx of weird bands and experimental projects. Now a days musical acts don’t generally work to write a whole record because the internet has changed the way we get our music. People don’t listen to an artists or bands whole record anymore ... They download the few songs they like and move on. This has caused musicians to stop taking the time to work on an album and instead work extremely hard to write only songs that will land them on the charts. Tall task when you don’t know what’s gonna get you there every time or not. Bands in the traditional sense would write 10-15 songs ... Some good , some not so good and some that could be a hidden gem and NOONE knows it yet. That don’t happen anymore. Musicians today release songs on many different platforms as singles and then wait to see how they are received. If they have a song that lands them in the top 40 on the Billboards then they usually have Record labels trying to sign them to a contract. If it doesn’t go anywhere , then the song just floats around and it on to the next song. The internet and websites like Fiver and other sites where you can hire a specific instrumentalist to add their work to your song has created hundreds of thousands of independent artists who work for themselves. Lastly , I feel like society has lost its interest in bands like Cake. Not like Cake in the sense of their music but in the sense of their uniqueness. People are for whatever reason stuck in this perpetual funk that has them listening to horrible music and accepting that it’s all there is so that’s what they’ll listen to. This is a direct result of “ The Man “ ( Those that control the music industry and what makes it on the charts via controlling what bands get signed and get their music released to the world ) losing almost all of their power to deicide who gets heard. Now that people can do it by themselves and for very cheap in comparison to what the big labels spend to produce music ... We will NEVER have tons and tons of amazing music flooding the airwaves any more ... Just the occasional Chart topper here and there. Bands like Cake will have to do it themselves if they want to get heard because they didn’t have a strong appeal for a while when they first came out. For that reason , they probably would have been passed on and if they were to be starting out today, releasing a song here and there to See what people thought and if’s the masses didn’t like what they were putting out on various platforms and Cake didn’t get the reaction they hoped for on a particular song ... They may change their approach to how they write songs and they may change their sound to sound more like this band or that band and Cake as we know them to be may never be heard at all if they were doing their music now.

My buddy is one of the DJs' for our Reservs Radio Station, and I played this for him when we were all drinking and he played it on the radio the next morning, I'm going to show him some more next time.

Oh man I remember when this song came out in 98 such a classic

Cake sounds like Lou Reed fronting a Frank Zappa-inspired jam band.