Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputaion (Video Version)

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Bad Reputaion (Video Version) by Freedy Johnston
(c) 1994 Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications Inc. for the United Sates and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

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@thechazdarby 2 ай бұрын

Always loved this tune...still sounds stellar in 2024.

@kendot4 10 жыл бұрын

Criminally overlooked.

@kendot4 10 жыл бұрын

Taylor he has been criminally overlooked. Great artist.

@kendot4 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, Keith. This man has some great songs.

@kendot4 10 жыл бұрын

Scott this cat has been good for years.

@amystarstimulusandcrypto4303 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Part of the amazing alt 90s.

@jasonmorris9683 5 жыл бұрын

Fell in love with this song when I was 18. Still love it now as then.

@user-uj3zk2cx8t 8 ай бұрын

This song is so good, it changed my life from the moment I laid ears on it. What a gem

@antonettengali1775 3 жыл бұрын

kicking and screaming brought me here! Boy am I grateful.

@Genital_Grinder 3 жыл бұрын

Kingpin 1996 ! Brought me here

@AlishaArlene 6 жыл бұрын

Freedy Johnston is so incredibly underrated... I'm just glad I know his music and get to listen to it. SUCH a privilege!

@sateachingonline8421 Ай бұрын

If you get rid of the first sentence in this comment it'll be an awesome, heartfelt compliment that will let your main sentiment of appreciation shine!!

@LizBoyle 13 жыл бұрын

I've been having a hell of a day, ready to snap, when "Bad Reputation" comes on RadioFreePhoenix, and all is well with the world again. Rock and roll soothes my soul. Ahhhhh. Thank you, Freedy.

@bretbailey1116 9 жыл бұрын

This is one of those songs you can hear a million times and still love the hell out of it!! Everything about this song is perfect. Still sounds new and yet it's over 20 years old.

@chrishemmer2486 7 жыл бұрын

Bret Bailey thats the case with me freedys masterpiece

@bogabild 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so with you man. This song made me buy Perfect World made me get Can You Fly caused me to steal Never Home then Blue Days Black Nights...yep, I love FJ

@reapersclips7930 6 жыл бұрын

spot on this song is embeded into the fabic of who i am now

@Retired-sw5ye 6 жыл бұрын

Mr. Bailey, I could not have said it any better! Amazing Song!

@lisadc4681 5 жыл бұрын

@@thefutureofscience8365 LOVE this song(whole album,bought when 1st came out and still love), but you must not have been alive in the 1960's and 70's if you think 1994 was the best year ever for music! Just about every year between 1963 and 1975 were the best years for music, couldn't even pick one they were all so great...Sorry, but just a fact! 😎

@thomasam25 9 жыл бұрын

For those wondering, Freedy is still living in Hoboken and playing in smaller venues throughout the city. I was lucky enough to see him in an extremely intimate venue (Guitar Bar Jr.) last fall and he was awesome. It was a great set and his banter was interesting and fun. Of course he ended with Bad Reputation. Awesome night all around.

@randomguy- Жыл бұрын

Read this 7 years later after watching "kicking and screaming". Cheers.

@Cschwanz 13 жыл бұрын

I saw him in about 1996 at first avenue in minneapolis....he came out and played this song first and then said "okay, there you go - most of you guys can leave now" LOL, I always loved that one.

@Chris_Mann_2020 14 жыл бұрын

It's one of those songs that you hear a little snippet of it echoing around a corner or something and it just sticks in your head. It's haunting.

@ermmartin7479 6 жыл бұрын

This man sings my soul, my life, my night; he knows my/ everybody's struggle.

@phibeslives4048 10 жыл бұрын

It's hard to believe this is 20 years old.

@BasswipeNC 9 жыл бұрын

This is such a kickass song.

@ShikagoMale1 6 жыл бұрын

Why this song is not in the Pantheon of Greatest Rock Songs Ever is beyond me- it really can't get much better than this.

@sarahdiane24 3 жыл бұрын

I first heard this gem in kingpin when I was a kid, it gives me chills it's so good freedy thank you.

@MysTicBiGz Жыл бұрын

Great soundtrack and film

@ChildofAzarath 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to have found Freedy Johnston after watching the Smart Studios documentary and hearing Butch Vig talk about This Perfect World. Such wonderful work 💕.

@bnegs521 6 жыл бұрын

I had not heard this song for such a long time until today. This is one of the greatest forgotten songs of all time.

@jenesaisquoijones5423 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a HUGE hip-hop and r&b fan but this song is in my top 10 fav songs OF ALL TIME.😮 #Respect

@poisoniroseify 9 жыл бұрын

Looking in the crowd, your face is everywhere-Reminds me of a boy that lived around the corner from me. When I moved away that was how I felt. Don't you think I've heard the talk? Nobody's going to tell me who to love- He was older than me so it was frowned upon.

@dustjunky2000 9 жыл бұрын

Your comment gave me the feels hardcore.

@poisoniroseify 9 жыл бұрын

Since I posted this I've reconnected with my crush , 21 years later.

@Kwebster728 19 күн бұрын

Here It Is. The Song That Introduced Me To FREEDY. Now "This Perfect World " And "Can You Fly" Are Two Of My Favorite Albums. Love You FREEDY. ❤☺

@RickyVacca 10 жыл бұрын

Great guy. great song. I met Freedy in Connecticut back many years ago. we were both playing near Chaney hall and staying at the same B&B. We talked in the parking lot for a while. He was such a good guy. wish I had a chance to work with him. Wonder where he is now. Such a talent!

@stronger_than_dirt 7 жыл бұрын

this actually came on fm radio tonight. the radio is really one of the few good things about NC. I haven't seen King Pin in years, so I didn't even remember that this song was even in it.

@DireSwift 11 жыл бұрын

For me, it's from a time when things were just different. This song is the 90's of this genre.

@pinksunami 4 жыл бұрын

I hear your music and My Heart just aches. It is very touching. Thank you!

@joeshmoe005 13 жыл бұрын

makes me nostalgic, gotta love the 90s:)

@Dra741 3 жыл бұрын

Here's another song you will listen to for the rest of your life if you're lucky enough to hear it once

@bornofsource9419 3 жыл бұрын

seriously underrated song...

@andrewleibs 15 жыл бұрын

"Nobody's gonna tell me who to love." So simple, so powerful!

@Christopher8008 10 жыл бұрын

I forgot how much I love this song. A jangly folky gem. A snapshotpostcard from the Aaa late early mid 90s... Love the black and white Fellini esque NYC imagery complete cast of characters. Part of the joy of it for me is the song feels like its always been there... Freedy just plucked it out of the seraphimic air fully formed for us to enjoy. And the vocals are so easy, he never has to sell it. Thank you sir for doing so, because it somehow makes me happy.peace.

@cvoelter 2 жыл бұрын

Some say artists are allowed glimpses into the Akashic Record which, in theory, holds it all - for example, complicated math problems are only discovered, not 'invented', have always existed and always will

@MamaJohns3 7 жыл бұрын

I've loved this song since it came out. Never gets old... ...Been breaking down...do you want me now?

@heatheredmonds9767 9 жыл бұрын

On repeat forever & ever...

@fizzygillespie 11 жыл бұрын

This song is just about perfect.

@mstech1601 14 жыл бұрын

The Perfect Song.

@anthonycortese4642 8 жыл бұрын

I saw him at a place called 7 Willow Street in 94 or 95. Always liked this song. Glad he's still playing but should have been bigger IMO.

@TheSebastianthurston 5 жыл бұрын

WOW 7 WILLOW WOW

@applepitz 7 жыл бұрын

great songs are timeless... just like this gem... LOVE IT!!!!!!

@nathanbush6781 10 жыл бұрын

My parents had this on repeat many times while in the car...used to be annoying, but I just started to think about this song and how much of a good song it actually is!

@Christopher8008 10 жыл бұрын

Haha awesome! Sounds like you have cool parents!

@ouackstrax 10 жыл бұрын

The whole album is really good, and holds up

@anonymousone2843 6 жыл бұрын

Graduated college when this came out. Always reminds me of those days!

@howcanipickaname 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks Freedy...timeless song!

@tatumamour9951 11 жыл бұрын

for real! Love this song!

@HF11230 13 жыл бұрын

The old guy is the (late) Richard Avedon, arguably the best photgrapher of people in the 20th century. How Freedy got him in this video, I don't know, but bravo! It makes a classic song a classic tie-in about exposing ourselves on many levels.

@nihlhinz488 8 жыл бұрын

My theme song..My first love in 94.. I was 14 in Lincoln City Oregon.

@jasontharp2983 7 жыл бұрын

I was 16 in a small shit hole town I west Tennessee, where I grew up and I'm still there,lol. I definitely remember the girl I was with at that time.

@MamaJohns3 7 жыл бұрын

nihl hinz mine, too.

@yodhin79 7 жыл бұрын

nihl hinz - I was 14 in Wisconsin. We grew up too fast, didn't we ?

@jasonvoorhees6416 6 жыл бұрын

Thought it was 96

@nokomisjeff 6 жыл бұрын

@mike64792 11 жыл бұрын

This song is so great. I hope this guy is still writing songs.

@Ash-jx1dt 2 жыл бұрын

This songs has that power to take you to the feeling of the free world.. before being hooked to our phones and crazy intermet

@rjsmith8272 8 жыл бұрын

This song is simple, yet that's what makes it so full...a few harmonic notes capping off the lines in the chorus...I know everybody has a story, but I heard this sitting upstairs at a McDonald's facing Macy's NYC @ Christmas time, (that's Herald Square)...just me, coupla cheeseburgers, coke, fries...the usual few fellow humans in their own world, too...hey, I was born in 1958; I've got a million stories like this, yeah?...anyway, this song will never quit...and the video is most excellent too! Thanks, Freedy, for making them both!

@yodhin79 7 жыл бұрын

Love the 90's forever, people. It was the last true, great American decade.

@lisadc4681 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely the last great decade for music..☹

@amystarstimulusandcrypto4303 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Loved it so much.

@vampeiyre 5 жыл бұрын

I felt much the same way. Recently though, there are a lot of great bands picking up the torch of what was great about that era of left-of-center rock. Check out bands like: Pity Sex: (Songs: Keep, Burden You), Moaning (Songs: Tired, Artificial, Misheard) , Alvvays (Songs: Adult Diversion, Party Police, Dreams Tonight), Mitski (Songs: Francis Forever, Your Best American Girl, I Bet on Losing Dogs), Beach House (Songs: Myth, Lazuli, Beyond Love, Days of Candy, Lemon Glow, Girl of the Year), Our Girl (Songs: Our Girl, It's No Big Deal, Sleeper, Level). Preoccupations (Songs: Disarray, Espionage). There is always new good music if you keep listening, these are all new current bands that would have been comfortable in the company of the 90s greats.

@briancolorado1584 4 жыл бұрын

Every decade has great music. People simply quit looking for it as they get older, longing for 'the good ol' days'

@graceonthewater 3 жыл бұрын

@@briancolorado1584 It ain't just the music.

@gabriellagenovese5378 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Hell out of this song!

@maudemathildeh335 6 жыл бұрын

I love the Hell out of this song.

@aaronsutton5443 6 жыл бұрын

The rarest songs are often the best.

@jhouk88 8 жыл бұрын

Kingpin is just full of great music. Love the fact that I live like 10 minutes away from ishmaels Amish house.

@glenbard657 5 жыл бұрын

That's cool. Several years ago I found the bowling alley where Roy meets Ishmael (Lancaster Bowl in the movie). It is actually in Mars, Pennsylvania and across the street was a liquor store that was Calvert Munson's gas station in the movie.

@Mr.300kingpin 4 жыл бұрын

@@glenbard657 rad!! Im the original Munson!!

@Rizzo5785 4 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.300kingpin Don't get Munson'd in the middle of nowhere

@johngrim2 2 жыл бұрын

Completely underrated.

@ShowNobodyWatches 14 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite writers and artists. Freedy is the MOST underated artist ever. I was a radio personality for 15 years and now V.P. for a record label for the last 4 years. I just wish there were more music like this.

@bethanyfregans6138 Жыл бұрын

There is tons of music like this from the 90s and early 2000s but definitely not nowadays

@willowsage33 13 жыл бұрын

...don't you think I've heard the talk...nobody's gonna' tell me who to love...

@Michijere77 6 жыл бұрын

This perfect world being released on LP, limited edition as we speak. Look it up and get a copy!

@ronschuster2272 4 жыл бұрын

Truly a great singer songwriter much over looked but incredibly talented!

@jblala2190 8 жыл бұрын

+Bret Bailey I so agree with that! I haven't heard much from Freedy Johnston in the last 10 years (not sure if it's him or me that's been the problem). Happily tripped over this video today and realized how much I've missed this voice, this sound, these words. Definitely time to get reacquainted!

@dbykillstheradiostar 15 жыл бұрын

Freedy you rule! Even death rockers and punks love this song! One of the best memorable songs that came out of the mid 90's, totally haunting yet so perfect! Recently saw the movie "Kingpin" on cable which is a favorite of mine and i love the scene where they play this! You are VERY underrated my friend! CHEERS!!!!

@markabboud8564 6 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this video when it first came out in 94. I liked the song then, and like it more now. Listening to the lead electric guitar work, I can hear a Big Star influence in it. A very well written and performed song all around.

@jgwentworth34 7 жыл бұрын

this was on the radio a bit in the mid to late 90s too wasn't it? fuckin great song.

@Benioff1 14 жыл бұрын

This song was featured in these two movies: -Kicking and Screaming (1995) -Kingpin (1996)

@AnonPerson2005 7 жыл бұрын

love this song. i was randomly humming it so i looked it up! Miss the 90s.

@angeldesigns1385 7 жыл бұрын

Years later still one of my favorite songs. The older it gets, the more touching it is can't say that for many other songs ✨✨✨

@Packlover 4 жыл бұрын

Just watching kingpin and heard this song as I was dosing off. Love love love it

@jonathanzuckerman520 5 жыл бұрын

The video is what New York City must look like to an outsider. It's a great song, and the lyrics are amazing in what they say and what they imply.

@maureengallaghernyc 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I just discovered this song thanks to spotify, crazy! I love it

@TradBarbie 5 жыл бұрын

Why does this hit me in the feelings *so* hard?

@juzagirlntheroom2692 4 жыл бұрын

Freedy still hits me in the feels like no other.

@shmoeburger76 14 жыл бұрын

i mean come on when the bass and drums kick in at 0:18, you know this song is going to devastate.

@zacharyarmstrong4922 7 жыл бұрын

Great tune! Very underrated dude.

@kdwestbrooks 13 жыл бұрын

I Actually saw this video the one time MTV played it.And VH1 played it twice.Thankfully I loved it immediately.Later got the album "This Perfect World".I love that album soo much.Later got "Live At McCabes".some great stuff on there.And "Can You Fly" I love that album immensely.Freedy's a Great American Classic.I wish he was bigger but I feel privileged to recognize his talents & to listen to him.That's my baby!

@danno321s 12 жыл бұрын

He has a nice way of changing chords with his voice.

@rickhack9 12 жыл бұрын

Honored to be performing with Freedy this Sat, May 26th at The Mint in LA. Hope you will come see our group The Burn Riffs as well. Love his music.

@TheLittlestCarnivore 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Freedy, I want you now

@drewp94901 17 жыл бұрын

That album (This Perfect World) is a masterpiece. One of my all-time favorites. Hope he's going to release a new record soon.

@crimelord90 16 жыл бұрын

Brings back memories of watching my favorite movie Kingpin. Quite an amazing song also, he has a great voice!

@RudeboyDaytona 14 жыл бұрын

just heard this on wjrr orlando, dang i was a freshman in high school last time i heard this great tune...

@ryanmcnabb306 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this song in the movie Kingpin. The 90s were great!

@whatever126100 9 жыл бұрын

great lyrics

@BubbaCat 5 жыл бұрын

Heard this in an episode of The Act, brought me way back. Great album, just as good listening to it now as it was growing up.

@sammygirl6910 7 жыл бұрын

I love this song! Hadn't thought of it in years and was convinced it was much older. Lovely.

@fisher2521 14 жыл бұрын

McQuinn and McGuire would be proud of this composition and lyrical arrangement. Thanks Freedy!

@hayduke1312 13 жыл бұрын

Super talented and super underrated.

@groptimum 13 жыл бұрын

One of the best melodic songs ever. Absolutely amazingly perfect.

@mqmninezero 13 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing song.

@MyEnemy 14 жыл бұрын

Great, great song.

@jcb83az 6 ай бұрын

30 years later. Still love this song and album

@Nosferigatoni 10 жыл бұрын

Nice video to go along with a great song..

@roccotanto 8 жыл бұрын

one of the great American songwriters of our time. And some of y'all think he's a one hit wonder. LOL.....

@MisterWillie060 8 жыл бұрын

+robert d ur momma is a one hit wonder

@sevenfootprints 9 жыл бұрын

"Okay, the way I see it, if we were an old couple, dated for years, graduated, away from all these scholastic complications, and I reached over and kissed you, you wouldn't say a word, you'd be delighted, probably. But if I was to do that now it'd be quite forward, and if I did it the first time we ever met you probably would hit me... I just wish we were an old couple so I could do that."

@destiny66 7 жыл бұрын

Cookie Man sees what you did there.

@dentoncify 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you finally a reference to the movie kicking and screaming although I just watch kingpin which remind me of the song to remind me the end of the wonderful ending of kicking and screaming I was looking for the video of them talking on the street and then it fades the black in the song comes on but I can't seem to find it on KZfaq the complete ending of that wonderful movie

@dooberoso 4 ай бұрын

I have only ever heard this on the Kingpin soundtrack. But it stuck in my head.

@CaseyJ814 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing song...and yes the whole album is a superb melodic offering. "been breaking down...do you want me now?..." this would be a great cover for my friends Eddie Haddad's band Ryder Buck and the Breakers...right in their wheel house...