He is a neglected genius. Breaks my heart so easily with superlative lyrics and subtle chord changes.
@michaelmiller71603 жыл бұрын
Fricken Genius. He's a wonderful songwriter not appreciated by those "who still get by on trash".
@donkeywhistler2 жыл бұрын
neglected?
@landmers5 жыл бұрын
I want to live in the timeline where Paul is a household name, widely respected for his songwriting skills, and put on the pedestal that pop stars are.
@SeekingMentalClarity5 жыл бұрын
i listened to this when youtube first started gaining popularity in college and acoustic sets were just getting added to the medium. Things like MTV unplugged AiC etc....only people that really wanted to share something beautiful put forth the effort because there was no money in it...kind of like the internet was in 93-95. The people that matter live in the timeline you describe. It isn't indie, it is pop culture but it is the popular culture that values heart and not dollars.
@GeneOwensCreative4 жыл бұрын
I second that.
@robertbentzel68812 жыл бұрын
Musicians and know his importance.
@KCQUANN Жыл бұрын
That was nice I hope he reads your comment someday I love the way he thinks and writes ( a wonderful truth )
@beatman211212 жыл бұрын
He IS the man. What an influence - poetic and cool.
@benhurbenstillerАй бұрын
July 2024 and still listening to this masterpiece
@hadesthegod91813 жыл бұрын
His playing!! His strumming and plucking! I’m learning guitar, and if I can ever do this one justice, that’ll be the day.
@gallaghim16 жыл бұрын
He's one of the best lyricists out there too.
@ironflazambat58152 жыл бұрын
Lmao, that picture of Ash laughing is following me everywhere
@jmturner370113 жыл бұрын
If the world made any real sense - there would be at least 1 million hits on this video
@fabhescher21087 ай бұрын
So good! I met Michael Bland once, what an awesome dude. Minneapolis has some of the greatest musicians in the world.
@maggsayy12 жыл бұрын
he definitely doesn't get the recognition he deserves. brilliant songwriter, suicine gratification is a lovely album
@markkickmark17 жыл бұрын
Such an effortless masterpiece. The man is beyond talented.
@HatcheDWheeL12 жыл бұрын
It's a wonderful song, I still get by on those.
@amityboattours13 жыл бұрын
Best songwriter ever.
@Pabst6213 жыл бұрын
Never gets the credit he deserves... Great song.
@onewink16 жыл бұрын
I never appreciated this song back when I first heard it. Since then I've listened to an enormous amount of music, only to find that... Yes, Paul was and is the best there is and this song is golden.
@xAlyssaJones3714 жыл бұрын
Paul Westerberg makes me cry... :')
@barefootandindependent8 жыл бұрын
I've had this MP3 for almost 2 decades, it's pretty cool to see the video accompanying it!
@breadmanofscience13 жыл бұрын
Not only is this a great song that never gets any credit...This Jools Holland TV show was the best music show around, and it got cancelled. What an odd world we live in.
@miguelfitzsimmy56102 жыл бұрын
Still going now...
@MikeFromRLC14 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how great he looks and sounds
@TheRocknRollGhost3 жыл бұрын
Only if one is as cool as Paul and as capable of writing so much great music can you sabotage your career and still be one of the most influential songwriters of your generation. They don’t have a word for that kind of thing.
@Schneedle.Ska693 жыл бұрын
This song is pure gold
@ggdfan11116 жыл бұрын
suicaine gratification is such a great album love paul and this song
@katehelfrich2048 жыл бұрын
Shared this one so many times. Fantastic lyrics, and he dressed to the eights for Jools. He didn't clam the lyrics or notes on this appearance.
@holaolah17 жыл бұрын
great performance, thanks for posting.
@EpiphanysTerror10 жыл бұрын
Haven't listened to this song in a few years till now...still love the song all the same, but what an odd trip through those memories it was.
@ih8music16 жыл бұрын
wish i could give this 6 stars.
@jasonswearingen4675 Жыл бұрын
Damn...what an artist!
@lazyjoe9912 жыл бұрын
Man this song fucks me up everytime...
@seppdecker Жыл бұрын
He's playing so fast, it's like he's dying to get off the stage and yet he still makes it work. So Westerberg.
@amandakatedonovan13 жыл бұрын
ahhhhhhhhh! CHILLS.
@TheIlluminaticorp11 жыл бұрын
love me some PAUL WESTERBERG.
@All1Song11 жыл бұрын
F**kin incredible!!
@catpocalypsenow80907 ай бұрын
There's too much truth in this song, people can't handle it.
@rustyspieler8 жыл бұрын
How am i feeling? Better, I suppose... It's a wonderful lie, I still get by on those
@Mikem-mq2hh2 жыл бұрын
"wearin to much makeup, not near enough clothes..." Dam he flows
@Warrenleem11 жыл бұрын
"You can dress to the Eights, you can dress to maim"
@robertstevens1766 Жыл бұрын
It's sad that a man so young thinks he is so old. Bet he has a better perspective on it these days.
@rightbrigade9216 жыл бұрын
listen to the replacements and then ull know hes a punk rocker doing awesome acoustic song
@robertwolovitz23492 ай бұрын
Lookin out forever
@mc17strat12 жыл бұрын
Not only a great version, but a rare perfect live version from Paul. He actually looks like he is interested in nailing it. Would love to know the open tuning and chords he is using on this.
@nomedicine16 жыл бұрын
me too. and i also been accused of never opening up. they get too close then i keep my mouth shut.
@themats899 жыл бұрын
genius....
@volcomxzeroxgirl15 жыл бұрын
this is the first song from him you've heard of him solo?!? well, hes amazing.
@Nummymuffincocobutter12 жыл бұрын
@leminyelloblak Very true.If the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had any sense,they'd put The Replacements,Husker Du and The Pixies in there.Just to name a few..
@rowhill596 жыл бұрын
Professor Firefly .....don't forget soul asylum ..Pirner is a great song writer also. Must be something in the water in the land of 10,000 lakes
@pranky46 жыл бұрын
Who cares about the rock n roll hall of fame? We know these guys are great
@GoteeDevotee6 жыл бұрын
Professor Firefly pixes? Yeah right.
@adderon Жыл бұрын
2030 inductees maybe
@Soleranch12 жыл бұрын
Pretty much my favourite song
@mrrabbittv66463 жыл бұрын
I'm almost positive Jools made a mistake with his introduction. Paul came on the show right after he released 14 Songs in 1993; however, as far as I know, The Replacements were never featured.
@miguelfitzsimmy56102 жыл бұрын
They did appear on Whistle Test in 1985, which was kind of the precursor to this show.
@adderon Жыл бұрын
Yeah it seems he forgot that awesome 1993 appearance but technically the members of that band were replacements to The Replacements. Maybe ol Jools was being cheeky
@iwantthemoon15 жыл бұрын
this is great
@EllieLindhorst11 ай бұрын
I still get by on wonderful lies too
@Bongofurry9 ай бұрын
Amen.
@gazlew211216 жыл бұрын
amen to that...
@conorkennedy3304 Жыл бұрын
Paul Westerberg is a music genius.
@luwullewa13 жыл бұрын
@tbonefender - I agree, it's a bit pacier and it heads straight in. Great version - Thanks for uploading it 'Sammyzuko'...
@bocphet13 жыл бұрын
@Dollyrar Totally agree!
@Sweetsuziblues17 жыл бұрын
❤
@Galacticpurveyor12 жыл бұрын
Ryan Adams in my mind isn't even a pimple on Westerberg's ass.
@ericjensen90917 жыл бұрын
Galacticpurveyor Ryan is a fan of his. Nothing wrong with that.
@bumblescum6413 жыл бұрын
@bottlenosedborg he is paul westerberg..
@NetherVoiD12 жыл бұрын
wow
@Winwood3914 жыл бұрын
Nice version. Even better than the studio recording.
@ih8music17 жыл бұрын
It's off of his "Suicaine Gratifaction" album from 1999.
@urbansexmagician Жыл бұрын
Very good underated songwriter right here
@crabshaw14 жыл бұрын
Why can I not find Paul W doing the song 'Self Defense'?
@jeremywisham388 жыл бұрын
Wow he took a big step
@DoctorTchock14 жыл бұрын
He sounds really different from his days with the 'Mats. Really cool though.
@jixxxxer177 жыл бұрын
He loves the word Misanthropes ! mis·an·thropeˈmis(ə)nˌTHrōp,ˈmiz(ə)nˌTHrōp/nounnoun: misanthrope; plural noun: misanthropes; noun: misanthropist; plural noun: misanthropistsa person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
@lexiviz10 жыл бұрын
is it ever too late to be a groupie
@debbiepink82345 жыл бұрын
Mood
@alfredoca6873 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@dannycostello19783 жыл бұрын
Nah
@adderon Жыл бұрын
You can catch him sometimes shopping at Walgreens or Walmart but don't tell a soul
@katehelfrich90294 жыл бұрын
A hard core trubader.
@thecosystoner13 жыл бұрын
@breadmanofscience later with Jools Holland is still going
@askl2314 жыл бұрын
0:03 What? I want this footage of The Replacements on Jools Holland
@adderon Жыл бұрын
The Mats were on Old Grey Whistle Test which was the precursor to Jools' show but I think he was being cheeky in that the guys in Paul's band were replacements to The Replacements in their 1993 performance
@jeremywisham388 жыл бұрын
it's just strange I remember him being in a punk rock band
@Taiwonon196312 жыл бұрын
I like the studio version better. This one is faster and loses some of the feeling. Sometimes slower is more powerful. Still an amazing song either way.
@ih8music16 жыл бұрын
I suppose that depends on how one would define what a "hippy" is...
@DSilvergun5 жыл бұрын
Is this from 2019?
@atomicflash17536 ай бұрын
You should have put a middle 8th in this song it would have helped
@sayfearis9 ай бұрын
Came on = made a name for himself
@jixxxxer1711 жыл бұрын
exactly and meanwhile the auto tune singers are getting millions of views , so wrong on many many levels !
@ilovemred14 жыл бұрын
Didn't PW write "we Are the Normal" for GGDs? Can't believe he's 50 now.
@spencercoe38046 жыл бұрын
ilovemred yup he wrote the lyrics and even recorded the vocals for it on a little tape he sent them with the lyrics
@lucid6855 жыл бұрын
Wow Ryan Adams took this and made a career
@ethanoo Жыл бұрын
Just a man and a guitar
@Nummymuffincocobutter13 жыл бұрын
@homesteadyband Or more like an edgy Ryan Adams.
@PatheticHero3 жыл бұрын
typical Westerberg... eviscerates everyone with (his) lyrics.
@oppothumbs13 жыл бұрын
Too much makeup not near enough clothes.
@atomicflash17537 ай бұрын
The Archies wrote better songs
@Sammyzuko7 ай бұрын
So did Metro Station
@JohnnyContagious12 жыл бұрын
I think you're over-estimating Westerberg's contribution considerably.
@svviftghost5 жыл бұрын
Paul Westerberg’s contribution to musical lyricism and sound could never be over-estimated. His place as an inspiration to other artists will always be underestimated and should be considered an icon to musicians everywhere. Unfortunately he ruined it and could have been in the rock n roll hall of fame if he really gave himself a shot back in his prime.
@GlueyPorch5 жыл бұрын
Zuke Luffa I like PW but you're a fanboy
@karenshernit91093 жыл бұрын
It’s impossible to over estimate anything about Paul Westerberg. You get it (and it hurts), or you don’t.
@adderon Жыл бұрын
A lot of his songs sound the same structure and tone wise but each has it's own story, they're all good stories with mostly sad characters but that's what draws us Paul fans in so tight. He tugs on those heartstrings just right
@wovokanarchy15 жыл бұрын
Paul hasn't written one great song since The Replacements. His songs today lack balls and depth.