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Car Seat Headrest's The Gun Song: A Musical Conclusion
A discussion, analysis, and visual presentation of Car Seat Headrest's "The Gun Song". While I may use Will's name, this is not at all speculative of his real life personality or life story, this is an incredibly personal work of art, and I am simply analyzing it as far removed from reality as I possibly can while acknowledging the personal experience behind it.
Please do not use this video as a substitute for actually listening to this music. Go listen to Car Seat Headrest like anywhere you can find music.
This is part 3 in a series analyzing the Twin Fantasy narrative, the other 2 videos can be found on my channel.
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a rant ft. "new" microphone
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ignore this if you don't care this is just funny to me
Car Seat Headrest's Underrated Masterpiece: IWYTKIA/IHYA | Song of the Month
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For November's song of the month, I analyze Car Seat Headrest's "I Want You To Know That I'm Awake/I Hope You're Asleep" off of the 2014 album: How To Leave Town. Follow me on Twitter: quoteth Listen to How To Leave Town: carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-leave-town All music written and performed by Will Toledo, under the name "Car Seat Headrest" is used here under fair use.
Car Seat Headrest's Monomania & The Five Stages of Grief
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The sequel to my definitely critically acclaimed Twin Fantasy video essay (found here: czcams.com/video/gnJT8C2fYjo/video.html&t). A discussion, analysis, and special presentation of Car Seat Headrest's album Monomania. I, again, am discussing the ALBUM. I may use Will's name, as this is a very personal piece of work, but do not take anything I say here as ammunition to feel like you know him b...
Car Seat Headrest's Twin Fantasy: Young Love and Romanticization
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My first attempt at delving into a video essay for the cult classic indie rock album Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest. This video analyzes Twin Fantasy as if it were a fictional story, even if I do discuss some meta elements, as it's kind of hard to properly discuss an album so outwardly personal and meta without touching on those pieces. Do not think anything I say here is some deep psycho-an...

Komentáře

  • @KattalystFr
    @KattalystFr Před 6 dny

    Bungou Gay Dogs

  • @yeetereliter680
    @yeetereliter680 Před 6 dny

    We need more videos on the whole of NYM and HTLT, you’re really great

  • @AsterMcNulty
    @AsterMcNulty Před 8 dny

    So you're telling me that I'm NOT supposed to feel like complete garbage whenever my partner ISN'T around to the point that I have to break up with them?

  • @kendrapersephone6231
    @kendrapersephone6231 Před měsícem

    i think i'm in love with you<3 this may be my favourite csh song ever

  • @elijahkleinhenz4246
    @elijahkleinhenz4246 Před měsícem

    Yes, Twin Fantasy is the greatest album of all time. It’s perfect.

  • @kooboota
    @kooboota Před 2 měsíci

    cool vid !

  • @detri5634
    @detri5634 Před 2 měsíci

    The vine boom around 10:30 killed me LMAO

  • @joestack1921
    @joestack1921 Před 2 měsíci

    Oh shit , that’s a good take about the la la la’s

  • @leaoraissa
    @leaoraissa Před 3 měsíci

    Something to be said about ‘misheard lyrics’ is that, when arguing the ‘inner voice’ structure, we can refer to ‘beast monster thing’, where will states once again (bc it truly is something overstated throughout his discography) that he “co-write[s] [his] songs with [himself]”. So yeah, you’re definitely onto something here!

  • @Feebowl
    @Feebowl Před 3 měsíci

    Please do a video on all of NYM!!!

  • @koalabear0844
    @koalabear0844 Před 3 měsíci

    this is amazing man, i just finished watching all your analysis vides and they were really cool and in depth with the narrative you explained. i hope you continue :)

  • @jacobsonboi
    @jacobsonboi Před 4 měsíci

    it aiint lowk because ive cried to this

  • @fagdecease
    @fagdecease Před 4 měsíci

    sorry, but your interpretation of the album is totally wrong. twin fantasy is actually an concept album about anne frank.

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 4 měsíci

      yoooour semen stained over yourrr graaaveee

  • @lowengeist
    @lowengeist Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you ! This video rocks :)

  • @nyatske
    @nyatske Před 4 měsíci

    We lost the lo-fi quality, I think it was fitting considering the subject matter. No matter, I still enjoy them all

  • @Linnytic
    @Linnytic Před 5 měsíci

    ♡♡

  • @Trashito312
    @Trashito312 Před 5 měsíci

    anchorite hits so fucking hard

  • @Mosstrades
    @Mosstrades Před 5 měsíci

    this analysis gets very well to what i got from the album, which is awesome. god it just really just gets me. every single one of us who went through intense codependent young love will listen to this album and go "nobody on earth relates more to this shit than me" and we are all correct

  • @peafers
    @peafers Před 5 měsíci

    i wish i could put into better words how much this moved me, i realised during my watch, how much this album i can relate to a relationship that never quite happened, but i was always longing for it

  • @nilladrawsstuff
    @nilladrawsstuff Před 5 měsíci

    I love twin fantasy. It may be angsty and pathetic, but it definitely has helped me through some shit

  • @toyszz5250
    @toyszz5250 Před 5 měsíci

    What an incredible analysis of this album. I'm currently going through so many of these emotions, and I can't relate more to these songs. I'm obsessed, and this video makes me hope I can look back to this obsession and look back on my teenage years. Live Laugh Will Toledo

  • @easterneuropeandaughterofcain

    i had a full on breakdown like 10 mins prior to finding this video. i loved it (the video); everything is explained so so so so well and you did an amazing job at presenting the songs while maintaining the disastrous heartbreak that this album entails and also the messiness of it all.. amazing video, you have a calming voice. hugs i love ur conent.

  • @Evanmnm
    @Evanmnm Před 6 měsíci

    In a twin fantasy kinda relationship for the 3rd time, do I a) end things b) lose my sense of sanity and self worth as I appeal to a person who hasn’t loved me in months?

    • @Evanmnm
      @Evanmnm Před 6 měsíci

      I think imma go with the latter, I’m gay im not smart

    • @Evanmnm
      @Evanmnm Před 5 měsíci

      Oh he cheated on me - that’s nice

    • @olhala5644
      @olhala5644 Před 5 měsíci

      Limerence is fucked

  • @EannaWithAFada
    @EannaWithAFada Před 6 měsíci

    Such a good album they should make real music some day

  • @colebradley2757
    @colebradley2757 Před 6 měsíci

    I pray will released a new album 🙏😔

  • @ccosmic.starzz
    @ccosmic.starzz Před 6 měsíci

    This is by far my favourite song of all time. While the song describes a romantic relationship, I find it really resonates with my relationship with my mother, and what it felt like when I lived with her

  • @lslaaaa
    @lslaaaa Před 7 měsíci

    This is probably one of the only albums that has made me genuinely cry and rethink thinks. I think it’s such a beautiful take on young romance and heavy romanticism and idealism. This album has changed me as a person in the most literal sense

  • @spacecadet_01
    @spacecadet_01 Před 7 měsíci

    haha this album hits so hard. it put what i felt into words and understood more about myself, great video man.

  • @koishikomeiji1387
    @koishikomeiji1387 Před 7 měsíci

    THIS WAS ONE OF MY TOP SONGS ON SPOTIFY IN 2023 I LOVE IT SO MUCH

  • @Ernie257
    @Ernie257 Před 7 měsíci

    This makes me love twin fantasy even more

  • @finnzwemer957
    @finnzwemer957 Před 7 měsíci

    i sat in my college's library and literally started crying over this your description was absolutely beautiful and cracked open something in me that's been cooped up in my brain for awhile

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 7 měsíci

      This is an incredibly high honor <3

  • @tobiasrat693
    @tobiasrat693 Před 7 měsíci

    When are you going to record a video about the album Living while starving ?

  • @alexisga7462
    @alexisga7462 Před 8 měsíci

    You should make a face to face video!

  • @timaeusTechnopath
    @timaeusTechnopath Před 8 měsíci

    This is one my favorite songs ever

  • @shadybat3183
    @shadybat3183 Před 8 měsíci

    name a happy carseat headrest song (impossible challenge)

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 8 měsíci

      bodys kind of is, in like a fleeting, being able to momentarily shed yourself of all the pain and anxiety that weighs you down

    • @shadybat3183
      @shadybat3183 Před 8 měsíci

      @@quoteth my fault u right

  • @shadybat3183
    @shadybat3183 Před 8 měsíci

    i love car eat headrest

  • @p1xelat3d
    @p1xelat3d Před 8 měsíci

    Literally art

  • @dimitratheodorou1573
    @dimitratheodorou1573 Před 8 měsíci

    This video is fucking amazing but just one criticism. I would suggest you use a teleprompter or something of the sort while reading your script to not read the same line twice by accident. Otherwise, I'm totally impressed by this

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 8 měsíci

      I often read a line twice or even three times just to make sure I got a good take, but the issue with this video was I did a all-night crunch to edit it and left a couple of the extra readings in lol.

  • @HeyThereBeachKitty
    @HeyThereBeachKitty Před 8 měsíci

    I wish I saved my breath for this video instead, would've been way more fitting as this is the conclusion to the whole Twin Fantasy storyline. However, I just had to write something down to just say that you beautifully and brilliantly analyzed The Gun Song in such nice detail!! Great job as always! On a side note, I didn't know you were going to re-record your Twin Fantasy and Monomania video, however I'm excited to hear that! Hope that all goes well! (Definitely a bit dated, but the point stands!)

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 8 měsíci

      I have a camera now too so I'm planning once I'm finished up with this semester of College to really sit down and record something with way better production value. Possibly just an all-encompassing video for Tf, monomania, and the gun song + the beach trilogy and maybe a couple of other songs relating to the narrative scattered throughout the discography.

    • @HeyThereBeachKitty
      @HeyThereBeachKitty Před 8 měsíci

      Woah, that sounds absolutely amazing! Sounds like a lot of work too, haha. I'm pretty confident you'll be able to manage that out pretty well. Until then, I cannot wait to see what you've got in store! Best of luck to you as always!!

  • @d1z501
    @d1z501 Před 8 měsíci

    cant believe this video only has 17k views, shit deserves so much more, great job man

  • @HeyThereBeachKitty
    @HeyThereBeachKitty Před 8 měsíci

    I've been getting into CSH recently and I began with Twin Fantasy (Face to Face), and I absolutely loved it. However, while I listened to it for the first time, there were so many lyrics that I didn't really understand, and that's what made me realize that I really wanted to know more about the lyrics themselves because I usually like to understand the lyrics I'm listening to. I also had a feeling that the lyrics, and really, the album as a whole, had a WAY deeper meaning than it was presenting itself on a surface level. I eventually found your video explaining & analyzing Twin Fantasy, so I decided to relisten to Twin Fantasy again to refresh my mind on the album, and as I finished the album, I decided to watch your video. All I can say is that you opened my eyes to Twin Fantasy and made me realize that I missed so much and made me realize that Twin Fantasy as a whole was such a beautifully deep, emotional, yet depressing piece of musical art. I thank you so much for breaking down Twin Fantasy so beautifully and perfectly. I would also love to thank you for encouraging me to listen to Monomania so I could also watch your explanation on that album. It really piqued my interest that the already amazing Twin Fantasy had an actual sequel to it. So, after listening to Monomania for the first time, I then watched your explanation. At first, I didn't really understand too much. So I then decided to give Monomania another listen after a day or two later for a refresher on the album itself. After the second listen, I came back to your analysis on Monomania. You explained and described Monomania in such a beautifully fascinating way, and I sincerely thank you for that. I usually don't go out of my way to write huge paragraphs of text willingly, but I just had to thank you for both videos because they really cleared up things perfectly. Thank you so much. Also, I really liked the edits you did in both videos, such a nice and charming touch! I hope to see more from you eventually, much love :)

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 8 měsíci

      Wow I really appreciate this comment!! Stuff like this is really what I hoped to come from making these videos. Just trying to give people a deeper understanding of these albums that I love so much.

    • @HeyThereBeachKitty
      @HeyThereBeachKitty Před 8 měsíci

      Of course! And let me say, you did an absolutely stellar job at it! Super glad I found your videos analyzing these beautifully designed albums. I genuinely can't wait to see you cover more stuff! Glad you saw the comment btw!! Much love and good luck with future projects!! <3 :)

  • @girlhag
    @girlhag Před 9 měsíci

    though, I think you missed one of the most crucial points of “the gun song”, and in turn, kind of missed the point of the whole title. You always referred to “the gun” as Will killing/ending his relationship. While, neglected to mention when he says “guns are loaded with silver bullets tonight, but it’s useless, you kept me waiting until it was light.” I believe this is the role credits moment of this song, the meaning of the title. The lover was a werewolf, silver bullets are the only thing that could defeat them, but the silver bullets are useless at this point, because it’s already light, and the full moon is already gone

    • @quoteth
      @quoteth Před 9 měsíci

      I've always taken that more as Will contextualizing that it's taken him forever to get around to actually ending things. That over and over, he loads his gun with silver bullets, but they manage to keep him hooked on by a thread, just until the morning comes. This could also doubly mean a number of things with the "until it was light" given that I explained that the relationship seemed to only be sexual, being that Will goes to end things but gets wrapped up in a late night hook up, and is satiated until morning. Or it could tie into the Day/Night and Sun/Moon metaphor, being that the night or the moon represents a lie, the falsehood of their relationship that Will clings onto. So he latches onto this as the other person leads him on, but then when the morning comes, and the truth that they are not in love comes, it's already too late and said silver bullets are useless. Could be both as well!!! Either way, the end of the song implies Will finally making the decision to end things with the "I SHOT MY BABY!!" outro, so I think that line was just there to show the listener that Will has been wanting to end things for a long time, but is always unable to, using silver bullets and werewolf mythology as a creative way to show it.

  • @girlhag
    @girlhag Před 9 měsíci

    please, Make music, or at least, write Poetry 😸