Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With This Song?!
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2022
- A lot of you keep asking me to react to Wet Leg. They're a relatively new band who went viral with their song "Chaise Longue". It became a hit instantly and since then, as we can see from the comment sections, people keep talking about Wet Leg. What is about this song? Is it any good? Is it worth the hype? It is incredible simple but maybe that's where its success lies, in the simplicity. I'd like to know what you think though - do you like this song? Would you be inclined to listen to or go see Wet Leg live after this? Talk to me.
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"Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother..." is the line that sold this song to me. Heard it on Jo Whiley's show and looked them up as soon as I got home.
Same
Completely agree 👍
"Butter your muffin" for me.
excuse me?
what?
I LOVE Wet Leg: the tongue in cheek lyrics, vocals, guitar riffs, production, rebellion - all of it. I love that they don’t take themselves seriously and they’re there to have fun. So refreshing
Very:)
Yeah they are top aren't they just a proper fun rock band. We have had a tough old time of it in recent years with mainstream music being absolutely horrendous these days but bands like wet leg coming out and young sam fender give us a glimmer of hope that guitar music is still alive 🤣🤣
Joke is on you and they know it..... So refreshing 😁
IDLES are rebels... Wet Leg are akin to Theresa May running though that farmers field when she shouldn't have as a child... So terribly naughty 🤣
ABSOLUTE GARBAGE..........BORING, MONOTONE & DULL
If rebellion and doing whatever the hell you want in your music, and having fun are still important parts of rock music, then they are doing quite well. Thanks Justin for taking a listen.
Yeah, writing inane pseudosexual songs is very rebellious. Girls today aren't obsessed with sexualising themselves for attention at all. It's so rebellious.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 😊
One of the catchiest guitar licks I’ve heard in years.. it certainly butters my muffin..
Excuse me, you get best comment imho~haha!
Butters my muffin 🤣 love that
Don’t have a muffin, but if I did….. 😂
Hawkins may be well suited as a talk show host or something. He is naturally eloquent and a skilled communicator. And also good comedic sense
Good player !
Completely agree.
Agreed, easy to listen to, seems genuinely interested in others!
Agree Justin is fantastic
I’ve said the same thing. Maybe just a matter of time.
Real Elastica and The Breeders vibes going on with Wet Leg. High praise indeed.
Yes, this is exactly how I described them to someone recently - was a big fan back in the day and they really capture the feels, but even better IMO. Plus they piss off the purists and another certain other demographic that are often entertaining to piss off, so I’m 100% here for that.
Again thrilled by Justin's ability to hear, analyse, reproduce instantly, and share.
He's calm and clear and interested and unpretentious. I sure hope there are people find those things are feeling.
We learnt a surprising amount about actual chaise lounges. That's value.
Not a huge fan of their music but I love how much they annoy snobby musical gatekeepers.
EXACTLY
Didn’t know they did, thanks.
They are irreverent and that’s what a young band should be. They’re catchy and fun, but I’m sure given time they could become something special.
@@uremawifenowdave I like all the stuff I’ve seen on CZcams, even the dark cover version.
@@uremawifenowdave Irreverent? Is that Patagonian for "talentless"?
Thank you for that Justin, I love how you picked out the subtlety of the composition which helps explain why such a deceptively simple song keeps catching the attention. Got tickets for them for November and really looking forward to it. Hopefully catch your set again somewhere soon.
The line about the ‘bassist getting bored and going off for a bit of a wander’ killed me. Cool track.
Reminds me of the Pixies, simple bass lines, quiet verses and loud choruses
And one step further, the breeders
i was thinking sonic youth early on
Reminds me of The Stokes tempo wise, great song.
Breeders for me. I think they are class to be fair. I love a good indie band thats all about fun.
I was thinking Bring Me The Horizon
Honestly I find Wet leg plenty fun to listen to. Catchy, clever music and lyrics. This band deserves even MORE attention.
What exactly do you find clever about the lyrics? They are abysmal. Please illuminate me.
I prefer dry arm though
@@TheBrockwellBroadcastNetworkThey are as Bismol as dismal as Bismol abysmal. I think I'll try to write a song using those lyrics
I love when music is made of fun. As a president of the globe I'll ban depresive music like my immortal...
this band is just a fad
I love Wet Leg. The two women had been making music for years separately without any success. They thought their time had passed. They both had problems with performance anxiety and decided to team up and just play for fun. People often get the wrong impression about them because they want their band to be fun and have a laugh. Musically they know their stuff they're not one hit wonders as some believed last year. There's a lot of deadpan humour in their videos they really are talented. Have a watch and listen to Wet Leg's "Angelica" that's my favourite song of theirs.
No one asked.
I asked!
Angelica is great! Thanks, gonna listen to it over and over again until I physically fall apart.
@@aislinga8877 me, too
Christ, modern music is shit
I like when he says, 'my CZcams channel'.... it's so dorky but loveable
Me too, I miss it already!
Same. The last few vids I’ve been adding the “and this is my YouChewb channel” meself.
It’s not the same without it, haha!
The thing I love most about this channel is that it really brings together such a vast hodgepodge of styles and the corresponding devotees in the wake of it. Never heard this tune before, but I love it. Has a "Cannonball" meets Peaches taste to it with a solid shot of Kim Gordon underneath.
That's definitely what I got too. The bounciness of the music combined with the nonchalantly sung, slightly acerbic lyrics.
I love these two. They love playing with words and they've got a solid band behind them.
love love them!
wet dream is amazing!! so happy for their success
I've grown to love these witty analyses, awesomeness! Thank you especially for this lengthy Chaise Longue walkthrough!
Great band, looking forward to seeing them in Sydney next week. Btw the Aria chart is Australia 😊
I like that Pavement's 'conversation-in-the-lyrics' thing from Stereo ("Now, what about the voice of Geddy Lee..." etc) has filtered through into this song via Idles doing it in Danny Nedelko.
Several minutes dedicated to what a chaise lounges is. Love it
Can he explain a settee next? Attic monkeys have me hella confused.
Been waiting for this one! Love these videos.
Like it, love it, live it!!! As always, thanks mate. 😎
I love Wet Leg because they are not trying to reinvent the wheel. Their music is incredibly simple, but they seem to have fun making it which is infectious.
I love this band,I discovered them by accident and they have many good songs.Looks like they rock live also.I'd love to see them in concert.
justin frikin love your channel !!
Wet Leg has been one of my new favorite bands, and I’m super stoked you finally got around to it. That said, Wet Dream is my favorite tune of theirs.
Another great song, from the album I'd say my favourite is "Angelica" but favourite overall I'd say "It's not fun".
@@jpwi8718 It's hard to pick favorites honestly, because they've all got little earworms that get stuck in your head and keep you coming back.
The whole album is great. Deserve all the plaudits.
My husband and I keep trying to figure out why this song is so bloody good when it should be crap. The lyrics are very simple and kinda silly (certainly not deep), the melody is also pretty basic, delivery laconic - none of it should add up. But some kind of alchemy happened and it’s GOLDEN! 🤩 I literally cannot stop listening to the album and I’ve woken up with their tracks in my head every morning for weeks. #NewFavouriteBand
It has the same thing ramones songs had....
you're going to find out that is exactly what makes good music, at least for a lot of us... simplicity but substantive. here's something to try. it's a snapshot, a moment in time and a rather tragic one, the lyrics are few and repeated, but the artist, Aurora, sells absolutely every bit of it and you will be moved... czcams.com/video/vh0SWTVwXxw/video.html
@@gilligan80 that's it! i never thought about that before but it does make sense, i did think they had the same vibe some of the old CBGB's bands had
@@jasonmccarthy5424 monotone voice steady strumming...
@@jasonmccarthy5424 imagine in your mind or sing along as joey
They remind me of a dead pan new wave band from NY in the late 70's, which is a cool retro sound, but most importantly since they're not emo they're automatically the best band in the world today.
Romeo Void
The Flying Lizards' cover of "Money"
They just sound like they're doing Breeders /Le Tigre to me. Don't get the hype tbh, but each to their own and all that.
My new favorite group.
Rock and roll isn’t dead yet🤘🏻😆🤘🏻
I LOVE YOUR CLIPS. NEVER STOPPE.
My fave new band,excellent debut album too.❤️
I haven’t bought a new album on vinyl since I was 18 in 1989. The Cure’s Disintegration. But I bought this vinyl because its pure gold. The tongue in cheek lyrics. The tight riffs. The production values. Every song on this album is fantastic. Up there with Amyl and the Sniffers in terms of reinvigorating the music scene. The ladies who saved rock?
Agreed. Best '90s album of the modern era without trying to be a blatant ripoff of the '90s.
I'd throw Arrow de Wilde into that hat, too...I enjoy Starcrawler's music & redux 70's-meets-the 90's garage rock sound & look, as well as their idiosyncratic "shock rock"-shtick touches that they add to their presentation. Arrow is also just a very compelling & charismatic performer, both live & in their videos...
@@NatalieValentina6 oh yeah. Starcrawler are great!
Both absolutely awful bands.... 🤢
Amyl and The Sniffers is rock done right.
Nice to see you mention Ten Benson. My mate was in that band and was telling me about being on tour with the darkness
So as a musician I really enjoyed you playing along . I also enjoy playing acoustic then dropping in a bass line under chord progressions. Well done👍
I’m approaching my late 50s and digging this band listening to their album about 5 or so songs so far that have been fantastic.
42 and I’ve basically had it on repeat since seeing them do this on the Glastonbury coverage. It’s awesome!
I'm 60 and went to see them at their album launch gig, they're brilliant. Lots of talent in this band.
They don't take themselves too seriously, and at seem at time to be really surprised at all the attention they've gotten. (The story goes that they just wanted to get into festivals more easily - and get some warm beer when they did - and in the early interviews that rings true to me. I think it's their attitude that gets them as much support as the catchy simple songs. They're not pretending to be the next King Crimson, but they're not going to refuse to accept unexpected market success if that's how things work out.)
Their next hit was *Wet Dream* czcams.com/video/tjpgJjdk52c/video.html
Other songs of theirs I've heard don't have innuendo - or not much.
(I avoid Chaise Longue these days, because it gets too stuck in your head. )
That story is fake. There’s plenty of evidence online of them being musicians for years on the gig circuit. I think they just gave up trying to make real music and dished out this slop knowing that todays idiotic youth would lap it up happily. Everything about this song and band is pure nonsense
@@matreynolds1 typical response
@@viewingonly9795 I wouldn't be surprised if that were so. As for the "slop", at least they're not handing out gangsta turds for people to swallow, or something self-importantly "serious".
Could be worse, and really it's not bad. The worst one could say about it is it's not bad. As I said, as far as my own important self goes, I avoid it because I don't want a little repeated hook to get stuck in my head all day. There isn't enough space in there for that kind of thing.
And if the image they're cultivating (if it's partly or entirely simulated) is striking a chord with the youth, good for the youth. You can do a lot worse than be humble or awkward, too. (Like strut, pose, wait for applause, for instance.)
Maybe it's a kind of reaction against a lot of the politicians of recent times, even?
@@viewingonly9795 it's a good song. There's only one other song I like by them - girlfriend. Or something like that. That song sounds like yeah yeah yeahs. Their album isn't much to shout home about it's average and bland. Not that exciting at all. But doubt they could top this song
Good luck getting Chaise Lounge out of your head. Hear it once and you are done for
Great video as always Justin. Love the jacket 😊
Love the way you break down songs
Jacket goals Justin 😍 with those glasses too, you are like the Eddie Kidd of rock! X
With a hat and a cigarette he could almost be Hunter S. Thompson
i got to see these guys supporting inhaler at one of their gigs! had never heard of them before and it was a little before their new found fame, around last october. they were really entrancing to watch live, although they made a few mistakes i actually really enjoyed their set and found myself listening to them regularly after that!
These guys are so good! Found them several months ago.
Got the album and looking forward to the Glasgow gig in November. Great fun.
Little tidbit of information.. the line “Would you like is to assign someone to butter your muffin ?”is a quote from Lindsay Lohan’s cult classic movie Mean girls , wet leg play around with film references a bit .. eg in Wet Dream
Rhian sings “I got Buffalo 66 on DVD “
(Another cult fave starring Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci)
I would like to see a supergroup between Wet Leg and Hot Leg. It would be called Luke Warm Leg.
I prefer Wet Hot American Legs
Steamy knees?
Swampy Thigh
Saw them live last week, great show!
You sir are a very entertaining young man..can literally listen to you wax lyrical for too many minutes of my precious day. Great stuff-)
It's a catchy tune! Love the bass part, out there on its own and the sliding up gives it a very cool sound.
Simple arrangement, catchy melody. Full of little hooks on every instrument. Great video to boot. The perfect package.
Can't recall if it was Lauren or Lammo who first played it, but right from the initial listen this band caught me and the album is excellent too. Something about that offhand vocal, the riff, the too-sly double entendres, equals just a great pop tune. Love them!
Still listening to this record regularly as it’s brilliance continues to show. Been hearing their influence on some other artists lately also. Plus, all of their videos are fantastic!
love watching justin pick apart songs 🥰☺
I rediscovered a old favorite from 1997. One of those hidden jems that is great from start to finish. The Tea Party's Transmission album. A band I would have never would have known about if I didn't watch a episode of Dawson's Creek of all places. I would love to hear Justin's take on this great album.
I wish the tea party were more popular, they seem to only be somewhat known in Canada and here in Australia
@@Aussieduderivs1 and some of us in the US that is sick and tired of the music swill that is served to us. BTW I'm a Divinyls fan as well.
Love your jacket
Love this band. Fun, catchy, clever pop songs.
I love the way he can just break down a song, that's talent.
Just asked my wife if she was into Wet Leg and she said “Shhh, the kids can hear you!”
😅😅😅
It’s an after pub thing
You have a wife?
I'm glad your kids mother is worried and we don't have to assign someone to worry their mother. How's your muffin?
@@4WDJUSTY buttered
Justin, I have a question: why are the single version and album version of “I believe in a thing called love” on slightly different keys? I’ve been confused about this for years
Thank you Justin. It's been quite pleasant hearing your review of a cool Indie band.
Been waiting on this one for like a week since I first heard of them.
I love Wet Leg! I think they’re such a cool band and don’t take themselves too seriously which is nice
Brings to mind Romeo Void with an even more bored bass player. I like this. It's actually punk af.
Good call
Thxs again for riding again with wetleg from HB in AZ
It's f***ing brilliant... a total breath of not-giving-a-s**t fresh air!
Yes but In five years time nobody will give a shit about it.
You want breath of fresh air.......
Amyl And The Sniffers or Khruangbin
Either one.
Artsy middle class indie, same old shite really.
Justin! Can't believe you didn't address the lyrical symmetry of the "Butter Your Muffin" and "Worry Your Mother" sequences haha! Otherwise, love your work 😁
I'm genuinely concerned that Justin didn't use the opportunity to discuss buttered muffins. I hope he's feeling ok.
@@brynlewis7175 couldn't agree more 🙂
I too was looking forward to his critique of those lines!
I was very surprised when my daughter was watching Mean Girls and I heard these lyrics come up 😂 I had no idea that was where they were from.
Thank you for pointing me to this fine band
Justin, I really quite like you wee channel and its cosy & comfy & witty & informed musical shazzamy stuff. Nice!
Good evening (or whatever time there is) sir Justin! I would love to ask you about how you see people's approach to The Darkness. As a hard rock/glam band you achieved a one of a kind success about 20 years after your main genre's popularity. I guess that there are two kinds of responses to that thing - there are people who consider you the exiles who "copied someone else" and people who consider you the rock heroes who singlehandedly put the more classical approach to such music in the spotlight when it seemed already dead. Personally, I see you guys as a group of talented people who took a look at the pre-prepapared direction and made it your own with signature songwriting skills, production and performance. As a highly creative music lover (non-generic, innovative, alternative and weird bands such as Mr Bungle or NIN) I can't stop listening to you and feeling the excitement about your songs, because there is a lot more to appreciate than some people seem to do. Greetings!
I've just had the weirdest deja vu -- I thought you'd already covered this song. I was literally confused -- I have no idea where I would've heard this song if not here. I've lived this moment before. BIZARRE. 😳😳
😳 I had the same thing when Justin reviewed King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard! Ended up down a King Gizzard rabbit hole reminiscent of the creepy tunnel from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory… 😂
Wtf. Creepy stuff is going on. I literally also thought, jus already covered this clip. Very weird
@@stellaotto5654 how freaking bizarre!! I'm still trying to figure this out. 🤯😳😮
@@bridgetyoung190 yeah, maybe some glitch in the matrix. We will most likely never find out.
LOL...glad i'm not the only one that has this feeling....🎸🤘🎸
your outfits are always perfect
This is my favorite new band!
Remember Hot Leg?.. you should talk about them 😘
It's the 30th anniversary of the release of Angel Dust by Faith No More, would love to hear your thoughts about Jim Martin's guitar playing on that album & how he reportedly struggled with writing for their new direction & how it lead to his exit from the band, & then they were never as good after that! (imho)
I saw them play in Port Townshend, Washington at the same festival Sparks was playing at. They were really good live.
I just noticed you've got a DX7 tattoo... that's totally FM
love this channel
I love Wet Leg. Love their album. Seen them live at a festival and seeing them live again in a club in october. Great band!
It’s the first time I’ve come across let web. Dey are innaresting
I just realized you could segue the end of “Chaise Lounge” into the beginning of Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.” Some band needs to do this.
The Darkness, are you listening? 😉
Never heard this until now, but I really like it. Just simple and fun. Makes me kind of happy.
Man I love watching you
Not my cup of thee, but it beats all the other crap on the radio, when it comes to inventiveness and originality. Keep up the good work I say.
90s throwback has become a thing, so you'll hear more for a few years. This kinda reminds me of grrl power music, and Red Aunts but softer instruments and even grunge with that blues riff, and the early 2000s non-emo rock revival thing. The "chaise longue" hook line reminds me off MLwtTKK's "Golden Strip", and so on.
There's actually way more original pop music now, but I prefer this retro stuff more!
@@GizzyDillespee Totally agree - some other songs on the album put me in mind of the Pixies or Sonic Youth. I dunno what it is about this particular band that triggers so many people specifically.
I'm a proud 63 year old boomer and this is the best shit I've heard in years! No need to navel gaze over it! Just turn it UP!
Thanks
Thank you AGAIN!
My father can listen to a song on the radio and play it directly after . Give him 10 mins and its perfection!! Great Ear duder, its an amazing talent!! ! Not many people have this talent!!
Have a listen to Angelica, my fave of the album, the chorus is a real doozy. The whole album is good as it happens, all killer no filler and they're a great live band to boot.
Stolen from Bowie, so that's why it's good.
Kinda partial to " Supermarket" myself. That song speaks to me.
Curiously, not a single chaise longue is to be found in the official video. In fact, one might justifiably say the video is misleading as she repeatedly sings "all day long on the chaise longue" whilst sitting on a rocking chair.
Budgetary constraints, I expect.
Love that tune
You do, by far, the best music analysis. I truly appreciate your channel
I don’t love this song but I love your breakdown of it!
I saw wet leg as an opening act back in October and fell in love with their music. Issue was they only had two song out at the time 😂
Same! Was it inhaler?
@@daisybell9593 omgg yess
@@genericnpc2851 hahah thought so, their concerts are so good!!
It's like listening to your best friend rattling on about how good there favourite song is, without having to interact back! So great!... Amazing stuff
One of the best live bands I've seen in years. Liked the album before seeing them, love it now.
Have you ever been to another concert? Guaranteed to beat a Wet Leg show
@@johnkneip1932 Go to more than most for both work and fun. They were top notch live.
Hey Justin recently saw this band Schizophonics ..unbelievable front man ..bringing back the 60s garage kinda MC5 vibe ..worth checking out..new single Won Your Love is a total banger
On the surface, this song is so simplistic. But, when you dig a little deeper, you find that it’s merely simplistic.
Love your work. BTW, ARIA Charts - Australian Recording Industry Association.
They JUST got added to a festival that is taking place in my town in September.
The Sparks Sisters! Ron and Russell should be proud of their latest progeny (I don't just mean this track). Chais Longue joins Lawnmower and Hippopotamous as recent weird song subjects. About time there is a return to whacky lyrics in the pop world. The main melody line is reminiscent of Lennon's 'John Sinclair' off Some Time in New York City.
Great record!! Definitely has a 90’s vibe which I love.
By 90s, do you you mean this reminds you of a band like The Breeders or something?
It's so cool when a band's sound and image come together into a delightfully cohesive package, while at the same time maintaining a vibe that this is a group of effortlessly cool and talented people who just drifted together unawares and by happenstance to unite in an artistic vision that goes beyond individual members.
In such an overly manufactured world, it's really, actually, hard to believe that such serendipity even exists! And, for all I know, this band could be the project of a hit-factory in Sweden. But I've always been one to believe that it does exist and that even the most calculated movements are only imitations of when the universe decides the time is right to bring certain things together into once in a lifetime convergences. Even if it is a band called WET LEG.
Their Lyrics are awesome. Reminds me of new wave music from the 80s
Wet leg are brilliant. The record is top class and they are just amazing live