History Eraser - Courtney Barnett

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  • čas přidán 20. 10. 2012
  • Taken from 'The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas'. Out Now!
    courtney-barnett.lnk.to/doubleep
    Mixed by Dann Hume (Alpine, Lisa Mitchell) it features Dan Luscombe (The Drones) on guitar/mellotron/vocals, and it is groovy.
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    Listen: courtney-barnett.lnk.to/listen
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    www.marathonartists.com/
    Blue team - Courtney Barnett
    Red team - Maddie Duke
    Green team - Dave Mudie
    Yellow team - Alex Hamilton
    Pink team - Bones Sloane
    Bleachers
    Hauxwell, Taino, J-clo, Nicko, Donny, Franny, Miriam, Pia, Royston Vasie, Fraser A. Gorman
    This video was directed by Bec Kingma
    www.beckingma.com
    Director - Bec Kingma
    1st AD - Joshua Smith
    Cinematographer - Ryan Alexander Lloyd
    1st Camera Assist - Rudi Siira
    Production Design - Bec Kingma
    Edited by Florence Holmes
    Grade by Daniel Stonehouse @ Crayon
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    Lyrics
    I got drunk and fell asleep atop the sheets but luckily i left the heater on.
    And in my dreams i wrote the best song that i've ever written...can't remember how it goes.
    I stayed drunk and fell awake and i was cycling on a plane and far away i heard you say you liked me.
    We drifted to a party -- cool. The people went to arty school. They made their paints by mixing acid wash and lemonade
    In my brain I re-arrange the letters on the page to spell your name
    I found an ezra pound and made a bet that if i found a cigarette i'd drop it all and marry you.
    Just then a song comes on: "you can't always get what you want" -- the rolling stones, oh woe is we, the irony!
    The stones became the moss and once all inhibitions lost, the hipsters made a mission to the farm.
    We drove by tractor there, the yellow straw replaced our hair, we laced the dairy river with the cream of sweet vermouth.
    In my brain I re-arrange the letters on the page to spell your name
    You said "we only live once" so we touched a little tongue, and instantly i wanted to...
    I lost my train of thought and jumped aboard the Epping as the doors were slowly closing on the world.
    I touched on and off and rubbed my arm up against yours and still the inspector inspected me.
    The lady in the roof was living proof that nothing really ever is exactly as it seems.
    In my brain I re-arrange the letters on the page to spell your name
    We caught the river boat downstream and ended up beside a team of angry footballers.
    I fed the ducks some krill then we were sucked against our will into the welcome doors of the casino.
    We drank green margaritas, danced with sweet senoritas, and we all went home as winners of a kind.
    You said "i guarantee we'll have more fun, drink till the moon becomes the sun, and in the taxi home i'll sing you a triffids song!"
    In my brain I re-arrange the letters on the page to spell your name
  • Hudba

Komentáře • 405

  • @kurdtkobain674
    @kurdtkobain674 Před 8 lety +113

    i could listen to this song on repeat till i die

  • @emilspenil
    @emilspenil Před 8 lety +45

    The aussie accent makes this way better!

  • @elliothedgley6882
    @elliothedgley6882 Před rokem +19

    Coming from an absolute lover and diehard metal fan across all metal genres, I cannot express my love enough for Courtney Barnett and her songs. She is phenomenal and have rater her since I heard her on Radio 1 about 11 years ago.
    She is shit hot 🔥

    • @user-gj8rt5gw2j
      @user-gj8rt5gw2j Před 10 měsíci +1

      Funny how us metal fans like this music, l would love to hear more of her music here in the UK. This proper rock n roll music, great lyrics, and relevent more and more to what's happening in England.

  • @hannsandres
    @hannsandres Před 9 lety +169

    just discovered her and woah i had been missing out of a lot

  • @isaybuckedy
    @isaybuckedy Před 10 lety +8

    Courtney Barnett rocks my world. Aussie accents don't appear enough in our Aussie music. Go hard little Barney.

  • @JMROMERO95
    @JMROMERO95 Před 8 lety +308

    Courtney Barnett is hands-down the best lyricist of my generation.

  • @ivandominguez9135
    @ivandominguez9135 Před 10 lety +14

    I rolled a joint in 3 minutes and 39 seconds exactly! Good shit! Heard Courtney Barnett on NPR today.

  • @styxcreek
    @styxcreek Před 9 lety +31

    The Triffids, now there was a great Australian band. She gets my tick of approval just for mentioning them.

  • @Lacertilian22
    @Lacertilian22 Před 11 lety +18

    I usually listen to metal and I really enjoy this song. Something about the indifference in her voice makes me want more.

  • @Snugdajoina
    @Snugdajoina Před 9 lety +36

    I love seeing Jen Cloher cameos.

    • @dylanr2278
      @dylanr2278 Před 9 lety +3

      Jack Bridges i do too haha even funnier and cute since they're engaged!

  • @caseyjones9621
    @caseyjones9621 Před 8 lety +7

    Shes so beautiful inside and out, Half her songs make me cry my eyes out its so good

  • @ronaldgarrison8478
    @ronaldgarrison8478 Před rokem +14

    I think Courtney is totally putting us on. She's carefully cultivated this image of a sad sack, but I'm not fooled. I think she's having a total blast.

  • @Gummywormpalace
    @Gummywormpalace Před 10 lety +11

    Avante Gardener, my fav by her. She's brilliant.

  • @BiffScooter1
    @BiffScooter1 Před 8 lety +35

    I sure hope this band becomes huge because not only does this rock but it blows away about 99.9% of the lamestream crap around today.

    • @bradyoung9505
      @bradyoung9505 Před 8 lety

      why would you wish that? ruin a perfectly good thing, the album already received praise, are grammy nominations good? shes doing just fine

    • @BiffScooter1
      @BiffScooter1 Před 8 lety +3

      Because I'm not a music snob who thinks success = becoming crap. I grew up in the New wave era and too many bands never got the righteous due or made any money. I mean, I'm all for old fart Rezillos and Buzzcocks touring and making money now and, if that's your thing to go see them, good on ya....not for me. I always want to find THE NOW.
      As far as Grammy nominations, off my radar since forever. Totally irrelevant to me and I have no clue who wins or loses ever. Never watch the show. Not my type of music at all. Never has been.
      Sorry, man, but I don't follow music like I did as a New Wave youth when it was read about them in Trouser Press or NME as a start as who could ever hear this stuff (yeah, I'm talking even pre-college radio when FM radio played zip in our taste lines) so I stumble on things late. Saw Courtney Barnett on SNL just a few months ago and only then discovered them so shoot me.
      She may be doing fine but the ENTIRE music scene these days is in a sad state really. Sorry, man, I'd rather see CB get HUGE than have to hear about unlistenable lamestream pap.

    • @andrewoid100
      @andrewoid100 Před 8 lety +2

      +Johnny Canucklehead I'm too lazy to articulate a disagreement so I'm just going to say this
      screw you!

    • @angryreader8857
      @angryreader8857 Před 7 lety +1

      Johnny Canucklehead I don't think they deserve to go mainstream. There music has it's appeal, but the level of hipster bullshit is too high. A lot of the lyrics are just ironic references to daily events.

    • @BiffScooter1
      @BiffScooter1 Před 7 lety +1

      I don;t think they have to go mainstream but don't take this the wrong way but there's a difference between "their" success and going "there." I have no problem with the lyrics. I find them clever. She certainly does not seem hipster at all. Reminds me of a certain type of Aussie woman you'd meet throughout traveling in Asia.
      Anyway, I like the guitar sound and the laconic almost spoken vocals.

  • @bogglesquad4576
    @bogglesquad4576 Před 6 lety +2

    I first heard this song 3 years ago over the radio as I was heading to work, And the music stuck with me the whole day and when I got home I had to look up this artist. This song is still one of my favorites songs to this day.

  • @cineyparaiso3929
    @cineyparaiso3929 Před 8 lety +13

    Can't belive how this song (piece of art) has so few visits.........

  • @kateallen8691
    @kateallen8691 Před 5 lety +3

    If you get the chance to see her live, go! I just saw her in Raleigh and she was incredible.

    • @robertclarkyoung9141
      @robertclarkyoung9141 Před 4 lety

      Seen her seven times now! San Diego, Mexico City, San Diego, San Diego, Pioneertown, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma

  • @tattoofthesun
    @tattoofthesun Před 10 lety

    love her voice

  • @BabyGrl725
    @BabyGrl725 Před 8 lety +17

    I went out to lunch today and this song was playing at the restaurant. The words + her voice instantly made me google it and now I've watched this video like 20 times!

  • @TazioN
    @TazioN Před 10 lety +14

    Found this through BBC Radio6 in the UK. Love it. Dylan like stream of consciousness lyrics. And on top of great music. My best recent find.

    • @nickmoranis2865
      @nickmoranis2865 Před 9 lety

      Idiot. Stream of consciousness isn't even Dylan. This is poor Nirvana cover band plus lyrical bullshit. The back of a bleach bottle has more poetry.

    • @regulardadhere8832
      @regulardadhere8832 Před 4 lety +1

      Nick Moranis a bit harsh. Let us simpletons express our liking of the artist of our choice. Renny I dig her music too.👍

    • @razjml
      @razjml Před 2 lety +2

      @@nickmoranis2865 here to hate on a 6 year old comment. Subterranean Homesick Blues is very stream of consciousness, as were the Beat poets that influenced Dylan in the East Village.
      And a lot of Kurt Cobain's lyrics are based around simplistic but effective wordplay. Going after someone else's lyrical sophistication while hyping up Nirvana is pretty wild stuff.

  • @karynsteer9781
    @karynsteer9781 Před 11 lety

    Catchy. Love it. Can't stop singing it.

  • @stephlewis93
    @stephlewis93 Před 9 lety +2

    The chorus popped into my head as I was falling asleep last night. Don't think I'd heard it more than once before that...

  • @afctaylor12
    @afctaylor12 Před 9 lety

    Love this song

  • @maggiedoherty8761
    @maggiedoherty8761 Před 11 lety

    This girl is cool! I love all her stuff. New and exciting, cant wait to hear more.

  • @charmedmatzzie
    @charmedmatzzie Před 9 lety +1

    I have to listen to this again and again and again

  • @sonjafleek4160
    @sonjafleek4160 Před 8 lety +32

    The first song I heard from her

    • @benjisebastian84
      @benjisebastian84 Před 8 lety

      Me too! Saw her perform it live on TV and hunks here I am!

    • @alfgotl
      @alfgotl Před 8 lety +1

      Me to the first time i heard her music was on the mtv channel and it was this song

    • @kepein
      @kepein Před 7 lety +3

      Me too, went a bit on a google tour and saw that she played near me in the netherlands 2 years ago :/ hope she comes back so i can see her!

  • @leomejia6125
    @leomejia6125 Před 7 lety +50

    Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett are the best australian music.

  • @TheChristoJones
    @TheChristoJones Před 11 lety +1

    So catchy, awesome lyrics. Just had to add to my playlist!

  • @gtjames77
    @gtjames77 Před 10 lety

    Brilliantly refreshing stuff! Fav song of 2014 so far..

  • @hyperfunkd
    @hyperfunkd Před 10 lety +2

    Have listened to this so much in the past 6 months... Great songwriter. Keep it up Courtney! :)

  • @theonlylivingboy
    @theonlylivingboy Před 10 lety

    Yes !

  • @ricearico
    @ricearico Před 11 lety

    I love this so much.

  • @box5og
    @box5og Před 9 lety

    Amazing talent !

  • @greenisnice68
    @greenisnice68 Před 11 lety

    Instantly hooked on this song.

  • @TheFuktastic
    @TheFuktastic Před 10 lety +9

    Violent Soho and Smith Street Band sent me here!

  • @joshmwest77
    @joshmwest77 Před 10 lety

    absolutely brilliant!!

  • @Lolitaicydoom
    @Lolitaicydoom Před 11 lety

    Love it!

  • @purechemicalsoul
    @purechemicalsoul Před 10 lety +6

    my new favourite song brought to my by radio six...such an effortless song with lazy vocals...fucking love it!!!

  • @DJL3G3ND
    @DJL3G3ND Před 4 lety +11

    this is the widest video I have ever seen

  • @Monicaanneking
    @Monicaanneking Před 11 lety

    Love it

  • @rofalmatt
    @rofalmatt Před 11 lety

    thats just AWESOME !!!! well done Courtney and your band :D

  • @AJLangford
    @AJLangford Před 11 lety +1

    She's got it going on in so many ways - all the compenents in their right place. Cool video too - like the super widescreen. Well done to Courtney and all her team.

  • @marinae4610
    @marinae4610 Před 6 lety

    Quelle musique fantastique !

  • @hanyam9684
    @hanyam9684 Před 9 lety +7

    "And in my dreams i wrote the best song that i’ve ever written…can’t remember how it goes."
    that already happened with me 2 times...

  • @PJGolden68
    @PJGolden68 Před 10 lety +1

    hearing this on radio in L.A. Great stuff

  • @sevensummitsmusic
    @sevensummitsmusic Před 10 lety

    Amazing stuff!

  • @concons999
    @concons999 Před 11 lety

    YES!

  • @VanoakGenetics
    @VanoakGenetics Před 9 lety

    Loving this

  • @danielita55526
    @danielita55526 Před 8 měsíci

    Brava!

  • @Y2JAIR
    @Y2JAIR Před 8 lety +6

    She is so good! I'm glad to find her awesome music!

  • @iHeartMuppets98
    @iHeartMuppets98 Před 10 lety

    this song...its HELLA COOL!!

  • @ginnyxa
    @ginnyxa Před 10 lety

    So siked to go to this show on June 24th in Minneapolis!!!!

  • @neverbeen2
    @neverbeen2 Před 11 lety

    ahhh ,great new tunes are still out there :)

  • @jeffmcgovern6130
    @jeffmcgovern6130 Před rokem

    This woman is over talented thanks so much for you!!!

  • @samhellsup
    @samhellsup Před 11 lety

    Perfect....

  • @Judiealwayslaughs
    @Judiealwayslaughs Před 8 lety

    love you.. thank you!!

  • @snoimcr
    @snoimcr Před 10 lety

    this is fantastic

  • @danabrahams7892
    @danabrahams7892 Před 5 lety

    Tis terrific

  • @TheMusicvideoVEVO
    @TheMusicvideoVEVO Před 7 lety

    they used to play this everyday at my job!

  • @deelander68
    @deelander68 Před 11 lety

    Cool I like it!!!

  • @brentrobinson9
    @brentrobinson9 Před 10 lety

    Nice...hope to see you'all in Asheville, North Carolina next year!

  • @jamespeterson8482
    @jamespeterson8482 Před 2 lety

    I forgot about how good Courtney was! Man, what a jam!

  • @soberface1609
    @soberface1609 Před 6 lety

    Awesome

  • @RandomDudeOne
    @RandomDudeOne Před 8 lety +5

    Cool bikes.

  • @mikef1158
    @mikef1158 Před rokem

    Thank you “Extraordinary” for introducing me to this amazing song and artist!

  • @bobbybobbinson
    @bobbybobbinson Před 8 lety

    This is great

  • @JohnBelchamber
    @JohnBelchamber Před 10 lety

    Courtney Barnett History Eraser - loving Courtney's music!

  • @jmthompson437
    @jmthompson437 Před 6 lety

    Rough diamond...perfect! Wow, Mr. Luscombe's mellotron is peelin' my paint! Best to Milk Records and Courtney Barnett. I am a fan.

  • @matildap9730
    @matildap9730 Před rokem

    Can't believe this was 10 years ago. Totally ahead of the time. Amazing

  • @alosanchez3787
    @alosanchez3787 Před 9 lety

    Super!!! 😄😄😍😘😘

  • @-fuk57
    @-fuk57 Před 10 lety +1

    She helps me to love lyrics.

  • @toddreeceSuperHero
    @toddreeceSuperHero Před 2 lety

    I agree I told everyone I could about this writer when Split Peas came out.
    INSTANT LOVE ✌️

  • @janinemary9958
    @janinemary9958 Před 11 lety

    Best song of 2012? Surely, a contender. Bring on the EP!

  • @henryswarbrick6848
    @henryswarbrick6848 Před 10 lety

    this is brilliant

  • @guillermovelazquez9568

    Exelente cancion 10/10

  • @JoshMilch
    @JoshMilch Před 4 lety +1

    killer aspect ratio

  • @benfrank1564
    @benfrank1564 Před 11 měsíci

    Classic jam

  • @drebnariba1
    @drebnariba1 Před 6 lety

    Hey Courtney you are the best,keep going!Bulgaria loves you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @CovenantOfLove
    @CovenantOfLove Před 10 lety

    Hell Yes

  • @dayumngina3877
    @dayumngina3877 Před 2 lety

    Love it. Finally girl GRUNGEy punky rockishy sounds I can stand thz days! Ty🙏🏼💯
    🤓🤔🤫😏🤗😳🤯😲More plz
    Xo.
    Dayyyyuuumm! Gina

  • @JovankaSt
    @JovankaSt Před 11 lety

    Fantastic!
    (: (:

  • @TheDboy76
    @TheDboy76 Před 6 lety +3

    "They made their paint's by mixing acid washed in lemonade"! What a lyric!

  • @jdssmusic
    @jdssmusic Před 11 lety

    The real winner here is the sequin racing outfits! Love it!

  • @user-cg2uw3dt2e
    @user-cg2uw3dt2e Před 9 měsíci

    I am 53 years old. My life has been so boring until I found you.thank you

  • @petrellad
    @petrellad Před 9 lety

    Wow, this is really good.....

  • @oakfire12
    @oakfire12 Před 10 lety

    This song is cool

  • @cronullapaul
    @cronullapaul Před 11 lety

    I like it

  • @ArunMukkath
    @ArunMukkath Před 9 lety +161

    Is she the new Dylan? Is she the voice of our generation?

    • @Sdb0414
      @Sdb0414 Před 8 lety +17

      no; that would be fetty wap or some other fuck tard excuse for an artst, unfortunately.

    • @Spookytoof
      @Spookytoof Před 8 lety +1

      +Spencer Reltub sadly, very true and sickening

    • @ZeranZeran
      @ZeranZeran Před 8 lety +5

      +Spencer Reltub baby wont you come my wayyayayay

    • @Vahrules
      @Vahrules Před 8 lety +2

      +ZeranZeran I must admit it's kinda catchy

    • @centurionl
      @centurionl Před 8 lety +4

      her and Alex Turner

  • @timpea9766
    @timpea9766 Před 9 lety +10

    Does she actually mention the Triffids in this song? I so hope!

  • @lukemoranmorris1
    @lukemoranmorris1 Před 10 lety

    really fun video.

  • @13mellowman
    @13mellowman Před 11 lety

    A+

  • @ferdinandchurch
    @ferdinandchurch Před 11 lety

    Bring this to Los Angeles! we need it! Dead scene here.

  • @LULUBELLEIII
    @LULUBELLEIII Před 8 lety +2

    Thrashy garage rock with a mellotron and a reference to The Triffids? I'm in!

  • @raynaldturner9679
    @raynaldturner9679 Před 10 lety

    Just as cool as the last one.

  • @adzdahlman9724
    @adzdahlman9724 Před 2 lety

    Still loving*

  • @ddchavez55
    @ddchavez55 Před 10 lety

    This chick is a badass! Loving her style

  • @gsmillie09
    @gsmillie09 Před 6 lety +3

    Just brilliant. Empowering, clever. Su-fucking-perb. Bravoooooo!

  • @korbellamarmol4816
    @korbellamarmol4816 Před 3 lety +5

    “From far away I heard you say you like me.”
    Me: where is that coming from
    Anxiety: the devil

  • @blupaduddle3806
    @blupaduddle3806 Před 5 lety

    the aspect ratio on this is something else

  • @TheBradfordrich
    @TheBradfordrich Před 10 lety

    GLITTER UNDERDOGS! Love this video!