The Replacements - I'll Be You (Official Music Video)
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- The Replacements - I'll Be You (Video) from the album 'Don't Tell A Soul' (1989)
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I fell in love with them
I was 4 and a half years old in front of an old TV with knobs.
Party I'm free 80s rule
It was late summer of 96 so I was 15 at the time. I had heard a few songs of theirs randomly like Alex Chilton and Can't Hardly Wait, but hadn't caught on. Me and a group of friends ended up partying in some older dudes apartment that night cause we had nowhere else to go. I had a substantial amount of devils lettuce which gained us entry. We had all been partying all day so most of my friends passed out early.
Being an alcoholic in training at the time I could hold my shit! So I ended up all night alone with said old dude pounding 40's. He was in a wheelchair and terminally ill with AIDS. Early 40's, but looked like he was 70. I commented that he had great taste in music, and it turned out he was spinning nothing but the Replacements the whole time. So he basically played every album they had and educated me on them. I never ran into him again, but am eternally grateful even though I can't remember his name. He did say that he had a daughter in college that was in a Nada Surf video for Popular. The trivial things you remember.
First heard them in 1986. Raised in the City was the first song I heard from them,still a fan all these years later
The greatest band that never was. Paul Westerberg the ultimate underrated song writer. Damn, I love this band. Got me through a lot of bad times. Will always love them
And if its just a lull, why am I bored right out of my skull?
@@garcemac And I could purge my soul perhaps
For the imminent collapse
Oh yeah
Oh yeah, I'll tell you what we could do
You be me for a while
I'll be you
Laurie what's up? It's me Mic.
Best 80s band that most people have never heard of. Westerberg is a poet.
Here are my favorite albums by ‘80’s Bands:
1. Bleach - Nirvana (1989)
2. Nothing’s Shocking - Jane’s Addiction (1988)
3. UltraMega OK - Soundgarden (1988)
4. Life’s Rich Pageant - R.E.M. (1986)
5. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths (1986)
I love ❤️’80’s music like Nirvana.
only Paul westerberg was good enough for the opening song in Singles lol
@@wildmercuryfilms Good but if not one Replacements record it sucks. TIM or Pleased to Meet ME or Let it BE are the best records of that decade.
I was listening to this song the other day and had flashbacks of taking my Walkman on a junior high field trip, with this album blaring in my head all day... and it suddenly occurred to me that even though at the time I had absolutely no self confidence and was completely insecure in who I was... looking back I was a really cool junior higher. I mean how many junior highers were listening to the Replacements?
@@brandonkstarr My brother might have when he was in junior high. He also listened to Pink Floyd, the Beatles, etc.
2024 still love them! Timeless music and song.
I think this band has some of the best wonderful melodies since The Beatles. Sincerely, here from Brazil.
Should be in the rock and roll hall of fame they have influenced so many.
Dolly Parton is in the R&R H of F. These guys are not. Go figure.
Pixies take another hit sumac 🐎
It was 1990 and I was a total metalhead. I actually hated them because the music was so "simple". I thought they were gettinhg away with something. What a pompous prick I was, lol. I pray for a day when this kind of music is played on the radio again. Love this band now!
LOL I had to share your comment with my husband because it's totally something he would've thought back then & would say about himself now.
i was the same with punk...i was listening to grunge and then green day came out and i was like this is lame, but now i like older punk music
"thought they were getting away with something" is the PERFECT way to describe how I've felt about certain art throughout my life, and my opinions have changed just like yours
I felt the same way when my friend showed me the replacements for the first time. Over the years I've come to really appreciate their music and lyrics.
Metal is better than this. Go back to metal, give it a re-listen and you'll see. 🤟🏻
One of the great American rock and roll bands. Purely underrated.
Agreed. There should be monuments dedicated to these guy in America from coast to coast. Any great, "influential" band of the 80's or 90's that paved the way for generations to come had one band in common that they were influenced by - The Replacements.
Totally. Maybe the most underrated band of all time but I think they liked things that way. They leaned hard into their drunken mess bozos image. Paul Westerberg one of the greatest American songwriters and front-man.
They couldn't be professionals if you held a gun to their heads. Few good tunes but no consistency or direction.
@@jamesalan3450Out a monument smack down in the middle of Minneapolis
High school in the late 1980s and this song brings it all right back
'I dreamt I was surfer joe
And what that means I don't know'
paul westerberg everyone, one of the greatest songwriters ever.
This song is genius. My favorite song of theirs. The lyrics are as good as any written.
I like "Treatment Bound", "Seen Your Video" and myriad others better. At least the video for "Bastards of Young" was an anti-video. It's almost like the 'Mats seemed to give a shit about their public image in this video.
Try Here Comes a Regular, or Skyway, Swingin' Party, Bastards of Young, Never Mind, The Ledge, Little Mascara, If only You Were Lonely, Left of the Dial,
GODDAMNIT...
They didn't write bad songs, they wrote good songs for bad boys.
@@edhelveyThis was the 'Mats half-assed attempt to play the game and actually make some money. Can't blame 'em, sucks to be critically feted but broke. Praise don't pay the bills.
I was a big Replacements fan, and when this album came out, I instantly gravitated to this song. The weird thing is (and people likely forget) that this album was considered SHIT by their fans! And supposedly the band didn't like it either (at least the production of it). I love everything from "Hootenanny" to "All Shook Down" so...not sure why so much hate back then for this song. It is lovely, catchy, and lives on!
Criminally underrated album, and same with All Shook Down.
Easily one of the greatest and most influential bands of all time whether directly or indirectly…
Brilliant musicians! So original and ahead of their time. Fantastic stuff!
This was on the radio when i joined the military, i was in Virginia & this would come on & i'd be so proud & say these guys are from my hometown Minneapolis & i've MET them
* * * Ft. Useless? Monore? Lee? ... thank you for your service ... and awesome tune ... Alex Chilton my all-time favorite
Definitely the best 80s band, without any doubt.
Paul is one of the best songwriters of last 50 years.
I can't explain the excitement I felt with this album. I first heard of them when I was a teenager and it was a long time after that before I could understand the connection to this music. This is literally the only band that I still listen to and it gives me same amazing memories!!!
I been a fan for 40 years. It never gets old and I can't say that about any other band.
My most favorite go to song of the past. A timeless classic that never ages. Love it
Really? You prefer this over "Can't Hardly Wait", "Alex Chilton" and "Skyway"?
I feel privileged to come across The Replacements, one of my favourite bands. Paul is one of the finest singer-songwriters of all time.
When asked “What is the GREATEST Rock Song ever?” I don’t hesitate...”I’ll Be You” by the Replacements!!
Never heard the Replacements before. Great song. I shall investigate further.
This song and band have been with me since I first heard it and now my sons hear them and love them just as much as I do. Great music transcends
Killer track. It's like they did everything right on this one.
Classic song. Favorite part of the video: Westerberg climbing on Chris Mars' drum set and then tumbling down in a crash.
From there on in they're at their best, Slim leaning in, Tommy's smiling resignation. It's all good. Slim's condition saddens me. Wishing him as many good/better days as Earthly possible.
According to the book Trouble Boys, he did hurt himself a bit doing that. Looked like it!
@@BradCarlMusic Definitely. Paul went flying when stepped on that snare.
Love how the band had no real theme, one was dressed like a member of Duran Duran, one dressed like Robert Palmer and the rest just dressed casual.
These guys and R.E.M. are probably my two favorite groups to come out of the 1980's. I know a lot of people are very critical of "Don't Tell A Soul" & "All Shook Down", but the former is one of my fave albums of all time! I played the hell out of that cassette! Yup, a cassette. Back in the day when making the perfect mixtape was very key to being a teenager!
Don't Tell a Soul is *way* better than its haters say it is. A solid half of the tracks are winners; I'll Be You, Achin' to Be, Anything's Better Than Here, Talent Show - fantastic stuff. Everything else is okay (only song I straight up don't like is We'll Inherit the Earth).
If half the songs on an album are amazing, that's a damn good success rate; the album's a winner.
The production's a bit shiny, very late-80s. I get why people dislike the production but come on. The songs are killer regardless.
As for All Shook Down, it's an interesting album and I think most of the hate comes from it being basically a Westerberg solo album pretending to be a Replacements album. If you can get past that it's great.
Don't Tell a Soul is my favorite too. A masterpiece
🤠👍
I grew up in Minneapolis and saw them several times in the 80’s early 90’s. Great band, never disappointed
This style of music is a moment in time. FOREVER.
This song just crushes me in the best way possible.
That may be the sexiest comment I've ever heard in my life.
Loved this band back in the day. Re-loving them again after 30+ years.
The Replacements, got me through some absolutely awesome times!!! :)
Hi I recommend an Indie Song called 'looking Into The Mirror' by Robert Nix
I'll never get sick of this band,or this song. First time I heard it was before Don't Tell a Soul came out. They were opening for Keith Richards at the Meadowlands Arena(on Keith's birthday no less) and they were my favorite band. Had to wait 2-3 months to hear it again. May not be their best album,but definitely not their worst(All shook down)
I used to TiVo episodes of 120 Minutes on VH1 Classic in the late 2000s and one night they screwed up and played this video four times in a row. Best episode. :b
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F***in rockin" ... love the Mats ... Westerberg is the epitome of cool. Very under appreciated songwriter. Tommy Stinson's new band, Bash and Pop are also very tight.
I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and I never heard of them. I really like this band. ❤️❤️❤️. Thank you for sharing an awesome band.
Check out the Producers......perfect 80's band like Replacements........both great live
"And I'll be yooooouuuu...HEY!" love that bit.
The soundtrack of my youth, both the good times and bad. I owe Paul so, so much.
Love Don't Tell A Soul. The cover fits well and is mysteriously beautiful.
The greatest rock song? Yes! It's also the only existential rock song I know of, making it doubly great! Ace-ing the School of Rock and the School of Philosophy both!! That's you, Dr. Westerberg!!
They don't know how great they were...
Replacements=Genius
These Punks were so awesome and they are still one of my favorite bands and Iggy Pop, and Social Distortion. Ah the 80's.
Man we had our fun..But the drinking and the drugs destroyed us...very few got away unscathed!! Many rehabs and ODs and jail cells and ERs... We were fuckin animals and knew it!!!...hardcore real true-blue replacements fans...I remember seeing them at the beacon theater in NYC in the 80s..paul was so wasted he couldnt Stand...he did the show sitting in a chair..and someone tied a balloon to the chair..but the whole place got quiet...and sang along to "here comes a regular."...that was the Anthem about our fucked up lives!!! I remember looking around... everybody singing their hearts out...i knew then we were all broken together..and we had each other..even if it was only for that moment..in my heart....it was magic!!!!! I started to cry....(they once asked Mother Teresa out of all the diseases in the world..which one was the worse that she's ever saw...and why... she put our finger up to her mouth and she thought a long time...and then looked up and said..."when you look inthe eyes (loneliness) of an alcoholic")...she totally got it!!!
i first heard them in 1984 in college. really got hooked with Tim. Was really into them and followed them around a little bit. Know one of their managers. westerberg is an exceptional writer. they wanted to be elegantly wasted like The Faces but they just didn't quite have that kind of talent or stamina. love the Mats. The music feels like yesterday. never tire of them.
Got this song on repeat in 2020. Such a classic.
These guys were for real. Read their biography "Trouble Boys". Great book.
I must admit that this was one of the first Replacements songs that I'd heard. A friend asked 'Do you like this?' When I said yes, he handed me 'Tim' and 'Pleased to Meet Me.' Hooked.
Poor Bob :(
Yes indeed !
Amazing book!
Almost finished the book. Greatest book I think I’ve ever read. Great watching all these clips with that insider knowledge as context.
The best guitar band... ever! Well, one of the best, probably :-) Managed to see one of their last shows in Europe last year. Epic!
As I recall, the 'cut up' nature of the video was a result of there being only barely enough footage to last out the end of the song. The boys didn't like fake-playing for the camera, and wouldn't be serious for an entire take. By the time they were two or three hours in the band had completely lost interest and refused to cooperate at all. In the end, the director and editor cut together basically all the footage they got of the band 'singing and playing' and stretched it out for the full three minutes and thirty eight seconds
Losers.
@@paulbcote Hater.
@liselle sloan Hater hater.
@@465marko Ha Ha! I just feel sorry for them, in the main.
@@465marko - I hate hating haters.
I’m commenting here cause comments are turned off elsewhere. Best band of the eighties, their lyrics are timeless! I want them back in 2023
I remember when I first heard this on the radio. I've liked these guys ever since.
This is so refreshing to see and hear in 2018.
Jane Ripley in 2020 as well!
And 2021 as well!
can't forget 2022 as well
Back to it after 10 years (2023) goosebumps and all.. Still dman fun 🎧
This video is the reason I bought a red Fender Precision bass in 1989.
My Dad put a lot of the beans on the table playing his. Good instrument.
Me too !!
Me too!
ESTA ES UNA BUENA IDEA MUSICAL 1989
Ya lo sabes amiga 😎
The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul, Lou Reed's - New York, and The Cure's - Disintegration were the soundtracks of my life at that time.
Sounds like you had a proper upbringing.
@@getsome4806 - Those were good times, my friend. Feel free to add anything I had forgotten.
this is a modern day classic,one for the ages
Hard to shake the feeling that this tune puts across!
The band of 80s, influencies the grunge and the alternativa música of the 90s
Great tune from a great band...the good ole days..
That song reminds me of my childhood memories
Westerberg's songwriting is a class apart. Sounds so cool, unconcerned, effortless yet hits deep.
I saw them in a backroom stage in Pittsburgh in 88. It was one of the greatest show ever.
Ahhhh... that's the good stuff🥃😎
A true classic. So beautiful
Brilliant band and song 😊😊😊👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I remember hearing this for the first time on the radio in my 87 Mercury cougar... I loved the song from the first rift... I did know about the Replacements and thought it was Bryan Adams coming out with a new single!
Bryan Adams wishes... LOL
What a legend of a song... the best part, the ending from 3.16.. awesome guitar riffs..VOW!!
This has a pretty atmosphere. Very spacey and melancholic.
Long live The Mats ❤
They're in the Alcohol of Fame.
No comment on CZcams has ever (EVER) made me laugh out loud. This did it!
@@getsome4806 : )
Aquii en Mexico toda esa musica increíble, tamtas bandas de calidad, se conocieron principalmente por una estacion de radio que se llamó Rock 101,
My thoughts?
They f’n rock.
Saw them at The Commodore in Vancouver.
Tony was in a kilt. And the first thing Paul said: “4 double whiskeys to the stage, please!”
I Do Have A Purpose.
To Listen To This Song On Repeat Every Day For The Rest Of My Life.
Yo tenía esa banda en mi mente , esa canción pero hasta hoy que me he dado la oportunidad de escuchar tanta música de aquellos entonces me encuentro con esta banda, tremendo revivir esas épocas de juventud de aprender a escuchar lo mejor, de encontrarte con tu vida joven, bella, la remembranza de aquellos tiempos bellos.
These guys should have been superstars
Oh the memories
Lyric of the 80s: We're bleeding but we ain't cut
"We're bleeding but we ain't cut." Good lyrics, WESTEEBERG!
THE only band I ever wish I created.
Fr the music to the no-fashion look.
Dear God I love this video!
+michael bryan same here. i remember when i recorded this on a vhs when it was on vh1 classic. They would hardly ever play it but i would stay up waiting for it to play. thanks to youtube for making this possible!
I still have it on a VHS tape.
Jose Torres same here and I still have that tape.
YEP....classic song with a brilliant video
Minneapolis legends !
THANK YOU RHINO FOR FINALLY PUTTING UP THE GREAT QUALITY OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR THIS GREAT TRACK!! DONT TELL A SOUL IS A MASTERPIECE!! HOPEFULLY THE REPLACEMENTS WILL DO A TOUR AND DO THE COMPLETE ALBUM IN IT'S COMPLETE FORM!!
Ummm ... yeah ... HUGE Mats fan and Tim, PTMM, DTAS, and the last one whatever it was called all came out when I was in JC or College ... and DTAS is pretty much their worst album, even the last one was (Solo Westerberg in all but name) better IMHO ... this tune, darlin' one, talent show (aka Portland), and the one GREAT song Achin' To Be were the only good songs on it. Sad to say, it was a pathetic sell-out attempt that pains me to this day. Most say Let It Be was the apex, and while it's GREAT, I say Tim & PTMM are better albums overall ... I drove off to college at San Luis Obispo in 1986, with nearly all my shit in my car ... I was rocking the first Femmes album, Standing On A Beach, Tim, The Unforgettable Fire, Change (The Alarm) and Fables of the Reconstruction the whole way ... never forget my trip down and the Mats were with me throughout school, along with REM, The Cure, The Smiths, and of course U2 ... my constant companions. First album I bought once I actually arrived at my College town ... Lifes Rich Pageant, on cassette, which came out almost exactly when I got to town ... Still have that tape ... don't play cassettes anymore, but that album never gets old.
@@bvaljalo Rock 'n' Roll Ghost and They're Blind are great songs too
you got yer wish mate, is 4 discs enough?
For me, they were easily one of the best of that time/era. Westerberg had something to say. And, they didn't give a shit, which is highly underrated these days. They made great records and were great live. When you're that good, what the label thinks or what critics say is just noise.
Love this Song KROQ
Ah, the memories … feels like a nice, cold glass of water after being parched of thirst.
If it's a temporary lull
Why'm I bored right outta my skull?
Man, I'm dressin' sharp an' feelin' dull
Lonely, I guess that's where I'm from
If I was from Canada
Then I'd best be called lonesome
And if it's just a game
Then I'll break down just in case
Oh yeah, we're runnin' in our last race
Well, I laughed half the way to Tokyo
I dreamt I was Surfer Joe
An' what that means, I don't know
A dream too tired to come true
Left a rebel without a clue
And I'm searching for somethin' to do
And if it's just a game
Then we'll hold hands just the same
So what, we're bleeding but we ain't cut
And I could purge my soul perhaps
For the imminent collapse
Oh yeah, I'll tell you what we could do
You be me for a while
I'll be you
A dream too tired to get to
Left a rebel without a clue
Won't you tell me what I should do?
Oh if it's just a lull
Why'm I bored right outta my skull?
Oh yeah, keep me from feeling so dull
And if it's just a game
Then we'll break down just in case
Then again, I'll tell you what we could do
You be me for a while
You be me for a while
And I'll be you
Greatest band ever
True
Paul, you can be me for awhile. I'm in Indiana working three jobs, paying my bills, driving an '09 Lincoln. I would love to be a faded alt-rock star!
I don't know what it is about this song but I fucking love it.
It’s the song structure. It takes the song a very long time to reach the hook/chorus so it builds a lot of tension because your ear wants it to resolve. Kind of like a delayed orgasm. 😜
Always my favourite, Mr. Westerberg
just incredible. never gets old. the perfect rocknroll tune & the perfect video to match. cheers, boys..
The Mats are my Beatles ❤
Love this song.
Woke up humming this song,and first time watching this fun video! 👣⛱😎
This video deserves 100 million views, not 100,000
Guess you have to watch a few more times. From a unique IP, of course.
You know what is sad... I grew up in MN, in college in early 80s and NEVER saw the Replacements!! Discovered them in 2019... reason? I was a Suburbs fan and of course way before the net...and never had a friend who came by and said...hey listen to this....and the Replacement are WAY better than the Burbs...and that's from a fan...sure wish they had kept their crap together and made it.
I love the replacements ❤❤❤
Great song. It's the reason I became a Mats fan. I was a little late to the game.
Play I will dare my young little son
2020 and still rocking them.