Seriously, Karen was an under-appreciated instrumentalist (drummer), singer and songwriter -- her music may have been too mainstream "poppy" for heavier rock fans, but there was a depth to her lyrics that most pop songs of her times didn't dare have.
@@PedroHenrique-xDso a singer, karen carpenter (the carpenters) passed away after suffering from an eating disorder called anorexia. this song is about her
Such a shocking, haunting song. The best tribute to Karen Carpenter that I've ever heard: ambiguous, guilty, fascinated. And some days I think that Kim Gordon is one of the ultimate rock'n'roll heroines. She's certainly one of MY rock'n'roll heroines, anyway.
Somehow, I always failed to realize this song is about Karen Carpenter. Watching the video, though, it dawned on me. The first time I saw it and noticed those distorted pictures from the Carpenters music videos (namely "We've Only Just Begun" and "Calling Occupants"), it all made so much sense.
Dreaming, dreaming of a girl like me Hey what are you waiting for, feeding, feeding me I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day But I look in the mirror, I'm bigger in every way She said, You aren't never going anywhere You aren't never going anywhere I ain't never going anywhere I ain't never going anywhere I'm in heaven now, I can see you Richard Goodbye Hollywood, goodbye Downey, hello Janis Hello Dennis, Elvis and all my brand new friends I'm so glad you're all here with me, until the very end Dreaming, dreaming of how it's supposed to be But now this tunic's spinning, around my arms and knees I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day But when I open my mouth to sing, I'm bigger in every way She said, You aren't never going anywhere You aren't never going anywhere I ain't never going anywhere I ain't never going anywhere Hey mom! Look I'm up here, I finally made it I'm playing the drums again too Don't be sad, the band doesn't sound half bad And I remember mom, what you said You said honey, you look so under-fed Another green salad, another ice tea There's a tunic in the closet waiting just for me I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day But I look in your eyes, and I'm bigger in every way She said, You aren't never going anywhere You aren't never going anywhere I ain't never going anywhere I ain't never going anywhere Goodbye Richard, gotta go now I'm finally on my own, but Dan's got a gig Keep the love lights glowing, little girl's got the blues I can still hear momma say: "honey don't let it go to your head"
when I was a kid who lived in a small town in Alaska(1990) I felt like the song's mood perfectly fit the depressing, dark, beautiful winters there. the guitar work, kim's voice/lyrics, everything about this song. this one's a masterpiece to me.
Even without knowing what this song is about it makes you feel emotional - but after I found out about Karen Carpenter and what happened to her this song made me almost cry. Such an unfortunate story of an amazing woman killed by society and the pressures of stardom. Huge respect to Kim for giving her a kind of posthumous voice that she was denied while living.
Never listened to Sonic Youth before, just am now because I came across this song as a Karen Carpenter tribute. As a huge Karen Carpenter fan this song is insanely haunting. Even down to the stuffed animals...something Karen collected and kept to her dying day. The lyrics...are like they fell out of the lyrics Karen wanted to sing but was denied the chance of...just like her solo album. I know other fans like to put this song down but they don’t get it...Karen was so much more than “lead sister” she was a woman with a voice denied and subject to horrible emotional and psychological abuse from her mother and (here’s where Carpenters fans will clutch their pearls and then send me nasty DM’s) her brother and to a lesser extent A&M who thought of her only as their virginal pay pig. The world only knows of Richard because of his sister who started recording at 14 (which Richard still won’t release to this day) but you can hear her on the “Magic Lamp” Looking for Love record and her cover of California Dreamin. I’m glad this song exists.
The story of how Karen's solo album was suppressed by A&M and Richard is horrible even now. How she must have felt at that point, who can tell. But, of course it suddenly became eminently releasable once they saw it as a cash cow after her tragic death. And, check out Sonic Youth's version of 'Superstar'. Richard hated it, so it must be good.
As long as I live, there will never be a band as cool as Sonic Youth! Not a band has convinced me to join a fan club to get exclusive cds like SY! SY forever!❤
This entire album has videos for each song. I used to have it on VHS back in the day. Sy have always had close ties to the art world. Their album covers and many videos are by very influential visual artists. Richard Kelly, Richard kern. Those are merely two among many great ones. I love r kern. So, some of their videos are effin out there
Oh yeah, and raymond pettibone. He did the goo album cover. I love him. Hes worked with many influential indie bands. He also did one of the goo videos. Cant recall which one. It was just raymond and sy hanging out basically, I believe
That song gave me the shits! Truly this song is haunted but in good way with total love and respect. If Karen could see this today she would completely approve!
ive always just listened to the guitar symphnny and rhythm of that song. Never realised the literal reality of the lyrics until reading the comments section. Brilliant. Seen the Youth plenty of times. Shame they're no more, a great live experience
same here, listened to the album for the first time a year ago and was mega vibing to the great guitar work, came back to it today and almost cried when I read a bit about Karen and her death
yonasmichaeltv Cosmopolitan LIED...you are already perfect (as is) the way you came out, "Beautiful = Nothing need be added or taken Away." thank U Websters ISH. Oi & Kim Gordan is a God-dess. the end 😘
The subject matter is so sad but this song is so special. Haunting... And the video, it's genius. Sure it's not commercial corporate eye candy, just thank heaven for that.
i did not know at all what Sonic Youth was before I boughta book written by Kim - Girl in the Band , which I bought in Vilnius book fair. Since I am only girl in a bad, I was attracted to read and amybe get some good opinions for myself, but actually I learned way more than that - appreciation for completelly different music :)
This video is pure genius. They are my favorite band but after rewatching this video after a while I feel in love with them again…..Brian Molko was right when he said they are the best rock and roll band ever. I would’t be the same person without them
You may call me a wimp, but I will never ever get over Karen's death. I think Sonic Youth depict the awful, horrible situation frighteningly impressive.
What i like about this band is they can express so many emotions but not in a traditional way. Their songs have something that doesn't is the popular way on how a sad song should sound, but this song for example has something special idk
The stirring feeling of not only growing up with such a haunting song about a woman's battle with a modern disease, from not very long ago, being performed by an innately surreal group, but also when the comment section's latest entries appear over 3 years old.. That's some pre-Pandemic 2019! H-How is everyone these 2022 days ? Nostromo? Come in..
I was born around the time this album was big. So my early memories of life involve a lot of these blurry looking video clips that have psychedelic imagery and loud walls of guitar sounds. It makes me wonder if this is why I see this stuff in my dreams constantly. I live with a little existential fear and I feel as if exiting life will look similar to this.
Sonic Youth rule,best band to come out to,n they couldn't give a stuff,I love this band so much,I saw them In Melbourne and they really are nice people😅
This whole album is the perfect album to run away from home to
Gummy Bugz yall white people are hella crazy
moor murders were definitely insane
90
True
This whole album is the perfect album to stay at home .
ive suffered from anorexia and bulimia for a large portion of my life. this song is almost to painfull for me to listen to but i love it
Have you heard 7st 3lbs by The Manic Street Preachers ? really is intense.
*4st 7lbs
I hope you are okay!
@@KAISER-OUTDOORS you must be like a therapist or something!
don't listen to the lyrics :/
this song has probably one of their best melodic hooks
Just came from The Sprawl, and gotta say...
just came from Stones, and gotta say...
Seriously, Karen was an under-appreciated instrumentalist (drummer), singer and songwriter -- her music may have been too mainstream "poppy" for heavier rock fans, but there was a depth to her lyrics that most pop songs of her times didn't dare have.
A powerful tribute if there ever was one. Sad and haunting but liberating as it gives Karen a voice she was denied while living.
What's the story? ²
@@PedroHenrique-xDso a singer, karen carpenter (the carpenters) passed away after suffering from an eating disorder called anorexia. this song is about her
This song still haunts me. I don't think most people realize what they're listening to, or what it's about.
Embrace the haunt.
Its still an amazing track if they dont.
@@spacecadet622 good point
@@MrHarvey1968 truth!
If you understand Sonic Youth concept, you know, trust me! hehe.
Such a shocking, haunting song. The best tribute to Karen Carpenter that I've ever heard: ambiguous, guilty, fascinated. And some days I think that Kim Gordon is one of the ultimate rock'n'roll heroines. She's certainly one of MY rock'n'roll heroines, anyway.
Don't do heroin kids
Even tho she can't sing for shit?!
Agreed, hip hip
@@duckbrew Many of the greatest, most innovative voices in rock 'n' roll aren't great singers. So what''s that prove? 😉
ShanghaiRooster it’s about the message, art doesn’t need to be pretty if it still conveys a message.
Listening to this while in recovery from ana is so painful yet so beautiful at the same time. I love sonic youth
im so anxious every time i listen to it but its so good help
@@page882 hdhfhd same
❤
You said honey, you look so underfed. That's one of only two songs that ever made me cry. The other is Motorhead 1916. 52yo male here.
The guitar work on this track is on another level 👌
the whole rhythm section is fucking madness
"You look so under-fed" Kim and Karen, two very different people musically but empathy oozes throughout. Only the Sonics. 👌
Somehow, I always failed to realize this song is about Karen Carpenter.
Watching the video, though, it dawned on me. The first time I saw it and noticed those distorted pictures from the Carpenters music videos (namely "We've Only Just Begun" and "Calling Occupants"), it all made so much sense.
Dreaming, dreaming of a girl like me
Hey what are you waiting for, feeding, feeding me
I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day
But I look in the mirror, I'm bigger in every way
She said,
You aren't never going anywhere
You aren't never going anywhere
I ain't never going anywhere
I ain't never going anywhere
I'm in heaven now, I can see you Richard
Goodbye Hollywood, goodbye Downey, hello Janis
Hello Dennis, Elvis and all my brand new friends
I'm so glad you're all here with me, until the very end
Dreaming, dreaming of how it's supposed to be
But now this tunic's spinning, around my arms and knees
I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day
But when I open my mouth to sing, I'm bigger in every way
She said,
You aren't never going anywhere
You aren't never going anywhere
I ain't never going anywhere
I ain't never going anywhere
Hey mom! Look I'm up here, I finally made it
I'm playing the drums again too
Don't be sad, the band doesn't sound half bad
And I remember mom, what you said
You said honey, you look so under-fed
Another green salad, another ice tea
There's a tunic in the closet waiting just for me
I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day
But I look in your eyes, and I'm bigger in every way
She said,
You aren't never going anywhere
You aren't never going anywhere
I ain't never going anywhere
I ain't never going anywhere
Goodbye Richard, gotta go now
I'm finally on my own, but Dan's got a gig
Keep the love lights glowing, little girl's got the blues
I can still hear momma say: "honey don't let it go to your head"
when I was a kid who lived in a small town in Alaska(1990) I felt like the song's mood perfectly fit the depressing, dark, beautiful winters there. the guitar work, kim's voice/lyrics, everything about this song. this one's a masterpiece to me.
Even without knowing what this song is about it makes you feel emotional - but after I found out about Karen Carpenter and what happened to her this song made me almost cry. Such an unfortunate story of an amazing woman killed by society and the pressures of stardom. Huge respect to Kim for giving her a kind of posthumous voice that she was denied while living.
to me this is by far their best song - still gives me this chills
I have alot more respect for Kim for doing this, touchy subject, scary and real, props girl
Your avatar is a skeleton. Logical you love Sonic Shit and this mediocre joke about anorexy and death
This song to this day STILL shakes me to my core. Goosebumps from start to finish.
This song is the only song that makes me cry. Rest in peace Karen, wherever you are I hope you're happy and we all love you. ❤️
P.s, thank you Kim for coming up with these lyrics and letting people hear her story.
Hits deep
A great tribute to Karen. Amazing song, amazing band... You aren't ever going anywhere.
huge respect to them for this song
Never listened to Sonic Youth before, just am now because I came across this song as a Karen Carpenter tribute.
As a huge Karen Carpenter fan this song is insanely haunting. Even down to the stuffed animals...something Karen collected and kept to her dying day. The lyrics...are like they fell out of the lyrics Karen wanted to sing but was denied the chance of...just like her solo album. I know other fans like to put this song down but they don’t get it...Karen was so much more than “lead sister” she was a woman with a voice denied and subject to horrible emotional and psychological abuse from her mother and (here’s where Carpenters fans will clutch their pearls and then send me nasty DM’s) her brother and to a lesser extent A&M who thought of her only as their virginal pay pig. The world only knows of Richard because of his sister who started recording at 14 (which Richard still won’t release to this day) but you can hear her on the “Magic Lamp” Looking for Love record and her cover of California Dreamin.
I’m glad this song exists.
Check out the song "Kool Thing" on this same record.
The story of how Karen's solo album was suppressed by A&M and Richard is horrible even now. How she must have felt at that point, who can tell. But, of course it suddenly became eminently releasable once they saw it as a cash cow after her tragic death.
And, check out Sonic Youth's version of 'Superstar'. Richard hated it, so it must be good.
enjoy this great band. they have many albums. hope you like them.
L
one of the better bands on planet earth
As long as I live, there will never be a band as cool as Sonic Youth! Not a band has convinced me to join a fan club to get exclusive cds like SY! SY forever!❤
i've never seen their videos. they're fucking creepy and weird. i like it
TrollsAreGonnaTroll same
This entire album has videos for each song. I used to have it on VHS back in the day. Sy have always had close ties to the art world. Their album covers and many videos are by very influential visual artists. Richard Kelly, Richard kern. Those are merely two among many great ones. I love r kern. So, some of their videos are effin out there
Oh yeah, and raymond pettibone. He did the goo album cover. I love him. Hes worked with many influential indie bands. He also did one of the goo videos. Cant recall which one. It was just raymond and sy hanging out basically, I believe
The bit where they juxtaposed Kim's face over the skeleton is legitimately creepy decades later.
That song gave me the shits! Truly this song is haunted but in good way with total love and respect.
If Karen could see this today she would completely approve!
ive always just listened to the guitar symphnny and rhythm of that song. Never realised the literal reality of the lyrics until reading the comments section. Brilliant. Seen the Youth plenty of times. Shame they're no more, a great live experience
same here, listened to the album for the first time a year ago and was mega vibing to the great guitar work, came back to it today and almost cried when I read a bit about Karen and her death
i feel like i'm disappearing
getting smaller every day
then i look in the mirror
i'm bigger in every way
yonasmichaeltv Cosmopolitan LIED...you are already perfect (as is) the way you came out, "Beautiful = Nothing need be added or taken Away." thank U Websters ISH. Oi & Kim Gordan is a God-dess. the end 😘
The subject matter is so sad but this song is so special. Haunting... And the video, it's genius. Sure it's not commercial corporate eye candy, just thank heaven for that.
It's just like 6 minutes of trance when I put this song on anytime...
for me its like 4 of trance and 2 of chorus kicking in clarity (sorry for the weird way i put it in but im solidly crossed rn)
This song is heavy. Lyrically and emotionally
Goodbye Richard! Keep the Lovelines flowin'!...what an intense, dark, yet beautiful track. Kim loved Karen.
Its nice to know that a band can break when they hit their 40's.
God I miss this band SOOOO much ! Please bring them back to us!!❤❤❤
The whole 'Goo' album is an exercise in beautiful darkness
1:50 there's just something so raw about that riff there that I can't put my finger on. That guy really knew something about life
Kim is such a rockstar. If we were lovers we would have torn each other apart, both physically and mentally.
Oh yeah, my favorite bands... Scion Youth
Why are they not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Because the rnr hall of fame is fucking bullshit. I hope they refuse if if they ever get it. Its meaningless
Perhaps because most people have never heard of them
Beyond Karen’s story I think that song is also an analogy about eighties model’s beauty pattern. I love Sonic Youth
Increible cancion y escalofriante video. Solo Sonic Youth puede hacer estas obras de arte. Thank you,Sonic Youth!! Rip Karen
i did not know at all what Sonic Youth was before I boughta book written by Kim - Girl in the Band , which I bought in Vilnius book fair. Since I am only girl in a bad, I was attracted to read and amybe get some good opinions for myself, but actually I learned way more than that - appreciation for completelly different music :)
One of 5 their best songs .
I love that bass.
Sonic Youth fan for 26 years now and still love em. Never saw this video before tho.
Nothing makes me cry, but this song does it easily.
Whenever i hear this song it just hurts my soul :'(
Classic Youth from Goo
Love that album and the time it came from
I love Karen Carpenter & I love Kim Gordon & Sonic Youth.
Yes! Same here!!
L'attacco di batteria e chitarra fa sognare . Distorti e melodici come nessun altro. Vi adoro
This is one of my favorite songs by sonic youth. Kim is such a badass
Yeah the 3 dudes who make this song a fucking rock masterpiece also helped lol
Uffff temazo! La letra oscura, el video me encanta, amo esta canción ❤️
Un homenaje grandioso a Karen Carpenter.
love this 90s'retro quality
Oh shut up, Millennial.
michelle casada uh it is 90s lol
@@Blackheathenly More of a Gen Z thing to say, I feel like (if you buy into all that "generation" crap, that is).
It's the summer of 1990 and Sonic Youth are in session for the late great John Peel. And they play this...
fuck me with a chainsaw I thought this was on Sister god damn
still, after so long, this sounds just as fresh and amazing as it did years ago...
This album meant so much to me at the time, and I always go back to ut
I really love this song, it's PERFECT. Lyrics are amazing.
In all my years how could I miss this one.
This video is pure genius. They are my favorite band but after rewatching this video after a while I feel in love with them again…..Brian Molko was right when he said they are the best rock and roll band ever. I would’t be the same person without them
I am right with you until "Best rock band". I would say "Best of the underrated and unappreciated" rock bands. Pure ponder music in my mind
Way before the radioheads there was sonic youth..
A haunting song.
totally agree
Huseyin Akgocmen bul beni
You may call me a wimp, but I will never ever get over Karen's death. I think Sonic Youth depict the awful, horrible situation frighteningly impressive.
emergencyrecorders she's not dead
Evan Zamba Karen is the person referenced in the song, not the singer
Such a talented musician and my favorite drummer!
I'm guessing you're over 50, or...?
55
Memorable! Hermosa canción. SY mi favorito de todas las épocas
od czasu jak usłyszałem ich po raz pierwszy, lat temu 20 - wciąż brzmią wspaniale ! ! ! Dzięki SY :-)
Farewell, Sonic Youth. Thank you for songs like this one.
Minha eterna banda!
I love Sonic Youth since 1990 ❤❤❤❤
Still so bloody good even after all these years!
1:37 for some reason this moment still plays in my ears after so many years
I feel like I'm disappearing getting smaller everyday ... RIP Karen Carpenter, wherever in the cosmos u r. Kim Gordon u r my mother, hero, saint etc
This was the first Sonic Youth song I ever heard.
one of my favorite song ever. ever.
Efectos especiales by: Chespirito
jajajaja
@Adrián Rangel De Luna me sorprende que te sorprendas o quizás solo eres lenta
El vídeo fue dirigido por Enrique Segoviano
They don't count with my astucia
@@Melvinator JAJSJAJAJ
What i like about this band is they can express so many emotions but not in a traditional way. Their songs have something that doesn't is the popular way on how a sad song should sound, but this song for example has something special idk
I love this song so much
my favorite band
The stirring feeling of not only growing up with such a haunting song about a woman's battle with a modern disease, from not very long ago, being performed by an innately surreal group, but also when the comment section's latest entries appear over 3 years old.. That's some pre-Pandemic 2019!
H-How is everyone these 2022 days ?
Nostromo? Come in..
i'm here!
Anorexia's been known since late victorian times, I wouldn't describe that as modern.
@@nedwantshisbed The illness is what's modern.
@@impeachy1518 I don't follow
I was born around the time this album was big. So my early memories of life involve a lot of these blurry looking video clips that have psychedelic imagery and loud walls of guitar sounds. It makes me wonder if this is why I see this stuff in my dreams constantly. I live with a little existential fear and I feel as if exiting life will look similar to this.
When was this MV? Discription says 2004 but it looks out of the 90s
@@micaela7159 no idea, I presume within the year the album came out which was July, 1990
GOO is one of my all time favorite albums.
one of the best music videos!!ever!!!
I love how I had a food commercial before this song😅
Yeesh
this is about as perfect as it gets. love it...
One of my favorite songs, first time I heard this was almost 15 years ago
First time I heard this song 1991 when it came out should I feel old
Adoro Sonic Youth e também adoro todis os clips, mas esse pra mim é o melhor de todos!
Anos 90 foi a melhor decada pra ser adolescente .😎
Love this song. I can't say anything else.. sad, sad.
"I'm finally on my own"
You're such a gemstone
Still love this song so much 🔥
LITTLE GIRL'S GOT THE BLUES
love your sound....for ever and ever
Fucking amazing guitar work
Thurston Moore is great
I’ve loved this intense, terrifying, beautiful song since it came out, but I never saw the video until just now. Dammmmmmn!
Fantastic!
Oh my gosh I love this song! I want to send this out to my mom! I think it's brilliant!
Can't stop listening to this
Love it. I always have.
If a Sonic Youth song has a female first name in the title, you know its going to be a banger
Que canción tan espectacular!! Sonic Youth rules
love u guys
This song is such a jam!
Really fookin ace!!!
Sonic Youth rule,best band to come out to,n they couldn't give a stuff,I love this band so much,I saw them In Melbourne and they really are nice people😅
Love it.