Ladytron - Seventeen [Official Music Video]

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  • "Seventeen" by Ladytron | Listen or download here: ladytron.ffm.to/seventeen
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    Lyrics:
    They only want you when you're seventeen
    When you're twenty-one
    You're no fun
    They take a polaroid and let you go
    Say they'll let you know
    So come on
    We only want you when you're seventeen
    When you're twenty-one
    You're no fun
    #Ladytron
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  • @user-sy9il3tc5p
    @user-sy9il3tc5p Před 3 lety +10567

    “You can’t make a good song with two lines”
    Ladytron: hold my birthday candles

  • @gemapais7082
    @gemapais7082 Před 3 lety +7486

    Im 17 atm, can’t wait to come back to this at 21
    (Edit) thanks for the likes I’ve never gotten so many, I hope you guys are doing well

    • @sunflower0243
      @sunflower0243 Před 3 lety +272

      18 rn and shitting myself because im close to being 20

    • @lunastar6857
      @lunastar6857 Před 3 lety +131

      @@sunflower0243 I just turned 20 and I listened to this song when I was 17 🥲

    • @imsugar
      @imsugar Před 3 lety +41

      i’m 18 ☹️

    • @nana-tn8tx
      @nana-tn8tx Před 3 lety +37

      @@sunflower0243 me too, I am not ready to be a grown up at all ;-;

    • @tdannemaria
      @tdannemaria Před 3 lety +19

      i'm 17 and i'm 18 in september chile

  • @bobatea3911
    @bobatea3911 Před 3 lety +11199

    this isnt just a critique abt the fashion industry. its ALSO abt society's beauty standards and how men feel abt women aging

    • @aliaboulekema-amraoui5317
      @aliaboulekema-amraoui5317 Před 3 lety +71

      Thank you

    • @bow_wow_wow
      @bow_wow_wow Před 3 lety +175

      That's ludicrous. What 21 year old woman had any trouble whatsoever attracting male attention?

    • @cherrygloombae
      @cherrygloombae Před 3 lety +590

      @@bow_wow_wow is this a joke or...?

    • @bobatea3911
      @bobatea3911 Před 3 lety +359

      @@bow_wow_wow shut up male

    • @chindvids
      @chindvids Před 3 lety +31

      What about the Polaroid and let you go line?

  • @tinyghost8921
    @tinyghost8921 Před 3 lety +2289

    I see people arguing about whether it's predatory behavior or the fashion industry and I say: why can't it be both?

    • @brissywink
      @brissywink Před 3 lety +64

      It can be both but it's actually about the fashion industry lol. That's just the truth. It's open to interpretation but people claiming they know the meaning behind it and ignoring it's actually about the fashion industry are dumb.

    • @whatisthis1958
      @whatisthis1958 Před 2 lety +24

      @@brissywink I mean, i kinda get why they might ignore the fashion industry side of it though? . A lot of the newer people here who found this from on tiktok and other platforms view it that way do so because they resonate with that reading of the lyrics, usually due to personal experience. I personally resonate more with is as being about predatory behaviour despite knowing the original purpose of the song, because other people will take different things out of a given piece of media depending on their own experiences, and people will interpret it differently throughout time since they grow up in different environments. For a group of people who grew up on the internet, it's no surprise that they take the predatory aspect of this song as their own interpretation considering how many kids were groomed online, especially during lockdown (rates rose by 40% in my country if I remember right). Someone who grew up when this song was originally made, however, might have less contact with the internet, since it was vastly different to how it is now, and more focused with traditional forms of fashion/entertainment consumption, and it seemed like the fashion industry had a much larger presence. New listeners won't resonate with the original message as much as this newer interpretation, so it's less they're ignoring the meaning and more they either don't even pick up on that meaning or personally resonate more with the newer one

    • @graybarta9119
      @graybarta9119 Před 2 lety +33

      To be fair there is a disturbing overlap

    • @karlmichaelsahagun7121
      @karlmichaelsahagun7121 Před 2 lety +49

      There's predatory in fashion industry, that's my catch on this masterpiece

    • @ramenwithaliens5431
      @ramenwithaliens5431 Před 2 lety

      Ong

  • @justinreyes5042
    @justinreyes5042 Před 5 lety +696

    My mom hated my indie teenage taste in music...except this one she loved this song...

    • @Lee-rs3kk
      @Lee-rs3kk Před 3 lety +20

      May be because it uses the exact backround baseline from Visage's Fade to Grey, she must've known that track from the eighties. Absolute banger, so take a listen if ya feel like it.

  • @lysergicgirll
    @lysergicgirll Před 11 lety +4624

    "they take a polaroid and let you go, say theyll let you know"
    this is totally a song about the fashion industry.

    • @Heidinski0
      @Heidinski0 Před 4 lety +45

      lysergicgirll totally! model life

    • @KitKatLMFAO
      @KitKatLMFAO Před 3 lety +103

      Its about the modeling industry.

    • @EinsZwo0
      @EinsZwo0 Před 3 lety +21

      would not happen today, though. its way to deep for todays level of criticism.

    • @stevehallman8378
      @stevehallman8378 Před 3 lety +6

      It’s about Gaetz.

    • @DA-ol2ey
      @DA-ol2ey Před 3 lety +24

      its about drugs fashion mocking american fashion and capitalism.

  • @evagibson2789
    @evagibson2789 Před 3 lety +9569

    It's not just about the fashion industry, it's about predatory behavior

    • @marjorieangilau1858
      @marjorieangilau1858 Před 3 lety +181

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @sarahougnou3490
      @sarahougnou3490 Před 3 lety +506

      i thought the same thing. minors often get catcalled and sexually assaulted more than adults

    • @suzannejane1035
      @suzannejane1035 Před 3 lety +62

      Absolutely. I got into this when it came out but it's still so relevant.

    • @Chuythedragqueen
      @Chuythedragqueen Před 3 lety +29

      It’s tiktok ruining a good song

    • @whatsupchickentender1399
      @whatsupchickentender1399 Před 3 lety +104

      @@Chuythedragqueen no you're just sensitive and don't know how to have your own thoughts

  • @ccuuppiidd
    @ccuuppiidd Před 3 lety +820

    This hits hard while dancing in your room in barely clothing

  • @cloudymoonliqht9629
    @cloudymoonliqht9629 Před 3 lety +874

    Im glad this song is getting more attention

    • @--BACKTFUP
      @--BACKTFUP Před 3 lety +5

      Hello fellow barb😩

    • @--BACKTFUP
      @--BACKTFUP Před 3 lety +2

      I meant hello* oops

    • @cloudymoonliqht9629
      @cloudymoonliqht9629 Před 3 lety +5

      @@--BACKTFUP Heyy bestie 🥴

    • @yusufgazi7
      @yusufgazi7 Před 2 lety

      Cringe

    • @luis-lp2qk
      @luis-lp2qk Před 2 lety +1

      @@yusufgazi7 WTF DOES IT GIVE YOU CRINGE JUST BECAUSE A PERSON SAID THAT THIS GLAD THAT THE SONG HAS MORE ATTENTION??

  • @Monikanoid
    @Monikanoid Před 6 lety +3110

    'Seventeen' is about modeling agencies.
    "They only want you when you're 17, when you're 21 you're no fun."
    This is exactly how modeling agencies work. When you're 17 you're young enough to not have fully developed female curves yet, perfect for that skinny catwalk look, and old enough to legally work without all the parental hassle. When you're 21 you're considered an adult, have more female curves, plus harder to work with because of an adult mindset, as in knowing this is not a career you want to pursue, busy with university and (jealous) boyfriends.
    "They take a polaroid and let you go, say they'll let you know, so come on."
    17 year olds go knocking on doors at modeling agencies, full of hope, thinking they're gonna be the next big thing. In reality you're just girl #186 that day. So they'll just take a quick Polaroid photo of you, write down your info on the back and they literally say "We'll let you know.." Just like any job interview, so yeah, come on..
    All the young girls dancing in the observation room are resembling the hundreds of applications the agencies get on a daily basis, the staff walks around, keep making the application pile (all the Polaroids from the past few days) smaller and smaller till there is just one left, the best girl of that pile, who they might hire.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 Před 5 lety +83

      Thanks for explaining the inherently obvious lyrics.

    • @CorHellekin
      @CorHellekin Před 5 lety +212

      Damn guys they didn't offend anyone by explaining it so why are y'all bitching about?

    • @roachey
      @roachey Před 5 lety +74

      @Blood Beryl Well I didn't really get it. Klk's comment was helpful.

    • @mawtagasolais9624
      @mawtagasolais9624 Před 4 lety +25

      @@CorHellekin you are awesome. For real. It's like u commented my comment. I would be friends with you over whatever gulf, if adults did that. Be easy.

    • @CorHellekin
      @CorHellekin Před 4 lety +20

      @@mawtagasolais9624 oh my, you really flatter me. Thank you a lot.

  • @h3so967
    @h3so967 Před 3 lety +140

    Even the singing starts at exactly 0:17

  • @aereoneatss5590
    @aereoneatss5590 Před 3 lety +4197

    This song reminds me of predators. how they want to prey on you because you’re young but as you get older your no fun because you know what they're doing.

    • @johnroberts981
      @johnroberts981 Před 3 lety +119

      That was my first impression but now the Fashion industry has been mentioned I definitely see that now. At my age and proportions fashion is the last thing I'm interested in - does the clothing stretch and last two outings between laundry visit 😆
      Seriously though, I've just recently 'discovered' this song (or my woeful memory exhibiting itself again!) but it's a catchy tune innit 👍

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn Před 3 lety +11

      Get off of TikTok and get a life.

    • @aereoneatss5590
      @aereoneatss5590 Před 3 lety +84

      @@ALT-vz3jn huh?

    • @IFARTED09
      @IFARTED09 Před 3 lety +54

      @@ALT-vz3jn wtf, u ok?

    • @Li-ou6mc
      @Li-ou6mc Před 3 lety +54

      @@ALT-vz3jn how tf does this have to do with anything

  • @nettlecider
    @nettlecider Před 7 lety +418

    one of the shortest lyrics and yet there artists nowadays who cannot put more meaning in their 6-album-long discographies

    • @screwyoumoon
      @screwyoumoon Před 3 lety +16

      Yep! And they get creative with their limited lyrics, the instrumental is really nice honestly

    • @Taylor-pz1mo
      @Taylor-pz1mo Před 3 lety +2

      This is so damn fucking true....

    • @Taylor-pz1mo
      @Taylor-pz1mo Před 3 lety +4

      It takes a mind that thinks differently to understand and come up with this someone else would make a long song that would probably not be good. But this hits so much harder because its only 2 sentences and deeper than most songs...

  • @makaylarae735
    @makaylarae735 Před 3 lety +1168

    people who are arguing about the message behind the song are failing to realize that the modeling industry and societal beauty standards go hand in hand. it relates to p*dophilia bc standards for women are that they are hairless, appear young, etc. ALSO there will be different interpretations of art bc everyone perceives things differently:)

    • @garlicbread6947
      @garlicbread6947 Před 2 lety +60

      THANK YOU, I feel like people forget that a song can have multiple meanings without invalidating each other

    • @Yesbsygs726
      @Yesbsygs726 Před 2 lety +5

      Why do ppl care for the looks like I just don’t get it like there’s one person who can stop all of this but idc about the look idk why ppl care about the looks it’s not what is about the outside it’s what’s inside and what u think like:/

    • @blonded_ari
      @blonded_ari Před 2 lety +5

      literally

    • @Cheetahlover
      @Cheetahlover Před 2 lety +3

      That’s not the beauty standards for women. It’s just the opposite of being a man. Being hairy is associated with testosterone and masculinity and also men like big b00bs/4ss which isn’t like children

    • @Felipe-jq6pi
      @Felipe-jq6pi Před 2 lety +5

      more like ephebophilia

  • @ClarkyWarky
    @ClarkyWarky Před 3 lety +738

    This song has such a darker undertone into 2020...

    • @av.5632
      @av.5632 Před 3 lety +9

      Why?

    • @ogi1337
      @ogi1337 Před 3 lety +2

      what's your interpretation

    • @Ella-ks7jp
      @Ella-ks7jp Před 3 lety +134

      are u talking about the infamous 'female attractiveness vs age' graph? truely sickening....

    • @catnip6731
      @catnip6731 Před 3 lety +17

      @@Ella-ks7jp shit made me sick fr

    • @gestimo6168
      @gestimo6168 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Ella-ks7jp where may I find this graph, I searched it up but didn't see anything too out of place?

  • @chutrash3348
    @chutrash3348 Před 3 lety +5149

    The women beauty standards are literally just traits of children. Men are seen attractive once they get facial hair, deeper voices, taller and stronger, ect. Yet a women is cute when she has a high voice, skinny, clear skin, no body hair, ect.
    And honestly I'm sick of it.

    • @str4wb3rry_x28
      @str4wb3rry_x28 Před 3 lety +670

      @@derek12115 This is just straight up the discription of a child, you can't deny that

    • @chutrash3348
      @chutrash3348 Před 3 lety +499

      @@derek12115 Why are the qualities of children portrayed as feminine? Society didn't just wake up one day and choose it. Do you not see the problem with this??

    • @chutrash3348
      @chutrash3348 Před 3 lety +420

      @@derek12115 You're speaking cap at this point. Yes, the average man is stronger than the average woman. However, women have higher pain tolerance due to the fact they have to give birth. This whole "men need to protect women" narrative isn't backed up by biology, its centuries worth of social construct. "Less hair to keep them warm" you just sound like a creep. "Weaker to protect them" tell me you're a mysogenist without telling me you're a mysogenist.

    • @chutrash3348
      @chutrash3348 Před 3 lety +256

      @@derek12115 I'm talking about how problematic it is that women who have the properties of children are seen as feminine. Sure some men protected women back years ago but the beauty standards for women weren't made for those reasons. For example, women having shaved legs and arms only began to be the normal for women during the war when industries began to shame women for not shaving in order to get more sales. The 'oblivious, naive and stupid' traits that are supposed to be seen as feminine have nothing to do with the fact men 'need to protect women'. If anything, its to control us. Someone easy to manipulate.

    • @chutrash3348
      @chutrash3348 Před 3 lety +125

      @@derek12115 Then leave😐

  • @samharper5881
    @samharper5881 Před 8 lety +5589

    I think they're trying to say that they only want you when you're seventeen and that when you're twenty-one, you're no fun. Reading between the lines, that's the impression I'm getting.

    • @hal0spartanii7dn
      @hal0spartanii7dn Před 8 lety +339

      +Sad MapSalesman so deep I found oil

    • @1skcusebutuoy1
      @1skcusebutuoy1 Před 8 lety +316

      +Sam Harper They also are saying they always take a Polaroid, let you go, and say they'll let you know. However, the ultimate outcome is unclear.

    • @azynkron
      @azynkron Před 8 lety +26

      +Sam Harper You could also say you can only watch someone that is 17 from behind a screen

    • @Garboskindredspirit
      @Garboskindredspirit Před 8 lety +42

      I would say that's an accurate assessment. . .

    •  Před 8 lety +53

      My good sir, I think you have just managed to discover the Philosophers Stone.

  • @DF19726
    @DF19726 Před 6 lety +1600

    The song is a critique of the fashion industry, and their standards when recruiting models. It's unbelievable that so few people figured that out.

    • @carlosbanaschek1949
      @carlosbanaschek1949 Před 3 lety +9

      Prada vibes as i sad

    • @twitch1986mp3
      @twitch1986mp3 Před 3 lety +78

      i thought it was ab gr00m1ng

    • @imsugar
      @imsugar Před 3 lety +7

      @@user-Bubu no lol it’s about the modeling industry.

    • @pearl9731
      @pearl9731 Před 3 lety +23

      @@twitch1986mp3 could be interpreted that way

    • @ischl420
      @ischl420 Před 3 lety +15

      Thats why this song is so good, there are so many ways you can interpreted it

  • @mikemnemonic311
    @mikemnemonic311 Před 3 lety +4390

    They only want you when you're 2017, when you're 2021 your no fun!

  • @abbyagust
    @abbyagust Před rokem +36

    Writing this at 17. In a month and a half, I'll be 18, graduated, and going off to college. I haven't had a boyfriend, but I have gone to one singular party that I was invited to, but it was kind of mid as I went by myself. I went to homecoming, also alone, and I kind of intend on going to prom. I have about two true friends, and a couple of acquaintances, which will all change after school is over. Losing friends is something I'm willing to accept, as I know that I need to branch out and find people that are *really* for me. I have never been assaulted and hope to remain that way. I'm about 8th in my class when it comes to grades and I will be going to a nice university. I'm scared for the future. My fitness isn't ideal right now, but I'm at a "healthy" BMI.
    To the me who's reading this at 21, let me tell you this. As long as you're doing your best, that's all that matters. How you do anything is how you do everything, but it's ok to let yourself have a break once in a while. Eat good food, don't disrespect your body, listen to BTS, find good people you can trust, read books, study hard, talk to people, go to therapy, exercise once in a while, write poetry, write books, keep pursuing your passions, don't freak out about aging, and PLEASE manage a budget. You have tons of life left to live, even if it's when you're old. My grandpa is currently in intensive care, and I worry for his life. Whether he is still alive when you read this, I'm not sure, but please don't hang onto loss. Your loved ones would want you to live your best life while keeping them in your memories. Please love yourself

  • @thequeenbox9883
    @thequeenbox9883 Před 4 lety +641

    I'm 17 now, I'll be back to cry when I'm 21
    UPDATE: turned 21 October 8th and I was too drunk to even cry so☠️

    • @omar-fu2lq
      @omar-fu2lq Před 3 lety +25

      You'll most likely forget

    • @muze7171
      @muze7171 Před 3 lety +21

      Every week I’ll come back to remind you

    • @silasrath190
      @silasrath190 Před 3 lety +9

      If you see this, I’m not letting you forget

    • @fakename5400
      @fakename5400 Před 3 lety +5

      @@muze7171 I’ll remind to you come back every week

    • @muze7171
      @muze7171 Před 3 lety +22

      Happy 18!

  • @blonded_ari
    @blonded_ari Před 2 lety +43

    this song legit has like two lines and still has so many valid points

  • @Drkane_
    @Drkane_ Před 4 lety +497

    They only want you when you're seventeen
    When you're twenty-one
    You're no fun
    Prince Andrew agrees.

    • @ptonpc
      @ptonpc Před 3 lety +3

      In his case the younger the better. Allegedly ahem...

    • @leelabizbee
      @leelabizbee Před 3 lety +8

      Shouldn't laugh but 😄😄 durty boy!

    • @janedoe-hq9vn
      @janedoe-hq9vn Před 3 lety

      Oh snap!

    • @mattweeeee
      @mattweeeee Před 3 lety +2

      This needs more likes.......and cowbell.

    • @mantan9400
      @mantan9400 Před 3 lety

      And the infamous Prince Andrew Duke of York. I wonder why Wikipedia keeps taking addition to the Duke of York entries...

  • @SammySchmid
    @SammySchmid Před 3 lety +94

    was into this when i was 16 and now i'm 28 :) great.

  • @imogenn3641
    @imogenn3641 Před 10 lety +1693

    I distinctly remember being into this song when I was 17. Coincidentally I just bumped into this video again and I'm 21.
    Aghhh depressing.

    • @imogenn3641
      @imogenn3641 Před 10 lety +30

      I will try, my friend!
      Unfortunately we do not realise how young we were until we're older.

    • @arthurdent6828
      @arthurdent6828 Před 6 lety +33

      And now you're 24. Soon you'll be 40..... Still depressed?

    • @Nameless-dw5nv
      @Nameless-dw5nv Před 6 lety +3

      You have been no fun for over 4 years now...

    • @wesleyrosa6122
      @wesleyrosa6122 Před 5 lety +2

      So come on..

    • @emzee4742
      @emzee4742 Před 5 lety +9

      I used to listen to this when i was 17,too,and now I'm 24. i honestly hate my life and i only have 2 decent friends now,whatayagunnado though lol.

  • @nosumi9881
    @nosumi9881 Před 3 lety +132

    Thanks tiktok, I come to hear this song every day

    • @jinx17
      @jinx17 Před 3 lety +7

      This is a tiktok song now? I feel oldddd lol

    • @nosumi9881
      @nosumi9881 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jinx17 yea lol

    • @rodriguezmarcos4988
      @rodriguezmarcos4988 Před 3 lety

      @@jinx17 no one cares

    • @jinx17
      @jinx17 Před 3 lety +13

      @@rodriguezmarcos4988 mind your business then homeboy

    • @rodriguezmarcos4988
      @rodriguezmarcos4988 Před 3 lety

      @@jinx17 no I don’t understand why adults keep saying I’m getting old

  • @julsll5870
    @julsll5870 Před 3 lety +236

    I love this song but I cant help but hear the roblox sound when you die in the background💀

  • @roserosse9737
    @roserosse9737 Před 3 lety +2001

    I feel really bad cause I discovered this really good song thanks to tiktok😫 I failed

  • @LongLiveInspiration
    @LongLiveInspiration Před 9 lety +733

    I think this song is talking about how when you're younger, you are easy to mold, but as you get a little older and understand the world better, you are able to question authority and stand up for yourself and not do everything you're told, so it's less fun for the people who were once in power over you. Could apply to the modeling industry as well, as you can hear them sing about the whole polaroid thing. very interesting song! :)

    • @larrbaII
      @larrbaII Před 9 lety +11

      LongLiveInspiration
      Yes that is what the song inplys.--"IF you’re young you'r ok-- when you get "wise" you need to go".
      Too bad a lot of what happens in this world today people beleave what they see on the news as fact, but are deseved.

    • @JustWickedSwede
      @JustWickedSwede Před 8 lety +7

      +LongLiveInspiration I think people are questioning authorities more as young. I wish I questioned as much today as I did back then.

    • @thegayestgoth
      @thegayestgoth Před 8 lety +14

      Sort of. It's actually about the modeling industry. 17 is the peak age for modeling. At 21, you've grown up a bit much to continue looking "fresh-faced".

    • @JackSquat1
      @JackSquat1 Před 8 lety

      +LongLiveInspiration no

    • @LongLiveInspiration
      @LongLiveInspiration Před 8 lety +2

      Jack Squat very intelligent interpretation

  • @selenan4140
    @selenan4140 Před rokem +321

    I’m 21 and disturbingly I get less attention than when I was 17. Hearing this song gives be chills. It makes me sad.

    • @Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce
      @Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce Před rokem +26

      Understandable, but 21 is still very young. I wouldn't start feeling that sad until you hit 30...lol. That's when you can rightfully say "Damn, I feel old" (and also start yelling at teenagers that pass by to get off your lawn).
      But seriously, I hope you enjoy your 20's. I wish I could redo my 20's.

    • @selenan4140
      @selenan4140 Před rokem +3

      @@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce id enjoy it more if I wasn’t so depressed 😅😅😅

    • @Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce
      @Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce Před rokem +10

      @@selenan4140 Man...my reply is about to sound really generic, lol, but I mean it with the bottom of my heart. I know how it feels to feel be depressed (I still have depression that I never was able to "fix") but I hope you find something in your life that makes you feel better and makes life feel enjoyable for you. And that doesn't have to be another person (like a boyfriend or girlfriend). It could just be a best friend, or even you could be happy on your own with a really fun hobby. I do hope you have some close friends though that you can rely on. I think I've talked too much already, lol, but I hope things get better for you :).

    • @selenan4140
      @selenan4140 Před rokem +1

      @@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce thank you for your support 💕

    • @Lilliathi
      @Lilliathi Před rokem +4

      @@selenan4140
      Go do and see as much stuff as possible. Even if your depression prevents you from enjoying it, you'll thank yourself later.

  • @mmiller6342
    @mmiller6342 Před 3 lety +253

    I think this song is not just a commentary on the fashion industry, but on society as a whole.
    Men are allowed to age and have wrinkles and grey hair and still be considered attractive(Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, etc), but most women in the public eye are discarded when they aren’t very young anymore. The only older women celebrities are the ones that have no signs of aging (Jennifer Lopez).
    Women are taught that they should be hairless, short and petite, have high voices, and to be innocent and submissive (all are characteristics of children). Women are mostly valued in society for our ability to fit the impossible beauty standard and to please men. I We are not valued as much on our maturity and intelligence. Once you are no longer oblivious to the world around you and you have lost your childlike features and you age(which is normal) you are no longer seen as of worth. Once you hit 30 you have reached your expiration date even though that is a very young age.
    The type of girl that men want is a young girl that is essentially a child. When you are 17, you have not yet realized what the world is like and are “more fun”. You are easier to take advantage of. When I was in my senior year of high school there were many men in their 20s waiting around for 17 year old girls. On porn websites there is a high demand for “barely legal videos”. When Danielle Brigolli turned 18 everyone was excited and there were comments saying they waiting for “so long”.
    When women are in their early 20s they are told to get settled while they still can so they don’t become an “old maid” while men are encouraged to settle down much later.
    There is so much more that I can add, but I will stop now lol.

    • @jillian3051
      @jillian3051 Před 3 lety +11

      You have explained this perfectly. I reread it again.

    • @Yesbsygs726
      @Yesbsygs726 Před 2 lety

      For me I idc about the looks it all bout ur inside and what u think but some ppl don’t get that:/

    • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587
      @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 Před 2 lety

      well said, and it's sad

    • @foreignmau5566
      @foreignmau5566 Před 2 lety +3

      It is not that they are “allowed”, you girls tend to find older men attractive, and men tend to find young women attractive. You type it in like it is a choice. Its not about “allowing” its rather how biology works.

    • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587
      @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 Před 2 lety +28

      @@foreignmau5566 no girls do not tend to find older men attractive, they tend to find men their age attractive. otherwise i'd see hordes of 20 year olds with 50 year olds on the street, when that's just not the case and it's more of an exception.

  • @odysseydreams5364
    @odysseydreams5364 Před 3 lety +83

    LadyTron was one of my Dad’s favourite groups growing up, there was a guarantee that one of their tracks would be on one of his CD mixtapes. By August of this year, it will be Four years since he passed due to terminal cancer. Hearing their resurgence on Tiktok this past week and them getting more attention from Gen Z makes me really happy :)

    • @LOUI_1267
      @LOUI_1267 Před 2 lety +1

      Hey im rlly srry to here that im glad it made you happy though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @adrianvalencia7103
    @adrianvalencia7103 Před 10 lety +128

    Ladytron & Crystal Castles are AMAZING! And very unique!

    • @TheNatashaFerreira
      @TheNatashaFerreira Před 4 lety +2

      Alice Glass isn’t in this though? She’s from crystal castles

    • @jspence8863
      @jspence8863 Před 3 lety +8

      You understand real music. I am virtually shaking your hand in a sign of recognition & respect🤜

    • @jspence8863
      @jspence8863 Před 3 lety +15

      @@TheNatashaFerreira dude's just saying that crystal castles is another amazing band that he enjoys as well as Ladytron 😜

  • @maxcohen281
    @maxcohen281 Před rokem +12

    Literally discovered this song on my 17th birthday. I turned 21 on Wednesday, so I’m revisiting this amazing song.

  • @n.miller9979
    @n.miller9979 Před 3 lety +50

    I'm completely addicted to this song

  • @gracielapulte4276
    @gracielapulte4276 Před 2 měsíci +5

    You ever notice just how many songs involve being 17?

  • @HarishDharmapalan
    @HarishDharmapalan Před 7 měsíci +10

    I wasn’t 17 or 21 when this came out but did listen to this song at 17 and jammed to it. Can’t believe next year the song will be 21 years

  • @dankogrgic8355
    @dankogrgic8355 Před 3 lety +39

    I dont know why i like this song so much.

  • @euphoria1822
    @euphoria1822 Před 4 měsíci +3

    My mom used to play this album all the time when I was a kid, can't believe I'm turning 21 this year. I will definitely play this during my birthday

  • @Dovelunalove
    @Dovelunalove Před 3 lety +5

    stop saying y’all can’t wait till your 21........the meaning is going over a lot of y’all’s heads.

  • @gavinsheargold5533
    @gavinsheargold5533 Před rokem +9

    Omg where have I been this band belongs with the legends like Depeche mode, human league, John foxx etc I love them xx

  • @elenaolino7536
    @elenaolino7536 Před 3 lety +110

    I'm 17 and I'm listening to this for the first time!

  • @TropicalHonduranDominican
    @TropicalHonduranDominican Před 5 měsíci +2

    I called this the pioneer of modern electro pop and electroclash

  • @chadguindon6909
    @chadguindon6909 Před 3 lety +34

    This song came out in 2002 and I actually was 18 that year. I could have shaved a year of my life off just for this song, LOL!!!!

  • @-chad-8639
    @-chad-8639 Před 2 lety +8

    My biggest flex is that I know all the words too this song.

  • @daniellesauxe2950
    @daniellesauxe2950 Před 9 lety +28

    I remember being 17 and listen to this a lot. Today I turned 21. I'm about to find out if being 21 stops being fun. I'll prove otherwise.

  • @ashalonchiq
    @ashalonchiq Před 3 měsíci +2

    Born in 87...this song still slaps

  • @poorwig4413
    @poorwig4413 Před 5 lety +25

    I think this is about the modeling industry. Most models are chosen when they’re 17, and that’s when they start their careers. When you’re 21 you’re already too old to start.

  • @tvtitlechampion3238
    @tvtitlechampion3238 Před 5 lety +20

    Really liked the austere matching uniforms on the band. Made them look like cool, beautiful merciless cyborgs.

  • @robertmack5425
    @robertmack5425 Před 8 lety +267

    Try it when your forty one no fun

  • @kaisucks8175
    @kaisucks8175 Před 3 lety +12

    if ur here u have the best taste in music and i love u

  • @Sunnyemii
    @Sunnyemii Před 5 měsíci +4

    I’m 20 this year turning 21 in September and for the first time in my life I’m horrified. I never thought I would live past 18 so to be at an age where I no longer feel beautiful is scary. I know 21 is nothing compared to 80-90 but I feel like my identity has been stolen from me before I even got to taste youth. Now I look at anti aging creams and worry about practicality. At 17 I was so worried about stupid things to taste the feeling of freedom. I miss the converse with cigarette burns and blood stains. I feel the volatility of youth. I will never let that mystique go. I’m with the same man I found at 15, he says I’ve changed since I was 17. He’s right. At 17 we are bulletproof but somehow the softest things on earth. Innocence prevails

    • @SuperBozz
      @SuperBozz Před 2 měsíci

      You'll be ok. The song is just a song

  • @darknight3050
    @darknight3050 Před 3 lety +35

    i wish people would see past skin and age and appreciate people for their true, visceral beauty. beauty that is portrayed by their attitude on life and others. there was this older lady at a department store that helped me. super nice lady. she reminded me how she was once young...like every older person...and she still is that person! of course people worry about the inevitability of aging and how it makes them feel like a used car that depreciates in value from age...but like rare vintage cars that can make a statement, no matter what age you are, stand out by not giving a shit and be yourself because life is too short to worry, be sad and wish. enjoy it while you’re still here. vanity isn’t everything. in my opinion, the way you make others feel and how they remember you is more powerful and meaningful. please take care of yourself because no matter what age you are, you’re loved. thanks for reading.

  • @star_mxlk_
    @star_mxlk_ Před 3 lety +55

    Predators, it's all about the predatory behaviour of adult men and how looking like a child is the only way to be loved.

    • @star_mxlk_
      @star_mxlk_ Před 3 lety +8

      @@givemeallyourattention think about it, when you're 17, you've probably hit the peak of your beauty, you're young, you're thin, and you're innocent. Men have always liked it when girls were short, hairless, smooth, thin, had big eyes just like what you might have at 17, but the older you get and the more you realize what the predator is doing, the more they loose interest and they once again look for a child to mold into what they want. Its disgusting, its clearly not just about fashion.

    • @Shyzenth
      @Shyzenth Před 2 lety +3

      Find someone real and you will see what love is really like, love has very little to do with physical qualities, love for a person is ethereal. Physical attraction is somrthing else and it's on our DNA related to finding a mate for reproduction.

    • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587
      @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 Před 2 lety

      @@Shyzenth except DNA wouldn't wire ppl to find girls in their teenage years attractive as it literally goes against natural selection. Teen pregnancies (aged 10-19) face higher risks of early infant mortality, low birth weight, preterm delivery and severe neonatal conditions than pregnancies in women aged 20-24. It's a weird societal conditioning that we've made women in their teenaged years look the most "attractive" in our eyes, and it's disgusting.

    • @randomaccessfemale
      @randomaccessfemale Před 2 lety +1

      If you are 17, you no longer look like a child, so I disagree. For the fashion industry, 17 is the crucial age, because you are no longer controlled by your parents and they can try to mold you as they like.

    • @Inhalepens
      @Inhalepens Před 2 lety

      @@star_mxlk_ Most 17 year olds haven't really hit they're peak of beauty, that's more like when you are in your 20s

  • @ximenaherrera2117
    @ximenaherrera2117 Před 3 lety +10

    I can’t stop vibing with this song

  • @olaa2195
    @olaa2195 Před 2 lety +8

    i turned 21 today!! listening to this on repeat and for no reason at all!! i hate aging.

  • @IscariotSolia
    @IscariotSolia Před 7 lety +50

    The song is about modeling and how quickly it slips away.

  • @elizabetortiz8293
    @elizabetortiz8293 Před 2 lety +6

    ¨You cant create a good song with two lines¨
    Ladytron: watch me

  • @miudoll8382
    @miudoll8382 Před rokem +3

    "they only want you when your 20 to 29 when you have 30 youre not fun"

  • @amymorgan9434
    @amymorgan9434 Před 3 lety +55

    all the 17 and 21 yr olds banding together to sad twerk really warms my depressed heart

  • @wipeout2098
    @wipeout2098 Před 9 lety +165

    It's like a dark counterpoint to Kraftwerk's The Model. :)

    • @BillyLongshot
      @BillyLongshot Před 5 lety +10

      Kraftwerk also have a melancholic tone in their voice and the synth. But that is about it. The lyrics are mainly descriptive but more positive than neutral. I agree Ladytron is darker and explicitly critical. Good comparison!

    • @whssy
      @whssy Před 4 lety +5

      Isn't it? I just caught my 20-year old son listening to that track while he was looking what to cook for dinner. Never heard him listening to pioneering synth music before. I immediately referred him to this one.

    • @AllTheCloudsArePink
      @AllTheCloudsArePink Před 4 lety

      Nice

    • @razorx6905
      @razorx6905 Před 4 lety +2

      Blue monday beat there too

    • @doberchic
      @doberchic Před 2 lety

      Yes! Even a tip of the hat !

  • @DetectiveThursday
    @DetectiveThursday Před rokem +5

    All rise for Leonardo DiCaprio's National Anthem

  • @youllis
    @youllis Před 4 měsíci +1

    I'm 48 I was only 35 when this was uploaded, how I wish I heard it then, could have saved me 21 years!

    • @sten4982
      @sten4982 Před 2 měsíci

      43 myself wish I was in my early 30's again perhaps... The years fly but 20's hell no. Such horrible times those early years

  • @chaosstrolling1598
    @chaosstrolling1598 Před 5 měsíci +2

    This song has a special place in my heart, my dad introduced me to it and we’d listen to it together. It’s one that comes back into my head like every 3 years.

  • @n33wom
    @n33wom Před 10 lety +66

    And after listening to 4 songs or so, I have decided in the last 10 minutes I have to buy Ladytron's entire collection.

  • @MissKateScarlett
    @MissKateScarlett Před 4 lety +55

    This reminds me of being 17 and chasing older guys. I’m almost 21 now and well... I’m no fun lol

    • @jspence8863
      @jspence8863 Před 4 lety +7

      See yeah you get the concept of the song 👍 or at least what I feel is the concept of the song

    • @strawberrysshowdown8331
      @strawberrysshowdown8331 Před 3 lety +5

      @@jspence8863 the song is about the fashion industry

  • @Brakathor
    @Brakathor Před 4 měsíci +3

    I feel like the song hook is a literal phrase that someone in a position of power said to her.

    • @SuperBozz
      @SuperBozz Před 2 měsíci

      Very likely. . Most songs have humourous catchy things in jest that are where theres smoke there is fire

  • @lucianasaitos1108
    @lucianasaitos1108 Před 3 lety +28

    I was 17 when I kept listening to this song, now I'm 21

  • @vampbie55
    @vampbie55 Před 3 lety +14

    Was anyone else a victim of grroming and feel that's what this song is about

    • @isaacbakan1295
      @isaacbakan1295 Před 3 lety +1

      Not personally. But I definitely do. I don't know if it's about that and that in specific neccesarily. But yeh. It's definitely about that

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn Před 3 lety +1

      The song is not about grooming at all. It’s about the fashion and entertainment industry. I’m sorry if you were a victim of grooming you’re not alone, but this song isn’t about that.

    • @localshithead7430
      @localshithead7430 Před 3 lety +2

      Lmfao i was a victim of grooming too and idgaf what people say, I relate to this song so much.
      Hope you're doing better btw. Best of wish to you.

    • @vampbie55
      @vampbie55 Před 3 lety

      @@localshithead7430 thanks 😊

  • @Heaven-lh2sx
    @Heaven-lh2sx Před 2 lety +9

    This is about
    Men only want you at 17.
    Your parents want to baby you at 17 but want you to leave at 21.
    Film directors want you to act at 17 but at 21 they think you’re too old.
    Youth centers only want 17 cause you aren’t full grown at 17 but 21 you are and you’re no longer fun.

  • @MalSawmi-in8lz
    @MalSawmi-in8lz Před 7 měsíci +3

    I used to listen to this when I was 15, now I'm 17🥲

    • @alonzooop
      @alonzooop Před 6 měsíci +1

      im listening to this while im 15, im still 15

    • @Najaaa.
      @Najaaa. Před 10 dny +1

      OMG SAME just rediscovered it!!

  • @yoonbumwannabe833
    @yoonbumwannabe833 Před 3 lety +34

    Shouting this song but replacing “17” with the age of when you joined the 97% is therapeutic
    For me I count down the ages of me and people I know who were also victims

    • @abby-my7rj
      @abby-my7rj Před 3 lety +2

      hope your okay now ❤️

    • @willow2470
      @willow2470 Před 3 lety

      How do you know if you're in the 97%? I think am or almost was but i dont know what counts or not. Is there an article or a checklist or something like that i can look at?

    • @amelie-gk9rq
      @amelie-gk9rq Před 3 lety

      @@willow2470 there’s was official criteria in the study that produced the 97% stat

    • @a13kfr
      @a13kfr Před 3 lety

      97% isn’t a real statistic but I wish it could be 0% for all men and women but that can never happen because the world is evil

    • @amelie-gk9rq
      @amelie-gk9rq Před 3 lety

      @@a13kfr so r u gonna do anything about it like the rest of us or are u just gonna magically wish it away

  • @Nameless-dw5nv
    @Nameless-dw5nv Před 6 lety +49

    I'm turning 17 this year. It feels crazy. I feel both like I'm supposed to be much younger and older at the same time.

  • @dionicyridwenn998
    @dionicyridwenn998 Před 2 lety +8

    When I was 17 I started dating a 23 year old I left him when I was 21 when I look back I realize a lot of things about that relationship I wish weren’t true… being taken advantage of at such a young age leaves you with so many conflicting feelings so many scares that can’t heal till you’ve grown old enough to see them often times a while after it’s over

  • @veesthingsflowers3885
    @veesthingsflowers3885 Před 2 lety +7

    I was listening to this one I was in middle schoo.I didn't think anybody else liked them and felt so uncool. Now I'm 31 and this song is popular on TikTok and my teenage self is smiling.

  • @ALT-vz3jn
    @ALT-vz3jn Před 3 lety +8

    It’s unreal to me that this song is back. We danced to this like crazy in the local gay bar when it first came out. It was glorious. I miss the Noughties.

  • @ElsaAmethysa
    @ElsaAmethysa Před 9 lety +4

    I really think this is about the chaotic mind and soul when you're 17, but as you get older, you lost that chaos and you're not somebody people wanted anymore.
    Glad I'm still seventeen... gotta have some more fun.

  • @cynth330
    @cynth330 Před 3 lety +6

    this to me is about predatory behavior and social standards, "they only want you when you're seventeen, when you're twenty one you're no fun" is kind of like saying they're only fun when they're seventeen because of their young, innocent naivety when they're twenty-one they're no fun because they recognize what's wrong and what's right and therefore can resist. "they snap a polaroid and let you go say they'll let you know" could be interpreted as a procedure done in the modeling world to take a picture of your body and let you know if you made the cut which could represent the box people are put in. It could also be interpreted as a predator preying on young people taking a picture of them in a vulnerable position and then letting them go making them feel like what they've done is not that wrong because worse could have happened.

  • @nottoday3878
    @nottoday3878 Před 3 lety +16

    This gonna blow up again

  • @BatkoNashBandera774
    @BatkoNashBandera774 Před rokem +2

    it's like the Knife and industrial music had a musical lovechild -> Ladytron

  • @Ludraman_
    @Ludraman_ Před 3 lety +8

    listening to this on my 21st birthday to remind myself that I'm no fun

  • @maxmayfield4209
    @maxmayfield4209 Před 2 lety +3

    Last hour of being seventeen

  • @alanah-
    @alanah- Před 2 lety +2

    commenting while i’m still seventeen

  • @alvarofabiodelgadillolujan2045

    I love this song, I literally heard it when I turned 17. The beat is so much fun!

  • @TanorFauxofOltanis
    @TanorFauxofOltanis Před 8 lety +24

    This song is so true for life. Love the beat. heh

  • @mizuki.akiyama
    @mizuki.akiyama Před 2 lety +5

    always the songs that are such bops with a painful but relatable meaning

  • @thesibsfsurkfb
    @thesibsfsurkfb Před rokem +2

    they literally used the same exact vibe for the movie level 16

  • @waowwaowwaowwaow
    @waowwaowwaowwaow Před 3 lety +2

    0:55 i like the ufo-ish sounds in the background lmao

  • @God8010
    @God8010 Před 12 lety +25

    at 17, cool is what other people say it is. at 21, girls start to look for themselves and grow inside beyond control.

  • @evazeitgeist4939
    @evazeitgeist4939 Před 3 lety +5

    Wow, that reminds me so much of the movie "Level 16". Their age, the uniforms, the room... I wouldn't be surprised if the producers of Level 16 were inspired by this song and video.

  • @kioallay
    @kioallay Před 12 dny +2

    Tonight I will celebrate my 17 years with this song

    • @Najaaa.
      @Najaaa. Před 10 dny +1

      I'm gonna do the same!! 🎉

    • @kioallay
      @kioallay Před 10 dny +1

      @@Najaaa. yeeeeeep, happy bday!

    • @Najaaa.
      @Najaaa. Před 10 dny +1

      @@kioallay THANKYOU SO MUCHHHH you are the first person to wish actually. happy birthday to you too!! 🥳💗 (I'm prolly late but still)

    • @kioallay
      @kioallay Před 10 dny +1

      @Najaaa. awww thank u cutie!!! 💗

  • @kengruz669
    @kengruz669 Před 2 lety +5

    Blunt, depressing and on point.

  • @alanmoore2468
    @alanmoore2468 Před 4 lety +7

    I like the pulsating beat of this

  • @SuperDarkMan12TV
    @SuperDarkMan12TV Před 5 lety +54

    This is such a underrated song.

  • @aestheticgirls9956
    @aestheticgirls9956 Před 3 lety +2

    underrated

  • @delbertgenewoods6837
    @delbertgenewoods6837 Před 25 dny

    Great Song For A Road Trip / Riding In The Car ------------- Lady Tron Rocks ---------- Sweet!

  • @bbncc8170
    @bbncc8170 Před 7 lety +80

    i first listen to this song when I was 13, thinking that the day pass 17 would never came to me, now I'm 18 and listen to it now just make me wanna die already.

    • @sunflower0243
      @sunflower0243 Před 3 lety +7

      Same. I dont want to be alive to experience the harrow of being 20+ ;(

    • @Cookie20132
      @Cookie20132 Před 3 lety +4

      @@sunflower0243 20+ is okay, but 30+ is worse

    • @justJona639
      @justJona639 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm now listening to this song, I'm 14 btw

    • @Dlvl3230
      @Dlvl3230 Před 3 lety +2

      So you're 21 this year?

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn Před 3 lety +1

      Why are you trying to break into the fashion industry and it’s not working? Because that’s what this song is about.

  • @TouchedbyCastiel
    @TouchedbyCastiel Před 10 lety +634

    Forever21 is against this song

  • @manyathakur9350
    @manyathakur9350 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Watching this at 17, I'll come back when I'm 21

  • @catffiend
    @catffiend Před 12 dny +1

    Last hour I'm actually seventeen...oh boy can't wait for adulthood..