Dougie Poole - "High School Gym" (Official Lyric Video)

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  • “High School Gym” by Dougie Poole
    Video by Austin Julian-Sley
    Pre-Order 'The Rainbow Wheel of Death' here - dougiepoole.wh...
    Track Credits:
    Produced by Katie Von Schleicher and Nate Mendelsohn
    Dougie Poole: vocals & synths
    Mike Etten: electric guitar
    Brian Betancourt: bass
    Sean Mullins: drums
    About “High School Gym” from Dougie Poole
    "When somebody that you love dies, they might visit you in your dreams. They can ask you things or tell you things. The conversations continue, and feel perfectly real. Little gifts your brain can give itself. I've asked around and I think it's a somewhat common thing when you lose someone, and so I wanted to write "High School Gym" about a dream I have sometimes. Everybody I know who is dead gathered together in my high school gym, a place that disappeared a long time ago."
    About 'The Rainbow Wheel of Death' Album
    A country songwriter from Brooklyn's indie underground, Dougie Poole blurs the lines between genre and generation on his third solo album, 'The Rainbow Wheel of Death.' Rooted in sharp songwriting, Poole's golden baritone, and the organic sounds of a live-in-the-studio band, it's a classic-sounding record for the modern world, stocked with songs that make room for everything from old-school synthesizers to contemporary storytelling.
    'The Rainbow Wheel of Death's title nods to the colorful pinwheel that appears onscreen whenever a computer's application stalls. For Poole - who found himself working as a freelance computer programmer once the pandemic brought his touring schedule to a temporary halt in 2020 - it's also a reference to the holding pattern that's left much of society feeling stuck, unable to move ahead in an uncertain world. That feeling was pervasive when he began writing these nine songs, finishing the first handful of tracks in his New York City bedroom and wrapping up the songwriting process in the recording studio itself, this time surrounded by a band of collaborators and instrumentalists.
    Once hailed as the "patron saint of millennial malaise" for his sardonic wit and topical, tongue-in-cheek songwriting, Poole broadens his reach here. He fine-tunes his genre-bending approach to country music, too, with 'The Rainbow Wheel of Death' reaching far beyond the genre's boundaries for new sounds and unexpected textures. "High School Gym" builds a bridge between 2020s lo-fi textures and 1980s pop vibes, while "Must Be In Here Somewhere" - whose narrator sits at a lap top, searching through "every server burning in North Carolina" for a digital souvenir of a long-lost relationship - mixes modern concerns with classic country instrumentation. If records like 2017's Wideass Highway and 2020's breakthrough release 'The Freelancer's Blues' told stories about uninspired Millennials languishing in dead-end jobs and no-good relationships, then The Rainbow Wheel of Death focuses on more universal issues like mortality, love, and the passing of the time.
    With 'The Rainbow Wheel of Death,' Dougie Poole breathes new life into country music, retaining the acclaimed elements of his previous work - drum machines, acoustic guitars, synthesizers, and his deep-set voice - while pushing toward something warm, organic, and prismatic.
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  • @abresnick1
    @abresnick1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I taught Dougie in high school and have a good picture of those bleachers. Such an affecting song, and for this late 70s HS grad, those mustachioed lips are totally uncanny. What a fantastic songwriter and singer!

  • @trmn7060
    @trmn7060 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This album came out right when I lost one of my good friends. A lot of the songs on this album deals with death and losing someone. It really helped me get through it. I don't know if you lost someone too Dougie but this album will always be one of my all time favorites.

  • @ineffablemars
    @ineffablemars ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why doesn't this have more views? This is so classic

  • @adambolts7331
    @adambolts7331 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm truly blown away by this track. Thanks, Dougie. Without music like this life would be a mistake.

  • @scarfguy5337
    @scarfguy5337 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Damn bro. A real deep song that, if I'm reading into it right, is about reminiscing on friends and loved one's who have passed. Beautiful song all around. Absolutely goin on my music playlist

  • @alexbruce6607
    @alexbruce6607 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So good. Song made my day ….my week …my year 🙏😲🤷‍♂️.

  • @heyguys7805
    @heyguys7805 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tears come right out, when this song gets going

  • @markusnes7927
    @markusnes7927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is on another level. It pulls at my heartstrings and I tear up almost everytime I hear this gem. Poole is great!

  • @Buelr
    @Buelr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These lyrics really got to me.

  • @williamboelts
    @williamboelts ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dougie you killed it with this one. Love everything about it.

  • @therealmogwai
    @therealmogwai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Etched something into my soul. Absolutely love this. There is no ceiling for Poole

  • @chriswhitacre
    @chriswhitacre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Huge fan of Freelancer's Blues. I am always pumped to hear more Dougie Poole!

  • @KCCNYwhitewater
    @KCCNYwhitewater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    absolutely chilling. Heard Poole perform this song at the Otis Mountain Get Down. Seriously amazing music

  • @spencergrady5501
    @spencergrady5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Typically brilliant. I am always hearing Springsteen in my Poole. When's the new album out, Cat? xxxx

    • @gregpphoto
      @gregpphoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree on the Springsteen, when he says "when you left I nearly had myself a nervous breakdown" on Bhuddist for a Couple Days, it sounds exactly like Bruce.

    • @spencergrady5501
      @spencergrady5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregpphoto yeah, and that track the Who's Who Of Who Cares ...

  • @LouPeabody
    @LouPeabody 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    deep down... I'm still doing sit ups in the high school gym

  • @moustachedotorg
    @moustachedotorg ปีที่แล้ว

    Really beautiful stuff

  • @michaelbell9776
    @michaelbell9776 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The house always wins, so true

  • @limpiiicken1949
    @limpiiicken1949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quite the tease Dougie. Can't wait for the new album. Been a long time fan. Listen to you weekly. It's awesome to witness your growth within your voice and sound. And your lyrics are always top notch man. Bravo! The more I listen to this song the more I love it.

  • @limeflashlight4101
    @limeflashlight4101 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

  • @jamesforman1197
    @jamesforman1197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Goodness gracious I’m home

  • @muhubadub
    @muhubadub 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    love love love this song. fantastic lyrics - go dougie!

  • @eyeseyeseyeseyeseyeseyes
    @eyeseyeseyeseyeseyeseyes ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked this song as soon as I heard it but I kept listening to it and wondering what he was saying but never bothered to look it up (u know how it is). But I just saw him this week and it was amazing. I was tired and in a bad mood and he still won me over, all of em did. This song was so amazing I had to know what was being said and it just affected me so hard. This song is amazing and aw man I just love this. Top 10 song.

  • @starrdub
    @starrdub 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dougie making my day.

  • @oltorf520
    @oltorf520 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow, i like this

  • @christopherbykowski9916
    @christopherbykowski9916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    just pure good

  • @paullazaro5454
    @paullazaro5454 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think it’s a wonderful song just the way it is. Would love to hear it with female vocals.

  • @ArturoNull
    @ArturoNull 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @jusanothercooldude
    @jusanothercooldude 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff, keep it up!

  • @equalopportunityoffender6732
    @equalopportunityoffender6732 ปีที่แล้ว

    😞I feel so melancholy listening to this song along with kids pictured in the yearbook. This easily looks like my history. Life sure went by fast. 😩

  • @peteh3585
    @peteh3585 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice song man, gives me a good feeling.

  • @AA-nh4fx
    @AA-nh4fx ปีที่แล้ว

    this song gets stuck in my head like a maf but it also makes me cry every time i listen lmao one more time...

  • @ramblinnelson
    @ramblinnelson ปีที่แล้ว

    love this. def feels more like a proper music video than a lyric video. wonder where they got the hs yearbook images from

  • @DJAndyAllnighter
    @DJAndyAllnighter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice ⭐⭐⭐ 1st

  • @bkipniss7451
    @bkipniss7451 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Holy crap, Dougie, how’d you get my yearbook? I’ve had this conversation with my husband and peers more often than I can count. What an incredibly poignant song.

  • @francoditotto
    @francoditotto ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Discovery , thanks to @nodepression

  • @bimberandbigos
    @bimberandbigos ปีที่แล้ว

    Mark Kozelek should be jealous. This song is beautiful