RIP Chet JR White. I remember listening since day one as a 14 year old kid. Here I am 12 years later still listening endlessly. They've been the soundtrack of my life, through the ups and downs, love and heartbreak. They truly helped me navigate through this hectic journey of life and will always be an important part of my life. Thank you for everything.
Five years later and this is like one of the best indie songs of all time. It's sad how fast the time passes here on Earth. Maybe I should move to some other planet further from the sun?
I love how Girls always sounded. Sang about depression, loss, disappointment, fear etc but they always sounded actually happy and grateful for their lives, i dont know its weird, THEY're weird... In a good way of crs
Here to say Rest In Peace Chet jr white. first heard this song 10 yrs ago when I was 18 yrs old, some of the funnest and wildest memories. blessed to of have seen GIRLS perform here in Houston 2010. You will be missed ! thank you for making this music, it holds a nostalgic and visceral feeling in my heart
I had forgotten about this song and band, even though I was obsessed back in 2010-11. Seeing that Chet had passed away this morning is not the reminder I thought I’d get. RIP and thank you for the music
Finally a band from San Francisco who really capture the culture, finding solace in the friends and moments you want to hang onto to forever. They've already transcended being just a local band. This song is amazing. From someone in the neighborhood, we're rooting for you guys! Thanks for the awesome music.
Used to drive down A1A with my friends blasting this joint. I can't believe how fast 11 years flies when you're in your late teens/twenties. Enjoy that shit, y'all!
Oh I wish I had a boyfriend I wish I had a loving man in my life I wish I had a father Maybe then I would've turned out right But now I'm just crazy I'm totally mad Yeah I'm just crazy I'm fucked in the head Maybe if I really tried with all of my heart Then I can make a brand new start In love with you Oh I wish I had a suntan I wish I had a pizza and a bottle of wine I wish I had a beach house And we can make a big fire every night Instead I'm just crazy I'm totally mad Yeah I'm just crazy I'm fucked in the head Maybe if I really tried with all of my heart Then I can make a brand new start In love with you Come on, come on, come on, Kayla
I believe it. I’m here now in 2023 and it doesn’t feel like that now. There is still beauty here though. This video reminds me of being a student in Halifax in the summer of 2010. I can imagine that being 20 in SF in the 2000s could have been extremely special.
This reminds me of 10+ years ago when you could literally just work at a coffee shop or whatever job and be able to pay all your rent/bills while still being able to just chill on your off days and not have to worry about anything. You could stay at home and smoke all day, go out for a walk/hike/bike ride, invite friends over just to chill. These days are long past gone. also rip Chet!
I went to SXSW with only $30 in my pocket one time back in 2010, yet still was able to comfortably stay there for almost an entire week. Yes I slept on friends couches and def hustled a few people too, but there were so many places where i could get free stuff, food, drinks, etc. plus watch the bands. Nowadays that shit would cost hundreds of dollars to even be somewhat comfortable. Plus American apparel is dead and has been for a while. The “hipster” moment is over and long gone!
During the recession 2008 to 2015, everything was cheap. Rent booze cigarettes food. Now there is no economic recession and lots of jobs, but that really only benefits corporations and tech workers. Rent goes up, cost of living goes up. Quality of life goes down. Being a hipster now is a rich people thing. Life as we knew it is over, the romance of life really has slipped away.
Heard Girls for the first time last Saturday night (sunday morning?) at 4:00 AM on top of Twin Peaks in SF. There were five of us nestled together between the rocks, it was bitter cold and windy up on the mountain and we were taking turns trying to play a cheap nylon string guitar while our hands kept freezing. One of my friends started playing Hellhole Ratrace, and people started singing. It was so beautiful. Love my friends, love SF, thanks to Girls for the memory. Keep making heart music.
seeing all these people talking about how they were 15-19 when they listened to this song 10 years ago, and me finding it a few months ago in the same age Also , this song is absolutely amazing
Yep, I heard this song for the first time between 2013-2014, I was like 12 years old, now I’m 21 and I still have an invisible bond with this masterpiece
I think this song and video represents how throughout history things are more or less the same. Generations of youth aren't as different as people make them out to be. Even the way things have changed within the past few decades people are still searching for those basic pleasures and needs in life to make themselves happy.
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RIP Chet JR White. I remember listening since day one as a 14 year old kid. Here I am 12 years later still listening endlessly. They've been the soundtrack of my life, through the ups and downs, love and heartbreak. They truly helped me navigate through this hectic journey of life and will always be an important part of my life. Thank you for everything.
Five years later and this is like one of the best indie songs of all time. It's sad how fast the time passes here on Earth. Maybe I should move to some other planet further from the sun?
This was two years ago
Three years ago. Plus five years later.
I'm getting old.
4years ago ㅜㅜ
5 years now...
Ten years later and I’m still crazy about this song
I love how Girls always sounded. Sang about depression, loss, disappointment, fear etc but they always sounded actually happy and grateful for their lives, i dont know its weird, THEY're weird... In a good way of crs
That's what happens when you grew up as a cult baby and you were only ever allowed to listen to the Everly Brothers.
Can’t believe I first listened to this a decade ago.
Me too lmfaooooo wow 25 now
Same
same
The comments are getting old. Let us not forget about GIRLS and keep this music alive on the internet
Will do !!
The lead singer now lives in his car and seems to descending into madness. Depressing as fuck.
I grew up in a van myself. I grew up in the same cult he did. We were raised tough. He will be fine.
RIP JR
What???? He passed away???
After 10 years, and crying to this song in a Walmart Parking lot, I can confidently confirm this is one of my favorite songs of all time.
That's tight
Fuck Walmart
no youtube comment has ever punched me in the gut like this one?
kmart realism@@maedaeburning
@@maedaeburningme too
I miss this band so much.
NEW ALBUM WHEN?
Gian Marcos Aguilar they've disbanded :(
check out Owen's solo record it's good.
rest in POWER Chet White, this bass line always gave me chills and the whole production of album.
That bassline will always stick with me. So good ... fuck man. RIP
RIP JR
RIP. I think that’s him slapping the clapper at 0:41. Coincidentally he passed at age 40...
power is gross. rest in peace.
Here to say Rest In Peace Chet jr white. first heard this song 10 yrs ago when I was 18 yrs old, some of the funnest and wildest memories. blessed to of have seen GIRLS perform here in Houston 2010. You will be missed ! thank you for making this music, it holds a nostalgic and visceral feeling in my heart
seeing this makes me wanna hit Arrow bar on 6th --> muni hit Beauty Bar and finish the night at SPARKYS diner.
i miss you so much 2000-2010 SF…
I had forgotten about this song and band, even though I was obsessed back in 2010-11. Seeing that Chet had passed away this morning is not the reminder I thought I’d get. RIP and thank you for the music
fuck. i will turning 31 this year, and i really miss 2009.
I turned 31 in 2009. Ha 😅
Feel you. I turned 33 this year.
Near about a decade ago now. I remember listening to this on the radio around fall 2009.
I remember it all, except the good times.
best song intro man.
Finally a band from San Francisco who really capture the culture, finding solace in the friends and moments you want to hang onto to forever. They've already transcended being just a local band. This song is amazing. From someone in the neighborhood, we're rooting for you guys! Thanks for the awesome music.
Better or worse, SF has changed so much in 10 years. It really is remarkable.
Elaborate
Verdade
Kkkkk
worse
waaaay worse
One of the greatest songs ever made❤❤❤❤
Used to drive down A1A with my friends blasting this joint. I can't believe how fast 11 years flies when you're in your late teens/twenties. Enjoy that shit, y'all!
9 years and the tune still resonates. Time does move way too quick... I vivdly remember when I first heard this song.
Quinessential indie rock from the late 2000s. Both the song and the video
It's 2024 and this song still sounds amazing today
Just heard of this band , and now I just heard chet passed away, feel like I missed out on something special. RIP.
Oh I wish I had a boyfriend
I wish I had a loving man in my life
I wish I had a father
Maybe then I would've turned out right
But now I'm just crazy
I'm totally mad
Yeah I'm just crazy
I'm fucked in the head
Maybe if I really tried with all of my heart
Then I can make a brand new start
In love with you
Oh I wish I had a suntan
I wish I had a pizza and a bottle of wine
I wish I had a beach house
And we can make a big fire every night
Instead I'm just crazy
I'm totally mad
Yeah I'm just crazy
I'm fucked in the head
Maybe if I really tried with all of my heart
Then I can make a brand new start
In love with you
Come on, come on, come on, Kayla
RIP JR this album means the world to me
Holy fucking shit I love you even more. Riley i presume. hahaha i cant believe it i found based fam here.
Rest In Peace, Chet White. Thank you for your talent and all the great memories.
How many years has it been? Where has my youth gone?
The slow mo shot at 0:59 is so unbelievably gorgeous.
Rip Chet. Thank you.
Heard this song in like 2011. The sound and feeling is very emblematic of my younger twenties for me.
this song makes me wanna cry in the best way possible
love this video. i’m glad to have enjoyed SF during this time period. super nostalgic. SF was amazing in the early to mid 2000’s
I believe it. I’m here now in 2023 and it doesn’t feel like that now. There is still beauty here though. This video reminds me of being a student in Halifax in the summer of 2010. I can imagine that being 20 in SF in the 2000s could have been extremely special.
@@kaiwoolner-pratt9196 dolores park in 2007 was peak SF
This reminds me of 10+ years ago when you could literally just work at a coffee shop or whatever job and be able to pay all your rent/bills while still being able to just chill on your off days and not have to worry about anything. You could stay at home and smoke all day, go out for a walk/hike/bike ride, invite friends over just to chill. These days are long past gone. also rip Chet!
I went to SXSW with only $30 in my pocket one time back in 2010, yet still was able to comfortably stay there for almost an entire week. Yes I slept on friends couches and def hustled a few people too, but there were so many places where i could get free stuff, food, drinks, etc. plus watch the bands. Nowadays that shit would cost hundreds of dollars to even be somewhat comfortable. Plus American apparel is dead and has been for a while. The “hipster” moment is over and long gone!
During the recession 2008 to 2015, everything was cheap. Rent booze cigarettes food. Now there is no economic recession and lots of jobs, but that really only benefits corporations and tech workers. Rent goes up, cost of living goes up. Quality of life goes down. Being a hipster now is a rich people thing. Life as we knew it is over, the romance of life really has slipped away.
I have the Vinyl. I love it so much.
For a moment I'm not alone in my room in the middle of nowhere. I'm living in the nostalgia of carelessness and it's okay here.
Heard this song years ago and forget about it, and suddenly I found it again. Today was a good day :)
Alejandro Muñiz
Tomorrow will be a good day too :)
I love this song so much... im feeling pretty emotional right now... but I never want to age, its a powerless feeling
Unfortunately, you've aged 6 years from when you typed out this comment.
True genius is always accompanied by fragility.
yes indeed, well said
I must've listened to this song at least 50 times in the last week.
I first watched this 5 years ago... and it's still a real pleasure.
watching this now that i've lived in glen park for a year and a half is such a trip
Wow I remember listen to this in high school, feeling the sun while I ride my bike to the sea
I love it when you just stumble upon songs like this
God Damnit! Rest in peace, Chet. Thank you for the music.
Still one of my favorite earworms
"i wish i had a pizza and a bottle of wine...." this speaks to me
yo di
I forgot where I first heard this song. But I'm so happy found it.
rip girls, you will be forever missed by me at least
they broke?
Nikhil Manhas Oh yes, years ago
was seth b from hunx and his punx part of this band? the voice here sounds like his
Just heard the news.... rip Chet 💔
Remember found this at Pitchfork reviews 10 years ago. I used to download music AND go to roll to te beach. Nostalgia
Amazing ! I can only imagine listening to this song on a beach... 🌸💕
It's ten years old, yet, reminds me of a lovely time
I like how the guitar/drums occasionally start rushing/dragging. No click track here bois.
Awh man where the fuck did all the good times go
Heard Girls for the first time last Saturday night (sunday morning?) at 4:00 AM on top of Twin Peaks in SF. There were five of us nestled together between the rocks, it was bitter cold and windy up on the mountain and we were taking turns trying to play a cheap nylon string guitar while our hands kept freezing. One of my friends started playing Hellhole Ratrace, and people started singing. It was so beautiful. Love my friends, love SF, thanks to Girls for the memory. Keep making heart music.
I can't believe i'm still listening to this song
Damn. Reading all these juxtaposed with one of my favorite songs of all time really hits home. RIP Chet... fuck
i always sing the line like "i wish i had a beach house, maybe then i would have turned out right" and lol to myself
how did i just discover this song 11 years later omfg. i'm obsessed with it! i thought it was a new indie song
Han pasado 10 años desde que conocí este tema y aun me encanta y enamora ❤️
I'm very happy that I could find this song after all this years
Here from Along for the Ride movie and I'm not disappointed
i listen to this every single morning when getting ready for uni, just belting every single lyric. lovelove
crying in 2020
everytime i turn this on it feels like it's 2013 again & it's the first time im hearing it. feels like holding hands and highschool sweethearts
God I miss 2009
2024 aquí seguimos mantienes viva esta canción
seeing all these people talking about how they were 15-19 when they listened to this song 10 years ago, and me finding it a few months ago in the same age Also , this song is absolutely amazing
Yep, I heard this song for the first time between 2013-2014, I was like 12 years old, now I’m 21 and I still have an invisible bond with this masterpiece
Like life, this song starts out with wonder and beauty, quickly giving way to madness, and just when it gets good, it ends. ✌️
i wish i had a pizza and a bottle of wine. no, really.
OMG MY OLD STREET! I love San Francisco so much
This was the soundtrack to my 2009.
god i love this band so much and i miss them so much
Thank you Skins!!
This song can never get old no matter how many times I try.
footage from a bygone era
It’s been a couple years since I’ve heard this song and it recently just came to mind, just found out Chet passed away. Crazy how fast time goes.
Joy Division and The Smiths helped me deal with these emotions when I was 17. But they didn't have a frisbee. Thanks.
I think this song and video represents how throughout history things are more or less the same. Generations of youth aren't as different as people make them out to be. Even the way things have changed within the past few decades people are still searching for those basic pleasures and needs in life to make themselves happy.
rip
So much love for music like this 🥰
Makes me miss my city of SF.
Just discovered this band right now and OMG WOW AMAZINGGG!
anticipating the retrofuturist permanent vacation of the 2010s
saw them live here in argentina, at a small club, they sound very fresh and he´s so cute... so tenderly shy.. loved them. :)
been looking for this ever since i heard Childish Gambino's cover of this a year or two ago
Elvin Juarez is this better?
I could listen to this song on repeat for hours. and I do.
this video will be 11 years old in 2 months 🖤
Hard to believe these days when you realize The Beatles came, and went, over just a 7 year time span.
when did this song get a million views?!! aaah, this is flippin' great!
This video is my safe space.
This song tells the story of my life!!! I love it!! The dream becomes a reality!!
the song of my boring life
aww man i just discovered this song makes me miss living in sf even tho i love living in sd! girls is such a great band!
best hipster culture song till now :D
Put this back on Spotify please !
Was this a music video or an American apparel ad?
this song ia coming back all summer
I listened to that song when I was about 8, now I feel grown up and I’m still in love. Thanks for inspiring me in so many ways
I'm fascinated with this band. too bad they don't exist anymore :(
RIP, Chet JR White
Oh... This is THAT old???? Damn I just discovered it and love it !!!
Office hours live brought me here. Gotta love those ambient beard noises
This is one of those songs that makes you feel so alive