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+Kyle Dorr The amount of ignorance about music and music production in this comment section is absolutely mind boggling. *_First off_*, I guarantee you this was recorded on some computer software, compressed HEAVILY especially the drums and voice + the reverb and delay. eq'ed on it, mixed and then mastered. Its also possible there is slight auto tune on the double tracks. (News Flash: Auto Tune is not some T-Pain shit, most artists use it) *_Second_*, there is no psyche reason the top songs sell so well. In fact not even the record labels out today know what the fuck to do or what to find, they have no idea what sells a song. The music industry is a bit messy right now, so up and coming artists aren't sure how to make it because the record labels don't even know what they're looking for. *_Third_*, most big artists you know of and cherish weren't big and didn't get worldwide recognition immediately. Especially the foreign artists. Its much harder to make it big in the US if your Australian or UK, and people like the Beatles and Pink Floyd weren't GIGANTIC until they made deals with US record labels. Some even go unnoticed for years. The Velvet Underground weren't mainstream till nearly the early 80s. 20 years after Velvet Underground and Nico was released. And sold like 20 copies?
@@melomania2637 If you watch the live performance of this song it's pretty spot on. Her vocals aren't as good because she had did like 10 songs before this one. And yeah hip hop led to the destruction of music. It lowered the bar for what we consider art.
a friend just recommended this album. he saw them in la in the early 00's at a small venue, only about 15 people in attendance, and at the end of the show they completely destroyed their instruments. It turned out they had just been signed for this record deal. kinda cool story from an interesting moment in their careers.
+John Smiff As someone who has been personally influenced by both women massively in my life...I'm still with Taylor on this. Emily's lyrics are generally concise and to the point, she's telling a story with the music. There's a lot of very clever shit she does with her lyrics. Jenny's lyrics are awesome too, but there's more of a pretense there.
an ex coworker turned me onto Metric with this song while i was working at a pita shop in college in 2005. I liked it - and therefore i liked her - now she's an ex gf. In 2006 she brought me to see Metric at Webster Hall in Brooklyn, and when they played this the crowd was thrilled - highlight of the show.
Its kind of awesome, its almost like a double entendre; combat baby as in fight me in a passive aggressive manner of fight for my love......but then it actually sounds like comeback baby as in don't leave me. Its kind of that subtle yet continuous strain in some relationships, where you do everything to fight for the love of the other then at the same you take that love and use it as a weapon to push them away as vehemently as possible......?!....Who knows? Maybe, I drank to many beers and this is what I get for listening to this stuff???
Nathan Edwards Idk, i feel like its about a relationship where they fight constantly, but she misses it anyway. 'No one here wants to fight me like you do' thus the combat baby/come back baby play on words, its like it goes hand in hand. Idk. Seems like one of those situations where you're unhappy 'i miss your ranting, do you miss my all time lows?' But once you're out of it you realize there were good parts you miss? Its the paradox of people lol i guess.
Metric's lyrics just ooze multiple intended interpretations and plays on perspective, yet I feel like no one else hears it. So thank you for reassuring me I'm not alone here haha
Here is my interpretation of the song (if you care for it): I think this song is about being "addicted to bad relationships". sometimes when were in a relationship with someone who isn't right for us we could become too comfortable in that toxic relationship and when we finally get the sense to say "this isn't working" we want to go back, because as terrible as the relationship was it's more familiar then just being alone and trying to get yourself back together, "non of them want to fight me like you do" i feel like that line is supposed to basically tell us what the everyday dating life of someone who just got out of a relationship like that are like, they try to look for someone new but the future is scary, and when the only familiar thing about your past is toxicity than your going to go for familiar toxicity instead of unfamiliar future, even if you know it's bad for you, even if you know that your previous partner's only skills were to know how to "fight" you you'd prefer going back to something familiar. I dunno that's just my interpretation
There must be a way to gradually introduce the idea that this is one of this crummy earth's best songs. Absolutely worth sorting high on you tube...you know who you are....
I truly never expected to love metric but goddamn I do. I somehow had help I'm alive stuck in my head for years and then I eventually found it and better than I remembered but I wasn't a fan just yet but as I just let the music play I've become a fan of their old and new stuff. They're good.
This brings me back to 2006, being 17 and drunk for the first time, riding in the backseat of my friend's car. while this song plays on her iPod. Face pressed against the cold window, trying not to puke while I listen to her and our DD talk about craving blueberry fritters at 2 a.m. Simpler times.
Awww thats a great memory. I also started listening around that time, but it was my internet friend who introduced me and they've been my fav ever since. Im about to meet them on Friday and I'm so nervous!
This spring I tried to move out into the woods to get away from certain things I didn't know how to deal with. I didn't end up moving into the woods, but I spent a lot of time in nature rediscovering my passions and Metric's and Mother Mother's music kindled a flame in me, giving me a lot of warmth and hope that this is the kind of music I want to do, the energy I want to have in my life. This song was my fight song.
thank you for writing this, man. i've been thinking a lot of stuff through, and this put some things into perspective. i adore mother mother and metric both, so it's kind of surreal to see someone else who this music has helped. hope you're doin well!
DevotionToChaos i do, actually! none of its super good, but i have an instagram. @burnt.lasagna33, if you'd ever want to follow. you're right, life is wild lol
Woah 3 years later I'm replying to this. Look up Tilly and Wall - Nights of the Living Dead and Hot Hot Heat - Bandages and I may think of some mid 2000s favorites for you to enjoy
My dad always used to listened to this song a lot. Thank god my friend showed me this. I'm starting to forgot his songs now i can can stop hurting but i am fine.
I came across the music video for this on a quicktime sharing site. the only thing on there was this guy's half dozen music videos in a list of hyperlinks. Got introduced to this and Evil by Interpol, big thanks to whoever that guy was
Dorthea Naatjes the end of the chorus she says that and near the end of the song she says that :) just before “how I miss your rantings, do you miss my all-time lows?”
The chorus of this song "combat baby, come back baby, fight off the lethargy, don't go quietly, combat baby, said you you would never give up easily, combat baby come back" it's really nice...
mabe there is a more popular version of this song somewhere else on youtube? idk this is IMO the best metric album. to bad you can't go to a store and buy it :( .
I"m the best singer. I probably sing this infront of millions of people if I wanted to. I can even nearly play an electric guitar while dressed up in super cool rock star clothes.
While listening to this, I can't help but feel that...I...am the combat baby
same!!! I totally imagine Emily singing this to me directly
We're all combat babies. No one is perfect.
ah yes, ze combat baby
Pretty sure the song isn't about a combatative infant
Haha😂😂😂
I remember my mom playing this song in the car when I was about 7 (i'm 14 now) and this was my favorite. so glad I found it.
My kids turned me onto this. Lol. 😀
Your comment made me feel so old! Hahaha
Same and I’m 14 now, and you’re 17 😂
lmao, my mom did the same thing! i literally fell in love with emily haines, cept i'm only 12 now pfft
same haha
"How I miss your ranting. Do you miss my all-time lows?"
So relatable.
God, this is such a good song. Why is it so unpopular?
+Brakmek11823 Because only the bad songs get popularity these days.
+Kyle Dorr The amount of ignorance about music and music production in this comment section is absolutely mind boggling.
*_First off_*, I guarantee you this was recorded on some computer software, compressed HEAVILY especially the drums and voice + the reverb and delay. eq'ed on it, mixed and then mastered. Its also possible there is slight auto tune on the double tracks. (News Flash: Auto Tune is not some T-Pain shit, most artists use it)
*_Second_*, there is no psyche reason the top songs sell so well. In fact not even the record labels out today know what the fuck to do or what to find, they have no idea what sells a song. The music industry is a bit messy right now, so up and coming artists aren't sure how to make it because the record labels don't even know what they're looking for.
*_Third_*, most big artists you know of and cherish weren't big and didn't get worldwide recognition immediately. Especially the foreign artists. Its much harder to make it big in the US if your Australian or UK, and people like the Beatles and Pink Floyd weren't GIGANTIC until they made deals with US record labels. Some even go unnoticed for years. The Velvet Underground weren't mainstream till nearly the early 80s. 20 years after Velvet Underground and Nico was released. And sold like 20 copies?
Scandalous!
Sad but true about the music industry.
@@melomania2637
If you watch the live performance of this song it's pretty spot on. Her vocals aren't as good because she had did like 10 songs before this one. And yeah hip hop led to the destruction of music. It lowered the bar for what we consider art.
a friend just recommended this album. he saw them in la in the early 00's at a small venue, only about 15 people in attendance, and at the end of the show they completely destroyed their instruments. It turned out they had just been signed for this record deal. kinda cool story from an interesting moment in their careers.
I remember dancing at the mod club in Toronto to this song during university. Still an awesome song!!
Emily Haines is our generations top female lyrical genius in my eyes
+Taylor Denise , James Shaw still writes a lot of their lyrics, so they technically share the genius
+John Smiff As someone who has been personally influenced by both women massively in my life...I'm still with Taylor on this. Emily's lyrics are generally concise and to the point, she's telling a story with the music. There's a lot of very clever shit she does with her lyrics. Jenny's lyrics are awesome too, but there's more of a pretense there.
top genius period
she definitely is a genius, she inspire my so much!
an ex coworker turned me onto Metric with this song while i was working at a pita shop in college in 2005. I liked it - and therefore i liked her - now she's an ex gf. In 2006 she brought me to see Metric at Webster Hall in Brooklyn, and when they played this the crowd was thrilled - highlight of the show.
Its kind of awesome, its almost like a double entendre; combat baby as in fight me in a passive aggressive manner of fight for my love......but then it actually sounds like comeback baby as in don't leave me. Its kind of that subtle yet continuous strain in some relationships, where you do everything to fight for the love of the other then at the same you take that love and use it as a weapon to push them away as vehemently as possible......?!....Who knows? Maybe, I drank to many beers and this is what I get for listening to this stuff???
i feel ya
Nathan Edwards
Idk, i feel like its about a relationship where they fight constantly, but she misses it anyway. 'No one here wants to fight me like you do' thus the combat baby/come back baby play on words, its like it goes hand in hand.
Idk. Seems like one of those situations where you're unhappy 'i miss your ranting, do you miss my all time lows?' But once you're out of it you realize there were good parts you miss?
Its the paradox of people lol i guess.
Metric's lyrics just ooze multiple intended interpretations and plays on perspective, yet I feel like no one else hears it. So thank you for reassuring me I'm not alone here haha
Here is my interpretation of the song (if you care for it):
I think this song is about being "addicted to bad relationships". sometimes when were in a relationship with someone who isn't right for us we could become too comfortable in that toxic relationship and when we finally get the sense to say "this isn't working" we want to go back, because as terrible as the relationship was it's more familiar then just being alone and trying to get yourself back together, "non of them want to fight me like you do" i feel like that line is supposed to basically tell us what the everyday dating life of someone who just got out of a relationship like that are like, they try to look for someone new but the future is scary, and when the only familiar thing about your past is toxicity than your going to go for familiar toxicity instead of unfamiliar future, even if you know it's bad for you, even if you know that your previous partner's only skills were to know how to "fight" you you'd prefer going back to something familiar.
I dunno that's just my interpretation
Can't believe this song is 20 years old. This was the song that made me fall in love with metric.
Old but Gold, this álbum, we not kkkkk
gettin that sweet sweet serotonin from the nostalgia of jamming to this with my dad when he'd drive me to school when I was 6
There must be a way to gradually introduce the idea that this is one of this crummy earth's best songs. Absolutely worth sorting high on you tube...you know who you are....
I truly never expected to love metric but goddamn I do. I somehow had help I'm alive stuck in my head for years and then I eventually found it and better than I remembered but I wasn't a fan just yet but as I just let the music play I've become a fan of their old and new stuff. They're good.
Something about this song harkens back to my childhood in the early 2000s. Just something about it
Best Metric song of all time.
This brings me back to 2006, being 17 and drunk for the first time, riding in the backseat of my friend's car. while this song plays on her iPod. Face pressed against the cold window, trying not to puke while I listen to her and our DD talk about craving blueberry fritters at 2 a.m. Simpler times.
Awww thats a great memory. I also started listening around that time, but it was my internet friend who introduced me and they've been my fav ever since. Im about to meet them on Friday and I'm so nervous!
i feel like i lived this lmao
love this song
This song rocks. Metric is so good they should get more play
This spring I tried to move out into the woods to get away from certain things I didn't know how to deal with.
I didn't end up moving into the woods, but I spent a lot of time in nature rediscovering my passions and Metric's and Mother Mother's music kindled a flame in me, giving me a lot of warmth and hope that this is the kind of music I want to do, the energy I want to have in my life. This song was my fight song.
thank you for writing this, man. i've been thinking a lot of stuff through, and this put some things into perspective.
i adore mother mother and metric both, so it's kind of surreal to see someone else who this music has helped.
hope you're doin well!
@@thatonekid6677 cheered me up to read this. Are you a creative person? If you have any art online I'd dig checking it :P life is crazy.
DevotionToChaos i do, actually! none of its super good, but i have an instagram. @burnt.lasagna33, if you'd ever want to follow. you're right, life is wild lol
Both mother mother and metric are some of my favourite bands. they helped me throughout high school and will always have a special place in my heart.
I just recently found this song and must say I am in love with this genre of old music. I'm definitely in love with this song for some reason too.
Woah 3 years later I'm replying to this. Look up Tilly and Wall - Nights of the Living Dead and Hot Hot Heat - Bandages and I may think of some mid 2000s favorites for you to enjoy
@@saladsalad9991 ok
playing this on Canada Day 2018 at Montebello Park in St.Catharines, Ontario - Cranked to 11!
Wow this is so good
The little vocal and instrument features all throughout this song are wonderful~
My dad always used to listened to this song a lot.
Thank god my friend showed me this. I'm starting to forgot his songs now i can can stop hurting but i am fine.
I Love you guys I hope your still out there...
Discovered Metric recently.Best music I have heard in awhile.
Love the voice. Love the fusion with music and good lyrics.
9 years and i still love this
Used to listen to this when I was like 6, hardcore nostalgia right now.
Listening to it on the radio in Argentina... I got crazy with this tune... Combat Baby!!!
Combat babyyy said you would never give up easy 💘
I'm trying to get the rest of the kickboxing club addicted to this too
As you should
rock band 3 memories
fuck you mean memories? i still play it
I still owe it to that game for showing me Metric years ago
@@daveyroberson8751 so now memories?
Limewire memories XD
you know that makes no sense, i guess you still play it now so you have no memories of 5 years ago when you played it, makes sense.
thank you 4 saving my life
Stay steong, God loves you.
Their first two albums are part of my rock n roll education and Torontonian pride.
thank you, mom.
i know i haven't seen you in years.
i apologize, and i forgive you.
i hope you do the same for me.
this is to you, cheryl.
They use the stock “Rock” rhythm setting from the Casio MT-65 keyboard. I still have mine.
My mom is obsessed with this band, im glad other people like it
I remember seeing a clip for this on a
Much music add
Nostalgia
love this song, bring it back
Come back babyy
Una persona muy especial para mi me dedico esta cancion hace 6 años, se fue de mi vida y cada que lo recuerdo escucho esta cancion u.u
One of the best on the album.
So good
I came across the music video for this on a quicktime sharing site. the only thing on there was this guy's half dozen music videos in a list of hyperlinks. Got introduced to this and Evil by Interpol, big thanks to whoever that guy was
Shoutout from Vancouver Island
amazing song amazing band amazing album too good for grammar i LOVE IT!
Excellent! :-D
Wow, this reminds me of my pimple faced/awkward teenager days. Great memories. Love this song.
Classic
"Fight off the lethargy"
Mood
Mix of blondie gossip pj Harvey and Cindy Lauper : fantastic 💪💪💪💪💪💪
this was me like fifteen years ago in a gigantic billy talent tshirt and DVS skater shoes lol
OMG! Yes!
BILLY TALENT! I totally understand and relate. Metric, BT, and the like were my jam from 2003 - 2010.
Now my baby girl (18 yesterday😍) is loving this, too!!
came here after jamming this song on ROCK BAND 3 the best song
Agreed
🖤
this song
metric's best album
I played this song on rock band 3.
💥🥊
Sounds like best coast that's the way boys are at least it reminds me
This is ny fucking jam
the parts when she says " combat baby" kinda sounds like "come back baby"
Dorthea Naatjes the end of the chorus she says that and near the end of the song she says that :) just before “how I miss your rantings, do you miss my all-time lows?”
Exactly, that's what makes it soulful
The chorus of this song "combat baby, come back baby, fight off the lethargy, don't go quietly, combat baby, said you you would never give up easily, combat baby come back" it's really nice...
That's what I thought it was.
She does say "Come back, baby" after "Combat Baby".
awh greatestjournal and teen angst
OMGOSH LMAO
can't believe I was fourteen when i first heard this.
🐊🐊🐊
♡♡♡♡
mabe there is a more popular version of this song somewhere else on youtube? idk this is IMO the best metric album. to bad you can't go to a store and buy it :( .
+MrMastrmonstr I bought it
I bought it too, best album
My brother got it online but i want the CD
my favorite song!
Every HMV in Canada carries this CD. They also used to sell it for like 10 bucks for the longest time.
I knoiw those eyes
Olha nois de novo
A guy I like compared me to this song so is that a good sign?
the first song I heard *--*
I always thought it was COME BACK BABY! COME BACK, BABY! COME BACK, BABY COME BACK!
would've thought that way if the song wasn't named combat baby
it does say it.
That's what I thought also. Only when I saw the play list for the radio station did i find otherwise.
Here because my mind randomly had a trip to my emo days. 🎶
Talvez o unico Br presente kkkkk , Sooonzeraaa
Jammie
wait wait holdd ooon ive heard this before!?!?!?!?!?
Toast & Cass from bee and puppycat, you heard me
i added a public comment
Lowkey my ex had brilliant taste in music
C J R combat baby
we used to leave the blue lights on
What year did this album come out ?
@@lenbonbon thank u !!
86 people lost they damn mind
I know what the song says....but my goddamn brain can't get the thought she's saying come back baby since my friend brought the point up
Sound like paramore but better in it on way!!
Who's here because this was an itunes free song of the week over a decade ago?
supazio LUCKY YOU!
Shit man, dont make me feel old
WHOS STILL HERE IN 2021⁉️⁉️
This song is so Chloe Price coded, I can imagine her singing this
Don't go quietly"
1:51
The best front woman since Debbie Harry.
: )
Alguien más que hable español?
I"m the best singer. I probably sing this infront of millions of people if I wanted to. I can even nearly play an electric guitar while dressed up in super cool rock star clothes.
Okaaaay? 😆
DO IT THEN BRIDGITTE🗣🗣🗣
This somehow reminds me of Scott pilgrim
Rock band brought me here
She's singing about me.
Fight them off with a lip stick missile
GURLS UP FRONT