Jawbreaker : 'Kiss The Bottle'

[n0ise92]

I LOVE 90'S RECORD

[supermattweaver]

i think im fucked

[MCRBVBdomination]

I just wanted to say... My generations tate in music SUCKS! I'm 12 years old and I listen to screamo and metal and stuff. All the other people in my shcool listen to crap like Justin Beiber and stuff like that. I'm terribly sorry for my generations taste.

[yamon98]

@MCRBVBdomination you're taste isn't that much better since you listen to screamo...

[MCRBVBdomination]

@yamon98 so just cuz i listen to screamo doesn't mean i can't listen to any other genre!! Actually my favorite bands are kiss, metallica, acdc, and korn!

[teskourneofgoldshire]

@MCRBVBdomination im 13 and my favorite bands are jawbreaker, samiam and sunny day real estate

[yamon98]

@MCRBVBdomination well at least you dig Kiss and Jawbreaker. that's pretty cool

[2012Jawbreaker]

Amazing song. Amazing lyrics. Amazing band.

[lilmunch64]

I do like Brendan Kelly's acoustic cover.

[supermattweaver]

finally got udone on wax wish i could find this 7inch anyone know where to get this

[supermattweaver]

cannot get over this......song killer

[supermattweaver]

story of my life damn

[kittykat19974]

i truly love this band. im an old kitten, 37, and believe this band, and select others will truly be the ones that got me through so much crap in my past, and the crap that likes to come into my life even now. not a pity party kitten, just a realist. the b.s. people bring to me, the emotional and manipulative, and emotional i guess abuse of whatever wont turn me ever into a victim, but just this..stronger in time...and when tears are gone,i c who i am again, real,and worthy to be treated great

[stevemac46]

@kittykat19974 I absolutely agree with every word of yours...Im 37 also...jawbreaker helped me through so much of my past, and still does. your words mirror my feelings, and this great music is there for us, to take, like medication. good to hear a like mind on this.

[surrealname]

This band got me through college, and art school, and now they are getting me through the real world.

[Kadison143]

I hate to Troll... but.. Lucero.. Kinda.. Nailed it...

[diamondstaterebel]

@Kadison143 HANDS DOWN!!

[clowndildo200]

Such a great song!



[pinchecapitalismodem]

this song has heal me.

[ducky299]

kiss the butt hole

[XrellisX]

Aahh! to be 22 again. Jawbreaker does it for me! 

[ponysoprano]

I wish i still had this disc...feelin old!

[tomsjuan]

Hearing this song again makes me whish I was a teenager again!

[cfriedrich]

Lucero's version is amazing.

[jsnull]

I think it's magical that there are people young enough to be writing term papers who are into Jawbreaker. Fist bump.

[teskourneofgoldshire]

@jsnull i'm 12

[bbeaup]

@jsnull haha i just took a break from mine. 

[DanLepienAcoustic]

@jsnull weird. i'm in the process of doing exactly that as i read your comment.

[BlackFoIiage]

I have the biggest crush on Blake's voice. Oh my goodness. <3

[flosski]

great song

[AlleyCatChum]

Blake is the God Damn Man. He beat throat cancer, what the fuck have you people done lately?

[wetlipse3]

@AlleyCatChum helping my mom survive cancer on her uterus

[SkateOrDie8814]

LIQUOORRRR

[201088aa]

Is that singing B. Kelly from the Lawrence Arms???

[DanTheDwarf1]

@201088aa Nope, that's Blake from Jawbreaker singing, but Brenden Kelly did cover this song on his acoustic split with Joe McMahon, "Wasted Potential".

[copyright1979]

i heard Tim McIllrath from Rise against play this acoustic last nite. he said he plays it before everyshow.

[phi1s0n]

@copyright1979

woahh

[ridintheconcretewave]

@copyright1979 I like that Tim, who's been Straight Edge for as long as I can remember, can still relate to and admire this song.

[MrRam17]

@ridintheconcretewave I'm straight edge too and I feel this song is easy to relate to because we all regret decisions we've made some where down the road that hurt someone we loved.

[nedsammy]

Returning to this track for the first time in months. It's been too long.

[JimKata79]

This is the greatest song of all time. No song has ever captured alcoholism like this one.

[jayeldee80]

Commenting because this song should always have a recent comment. really, every song of theirs should. Great band i'll never see :(

[wetlipse3]

just found this song a week or so ago, ive been listening to it almost nonstop.... and i did it the old and normal way, reading random articles on wikipedia

[jpATempestWest]

I Kiss The Bottle,

I Shoulda Been Kissing You.

The best thing about Blake is his ability to write lyrics so many people can relate to, in such a deep way.

[Ericisgoodenough]

Blakes Screechy Crimpshine/Fifteen type of vocals is what makes Jawbreaker a Punk band. Fuck Emo!

[E99soldier]

Brendan Kelly has my favorite version of this song. I think that his version is as morose as the lyrics are. Great song no matter who covers it though. (Unless you're the Foo Fighters. Then you can go and fuck yourself. No offense.)

[bambismash]

According to wiki his voice sounds the way it does because of a polyp that was in his throat. They did a tour even though the polyp could've killed him had it ruptured. If that's what the deal was then it adds the character to this song that makes it as good as it is. Rad and sad either way.

[gmx1100]

@bambismash No, he developed the polyp a few yrs after this was recorded, and the wiki article doesn't say anything about how it affected his voice

[bambismash]

@gmx1100 Eh.... no to your no.... it says his vocals are mottled and choked because of a polyp. It's cited n everything but the source is from some dude who writes for spin... Just relaying info, dunno if it's true. I wasn't there and don't know these guys. As if it's even that important...

[lamesuseless27]

@gmx1100 I know this comment was from a month ago but, I came across a video on youtube of one of the Jawbreaker shows during the tour Blake had a polyp. It's interesting to go hunting for it to see just how much pain he had to endure. You can tell in his voice and he even had to stop for a song or two and let someone in the audience sing because of the pain.

[jshopa1]

Totally respect the lyrics of this song and the talent of Blake, but holy shit, the singing is unbearable. I want to like this song so bad, but the Foo just did it better.

[trippriley]

@jshopa1 Just....no...Foo Fighters have one of the worst covers of this ever.

Lucero, on the other hand, have one of the best.

[shazugin]

i love the gritty vox/guitar

[Chrazzari]

@shazugin yeah same, the distortion, just reminds me of classic punk. I love it

[Deadkyd]

Japan fucking a handbag...

[ESIGNERd]

:rock:



[ESIGNERd]

\,,/

[WarGoatForestWolf666]

I actually like the bad singing becaue when bands of this style (melodic, borderline emo) have clean singing, it's almost unbearably cloying

[wucodu]

@WarGoatForestWolf666

I take it you don't like Dear You or any of Blakes later stuff; Jets to Brazil etc then?

[gurn00]

@fairtrade182 everyone says they love the "emotion" in his voice. I just hear bad singing, no emotion at all. I do like the band but this song is just bad to me.

[gurn00]

Love luceros version, i want to love this one too but man i just don't like it. Don't get it at all.

[Fairtrade182]

@gurn00 whats there not to get? :)

[Shattered0Platinum]

My fiction beats the hell out of my truth

[yubbone]

i want this song played at my funeral.

[Bakersfieldsucks777]

amazing song though.

[Bakersfieldsucks777]

I thought he was saying " I kissed a butthole"

[skanky87]

@Bakersfieldsucks777 You're an idiot.

[TheActualMikeD]

this will always be one of my favorites

[Firenfreezer]

LOL that constipated voice. So talented.

[forkballoonsports]

I searched this song on google and one of the links that came up was The Ataris- Kiss the Bottle(Foo Fighters Cover). I am disappointed.

[MrJohnnyfive1983]

@forkballoonsports that is such blasphamy its not even funny

[wasy35]

This song never gets old, timeless. 

[izmthrower]

how does this have 5 dislikes?

[dullboy28]

own opinion but Ben Nichols does it better.. like I said personal opinion

[Dueyruss]

@XiuTheFeared - Lucero DOES do a great cover of this. The recorded version is excellent, but you should see it live. They did it in Houston back in Feb.

[JuggaloFaygoDrinker]

This is honestly one of my favorite songs.

[j2daesse]

@sickboyfool The talking heads were the shit.

[andrewniwdog]

cant beat the original, but luceros cover is pretty damn good.

[theghostonyourblock]

under a neon sky...our moonlight

[cmac3107]

the lucero version is the best

[g2737]

you cant fake this! check out Forgetters, his new project.

[eckstramedium]

there's something about this song, the recording and how it meshes with the pure rawness of their sound blended with Blake's rough vocals that make it untouchable as far as covers are concerned. I heard the Foo's cover, and I give them props for covering it, but its just too polished. It lacks the heart of the original. Jawbreaker were in a class of their own. You can always take more from them each time you listen to them. They are so missed.

[silversam12]

The Foo Fighters version is awesome!

[silversam12]

The Foo Fighters version is awesome!

[LeeCanterProductions]

Brenden Kelly from the Lawrence Arms does a acoustic cover of this that is pretty decent. nothing touches the original though.

[Rmossburg]

I love this band so fucking much, unfun is probably my favorite album by any band ever



[Phx411]

Damn, this is good. I was alive in 1992, why didn't I hear it then.

[jawallace1991]

Something magical happens when you play this song at 3:30 in the morning, writing a term paper.

[letsgowings19]

@jawallace1991 I don't normally comment on youtube videos...but it is currently 2:36 am, I am writing a term paper and listening to this song. You were 54 minutes short of completely blowing my fucking mind.

[PitchfordStache]

@jawallace1991 Weird--I'm in the middle of a paper as well. O_o

[TheJameySuede]

repeat x100million

[TruthNugget85]

later covered incredibly well by Lucero!

[jmka4l]

bwahahahaha "later covered -- badly -- by the Foo Fighters"

[Pawsz]

there isnt a song i dont love by this band. thank life for such music

[XiuTheFeared]

Lucero does an amazing cover of this song as well.

[hockeyrocks5757]

Brendan Kelly did a fucking awesome cover of this

[railroadtrash09]

Timeless...

[somecallmejames]

i wake up to a lonely night... blakes still GOD...

[Deadguy56]

Angels and Airwaves did a shitty cover of this. Oh wait that was just a stolen riff

[skatelongboards]

@Deadguy56 what was the song name they stole the riff from i wanan check it out

[apkoen]

Anyone who thinks the Foo's cover of this song is bad is suffering from a mean case of Hipster. This disease is characterized by skinny jeans, clove cigs, a fear of beer/whiskey and a tendency to act like any and everything popular sucks.

The original is great, and both Lucero and the Foo's do it justice. And anyone who thinks Blaks can't sing never listened to any Jets to Brazil.

[somecallmejames]

@apkoen luceros is a love of mine, have the basment tapes album, havent heard fpps, but i trust what you say, most people dont even have a clue about blake anyway man, its not hipsters, shit im a hipster, i keep up with music but i know what you mean... fakes, blah blah, catcher in the rye, they ruin it for us...

[ArnBucketeer]

@apkoen He was having throat problems back then. Before the surgery. Apparently, it was near the 'breaking point' by the time of recording this song.

[theghostonyourblock]

i kissed the bottle, when I should have been kissing you

[xsuicidekiss143x]

Kris Roe of The Ataris did a beautiful cover of this. In my opinion, at least.

[goguyestguygo]

Foo Fighters cover is ok, Lucero's is amazing.

[GuzonjinaCerka]

I miss the nineties (even though I almost wasn't even born in the nineties, but maybe I'm recalling my past life or something xDD) :(

[surrealname]

People who dislike this song are not good people.

[7sshare]

I kiss the butthole...

[CJrecordsNewRhymes]

This song is class!!!

[TnTBLACK95]

"At first I thought it was great that Lucero turned a punk tune into a country song, but after reading the lyrics I think Jawbreaker accidentally wrote a country song and played it punk." - Oz Or maybe on purpose!!!

[dunsta5]

crazie charlies black eye and the dumster juice.

[Ekarff]

I love this! I met Blake on Saturday and have been nostalgic ever since. His new band The Forgetters with the former drummer from Against Me! is very reminiscent of early Jawbreaker. This conjures such memories in me it's amazing. Jawbreaker lives in my heart!

[Ekarff]

I love this! I met Blake on Saturday and have been nostalgic ever since. His new band The Forgetters with the former drummer from Against Me! is very reminiscent of early Jawbreaker. This conjures such memories in me it's amazing. Jawbreaker lives in my heart!

[ItsJohnnyAppleseed]

Brendan Kelly beat the original, sorry.

[gogs67]

Band called A Radio With Guts did a decent job of this song as well

[dergans]

Great Sparta cover of this track.

[maryperkins666]

the foo fighters version is awful. completely soulless shit. ben does a decent job in the lucero version...THIS IS THE ONLY VERSION THAT MATTERS

[andymission]

thank you CREATOR!

[jlhfoo]

...i like both the original and foo fighters version... o.O

[conradskill]

@jlhfoo

You better not like the foo fighters version!!

[Benjabola]

time to go to a bar with my girlfriend

[sweepa88]

Sometimes, you just can't beat the original.

[monokong]

oooooh yeah the foo fighters cover is cruel

[bobwettengol]

1 2 3 4 whos punk whats the score!

[golfpunx]

@bobwettengol one of the best i miss the 90's

[watuchie]

awewbw ehblbgalbhrglwbglabalivbawlkvn­abwlkbfvawbl;vaglibarvlkawbngv­aivbhaeilrrgvaebigeabhligabwlv­aiwhbvaqehrglebhvklaqewhvbaqew­jklvbvhjbwerkjvbwvbhwvflskvbls­edkgibsewr

I love this song so much. Holy shit.... Watch the live version posted by "boywithstars" Blake KILLS it.

[cooterlicious]

thanks for posting this up, need to dig out the vinyl.

[Inavitago]

grunge

[ChildofConflict]

@Inavitago

punk

[Inavitago]

@ChildofConflict

derp

[Inavitago]

@ChildofConflict

grunge

[Phoenixsinger93]

@Inavitago This? No, Pop-Punk

[IAINoodle]

@Phoenixsinger93 Nah more like Jazz-Funk

[EvilJRoss]

There was a person that didn't like this? really?

Someone has issues.

[callieboggs91]

LUCERO SINGS IT THE BEST! foo fighters can suck it and as much as i like jawbreaker this just ruined the song for me

[IAINoodle]

@callieboggs91 how can the original ruin the song? XD

i dont respect ur opinion

[cooterlicious]

@IAINoodle

hahaha!

[JamesMcPatrick]

This song kicks ass. No matter who sings it.

[spliffbunker]

haha, anyone can sing it... try writing it... blake is a genius

[ItsJohnnyAppleseed]

Good song, but I like Brendan Kelly's cover better.

[tkmat]

check out the falling out of love at this volume cover of this song.

still nothing on the original! <3

[popestiff]

thank you for putting up awesomeness

[2leftarms]

this hubbub about "good singers" reminds me of a david byrne quote: "the better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying." i remember steve malkmus also saying something to that extent.

[bavwill]

@2leftarms jeff buckley?

[fozrotten]

@2leftarms love that quote

[scottymacIII]

@2leftarms man, that's an awesome quote. I've heard it said that you learn something everyday. Sometimes it's even something really fuckin' cool and worth repeating. Many, many thanks. btw, talking heads were cool as well, probably ahead of their(his) time. thx again man.

[sickboyfool]

@2leftarms

david byrns sux!!!!! talking heads were awful.....my hope onions

[staercky]

@sickboyfool But that doesn't mean what he said isn't true.

[Fjord420]

THE best drinking song...ever

[interzoneinc84]

Fucking LOVE this song. Immense. 

[dunsta5]

cheers mates !!

[NOaadye]

this song brings tears...

[PancakeHouseMenu]

It sounds terrible. ><

[Animaduniversum]

Five years ago I heard this song the first time and instantly liked it's harsh beauty and honesty. Blake isn't a great singer in the musical sense, actually the vocal are bad but the lyrics and how his voice transport emotions make it.

[mresplendent]

@Animaduniversum Yeah, the people who say he is not a "good" singer" just miss the point. Punk rock is filled with great singers who don't have great voices. That is part of the appeal. Bob Mould(Husker Du), Joe Strummer(The Clash), Chuck Ragan(Hot Water Muusic), Mac(Superchunk), Ian and Guy(Fugazi), etc etc etc. Seriously, most of them just can't sing well in the traditional sense. It is all about the grit, the realism, the attitude, the will to sing even though you can't. That is punk rock.

[robisgangsta1]

@mresplendent darby crash didnt have a great voice either but he fucking rocked one of my favorite singers but joe stummer had a decent voice. but at anyrate what you said is 100% true.

[conradskill]

@mresplendent

Yeah. People might as well call Johnny cash a bad singer -.-

[dotd53]

i have to say i think this is jawbreakers best song.

[NOaadye]

@dotd53 i might have to agree.

[brandnewloss]

bob nanna did a good cover. none of your know what you are talking about.

[Icix1]

Lucero is the only one who ever did a legit cover of this song. No one else captured the soul of what this song is about.

[omg5000]

@Icix1

Brendan Kelly (Lawrence Arms) did a pretty bang up cover of this one too, straight up acoustic if that's up anyone's alley...

[11jgm38]

@omg5000 I think Chris actually sings that song on the record. But yeah it rules.

[omg5000]

@11jgm38 I would have guessed that too if you played this song for me and asked which Larry Arms singer you thought it was. But its Brendan. Check out his "Wasted Potential" split he did with Joe McMahon you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[mranarchy03]

One of if not maybe the greatest band ever.

[photofu]

Man I saw them so many times!

[porky626]

I like this version, but i wouldn't say that the Foo Fighters version is bad. They're two different styles of music, so of course it's going to sound different.

[bchaos43]

mike goodman started this band in 88

[IAINoodle]

listening to etc. is the reason my nuts dropped when they did having actually sprouted a pair

everyone should be forced to listen to actual music at school

clockwork orange-style