Nina Gordon - Now I Can Die

[ianrast]

In a way, this song reminds me of Number One Blind: it ambles along well, an above average pop song, then in the last third, Gordon makes some small, perfectly judged decision which doesn't sound abrupt but still explodes the song. In Number One Blind, it's the downbeat, snarly chorus kneecapped by how 'morning' is held; here it's the 'I won't feel bad at all'. She just has the uncanniest knack for giving her songs a charge you don't see coming.

Video could still do with less crotch grabbing

[watercolors08]

i love it. :)

[Archaelia009]

So simple...and full of love.

[pestuga]

aggggggg it hurts no critizism jut trush

[Pickinbuddy]

I just LOVE the feeling this song captures...

Nina's HOT!

[Archaelia009]

this is a good song, simple, and emotional - that's what love is!

[TittyClamps]

I love this song.

[CuterThanYouYeah]

not the best song she's ever done...

[Nickoid]

The beginning is totally Volcano Girls. Lmao. Yay, gold medal for me. Ha!

[tomata182]

this album was great, her newest one kinda was lame! she went to political and preachy with her weird ass views

[jeffinition]

lol, what? on which songs does she preach her weird ass political views? i think you have nina confused with someone else.

[Cobra0776]

What is with all the criticism for this song and video? I've seen worse song and videos, with much less criticism, on YouTube. This is a pretty solid song. I haven't heard it, in probably 7 years.

[mbrown603]

I always think of this as the "Gomer Pyle" song. It's the "Suprise, Suprise" line.

[drunkennun]

oh god please go back to veruca salt

[paproski59]

Again those lyrics are exceptional...this talent is underexposed.....yeah!

[Scottthefish]

Video reminds of Belinda Carliasle. Yikes. Good tune though. Miss Veruca Salt though

[blink56k]

"I'm not trying to say I don't want to live , 'cause I do...."

I like the song melodically, but that's really is lazy lyrical writing, a far cry from "you can't fight the seether" or asking Levolor to be your blind.

[TheImplodingVoice61]

Well, the thing with Nina's songwriting, especially in songs like this, Number One Camera etc, I think the lyrics are almost meant to be sloppy, casual and lighthearted - it fits the mood of the song IMO.

[blink56k]

I see what you mean. Maybe I was being a little too harsh, lol.

[tadeuvi]

whoa im not one of those fans who hates comercial videos and i still really enjoy nina gordon but this must be the most artificial video ive ever seen, tonight and the rest of my life comes in second =/

[nalbee]

In the beginning I thought this was going to be Volcano Girls part two or something.

I really miss Veruca Salt, but I am glad she is still making music because her voice is too good to fade into obscurity.

[LincTexPilot]

This video is so HOT!!! Damn, she looks so good. LOL....I used to have the same Buick! (but not a convertible)

[MadChickadee]

wahh the vids kind of pervy...

[parker133759]

God!! She is so hot!!!

[acidtones1]

Can't fight the seether! Come on, damn it! Come back!

[wolfofdelta]

she is too sexy (in a negative way) in this video

[YUMMYZUMMY]

the first poor rating ive giving one *,

[YUMMYZUMMY]

AND WHERE IS MY SEXY BLACK HAIR!LOL

[YUMMYZUMMY]

Sorry guys this wouldent make 92 college radio get over it, i am no music snob but com on she is soooo sooooo musically inclined and she gives THE PUBLIC MAINSTREAM what they THINK we wanna hea, what happend too mucisal evolution? at least louise istrying too sound old school. fuck it, its just not yin with out its yang. veruca without its salt!

[catnipmatador]

this nearly makes me be sick

like the nwa cover though

[istuffface]

love her!!! (such a fan)

[YUMMYZUMMY]

does she really wanna cross dresser?lol iam j/k

[ou812bowie]

this sounds too country for my likeing....i what my old veruca salt back.....

[VolcanoGirl1992]

yeah, i totally thought of volcanogirls in the beginning of this. She's great, but im not liking this video at all, its to humerous.I like the song, but not the video.

=(

[Alucard168]

lol that guy has a small penis ROFL

[supercd84]

Yes... they were on small budget... small budget = small penis...

[jmwarren85]

that was a good one!!LMAO

[Floskeknosk]

She has such a talent that it frightenes me! Seriously, everything Nina has done is just great!! All the best to her!

[sweetcarmate]

shankedbyfrank555 - another uber-tough internet hard man. Dickhead.

[axlroseandbenetar]

Not to offend anyone or this song -- I don't like it.

Veruca Salt was a MUCH BETTER option for this girl. This....it just-I have no words for it. And Louise's voice does NOT suck.

And she TOTALLY stole the beginning of the music video to "Volcano Girls" with the sheets and stuff.

[wolfofdelta]

agree

[hephaestus85]

TOTALLY i was like wtf...

[cstefos]

If you ask me, there will never be enough of Nina Gordon under sheets. Stop being a hater.

[superglorious]

sellout

[italboii05]

She is fuckin hot.... Nina, go out with me?

[oehieze]

she can't cause she's gonna go out with ME! :)

[kremator78]

i read on a post someone said VarucaSalt is worthless without Nina......seems to me Nina is a sex pot..good voice but meh suited VS more

[novaescion]

I've never heard Veruca Salt, but it doesn't sound like the kind of group that would put out bland, lovey soft rock like this. This sounds ready for the middle-aged mom crowd, no offense to them.

[animalroxanna]

the sound is crap but it's a good clip and song

[todd131981]

VS is much better without Nina Gordon

[joshawk]

Say whatever you want, but Nina Gordon is beautiful and talented. And to Todd... VS sucks balls now. Sorry, it's a fact. Without Gordon, that band is nothing. Louise Post has a terrible voice and their new stuff just plain blows. Nina, you are the best!

[AoshiShinomori]

I hope you're not serious about VS sucking. I agree Nina's stuff is pretty rad, but in no way is VS bad now. With Nina gone, Louise did the best she could. They don't have the dual harmonies anymore, but the fun 'rock the fuck out' quality is still there. I thought IV was their best album.

..Although Louise no longer looks youthful and Nina still looks wonderful. :D

[tigerpantss]

exactly!.....& nina wrote all of the good songs

[skot66]

I wish I had like 5 minutes with her

[pegleyjr]

good song, there's some vs snarl underneath it.

[essex03]

I think she is sexy as hell and cute as a button.

The song has a great hook and I would LOVE to see her and Louise get back together and tour one more time. Doubt it will ever happen though.

[sarahsbooks]

that part at the end where she had to explain herself was very lame. probably to prevent lawsuits from crazy overprotective parents.

[todd131981]

Now Can I Die? Perfect title because after hearing it I want to kill myself. Veruca Salt is much better without her.

[adoptedbyapopmachine]

why has she done this?!?!

[trooper8]

Ugh, she was so much better in Veruca Salt. Here's hoping for a reunion!

[zeitenwind]

Sold her soul to the corp. devil!!! sad :( bring back V.S.

[todd131981]

VS is still around and better than ever. Check them out.

[Mahoivlich]

a total sellout

[eltsc]

Damn, I'm officially addicted to this song. I can't stop listening to it!

[greatvideo2]

Watch Nina in the video 'veruca salt-seether'

Its very addictive

[animalroxanna]

bad clip, nice song

[talea100]

Of COURSE the song is ironic. Hilariously so. It's practically a parody of all the stupid boy-crazy songs most female pop artists put out.

[marlowe2]

Well that makes sense in a way. Especially since all the clips feature men pretty much show her about to perform fellatio on them.

[jaysusyergreat]

She really shouldn't have named such a bad song 'now I can die'...

[animalroxanna]

The video is not very good but the song is awesome

[Tulipsey]

Is good. Not as good as her VS stuff, but I guess she isn't trying to aim her solo stuff to the same crowd...?

[nico8423]

she is amazing. i love her!!!

[squishysilver]

This is definetely NOT a negative comment, just an observation. Go watch the Seether video, then watch this....what a change! I know they were done like a decade apart, but WOW!, she looks so different. Anyways, besides that Nina is awesome, was awesome and will ALWAYS be awesome. ;)

[zenbach69]

Look at this video, then watch the opening to Volcano Girls... Am I the ONLY one who sees it?

[knoxiuz]

yeah its like two different nina gordon under the rug

[mr0x]

Is this meant to be ironic or was it really meant to be this insanely sappy?

[ferraci]

When I saw this video in the wee hours of VH1's Insomniac Theater"~Fall 2000, I became infatuated-not with Nina-but more so with a girl I was seeing my senior year of college. Thing was, this Nina Gordon vid reminds me so much of our "sweetheart" relationship, yet I could never find it again to show her. I married her 3 years later, and seeing this on YouTube for the 2nd time in 6 years has made my day since (now I can die) finally show my wife.

[robbielex]

I hope she liked it and appreciated how you felt about it.

[thevelmas]

amazingly good song. silly lyrics, but catchy as hell. the video, not so much.

[jaysusyergreat]

Christ this is awful.

[imemoyournot]

NINA is the greatest artist ever. True story

[BonanzAA]

wtf? what happened to her?

[todd131981]

How can someone who played in Veruca Salt turn this crap out?

[james369]

who knows :(

[joh2]

Poppy...

[velcrocat]

crap

[komodoman]

I prefer her more mellow actually, her voice is very beautiful, when she doesn't 'fake' it.

[davebest2001]

I dunno about anyone else.I liked Veruca Salt but I always wanted to hear Nina doing more mellow stuff. I LOVE this song and I also love the album. It doesn't suit the hardcore Veruca Salt crowd but who cares

[twistinginthewind]

Oh, and giving your guitar solo away to a studio musician?

Laughable.

[twistinginthewind]

Utterly forgettable.

"And now I can die"? Yeah. Well, artistically at least.

Rarely have I been as disappointed in a musical act. And this is coming from a hardcore gay male fan who loved Veruca Salt on Minty Fresh, pre-DGC.

The heterosexist arrogance of a line like, "I'm a girl and he is the guy" makes my stomach (and eyes!) roll. Single Nina? I'm not particularly suprised.

And people complain about Liz Phair. Pfft. She's not half the sell-out.

[sarahsbooks]

hey, you're the one being arrogant. nina gordon is straight. she loves guys. that's why this song is about her being in love with a guy. get over it. if you want to write a song about being in love with a guy, go right ahead and i won't accuse you of being arrogant for not using neutral words.

[twistinginthewind]

Point well taken.

(Song still sucks rhino balls.)

[sarahsbooks]

oh yeah lol

[malted]

yeah! woo!