Primitive radio gods - Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth

[drinknginthebackseat]

best song of all time

[r8dj]

...for the blonde dancer on Bourbon St. I spent those few days.....damn wish I could remember her name

[PikePoleOnFire]

Ah, another great song I recall when I was a freshmen in HS...

[AttilatheThrilla]

this song isnt on itunes.. that dissapoints me..

[B2nndacoupleayous]

I've always LOVED that piano solo... It's imperfection is soooo perfect!!!1 My favorite for all time

[shadowman2192]

I've been downhearted baby, I've been down I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met, ever since the day we met.

[hendyhawk8675309]

I was a little kid when I was hearing all this great music....my parents had it on in the car... now, it is embedded into my brain because I remember it all and appreciate the quality this type of music offered!!!

[jetit]

The longgest title of a song..lol

[haastaboozia]

Circa 1980 something....KBCO, a Boulder, Colorado alternative radio station.  Heard REM there for the first time. Love and Rockets, etc....Ohhh, for the good ole days..

[laimereve]

jedes mal wenn ich dieses lied höre, dann fühl ich mich wie 17!!!

[meesterrain]

How stupid I was not to acknowledge what a cool time in music this was

[BobbyfromPepper]

@meesterrain : I'm glad I'm not the only one. Maybe it was the constant bombardment of other crap made us tune out. Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The 90s had such a great crop of artists when viewed in retrospect.

[boruff68]

This is my favorite mellow track ever! I also love "Low spark of high heeled boys" by traffic. Stevie Winwood is a genius!

[haastaboozia]

@boruff68

OH! That is a great song!  How old are you? Just wondering since that is a very "old" song.

[boruff68]

@haastaboozia My love of music spans about 50 years!!!!! (But I am not THAT old!!!:)

[whotaughtyou]

DAVID CAMERON FBI DETECTIVE QC

[ADDMOREMAPS]

pay phones and phone booths?is that what you get out of this song???????? THAT IS SOOO SAD i dont even know where to begin....... the words are lost on you..........

[admiralcrash1]

I see chem-trails.

[rocker624]

This song helped me pull through so much. I hate how people are trolling on here. Music shapes people without them knowing it. That's why people are so fucking stupid because of the crap that's currently being broadcasted through the radio...

[DanielWadePhillips]

such a shitty song

[licenciadoh]

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS IN MY LIFE

[raceyboy]

So many great singles coming out around that period '94-'98

[raceyboy]

Puff Daddy, boy bands and nu metal buried it all, though

[Ferfachu5k]

maybe he's waiting for The Doctor to return...

[MissAmberlee1]

it's strange, I hadn't heard this song in a LOOONG time, and it was always one of my favs..when I heard it yesterday, it took me back to my teenage years, when I was riding along with my best friend in his Chevy truck on the outskirts of the rural town I grew up in. 14 years later, the town is mostly the same..and my best friend passed away 11 years ago..wherever you are EJ, know that you are still loved and don't forget to send me postcards in my dreams.

[mikethered123]

Incredible lyrics.

[wowsk8ter1]

i......miss the 90s. come back 90s come back

[InsideUCLA71]

Up and down Harlem, baby. Up and down Harlem, baby, up and down, up and down Harlem, baby.

[Mr22Sylvain]

I would like to buy this song on ITunes but i cannot find it. Do you have an idea why?

[bat115]

@Mr22Sylvain If you live near an FYE, you can find the Cable Guy Soundtrack that this is on for like 99 cents... Every FYE I've been to lately has tons of them.

[tmontanaz44]

gonzo from the bunk was here

[Skeebow42]

I don't know why this guy just doesn't get a goddamn cell phone, because that's one fucked up phone both. It's in the middle of fuckin' nowhere, there's no door on the goddamn thing, (Fuck, Superman couldn't even change in it.), and he probably can't hear a goddamn thing with all those planes screeching by. The only good thing about it is the little urchin that pops out of it in the end. Besides, I thought only Mexicans and hobos used pay phones.

[bigcyhutch]

@Skeebow42 stoopid post.

[tandlaguilera420]

@Skeebow42 LMAO!! :D

[ashley101verve]

Shut the closing door pick up the phone dial someone close lets just see for a second to see if they will answer they may or may not answer they might even care or may not care but you'll never know really but till the phone time goes up your still waiting for that call...

[ascartec]

Seconds ticking kill the soul a million years before the fall. So true. Don't give yourself to death make it take you.

[dinkhead1]

this song evokes such an intense feeling of nostalgia

[ascartec]

@dinkhead1 Seriously more than any other song I've heard. This song marks my young life more than any other.

[wowsk8ter1]

@ascartec  same

[TheCreepsAreAlright]

I never knew what this song was called...

...Until now.

[ajb77]

@TheCreepsAreAlright Dude i think everyone was in this boat until they ran across it again. I love this song and was searching for it forever...

[mst3k54]

what does she say at 4:02?

[blobbermouthful]

totally forgot about this song i love it

[1979beachbabe]

we used to smoke to it while in high school...lol..c/o 98

[thesabrix]

Lady gaga, justin biber, lil...somethin',, i'm gonna buy my son a Walkman and some classic k7, to prevent his ear from inflammation

[appleman2500]

sampled from bb king been down harder and never my love from the 5th demention  very good though like it

[hastadecirpalabra]

if u know this song, u enjoyed music in the nineties

[DragonSlayerOmega]

This song deserves so many more views than it has...

[Wungafication]

Thumbs up if you heard this song on "The Cable Guy"

[stides40]

@Wungafication I turned that movie off after like 10 mins. Maybe I would of watched it longer if I knew this song was going to be in it.

[Wungafication]

@stides40 Oooo only like 20 seconds of the song is in the movie then he shuts off the radio and you don't hear the song for the rest of it.

[CheetoSantana]

kids in the future won't even know what a phone booth is

[paisteuser06]

@CheetoSantana bet a lot of kids now dont know what a phone booth is.

[Sirsmokesalot2009]

@CheetoSantana they wont know where superman changed from Clark Kent to superman

[REMY45HST]

@CheetoSantana SAD but TRUE; The concept of a payphone will be ancient to them like we thought about our parents record players. Its hard to even find payphones anymore.

[haastaboozia]

@CheetoSantana

Do they now?

[shadowman2192]

@CheetoSantana Kids in the future won't even know of what REAL music like this is.

[BelatedCommiseration]

If the process of memory was turned into music it would be a contest between this and the works of Satie. Strange comparison but I stand by it.

[facepalm486]

is it just me or is this a fat track to smoke weed to?

[bigcyhutch]

@facepalm486 GREAT idea!

[Marc3c]

@facepalm486 It's just you. You are totally wrong in this. You should smoke the weed first, get a nice toasty buzz going and THEN listen to this awesome tune.

[facepalm486]

@Marc3c son, i'm sober for 15 minutes a day i dont have times for toasty buzzes ;D

[trixstyle13]

@facepalm486

i enjoy a good safety meeting to this once and awhile my friend :) blaze well friend

[NewRock001]

Wow...I heard this song inside the airport last night just as I was getting on the plane leaving from Baltimore going to New Orleans..strange lol

[MrIdontwannahearit]

best part kicks in at 4:10

[7Trisanaty7]

cool band, mang.. i think ill buy... all there albums!!!!!:D

[IzzyLovesRock]

Its good to hear Out Alive sold out. They are such a great band and they get NO attention.

[seatgurus]

love the song man....fuck the comments - no one cares about what you have to say. best tune tho..thanks

[ObliviouslyNot]

So much caps lock going on in the comments section. Everyone is yelling.

[cynpag427]

My day can't be ruined by other people. A person who calls other people they really don't know ignorant and yet they ruin your day - who is ignorant then? Just saying. lol.

[joyceannpumpkin]

I feel just like that...

[AR1ch1]

saw this on anders twitter

[AlmostAndThenSome]

I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met-- Exactly how I feel about her

[wb4ever1]

I love this song so much, takes me back to some great times; music of the 90's was really awesome. Now it all sounds the same.

[LARUSSALVAT]

@wb4ever1 As I heard someone recently, we need to look for the good music someone is doing out there becasue if we just judge by the mainstream radio you are completely right indeed ;)



[wonderwaffle36]

11 people havnt been there on hollibsadflghsl

[Geo69xr]

11 deaf assholes : )

[anduril891]

I've been down harder days,

I've been down harder days,

Love rististis day we babe

Love rististis day we babe

[JamieGreenRaven79]

@anduril891 lol It's "I've been downhearted, babe...ever since the day we met ;]

[anduril891]

@JamieGreenRaven79 I know, but those were the words I would sing when I was like 9 and first heard this.

[TheOneLeftBehind1]

This Song Is Just So AMAZING!!! Its My Relaxing, Mellow Song.... Makes Me Feel Good Everytime I Hear It :)

[rotflaao]

@1:58 Obvious Doctor Who reference.

[rotflaao]

Is this the official video on the official channel?

[KWilhelmII]

i've been down to harlem baby

i've been down to harlem baby

every christmas day

every christmas day

[MrHookid]

Love this song, just couldnt ever find the name of it or who sang it. Pure awesomeness

[cmonutube]

heard this when I was 8. then again when I was 20. My friend was listening to it on her mp3 player right before our biology class started. A wave of nostalgia hit me and I nearly cried remembering the blissful days of my childhood.

[JaxsonJaguar]

This is one of those songs that gets stuck in your head and wont get unstuck. But in a good way.

[MrTherauhster]

AFuckingMen! I love this song.

[tyfalk1]

Way too much negativity in these comments. Chill out and listen to the song. FFS.

[LOVLEYGRINGA79]

@tyfalk1 REALLY RIGHT!!! SOME PPL JUST HAVE NO LIFE AND DONT KNOW HOW TO ENJOY GOOD MUSIC IN A POSITIVE WAY! I TOTALLY AGREE

[neoclassicalfan1]

epic

[jjp009]

He looks like a younger Eric Clapton.

[DoggyB22]

How does this not have a 1,xxx,xxx + views??!??!

[coolerow]

the 90's was the best musical decade

[bundangviking]

I heard this on the radio..but they didn't mention who sang it. It took me years to find the title so i could listen to it again and again.

[savethelephantnow]

for those of u who cant afford to buy this like me, i just put this on frostwire C:

[coco0184]

this song will hunt you,,,..

[triniblackheart]

NO ONE who i know knows this song, but it's always been one of my fave...........I've BEEN down-hearted baby, ever since the day we met................BIG FRIGGEN TUNE

[altazor1977]

I miss my 90's!

[fireicelightarrows]

This helps me cope with my ex-gf leaving me for who i thought was my best friend...

[yamijanakaratoprak]

@fireicelightarrows Fuck you loser!! That only happens in movies, so youre either lying or a pathetic, weak, piece of vaginaslime.

[Bokken2006]

@yamijanakaratoprak It only happens in movies? Where the fuck have you been? Jacking off in a bubble your entire life?

[FBRFavorites]

dear comments section, thank you for saying stupid things to people better off ignored on a song that i just wanted to listen to and ruining it for me....and i ask why does youtube have comments when there are so many ignorant people out there ready to ruin a person's day

[LOVLEYGRINGA79]

@yamijanakaratoprak OMFG WOW! WHAT A FILTH YOU ARE WITH YOUR DISGUSTING MOUTH!?LEARN HOW TO SPELL BY THE WAY OK? I MEEN WHAT IS "SMTHING"? LMAO,AND WHAT IS A "CASTRATED LESBIAN" UM BOTH WORDS SPELT WRONG BY THE WAY-HEHEHEEE- CAN ANYONE ELSE SAY ELITERATE MORON? UM YEA THATS YOU "YAMIJANAKARATOPRAK"! WHAT EVER THAT NAME MEENS,WHAT? YOU COULDNT EVEN SPELL YOUR YOUTUBE NAME THE RIGHT WAY? LITTLE GIRL BEGGING YOU,PLEASE STAY IN SCHOOL N STOP SPENDING 100% OF YOU TIME ON YOUR COMPUTER,GET A LIFE?

[LOVLEYGRINGA79]

@yamijanakaratoprak LITTLE GIRL? DO YOU KISS YOUR DADDY WITH YOUR MOUTH? BWAAHAHAHAHAHA...YOU SURE SOUND LIKE A LITTLE GIRL,OR MAYBE YOUR JUST ONE OF THOSE LITTLE TINY GUYS THAT GETS HIS ASS BEAT BY THE JOCKS IN SCHOOL ON "BEAT THE FREAK WEEK" AND YOUR WAY OF VENTING ALL THAT PENT UP BULLY ANGER IS GOING ON "YOUTUBE" AND USING DISGUSTING LANGUAGE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO YOU DONT EVEN KNOW? YEA...THATS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE? A LITTLE TWIG THAT CANT FIGHT IN PERSON SO SCARED SO YOU COME ON HERE! PUSSY=D

[jackattack254]

Heard the Shinobi Ninja remix of this song and thought it was brilliant so i figured I would check out the original. Equally fucking brilliant.

[ezus4giveSdaLostDont]

we`were only freshman

[LandonCBD]

I've been down holidays

Every Christmas day.

Heard the song on the radio and thought those were the lyrics.

[cavhoki]

great song

[shinincait28]

I love everything about this song!

[everyman1967]

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhveh since the day we met

[hiphop415]

i remember this from the howard stern movie, private parts

[horsey05]

I know BB King did the "downhearted" part. Does anyone know which version of that song was used in this song though? I have looked at a few vids of him singing the song, but none sound like this.

[the2ndmills]

@horsey05 I believe it's the live at cook county jail version, that's what I have read after a quick google search

[horsey05]

@the2ndmills Thanks!

[travlynn08]

Copasetic blend of alternative, blues, and spoken word. Too brief melodic vocals.

[Bob8199]

really amazing song

[Luke0net]

Lou Reeds fingerprints are all over this, in the best possible way.

[Super90slover]

reminds of the good old days

[TheLadyjazzy1]

awesome song! reminds me of my son mark!

[freeallmusicslaves]

i been down hearted if since the day i left. i miss the war.

[birdmantd]

One of the more underrated songs of the 90s.

[DaneFalco]

this was such an underrated song, and in reality, was only One Guy.

[davd1986]

C'mon!  4+ years since it was uploaded, and it only has 100,000 views!?! This should have at least a couple of million right now!!

[irocZ421]

@Teddybear419 -- I happen to enjoy this version, especislly with B.B. King doing the chorus. I can understand your view since it takes a while to understand the lyrics. I'm not looking for an arguement. Just try it one more time and really hear the lyrics, if you still hate, c'est la vie.

[piggiesmalls4]

@irocZ421 he said he loved this song....

[mart4871]

WHAT YR THIS COME OUT?

[Katichic]

you have no idea how much I need this song

[RMilvae]

@Katichic Did your boyfriend break up with you?

[Katichic]

@RMilvae No, did yours?

[sends2aaron]

@Katichic ...huh?

[gorgaphliaz]

A hauntingly melancholy song............B.B. King sample is done perfect for this song

[Shotgunsteve2733]

who sings this?

[TheSpawnofSkynyrd]

@Shotgunsteve2733 - It says at the top. The Primitive Radio Gods sing it. It appears on "The Cable Guy" soundtrack. B.B. King is the one you hear in the back saying "I've been downhearted baby"....

[billieshears04]

esta cancion es lo maximo!!!! no como esas porquerias que sonaban y estaban de moda en ese momento.. como Coolio, Dona lewis, La bouche, ... los de la macarena... ewwww.

[Robinssoncravents]

14 años despues, sigo amando esta canción

[romixxx05]

me encanta escucharlo ...

[neoclassicalfan1]

my music choice is classic rock because it says somthing to me this song does that to great lyrics great sample of bb king

[Leturfreakflagfly80]

Can humans do what prophets say? HELL NO. This world is going up in flames soon, but you know what, its okay because I WILL BE STANDING OUTSIDE A BROKEN PHONE BOOTH WITH MONEY IN MY HAND listening to this song.

[dave87gn]

The 90s werent awesome for music, its when "artists" starting phoning it in and not creating their own music...Like this song for instance, which uses an old sample as its hook

[LoungePissings]

@dave87gn

There are plenty of versions of the Mona Lisa painted by other artists (Dalí, Warhol, Duchamp) which undeniably are good works of art. Sampling can be a great thing, if not genius.

[LoyalRaiderFan]

@dave87gn I agree about the music of the 90s for the most part but merely sampling another song doesn't mean you lack creativity...it's how you use it. In this case, they used BB King not as a backbone to the song but as something to build on. The backbone of the song are the lyrics...haunting.

[gipsybraid]

It's "I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met."

[DarkPassenger89]

what is the guy saying at the beginning?

[warpedsoul69]

@DarkPassenger89 At the beginning of the song the guy is singing,"Been down hard today! Ever since the day you left me!" He repeats a few of the words aseveral times.

[matman125]

@DarkPassenger89 That's B.B. singing the first words to the song "How Blue Can You Get".

I've been down hearted. baby

Ever since the day we met

[thesabrix]

Once upon a time....there use to be music,,

[ATLKush]

what a wonderful song. I loved the '90s...

[bigbeefyd]

@borntohate...you are an idiot. I was born in 1965. I have favorite songs from every decade since then. Open your ears and mind, and enjoy...

[tmontanaz44]

gonzo from bunker hill was here

[sedona74]

RIP 80's:(

[movieman104]

some one hit wonders from the 90s are better than bands today with a lot of songs out.

[IzzyLovesRock]

One hit wonder my ass

[unityy]

I BEEN DOWNHEARTED BABY

[TheDizzydevil61]

grunge days were awesome

[bnegs521]

"Will money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep" I thought about this line when I worked a ton of overtime. Everytime.

[bnegs521]

This was one of the most unique one hit wonders ever. It was played on the radio so much it was pracically all they played. I knew they would be never heard from mainstream again. Hope they cashed in.

[chewbaccasex]

This song puts me in confusion mode...

[horsey05]

@vergalechera What are you talking about?