Ben Kweller Wasted & Ready Official Music Video

[crimsonandblack731]

Love this song...and ben kweller....but there is a weird chirping sound in the backround of this video.

[streeTkiDwannaBe]

Holy shit...I haven't heard this song in a while. Some asshole stole this album (plus more) from me back in my high school days. I was so devastated...well, at least he/she had some good music to listen to I guess..

[matpeachey]

people seem to be giving ben a hard time here saying he sounds like weezer or whatever. this is pretty much the only track that sounds like weezer. if anything, i would say the sound is more influenced by pavement anyway.

i dont mind- i love weezer, i love pavement and i love ben kweller. awesome music!

[TomLeaverMusic]

The fact that I remember this guy from Radish makes me feel really old! He's talented. Prefer this to his country stuff though. Click the link to hear my take on Alternative rock. Let me know what you think.

[joshlopez116]

WEEZER + BEN KWELLER=THE BEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD

[Indymusicisthe11]

fuck weezer i mean they're okay but ben kweller is better

[omen351]

Looks like Weezer, sounds like Weezer. It might as well be Weezer.

[Jackimole]

@omen351 Yeah, I first heard this song on a Weezer playlist on Pandora, and I thought it was Rivers Cuomo singing until I checked the song. He sounds exactly the same...

[Demonkitsun]

@Jackimole This came before Cuomo. Just to note.

[Jackimole]

@Demonkitsun Weezer's first album was 1994, they formed in 1992. Sha Sha was released in 2000, and 2002.

[DarlingBeTrue]

reminds me of the 90s band Pavement

[samfdigital]

+10 for Rawk

[dkyes]

For an official video, the sound quality it terrible.

[kwarlos]

Very similar sound to Weezer!

[CevN711]

Awesome! Rawk on!

[BubblegumOnMyKnees]

i like the guitarist. he looks like he belongs in the 70s!

[RICOCHENG72]

GREAT VIDEO, THE SPIRIT OF TEENAGE...

[3amChelseaChocolate]

that song is sooo awesome!i just love it<3 

[Tramazataz]

Love this song, used to play it when I was getting ready when I was 17 with my fake id in hand!

[shingothesecond]

college..... class is over, I get to the dorm, plug the ipod to the stereo and play some music. This song would always come up. Now that I hear it it just transports me to the good old days. Thanks ben kweller

[M3lzRoxSugaPLum]

Ben Kweller Is Sexxy!

[nebnamlessac]

i look exactly like the lead singer

we have the same hair, face, even name!

[rasmuswille]

Unlucky you - he's a good musician, but let's face it; he's no model :o)

[soulfinger16]

Wow. How embarassing. This guy blows monkey dicks! Fuck! lmfao!

[padpin1]

Suck it u nob

[dmsfuckda]

q buenas epocas comparadas a las de ahora ni rastro de akellas epocas ,, wasted and ready ,, in my heart ,,,,

[dmsfuckda]

q buena cancion wasted and ready recuerdo el cole cuando escucho ste tema

[blondiechic0]

The great thing about this video is that the first ever BK concert I went to was just after he had shot this video (like 2002 or 2003 I think) and the director of the video was there cause his daughter was a huge fan. HE spent quite a bit of time making fun of the strawberry.

[bryonycn]

OMG if you "grew" up on this and are a fossil what the hell am I.. I had graduated and was a full year in college by the time this was released... ack..

[EnemyAndCitizen]

My high school experience. Summarized.

[luvpolitics]

yep. i grew up listening to kweller..my first car (pontiac firebird) played my first bought cd "sha sha" ...ahhh, i feel like a fossil, te he he

memories...

[BoysWithEyeliner]

haha luvpolitics I love your comment it makes me smile ^.^ and this song is excellent. My first best friend introduced me to them :-)

[aleidakasasola]

escucho a ben desde k era mas peknia y ya no me acordaba de el XD

besos***********

[SYNDICADO]

RADISH's ep is really something everyone should listen to!

MEMORIES

TEXAS

[ParanoidPajamas]

I'd say weezer meets smashing pumpkins' 1979

[jkonu2]

weezer influenced for sure just listen to the composition

[erinn144]

Dork rockers unite!

[shingothesecond]

great to hear this song. I really like it !

[cuddely911]

this song is sexy and awsome!

[chakstar90]

this song is not as popular as it should be

[shingothesecond]

Right. I kind of prefer it this way though.

[cuddely911]

sexy!!!!!!!

[Orsley]

Groovy!

[at120689]

that fucker didnt even play da spaghetti song

[JONASBROTHERLOVER711]

love this song majorly! haha Ben Kweller = LOVE!

[kellbellandregface]

omgggg why is he so adorable?

[Grungebaby92]

cool song thought this video was like a PBS show; really cool

[patternagainst]

can't help it, but the goats made me think of the Undone video by weezer... i expected them to rush the stage. actually a lot of things in this video remind me of that one and i think that's cool.

[MiturBinesdurty1]

he looks kind of like ron weasley at 1:26

[bartvsskinner]

"I'm runnin' as fast as I Rawk!!!"

[chloish]

Met him two days ago; amazing fellow.

He didn't play this song at his show though, and it is one of my favorites off Sha Sha. But it's all good, he still put on a great show. :D

[gophins23]

this song is great

[hemdal308]

ok i think ill be the one to say it. What the hell is with that strawberry?!?!?! and why were there goats eating it?!?!?!?!

[spytman14]

My sister totally met Ben Kweller in Alabama!!!!

[Jdrummer]

Good lord this guy can write a hook...

[bleedsmnfootball]

good tunes but he is a fucking pussy

[davidbletch]

wasn't this originally done by RADISH?

[DannyBragg]

Ben was the frontman for Radish....so yes you are correct!

[beatlesfan11]

I love him :) :)

[ilkc138]

the most talented person in the world

[pricelessposition]

haha, my cousin has trucks on his skateboard like that wallpaper in the background and when i saw his trucks i thought of ben kweller.

[thecupcakeattack]

i want that damn wall paper!

[XoSpazzyXDorkoX]

i want that damn stawberry!

[MaddieBelle4]

I LOVE BEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pitelada]

great

[b3k7]

he's just ben, no comparison

[becca1979]

i met Ben outside the leadmill in sheffiled in 1997 he was cool think hes more pavement than weezer though

peace

[velotroll]

no way! he's weezer all the way.

pavement is much more ... ? ...crazy?

his songs sound pretty much like weezer in pinkerton...

the heavier ones sound like "No one else" and the more folkish ones are totally "Butterfly" (or whatever the last one in pinkerton is called - i don't remember now)

[metfan85]

Agree

[DragoonKain19]

Some songs sound like weezer like this one, but a large amount aren't close to it

[weezerbh]

definitely has a weezer sound to it, not that it's a bad thing. this guy's a great songwriter in his own right.

[RockabillyRandy]

Definitely in the same realm as Weezer. The difference being Ben Kweller still makes good music.

[alternativedrink]

I thought so too!

[superking85]

pumpkins??? nahh this guys is classic weeer

[contracthitter1986]

love this song

[stavi888]

i love him !

he's brilliant

[easilyhumored]

it's so funny to see him wearing baggy pants...

[sweetassugar3239]

I totally agree!!!

[twinky2345]

ahhh fuck me kweller,fuckkk meeee!!!

[sweetassugar3239]

Lizzy is one lucky girl to have a guy as adorable, sweet, and talented as BK!

[spectrespecsss]

i always loved this song, but the music video is sheer brilliance. ben kweller is the love of my life.

[DrummerDre47]

the start sounds like a pumpkins song....before ben starts to sing

[Clydelishes]

Yeah

[kidfromthapark]

This dude was on EITM yesterday. seems like a cool cat.

[chilpups]

Not bad..

[BoysWithEyeliner]

love this song and video <3

[mitch1982123]

why is everyone comparing him to weezer??? havn't you heard pavement?

[Toya3816]

Listen to "Buddy Holly". It's a pretty similar feel. From what I've heard none of his other stuff really sounds the same though.

[newyorkerr2008]

HE IS SOOOO HOT! Love long red hair

[MetalBen]

awh man...

this takes me back to high school.

Ben is one of my biggest influences, and i love his name, haha

[patrickj25]

just for the record weezer is nothing comared to BK

[Toya3816]

lol

[Toya3816]

lol

[Toya3816]

reminds me of weezer, which is a good thing.

[kirbysman]

Not exactly weezer he reminds me of rivers...Similair voices

[MattAndSam]

first time ive heard this....its great

[yourdelilah]

for real, this used to be my favorite song going into sophmore year.

[sweetassugar3239]

I bet he and Shaun White exchange hair tips

aha jk... but you can see where I got that from right?

I ADORE Ben!

(and Shaun ahaha)

[maddy000jayne]

And Travis Clark. XD

Sorry, i just had to throw that in there.

Anyway. i love this song. Like, to no end.

[sweetassugar3239]

haha nice addition!!!

it is appreciated!

[PunkyBurger]

i havent heard this song since it came out. then i heard some ben kweller on the radio and thought i should look this up. turned out to be a great idea.

[filthyfilthyyouth]

i love him to death

[KaaarinC]

Happy-feeling!

[thecardcheat1989]

I definitely feel maxed out. :(

[MankindCartoons]

this could be a song on Pinkerton.

[kingkoosky]

i know, this song has a weezer feel to me

[pecado95]

Parece o Weezer. A voz é muito similar a do

Rivers Cuomo. Mas não deixa de ser uma boa canção

[momsdilem]

Wimp rock--whiny bastard--go back to Greenville Texas and listen to some real Texas music and relearn yourself--as a guitar-playing (3 chord (E mostly)) ninny you're a natural-born loser.

I hate you Ben Kweller

[MankindCartoons]

EH OH, LETS GO COCK ROCK! REAL TEXAS BEEF!

god your an idiot, or you give the impression of...

[itsnicoleeeeeee]

haha.

I hate you.

And besides, he is more talented then you'll ever be!

[GraceXTheXLoser]

So trippy..

I love you Ben Kweller!

[peaceovppeace]

I really enjoy your music!

[schmarsh]

gingers unite.

ben kweller is the man. a very versatile one, no less.

[pdiddy989]

Whats with the strawberry?

[theoneandonly96]

Do you believe in a greater design meason85.

[meason855]

hes pretty hot for a red head.

[themondaymovement]

the shows that ben did around the release of sha sha were very cool. i remember a few in both chicago and new york.

good record.

[FixinToBeAlotBetter]

he kind of looks like paul dano. (the older brother in little miss sunshine)

[rileymcriles]

this is probably the best song ever

[TiNaBLink]

the tune at the begianing reminds me of 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins.

but this song is really good!!!

any one know if he has an Alubum out? I would love to buy it!!!! Thanks

[Russowboy18]

I think he's got about four or five albums out by now, this songs pretty old

[tika2024]

Ben Kweller has a few albums out, shouldn't be too hard to do a search on it!

[halbfettmilch]

it's from the album sha sha

[MysteryMan1889]

i looked ben kweller up because this girl that i like listens to him. but i actually really like his music after this song

[nos450036]

love

[spyguy41]

That chorus reminds me so much of my ex and her recent flings... ahh...

[aaronryanmusic]

Great song. They use the riff that's in the middle of the song on "Nine Presents" over here a short filler show that presents music acts.

[Supermn76r]

saw him when he was on Austin City limits and have been a fan since. Saw him the first time he came to Seattle! Took my bf to his show at graceland on Valentines day. He hated it. Oh well. Ben Kweller is awesome!

[marilana215]

just saw him on sunday...he was fucking awesome live

[shuddupemily]

this song really makes me laugh for some reason. i love him haha.

[sparechangeany1]

it makes me laugh to

[wontonzNchopstix]

i don't know which is more distracting. the strawberry or his adam's apple

[AfternoonJD]

Driving 5 hours to see him tomorrow... oh man.

[youowemeandioweyou]

such a fun video lol

[mynameisgolden]

this man can do no wrong in my book.

[driedsea]

super agreedddd. even when he did double denim and bled all over his guitar, i was still smitten.

[snowprincess90]

awsome!!

[abc1024k]

where can we download his records for free?someone give me web address or some softerwares to download them?thx...

[sparechangeany1]

i herd pandora's good

[YoshiFtJ]

I bought two of his CDs for $3.00 each, why not just buy them?

[wontonzNchopstix]

hahahahaha

[mysterygal7890]

i adore ben kweller.

[sparechangeany1]

i love him live so much raw enthusiasm

[angry626]

His shows are a treat. Its nice to see someone love music for just that and not the fame and money.

[truthsandrights]

No, BUT it was penned by Rivers Cuomo.

[451lemmingheit]

Can definitely tell.

Reminds me of early Weezer...Paperface?

[AnaGracie]

Yes!! I was thinking the same. Buddy Holly.

[AnaGracie]

That was in response to the weezer comment btw. not the greater design one.

[derobed]

where's the evidence for that?

[LeetDarby]

hah that's great, I was just thinking this sounds exactly like Weezer. good though.

[sparechangeany1]

I thought that to when i first heard Ben, but Rivers and him really have quite similar backrounds just a slight different taste in music.

[onspheremaking]

this song was NOT written by Rivers Cuomo. He wrote all of the first album by himself

[benneyv]

A true rock n' roll song from a generation lacking that very thing.

[0821jd]

story of my life

[TNHayden]

How is this the "story of [your] life"? In one of Ben's interviews, he even says he doesnt know what "Wasted and Ready" means haha. It doesnt have a meaning...thats what makes it that much better and funnier haha.

[willmcloskey]

Sha Sha? What a kick ass album name

[KnowThyself24]

love the light heavy things going on...very underrated musician...love his humor also.

[Cecil8690]

sweet song just like sundress a little better cause it's got liz in it :D

[EvilXbunny12]

check out ben folds.. way better

[siQshit]

do you know "The Bens" ? :D

[clorox2856]

lol listen to the bens. besides, comparing the two is like apples and oranges.

[vicksvaporrub0988]

this is the best song ever!i love it so much!and i can actually relate to these lyrics.(kinda) ben is so awesome and talented! vicksvaporrub0988

[riffz0r]

fucking faggot

[swansfan007]

Clever insult to use on someone who is married, you dick.

[riffz0r]

Ted Haggard is married too, you dick. Doesn't mean he's not a faggot too :)

[londonnlovee]

love ! how old is he here ?

[faeryfirefly]

27 :D i love his boyish cutie face :D

[weareallcarbon]

21 here 27 now

[Beatlemark21287]

isn' that Adam Green on drums?????

[PMcG6]

Great song! First time I heard it I thought "why does this sound so familiar?" Then I realized the he was singing about Rose McGowan in 'Doom Generation'. Great movie.

[rvbsarge]

ben kweller rocks

[LaStranger10]

im his #1 fan!

according to him!

he signed my shirt and thats what he wrote!

LOVE HIM!

he looks differently when you see him up close and personal.

love him!

[faeryfirefly]

:j he probably signs all of his fans stuff like that. :D. i agree he seems like a really cool person.

[checkeredkitten]

ben kweller is amazing <3

[redhead193]

gotta love the redheads

[GiNnY55]

You read my mind.

I love your screen name.

And I love his hair. <33

[XtotheCizzle]

"... but X thinks it sexy"

ecstacy makes everything sexy! ;p