CUB new york city

[hmelop]

I love Lisa Marr

[LAG3]

I only recently heard the Yum Yums cover of New York City on their CD "Whatever Rhymes With Baby". I''ve been a fan of Cub for years but somehow missed or forgot about this song. I think I like the original better too! Lisa has such a sweet voice. This video gives me such deja vu. Thanks!

[elcheeserpuff]

Oh dear god, her voice is actually more annoying than John's and not in a good way.

[Saoff]

JESUS CHRIST!! THIS IS LIKE DIPPING MY SCROTUM INTO A POT FULL OF WARM HONEY 

[cookingwithjesus]

wow i havnt seen this video in 15 years.

[mellotronsmusic]

The harmonies when they get to the "three days" line in the last verse just give me chills every time. What an amazing band this was.

[pioughd87]

is this an ironic send up, or was this actually just this vapid

[buddy2000529]

I first heard this song on "Factory showroom", I loved the song, found out it was a cover, I think i prefer this version, never heard of cub before...

[jm169]

This video is kinda like opening up a tin of happiness!

[JacobDeadman]

to each his/her own but im far too masculine for stuff like this lol

[weihoozie]

@JacobDeadman

Part of being masculine is being confident and secure with your sexuality. A real man will have no qualms in admitting that he likes music like this. It's the insecure manchildren who will go out of their way to claim that they are too manly for certain things.

[feedkillchain]

Really great song! I love how there's no pretense or posturing - it's not hip, the musicianship is amateurish, but... IT'S INCREDIBLE. The lyrics are so good, and the performance is so exuberant. This song makes me feel It's a little bittersweet in spots, it's insanely cheery throughout. It's also really great to see a group of women who are neither conforming to what female artists are "supposed to be," nor trying to imitate men. Music could use more REAL femininity. That is, humanity.

[SoulMusic121]

The best thing about this video is Lisa Marr's goofy fucking grin the entire time. I wish bands today had as much fun as this band.

[HildebrandJohnson]

@SoulMusic121 I saw her with Buck several years ago, and she had a smile on her face the whole time. I've never seen anyone so happy to be on stage singing.

[bottlerocket182]

they are so god dam happy haha

[trapadoored]

@bottlerocket182

I wish more pop punk was this happy! I love ironic happy pop punk-like MTX-but its so rare to hear lyrics that are as happy as the music! ( a couple of examples would be the "do you wanna dance" cover by the Ramones and "I have a Date" by the Simpletones and later the Vandals.

[bottlerocket182]

Hear a cover of this awesome song by The Hung Ups, it won't let me post the link. its in my videos

[ZyxthePest]

Screw Empire State Of Mind, this is MY NYC anthem.

[crusherbmx]

Ironically, this has Vancouver written all over it.

[loudmouth5996]

I really like the original too. I do like the speed of TMBG's version better though.

[dianamanfredi]

can someone post 'everything's geometry' please?

[obliquestrategies66]

A friend of mine met Robynn (Cup) and Neko recently in a San Fran bookstore. They're still best friends apparently. She said she sees them together around town alot. lucky!

[richardmulroy]

new york before hipsters

[dummy1977]

cuddlecore..rofl.  great stuff

[boogerking100]

The best thing about NYC is leaving.

[JadeReese95]

Neko did in fact play drums on one tour circa 95. These girls are awesome people to hang out with and have loads of fun!

[Muddy194]

wow isit me or is this the canadian version of the lemonheads?

[stroudsvids]

Good comparison. And yes, they are as poppy as Evans stuff. What ever happened to these girls?

[labronk]

A little someone named Neko Case was in one line-up of this band. I'm sure the other ladies are just as illustrious.

[DallasHammster]

"Seems like it was written by women?"

Um, yeah, it was written by the three women in this video.

Duh.

So what's the problem?

[radial2787]

ah! so good! i've never been able to find this album. all i have is an old bootleg with the first half of the recording.  this is the first time i've ever heard the full song!

[gkaplan2000]

It's on itunes, with some of their other albums

[FancyOwls]

I'm glad that They Might Be Giants covered this song. Because if they didn't I would have never found out about Cub. They're one of the bands on the top of my list now.

[IndieKidArchie]

I want to live in the 90's again! :(

[dietspritezero]

me too. no one else seems to understand my desire for a time machine. :(

[astrobeef]

The first and sadly the only time I saw Cub... Cambridge Ma the Middle East Downstairs, with the Queers and the Mr. T Experience... one of the greatest shows I've ever seen!

[luckyshow]

What does Neko CAse have to do with this?

[obliquestrategies66]

"What does Neko CAse have to do with this?"

neko case played drums in cub. but not this song/video!

[nicademus666]

when did she play drums in Cub? It was the other Lisa...

[pressuredrop77]

Around the time the Pep 7" came out, Valeria let everyone know she wasn't interested in touring or the usual rock 'n' roll stuff so Neko stepped in to do touring duties of Spring '93. (Check out the Nicholas Bragg video for Neko...)

[fearlab]

This to me is a straight forward (lyrics wise) song about love between a couple. TMBG rarely if ever has straightforward lyrics about love, or anything. This song when sung by TMBG is therefore misplaced. Most people I think dont notice since they dont know the lyrics and just hear a peppy song with Ny landmarks and put it to a catogory of song with Mammal or Blood Machine. This song just seems like it was written by women, and I like it better sung in the original cub.

[bloobec]

I sorry, WTF?  "Seems like it was written by women?" Oh I'd love you to attempt to explain that one.

And anyway, anyone who is actually a fan of TMBG knows that their version of this song is a cover, and they do write songs with straight forward lyrics... Racist Friend, Lucky Ball and Chain... etc.

[fearlab]

yeah good point. i was just thinking that women are more romantic ;)

[NetsJetsMets133]

love TMBG and their cover, been meaning to check out the original for awhile, and i gotta say this is good too

[DizzyMissLizzie13]

I'm a huuge TMBG fan, and i love their version. But i recently got into Cub and this one is great, too! god, i love this song.

[Hypnotoad27]

they might be giants is waaaayy better.

[kleenexliliput77]

wrong

[Thorbie]

@Hypnotoad27 too bad they weren't talented enough to write it. OH! That just happened. j/k I like the original. TMBG is a great band, but their cover doesn't come close to Cub's original.

[rd914]

Even tho I'm a TMBG fan, I love this vid! What an innocent time in NYC. Check out the WTC in the final shot...

[dennis90214]

Thanks to the uploader! I watched this video at their old web site a few years ago and am happy to see it again. I prefer the original. IMO Lisa Marr is much cuter than the John's hahaha.

[PoisonPeachPit]

GAH. Continued from last post.

Prefer TMBG's version.

[obliquestrategies66]

'version'? you can prefer whichever recording you want, but TMBG's recording is the only 'version' here- cub created new york city! theirs is not a 'version'- there is a big difference between creating something and re-creating it...

[dennis90214]

Thank you! It really annoys me when people compare covers with originals and acts as if the original is some kind of "copy". I like the TMBG version a lot, but really do prefer the original.

[spipper]

@dennis90214 Ever notice how TMBG singer sounded like Lisa Marr in the cover?

[wolftamer9]

@obliquestrategies66 you're right. this one is completely the original, while TMBG's version is just a cover. that said I prefer the cover to the original.

[PoisonPeachPit]

Eh. They're good but I

[Itegami]

Whoo! I like this better than the cover!

Much better vocals imo

[champagnevoluptuous]

Great song!

[daddyodesigns]

My 2 year old loves this song. Miss you lots CUB!

[Goodyerin]

OMG, nineties fashion I miss you.

[astrobeef]

I saw these girls with The Queers and The Mr. T Experience at the Middle East Cambridge, Ma in the mid nineties, one of the best shows evah!

[mikeblur]

I wanna have Lisa Marr's baby!

[scienceguyaus]

Cool. Didn't someone do a cover in punk form or somehing? Not the insipid TMBG version, something really fast.

[junkydomUSA]

Thank you for calling the TMBG version insipid, which it so is. I wanna smack everyone who thinks it's their song. GO FISH!

[homestarrunnuw]

it's ANYTHING but insipid. this version's awesome as hell too, but aren't you being a little hard on TMBG for just doing a cover? i love both versions.

[dennis90214]

I like both versions too. I just happen to like the original more. Neither is "better" than the other. Obviously Cub's original is how it's suppose to sound. I appreciate that TMBG has returned to the original line in their live shows: "Empire State where King Kong lived" from their album version "Dylan lived".

[fearlab]

I remember seeing Cub in Salt Lake when they opened for TMBG. God bless cub. I bought there Come Out Album just for this song. Clearly better than the cover by TMBG -- which screws up some of the lyrics!

[twistingincognito]

They Might Be Giants doesn't screw up the lyrics... haha they changed them on purpose.

[GrayDroid]

As many others, I had never heard of this song before TMBG covered it, but now that I found it, it clearly stands out as a good pop song on its own merit.

[daveincognito]

It just occurred to me to look up the original version of this song (that is, this one). I guess I just like the energy that TMBG put into their cover more than this version.

[bricitybrac]

I wish I could have as much fun as they're having in this video.

[mrscani]

i cannot believe it.

[BionicDance]

GAWD, I miss these guys. Only got to see them once, in Seattle; they opened for They Might Be Giants. Awesome concert!

[bricitybrac]

I can't get enough of Marr's voice.

[obliquestrategies66]

Robynn Iwata is just amazing.

[kilwrath]

Sweet! These guys were great.